The GraphQL server module of Grial
- NODE_ENV => the app running environment (default
development) - BASE_PATH => the path where the required files are located (default
.) - PORT => the app running port
- HOST => the app running host
- PUBLIC_PORT => the app public port (default to
PORT), required inside Docker - PUBLIC_HOST => the app public host (default to
HOST), required inside Docker - SUBSCRIPTION_PATH => the app subscriptions path (default
subscriptions) - SSL_ENABLED => if the app is running with SSL (HTTPS and WSS)
Install it
npm i @grial/serverThen run @grial/cli
grial startIt will load it and use it to start your API server.
You can avoid @grial/cli and just create a server.js file with a code similar to this.
const Grial = require('@grial/server');
const { createServer } = require('http');
const api = new Grial(process.env);
const handle = api.getRequestHandler();
api.prepare()
.then(() => {
const server = createServer(handle);
server.listen(3000);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error(error);
process.exit(0);
})That way you can run a Express application and use the Grial request handler for your API, it will handle the /graphql and /ide urls and call the next middleware if the URL doesn't match.
It also allow you use use something like nodemon to watch file changes in your API.