feat(metadata): adjust typings and simplify Reflect API check

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
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+## Features
+
+- support other `Reflect` polyfills than `reflect-metadata` by checking only used `Reflect` API (#1102)
+
 ## Fixes
 
 - properly override fields of `@ArgsType` classes in deeply nested inheritance chain (#1644)

docs/installation.md

@@ -16,16 +16,20 @@ First, we have to install the main package, as well as [`graphql-js`](https://gi
 npm install graphql graphql-scalars type-graphql
 ```
 
-Also, the `reflect-metadata` shim is required to make the type reflection work:
+Also, the `Reflect.metadata()` shim is required to make the type reflection work:
 
 ```sh
 npm install reflect-metadata
+# or
+npm install core-js
 ```
 
 We must ensure that it is imported at the top of our entry file (before we use/import `type-graphql` or our resolvers):
 
 ```ts
 import "reflect-metadata";
+// or
+import "core-js/features/reflect";
 ```
 
 ## TypeScript configuration