Using Envoy Proxy as a GraphQL Engine Workshop (PDT time zone event)

GraphQL is an open-source data query language for APIs that has grown in popularity among enterprises seeking to simplify client-server interactions. It provides a powerful and flexible alternative to REST for requesting data from microservices applications via declarative data fetching, with a client specifying exactly what data it needs from an API and underlying services through a single endpoint. Although GraphQL provides a consistent and predictable API, the code, time, and effort required to build the GraphQL server to respond to requests can be considerable, requiring developers to write specific libraries for caching, security, rate-limiting, failover, and many other functions. However, by using Envoy, you can easily expose a GraphQL API without the need for a backend GraphQL server. In this workshop, we will explore:

• Discovery: Learn how to use Gloo Edge to automatically discover services and create a GraphQL schema
• GraphQL resolvers and schemas: Use Gloo Edge to create a GraphQL resolver that calls different services and uses them in a schema
• Security: Protect your GraphQL with an API Key and prevent Data Loss
• UI: Explore the Gloo Edge UI to view, create, or test your GraphQL API

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