GraphQL

Introduction

• It is a solution that provide flexibility on response data format from server

• The data format is defined from client side

Flow

• Here is the format of query

• Include operation type and request fields

• The client will send request on one single API end point with query definition

• The server will implement the logic based the operation type and definition

• The data with specific format will be sent back to client

Operation Types

• There are 3 types - Query, Mutation, Subscription

Query

• Acts like get method of API to fetch the data

Mutation

• Acts like post, put, delete method of API to modify the data

Subscription

• The server will active push message to client subscribed