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I have been using GraphQL to learn and build some personal projects. And in the process, I needed some boilerplate to a new project.
It inspired me to start working on something that would fasten the process of starting a new project. Something that enables anyone to build a GraphQL-Express server with a MongoDB database with ease.
So, I built the graphql-express-app CLI tool that can be used by anyone to start their new GraphQL-Express project with a MongoDB database.
Features:
- Command Line Interface for faster project generation.
- Initialize Git from the CLI.
- Install dependencies from CLI.
- TypeScript Support (Coming Soon!)
What is graphql-express-app CLI?
It is a CLI (command line interface) to start a GraphQL-Express server with some pre-designed MongoDB model for handling database and a Schema to access the Database and carry out GraphQL queries and mutations.
What to expect from the CLI?
The CLI will lead you to create a simple GraphQL-Express app that you can further build according to your project needs.
What are the dependencies in the generated project?
This CLI is built to initialize a GraphQL-Express server. It uses the following dependencies for starting a new project.
- graphql: To build a GraphQL schema and design GraphQL types and use them for creating queries and mutations.
- express: It is an npm module used to build routes in back-end applications and create middleware functions.
- express-graphql: it helps us create a GraphQL HTTP server in the Express routes as a middleware function.
- graphql-type-long: GraphQL doesn’t have a predefined long-integer type. This npm module helps bridge that gap.
- dotenv: used to store MongoDB URI.
- mongoose: used to connect to the MongoDB database and carry out CRUD functions.
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