graphql-cli VS graphql-code-generator

The other case is useful when we want to work on the frontend without being affected by the internet connection. In this case, the schema has to be the same as the live one. We can easily get the same schema from the backend by downloading it with the help of some tools, like graphql-cli{target=_blank} or get-graphql-schema{target=_blank}.

GraphQL CLI is your one-stop shop for developing full-stack GraphQL applications in Node.js. With GraphQL CLI you can create and run a new GraphQL application in just a few seconds! Just declare your GraphQL schema and you can perform code generation, schema validation, introspection and more through intuitive CLI commands.

We’ve already merged configurations from GCG, GraphQL Inspector, GraphQL CLI — and are looking to learn and integrate with GraphiQL, AppSync, Apollo, Gatsby, VS-Code extensions, Relay and the GraphQL team at Facebook and any GraphQL tool creators

GraphQL CLI is a popular command-line tool providing various tools for creating and maintaining GraphQL based applications

Using the GraphQL CLI and the GraphQL Code Generator generating types for a graphcms is really handy.

The @graphql-codegen library is a bridge between your GraphQL schema and the actual code you write. It automates the generation of boilerplate code, ensuring that your data fetching layer is always up to date with your content structure.

In typescript and typescript-resolvers plugin v4.0.1, we have reverted the default ID Scalar input type to string. Read the pull request for more details.

See https://github.com/dotansimha/graphql-code-generator with @graphql-codegen/typescript-graphql-request plugin

Graphql Codegen is a code generation library for GraphQL that enables developers to generate custom code. It provides us developers with the ability to generate type definitions, query builders, documentation, and more by analyzing our GraphQL schemas. This makes it easier and faster to build GraphQL applications and reduces the time spent coding.

It is already incoming, with an example in the repository. 😇 https://github.com/dotansimha/graphql-code-generator/pull/8863

The actual package is @ graphql-codegen/cli

GraphQL Codegen generates frontend types and React hooks from our GraphQL request definitions.

There are two main approaches to keeping the types of the GraphQL schema and entities in business logic in sync. You can generate the schema based on your TypeScript code (e.g. TypeGraphQL), or you can generate types based on your schema (e.g. GraphQL Code Generator). We opted for the latter since it slotted right into our existing GraphQL server implementation using Apollo Server.

For querying in React make sure you use GraphQL code generator https://www.the-guild.dev/graphql/codegen