learn-graphql-nodejs

Project to learn graphql server setup with nodejs

Server setup

• make a folder server
• open terminal to this folder path and run npm init -y
• create a file server.js
• updated the package.json > script to have start: "nodemon server.js"

Installation

npm i cors graphql apollo-server-express nodemon -S

Server code

const express = require('express');
const { ApolloServer, gql } = require('apollo-server-express');
const cors = require('cors');

// create graphql schema (query + resolvers)
const typeDefs = gql`
  type Query{
      hello: String
  }
`

const resolvers = {
    Query: {
        hello: () => 'Hello from Graphql'
    }
}

// 03 instantiate ApolloServer by passing the typeDefs and resolvers
const server = new ApolloServer({ typeDefs, resolvers });
server.applyMiddleware({ app });

app.listen({ port: PORT }, () => console.log(`server running at localhost:${PORT + server.graphqlPath}`));

For deep dive check out the server/tutorials folder