(:construction: work in progress :construction: ) An example graphql api suitable for making ssb apps similar to patchwork or patchbay
- this is still a wip, we're still learning and working out the best shape for this api to take.
-
I'd like to see 15-20 new ssb apps by 2025. Doing this by:
- lowering the technical barrier to entry by using industry standard technologies.
- making well documented, easy to understand code, that's tested and reliable
-
there's a high barrier to entry in the js ssb stack, even for just building a front-end client. Much of the tech stack is "Mad Science" / experimental.
- you need to learn pull-streams, flume-db, ssb-msg-schema, ssb-server api, ...
- drawbacks of the high barrier:
- only a few people have the time to invest in learning all the tech in the stack
- those few people become accidental maintainers / wield power in the community because they shape the apps that people use / single points of failure / bottlenecks for progress. (Not meant to malign any people who have done great work eg, Matt, Mix, Dominic)
Example Queries:
With node / npm installed:
$ npm install -g graphql-cli
Start the server using $ cargo run
and in another terminal:
$ graphql get-schema
$ graphql lint (and press enter to accept the default option)