Using GraphQL queries and mutations
GraphQL is an API standard that implements REST and CRUD transactions at the same time. It is a high-performing platform that’s used in building REST API endpoints that only need a few steps to set up. Its objective is to create endpoints for data manipulation and query transactions.
Setting up the GraphQL platform
Python extensions such as Strawberry, Ariadne, Tartiflette, and Graphene support GraphQL-FastAPI integration. This chapter introduces the use of the new Ariadne 3.x to build CRUD transactions for this ch10-mongo project with MongoDB as the repository.
First, we need to install the latest graphene extension using the pip command:
pip install graphene
Among the GraphQL libraries, Graphene is the easiest to set up, with fewer decorators and methods to override. It easily integrates with the FastAPI framework without requiring additional middleware and too much auto-wiring.