Introduction to GraphQL

Talk given to Mobile Monday Ann Arbor on 2018-03-05
https://www.meetup.com/MoMoa2/

Talk Abstract:
GraphQL is a data query language an API specification developed by Facebook with a client-focus on shaping the structure of the data alongside strong typing. With a broad and active ecosystem of tooling, we'll explore what a GraphQL API looks like in addition to some mobile tooling and how it could help with web-service oriented app development.

Transcript

1. Intro to GraphQL A query language for your API
2. andrewsardone.com @andrewa2 github.com/andrewsardone ANDREW SARDONE
3. Our Apps Talk APIs Clients Server
4. GET / HTTP APIs
5. GET /people
6. GET /people
7. GET /people/1 GET /homeworld/1
8. Problems? PROBLEMS? LARGE WASTEFUL PAYLOADS INCONSISTENT & AD-HOC ENDPOINTS DUPLICATE CLIENT & SERVER MODELS MINIMAL STATIC ANALYSIS & TYPING
9. Facebook had these problems, too
11. HTTP POST HTTP Response
12. Request Response
13. GraphiQL
14. Apollo GraphQL Server & Client tools for… • React • React Native • iOS • Android https://www.apollographql.com/
15. PROBLEMS SOLVED ONE QUERY FOR A LOGICAL UI NO UNNECESSARY DATA BUILT-IN DOCS & STATIC TOOLING
16. DEMO
17. What next? •GraphQL mutations •Streaming events with subscriptions •Stitching together multiple schemas
18. Sources, Further Reading How to GraphQL – http://bit.ly/how-to-graphql Apollo for iOS Docs – http://bit.ly/apollo-ios-guide GitHub GraphQL API – http://bit.ly/github-graphql-api pinboard.in/u:andrewsardone/t:graphql