https://github.com/danielc92/node-graphql-book-server
Backend server for book app, using MongoDB, Mongoose, GraphQL and Nodejs.
https://github.com/danielc92/node-graphql-book-server
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Backend server for book app, using MongoDB, Mongoose, GraphQL and Nodejs.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/danielc92/node-graphql-book-server
- Owner: danielc92
- Created: 2019-08-06T04:05:01.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-12-11T00:55:29.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-10T20:36:55.375Z (9 months ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 509 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 5
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# GraphQL Javascript Server
Backend server for book app, using MongoDB, Mongoose, GraphQL and Nodejs.
### Concepts
This project covers;
- Creating a basic web server with Express and Node.
- Creating a MongoDB instance and accessing it via Mongoose ODM.
- Adding a query layer (GraphQL) to access and manipulate data from MongoDB.
- Exposing the server, such that a front-end application can access it (eg. React).
### Running the server
From root project directory. `nodemon` allows for hot-reloading. Alternatively you can run the server with `node server.js`.
```sh
nodemon server.js
```
### Accessing the server
You can access the server in browser using the `GraphiQL` interface via `http://localhost:3001/graphql`. Conversely you can access it via the frontend. In this case I accessed the GraphQL server using Apollo and React. However I used `GraphiQL` for testing purposes.
### Requirements
This server runs on Node. The version of Node I used was `v10.16.0`.
I also installed a MongoDB instance locally, more instructions on that can be found on the official mongodb documentation.
The requirements are shown in package.json and can be installed via
```sh
npm install
```
### Screenshots
Screenshots taken from graphiql interface after visiting `localhost:3001/graphql` in chrome. The last two screenshots showcase the extreme flexiblity which GraphQL allows for, allowing for very deep nesting and optional fields makes it a great tool for querying client side.
**Using the addAuthor mutation to create new author(s).**
**Querying author(s).**
**Using the addBook mutation to create new book(s).**
**Querying books, as well as their respective author.**
**Querying authors, as well as their respective books.**
### Sources
- [GraphQL npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/graphql)
- [Express](https://www.npmjs.com/package/express)
- [Mongoose ODM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose)
- [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/)