# altair-express-middleware

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This is an express middleware for mounting an instance of altair GraphQL client.

### Installation

This is a node module and can be installed using npm:

```
npm install --save altair-express-middleware
```

Alternatively, if you are using [`yarn`](https://yarnpkg.com/):

```
yarn add altair-express-middleware
```

### Usage

```js
import express from 'express';
import { graphqlExpress } from 'graphql-server-express';
import { altairExpress } from 'altair-express-middleware';

import { schema } from './schema';

const server = express();

// Mount your graphQL server endpoint
server.use(
  '/graphql',
  bodyParser.json(),
  graphqlExpress({
    schema,
  })
);

// Mount your altair GraphQL client
server.use(
  '/altair',
  altairExpress({
    endpointURL: '/graphql',
    subscriptionsEndpoint: `ws://localhost:4000/subscriptions`,
    initialQuery: `{ getData { id name surname } }`,
  })
);

// ... the rest of your code ...
```

An instance of Altair GraphQL Client would be available at `/altair` of your server.

### Contributing

Everyone is welcome to contribute. See anything that needs improving, create an issue. And if you're up for it, create a PR! :D

### License

[MIT](../../LICENSE)