@octokit/graphql

What is @octokit/graphql?

The @octokit/graphql npm package is designed to simplify making GraphQL queries to the GitHub API. It provides a straightforward way to execute queries and mutations, handle authentication, and manage GraphQL variables. This package is part of the Octokit suite, which is officially maintained by GitHub, ensuring high compatibility and reliability for developers interacting with GitHub's data.

What are @octokit/graphql's main functionalities?

Executing a GraphQL query

This feature allows you to execute a basic GraphQL query to fetch the login name of the authenticated GitHub user. You need to replace 'YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN' with your actual GitHub token.

{
  "query": "query { viewer { login }}",
  "headers": {
    "authorization": "token YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN"
  }
}

Executing a GraphQL mutation

This feature demonstrates how to execute a mutation to create a new issue in a repository. You need to replace 'REPOSITORY_ID' and 'YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN' with your repository's ID and your GitHub token, respectively.

{
  "mutation": "mutation ($repositoryId: ID!, $issueTitle: String!) { createIssue(input: {repositoryId: $repositoryId, title: $issueTitle}) { issue { id } } }",
  "variables": {
    "repositoryId": "REPOSITORY_ID",
    "issueTitle": "New Issue Title"
  },
  "headers": {
    "authorization": "token YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN"
  }
}

Other packages similar to @octokit/graphql

graphql-request

graphql-request is a minimal GraphQL client for making queries and mutations. It's simpler and has fewer features compared to @octokit/graphql, lacking built-in GitHub authentication mechanisms, but it's versatile for any GraphQL API, not just GitHub's.

apollo-client

Apollo Client is a comprehensive state management library for JavaScript that enables you to manage both local and remote data with GraphQL. It's more feature-rich than @octokit/graphql, offering advanced features like caching and optimistic UI updates, making it suitable for complex applications.

README

graphql.js

GitHub GraphQL API client for browsers and Node

• Usage
• Errors
• Writing tests
• License

Usage

Send a simple query

const graphql = require('@octokit/graphql')
const { repository } = await graphql(`{
  repository(owner:"octokit", name:"graphql.js") {
    issues(last:3) {
      edges {
        node {
          title
        }
      }
    }
  }
}`, {
  headers: {
    authorization: `token secret123`
  }
})

⚠️ Do not use template literals in the query strings as they make your code vulnerable to query injection attacks (see #2). Use variables instead:

const graphql = require('@octokit/graphql')
const { lastIssues } = await graphql(`query lastIssues($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $num: Int = 3) {
    repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo) {
      issues(last:$num) {
        edges {
          node {
            title
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }`, {
    owner: 'octokit',
    repo: 'graphql.js'
    headers: {
      authorization: `token secret123`
    }
  }
})

Create two new clients and set separate default configs for them.

const graphql1 = require('@octokit/graphql').defaults({
  headers: {
    authorization: `token secret123`
  }
})

const graphql2 = require('@octokit/graphql').defaults({
  headers: {
    authorization: `token foobar`
  }
})

Create two clients, the second inherits config from the first.

const graphql1 = require('@octokit/graphql').defaults({
  headers: {
    authorization: `token secret123`
  }
})

const graphql2 = graphql1.defaults({
  headers: {
    'user-agent': 'my-user-agent/v1.2.3'
  }
})

Create a new client with default options and run query

const graphql = require('@octokit/graphql').defaults({
  headers: {
    authorization: `token secret123`
  }
})
const { repository } = await graphql(`{
  repository(owner:"octokit", name:"graphql.js") {
    issues(last:3) {
      edges {
        node {
          title
        }
      }
    }
  }
}`)

Pass query together with headers and variables

const graphql = require('@octokit/graphql')
const { lastIssues } = await graphql({
  query: `query lastIssues($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $num: Int = 3) {
    repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo) {
      issues(last:$num) {
        edges {
          node {
            title
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  owner: 'octokit',
  repo: 'graphql.js'
  headers: {
    authorization: `token secret123`
  }
})

Use with GitHub Enterprise

const graphql = require('@octokit/graphql').defaults({
  baseUrl: 'https://github-enterprise.acme-inc.com/api',
  headers: {
    authorization: `token secret123`
  }
})
const { repository } = await graphql(`{
  repository(owner:"acme-project", name:"acme-repo") {
    issues(last:3) {
      edges {
        node {
          title
        }
      }
    }
  }
}`)

Errors

In case of a GraphQL error, error.message is set to the first error from the response’s errors array. All errors can be accessed at error.errors. error.request has the request options such as query, variables and headers set for easier debugging.

const graphql = require('@octokit/graphql').defaults({
  headers: {
    authorization: `token secret123`
  }
})
const query = `{
  viewer {
    bioHtml
  }
}`

try {
  const result = await graphql(query)
} catch (error) {
  // server responds with
  // {
  // 	"data": null,
  // 	"errors": [{
  // 		"message": "Field 'bioHtml' doesn't exist on type 'User'",
  // 		"locations": [{
  // 			"line": 3,
  // 			"column": 5
  // 		}]
  // 	}]
  // }

  console.log('Request failed:', error.request) // { query, variables: {}, headers: { authorization: 'token secret123' } }
  console.log(error.message) // Field 'bioHtml' doesn't exist on type 'User'
}

Partial responses

A GraphQL query may respond with partial data accompanied by errors. In this case we will throw an error but the partial data will still be accessible through error.data

const graphql = require('@octokit/graphql').defaults({
  headers: {
    authorization: `token secret123`
  }
})
const query = `{
  repository(name: "probot", owner: "probot") {
    name
    ref(qualifiedName: "master") {
      target {
        ... on Commit {
          history(first: 25, after: "invalid cursor") {
            nodes {
              message
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}`

try {
  const result = await graphql(query)
} catch (error) {
  // server responds with
  // { 
  //   "data": { 
  //     "repository": { 
  //       "name": "probot", 
  //       "ref": null 
  //     } 
  //   }, 
  //   "errors": [ 
  //     { 
  //       "type": "INVALID_CURSOR_ARGUMENTS", 
  //       "path": [ 
  //         "repository", 
  //         "ref", 
  //         "target", 
  //         "history" 
  //       ], 
  //       "locations": [ 
  //         { 
  //           "line": 7, 
  //           "column": 11 
  //         } 
  //       ], 
  //       "message": "`invalid cursor` does not appear to be a valid cursor." 
  //     } 
  //   ] 
  // } 

  console.log('Request failed:', error.request) // { query, variables: {}, headers: { authorization: 'token secret123' } }
  console.log(error.message) // `invalid cursor` does not appear to be a valid cursor.
  console.log(error.data) // { repository: { name: 'probot', ref: null } }
}

Writing tests

You can pass a replacement for the built-in fetch implementation as request.fetch option. For example, using fetch-mock works great to write tests

const assert = require('assert')
const fetchMock = require('fetch-mock/es5/server')

const graphql = require('@octokit/graphql')

graphql('{ viewer { login } }', {
  headers: {
    authorization: 'token secret123'
  },
  request: {
    fetch: fetchMock.sandbox()
      .post('https://api.github.com/graphql', (url, options) => {
        assert.strictEqual(options.headers.authorization, 'token secret123')
        assert.strictEqual(options.body, '{"query":"{ viewer { login } }"}', 'Sends correct query')
        return { data: {} }
      })
  }
})

License

MIT