Difference in usage of graphql-java vs graphql-java-tools

Question

Im new to graphql found 2 java implementation using from official graphql: https://www.graphql-java.com/documentation/v10/

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Like whats their difference in implementing graphql in java?

DaddyMoe · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-12 00:38:41Z

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In Short:

graphql-java:

Is an implementation of graphQL in java based on the Javascript reference implementation here. This project use to host a suit of graphql related tools for the java ecosystem including graphql-java-tools. See at the end of this answer for more

graphql-java-tools:

Is a Java GraphQL helper library that aids development of GraphQL schema language for your graphql-java API. One example is auto-configuration of classes for creating a GraphQLSchema. See more from official documentation here. Similarly another useful library I will recommend is spring-graphql-common

See this example Spring Boot Project that puts it all together:

Furthermore graphql-Java is currently only focussed on Java not the tooling projects. These have been moved to their dedicated organisations.

answered Nov 8, 2018 at 22:47

DaddyMoe

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what do you call "Spring Graphql Common"? I can't see any such thing in the repo you pointed at...