GraphQL backend as a service

reindex-api

Note: This project is no longer maintained. The source code is released under the license specified in file LICENSE.

reindex-api is a multi-tenant, hosted GraphQL database solution. reindex-api converts a JSON based schema into a GraphQL API in addition to creating a database storage (MongoDB or RethinkDB) underneath. GraphQL API is fully Relay compatible and contains CRUD operations as entry points. Input is Relay-aware and declarative. Additionally, reindex-api provides Social Login with 5 providers (Auth0, Facebook, Google, Twitter and Github). Functionality of reindex-api can be extended by configuring hooks that call external web services. It also provides a rich permission system based on defining graph paths to the user type.

reindex-api was designed with scalability in mind, but so far doesn’t have many possible performance improving tools, like e.g. cache or query optimizations.

Components

• schema creator - gets list of types and creates db independent GraphQL API
• database connector - abstracts out RethinkDB and MongoDB specifics
• database migration tool - abstracts out changes to the database after schema is updated
• permission checker - checks permissions based on graph path traversal
• multi-tenancy module - gets the api of correct user and manages apps
• social login - manages third-party auth service integration
• http server - manages request and JWT request authentication

Installation

• Install MongoDB and optionally RethinkDB

• Install dependencies

  npm install
  

• Run tests

  npm test
  

• Create admin app

  npm run create-admin-app admin.localhost.reindexio.com
  

• Create a test app (localhost)

  npm run create-app
  

• Run server

  npm start
  

• You can login into GraphiQL by passing the admin token in the token query string argument:

  http://localhost:5000/?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>