March 2022 Summaries

Thunk-based Resolvers are a powerful and flexible approach to building GraphQL Gateways, allowing for easy configuration and extension, mediation between different services and protocols, re-deployment without code-generation or compilation steps, schema stitching, support for Apollo Federation, Subscriptions, and REST APIs. The approach involves splitting the execution of a GraphQL Query into two phases: planning and execution, using static analysis to generate an execution plan that can be cached and executed at a later time. This makes it possible to move complex computational logic out of hot paths, making the execution of GraphQL resolvers more performant. Thunk-based Resolvers are not meant to replace the classic Resolver approach but rather make sense for building API Gateways, Proxies, and Middleware. The solution is made easier by a TypeScript SDK that allows generating the configuration for thunk-based resolvers in just a few lines of code, making it easy to combine multiple APIs without having to manually adjust and configure them.

WunderGraph is developing an API repository called WunderHub, which aims to reduce the implementation time of APIs by 90% for developers. This is achieved through a centralized platform where developers can search for and integrate APIs with a single command, making it easier to find and use APIs that fit their needs. By publishing their API on WunderHub, developers can drastically reduce their implementation time and therefore boost their most important metric: time-to-value for users. The company's goal is to help shape the future of Microservices, distributed systems, and APIs by providing a low barrier to entry for new customers and offering extended insights into product usage. Developers can start publishing their API on WunderHub today, with documentation available in under 30 minutes, and join the public beta to be part of this innovative solution.