passing_args.js

var express = require('express');
var { graphqlHTTP } = require('express-graphql');
var { buildSchema } = require('graphql');

// Construct a schema, using GraphQL schema language
var schema = buildSchema(`
  type Query {
    rollDice(numDice: Int!, numSides: Int): [Int]
  }
`);

// The root provides a resolver function for each API endpoint
var root = {
    rollDice: ({numDice, numSides}) => { //ES6 destructuring assignment
        var output = [];
        for (var i = 0; i < numDice; i++) {
            output.push(1 + Math.floor(Math.random() * (numSides || 6)));
        }
        return output;
    }
};

var app = express();
app.use('/graphql', graphqlHTTP({
    schema: schema,
    rootValue: root,
    graphiql: true,
}));
app.listen(4000);
console.log('Running a GraphQL API server at localhost:4000/graphql');