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A minimal GraphQL client for Laravel applications. This package is a continuation of the original work by David Gutierrez (BendeckDavid), who has discontinued this project. We've updated it with the latest dependencies, comprehensive testing, and continued maintenance under the new namespace.

Credits

Original Author: David Gutierrez @bendeckdavid

This package is based on the original bendeckdavid/graphql-client package. All core functionality and design patterns are credited to the original author. This fork continues development with bug fixes, updates, and improvements.

Requirements

• PHP ^8.0
• Laravel ^8.0|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0
• Composer 2+

Installation

Install Package (Composer 2+)

composer require raphaelcangucu/gql-client

Usage

Enviroment variable

GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT="https://api.spacex.land/graphql/"

Authentication

We provide a minimal authentication integration by appending the Authorization header to the request client. You can pass the credentials using an env variable.

GRAPHQL_CREDENTIALS="YOUR_CREDENTIALS"

You can also pass auth credentials at runtime using withToken($credentials) method.

'Authorization' header and 'Bearer' Schema are used by default. You can override the default behaviour by defining following variables in your .env file.

GRAPHQL_AUTHENTICATION_HEADER="Authorization"

// Allowed: basic, bearer, custom
GRAPHQL_AUTHENTICATION="bearer"

Usage/Examples

Import GraphQL Client Facades

use RaphaelCangucu\GqlClient\Facades\GraphQL;

Basic use

return GraphQL::query('
    capsules {
        id
        original_launch
        status
        missions {
            name
            flight
        }
    }
')->get();
//->get('json'); //get response as json object

Mutation request:

return GraphQL::mutation('
    insert_user(name: "David") {
        id
        name
        date_added
    }
')->get();
//->get('json');

You can access "query" or "mutation" as a shortcut if you are not passing variables, if is not the case you must use the "raw" attribute:

return GraphQL::raw('
    mutation($name: String) {
        insert_user(name: $name) {
            id
            name
            date_added
        }
    }
')
->with(["name" => "David"])
->get();
//->get('json');

The variables or payload to the GraphQL request can also be passed using magic methods like:

return GraphQL::raw('
    mutation($name: String) {
        insert_user(name: $name) {
            id
            name
            date_added
        }
    }
')
->withName("David")
->get();
//->get('json');

If you want to address te request to another endpoint, you can do :

return GraphQL::endpoint("https://api.spacex.land/graphql/")
->query('
    capsules {
        id
        original_launch
        status
        missions {
            name
            flight
        }
    }
')->get();
//->get('json');

Headers

You can include a header to the request by using the attribute "header" or add multiple headers by "withHeaders":

return GraphQL::query($query)
->header('name', 'value')
->withHeaders([
    'name' => 'value',
    'name' => 'value'
])->get();

Context

Add additional context to the request

return GraphQL::query($query)
->context([
    'ssl' => [
         "verify_peer" => false,
         "verify_peer_name" => false,
    ]
  ])->get();

Testing

This package comes with comprehensive test coverage. Run tests using:

composer test

For coverage reports:

composer test-coverage

Configuration Publishing

Publish the configuration file to customize authentication and endpoint settings:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="RaphaelCangucu\GqlClient\GraphqlClientServiceProvider" --tag="config"

What's New in This Fork

• Updated to support PHP 8.0+ and Laravel 8-12
• Laravel 12 compatibility added in version 0.2.0
• Comprehensive test suite with 40+ tests
• Updated dependencies and security improvements
• Fixed deprecated method names (mutator → mutation)
• Improved error handling and documentation
• Full namespace migration for modern Laravel applications

Original Author & Contributors

Original Author: David Gutierrez @bendeckdavid

Original Top Contributors:

• Ehsan Quddusi @ehsanquddusi

Original Contributors:

• Ryan Mayberry @kerkness
• Jamie Duong @chiendv

Current Maintainer

• Raphael Cangucu @raphaelcangucu

License

This project maintains the same license as the original package.