Wrapping a RESTapi with GraphQL using Apollo React

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I need to do a project (currency exchange app) using Apollo client and React. I need to wrap an existing REST api (fixer.io) with graphql. So far no luck finding a solution online. Tried several tutorials but they don't seem to work. Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks.

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With the Graphcool Framework, you can define resolver functions, which allow you to easily wrap any REST API. You can define a function and connect it to a specific mutation or query in your GraphQL Schema.

I prepared a demo, wrapping the fixer API.

Try to run this query to get the exchange rates with USD as base, for example:

query {
  fixer(
    base: "USD"
  ) {
    base
    date
    eur
    usd
    rub
  }
}

You can build this demo yourself like this:

git clone git@github.com:graphcool/templates.git
cd templates/curated/misc/fixer-wrapper
npm install -g graphcool@next
graphcool init
graphcool deploy
graphcool playground

Please feel free to share any improvement you might have in mind, the example is open source. You can read more about resolvers here.

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