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# GraphQL Server for Express, Connect, Hapi, Koa, Restify and AWS Lambda
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Apollo Server is a community-maintained open-source GraphQL server. It works with all Node.js HTTP server frameworks: Express, Connect, Hapi, Koa and Restify. It is built on top of the [`graphql-js` reference implementation](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js).
## Principles
Apollo Server is built with the following principles in mind:
* **By the community, for the community**: Apollo Server's development is driven by the needs of developers
* **Simplicity**: by keeping things simple, Apollo Server is easier to use, easier to contribute to, and more secure
* **Performance**: Apollo Server is well-tested and production-ready - no modifications needed
Anyone is welcome to contribute to Apollo Server, just read [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md), take a look at the [roadmap](./ROADMAP.md) and make your first PR!
## Getting started
Apollo Server is super easy to set up. Just `npm install apollo-server-<variant>`, write a GraphQL schema, and then use one of the following snippets to get started. For more info, read the [Apollo Server docs](http://dev.apollodata.com/tools/apollo-server/index.html).
### Installation
Just run `npm install --save apollo-server-<variant>` and you're good to go!
where `<variant>` is one of the following:
- `express`
- `koa`
- `hapi`
- `restify`
- `lambda`
- `micro`
### Express
```js
import express from 'express';
import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
import { graphqlExpress } from 'apollo-server-express';
const myGraphQLSchema = // ... define or import your schema here!
const PORT = 3000;
const app = express();
// bodyParser is needed just for POST.
app.use('/graphql', bodyParser.json(), graphqlExpress({ schema: myGraphQLSchema }));
app.listen(PORT);
```
### Connect
```js
import connect from 'connect';
import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
import { graphqlConnect } from 'apollo-server-express';
import http from 'http';
const PORT = 3000;
const app = connect();
// bodyParser is needed just for POST.
app.use('/graphql', bodyParser.json());
app.use('/graphql', graphqlConnect({ schema: myGraphQLSchema }));
http.createServer(app).listen(PORT);
```
### Hapi
Now with the Hapi plugins `graphqlHapi` and `graphiqlHapi` you can pass a route object that includes options to be applied to the route. The example below enables CORS on the `/graphql` route.
```js
import hapi from 'hapi';
import { graphqlHapi } from 'apollo-server-hapi';
const server = new hapi.Server();
const HOST = 'localhost';
const PORT = 3000;
server.connection({
host: HOST,
port: PORT,
});
server.register({
register: graphqlHapi,
options: {
path: '/graphql',
graphqlOptions: {
schema: myGraphQLSchema,
},
route: {
cors: true
}
},
});
server.start((err) => {
if (err) {
throw err;
}
console.log(`Server running at: ${server.info.uri}`);
});
```
### Koa
```js
import koa from 'koa'; // koa@2
import koaRouter from 'koa-router'; // koa-router@next
import koaBody from 'koa-bodyparser'; // koa-bodyparser@next
import { graphqlKoa, graphiqlKoa } from 'apollo-server-koa';
const app = new koa();
const router = new koaRouter();
const PORT = 3000;
// koaBody is needed just for POST.
router.post('/graphql', koaBody(), graphqlKoa({ schema: myGraphQLSchema }));
router.get('/graphql', graphqlKoa({ schema: myGraphQLSchema }));
router.get('/graphiql', graphiqlKoa({ endpointURL: '/graphql' }));
app.use(router.routes());
app.use(router.allowedMethods());
app.listen(PORT);
```
### Restify
```js
import restify from 'restify';
import { graphqlRestify, graphiqlRestify } from 'apollo-server-restify';
const PORT = 3000;
const server = restify.createServer({
title: 'Apollo Server'
});
const graphQLOptions = { schema: myGraphQLSchema };
server.use(restify.plugins.bodyParser());
server.use(restify.plugins.queryParser());
server.post('/graphql', graphqlRestify(graphQLOptions));
server.get('/graphql', graphqlRestify(graphQLOptions));
server.get('/graphiql', graphiqlRestify({ endpointURL: '/graphql' }));
server.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Listening on ${PORT}`));
```
### AWS Lambda
Lambda function should be run with Node.js v4.3. Requires an API Gateway with Lambda Proxy Integration.
```js
var server = require("apollo-server-lambda");
exports.handler = server.graphqlLambda({ schema: myGraphQLSchema });
```
### ZEIT Micro
Requires the [Micro](https://github.com/zeit/micro) module
```js
const server = require("apollo-server-micro");
module.exports = server.microGraphql({ schema: myGraphQLSchema });
```
## Options
Apollo Server can be configured with an options object with the following fields:
* **schema**: the GraphQLSchema to be used
* **context**: the context value passed to resolvers during GraphQL execution
* **rootValue**: the value passed to the first resolve function
* **formatError**: a function to apply to every error before sending the response to clients
* **validationRules**: additional GraphQL validation rules to be applied to client-specified queries
* **formatParams**: a function applied for each query in a batch to format parameters before execution
* **formatResponse**: a function applied to each response after execution
* **tracing**: when set to true, collect and expose trace data in the [Apollo Tracing format](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-tracing)
All options except for `schema` are optional.
### Whitelisting
The `formatParams` function can be used in combination with the `OperationStore` to enable whitelisting.
```js
const store = new OperationStore(Schema);
store.put('query testquery{ testString }');
graphqlOptions = {
schema: Schema,
formatParams(params) {
params['query'] = store.get(params.operationName);
return params;
},
};
```
## Comparison with `express-graphql`
Both Apollo Server and [`express-graphql`](https://github.com/graphql/express-graphql) are GraphQL servers for Node.js, built on top of the [`graphql-js` reference implementation](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js), but there are a few key differences:
* `express-graphql` works with Express and Connect, Apollo Server supports Express, Connect, Hapi, Koa and Restify.
* Compared to `express-graphql`, Apollo Server has a simpler interface and supports exactly one way of passing queries.
* Apollo Server separates serving [GraphiQL](https://github.com/graphql/graphiql) (an in-browser IDE for exploring GraphQL) from responding to GraphQL requests.
* `express-graphql` contains code for parsing HTTP request bodies, Apollo Server leaves that to standard packages like body-parser.
* Apollo Server includes an `OperationStore` to easily manage whitelisting.
* Apollo Server is built with TypeScript.
### application/graphql requests
`express-graphql` supports the `application/graphql` Content-Type for requests, which is an alternative to `application/json` request with only the query part sent as text. In the same way that we use `bodyParser.json` to parse `application/json` requests for apollo-server, we can use `bodyParser.text` plus one extra step in order to also parse `application/graphql` requests. Here's an example for Express:
```js
import express from 'express';
import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
import { graphqlExpress } from 'apollo-server-express';
const myGraphQLSchema = // ... define or import your schema here!
const helperMiddleware = [
bodyParser.json(),
bodyParser.text({ type: 'application/graphql' }),
(req, res, next) => {
if (req.is('application/graphql')) {
req.body = { query: req.body };
}
next();
}
];
express()
.use('/graphql', ...helperMiddleware, graphqlExpress({ schema: myGraphQLSchema }))
  .listen(3000);
```
## Apollo Server Development
If you want to develop Apollo Server locally you must follow the following instructions:
* Fork this repository
* Install the Apollo Server project in your computer
```
git clone https://github.com/[your-user]/apollo-server
cd apollo-server
npm install
cd packages/apollo-server-<variant>/
npm link
```
* Install your local Apollo Server in other App
```
cd ~/myApp
npm link apollo-server-<variant>
```