From 2679ba05f3b7124b32cbb391220a23d0c8b7656d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diana Lau Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:15:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add tutorial to expose GraphQL APIs --- docs/site/exposing-graphql-apis.md | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/site/sidebars/lb4_sidebar.yml | 15 +++- 2 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/site/exposing-graphql-apis.md diff --git a/docs/site/exposing-graphql-apis.md b/docs/site/exposing-graphql-apis.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c88dad98945f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/site/exposing-graphql-apis.md @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +--- +lang: en +title: 'Exposing GraphQL APIs' +keywords: LoopBack 4.0, LoopBack 4, GraphQL +sidebar: lb4_sidebar +permalink: /doc/en/lb4/exposing-graphql-apis.html +--- + +## Overview + +The [OASGraph module](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oasgraph) creates a GraphQL +wrapper for existing REST APIs which are described by the OpenAPI specification. +This tutorial shows how to expose GraphQL APIs in an existing LoopBack +application. + +### Prerequisite + +Make sure you have a running LoopBack 4 application. In this tutorial, we'll use +the `todo` example. You can create this application by running the command +below: + +```sh +lb4 example todo +``` + +### Install OASGraph and Required Dependencies + +From your LoopBack application, run the following command to install OASGraph +and the required dependencies: + +```sh +npm i --save oasgraph express express-graphql +``` + +### Start the GraphQL Server + +Make sure your LoopBack application is running by going to +`http://localhost:3000/openapi.json`. If not, you can start it by running the +`npm start` command. + +Now we will use the oasgraph CLI to set up a GraphQL HTTP Server backed by +express on port 3001. Specifying the OpenAPI spec generated by the +todo-application as the parameter, start up the server by running the following +command: + +```sh +npx oasgraph http://localhost:3000/openapi.json +``` + +_Haven't heard about `npx` yet? It's a cool helper provided by `npm` and +available out of the box since Node.js 8.x. Learn more in their announcement +blog post: +[Introducing npx: an npm package runner](https://medium.com/@maybekatz/introducing-npx-an-npm-package-runner-55f7d4bd282b))_ + +That’s it! You’re now ready to try out some tests and requests in the browser at +http://localhost:3001/graphql. + +{% include note.html content=" +We are looking into ways how to expose the GraphQL endpoint alongside the main REST API, +on the same HTTP host and port. See +[issue #1905](https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-next/issues/1905). +" %} + +### Try Out the GraphQL APIs + +Here are some examples of the `query` and `mutation` calls: + +1. To get all the to-do instances, run this query command: + +``` + query{ + todos { + id + title + desc + } + } +``` + +The expected output looks like this: + +```json +{ "data": { "todos": [ + { "id": 1, "title": "Take over the galaxy", "desc": "MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" }, + { "id": 2, "title": "destroy alderaan", "desc": "Make sure there are no survivors left!" }, + {"id": 3, "title": "terrorize senate", "desc": "Tell them they're getting a budget + cut." }, + { "id": 4, "title": "crush rebel scum", "desc": "Every.Last.One." } +] } } +``` + +2. Create a to-do instance and retrieve its ID and title in the response object + using the following mutation command: + +``` + mutation { + postTodos(todoInput: { + title: "Take over the universe" + }) { + id + title + } + } +``` + +The expected output looks like this: + +```json +{ + "data": { + "postTodos": { + "id": 5, + "title": "Take over the universe" + } + } +} +``` diff --git a/docs/site/sidebars/lb4_sidebar.yml b/docs/site/sidebars/lb4_sidebar.yml index 9377de47acf9..3d806f1d5c47 100644 --- a/docs/site/sidebars/lb4_sidebar.yml +++ b/docs/site/sidebars/lb4_sidebar.yml @@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ children: - title: 'Run and Test it' url: soap-calculator-tutorial-run-and-test.html output: 'web, pdf' - - title: 'Deploying to IBM Cloud' - url: Deploying-to-IBM-Cloud.html - output: 'web, pdf' - title: 'Key concepts' url: Concepts.html @@ -194,6 +191,18 @@ children: url: Error-handling.html output: 'web, pdf' +- title: 'How tos' + url: Concepts.html + output: 'web, pdf' + children: + - title: 'Exposing GraphQL APIs' + url: exposing-graphql-apis.html + output: 'web, pdf' + + - title: 'Deploying to IBM Cloud' + url: Deploying-to-IBM-Cloud.html + output: 'web, pdf' + - title: 'Booting an Application' url: Booting-an-Application.html output: 'web, pdf'