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GraphQL Language Prompt Snippet

Key Concepts

• Type System: Strongly typed schema defining the API contract with scalar, object, enum, and union types
• Queries: Read operations fetching data with field-level selection (no over-fetching)
• Mutations: Write operations for creating, updating, and deleting data
• Subscriptions: Real-time data push over WebSocket connections
• Resolvers: Functions mapping schema fields to data sources (database, API, cache)
• Fragments: Reusable field selections reducing query duplication across operations
• Directives: @deprecated, @include, @skip for conditional field inclusion and schema metadata
• Input Types: input keyword for complex mutation arguments
• Interfaces and Unions: Polymorphic types for shared fields across multiple object types
• Schema Stitching / Federation: Composing multiple GraphQL services into a unified graph

Notable File Patterns

• schema.graphql / *.graphql — Schema definition files
• *.gql — Alternative extension for GraphQL files
• schema/*.graphql — Split schema files by domain (users.graphql, orders.graphql)
• *.resolvers.ts / *.resolvers.js — Resolver implementations (TypeScript/JavaScript convention)
• codegen.yml — GraphQL Code Generator configuration

Edge Patterns

• GraphQL schema files defines_schema for the resolver code that implements query/mutation handlers
• Type definitions create related edges between types connected by field references
• Schema files defines_schema for client-side query/mutation files that consume the API
• Codegen config configures the schema-to-code generation pipeline

Summary Style

"GraphQL schema defining N types, M queries, and K mutations for the user management API." "API schema with type definitions for products, orders, and payment processing with pagination." "Subscription schema enabling real-time notifications for order status updates."