[Guide] Setting up extension (Neo4j Sandbox, local standalone)

[guillaumegarcia13]

Hi,
I was wondering whether the GraphQL schema could be - to some extent - figured out by analyzing the Neo4j database (kind of what CALL db.schema() does).

Besides, my guess is that some of the properties types can be determined based on their content.
Is this a route that you want to follow?

Many thanks for your insights.

[guillaumegarcia13]

OK...

I got a nice explanation once I have read this: https://neo4j.com/blog/graphql-neo4j-graph-database-integration/

How does the Neo4j-graphql extension work? It’s a Neo4j server extension that can either infer your schema (types, fields, relationships) from your graph schema, or take it from a GraphQL schema file provided by the user.

[jexp]

If you just drop the extension into your server and don't push a schema it uses the metadata information from your graph.

[jexp]

We would love to hear from you if you have any feedback.

[guillaumegarcia13]

Hi Michael,

For the moment, exploring the sandbox graphql at : https://neo4j.com/sandbox-v2/#

Filled the sanbbox with the Pokemon data : https://neo4j.com/graphgist/9c23a0e2-8e8b-4a6d-865f-8e8470e34925

And used the provided GraphQL URL to fetch some data.

I'm not very familiar with installing extension on my local neo4j instance.
Will read some litterature and come back to you...

[guillaumegarcia13]

Hi @jexp,

When you wrote:

you just drop the extension into your server

I was under the impression that this feature was not supported yet

Am I missing something?

Many thanks for your help.

[jexp]

The extension is available as separate project with its own releases, it comes with installation instructions. See here: https://github.com/neo4j-graphql/neo4j-graphql#installation

The CLI is to make it more convenient for casual users, to provide a schema and get a fully hosted instance with that schema installed.
The checklist was meant for the cli to support non-sandbox hosted or local instances.