raku-ql

Raku-QL is a fully-typed TypeScript GraphQL query builder.

Disclaimer: this library has been mostly generated by ChatGPT. It has not been fully tested in production. TypeScript experts are more than welcome to submit simplification in the code.

What is Raku-QL?

Raku-QL is a GraphQL query builder, supporting most of the GraphQL spec.

Why using this library?

This library has little to no values if you have a set of fixed GraphQL queries that rarely change. Directly hardcodding the queries is easier and require less typing. This library is useful, however, if you need to programmatically generate queries.

Installation

Run the command npm i raku-ql to add the package.

Queries

To create a query, use the query static method of the query builder. The example below shows most of the supported features, including fields, objects, operation-level directive, field level directive, field parameters, alias, connections or fragments.

To have field auto-completion, use the object type as the generic type.

const query = QueryBuilder.query<Collection>('GetCollection')
  .operationDirective('country', { code: 'FR' })
  .variables({ productsCount: 'Int!', imageFormat: { type: 'String!', defaultValue: 'JPG' } })
  .fields(
    'id', 
    { 'description': 'aliasDescription' }, 
    { field: 'price', directive: { inCurrency: { currency: "EUR" } } },
  )
  .object('image', image => {
    image.fields('alt', { field: 'url', args: { format: '$imageFormat' }})
  })
  .object({ 'feedback': 'aliasFeedback' }, feedback => {
    feedback.fields('rating', 'comment')
  })
  .connection('products', { first: "$productsCount" }, connection => {
    connection.nodes(node => {
      node.useFragment('ProductFragment')
    })
  })
  .fragment<Product>('ProductFragment', 'Product', fragment => {
    fragment.fields('title')
      .connection('media', { first: '$productsCount' }, connection => {
        connection.nodes(media => {
          media.fields('alt')
            .inlineFragment('Image', image => {
              image.fields('width', 'height')
            })
            .inlineFragment('Model3d', model3d => {
              model3d.fields('boundingBox')
            })
        })
      })
  })
  .build({ pretty: true });

This will generate the following GraphQL query:

query GetCollection($productsCount: Int!, $imageFormat: String! = JPG) @country(code: FR) {
  id
  aliasDescription: description
  price @inCurrency(currency: EUR)
  image {
    alt
    url(format: $imageFormat)
  }
  aliasFeedback: feedback {
    rating
    comment
  }
  products(first: $productsCount) {
    nodes {
      ...ProductFragment
    }
    pageInfo {
      hasNextPage
      hasPreviousPage
      startCursor
      endCursor
    }
  }
}
fragment ProductFragment on Product {
  title
  media(first: $productsCount) {
    nodes {
      alt
      ... on Image {
        width
        height
      }
      ... on Model3d {
        boundingBox
      }
    }
    pageInfo {
      hasNextPage
      hasPreviousPage
      startCursor
      endCursor
    }
  }
}

You can create operation with parameters, or create multiple operations in a single query, by using the operation method. The operation can optionally be typed with the return type:

const query = QueryBuilder.query('GetMetaobject')
  .variables({ id: 'ID!' })
  .operation<Metaobject>('metaobject', { id: '$id' }, metaobject => {
    metaobject.fields('id', 'handle')
  })
  .build({ pretty: true });

Will generate:

query GetMetaobject($id: ID!) {
  metaobject(id: $id) {
    id
    handle
  }
}

Mutations

To use mutations, use the mutation static method, along the operation method. The operation can be typed with the return type.

const query = QueryBuilder.mutation('CreateMetaobject')
  .variables({ metaobject: 'CreateMetaobjectInput!' })
  .operation<MetaobjectCreatePayload>('metaobjectCreate', { metaobject: '$metaobject' }, metaobjectPayload => {
    metaobjectPayload.object('metaobject', metaobject => {
      metaobject.fields('handle')
      .object({ 'field': 'season' }, { key: 'season' }, season => {
        season.fields('value')
      })
    })
    .object('userErrors', userErrors => {
      userErrors.fields('field', 'message', 'code')
    })
  })
  .build({ pretty: true });

Will generate:

mutation CreateMetaobject($metaobject: CreateMetaobjectInput!) {
  metaobjectCreate(metaobject: $metaobject) {
    metaobject {
      handle
      season: field(key: season) {
        value
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
      code
    }
  }
}

You can create multiple operations, and optionally alias them:

const query = QueryBuilder.mutation('UpdateData')
  .variables({ product: 'CreateProductInput!', variant: 'CreateVariantInput' })
  .operation('productCreate', { product: '$product' }, productPayload => {
    productPayload.object('product', product => {
      product.fields('id')
    })
  })
  .operation({ 'variantCreate': 'aliasVariantCreate' }, { variant: '$variant' }, variantPayload => {
    variantPayload.object('variant', variant => {
      variant.fields('id')
    })
  })
  .build({ pretty: true });

Will generate:

mutation UpdateData($product: CreateProductInput!, $variant: CreateVariantInput) {
  productCreate(product: $product) {
    product {
      id
    }
  }
  aliasVariantCreate: variantCreate(variant: $variant) {
    variant {
      id
    }
  }
}