PostNode GraphQL Server

A feature rich API for blog-like applications in GraphQL using Apollo.

Handles image-upload, uses web-sockets for live feed, authentication using JWT and graphQL server using the apollo library.

Folder Structure

graphql
├───graphql (GraphQL resolvers and schema.)
├───middlewares (Contains the Auth middleware which validates JWT token.)
├───models (Auth and Feed Schema for MongoDB.)
└───utils (Utilities folder.)

Tools

• Dev Node.js, Apollo Server, Socket.io, Mongoose, Sendgrid

Local Setup

• Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/guptapriyanshu7/graphql
• Run npm install
• Setup environment variables :
  • Create a .env file in root directory of the project
  • Insert these 3 keys/value pairs :
    • PORT : < Port on which server will listen >
    • MONGO_URI : < Mongo database connection URI >
    • SECRET : < Secret for jwt tokens >
• Start the server: npm start
• Start requesting from http://localhost:PORT/graphql.

Example Queries

  mutation CreatePost($postInput: PostInputData!) {
    createPost(postInput: $postInput) {
      title
      content
      imageUrl
      createdAt
    }
  }

  mutation UpdatePost($id: ID!, $postInput: PostUpdateData!) {
    updatePost(id: $id, postInput: $postInput) {
      title
      content
      imageUrl
      createdAt
    }
  }

 query SinglePost($id: ID!) {
    post(id: $id) {
      title
      content
      imageUrl
    }
  }

  query Login($email: String!, $password: String!) {
    login(email: $email, password: $password) {
      token
      userId
    }
  }

  subscription {
    postCreated {
      _id
      title
      content
    }
  }

  query GetPosts($page: Int) {
    getPosts(page: $page) {
      totalPosts
      posts {
        _id
        title
        content
      }
    }
  }

  mutation Register($userInput: UserInputData!) {
    createUser(userInput: $userInput) {
      _id
    }
  }

  query {
    user {
      _id
      name
    }
  }

  mutation DeletePost($id: ID!) {
    deletePost(id: $id)
  }

Frontend - https://post-node-web.herokuapp.com/
REST alternative - https://github.com/guptapriyanshu7/rest-api

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License, © 2021 Priyanshu Gupta. See LICENSE for more details.