🌐 GraphQL API: Hello World - JavaScript

This project is a basic application that uses Apollo Server and GraphQL to serve a "Hello World" query with additional user information. The goal is to demonstrate the fundamentals of how a GraphQL server works with Node.js.

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🚀 Technologies Used

• Backend: Node.js, Apollo Server, GraphQL
• Server: Node.js Development Server
• Frontend: N/A (Only API)

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📖 Prerequisites

Before running this project, make sure you have the following components installed:

1. Node.js (Recommended: version 16 or higher)
2. Git
3. A text editor like Visual Studio Code (optional).

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🛠️ Steps to Set Up and Run the Project

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

Use the following command to clone the project from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/ciizao/GraphQL_JavaScript.git

2️⃣ Navigate to the Project Directory

Go to the project directory with the following command:

cd  GraphQl_JavaScript

3️⃣ Initialize the Node.js Project

If the package.json file hasn't been created yet, run the following command to initialize the project: npm init -y

4️⃣ Install Dependencies

Install Apollo Server and GraphQL using the following command:

npm install apollo-server graphql

5️⃣ Run the Server

Start the server with the following command:

node index.js

6️⃣ Access the API

Open your browser and go to the following URL: http://localhost:4000/

• This will open the Apollo GraphQL Playground, where you can run queries.

7️⃣ Make a Query

In GraphQL Playground, you can run the following query to get the data, either all the user data or just fields that the client needs, by specifying in the Query

The response should look like this:

📂 Repository

• The source code for this project is available on GitHub:

https://github.com/ciizao/GraphQL_JavaScript.git