🚀 Programming Languages & Tools GraphQL API

A public GraphQL API providing structured data on programming languages, their creators, and related frameworks and tools. Perfect for developers, educators, and anyone exploring modern technology stacks!

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✨ Features

• 🔎 Query programming languages, creators, release dates, and related frameworks
• 🛠️ Add new languages and frameworks (mutations)
• ⚡ Interactive GraphQL Playground for queries and mutations
• 📚 Easily extensible and ready for integration with modern projects

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🔎 Database

This project uses MongoDB as a NoSQL database to store information about programming languages, their creators, related frameworks, and tools. The connection to MongoDB is established through the Node.js backend, ensuring structured data and efficient queries via GraphQL.

• Connection setup:

To run the project, you need to have MongoDB installed and running. Configure the following environment variable with the URI to your database:

MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/database-name

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/DaveSimoes/programming-languages-graphql-api.git
   cd programming-languages-graphql-api

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables

   • Copy .env.example to .env and adjust variables if needed.

4. Start the project

   npm run dev

5. Access the GraphQL playground

   • Open your browser at /graphql after starting the server to explore and test queries.

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📝 Example Query

query {
  languages {
    id
    name
    creator
    year
    frameworks {
      name
      type
    }
  }
}

Example Mutation

mutation {
  addLanguage(
    name: "TypeScript"
    creator: "Anders Hejlsberg"
    year: 2012
    website: "https://www.typescriptlang.org/"
  ) {
    id
    name
  }
}

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🛠️Screenshot of Apollo GraphQL studio - Hands-on application of examples on the Apollo GraphQL server

🌍 Deploy in One Click

Deploy easily to platforms like Railway, Render, or Vercel (Node.js supported).

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🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! Feel free to open issues, suggest improvements, or add new data to the API.

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📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License.

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Built by David De Paiva
LinkedIn Passionate about technology and building solutions that connect people and knowledge.

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