mele

Simple, zero configuration GraphQL server. mele gets out of the way so there is no bootstrapping, or initialization needed.

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Getting Started

Getting started with mele is incredibly simple.

Install mele with yarn add mele

Create two directories, one named types, and another named resolvers.

In the types directory, create a file called Query.graphql and save it with the following contents.

type Query {
    greeting: String
}

In the resolvers directory, create file called Query.js with the following contents:

module.exports {
    greeting: () => 'Hello!',
}

Now, in your package.json, add the following:

...
"scripts": {
    "start": "mele",
    "dev": "mele dev"
}
...

mele: Starts regular mele server. mele dev: Starts mele development server with autorestarting.

Run yarn start. Boom! Wasn't that easy? You now have a GraphQL server running. Visit localhost:4000 and query away.

Need to add a context to your server? Easy. Simply add a context.js file at the root of your server's directory that exports a function that returns an object of your context.

// context.js

module.exports = req => ({
    query: req.query,
    greetingMessage: 'Hello!',
})

Then in a resolver, you have access to your context.

// Query.js

...
greeting: (_, args, context) => {
    // context.query === req.query
    // context.greetingMessage === 'Hello!'

    return context.greetingMessage
}
...

Note that the context function is passed the request object.