From e1ce66a039795b8e2b1703dd20d0a5d6950821af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobe O Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 21:46:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] README example for graphql_schema --- graphql_schema/README.md | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ graphql_schema/pubspec.yaml | 1 + 2 files changed, 59 insertions(+) diff --git a/graphql_schema/README.md b/graphql_schema/README.md index 5cb69891..8fd81906 100644 --- a/graphql_schema/README.md +++ b/graphql_schema/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ # graphql_schema [![Pub](https://img.shields.io/pub/v/graphql_schema.svg)](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/graphql_schema) +[![build status](https://travis-ci.org/angel-dart/graphql.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/angel-dart/graphql) An implementation of GraphQL's type system in Dart. Supports any platform where Dart runs. +The decisions made in the design of this library were done to make the experience +as similar to the JavaScript reference implementation as possible, and to also +correctly implement the official specification. # Usage It's easy to define a schema with the @@ -45,6 +49,8 @@ if (validation.successful) { * `objectType` - Create a `GraphQLObjectType` with fields * `field` - Create a `GraphQLField` with a type/argument/resolver * `listType` - Create a `GraphQLListType` with the provided `innerType` +* `inputObjectType` - Creates a `GraphQLInputObjectType` +* `inputField` - Creates a field for a `GraphQLInputObjectType` # Types All of the GraphQL scalar types are built in, as well as a `Date` type: @@ -64,4 +70,56 @@ Support for list types is also included. Use the `listType` helper for convenien ```dart /// A non-nullable list of non-nullable integers listType(graphQLInt.nonNullable()).nonNullable(); +``` + +### Input values and parameters +Take the following GraphQL query: + +```graphql +{ + anime { + characters(title: "Hunter x Hunter") { + name + age + } + } +} +``` + +The field `characters` accepts a parameter, `title`. To reproduce this in +`package:graphql_schema`, use `GraphQLFieldInput`: + +```dart +final GraphQLObjectType queryType = objectType('AnimeQuery', fields: [ + field('characters', + listType(characterType.nonNullable()), + inputs: [ + new GraphQLFieldInput('title', graphQLString.nonNullable()) + ] + ), +]); + +final GraphQLObjectType characterType = objectType('Character', fields: [ + field('name', graphQLString), + field('age', graphQLInt), +]); +``` + +In the majority of cases where you use GraphQL, you will be delegate the +actual fetching of data to a database object, or some asynchronous resolver +function. + +`package:graphql_schema` includes this functionality in the `resolve` property, +which is passed a context object and a `Map` of arguments. + +A hypothetical example of the above might be: + +```dart +var field = field( + 'characters', + graphQLString, + resolve: (_, args) async { + return await myDatabase.findCharacters(args['title']); + }, +); ``` \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/graphql_schema/pubspec.yaml b/graphql_schema/pubspec.yaml index 5ca08464..7ba3e009 100644 --- a/graphql_schema/pubspec.yaml +++ b/graphql_schema/pubspec.yaml @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ homepage: https://github.com/angel-dart/graphql environment: sdk: ">=1.8.0 <3.0.0" dependencies: + collection: ^1.0.0 meta: ^1.0.0 source_span: ^1.0.0 dev_dependencies: