Chapter 10Driving Phoenix Actions with GraphQL
As youâve learned in the previous chapters, the foundation of a GraphQL API is the definition of its schema, which models the domain and provides a cohesive interface for accessing and modifying its data.
GraphQL APIs are commonly used (and in fact, GraphQL was originally developed) to support data fetching for user interfaces that arenât co-located with the server code. Mobile applications and single-page JavaScript applications are the conventional clients for a web-facing GraphQL API. But it doesnât need to be that way. You can use the power of GraphQL directly from other parts of your Elixir application too.
You can even use GraphQL to build more traditional, server-side, rendered user ...
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