/gql-apollo-http-rest-spike

Primary LanguageTypeScript

gql-apollo-http-rest-spike

Welcome to gql-apollo-http-rest-spike!

Development

Clone repository:

git clone git@github.com:davidvuong/gql-apollo-http-rest-spike.git

Install dependencies:

yarn

Start both GraphQL and HTTP servers:

yarn start

Open the GraphQL console to query data:

open http://localhost:8081/graphql

Learnings

  • Forget about creating a HTTP REST API. Do all the work within the GQL layer
  • Use graphql-code-generator to create TypeScript interfaces
  • Use dataloader to batch and apollo's natively supported cache for caching