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0 pointsfoobarian1y ago0 comments

> IMO GraphQL is a technological dead end in much the same way as Mongo is.

Can you suggest alternatives to graph introspection and related UI tools like GraphiQL, and the subgraph federation systems?

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aobdev1y ago

OpenAPI has a handful of open source API explorers. The ones I’m familiar with are Swagger UI, Redoc, and RapiDoc.

OpenAPI 3.0 has this concept of remote references, which can be URLs to other OpenAPI specs hosted anywhere. https://swagger.io/docs/specification/using-ref/

eYrKEC21y ago

It may not be an exact analog, but "swagger UI" for openapi is the best I've seen like GraphiQL. Example https://petstore.swagger.io/ . Not sure of other alternatives.

No analog for "subgraph federation systems", unless a load balancer will suffice.

petesergeant1y ago

What are the use-cases for graph introspection in any but a tiny fraction of cases?

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