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graphql
Package graphql
provides a GraphQL client implementation.
For more information, see package github.com/shurcooL/githubql
, which is a specialized version targeting GitHub GraphQL API v4. That package is driving the feature development.
Status: In active early research and development. The API will change when opportunities for improvement are discovered; it is not yet frozen.
Installation
graphql
requires Go version 1.8 or later.
go get -u github.com/shurcooL/graphql
Usage
Construct a GraphQL client, specifying the GraphQL server URL. Then, you can use it to make GraphQL queries and mutations.
client := graphql.NewClient("https://example.com/graphql", nil, nil)
// Use client...
Authentication
Some GraphQL servers may require authentication. The graphql
package does not directly handle authentication. Instead, when creating a new client, you're expected to pass an http.Client
that performs authentication. The easiest and recommended way to do this is to use the golang.org/x/oauth2
package. You'll need an OAuth token with the right scopes. Then:
import "golang.org/x/oauth2"
func main() {
src := oauth2.StaticTokenSource(
&oauth2.Token{AccessToken: os.Getenv("GRAPHQL_TOKEN")},
)
httpClient := oauth2.NewClient(context.Background(), src)
client := graphql.NewClient("https://example.com/graphql", httpClient, nil)
// Use client...
Simple Query
To make a GraphQL query, you need to define a corresponding Go type.
For example, to make the following GraphQL query:
query {
me {
name
}
}
You can define this variable:
var query struct {
Me struct {
Name graphql.String
}
}
And call client.Query
, passing a pointer to it:
err := client.Query(context.Background(), &query, nil)
if err != nil {
// Handle error.
}
fmt.Println(query.Me.Name)
// Output: Luke Skywalker
Arguments and Variables
Often, you'll want to specify arguments on some fields. You can use the graphql
struct field tag for this.
For example, to make the following GraphQL query:
{
human(id: "1000") {
name
height(unit: METER)
}
}
You can define this variable:
var q struct {
Human struct {
Name graphql.String
Height graphql.Float `graphql:"height(unit: METER)"`
} `graphql:"human(id: \"1000\")"`
}
And call client.Query
:
err := client.Query(context.Background(), &q, nil)
if err != nil {
// Handle error.
}
fmt.Println(q.Human.Name)
fmt.Println(q.Human.Height)
// Output:
// Luke Skywalker
// 1.72
However, that'll only work if the arguments are constant and known in advance. Otherwise, you will need to make use of variables. Replace the constants in the struct field tag with variable names:
var q struct {
Human struct {
Name graphql.String
Height graphql.Float `graphql:"height(unit: $unit)"`
} `graphql:"human(id: $id)"`
}
Then, define a variables
map with their values:
variables := map[string]interface{}{
"id": graphql.ID(id),
"unit": starwars.LengthUnit("METER"),
}
Finally, call client.Query
providing variables
:
err := client.Query(context.Background(), &q, variables)
if err != nil {
// Handle error.
}
Mutations
Mutations often require information that you can only find out by performing a query first. Let's suppose you've already done that.
For example, to make the following GraphQL mutation:
mutation($ep: Episode!, $review: ReviewInput!) {
createReview(episode: $ep, review: $review) {
stars
commentary
}
}
variables {
"ep": "JEDI",
"review": {
"stars": 5,
"commentary": "This is a great movie!"
}
}
You can define:
var m struct {
CreateReview struct {
Stars graphql.Int
Commentary graphql.String
} `graphql:"createReview(episode: $ep, review: $review)"`
}
variables := map[string]interface{}{
"ep": starwars.Episode("JEDI"),
"review": starwars.ReviewInput{
Stars: graphql.Int(5),
Commentary: graphql.String("This is a great movie!"),
},
}
And call client.Mutate
:
err := client.Mutate(context.Background(), &m, variables)
if err != nil {
// Handle error.
}
fmt.Printf("Created a %v star review: %v\n", m.CreateReview.Stars, m.CreateReview.Commentary)
// Output:
// Created a 5 star review: This is a great movie!
Directories
Path | Synopsis |
---|---|
example/graphqldev | graphqldev is a test program currently being used for developing graphql package. |
ident | Package ident provides functions for parsing and converting identifier names between various naming convention. |
internal/jsonutil | Package jsonutil provides a function for decoding JSON into a GraphQL query data structure. |