Apollo GraphQL - Import .graphql schema as typeDefs

Question

With graphql-yoga you can simply import your schema by doing the following: typeDefs: './src/schema.graphql'. Is there a similar way of doing so with apollo-server-express?

If there isn't, how does one import the typeDefs from an external .graphql file?

Answer 1

I found a way of doing this by using graphql-import which does exactly what I need. See sample code below:

import { ApolloServer } from 'apollo-server-express'
import { importSchema } from 'graphql-import'
import Query from './resolvers/Query'

const typeDefs = importSchema('./src/schema.graphql')
const server = new ApolloServer({
    typeDefs,
    resolvers: {
        Query
    }
})

const app = express()
server.applyMiddleware({ app })

app.listen({ port: 4000 })

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UPDATE: graphql-import v0.7+

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importSchema is now async and should be handled as a promise. Just wrap it in a async function and simply await it:

async function start() {
    const typeDefs = await importSchema(".src/schema.graphql")
}