4 Designing a GraphQL schema
This chapter covers
- Planning UI features and mapping them to API operations
- Coming up with schema language text based on planned operations
- Mapping API features to sources of data
In this chapter, we are going to build a real data API for a real web application. I picked the name AZdev for it, which is short for “A to Z” of developer resources. AZdev will be a searchable library of practical micro-documentation, errors and solutions, and general tips for software developers.
I am not a fan of useless abstract examples that are removed from practical realities. Let’s build something real (and useful).
4.1 Why AZdev?
When software developers are performing their day-to-day tasks, they often need to look up one particular ...
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