GraphQL presentation from @rvkjs meetup, december 2016.

1. GraphQL
Arnar Þór Sveinsson @arnarths

2. • Data defined as a cyclic graph instead of
endpoints.
• Mutations exposed as part of schema
• All data exposed through a single endpoint
Beyond REST

3. Benefits
• Fewer roundtrips to the server
• UI components can describe
their own data dependencies
• Typesafe client/server contract

4. Features

5. • Apollo client
• Works well with Redux
• Available for React, Angular, iOS, Android and standalone client
• Relay
• Developed by Facebook
• Lokka
• Raw client
Clients

6. • One entry point - /graphql
• Single schema with all of our data
• ClientAPI defines the schema and fetches the
data VIA thrift from other services
• Apollo client with Redux
How is WOW using GraphQL

7. • Client side caching
• Refetch prop
• Loading prop
• Force fetch attribute
• Components define their own data
• Becomes part of the Redux store we already have
defined
Apollo Client

8. • Apollo devtools
• React devtools (when using Relay)
• ESLint
• GraphiQL
• Auto complete my request plugin (wants)
Development tools

9. • Pagination - create
an interface for
pagination
• How to deal with
authorization?
• Error handling?
• Partial responses?
Best practices