Building a GraphQL Server
summary
Explains how to build a GraphQL server using existing Node.js/GraphQL tooling (graphql-compose mentioned as the speaker’s library). Covers what packages and pieces are needed, how to design and write a working schema, implementing authorization and a simple ACL, plus performance, security, file uploads, schema generation, documentation, and API versioning concerns.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00GraphQL introduction
- 8:32GraphQL vs REST
- 12:28Four schema approaches
- 20:01Running GraphQL server
- 24:41Authentication in GraphQL
- 34:17Field-level authorization
- 41:20Access policies and errors
- 44:14N+1 problem and DataLoader
- 54:22Custom scalar types
- 57:40GraphQL API design tips
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