Starting Simple
Explore setting up a simple JavaScript project to connect with a GraphQL API from the client side. Learn to create a basic package setup, static web server using Express, and test data fetching to display GraphQL API content in a front-end environment.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
Introduction
Using a GraphQL API from the client-side doesn’t necessitate a large framework or a lot of tooling. A plain old JavaScript script will do. We’re going to start by building the simplest of JavaScript projects just to illustrate how to configure a basic client. We’ll set this up as a separate project from the PlateSlate Phoenix-based application.
Dependencies required for the front-end
The following dependencies are required for the front-end:
- npm
- yarn
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