GraphQL Summit Bootcamp -- November 6, 2018

Welcome to the GraphQL Workshop at GraphQL Summit!

Resources

GraphQL Overview and Query Language

• Slides
• Snowtooth API
• Github GraphQL Explorer
• SWAPI: Star Wars API

GraphQL Schema Definition Language

• Schema Cheat Sheet
• Through Types
• Nullable vs Non-nullable - Start

Schema Activity

• Mocking - Start
• Lab

Schema Enhancements

• Union Types
• Unions Lab
• Interfaces
• Interfaces Lab
• MutationResponse Interfaces
• Deprecated Directive
• Custom Scalars - Pets
• Custom Scalars - Crypto

GraphQL APIs

• Song-Performers URL
• GitHub API: GitHub's public API
• SWAPI: The Star Wars API
• Public GraphQL APIs: A list of public APIs that can be queried with GraphQL

GraphQL Clients

• Apollo Client: The GraphQL client developed by Meteor Development Group
• Relay: Facebook's GraphQL client library
• urql: Formidable Labs' minimal React Query Library

Client Examples

• curl Request

curl -X POST \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     --data '{ "query": "{allLifts{name}}" }' \
     http://localhost:4000/graphql

• Fetch Sample
• graphql-request
• Lab Start
• Lab Finished

Apollo Client Examples

• Simple Apollo Setup
• Sending Client Queries
• writeQuery

Apollo Link Examples

• Observable Intro
• Observable + Link
• HTTP Link
• Concatenating Links

Additional Samples

• Apollo REST DataSources
• Apollo Engine

Finished Files

• Backend Project
• Frontend Project

Evaluation

• MidClass Evaluation Form
• Final Evaluation Form

Instructor Info

• Eve Porcello: @eveporcello, Alex Banks @moontahoe
• [email protected], [email protected]
• GraphQL Workshop
• Moon Highway