Run the library server:
yarn install
yarn start
visit the server with Apollo Studio (you will have to create an account there) and add a new book to the library
Some queries to run there:
query ListBooks {
books {
title
author
publishedYear
}
}
mutation CreateBook($book: BookInput!) {
createBook(book: $book) {
title
author
publishedYear
}
}
Variables:
{
"book": {
"title": "The Phantom Tollbooth",
"author": "Norton Juster",
"publishedYear": 1961
}
}
query SearchAuthors($nameSearch: String) {
searchAuthors(nameSearch: $nameSearch) {
name
}
}
Variables:
{
"nameSearch": "i"
}
- add a favorite book to the library
- query for Tolkein and list all the years his books were published
- Add DOB to author
- calculate age of author when their first book was published
- add the concept of checking out a book from the library
- want to show how the resolver chain works a bit more, need multiple queries that resolve to a specific thing
- maybe do some calculations would help?
- show how N+1 queries work
- add a react front end that queries these things and displays
- show how query flexibility gives power to the FE
- add a REST API for comparison
- Error handling
- auth