API app that takes uses a singular REST api resource and augments it to include multiple query parameters. Output is a graphql resource as well as a REST api
Source API: /blog/posts Method: GET Parameters: (required) The tag associated with the blog post
Returns json object: {"posts": [{"id": 1,"author": "Rylee Paul","authorId": 9,"likes": 960,"popularity": 0.13,"reads": 50361,"tags": [ "tech", "health" ]},...]}
This apps api: Route: /api/ping Method: GET
Route: /api/posts Method: GET
| Field | Type | Description | Default | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tags | String(required) | A comma separatedlist of tags. | N/A | science,tech |
| sortBy | String(optional) | The field to sort theposts by. The acceptable fields are: *id *reads *likes *popularity | id | popularity |
| direction | String(optional) | The direction forsorting. The acceptable fields are: *desc *asc | asc | asc |
Built using node, express and apollo server. Done to demostrate the benefits of graphql. apollo graphql server allows us to take a REST endpoint and use it as a source for queries of any arrangement that the frontend might need. We can also produce a REST api output alongside built on top of graphql.
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