GraphQL and UUID URI

[Fan Li]

I am very excited to explore the GraphQL capability in EDG but it seems class with UUID URI has some readability issue  in GraphQL query.

A comparison: 

A GraphQL query for class ex:carModel:

{

ex_carModel (orderBy: label) {

label

}

}

 A GraphQL query for class ex:c87d21f6-2c4e-11b2-8091-0242ac120019:

{

ex_c__d__f___c_e___b___________ac______s (orderBy: label) {

label

}

}

Since I don't have the option to change the ontology, is there anything else I can do?

[Holger Knublauch]

Hi Fan Li,

you can attach a graphql:name to your class/node shape or to property shapes. In your case, try adding a triple

ex:c87d21f6-2c4e-11b2-8091-0242ac120019 graphql:name "carModel"

The values of graphql:name must be valid GraphQL identifiers, i.e. not contain spaces or special characters. It's just an annotation property that doesn't really change your ontology - other tools will just ignore this triple.

You may need to edit the source code to add the triple above.

Holger

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[Fan Li]

Thanks, Holger. This is exactly what I need.

[Fan Li]

Hi Holger, I am following up on this previous question regarding UUID URI and GraphQL. While using the graphql:name triple makes GraphQL query more readable, in ADS script the auto-generated API still uses the UUIDs as class names which is difficult to use. Any suggestions?

[Holger Knublauch]

Hi Fan Li,

there is currently no way to control this further - the class name uses the local name only. You're right that it could potentially use graphql:name for that purpose and I have taken a note for that. But I haven't heard this need from other customers.

Holger

On 28 Jul 2022, at 2:23 pm, Fan Li <lifa...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Holger, I am following up on this previous question regarding UUID URI and GraphQL. While using the graphql:name triple makes GraphQL query more readable, in ADS script the auto-generated API still uses the UUIDs as class names which is difficult to use. Any suggestions?

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[Fan Li]

Thanks, Holger. Customization via something like graphql:name or dash:className would it more user friendly. But I can live with the UUID class names for now.

[Holger Knublauch]

FYI with 7.4 onwards it will be possible to customize the generated JS class name using graphql:name at the class/node shape.

Holger