loopbackio / loopbackio/loopback-next
Extension: GraphQL
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Description
This issue is tracking progress on implementing native GraphQL layer making it easy to build GraphQL APIs in LoopBack.
- Package name: [`@loopback/graphql`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@loopback/graphql)
- Example app: [`@loopback/example-graphql`](https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-next/tree/master/examples/graphql)
- Docs: [Creating GraphQL APIs](https://loopback.io/doc/en/lb4/GraphQL.html)
## Progress
Stability: ⚠️Experimental⚠️
- [x] #5545 added the initial implementation of native GraphQL layer, built using [type-graphql](https://github.com/MichalLytek/type-graphql).
- [x] #6313 added support for GraphQL subscriptions
- [x] #6313 improved graphql configuration and subscriptions
## What's next
We don't have any specific plans now, we are looking for your feedback! Please give the new extension a try and let us know what works for you well and what is missing.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the @loopback/graphql package, the @loopback/example-graphql app, and the Creating GraphQL APIs documentation; review the initial implementation and subscription work linked in #5545 and #6313. The issue has no specific next task or acceptance criteria, so feedback on what is missing would need to define what done means.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- graphql, typescript
- Domain
- api, backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100