Laravel With GraphQL

A topic on embeding graphQL with laravel framework for a fast and sophisticated way of api build and consumption.

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1. Hi, I’m Sujith Kumar
   I work at AlphaWebLab
   

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2. GraphQL
   GraphQL is a query language for your API, and a
   server-side runtime for executing queries by using a
   type system you define for your data
   

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3. What is GraphQL-
   ❏ Query Language ( GraphQL Schema Language )
   ❏ Type System
   type User {
   id
   name
   email
   }
   type Query {
   user {
   id
   name
   email
   }
   }
   type Mutation {
   createUser(name:“x”, email:“y”) {
   id
   name
   email
   }
   }
   

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4. ❏ Declarative Data Fetching
   ❏ Self Documenting
   

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5. GET /posts
   

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6. {
   allPosts {
   id
   title
   created_at
   user {
   id
   name
   }
   }
   }
   {
   "data": {
   "allPosts": [
   {
   "id": "1",
   "title": "Assumenda …//.",
   "created_at": "2020-01//.",
   "user": {
   "id": "1",
   "name": "Veda Ruecker"
   }
   },
   {//.},
   ]
   }
   }
   Declarative Data Fetching
   

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7. Hands-On
   

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8. Steps - Laravel & GraphQL
   ● Installation & setup
   ● Defining Type for model
   ● Query type
   ● Relationships
   ● Pagination
   ● Mutations
   ● Authentication
   

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9. Steps - Laravel & GraphQL
   ● laravel new projectName - Create new laravel project
   ● composer require nuwave/lighthouse - Install Lighthouse Package
   ● Publish default schema:
   - Run php artisan vendor:publish
   --provider="Nuwave\Lighthouse\LighthouseServiceProvider" --tag=schema
   ● Publish default config:
   ● - Run php artisan vendor:publish
   --provider="Nuwave\Lighthouse\LighthouseServiceProvider" --tag=config
   ● Install graphql-playground:
   - Run composer require mll-lab/laravel-graphql-playground
   

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10. Parameters of a resolver fn
    

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12. Github
    [https://github.com/SujithJr/laravel-graphql]
    SpeakerDeck
    [https://speakerdeck.com/sujithjr/laravel-with-graphql]
    

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13. Thank You
    @codenameJr iamsanju.jr
    

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