Cheatsheet

The types used in these queries are defined here.

In order to set up GraphQL access to the database add the following to the schema:

using extension graphql;

Then create a new migration and apply it using edgedb migration create and edgedb migrate, respectively.

Select all users in the system:

{
    User {
        id
        name
        image
    }
}

Select a movie by title and release year with associated actors ordered by last name:

{
    Movie(
        filter: {
            title: {eq: "Dune"},
            year: {eq: 2020}
        }
    ) {
        id
        title
        year
        description
        directors {
            id
            full_name
        }
        actors(order: {last_name: {dir: ASC}}) {
            id
            full_name
        }
    }
}

Select movies with Keanu Reeves:

{
    Movie(
        filter: {
            actors: {full_name: {eq: "Keanu Reeves"}}
        }
    ) {
        id
        title
        year
        description
    }
}

Select a movie by title and year with top 3 most recent reviews (this uses MovieAlias in order to access reviews):

{
    MovieAlias(
        filter: {
            title: {eq: "Dune"},
            year: {eq: 2020}
        }
    ) {
        id
        title
        year
        description
        reviews(
            order: {creation_time: {dir: DESC}},
            first: 3
        ) {
            id
            body
            rating
            creation_time
            author {
                id
                name
            }
        }
    }
}

Use MovieAlias in order to find movies that have no reviews:

{
    MovieAlias(
        filter: {
            reviews: {exists: false},
        }
    ) {
        id
        title
        year
        description
    }
}

Use a GraphQL mutation to add a user:

mutation add_user {
    insert_User(
        data: {name: "Atreides", image: "atreides.jpg"}
    ) {
        id
    }
}

Use a GraphQL mutation to add a review by an existing user:

mutation add_review {
    insert_Review(
        data: {
            # Since the movie already exists,
            # we select it using the same filter
            # mechanism as for queries.
            movie: {
                filter: {title: {eq: "Dune"}, year: {eq: 2020}},
                first: 1
            },
            body: "Yay!",
            rating: 5,
            # Similarly to the movie we select
            # the existing user.
            author: {
                filter: {name: {eq: "Atreides"}},
                first: 1
            }
        }
    ) {
        id
        body
    }
}

Use a GraphQL mutation to add an actress to a movie:

mutation add_actor {
    update_Movie(
        # Specify which movie needs to be updated.
        filter: {title: {eq: "Dune"}, year: {eq: 2020}},
        # Specify the movie data to be updated.
        data: {
            actors: {
                add: [{
                    filter: {
                        full_name: {eq: "Charlotte Rampling"}
                    }
                }]
            }
        }
    ) {
        id
        actors {
            id
        }
    }
}