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

• Learn GraphQL essentials
• Course prerequesites

1. Setup and Introduction

• IDE and requires tools
• GraphQL overview
• Server setup with latest ECMAScript
• 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
• List of types inside another
• Using GraphQL tools

3. Setting Up Persistence

• Installing Mongo for GraphQL
• Final setup of Mongo with GraphQL
• Finalize the database connectors
• Data persistence with SQL

4. Mutations

• Add new items with mutations
• Update items with mutations
• Delete items with mutations

5. Queries in Depth

• Simple query with persistence
• Querying with arguments
• Querying with aliases
• Querying with fragments

Conclusion

• Next steps