Building GraphQL Applications in Laravel

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Introduction

• Build GraphQL apps in Laravel

1. Understanding GraphQL

• What is GraphQL?
• GraphQL versus REST
• Why GraphQL?

2. Introduction to GraphQL Schemas and Types

• The type system
• The object types and fields
• The query and mutation types
• The scalar type
• The enum type

3. Development Environment Setup

• Prerequisite and development environment checklist
• Setting up Laravel
• Setting up a database with users
• Setting up Lighthouse
• A Hello World GraphQL endpoint

4. GraphQL Queries

• Diving into GraphQL queries with Lighthouse
• Querying fields in GraphQL
• Querying with arguments
• Querying with aliases
• Using the Lighthouse paginate directive

5. GraphQL Mutations

• Diving into GraphQL mutations with Lighthouse
• Creating a user
• Updating a user
• Deleting a user

Conclusion

• Exploring more Lighthouse and GraphQL functionalities