Technical requirements
In this chapter, you will be referencing the use of an Express.js GraphQL server to assist you with learning about GraphQL. You will find this file in this chapter's GitHub repository at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Digital-Transformation-and-Modernization-with-IBM-API-Connect/tree/main/Chapter09.
You should copy the tar
file from there to your local environment. You will be utilizing the API Manager to perform the development tasks in this chapter, which may require you to download additional software from the web to install the Express components. In addition, you may need to update your /etc/hosts
file to reach the downloaded GraphQL Express web server implementation. For example, you can add a line similar to 192.168.168.205
mygraphql.com
to /etc/hosts
that identifies the IP address and hostname of your GraphQL server implementation.
Now, it's time to learn more about GraphQL and the motivation to utilize it in certain circumstances...