Fullstack GraphQL Workshop

Welcome to the server portion of the workshop! For the morning session, we will be building a GraphQL server based on the Movie DB REST API.

File Structure (in order of importance):

• server.js: Where all the magic happens to set up Apollo Server
• schema.js: Your GraphQL schema goes here
• resolvers/: Write your resolvers for each type in this folder
• data-sources/: Your data sources separate out the data fetching logic from your resolvers

Running on Glitch

1. Click this button to remix the project

2. On the left hand menu in Glitch, click Status > Console

3. Confirm you're tracking origin by running git remote -v. If you are, then you can skip step #4 and go to step #5

4. If you are not tracking origin, run this command:

git remote add origin https://github.com/apollographql/fullstack-workshop-server && git fetch origin && git checkout 00-start && refresh

5. If you are tracking origin, run this command: git fetch origin && git checkout 00-start && refresh

6. Navigate to server.js. You should not see any ApolloServer setup code. If that's the case, then you're good to go!

Branches

• 00-start: Your starting point
• 01-apollo-server: Setting up Apollo Server
• 02-schema: Writing your schema
• 03-data-sources: Building data sources
• 04-authentication: Implementing authentication
• 05-final: Hooking everything up to resolvers

FAQ

• I didn't complete the last exercise and want to catch up: No worries! I've created branches for all the steps in the workshop so everyone can go at their own pace. To check out the completed solution for your exercise, look for the branch above. In your Glitch terminal or local terminal, replace 01-apollo-server with the exercise you're on:

git stash
git checkout 01-apollo-server

Helpful links

• Apollo platform docs
• Writing a schema
• Learn about resolvers here
• Data sources docs

Running locally

1. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/apollographql/fullstack-workshop-server
2. Then, make a .env file with an ENGINE_API_KEY environment variable. You can get one here by creating your own Engine service.
3. Install the dependencies: npm i
4. Start the server: npm start. Your server will be running on port 3000. Your GraphQL server is available at localhost:3000/graphql and your GraphQL Playground is available at localhost:3000/graphql.