Wrapping an Existing REST API in GraphQL (Methodology for 1,000,000 Rubles)

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A practical case study of wrapping an existing REST API (Wrike) with GraphQL: the talk covers converting Wrike's REST (22 entities, 87 methods) into a GraphQL layer (134 types, 1,002 fields/arguments), handling 51 explicit ID-based relations and 26 implicit reverse relations via filters. It explains the R&D approach used over ~160 hours, shares implementation details, pitfalls and design ideas, and links to the live GraphQL proxy, schema visualization, source code repo, and slides.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:34GraphQL as REST proxy
3. 10:24Wrapping REST in GraphQL
4. 23:55Building REST wrapper
5. 33:47Common GraphQL types
6. 46:51Business entity types
7. 1:01:01Entry points and relations
8. 1:06:07N+1 protection
9. 1:13:00Authorization

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