File downloading

[jmaicaaan]

Ability to download a file

[jmaicaaan]

Hi @cedrickmandocdoc & @isotopeee , do guys have idea on this one? Hmm, I can't seem to find any example in the net on how to download using graphql. Also, having a second thought, the specification of the graphql is more on the "querying" & "mutating" data. With that, it is basically mapping from fields to fields (client to server). But the behavior of downloading is a different one from that.

Shall we move forward into having both worlds of graphql and rest in our ecosystem? Let me know your thoughts!

[isotopeee]

Hi @jmaicaaan, I think you're right on your understanding about the GraphQL specification. You might want to check out this thread, it highlights the limitation of GraphQL for this use case. We should probably use REST for this one.

This thread also raises good points.

[jmaicaaan]

Haha, I believe we just saw the same threads 😄

The combination of both is also ideal, right? We ain't breaking any pattern 🤔