Questions tagged [graphql]
For questions about GraphQL, an API technology designed to describe the complex, nested data dependencies of modern web applications.
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Offloading database joins to IOT devices
Solution as it is right now
I have this solution where I gather information from a proprietary product of a different company in various sites. The solution is based on a single go binary that ...
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What *really* is the difference between relational and non-relational data?
Here is where I am at right now: I know that relational data, like that found in relational databases like MySQL or Postgres, is relational because there are relations between the tables. That is the ...
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How does GraphQL and EntityFramework work together consumer side
We are developing a graphql api for our DAL at work and I'm having trouble seeing how as a consumer of the api we can use our current model in a beneficial way. I'm developing a desktop app that uses ...
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Performance issues in an pseudo microservice environment
I'm currently working on a project which is build as a microservice architecture.
We have one "Gateway" which aggregates the data coming from the different microservices to return one aggregated ...
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GraphQL results in a very large Query and Mutator file for Enterprise Monolith
I am investigating a good maintainable architecture for GraphQL. In particular we want to migrate a REST app to GraphQL. Specifically I am using .NET.
I am following the tutorial here: https://...
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Storing partial data in a redux store, how should be this done?
In my app I have some data to be fetched from the server (a list of recipes). In certain views, only a preview of the recipe is shown--this includes fields like title, rating, and an image of the ...
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Why should GraphQL mutations only have 1 parameter?
I am designing a schema and am looking for best practices for writing mutations. I noticed that the typical design for creating a resource with a mutation looks like:
type Post {
id: ID!
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Is there an industry precedent for SQL pass-through endpoints? [closed]
There is an increasing interest toward GraphQL and Falcor across the Web. Each time I see an article or discussion about those, I get reminded about SQL, at least its DQL part.
Obviously, sending raw ...
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Where to store the state of a complex form in React?
Let us consider a complex form of registering a driver and owner.
The driver will have all these fields:
driver = {
firstName: "xyz",
lastName: "abc",
phone: "1234",
email: "m@g.com,
licence: "...
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“REST Vs GraphQL” is it a correct comparison?
I saw in many sites that compare REST with GraphQL. after investigating this concern (actually my concern) that, "is it a correct comparison?", I being more confused.
Since the REST has a different ...
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Are REST Resources and GraphQL Object Types conceptually equal?
I'm in the process of outlining the intended business logic of a web service. At this point, I'm not too concerned with implementation details. On the contrary, I'm looking for ways to abstract them ...
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What architecture layer is GraphQL part of?
I'm currently dealing with a GraphQL project with poor architecture. I read about where to put AuthZ checks and they refer to the "business layer" as to be called from a GraphQL resolver.
Up till now,...
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GraphQL - Should I expose link tables?
I am experimenting with converting an API to GraphQL, and I have a database that has many-to-many relationships that are stored via link tables; something like this:
CREATE TABLE accounts
(
id int,
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