Is GraphQL valid GraphQL+?

Question

The following is true:

Javascript == Typescript
Typescript != Javascript

Can the same be said for Dgraph's GraphQL+?

GraphQL == GraphQL+
GraphQL+ != GraphQL

The reason for asking, I understand that GraphQL is not sufficient for Dgraph's goals. But does it process GraphQL if needed?

"The following is true" - bad choice of operators. As it is now, the assertions don't make any sense. Equality is a symmetric operation. If a == b, then b == a. — Sergio Tulentsev, Jul 22 '17 at 21:05

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '17 at 21:16

The first paragraph on their landing page reads:

We’ve modified the language to better support graph operations, adding and removing features

And also this

GraphQL+- is a work in progress. We’re adding more features and we might further simplify existing ones.

This means that these languages are incompatible. Similar, yes, but each have unique features.

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '17 at 09:21

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To add to Sergio's answer, GraphQL+- is not fully compatible with GraphQL. We liked GraphQL and used that as a basis for a new graph query language.

However, I think we would likely look at how big of a gap is between GraphQL+- and GraphQL, and if can be bridged, we would (probably close to or after v1.0).

answered Jul 23 '17 at 09:21

Manish Jain

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Thanks for the input Manish – Bob van Luijt Jul 23 '17 at 16:06

Is GraphQL valid GraphQL+?

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