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Generate Fragments for Graphql Schemas
https://github.com/develomark/graphql-cli-generate-fragments

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Generate Fragments for Graphql Schemas

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# graphql-cli-generate-fragments [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/graphql-cli-generate-fragments.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/graphql-cli-generate-fragments)

Generates GraphQL fragments for each type in the project schema.

## Installation

```npm i -g graphql-cli graphql-cli-generate-fragments```

## Usage
```
graphql generate-fragments

Generate Fragments for Graphql Schemas

Options:
--dotenv Path to .env file [string]
-p, --project Project name [string]
--output, -o Output folder [string]
--save, -s Save settings to config file [boolean] [default: "false"]
"false"]
--generator, -g Generate to 'js' or 'graphq' [string]
--verbose Show verbose output messages [boolean] [default: "false"]
-h, --help Show help [boolean]
-v, --version Show version number [boolean]
```

### Graphql Fragments Generation
Creates graphql fragments containing the fields for each type in the supplied schema.

For more information on fragments and their use: (https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/features/fragments.html)

The first time you use fragment generation in your project, you need to provide an output folder for your fragments, and the generator you want to use:
```shell
$ graphql generate-fragments -p database -o src/generated -g graphql --save
✔ Fragments for project database written to src/generated/database.fragments.js
```
This will also save the configuration in your `.graphqlconfig` file (see below).

### Automating `graphql generate-fragments`
After you have set up fragment generation for all projects, you can simply run `graphql generate-fragments` without any parameters to process all projects:
```shell
$ graphql generate-fragments
✔ Fragments for project app written to src/generated/app.fragments.graphql
✔ Fragments for project database written to src/generated/database.fragments.js
```

## Fragments Usage and Examples

### Generated Fragments
There are three types of fragments outputted by `graphql-cli-generate-fragments`.

Given the schema:

```graphql

type User implements Node {
id: ID!
email: String!
password: String!
posts: [Post!]
}

type Post {
id: ID!
createdAt: DateTime!
updatedAt: DateTime!
isPublished: Boolean!
title: String!
text: String!
author: User!
}

```

The following fragments are generated:

```graphql

fragment User on User {
id
email
password
posts {
...PostNoNesting
}
}

fragment Post on Post {
id
createdAt
updatedAt
isPublished
title
text
author {
...UserNoNesting
}
}

fragment UserNoNesting on User {
id
email
password
}

fragment PostNoNesting on Post {
id
createdAt
updatedAt
isPublished
title
text
}

```

Notice that we generate `_NoNesting` fragments, which do not include relations. Post and User would be recursive otherwise. If there is a recursive fragment you will receive a `"Cannot spread fragment within itself"` error.

#### Deeply Nested Fragments
When there is no recursive nesting of fragments it can be useful to include all related types queries. `_DeepNesting` fragments are generated for this use.

Given the following schema:

```graphql

type User implements Node {
id: ID!
email: String!
password: String!
details: UserDetails!
}

type UserDetails {
firstName: String!
lastName: String!
address: Address!
}

type Address {
line1: String!
line2: String
county: String
postcode: String!
}

```

The following is also generated:

```graphql

fragment UserDeepNesting on User {
id
email
password
details {
...UserDetails
}
}

fragment UserDetailsDeepNesting on UserDetails {
firstName
lastName
address {
...Address
}
}

fragment AddressDeepNesting on Address {
line1
line2
county
postcode
}

```

### Use with Apollo Graphql Tag Loader

By using [`graphql-tag/loader`](https://github.com/apollographql/graphql-tag) with Webpack you can import fragments into `.graphql` files:

```graphql

#import "../generated/app.fragments.graphql"

query CurrentUser {
currentUser {
...User
}
}

```

or into javascript

```javascript

import { User } from "../generated/app.fragments.graphql"

const query = gql`
query CurrentUser {
currentUser {
...User
}
}

${User}

```

### Use with JS

If you are unable to use Webpack - fragments can be generated to javascript models (see below)

```javascript

import { User } from "../generated/app.fragments.js"

const query = gql`
query CurrentUser {
currentUser {
...User
}
}

${User}

```

## Available generators
The following generators are provided:

| Generator | Purpose |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| graphql | Generates fragments for all types in schema |
| js | Wraps the graphql and exports them for import in javascript |

## `graphql-config` extensions

To store the project configuration for fragment generation, `graphql-cli-generate-fragments` uses two extension keys in the `graphql-config` configuration file. These keys can be set manually, or using the `--save` parameter.
```diff
# ./.graphqlconfig.yml
projects:
app:
schemaPath: src/schema.graphql
extensions:
endpoints:
default: 'http://localhost:4000'
+ generate-fragments:
+ output: src/generated/app.fragments.js
+ generator: js
database:
schemaPath: src/generated/prisma.graphql
extensions:
prisma: database/prisma.yml
+ generate-fragments:
+ output: src/generated/database.fragments.graphql
+ generator: graphql

```

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for details

## Acknowledgments

* [lachenmayer](https://github.com/lachenmayer) for [`graphql-fragment-codegen`](https://github.com/lachenmayer/graphql-fragment-codegen)
* [kbrandwijk](https://github.com/kbrandwijk)/[supergraphql](https://github.com/supergraphql) for [`graphql-cli-prepare`](https://github.com/supergraphql/graphql-cli-prepare)