kemaldemirgil / b00k_s34rch

This application uses the Google Books API built with GraphQL, Apollo Server.

Google Book Search Application

About:

This application allows users to search for books, add them to their favorites and delete them. While the application uses the Google Books API, the main purpose of this project was to convert a RESTful server to GraphQL.

Usage:

Simply just create an account by signing in then, the option to save a book and view your saved books will be available. Otherwise, without creating an account, the user can still search for books but without the other functionalities.

Dependencies:

Server

"dependencies": {
    "apollo-server-express": "^2.25.2",
    "bcrypt": "^4.0.1",
    "express": "^4.17.1",
    "graphql": "^15.5.1",
    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
    "mongoose": "^5.9.10"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "nodemon": "^2.0.3"
  }

Client

"dependencies": {
    "@apollo/react-hooks": "^4.0.0",
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^4.2.4",
    "@testing-library/react": "^9.3.2",
    "@testing-library/user-event": "^7.1.2",
    "apollo-boost": "^0.4.9",
    "bootstrap": "^4.4.1",
    "graphql": "^15.5.1",
    "graphql-tag": "^2.12.5",
    "jwt-decode": "^2.2.0",
    "react": "^16.13.1",
    "react-bootstrap": "^1.0.1",
    "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
    "react-scripts": "3.4.1"
  },

Also, using concurrently in the main directory to run both the server and the client.

Images:

Searched Books

Saved Books

Notes:

Using GraphQL instead of the standard RESTful application definitely has some pros and cons. The good side of GraphQL is that the performance is greatly increased by only getting the data the user asks for. However, there is a learning curve which could take some time to get used to it but, once it's understood, the rest actually becomes very easy. It takes away the stress of creating routes, and it also divides some work to the Front-End as well.
Overall I think I'm going to use GraphQL whenever the application size is larger, but for smaller applications I'll still be using the classic RESTful methods.

License:

Copyright © Kemal Demirgil. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.