I'm really confused about this Prisma Client, what...
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Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:16 PMI'm really confused about this Prisma Client, what is this about, the docs only says how to use but not the meaning and the reason to use that over the regular way
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ian
10/29/2018, 6:27 PMUse whichever GQL client you like. Prisma just offers their own as well, but there’s a ton others
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Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:31 PMWait, prisma client is just like Apollo Client? I thought it was for usage on the server
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Harshit
10/29/2018, 6:32 PMNo prisma client is not like apollo client
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ian
10/29/2018, 6:32 PMim just reading docs here: https://www.prisma.io/docs/prisma-client/basic-data-access/writing-data-JAVASCRIPT-rsc6/
ian
10/29/2018, 6:32 PMThe Prisma client is based on the operations defined in the GraphQL schema of your Prisma API. For writing data, it basically mirrors the GraphQL mutations of your Prisma service.
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Harshit
10/29/2018, 6:32 PMTreat it more like a ORM like sequelize or mongoose which can be used to query your db ie prisma
Harshit
10/29/2018, 6:33 PMIt can be used to query your db it doesnt matter wheather you are using a graphql api or a rest api in between
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Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:33 PMI thought that it was possible already using the context.db with prisma
Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:33 PMGraphQL only
Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:33 PMPostgres as database
Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:34 PMI was using sequelize before but I found myself in a lot of problems such as N + 1 and then I decided to start using Prisma
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Harshit
10/29/2018, 6:34 PMthat is graphql binding which are more specific to graphql but now prisma can be used in other places
Harshit
10/29/2018, 6:34 PMI was using sequelize before but Iprisma still solves this
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Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:35 PMso it's better to use the client?
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Harshit
10/29/2018, 6:35 PMif you are using a graphql api I will recommend to stick with bindings
Harshit
10/29/2018, 6:35 PMcause it offers features like forwardTo etc
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Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:37 PMhmmm, got it
Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:37 PMI'm using using rest or anything, only graphql and postgres as database
Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:39 PMI will read the article I found on the blog
Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:40 PMI think will help me understand better
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Harshit
10/29/2018, 6:41 PMOk great 🙂
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Zefex Developer
10/29/2018, 6:42 PMThank you @Harshit
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