apollo-graphql-express-boilerplate

A GraphQL with Apollo, Express and PostgreSQL boilerplate project.

Features

• Apollo-server
  • Queries, Mutations, Subscriptions, Error Handling, Playground, Custom Scalars, Authentication, Integration Testing, Schema directives
• Authentication
  • powered by JWT
  • Sign Up, Sign In
• PostgreSQL Database with Sequelize
  • entities: Users & Posts
• Authorization
  • protected resolvers
• Testing

Stack

• Node.js
• Express
• PostgreSQL
• Sequelize
• apollo-server-express
• JWT authentication
• Jest
• Eslint

Installation

• git clone https://github.com/p8ul/apollo-graphql-express-boilerplate.git
• cd apollo-graphql-express-boilerplate
• yarn
• start PostgreSQL database
• create two databases for testing and development
• create a .env file and copy the keys from .env.example file

cp .env.example .env

    # Your Graphql Port
    PORT=4000
    # Decoding Secret
    SECRET="awesome_secret"
    DATABASE_NAME= # the name of the PostgreSQL database
    DATABASE_USERNAME= # username  of the PostgreSQL database
    DATABASE_PASSWORD= # password of the username
    TEST_DATABASE_NAME= # test database name

Running the app

• yarn start
• navigate to http://localhost:4000/graphql

Playground

• Open your browser to this address: http://localhost:4000 and run the available commands:

1. Sign Up

mutation {
  register(name: "admin", email: "admin@example.com", password: "123456") {
    token
  }
}

2. Login

mutation {
  login(email: "admin@example.com", password: "123456") {
    token
  }
}

3. List Users

query {
  users {
    email
    name
    id
  }
}

4. Add Post

mutation {
  addPost(
    title: "Combo House"
    body: "this is a post body"
    file: "http://modern.realhomes.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/property-10-exterior-680x510.jpg"
  ) {
    title
  }
}

5. List Post

query {
  posts{
    title
    id
    file
  }
}

6. Post added subscription

subscription {
  postAdded {
    title
    body
    file
  }
}

More Schemas..

testing

• run yarn test