README.md

graphql-java-http-example

An example of using graphql-java in a HTTP application.

It demonstrates the use of graphql IDL to define a schema in a textual way.

It also shows how to use data loader to ensure that most efficient way to load inside a graphql query

Finally it shows how to combine graphql-java Instrumentation to create performance tracing and data loader effectiveness statistics.

To build the code type

./gradlew build

To run the code type

./gradlew run

Point your browser at

http://localhost:3000/    

Some example graphql queries might be

 {
   hero {
     name
     friends {
       name
       friends {
         id
         name
       }
       
     }
   }
 }

or maybe

{
  luke: human(id: "1000") {
    ...HumanFragment
  }
  leia: human(id: "1003") {
    ...HumanFragment
  }
}

fragment HumanFragment on Human {
  name
  homePlanet
  friends {
    name
    __typename
  }
}