AppSync Schema Scalar Type for Images
I am writing an iOS app which uses AppSync and DynamoDB as the BaaS. I need to pass an image (Binary) from the backend to the app via schema.graphql. However, based on this documentation:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appsync/latest/devguide/scalars.html
There's no scalar type in the schema for images (binary). Should I use String instead? Would the app client (iOS) be able to parse the String correctly as an image?
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I am writing an iOS app which uses AppSync and DynamoDB as the BaaS. I need to pass an image (Binary) from the backend to the app via schema.graphql. However, based on this documentation:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appsync/latest/devguide/scalars.html
There's no scalar type in the schema for images (binary). Should I use String instead? Would the app client (iOS) be able to parse the String correctly as an image?
amazon-web-services aws-appsync aws-appsync-ios
edited Nov 11 at 5:52
Foo
1
asked Nov 11 at 5:46
Sarah Guo
518
add a comment |
I am writing an iOS app which uses AppSync and DynamoDB as the BaaS. I need to pass an image (Binary) from the backend to the app via schema.graphql. However, based on this documentation:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appsync/latest/devguide/scalars.html
There's no scalar type in the schema for images (binary). Should I use String instead? Would the app client (iOS) be able to parse the String correctly as an image?
amazon-web-services aws-appsync aws-appsync-ios
edited Nov 11 at 5:52
Foo
1
asked Nov 11 at 5:46
Sarah Guo
518
I am writing an iOS app which uses AppSync and DynamoDB as the BaaS. I need to pass an image (Binary) from the backend to the app via schema.graphql. However, based on this documentation:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appsync/latest/devguide/scalars.html
There's no scalar type in the schema for images (binary). Should I use String instead? Would the app client (iOS) be able to parse the String correctly as an image?
amazon-web-services aws-appsync aws-appsync-ios
amazon-web-services aws-appsync aws-appsync-ios
edited Nov 11 at 5:52
Foo
1
asked Nov 11 at 5:46
Sarah Guo
518
edited Nov 11 at 5:52
Foo
1
asked Nov 11 at 5:46
Sarah Guo
518
edited Nov 11 at 5:52
Foo
1
edited Nov 11 at 5:52
Foo
1
edited Nov 11 at 5:52
Foo
1
1
asked Nov 11 at 5:46
Sarah Guo
518
asked Nov 11 at 5:46
Sarah Guo
518
asked Nov 11 at 5:46
Sarah Guo
518
518
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You should use Complex Objects to manage images. This follows best practices where the image metadata is accessible over GraphQL and the actual blob is stored in a system that is amenable to large binary files.
AWS AppSync supports this pattern with the S3Object GraphQL type (here's another example to follow for iOS).
answered Nov 11 at 8:05
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You should use Complex Objects to manage images. This follows best practices where the image metadata is accessible over GraphQL and the actual blob is stored in a system that is amenable to large binary files.
AWS AppSync supports this pattern with the S3Object GraphQL type (here's another example to follow for iOS).
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You should use Complex Objects to manage images. This follows best practices where the image metadata is accessible over GraphQL and the actual blob is stored in a system that is amenable to large binary files.
AWS AppSync supports this pattern with the S3Object GraphQL type (here's another example to follow for iOS).
answered Nov 11 at 8:05
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You should use Complex Objects to manage images. This follows best practices where the image metadata is accessible over GraphQL and the actual blob is stored in a system that is amenable to large binary files.
AWS AppSync supports this pattern with the S3Object GraphQL type (here's another example to follow for iOS).
answered Nov 11 at 8:05
Rohan Deshpande
2,26611424
You should use Complex Objects to manage images. This follows best practices where the image metadata is accessible over GraphQL and the actual blob is stored in a system that is amenable to large binary files.
AWS AppSync supports this pattern with the S3Object GraphQL type (here's another example to follow for iOS).
answered Nov 11 at 8:05
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answered Nov 11 at 8:05
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