🔗 GraphQL Development Skill

Schema Design

Types

type User {
  id: ID!
  name: String!
  email: String!
  posts: [Post!]!
  createdAt: DateTime!
}

type Post {
  id: ID!
  title: String!
  content: String!
  author: User!
  published: Boolean!
}

input CreatePostInput {
  title: String!
  content: String!
}

Queries & Mutations

type Query {
  users: [User!]!
  user(id: ID!): User
  posts(published: Boolean): [Post!]!
}

type Mutation {
  createUser(name: String!, email: String!): User!
  createPost(input: CreatePostInput!): Post!
  deletePost(id: ID!): Boolean!
}

type Subscription {
  postCreated: Post!
}

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Server Setup (Apollo)

import { ApolloServer } from '@apollo/server';
import { startStandaloneServer } from '@apollo/server/standalone';

const typeDefs = `#graphql
  type Query {
    hello: String
  }
`;

const resolvers = {
  Query: {
    hello: () => 'Hello, world!'
  }
};

const server = new ApolloServer({ typeDefs, resolvers });
const { url } = await startStandaloneServer(server, { listen: { port: 4000 } });

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Resolvers Pattern

const resolvers = {
  Query: {
    users: async (_, __, { dataSources }) => {
      return dataSources.userAPI.getUsers();
    },
    user: async (_, { id }, { dataSources }) => {
      return dataSources.userAPI.getUser(id);
    }
  },
  User: {
    posts: async (parent, _, { dataSources }) => {
      return dataSources.postAPI.getPostsByUser(parent.id);
    }
  },
  Mutation: {
    createUser: async (_, { name, email }, { dataSources }) => {
      return dataSources.userAPI.createUser({ name, email });
    }
  }
};

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Client Queries

import { gql, useQuery, useMutation } from '@apollo/client';

const GET_USERS = gql`
  query GetUsers {
    users {
      id
      name
      email
    }
  }
`;

function Users() {
  const { loading, error, data } = useQuery(GET_USERS);
  
  if (loading) return <p>Loading...</p>;
  if (error) return <p>Error: {error.message}</p>;
  
  return data.users.map(user => <div key={user.id}>{user.name}</div>);
}

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Best Practices

Practice	Description
Pagination	Use cursor-based pagination
N+1 Problem	Use DataLoader for batching
Error Handling	Return errors in extensions
Versioning	Avoid, use evolution
Caching	Use Apollo Client cache

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Checklist

• Design schema (types, queries, mutations)
• Implement resolvers
• Add data validation
• Handle N+1 with DataLoader
• Set up client Apollo/urql
• Add error handling