graphql

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a comprehensive guide for designing and implementing GraphQL APIs, ensuring consistency, performance, and maintainability. It helps developers avoid common pitfalls like N+1 problems, inconsistent naming, and poor error handling, leading to a more stable and scalable API.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Schema Design Standards: Guides on naming conventions, date formats, and input/output type definitions.
• Pagination & Sorting: Implements industry-standard Relay Connection Specification for efficient data retrieval.
• Error Handling: Defines structured error responses using extensions or Union types for better client-side handling.
• Performance Optimization: Mandates DataLoader to solve the N+1 problem, improving API efficiency.
• Use Case: A backend developer is building a new GraphQL API and needs to ensure it follows best practices for schema design, data fetching, and error reporting.
• Use Case: An existing GraphQL API is experiencing performance issues or has inconsistent patterns, and the team needs a guide to refactor and standardize it.

Quick Start

Generate a GraphQL schema for a 'User' resource, including pagination using Relay Connection and a field for createdAt.