GraphQL Tooling and Code-gen
One of the many benefits of adopting GraphQL is the ever growing eco-system of tools and services available to help you build your apps even faster. From code-gen to configuring Apollo Server, this collection has a range of tools, tips, and configuration best practices designed to boost your productivity.
This collection is designed to help you speed up GraphQL development by providing a round up of OSS tools, training videos, and Apollo services that you can use today.
Kurt Kemple
Developer Advocate at Apollo
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The Apollo CLI
The Apollo CLI provides useful commands for interacting with every component of the Apollo platform, including Apollo Client, Apollo Server, and Apollo Studio.
Code
Apollo Client Devtools
This repository contains the Apollo DevTools extension for Chrome & Firefox.
Docs
Apollo Extension for VS Code
The Apollo VS Code extension provides an all-in-one tooling experience for developing apps with Apollo.
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Apollo Config API
Apollo projects are configured using an apollo.config.js file at the root of your project. Many Apollo tools leverage your Apollo config, reducing the net amount of configuration you need to do in your project in the end.
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Apollo Configuration Deep Dive
Jake Dawkins walks Kurt Kemple through the various types of Apollo projects you might encounter or need to create, and how to configure them to get the most out of Apollo Studio, Apollo tooling, and more!
Blog post
Building a Portable Apollo Server Config
One of the great things about Apollo Server is that there are lots of different Node.js middleware library integrations, and thus lots of different places you can run it. However, sometimes the best way to run Apollo Server in production isn’t necessarily the best way to run it during local development or testing. For example, AWS Lambda functions […]
Code
GraphQL Code Generator
GraphQL Code Generator is a tool that generates code out of your GraphQL schema. Whether you are developing a frontend or backend, you can utilize GraphQL Code Generator to generate output from your GraphQL Schema and GraphQL Documents (query/mutation/subscription/fragment).
Blog Post
CI/CD for GraphQL
When deploying code, you want to be sure that nothing will blow up when things go live. To prevent downtime, it’s a good practice to use CI (continuous integration) to run tests, checks, and ensure your app is fully ready to hit production.
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How to Build and Run Queries in Apollo Explorer
A five minute tour of the Explorer, which is free to use in Apollo Studio!
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Build and Run GraphQL Operations with the Apollo Explorer
The Explorer is a full-featured query builder and runner that’s part of Apollo Studio.