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https://github.com/ericclemmons/graphql-mock-object

Easily prototype UIs with dynamic GraphQL objects
https://github.com/ericclemmons/graphql-mock-object

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Easily prototype UIs with dynamic GraphQL objects

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# graphql-mock-object

> Prototype your UI with GraphQL `mock { ... }` objects before defining complex types & resolvers.

GraphQL works best as a _backend for the frontend (BFF)_ that matches the structure of your UI. `graphql-mock-object` makes it simple for your UI to request data however you'd like. Once you're done prototyping, you can replace mocks with _real_ resolvers and return _real_ data.

### Installation

I recommend saving into `devDependencies`, as prototyping is typically done in `development`, not `production`.

```
yarn add --dev graphql-mock-object
# ...or...
npm install --save-dev graphql-mock-object
```

Then add it to your application:

```js
import { graphiqlExpress, graphqlExpress } from "apollo-server-express"
import bodyParser from "body-parser"
import express from "express"
import { makeExecutableSchema } from "graphql-tools"

// 👇 All the dependencies we need
import { mock, MockObject, typeDefs } from "graphql-mock-object"

const schema = makeExecutableSchema({
typeDefs: [
...typeDefs, // 👈 All the mock types we're dependent on
`type Query { version: String }`, // 👈 Your existing `Query`
`extend type Query { mock: MockObject! }`, // 👈 Add `mock` to `Query`
],
resolvers: {
MockObject, // 👈 This resolves all mock properties
Query: {
mock, // 👈 This is needed to query `mock`
version() {
return require("../../../package.json").version
},
},
},
})

// The rest of your app...
export const app = express()
.get("/", (req, res) => res.redirect("/graphiql"))
.use("/graphql", bodyParser.json(), graphqlExpress({ schema }))
.use("/graphiql", graphiqlExpress({ endpointURL: "/graphql" }))
.listen(3000, function(err) {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
return
}

console.log("Listening at http://localhost:3000")
})
```

### Author

[Eric Clemmons](https://github.com/ericclemmons/)
([@ericclemmons](https://twitter.com/ericclemmons))