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Use Hypi in VueJS Smart Queries Project

In this guide, we will access Hypi APIs inside the VueJS version 2 TypeScript app with smart queries using the Hypi CLI.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of application development using VueJS. Development set up for VueJS.

Create VueJS 2 Smart Queries App​

Create a VueJS version 2 typescript project using the vue-cli from here or use an example from here .

In this example, we will use the apollo client as the graphql client. Add the following dependencies to package.json

"apollo-boost": "^0.4.9",
"graphql": "^15.5.1",
"graphql-tag": "^2.12.5",
"vue-apollo": "^3.0.7",
"vue-apollo-smart-ops": "^0.0.3",

OR

Install the dependencies from the command line.

npm install --save vue-apollo vue-apollo-smart-ops graphql graphql-tag apollo-boost

Let's start using Hypi CLI now.

Login​

On the command line, go to your VueJS application folder. Login to your Hypi account using hypi login command. After successful login, the user config file will be placed in ~/.config/hypi/config.json . In case of Windows, the file will be created in \Users\user\AppData\Local

Here, are the contents of the file. It makes the connection between Hypi and VueJS app.

{
  "api_domain": "https://api.hypi.app",
  "fn_domain": "https://fn.hypi.app",
  "sessionExpires": 1657276287,
  "sessionToken": "Auth-Token",
  "domain": "professionally.apps.hypi.app"
}

Hypi Init​

Use the hypi init command to initialize a new hypi App and Instance in your VueJS project folder.

    USAGE
      $ hypi init [WEBSITE] [NAME] [LABEL] [DOMAIN]
    
    OPTIONS
      -h, --help           show CLI help
      -i, --have_instance
    
    EXAMPLES
      $ hypi init -i
      $ hypi init --have_instance
      $ hypi init

Go to your VuesJS project folder on the command line and run hypi init

>hypi init
This command will walk you through creating app.yaml and instance.yaml files.
? Do you have a Hypi instance created at https://hypi.app that you’d like to use? No
? App name?  VueJSApp
? App label?  VueJSApp
? Website?  https://hypi.app/apps
? Domain(Optional)?
Init done successfully, Now write your schema then run the hypi sync command to generate your app's API

This creates a .hypi folder in your VueJS project folder. Within .hypi, three files are created. app.yaml, instance.yaml and schema.graphql. The files app.yaml and instance.yaml has Hypi App and Instance details.

info

You should write your schema inside schema.graphql file.

app.yaml
========
website: https://hypi.app/apps
name: VueJSApp
label: VueJSApp
releases:
  - name: latest
    schema:
      types: schema.graphql
    status: PUBLISHED
    notes: latest version
    hypi:
      id: 01F8EMYY0935THH0GX40K7QESY
hypi:
  id: 01F8EMYY01YDD2HB0WH8E1AZJW
instance.yaml
=============
domain: engulfs.apps.hypi.app
release:
  name: latest
  hypi:
    id: 01F8EMYY0935THH0GX40K7QESY
hypi:
  id: 01F8EMZ1PN1ANAS1C15K6DD63H

The new app gets created on the Hypi account. If an existing domain is not provided then a new domain also gets created.

If you want to use an existing domain on the Hypi website instead of creating a new one, you may provide that domain that as well.

hypi init
This command will walk you through creating app.yaml and instance.yaml files.
? Do you have a Hypi instance created at https://hypi.app that you’d like to use? Yes
? Please enter a valid domain engulfs.apps.hypi.app
Init done successfully, Now write your schema then run the hypi sync command to generate your app's API

In this case, the existing schema will get imported.

Schema Edit​

You may edit the schema in the schema.graphql Let's edit the schema, to add the data types. Here, we are adding Product data type.

type Product {
    hypi: Hypi
    title: String!
    description: String!
    price: Float
}

Hypi Sync​

You need to sync edited local schema file to get full Hypi schema. Use the hypi sync command for that.

    USAGE
      $ hypi sync 
    
    OPTIONS
      -h, --help  show CLI help
    
    EXAMPLE
      $ hypi sync

Run hypi sync to generate full schema file.

hypi sync 
App created with id : 01F8EMYY01YDD2HB0WH8E1AZJW
Instance created with id : 01F8EMZ1PN1ANAS1C15K6DD63H
updateAppYamlFile done
updateInstanceYamlFile done
Introspection done
Sync Process... done
The file was succesfully generated!

