This repo is a backend I am throwing up to store my video game collection and, eventually, more things as I continue to work on personal projects. It is the first time I am building a GraphQL backend, first time using Apollo, and the first time I am using TypeScript with Node so it is also meant to be a learning experience.
set MYEMAILS env variable to a comma delimited string with email address to be used for admin users.
clone the project, then:
npm i
To serve and watch:
npm start
To build:
npm run build
To run production build (after build task is run):
npm start:prod
To seed:
This requires a private repo of mine to be installed (homeControl) as it simply pulls the info to seed from said repo via the diskDB files. You could in theory create json files to emulate this as long as they were the expected format.
npm run seed:all
Experimental:
npm run watch
I want hot reloading because the current start task is slower than I'd like. What I've found so far with every ts-node-dev or webpack solution I've tried is that the playground is unstable when using those solutions. I use npm start right now but am casually seeking a faster solution (although I've noticed that my current task isn't bad when my laptop isn't in power saving mode so my initial observation that this was slow isn't 100% accurate).
** Note: While server is running, at any time it can be restarted by typing rs and pressing 'Enter'
Once the server is started, you can run queries and mutations via the Playground at http://localhost:3000/api/graphql.
While running any start task (even in production mode), the api runs at http://localhost:3000/api unless the port is changed in the .env file.
- hookup to homeControl app to use instead of diskDB implementation
- security
- deploy to DO droplet CICD
- integrate with joeyg.me as no-ssr collection view
- think of more things to add
- use as model and learning experience to build retro game collectors site