Netflix/dgs-framework

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DGS Framework (Domain Graph Service) is a GraphQL server framework for Spring Boot, developed and maintained by Netflix. It provides an annotation-based programming model, a test framework, schema-first code generation via a Gradle plugin, and support for federation, subscriptions, file uploads, and Spring Security integration.

Use cases

• build a GraphQL server with Spring Boot
• expose a GraphQL API in Java or Kotlin
• set up GraphQL federation across microservices
• write GraphQL query tests as unit tests
• generate Java types from a GraphQL schema
• implement GraphQL subscriptions over WebSockets or SSE
• handle file uploads through a GraphQL API

When to choose

• you are building GraphQL services on the JVM with Spring Boot
• you want schema-first development with code generation
• you need GraphQL federation support in a Spring ecosystem
• you want a battle-tested framework backed by Netflix's production use

When to avoid

• your stack is not Spring Boot or the JVM
• you need a GraphQL client rather than a server framework
• you are on Spring Boot 2 or JDK 8, since 5.x is no longer maintained
• you prefer a non-annotation-based, schema-only approach

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graphql web-framework api-framework websocket file-upload testing routing web-development backend apis developer-tools jvm cross-platform graphql-server spring-boot federation code-generation netflix subscriptions

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