example

graphql-arangodb example app

This example assumes you have an ArangoDB instance running on localhost:8529 that is accessible with the credentials username:password.

It also assumes you have a database named exampleDb. Set that up if you don't.

Finally, you need these collections:

• users
• posts

You also need a named graph with edge collections:

• posted : from users, to posts.
• friendOf: from users, to users.

I like migo as an ArangoDB migration tool. There's migrations for Migo in the ./migrations directory. You've got to provide the config for your local database server though.

Playing with the example

Here are some things to try:

mutation {
  createExampleUser {
    user {
      name
    }
  }
}

mutation {
  createPost(title: "Hello world", body: "Hiiii") {
    post {
      id
    }
  }
}

query {
  users {
    id
    name
    posts {
      id
    }
    drafts {
      id
      title
    }
  }
}

The new post will show up in drafts, since it doesn't have a publishedAt field.