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| author | Wes Bos <wesbos@gmail.com> | 2018-09-13 14:18:56 -0400 |
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| committer | Wes Bos <wesbos@gmail.com> | 2018-09-13 14:18:56 -0400 |
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diff --git a/stepped-solutions/FINISHED/frontend/notes.md b/stepped-solutions/FINISHED/frontend/notes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9ea38ef --- /dev/null +++ b/stepped-solutions/FINISHED/frontend/notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +## Commonly Used Terms + +Mutation + +Query + +Scalar - this means that it's an acutal value and not a relationship. A scalar type of ID might be ABC123, a scalar type of String might be "Wes Bos". These are the default scalar types: + +Int: A signed 32‐bit integer. +Float: A signed double-precision floating-point value. +String: A UTF‐8 character sequence. +Boolean: true or false. +ID + +## The process for adding a new field: + +1. First we need to add the field to our type in datamodel.graphql +2. Then, we need to add it to our schema.graphql file, which is how we define our GraphQL API. Here we will only include the fields that we want to be query-able +3. Now the database needs to know about the new field, so we run `prisma deploy` + +## The process for adding a new type + +1. First we need to add it to the database. Edit datamodel.graphql: + +```js +type Item { + id: ID! @unique + title: String! + description: String! + price: Int! +} +``` + +2. Now we need to either re-define it in our client-side schema, or import it carte blanche + +## The process for adding new queries or mutations |
