lireddit.src.index7.ts

import "reflect-metadata";
import { MikroORM } from "@mikro-orm/core";
import { __prod__ } from "./constants";
import microConfig from "./mikro-orm.config";
import express from "express";
import { ApolloServer } from "apollo-server-express";
import { buildSchema } from "type-graphql";
import { HelloResolver } from "./resolvers/hello";
import { PostResolver } from "./resolvers/post";

const main = async () => {
  const orm = await MikroORM.init(microConfig);
  await orm.getMigrator().up();

  const app = express(); 

  const apolloServer = new ApolloServer({
    schema: await buildSchema({
      //graphql schema
      resolvers: [HelloResolver, PostResolver],
      validate: false,
    }),
    // need a function that returns an object for the context:
    context: () => ({ em: orm.em }) //special object accessable by all the resolvers
  });

  apolloServer.applyMiddleware({ app }); 

  app.listen(5000, () => {
    console.log("server started on localhost: 5000");
  });
};

main();