how to use .graphql in a typescript node project without webpack

Question

I have a node, express server using expressGraphql. I am trying to declare a type definition for graphql in a .graphql or .gql file, because as the

Answer 1

AFAIK, there are two ways to import schema files, either 1) by reading the file directly as you describe above, or 2) by wrapping the queries in exported variables.

// bookSchema.ts <- note the file extension is .ts instead of .graphql
export default `
  type Book {
    message: String
  }
`

// anotherSchema.ts <- note the file extension is .ts instead of .graphql
export default `
  type User {
    name: String
  }
`

// main.ts
import bookSchema from 'bookSchema';
import anotherSchema from 'anotherSchema';

const schema = makeExecutableSchema({ typeDefs: [
  bookSchema,
  anotherSchema,
] });