rethinkdb-stein.vrb

\frametitle{GraphQL-like API on RethinkDB}
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Building a GraphQL-like API on RethinkDB and Node.js
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Browser (or iOS/Android at some point) client query:
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\item JSON object that describes what result should look like;
null's get filled in.
\verb|{table:{foo:bar, stuff:null}}| gets one record in table where \verb|foo="bar"| and \verb|{table:[{foo:bar, stuff:null}]}| gets them all.
\item If \verb|changes=true|, then any time RethinkDB table changes, client gets updates, and anytime client makes changes, they get pushed to back-end to RethinkDB.
\item Tables can be "virtual", and not correspond to actual RethinkDB tables.  e.g., different permissions, or involving multiple tables (so joins, technically; they also have a killfeed).
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\item Show {\tt schema.coffee}.

\item Text editing: describe algorithm based on the above, which isn't deployed yet.
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