SpaceX application using express-graphql as a backend for fetching data

Summary

This project is simply a graphql server that demonstrate how we can fetch data using graphql api instead of REST api approach where in a single query we can get much information as we want which is not the case with REST approach that needs couple of endpoints to do that.

Technologies used

1. GraphQL
2. Node.js
3. Express

Instructions and Installations:-

1. Firsty to get started you have to clone this repository in your local repository by typing:-

$ git clone https://github.com/Ajin998/spaceX-graphql.git

2. After that you have to install all the node dependencies in your project by doing:-

npm install

This will install all the node dependencies in your project

3. After installing all the dependencies you are good to go with the application, Now to get start you have to type

npm start

4. You will notice that the backend server is running on port 5000
5. Head to localhost:5000/graphql
6. You will notice that a GUI will open in your browser where you can simply query and get the result of the query, Basically a playground for graphql queries.

Instruction for setting environment variables:-

1. Make a new file in your root directory as .env
2. Inside .env file mention PORT=5000

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NOTE:-

Setting env variable for PORT is optional

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Project Snippet along with small descriptions.

1. To fetch all the launches by spaceX we specify launches as a root query.

2. To fetch only single entry launch by id then we specify launch as a singular root query

3. To fetch all rockets

4. To fetch only single rocket with id

Author

Ajin Varghese