An example project showcasing the usage of GraphQL.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
clean |
Clears the dist folder in which the packaged frontend resides. |
backend:start |
Starts an express server. A port can be given as an argument, else 1234 is used. The GraphQL service can be accessed through <domain>:<PORT>/graphql; currently it gives the user the interface GraphiQL to tool with the queries. |
frontend:prod |
Packages the frontend using parcel. |
frontend:start |
Uses parcel to serve the frontend under port 1234. |
The data that can be queried is a list of books and the corresponding authors. Their schema is as follows.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | GraphQLID |
Unique id for the author. |
| name | GraphQLString |
Name of the author. |
| language | GraphQLString |
Native language of the author and main language for books of this author. |
| books | BookType[] |
Books written by the author. |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | GraphQLID |
Unique id for the book. |
| title | GraphQLString |
Title of the book. |
| author | AuthorType |
Author of the book. |
| genre | GraphQLString |
Genre of the book. |
| length | GraphQLInt |
Length (in pages) of the book. |
| read | GraphQLBoolean |
Whether the person responsible for the dataset has read the book. |
Possible Queries include:
book(id)booksauthor(id)authors