Advantages over REST

• Handles any type of error you will have correctly
• Doesn’t make the same call if it already has data for it
• Decide what data you want sent to the client

Helpers

Graphql tools - https://github.com/ardatan/graphql-tools

TypeGrapQL - https://github.com/MichalLytek/type-graphql

GraphQL Nexus - https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus

schema definition language (or SDL)

Gaphiql - ui for playing qith graphql endpoints

Schema Types

• Scalar: custom (primitive) type
• Object: object types

Primsa graphQL

https://github.com/prisma/prisma-examples/blob/latest/typescript/graphql-express-sdl-first/src/schema.ts

GraphQL IDE