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This repository holds example code implementing spring-boot-starter-graphql in an easy to follow, no frills application.

This solution that combines and extends the following two tutorials and implements best practices for working with graphQL: https://www.graphql-java.com/tutorials/getting-started-with-spring-boot/ https://www.baeldung.com/spring-graphql

Start Up

1. Download this project from source control
2. Run the SpringBoot Application Main class (src/main/java/org/example/Main.java)
3. Copy an example Query, such as listBooks, from exampleQueries (src/main/resources/exampleQueries)
4. Navigate to http://localhost:8080/graphiql
5. Paste your query into the left section and hit the execute query button
6. The example query should execute and show results