Cli reference

Generate the client

From http endpoint with --endpoint

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genql --endpoint <https://countries.trevorblades.com> --output ./generated
You can fetch using get passing the --get flag
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genql --get --endpoint <https://countries.trevorblades.com> --output ./generated

From local schema with --schema

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genql --schema ./schema.graphql --output ./generated

Passing headers with -H

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genql -H 'Authorization: Bearer myToken' -e <https://countries.trevorblades.com> -o ./generated

Changing scalar types with -S

This is useful if you want to map from a custom scalar to a type like string, number, etc.
By default custom scalars have type any
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genql -S MyScalar:string -S AnotherScalar:number -e <https://countries.trevorblades.com> -o ./generated

Sort generated code with --sort

If you see a lot of diffs between one generation and another you can use the --sort flag to sort object properties
The order of generated object properties is taken from the schema introspection by default, so you shouldn't need this flag if using popular frameworks like Apollo server
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genql --sort -e <https://countries.trevorblades.com> -o ./generated