An introduction to GraphQL
First, let's start by learning about GraphQL. From the GraphQL website, we learn that GraphQL allows its user to describe the data. This means defining how a data structure should be formed. Consider the following example:
type Event {
name: String
date: Date
}
Here, we define the structure of an event. Using GraphQL, we could query the data structure as follows:
{
event(name: "Saturday Night Party") {
date
}
}
Notice that the basic structure looks almost the same. We are asking for the data to be in the same format as it is defined. The returned data would be in the following format:
{
"event" {
date: "2020-10-01"
}
}
Note:
For more information on GraphQL's syntax and specification, please visit http://spec.graphql.org/draft/.
GraphQL's strength is that it...