Mark Drew talks about "Let's get GraphicQL! (Smart API access from CFML) " in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michael Smith. Show notes History of API use: SOAP, REST, GraphQL, oh my! Why GraphQL? Why Facebook invented it 2012 Open source version released in 2015 + spec released What exactly is GraphQL A query language for APIs For example, if you look at a single tweet, obtained from Twitter's API, you will so a stack of information that you don't need! If only there was a way to query this data to get just what you need. GraphQL - A language specification that solves the same problem that SQL did for Relational Databases. Fundamentals of GraphQL Hierarchical Parse the graph of data - parents → children → grandchildren Product-centric Strong-typing Client-specified Queries Introspective The API is self-documented Language Concepts Fields and subfields types and fields, not endpoints. Access the full capabilities of your data from a single endpoint. GraphQL uses types to ensure Apps only ask for what's possible and provide clear and helpful errors Edges Nodes Filters Arguments Fragments Variables Mutations CRUD operations Versioning Add new fields and types to your GraphQL API without impacting existing queries. Aging fields can be deprecated and hidden from tools. By using a single evolving version, GraphQL APIs give apps continuous access to new features and encourage cleaner, more maintainable server code. How about in CFML? Client libs Java Server Libs IDL based on the GraphQL apec Must strip extra whitespace from the query you submit Who are actually using it and why? Github Facebook Intuit Pinterest Coursera Shopify Sky TV Faster to run Good for mobile apps Apollo tools and server How was cf.Objective for you? What are you looking forward to at CFCAMP and NCDevCon?   Mentioned in this episode Adam Tuttle SOAP REST REST endpoint REST get REST post REST delete JSON Swagger auto documentation creation GraphQL History of Facebook inventing GraphQL The star warsAPI test playground The GraphicQL swapi  demo GraphQL edge GraphQL node GraphQL filter GraphQL Fragment GraphQL Mutations CRUD = Create Read Update Delete Matt Gifford Paw REST software SAML Apollo GraphQL tools and clients Graph.cool Preside CFML CMS   Bio Mark Drew has been programming CFML since 1996, and even though he has had forays into Perl, ASP and PHP he is still loving every line of code he has crafted with CFML. His career has concentrated on eCommerce, Content Management and Application Scalability for various well known brands in the UK market such as Jaeger, Hackett, Hobbs, Dyson, B&W, Diesel amongst others. He founded CMD, a London based web development consultancy.

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