Visual Design of GraphQL Data: A Practical Introduction with Legacy Data and Neo4j

© Thomas Frisendal 2018

Thomas FrisendalVisual Design of GraphQL Datahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3904-9_10

10. Resolving Legacy SQL Data Issues

Thomas Frisendal¹ 

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Copenhagen S, Denmark

 

Using GraphQL with a new, empty data store is the easy way. In many cases, the database schema and resolvers (if needed) can be generated or inferred from the GraphQL schema.

If you plan to use GraphQL with existing databases, you should mind your steps, as illustrated in Figure 10-1.

Figure 10-1

The bridge to GraphQL crossing river legacy

Having been active in the data warehouse community for years, I know the SQL database “jungle” well. Applying GraphQL to this ...