GraphQL Schema Stitching with Prisma & Contentful

1. GraphQL Schema Stitching
with Prisma & Contentful
@nikolasburk

2. Nikolas Burk
Based in Berlin
Developer at @prisma
@nikolasburk@nikolasburk

3. GraphQL introduction
What are GraphQL bindings?
Schema stitching /w GraphQL bindings
Agenda
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@nikolasburk

4. Introduction
@nikolasburk

5. What is GraphQL?
New API standard developed by Facebook
Specficiation for type system & query language
Core primitives: Query, Mutation & Subscription

6. Why use GraphQL?
Strongly typed schema for your API
Query exactly the data you need
Rich ecosystem, smooth workflows and
great community

7. query {
user(id: “user123”) {
name
posts {
title
}
}
}
HTTP POST
{
"data" :{
"user": {
"name": "Sarah",
"posts": [
{ "title": "Join us for GraphQL Europe" },
{ "title": "GraphQL is the future of APIs" },
]
}
}
}

8. Learn more 💡
https://blog.graph.cool/b60cfa683511
Top 5 Reasons To Use GraphQL
https://www.howtographql.com/basics/0-introduction/
GraphQL Introduction
@nikolasburk

9. 🍿 Demo 1
Exploring the
Contentful GraphQL API

10. What are GraphQL bindings?
@nikolasburk

11. Schema-specific & typed GraphQL client
Send queries by invoking dedicated functions
Auto-generated SDK for a GraphQL API
GraphQL bindings

13. 🍿 Demo 2
Talking to Contenful’s API
with GraphQL bindings

14. Schema stitching
with GraphQL bindings
@nikolasburk

15. Compose multiple GraphQL APIs into a single one
Merge schemas vs Pick & Choose
Uses schema delegation under the hood
Schema Stitching

16. Turns your database into a GraphQL API
Glue between server and database
Goal: Make it easy to build complex apps
Headless CMS
API is consumed directly by client apps
Goal: Make content management easy

18. 🍿 Demo 3
Schema Stitching
with Prisma & Contentful

20. Thank you 🙏
@nikolasburk@nikolasburk