Reason-apollo

React-apollo with Reason

Install and setup

Install

yarn add reason-apollo

# Add graphql_ppx
yarn add --dev graphql_ppx

bsconfig

Add reason-apollo to your bs-dependencies and graphql_ppx/ppx to your ppx_flags

bsconfig.json

"bs-dependencies": [
  "reason-react",
  "reason-apollo"
],
"ppx-flags": [
    "graphql_ppx/ppx"
]

Send introspection query

This will generate a graphql_schema.json which will be used to safely type your GraphQL queries/mutations.

yarn send-introspection-query http://my-api.example.com/api

Why reason-apollo?

Watch its usage in this video:

Usage

Create the Apollo Client

Client.re

/* Create an InMemoryCache */
let inMemoryCache = ApolloInMemoryCache.createInMemoryCache();

/* Create an HTTP Link */
let httpLink =
  ApolloLinks.createHttpLink(~uri="http://localhost:3010/graphql", ());

let instance =
  ReasonApollo.createApolloClient(~link=httpLink, ~cache=inMemoryCache, ());

ApolloProvider

Index.re

/*
   Enhance your application with the `ReasonApollo.Provider`
   passing it your client instance
 */
ReactDOMRe.renderToElementWithId(
  <ReasonApollo.Provider client=Client.instance>
    <App />
  </ReasonApollo.Provider>,
  "index",
);

Query

MyQuery.re

/* Create a GraphQL Query by using the graphql_ppx */
module GetUserName = [%graphql
  {|
  query getUserName($id: ID!){
      user(id: $ID) {
          id
          device {
            id
            brand {
              id
              name
            }
          }
      }
  }
|}
];

module GetUserNameQuery = ReasonApollo.CreateQuery(GetUserName);

let make = _children => {
  /* ... */,
  render: _ => {
    let userNameQuery = GetUserName.make(~id="42", ());
    <GetUserNameQuery variables=userNameQuery##variables>
      ...{
           ({result}) =>
             switch (result) {
             | Loading => <div> {ReasonReact.string("Loading")} </div>
             | Error(error) =>
               <div> {ReasonReact.string(error##message)} </div>
             | Data(response) =>
               <div> {
                /* Handles a deeply nested optional response */
                response##user
                -> Belt.Option.flatMap(user => user##device)
                -> Belt.Option.flatMap(device => device##brand)
                -> Belt.Option.mapWithDefault("", brand => brand##name)
               } </div>
             }
         }
    </GetUserNameQuery>;
  },
};

Mutation

MyMutation.re

module AddUser = [%graphql
  {|
  mutation addUser($name: String!) {
      addUser(name: $name) {
          id
          name
      }
  }
|}
];

module AddUserMutation = ReasonApollo.CreateMutation(AddUser);

let make = _children => {
  /* ... */,
  render: _ =>
    <AddUserMutation>
      ...{
           (mutation /* Mutation to call */, _ /* Result of your mutation */) => {
             let addNewUserQuery = AddUser.make(~name="Bob", ());
             <div>
               <button
                 onClick={
                   _mouseEvent =>
                     mutation(
                       ~variables=addNewUserQuery##variables,
                       ~refetchQueries=[|"getAllUsers"|],
                       (),
                     )
                     |> ignore
                 }>
                 {ReasonReact.string("Add User")}
               </button>
             </div>;
           }
         }
    </AddUserMutation>,
};

Subscription

MySubscription.re

module UserAdded = [%graphql {|
subscription userAdded {
  userAdded {
    id
    name
  }
}
|}];

module UserAddedSubscription = ReasonApollo.CreateSubscription(UserAdded);

let make = _children => {
  ...component,
  render: _self => 
    <UserAddedSubscription>
      ...{
        ({result}) => {
          switch result {
            | Loading => <div> {ReasonReact.string("Loading")} </div>
            | Error(error) => <div> {ReasonReact.string(error##message)} </div>
            | Data(_response) =>
             <audio autoPlay=true>
              <source src="notification.ogg" type_="audio/ogg" />
              <source src="notification.mp3" type_="audio/mpeg" />
            </audio>
          }
        }
      }
    </UserAddedSubscription>
};

ApolloConsumer

If you simply want to have access to the ApolloClient, you can use the ApolloConsumer

<ApolloConsumer>
  ...{apolloClient => {/* We have access to the client! */}}
</ApolloConsumer>;

Tips and Tricks

access deeply nested optional objects

If for this query

query {
  user {
    device {
      brand {
        name
      }
    }
  }
}

you end up with that kind of code:

let deviceName = switch (response##user) {
  | None => ""
  | Some(user) => switch (user##device) {
    | None => ""
    | Some(device) => switch (device##brand) {
      | None => ""
      | Some(brand) => brand##name
    }
  }
};

1. Use Belt

open Belt.Option;

let deviceName = response##user
-> flatMap(user => user##device)
-> flatMap(device => device##brand)
-> mapWithDefault("", brand => brand##name)

2. Use @bsRecord

The @bsRecord modifier is an extension of the graphql syntax for BuckleScipt/ReasonML. It allows you to convert a reason object to a reason record and reap the benefits of pattern matching, but you need to defined the record by yourself.

type brand = {
  name: string
};

type device = {
  brand: option(brand)
};

type user = {
  device: option(device)
};

type response = user;

query {
  user @bsRecord {
    device @bsRecord {
      brand @bsRecord {
        name
      }
    }
  }
}

This time we can pattern match more precisely.

let deviceName = switch response##user {
| Some({ device: Some({brand: { name }}) }) => name
| _ => ""
}

3. Use get_in_ppx

npm install get_in_ppx
and in bsconfig.json
"ppx-flags": ["get_in_ppx/ppx"]
you can write

let deviceName = response##user#??device#??brand#?name;

There's a blogpost from Jared Forsyth (author of this ppx) for more explanation.

Use an alias for irregular field names

You might find yourself consuming an API with field names like Field. Currently, reason object field names are required to be camel case. Therefore if you have a request like this:

{
  Object {
    id
    title
  }
}

You will attempt to access the response object but it will throw an error:

response##Object; /* Does not work :( */

Instead, use an alias to modify the response:

{
  object: Object {
    id
    title
  }
}

Then you can access the object like this:

response##object

Generic Error and Loading components

You can create a generic error and Loading component and compose them like this example:

module QueryView = {
  let component = ReasonReact.statelessComponent(__MODULE__);

  let make =
      (
        ~result: ReasonApolloTypes.queryResponse('a),
        ~accessData: 'a => option('b),
        ~render: ('b, 'c) => ReasonReact.reactElement,
        ~onLoadMore: ('b, 'unit) => unit=(_, ()) => (),
        _children,
      ) => {
    ...component,
    render: _self =>
      switch (result) {
      | Error(error) => <Error />
      | Loading => ReasonReact.null
      | Data(response) =>
        switch (accessData(response)) {
        | Some(data) => render(data, onLoadMore(data))
        | _ => <Error error="" />
        }
      },
  };
};

FAQ

I've added the schema file, but my build fails saying it couldn't be found?

In some cases, it seems like there are some differences between the provided send-introspection-query and output from tools you might be using to download the schema (such as apollo-codegen or graphql-cli). If your build is failing, please make sure to try with the provided script. In your project root, run:

$ yarn send-introspection-query <url>