First NodeJS GraphQL

Good example for starter and learning GraphQL + NodeJS easily and fastly. (Just in 10 minutes)

If you would like to read more, you can check out official documentation at here.

Using

$ yarn install
$ yarn start

• Download MongoDB Compass and install from here.

Once MongoDB Compass is installed, you can open it to view your host and port details.

• Make sure to update your database configuration in config/.env to match your MongoDB setup.

images of MongoCompass

• Below are some images showcasing MongoDB Compass to help you get familiar with the interface.

Then open: http://localhost:5000/graphql/?query=%7B%0A%20%20books%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20id%2C%0A%20%20%20%20name%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%7D

Examples

List of all books id and name

{
  books {
    id,
    name
  }
}

List of authors and their books

{
  authors {
    id
    name
    books {
      name
    }
  }
}

List of authors name

{
  authors {
    name
  }
}

List of books id

{
  books {
    id
  }
}

Get a Single Book by args(Id)

{
  book(id:"66fdc7ab769dea390bb26fc8") {
    name
  }
}

Add book by name and authorId

{
  mutation{
    addBook(name:"sincefiction",authorId:"66fdc6e7769dea390bb26fc4"){
    id,
    name
    }
  }
}

Add author by name

{
  mutation{
    addAuthor(name:"max"){
    id,
    name
    }
  }
}

Similar Repository

• https://github.com/BaseMax/first-nodejs-apollo-graphql/

References

• https://graphql.org/graphql-js/running-an-express-graphql-server
• https://github.com/graphql/express-graphql
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1mdAPFq2Os
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBydg_Ui02Q
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQL7tL2S0oQ

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