graphql-express

An example GraphQL server with Express.

Setting up the project
Setting up the project with Docker
Cleaning up the Container and Image
Inspiration
Contact

Setting up the project

Start by cloning the project with the command:

$ git clone https://github.com/rmiyazaki6499/graphql-express.git

Setting up the project with Docker

For those that are not interested in setting up the project manually or would simply not have to worry about downloading node.js and its dependencies, I have created a Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml file to help create a container with everything you would need to run the graphql-express.

Install Docker

To make this as easy as possible, we will be using Docker Compose to creat our container.

If you do not have Docker yet, start by downloading it if you are on a Mac or Windows: https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop
Or if you are on a Linux Distribution follow the directions here: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
To confirm you have Docker Compose, open up your terminal and run the command below:

$ docker-compose --version
docker-compose version 1.26.2, build eefe0d31

Go into the project directory to build and run the container with:

$ cd graphql-express/
$ docker-compose up -d --build

This may take a few moments

Navigate to http://localhost:4000/graphql to view the server locally. It should look something like this:

Try the query:

query {
  posts {
    id
    author {
      id
      firstName
      lastName
    }
    body
  }
}

Cleaning up the Container and Image

To stop the container from running, use <Ctrl-C> twice.
To close down the container use the command:

$ docker-compose down

Then to clean up the container and image which we are no longer using use the command:

$ docker system prune -fa

Confirm that the container and image is no longer there with:

$ docker system df -v

Inspiration

Build a Simple API Service with Express and GraphQL by Braden Kelley https://developer.okta.com/blog/2018/09/27/build-a-simple-api-service-with-express-and-graphql

Contact

Ryuichi Miyazaki

rmiyazaki6499/graphql-express