Add reactivity to an existing source using GraphQL Mesh

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Introduction
Working on the code generator for svelte plugin (opens in a new tab), I was looking for a public graphQL endpoint having queries, mutations and subscriptions for nice examples. Unfortunately I didn't find anything out of the box, ready to use for my demos. So I decided to extend an existing source!
Starting Point
Across my researches I found one cool public endpoint regarding
SpaceX (opens in a new tab). It has Queries
and Mutations
ready to use! So I
decided to pimp this endpoint, and bring a bit of reactivity with subscriptions.
The idea is to publish the new user when it's inserted with this mutation
:
mutation addUser {
insert_users(objects: { name: "jyc" }) {
affected_rows
returning {
name
}
}
}
Implementation
Multiple ways are possible!
Spoiler alert
Thanks to graphql-mesh
, it's dead easy! πππ
1. Create a New Repo
mkdir newRepo
cd newRepo
yarn init
2. Add graphql-mesh
Packages
yarn add @graphql-mesh/cli @graphql-mesh/graphql @graphql-mesh/transform-resolvers-composition graphql
3. Add .meshrc.yaml
File in the Root Folder With
sources:
- name: spacexGQL
handler:
graphql:
endpoint: https://api.spacex.land/graphql/
additionalTypeDefs: |
extend type Subscription {
usersAdded: [users]
}
transforms:
- resolversComposition:
- resolver: 'Mutation.insert_users'
composer: ./src/composition/insert_user
additionalResolvers:
- type: Subscription
field: usersAdded
pubsubTopic: usersAdded
Where I
- declare the graphQL source
- extend
Subscription
to listen to user added users - compose the existing
Mutation.insert_users
4. Add ./src/composition/insert_user.js
File with All the Logic for This New Mutation Composition
module.exports = next => async (root, args, context, info) => {
// add returning.id to the selection
info.operation.selectionSet.selections[0].selectionSet.selections.push({
kind: 'Field',
name: {
kind: 'Name',
value: 'returning'
},
arguments: [],
directives: [],
selectionSet: {
kind: 'SelectionSet',
selections: [
{
kind: 'Field',
name: {
kind: 'Name',
value: 'id'
},
arguments: [],
directives: []
}
]
}
})
// send the mutation to the graphQL source
const result = await next(root, args, context, info)
// select returned ids
const ids = result.returning.map(c => c.id)
// Query users enforcing fields to return
const responseUser = await context.spacexGQL.apiQuery.users(
{
where: { id: { _in: ids } }
},
{
fields: {
id: true,
name: true,
rocket: true,
timestamp: true,
twitter: true
}
}
)
// publish new users
context.pubsub.publish('usersAdded', responseUser)
return result
}
That's it!
Wrap Up
-
Extending an endpoint with subscription is easy! Thx to tooling.
-
You can find the source on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
-
You see all this in action directly in the playground (opens in a new tab)
I'm now ready to work on the demo for Svelte Codegen (opens in a new tab)! Stay tunned ;)
Special thanks to n1ru4l (opens in a new tab) who helped me find the nicest way to do it ;)
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