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Graphene Django Repository

Firas Kafri edited this page May 4, 2023 · 1 revision

Overview

Graphene-Django is an open-source repository hosted on GitHub that provides a seamless integration between Django, a high-level Python web framework, and Graphene, a library for building GraphQL APIs. The repository allows developers to create GraphQL APIs in Django quickly and efficiently while maintaining a high level of performance.

Graphene-Django is maintained by a community based team of developers and contributors from around the world. Its aim is to simplify the process of building GraphQL APIs in Django and improve overall developer experience.

Contents

  1. Features
  2. Installation
  3. Configuration
  4. Usage
  5. Testing
  6. Contributing
  7. License
  8. Resources

Features

  • Seamless integration with Django models
  • Automatic generation of GraphQL schema
  • Integration with Django's authentication and permission system
  • Easy querying and filtering of data
  • Support for Django's pagination system
  • Compatible with Django's form and validation system
  • Extensive documentation and community support

Installation

To install Graphene-Django, run the following command:

pip install graphene-django

Configuration

After installation, add 'graphene_django' to your Django project's INSTALLED_APPS list and define the GraphQL schema in your project's settings:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    # ...
    'graphene_django',
]

GRAPHENE = {
    'SCHEMA': 'myapp.schema.schema'
}

Usage

To use Graphene-Django, create a schema.py file in your Django app directory and define your GraphQL types and queries:

import graphene
from graphene_django import DjangoObjectType
from .models import MyModel

class MyModelType(DjangoObjectType):
    class Meta:
        model = MyModel

class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
    mymodels = graphene.List(MyModelType)

    def resolve_mymodels(self, info, **kwargs):
        return MyModel.objects.all()

schema = graphene.Schema(query=Query)

Then, expose the GraphQL API in your Django project's urls.py file:

from django.urls import path
from graphene_django.views import GraphQLView
from . import schema

urlpatterns = [
    # ...
    path('graphql/', GraphQLView.as_view(graphiql=True, schema=schema.schema)),
]

Testing

Graphene-Django provides support for testing GraphQL APIs using Django's test client. To create tests, create a tests.py file in your Django app directory and write your test cases:

from django.test import TestCase
from graphene_django.utils.testing import GraphQLTestCase
from . import schema

class MyModelAPITestCase(GraphQLTestCase):
    GRAPHENE_SCHEMA = schema.schema

    def test_query_all_mymodels(self):
        response = self.query(
            '''
            query {
                mymodels {
                    id
                    name
                }
            }
            '''
        )

        self.assertResponseNoErrors(response)
        self.assertEqual(len(response.data['mymodels']), MyModel.objects.count())

Contributing

Contributions to Graphene-Django are always welcome! To get started, check the repository's issue tracker and contribution guidelines.

License

Graphene-Django is released under the MIT License.

Resources

Tutorials and Examples

Related Projects

  • Graphene - A library for building GraphQL APIs in Python
  • Graphene-SQLAlchemy - Integration between Graphene and SQLAlchemy, an Object Relational Mapper (ORM) for Python
  • Graphene-File-Upload - A package providing an Upload scalar for handling file uploads in Graphene
  • Graphene-Subscriptions - A package for adding real-time subscriptions to Graphene-based GraphQL APIs