- GraphQL in Action
- inside front cover
- Copyright
- dedication
- brief contents
- contents
- front matter
- Part 1. Exploring GraphQL
- 1 Introduction to GraphQL
- 1.1 What is GraphQL?
- 1.1.1 The big picture
- 1.1.2 GraphQL is a specification
- 1.1.3 GraphQL is a language
- 1.1.4 GraphQL is a service
- 1.2 Why GraphQL?
- 1.2.1 What about REST APIs?
- 1.2.2 The GraphQL way
- 1.2.3 REST APIs and GraphQL APIs in action
- 1.3 GraphQL problems
- 1.3.1 Security
- 1.3.2 Caching and optimizing
- 1.3.3 Learning curve
- Summary
- 2 Exploring GraphQL APIs
- 3 Customizing and organizing GraphQL operations
- 3.1 Customizing fields with arguments
- 3.1.1 Identifying a single record to return
- 3.1.2 Limiting the number of records returned by a list field
- 3.1.3 Ordering records returned by a list field
- 3.1.4 Paginating through a list of records
- 3.1.5 Searching and filtering
- 3.1.6 Providing input for mutations
- 3.2 Renaming fields with aliases
- 3.3 Customizing responses with directives
- 3.3.1 Variables and input values
- 3.3.2 The @include directive
- 3.3.3 The @skip directive
- 3.3.4 The @deprecated directive
- 3.4 GraphQL fragments
- 3.4.1 Why fragments?
- 3.4.2 Defining and using fragments
- 3.4.3 Fragments and DRY
- 3.4.4 Fragments and UI components
- 3.4.5 Inline fragments for interfaces and unions
- Summary
- Part 2. Building GraphQL APIs
- 4 Designing a GraphQL schema
- 4.1 Why AZdev?
- 4.2 The API requirements for AZdev
- 4.2.1 The core types
- 4.3 Queries
- 4.3.1 Listing the latest Task records
- 4.3.2 Search and the union/interface types
- 4.3.3 Using an interface type
- 4.3.4 The page for one Task record
- 4.3.5 Entity relationships
- 4.3.6 The ENUM type
- 4.3.7 List of scalar values
- 4.3.8 The page for a user’s Task records
- 4.3.9 Authentication and authorization
- 4.4 Mutations
- 4.4.1 Mutation input
- 4.4.2 Deleting a user record
- 4.4.3 Creating a Task object
- 4.4.4 Creating and voting on Approach entries
- 4.5 Subscriptions
- 4.6 Full schema text
- 4.7 Designing database models
- 4.7.1 The User model
- 4.7.2 The Task/Approach models
- 4.7.3 The Approach Details model
- Summary
- 5 Implementing schema resolvers
- 5.1 Running the development environment
- 5.1.1 Node.js packages
- 5.1.2 Environment variables
- 5.2 Setting up the GraphQL runtime
- 5.2.1 Creating the schema object
- 5.2.2 Creating resolver functions
- 5.2.3 Executing requests
- 5.3 Communicating over HTTP
- 5.4 Building a schema using constructor objects
- 5.4.1 The Query type
- 5.4.2 Field arguments
- 5.4.3 Custom object types
- 5.4.4 Custom errors
- 5.5 Generating SDL text from object-based schemas
- 5.5.1 The schema language versus the object-based method
- 5.6 Working with asynchronous functions
- Summary
- 6 Working with database models and relations
- 6.1 Running and connecting to databases
- 6.2 The taskMainList query
- 6.2.1 Defining object types
- 6.2.2 The context object
- 6.2.3 Transforming field names
- 6.2.4 Transforming field values
- 6.2.5 Separating interactions with PostgreSQL
- 6.3 Error reporting
- 6.4 Resolving relations
- 6.4.1 Resolving a one-to-one relation
- 6.4.2 Resolving a one-to-many relation
- Summary
- 7 Optimizing data fetching
- 7.1 Caching and batching
- 7.1.1 The batch-loading function
- 7.1.2 Defining and using a DataLoader instance
- 7.1.3 The loader for the approachList field
- 7.2 Single resource fields
- 7.3 Circular dependencies in GraphQL types
- 7.3.1 Deeply nested field attacks
- 7.4 Using DataLoader with custom IDs for caching
- 7.4.1 The taskMainList field
- 7.4.2 The search field
- 7.5 Using DataLoader with MongoDB
- Summary
- 8 Implementing mutations
- 8.1 The mutators context object
- 8.2 The Mutation type
- 8.3 User mutations
- 8.3.1 The userCreate mutation
- 8.3.2 The userLogin mutation
- 8.4 Authenticating API consumers
- 8.4.1 The me root query field
- 8.5 Mutations for the Task model
- 8.6 Mutations for the Approach model
- 8.6.1 The approachCreate mutation
- 8.6.2 The approachVote mutation
- 8.7 The userDelete mutation
- Summary
- Part 3. Using GraphQL APIs
- 9 Using GraphQL APIs without a client library
- 9.1 Using a web UI library
- 9.2 Running the web server
- 9.3 Making Ajax requests
- 9.4 Performing GraphQL query requests
- 9.4.1 Using GraphQL fragments in UI components
- 9.4.2 Including variables in requests
- 9.5 Performing GraphQL mutation requests
- 9.5.1 The login/signup forms
- 9.5.2 Handling generic server errors
- 9.5.3 Authenticating GraphQL requests
- 9.5.4 The Create Task form
- 9.5.5 The Create Approach form
- 9.5.6 Voting on an Approach
- 9.6 Performing query requests scoped for a user
- The Search form
- 9.7 Next up
- Summary
- 10 Using GraphQL APIs with Apollo client
- 10.1 Using Apollo Client with JavaScript
- 10.1.1 Making a query request
- 10.1.2 Making a mutation request
- 10.2 Using Apollo Client with React
- 10.2.1 Using the query and mutate methods directly
- 10.2.2 Including authentication headers
- 10.2.3 Using Apollo hook functions
- 10.2.4 Using the automatic cache
- 10.2.5 Manually updating the cache
- 10.2.6 Performing operations conditionally
- 10.3 Managing local app state
- 10.4 Implementing and using GraphQL subscriptions
- 10.4.1 Polling and refetching
- 10.4.2 Implementing subscriptions
- 10.4.3 Apollo Server
- 10.4.4 Using subscriptions in UIs
- Summary
- Wrapping up
- index
- inside back cover
dedication
for all your unconditional, loving support.
To my children, Odin, Ally, and Leo,
for inspiring me each and every day.
To my parents, Nemeh and Sharif,
for teaching me the value of hard work and always pushing me to the limit.
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