# the-road-to-graphql/react-graphql-github-apollo

🚀 A React + Apollo + GraphQL GitHub Client. Your opportunity to learn about these technologies in a real world application.

Repository: https://github.com/the-road-to-graphql/react-graphql-github-apollo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-graphql-github-apollo
Homepage: https://www.robinwieruch.de/react-with-graphql-tutorial
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: react, graphql, apollo, apollo-client, apollographql, react-apollo, react-router-v4, github, github-api, github-client, github-graphql
Last push: 2020-06-12T08:41:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3141, "days_push": 2273, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1592, forks 217 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:08.767030+00:00)

## What it is
A sample React application that acts as a GitHub client using Apollo Client and the GitHub GraphQL API, built as a companion to Robin Wieruch's React + GraphQL tutorials. It demonstrates queries, mutations, pagination, and optimistic updates in a real-world codebase for learning purposes.

## Use cases
- learn how to use Apollo Client with React
- see a real-world example of consuming the GitHub GraphQL API
- study GraphQL queries and mutations in a React app
- understand pagination and optimistic updates with Apollo
- follow along with a React GraphQL tutorial
- build a GitHub issue tracker client as a learning project

## When to choose
- you are learning React with GraphQL and want a guided, tutorial-backed example
- you want to see Apollo Client patterns like render props, pagination, and optimistic updates in practice
- you prefer learning by reading and modifying a complete working application

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready GitHub client or maintained starter template
- you want current Apollo Client or React versions, since the codebase dates from 2018-2020
- you need a project with an active license and ongoing maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphql, frontend-framework, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, education, apis, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, apollo-client, graphql-client, github-api, sample-app, tutorial-companion, react-router, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- the-road-to-graphql/react-graphql-github-apollo (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.767030+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:54:41.849785+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/the-road-to-graphql/react-graphql-github-apollo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.767030+00:00, sha 10bc673aa5e0)
  - homepage: https://www.robinwieruch.de/react-with-graphql-tutorial (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:38.124249+00:00, sha 7d0aca6e02e7)
  - site_page: https://www.robinwieruch.de/getting-started-github-graphql-api (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:38.130572+00:00, sha 69975fe7261c)
  - site_page: https://www.robinwieruch.de/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:38.128533+00:00, sha 6ac31abecc6b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.