GraphQL in Action (eBook)

Samer Buna (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
384 Seiten
Manning (Verlag)
978-1-63835-085-9 (ISBN)

Infos

GraphQL in Action gives you the tools to get comfortable with the GraphQL language, build and optimize a data API service, and use it in a front-end client application.Summary Reduce bandwidth demands on your APIs by getting only the results you needall in a single request! The GraphQL query language simplifies interactions with web servers, enabling smarter API queries that can hugely improve the efficiency of data requests. In GraphQL in Action, youll learn how to bring those benefits to your own APIs, giving your clients the power to ask for exactly what they need from your server, no more, no less. Practical and example-driven, this book teaches everything you need to get started with GraphQLfrom design principles and syntax right through to performance optimization. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology GraphQL APIs are fast, efficient, and easy to maintain. They reduce app latency and server cost while boosting developer productivity. This powerful query layer offers precise control over API requests and returns, making apps faster and less prone to error. About the book GraphQL in Action gives you the tools to get comfortable with the GraphQL language, build and optimize a data API service, and use it in a front-end client application. By working through set up, security, and error handling youll learn to create a complete GraphQL server. Youll also unlock easy ways to incorporate GraphQL into your existing codebase so you can build simple, scalable data APIs. Whats inside Define a GraphQL schema for relational and document databases Implement GraphQL types using both the schema language and object constructor methods Optimize GraphQL resolvers with data caching and batching Design GraphQL fragments that match UI components data requirements Consume GraphQL API queries, mutations, and subscriptions with and without a GraphQL client library About the reader For web developers familiar with client-server applications. About the author Samer Buna has over 20 years of experience in software development including front-ends, back-ends, API design, and scalability. Table of Contents PART 1- EXPLORING GRAPHQL 1 Introduction to GraphQL 2 Exploring GraphQL APIs 3 Customizing and organizing GraphQL operations PART 2 - BUILDING GRAPHQL APIs 4 Designing a GraphQL schema 5 Implementing schema resolvers 6 Working with database models and relations 7 Optimizing data fetching 8 Implementing mutations PART 3 - USING GRAPHQL APIs 9 Using GraphQL APIs without a client library 10 Using GraphQL APIs with Apollo client

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.2.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Software Entwicklung ► SOA / Web Services
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• ISBN-10: 1-63835-085-X / 163835085X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63835-085-9 / 9781638350859