Company
Date Published
Dec. 18, 2024
Author
Michael Watson
Word count
1307
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text discusses how Apollo Connectors simplifies the process of orchestrating API requests across business domain entities using OData APIs. It explains that while OData makes data access easier with features like filtering and pagination, it can become complex to implement, especially when dealing with relationships between entities. The article introduces a pattern for connecting OData entities using GraphQL schema, metadata, and the `@source` directive. This allows developers to expose reading and writing functionality for individual entities, as well as connect entity collections and invoke singletons. The text concludes by highlighting the benefits of using Apollo Connectors with OData APIs, including simplified API orchestration and reduced complexity.