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139 lines
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# GraphQL
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Our GraphQL API can be explored via GraphiQL at your instance's
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`/-/graphql-explorer` or at [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/-/graphql-explorer).
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You can check all existing queries and mutations on the right side
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of GraphiQL in its **Documentation explorer**. It's also possible to
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write queries and mutations directly on the left tab and check
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their execution by clicking **Execute query** button on the top left:
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We use [Apollo] and [Vue Apollo][vue-apollo] for working with GraphQL
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on the frontend.
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## Apollo Client
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To save duplicated clients getting created in different apps, we have a
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[default client][default-client] that should be used. This setups the
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Apollo client with the correct URL and also sets the CSRF headers.
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Default client accepts two parameters: `resolvers` and `config`.
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- `resolvers` parameter is created to accept an object of resolvers for [local state management](#local-state-with-apollo) queries and mutations
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- `config` parameter takes an object of configuration settings:
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- `cacheConfig` field accepts an optional object of settings to [customize Apollo cache](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/tree/master/packages/apollo-cache-inmemory#configuration)
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- `baseUrl` allows us to pass a URL for GraphQL endpoint different from our main endpoint (i.e.`${gon.relative_url_root}/api/graphql`)
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- `assumeImmutableResults` (set to `false` by default) - this setting, when set to `true`, will assume that every single operation on updating Apollo Cache is immutable. It also sets `freezeResults` to `true`, so any attempt on mutating Apollo Cache will throw a console warning in development environment. Please ensure you're following the immutability pattern on cache update operations before setting this option to `true`.
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## GraphQL Queries
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To save query compilation at runtime, webpack can directly import `.graphql`
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files. This allows webpack to preprocess the query at compile time instead
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of the client doing compilation of queries.
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To distinguish queries from mutations and fragments, the following naming convention is recommended:
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- `allUsers.query.graphql` for queries;
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- `addUser.mutation.graphql` for mutations;
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- `basicUser.fragment.graphql` for fragments.
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## Usage in Vue
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To use Vue Apollo, import the [Vue Apollo][vue-apollo] plugin as well
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as the default client. This should be created at the same point
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the Vue application is mounted.
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```javascript
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import Vue from 'vue';
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import VueApollo from 'vue-apollo';
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import createDefaultClient from '~/lib/graphql';
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Vue.use(VueApollo);
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const apolloProvider = new VueApollo({
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defaultClient: createDefaultClient(),
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});
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new Vue({
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...,
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apolloProvider,
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...
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});
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```
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Read more about [Vue Apollo][vue-apollo] in the [Vue Apollo documentation](https://vue-apollo.netlify.com/guide/).
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### Local state with Apollo
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It is possible to manage an application state with Apollo by passing
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in a resolvers object when creating the default client. The default state can be set by writing
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to the cache after setting up the default client.
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```javascript
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import Vue from 'vue';
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import VueApollo from 'vue-apollo';
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import createDefaultClient from '~/lib/graphql';
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Vue.use(VueApollo);
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const defaultClient = createDefaultClient({
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Query: {
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...
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},
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Mutations: {
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...
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},
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});
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defaultClient.cache.writeData({
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data: {
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isLoading: true,
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},
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});
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const apolloProvider = new VueApollo({
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defaultClient,
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});
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```
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Read more about local state management with Apollo in the [Vue Apollo documentation](https://vue-apollo.netlify.com/guide/local-state.html#local-state).
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### Testing
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With [Vue test utils][vue-test-utils] it is easy to quickly test components that
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fetch GraphQL queries. The simplest way is to use `shallowMount` and then set
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the data on the component
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```javascript
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it('tests apollo component', () => {
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const vm = shallowMount(App);
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vm.setData({
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...mock data
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});
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});
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```
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Another possible way is testing queries with mocked GraphQL schema. Read more about this way in [Vue Apollo testing documentation](https://vue-apollo.netlify.com/guide/testing.html#tests-with-mocked-graqhql-schema)
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## Usage outside of Vue
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It is also possible to use GraphQL outside of Vue by directly importing
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and using the default client with queries.
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```javascript
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import defaultClient from '~/lib/graphql';
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import query from './query.graphql';
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defaultClient.query(query)
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.then(result => console.log(result));
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```
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Read more about the [Apollo] client in the [Apollo documentation](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/tutorial/client/).
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[Apollo]: https://www.apollographql.com/
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[vue-apollo]: https://github.com/Akryum/vue-apollo/
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[feature-flags]: ../feature_flags.md
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[default-client]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/app/assets/javascripts/lib/graphql.js
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[vue-test-utils]: https://vue-test-utils.vuejs.org/
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[apollo-link-state]: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/link/links/state.html
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