Chapter 2: Setting Up GraphQL with Node.js, Express.js, and Apollo

In the previous chapter, we prepared our development machine by installing Node.js and MySQL. We can now start building our backend application to provide the API that will be consumed by our Angular application.

For the sake of time, we'll try to build a simple social network application with a minimal set of features (a Minimum Viable Product or MVP) that will be implemented throughout the book.

First, users will be presented with a login and signup interface. In this interface, users are required to provide their email and password to log in or create an account if they are not already registered. In this case, they need to enter their full name, username, email, password, and password confirmation.

After they log in, they will be taken to an interface where they can create posts and see their feed, which will display the posts that have been added by the users of the app. They can also search for...