Hands-On Full-Stack Web Development with GraphQL and React

Application architecture

Since its initial release in 2015, GraphQL has become the new alternative to the standard SOAP and REST APIs. GraphQL is a specification, like SOAP and REST, that you can follow to structure your application and data flow. It is so innovative because it allows you to query specific fields of entities, such as users and posts. This functionality makes it very good for targeting multiple platforms at the same time. Mobile apps may not need all of the data displayed inside the browser on a desktop computer. The query you send consists of a JSON-like object defining which information your platform requires. For example, a query for a post may look like this:

post {  id  text  user {    user_id    name  } }

GraphQL resolves the ...