GraphQL Patterns (Apollo + TypeScript)

Acknowledgement: Shared by Peter Bamuhigire, techguypeter.com, +256 784 464178.

Use When

• Designing a new GraphQL API or migrating from REST
• Building Apollo Server + TypeScript with typed resolvers and clients
• Adopting Relay pagination, DataLoader, directive auth, or federation
• Hardening a GraphQL service for production

Do Not Use When

• Pure REST/gRPC — use api-design-first
• Threat-modelling GraphQL against malicious input — load references/graphql-security.md first
• Single canonical UI shape, CDN caching dominant — REST is simpler

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