GraphQL Demo Server

About

This is a GraphQL server application to be used with a sibling React application for demo and training purposes. This application has a simple schema for the display of a handful of Marvel Villain characters. After installation, you can view the GraphQL API UI for testing at http://localhost:8082/graphiql. The endpoint path to target from an external application is http://localhost:8082/graphql.

• Express
• GraphQL
• GraphQL Tools
• Apollo Server Express
• Babel transpiling

Installation

• Install yarn or also use npm for dependencies.
• Install packages with yarn install or npm install
• Run the server with yarn start or npm start and visit http://localhost:8082

Usage

The GraphQL API UI will provide a method to test queries, which you can then replicate in our secondary application. Here are some quick schema constructs which have been added by default.

# Show all Villains with the following properties
{
  allVillains {
    id
    name
    age
    weight
    image
    description
    powers
    first_appearance
  }
}

# Filter villains by ID
{
  villain(id: 4) {
    id
    name
  }
}

# Show count of Villains
{
  totalVillains
}

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