@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ private DirectiveDefinition(String name,
         this.directiveLocations = directiveLocations;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * alternative to using a Builder for convenience
+     */
+    public DirectiveDefinition(String name) {
+        this(name, new ArrayList<>(), new ArrayList<>(), null, new ArrayList<>());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return name;
 
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ private DirectiveLocation(String name, SourceLocation sourceLocation, List<Comme
         this.name = name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * alternative to using a Builder for convenience
+     */
+    public DirectiveLocation(String name) {
+        this(name, null, new ArrayList<>())
+        ;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return name;
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public EnumTypeDefinition(String name) {
     }
 
     public List<EnumValueDefinition> getEnumValueDefinitions() {
-        return enumValueDefinitions;
+        return new ArrayList<>(enumValueDefinitions);
     }
 
     @Override
 
@@ -152,11 +152,21 @@ public Builder inputValueDefinitions(List<InputValueDefinition> inputValueDefini
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder inputValueDefinition(InputValueDefinition inputValueDefinitions) {
+            this.inputValueDefinitions.add(inputValueDefinitions);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Builder directives(List<Directive> directives) {
             this.directives = directives;
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder directive(Directive directive) {
+            this.directives.add(directive);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public FieldDefinition build() {
             FieldDefinition fieldDefinition = new FieldDefinition(name, type, inputValueDefinitions, directives, description, sourceLocation, comments);
             return fieldDefinition;
 
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ private FragmentSpread(String name, List<Directive> directives, SourceLocation s
         this.directives = new ArrayList<>(directives);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * alternative to using a Builder for convenience
+     */
+    public FragmentSpread(String name) {
+        this(name, new ArrayList<>(), null, new ArrayList<>());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return name;
 
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ public Builder directives(List<Directive> directives) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder directive(Directive directive) {
+            this.directives.add(directive);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public InputValueDefinition build() {
             InputValueDefinition inputValueDefinition = new InputValueDefinition(name,
                     type,
 
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ public InterfaceTypeDefinition(String name) {
     }
 
     public List<FieldDefinition> getFieldDefinitions() {
-        return definitions;
+        return new ArrayList<>(definitions);
     }
 
     @Override
     public List<Directive> getDirectives() {
-        return directives;
+        return new ArrayList<>(directives);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -141,11 +141,21 @@ public Builder definitions(List<FieldDefinition> definitions) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder definition(FieldDefinition definition) {
+            this.definitions.add(definition);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Builder directives(List<Directive> directives) {
             this.directives = directives;
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder directive(Directive directive) {
+            this.directives.add(directive);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public InterfaceTypeDefinition build() {
             InterfaceTypeDefinition interfaceTypeDefinition = new InterfaceTypeDefinition(name,
                     definitions,
 
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ public Builder implementz(List<Type> implementz) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder implementz(Type implement) {
+            this.implementz.add(implement);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Builder directives(List<Directive> directives) {
             this.directives = directives;
             return this;
@@ -158,6 +163,11 @@ public Builder fieldDefinitions(List<FieldDefinition> fieldDefinitions) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder fieldDefinition(FieldDefinition fieldDefinition) {
+            this.fieldDefinitions.add(fieldDefinition);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public ObjectTypeDefinition build() {
             ObjectTypeDefinition objectTypeDefinition = new ObjectTypeDefinition(name,
                     implementz,
 
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ public Builder objectFields(List<ObjectField> objectFields) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder objectField(ObjectField objectField) {
+            this.objectFields.add(objectField);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Builder comments(List<Comment> comments) {
             this.comments = comments;
             return this;
 
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ public class ScalarTypeDefinition extends AbstractNode<ScalarTypeDefinition> imp
         this.description = description;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * alternative to using a Builder for convenience
+     */
+    public ScalarTypeDefinition(String name) {
+        this(name, new ArrayList<>(), null, null, new ArrayList<>());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<Directive> getDirectives() {
         return directives;
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public EnumTypeDefinition(String name) {`
`36`	`36`	`}`
`37`	`37`
`38`	`38`	`public List<EnumValueDefinition> getEnumValueDefinitions() {`
`39`		`- return enumValueDefinitions;`
	`39`	`+ return new ArrayList<>(enumValueDefinitions);`
`40`	`40`	`}`
`41`	`41`
`42`	`42`	`@Override`