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The Road to GraphQL

Your journey to master GraphQL in JavaScript

Robin Wieruch

https://www.roadtographql.com

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Robin Wieruch

Robin Wieruch is a german software engineer and freelancer located in Berlin. In the recent years he has gained experiences in single page applications which use Ember, Angular and React. He is a full-time JavaScript developer, is doing his best to teach students on his blog and strives to learn something new every day himself.

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Introduction

  1. About the Author
  2. Requirements
  3. FAQ
  4. How to read this book
  5. Challenge

GraphQL

  1. What is GraphQL?
  2. GraphQL Advantages
  3. GraphQL Disadvantages
  4. Why not REST?
  5. GraphQL Alternatives

Apollo

  1. Apollo Advantages
  2. Apollo Disadvantages
  3. Apollo Alternatives for JavaScript, React and Node.js

GraphQL Setup, Tools and APIs

  1. Feeding the API with Data on GitHub
  2. Read/Write Data with GitHub’s Personal Access Token
  3. Interacting with GitHub’s GraphQL API

GraphQL Fundamentals

  1. GraphQL Operation: Query
  2. GraphQL Operation: Mutation
  3. GraphQL Pagination

React with GraphQL

  1. Writing your first React GraphQL Client
  2. GraphQL Query in React
  3. GraphQL Pagination in React
  4. GraphQL Mutation in React
  5. Shortcomings of GraphQL in React without Apollo

Apollo Client

  1. Starting with Apollo Boost on the Command Line
  2. Apollo Client and a GraphQL Query
  3. Apollo Client with Pagination, Variables, Nested Objects and List Fields
  4. Apollo Client and a GraphQL Mutation

React with GraphQL and Apollo Client

  1. Writing your first React application with GraphQL and Apollo Client
  2. Configure Apollo Client for React and GitHub’s GraphQL API
  3. Connect Data-Layer to View-Layer: Introducing React Apollo
  4. GraphQL Query with Apollo Client in React
  5. Apollo Client Error Handling in React
  6. GraphQL Mutation with Apollo Client in React
  7. GraphQL Query/Mutation with Higher-Order Components in React
  8. Local State Management with Apollo Client in React
  9. Apollo Client Optimistic UI in React
  10. GraphQL Pagination with Apollo Client in React
  11. GraphQL Caching of Queries with Apollo Client in React
  12. Implementing the Issues Feature: Setup
  13. Implementing the Issues Feature: Client-Side Filter
  14. Implementing the Issues Feature: Server-Side Filter
  15. Apollo Client Prefetching in React
  16. Exercise: Commenting Feature
  17. Appendix: CSS Files and Styles

Node.js with GraphQL and Apollo Server

  1. Apollo Server Setup with Express
  2. Apollo Server: Type Definitions
  3. Apollo Server: Resolvers
  4. Apollo Server: Type Relationships
  5. Apollo Server: Queries and Mutations
  6. GraphQL Schema Stitching with Apollo Server
  7. PostgreSQL with Sequelize for a GraphQL Server
  8. Connecting Resolvers and Database
  9. Apollo Server: Validation and Errors
  10. Apollo Server: Authentication
  11. Authorization with GraphQL and Apollo Server
  12. GraphQL Custom Scalars in Apollo Server
  13. Pagination in GraphQL with Apollo Server
  14. GraphQL Subscriptions
  15. Testing a GraphQL Server
  16. Batching and Caching in GraphQL with Data Loader
  17. GraphQL Server + PostgreSQL Deployment to Heroku

Final Thoughts

  1. Further Learning Paths
  2. Never stop Learning
  3. Thank You

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