Introduction to Writing GraphQL App with React

The previous chapter was a basic introduction to GraphQL while in this chapter, we will learn how to combine React with GraphQL. There is no smart library like Apollo Client or Relay to help get started, so instead, we will have to perform GraphQL queries and mutations with basic HTTP requests.

Along the way, we will build a simplified GitHub client, basically an issue tracker for GitHub, that consumes GitHub’s GraphQL API. We will perform GraphQL queries and mutations to read and write data, and by the end, we will be able to showcase a GraphQL in React example that can be used by other developers as a learning tool. The code snippets along the way will guide you in your development.

As a reference, the final application we are going to build can be found here.