GraphQL Essential Training

Get started with GraphQL, a query language for APIs. Learn about the basic types and fields, how to set up persistence, how to work with items with mutations, and more.

Introduction

• Learning GraphQL essentials
• Course prerequisites

1. Setup and Introduction

• IDE and required tools
• GraphQL overview
• Server setup
• The initial GraphQL setup
• Basic GraphQL schema

2. Types and Schemas

• Object types and fields
• Query and mutation types
• What is the resolver and its role?
• Scalar types
• Enumeration types
• List of types inside another

3. Setting Up Persistence

• Installing MongoDB for GraphQL
• Finalizing the database connectors
• Update resolvers for MongoDB
• Data persistence with SQL

4. Mutations

• Adding new items with mutations
• Updating items with mutations
• Deleting items with mutations

5. Queries in Depth

• Querying all products
• Querying with aliases
• Querying with fragments

Conclusion

• Continuing with GraphQL