arunkrguptaa / graphql-example

GraphQL Example project for Toptal blog article

graphql-example

GraphQL Example project for Toptal blog article: https://www.toptal.com/api-development/graphql-vs-rest-tutorial#utilize-unreal-developers-today

Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/amaurymartiny/graphql-example
cd graphql-example
npm install
npm run dev

You should be able to see the app running at http://localhost:3000.

Information

• The models folder contains the three models: User, Project and Task. They are created using the sequelize ORM.
• The rest folder contains the logic to create the associated /api/users, /api/projects and /api/tasks endpoints.
• The graphql folder contains the schema and resolvers for GraphQL.
• db.sqlite contains the database.
• index.js starts the Express server.

Demo

This example project is hosted on Heroku.

• The rest endpoints can be viewed here
  • http://graphql-example.herokuapp.com/api/users
  • http://graphql-example.herokuapp.com/api/projects
  • http://graphql-example.herokuapp.com/api/tasks
• The GraphQL endpoint is http://graphql-example.herokuapp.com/graphql, and a GraphiQL interface is mounted here.