After syncing, generated-schema.graphql file gets generated in the .hypi folder that has full hypi schema.

Hypi Generate​

Now, you need to generate graphql VueJS smart queries code to use Hypi APIs within the VueJS project.

Inside src/graphql folder, add files related to GraphQl queries and mutations.

  • Here is the sample Product Query file to find all data : src/graphql/products.graphql
query products($arcql: String!) {
    find(type: Product, arcql: $arcql) {
        edges {
            node {
               ...ProductFields
            }
        }
    }
}

fragment ProductFields on Product {
   hypi {
        id
    }
    title
    description
}

You may replace the type Product with your own data type and fields like title/description with your own fields.

  • Now, add Products Mutation: src/graphql/products-mutation.graphql
mutation updateProducts($values:HypiUpsertInputUnion!) {
  upsert(values:$values)
    {
        id
    }
}
  • You may also retrieve a single product using get query. Add get query: `src/graphql/get-product.graphql
query getProduct($id: String!) {
    get(type: Product, id: $id) {
           ...ProductFields
    }
}

fragment ProductFields on Product {
   hypi {
        id
    }
    title
    description
}
  • Add delete mutation: src/graphql/delete-product.graphql
mutation delete( 
$arcql: String!
$clearArrayReferences: Boolean = false) {
  delete(type: Product, arcql: $arcql, clearArrayReferences: $clearArrayReferences)
}
  • After adding the graphql queries and mutations, use the generate command to generate the VueJS 2 smart queries graphql code so that you can use Hypi APIs within your project.
USAGE
  $ hypi generate [PLATFORM]

OPTIONS
  -h, --help                              show CLI help
  -p, --platform=flutter|reactjs|angular

EXAMPLES
  $ hypi generate angular
  $ hypi generate -p=angular
  $ hypi generate --platform=angular

You will be asked whether to generate code for smart queries or composition API. Choose smart queries. After running the command, graphql.ts files get created in the \src\generated folder.

hypi generate vuejs
? What generation type you would like  Smart Queries
Generate Process... done
The file was succesfully generated!

Inside graphql.ts file, you will find vuejs smart queries to be used inside your VueJS components.

export const useGetProductQuery = createSmartQueryOptionsFunction<
  GetProductQuery,
  GetProductQueryVariables,
  ApolloError
>(GetProductDocument);
export const updateProductsMutation = createMutationFunction<
  UpdateProductsMutation,
  UpdateProductsMutationVariables,
  ApolloError
>(UpdateProductsDocument);
export const deleteMutation = createMutationFunction<
  DeleteMutation,
  DeleteMutationVariables,
  ApolloError
>(DeleteDocument);
export const useProductsQuery = createSmartQueryOptionsFunction<
  ProductsQuery,
  ProductsQueryVariables,
  ApolloError
>(ProductsDocument);

Now, you are ready to create your VueJS smart queries application using Hypi APIs!

note

To use various Hypi APIs like CRUD, you will have to write the related graphql queries in *.graphl files inside src/graphql folder. Please check various APIs here.

Using GraphQL queries​

Inside src/views folder, add Product or your own data type component. AddProduct.vue, EditProduct.vue, Product.vue files. These files will access the graphql queries and mutations using the created smart queries. You may modify these files to use your own queries.

Let's try to understand the queries in the files.

  • First, we import the queries from graphql.ts file.
import { updateProductsMutation } from'../generated/graphql';
export default {
  apollo: {
    products: useProductsQuery({
      variables: {
        arcql: '*',
      },
      loadingKey: 'loading',
      update: (data) => data.find.edges,
    }),
  },
  • Insert data using the updateProductsMutation.
  const { success, errors } = await updateProductsMutation(
        this,
        {
          variables: {
            values: {
              Product: [
                {
                  title: productTitle,
                  description: productDescription,
                  price: productPrice,
                },
              ],
            },
          },
        },
        this.$apollo,
      );

Authentication using Apollo Client​

To make an HTTP connection to Hypi Endpoint, we use Apollo client. Following code demonstrates how to make this connection. This code has been added in the main.ts file.

const authToken = config.token;
const { domain } = config;

const apolloClient = new ApolloClient({
  uri: `${config.default_api_domain}/graphql`,
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}`,
    'hypi-domain': `${domain}`,
  },
});

Vue.use(VueApollo);

Run the application using npm run serve command.

This is the simplest way to use Hypi GraphQL queries and Mutations inside VueJS smart queries application!