/SpaceX-GraphQL-Server

Express.js based GraphQL Server.

Primary LanguageJavaScript

🚀 SpaceX GraphQL Server

Intro

This solution provides you a graphQL runtime environment to retrieve data from the SpaceX API by allowing you to use smart graphQL queries.

If you want to learn more about graphQL then just visit the official website https://graphql.org. To get more information about the SpaceX REST API visit the following Github Repository.

How was this GraphQL server implemented?

The backend server application was implemented with Node.js and some helpers as follows:

  • Express.js Framework
  • GraphQL Module
  • Express-GraphQL Module
  • Axios Module (for API requests)
  • Nodemon Module (Serve on save)
  • Jasmine Testing Framework
  • Docker Engine

How to run it?

Just clone the repository and

$ git clone https://github.com/RobbMoskv/SpaceX-GraphQL-Server.git
$ cd SpaceX-GraphQL-Server

download all necessary dependencies via npm (or yarn).

$ npm install

Run the application locally on localhost:5000 initially

$ npm run start

or with the nodemon mode to keep track of environment changes.

$ npm run server

How to query data?

As there are of course more ways to query data the following examples
shall give you an overview how to differenciate between single object and list querries.

# Get all flights
{
  launches {
    flight_number
    mission_name
    launch_success
    launch_year
  }
}

# Get a specific flight
{
  launch(flight_number: 1) {
    flight_number
    mission_name
    launch_success
    launch_year
  }
}

Finally open your browser and go to http://localhost:5000/graphql to use the GraphiQL to query your data.

Enjoy!