Code First Approach

[bsamartins]

Is there support for a code first approach?

[paulbakker]

Although there is support for creating schemas from code, the general answer is no.

We think schema first development is the better approach and the framework is built on that concept.

[hexdecimal16]

What are adavantages of schema first approach here?

[hexdecimal16]

I believe code first approach is better (personal preference) it just avoids

1. First writing schema
2. Then implementing it's definations (Query/Mutation & types)

Code first approach generates schema based on code which can be further investigated and used. This way a lot of redundant steps are skipped.

[gadamsfd]

@paulbakker Using a code-first approach appears to be working at least in some cases (we've completed a functional POC using DGS with a code-first approach and haven't run into problems yet). Can you confirm that this is not supported and clarify what kind of problems could result from using a code-first approach, where we hand-code graphql type classes, potentially with additional fields and mismatched data types?