apollo-boost
The fastest, easiest way to get started with Apollo Client!
Apollo Boost is a zero-config way to start using Apollo Client. It includes some sensible defaults, such as our recommended InMemoryCache
and HttpLink
, which come configured for you with our recommended settings.
Quick start
First, install apollo-boost
. If you don't have graphql
& react-apollo
already in your project, please install those too.
npm i apollo-boost graphql react-apollo -S
Next, create your client. Once you create your client, hook it up to your app by passing it to the ApolloProvider
exported from react-apollo
.
import React from 'react';
import { render } from 'react-dom';
import ApolloClient from 'apollo-boost';
import { ApolloProvider } from 'react-apollo';
// Pass your GraphQL endpoint to uri
const client = new ApolloClient({ uri: 'https://nx9zvp49q7.lp.gql.zone/graphql' });
const ApolloApp = AppComponent => (
<ApolloProvider client={client}>
<AppComponent />
</ApolloProvider>
);
render(ApolloApp(App), document.getElementById('root'));
Awesome! Your ApolloClient is now connected to your app. Let's create our <App />
component and make our first query:
import React from 'react';
import { gql } from 'apollo-boost';
import { Query } from 'react-apollo';
const GET_MOVIES = gql`
query {
movie(id: 1) {
id
title
}
}
`
const App = () => (
<Query query={GET_MOVIES}>
{({ loading, error, data }) => {
if (loading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
if (error) return <div>Error :(</div>;
return (
<Movie title={data.movie.title} />
)
}}
</Query>
)
Time to celebrate! data
prop.
What's in Apollo Boost
Apollo Boost includes some packages that we think are essential to developing with Apollo Client. Here's what's in the box:
-
apollo-client
: Where all the magic happens -
apollo-cache-inmemory
: Our recommended cache -
apollo-link-http
: An Apollo Link for remote data fetching -
apollo-link-error
: An Apollo Link for error handling -
apollo-link-state
: An Apollo Link for local state management -
graphql-tag
: Exports thegql
function for your queries & mutations
The awesome thing about Apollo Boost is that you don't have to set any of this up yourself! Just specify a few options if you'd like to use these features and we'll take care of the rest. For a full list of available options, please refer to the Apollo Boost configuration options documentation.