Let's talk subscriptions!

[yosef-abraham]

What is the roadmap regarding graphql subscriptions using the websocket transport?
It seems reasonable to expect a streams-based graphql client to support subscriptions. Is it of much work?

[klavs]

Hi @iscriptology!

It is reasonable. package:ferry relies on package:gql_*_link from https://github.com/gql-dart/gql for the network layer functionality.

As you can see gql_websocket_link is not yet implemented. My plan was to borrow and adjust the code from package:graphql. It's on my radar, but not yet on my todo list.

Feel free to open a PR to implement it.

[smkhalsa]

Yes, this should just work in package:ferry once a subscription-compatible link is added.

[smkhalsa]

moved to gql-dart/gql#76

[yosef-abraham]

Wouldn't it need a specific flutter widget? Will Query do the job?

[smkhalsa]

Wouldn't it need a specific flutter widget? Will Query do the job?

No, Query should work just fine since it's based on StreamBuilder.