Re: GraphQL, YAJL, IBMi?

On Oct 19, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Does it work to build GraphQL and then insert that into JSON? Example:

{
"query": "query Search($input: mySearch!) {
search {
transactions(input: $input, first: 20) {
pageInfo {
hasNextPage
startCursor
endCursor
},
edges {
node {
id
status
amount {
value
currencyIsoCode
}
}
cursor
}
}
}
}"

Notice the data inside the "query" JSON object looks like JSON, but it's
not... It's GraphQL.

That's why I think it's silly to change JSON just enough to make tons more
work.. why not just use straight JSON the whole way through? What is the
advantage to GraphQL?

On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 10:03 AM Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Have you considered using DATA-GEN to build it Brad? You could use
Barbara's example or Scott's YAJLDTAGEN as a foundation. More versatile
that stringing the stuff out.


Jon Paris

On Oct 19, 2021, at 10:48 AM, Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Well, of course as things go in the IT world these days, we can't leave
well enough alone.

Anyhow, I'm working on a project that uses GraphQL. I was thinking at
first "ok, cool... its basically JSON".

No, it's not. It's JSON without delimiters, basically. Why change a

good

thing when JSON would work just fine?

Anyhow, at this point I only need to build GraphQL and put it in JSON for
web service requests (and not parse it). But, I'm curious if anyone else
is dealing with it, or if YAJL has options for this (I didn't see any),

or

what other methods people are using.

It looks like I just need to build the GraphQL data, then I could use

YAJL

to put that into a JSON variable. But if I'm doing that, why even use

YAJL

just to wrap the GraphQL in JSON? (ie, just use literals).

Yes, I think it's silly... I'd still love to hear why we can't use JSON
instead of GraphQL.. I mean, I've seen JSON inside of JSON (which is just
as silly).

Job security maybe? :)

</Getting old man rant>

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