npm install -D @graphql-codegen/cli @graphql-codegen/typescript \
  @graphql-codegen/typescript-operations @graphql-codegen/client-preset

// codegen.ts
import type { CodegenConfig } from '@graphql-codegen/cli';

const config: CodegenConfig = {
  schema: 'http://localhost:4000/graphql',
  documents: ['src/**/*.tsx', 'src/**/*.ts'],
  ignoreNoDocuments: true,
  generates: {
    './src/gql/': {
      preset: 'client',
      config: {
        documentMode: 'string',
      },
    },
  },
};

export default config;

npx graphql-codegen
npx graphql-codegen --watch  # Watch mode

// codegen.ts
const config: CodegenConfig = {
  schema: 'http://localhost:4000/graphql',
  documents: ['src/**/*.tsx'],
  generates: {
    './src/gql/': {
      preset: 'client',
      plugins: [],
      presetConfig: {
        gqlTagName: 'gql',
        fragmentMasking: { unmaskFunctionName: 'getFragmentData' },
      },
    },
  },
};

import { gql } from '../gql';
import { useQuery } from '@apollo/client';

const GET_USER = gql(`
  query GetUser($id: ID!) {
    user(id: $id) {
      id
      name
      email
    }
  }
`);

function UserProfile({ id }: { id: string }) {
  const { data, loading } = useQuery(GET_USER, {
    variables: { id },
  });

  if (loading) return <Spinner />;
  // data.user is fully typed
  return <div>{data?.user?.name}</div>;
}

npm install -D @graphql-codegen/typescript-react-query

// codegen.ts
const config: CodegenConfig = {
  schema: 'http://localhost:4000/graphql',
  documents: ['src/**/*.graphql'],
  generates: {
    './src/gql/index.ts': {
      plugins: [
        'typescript',
        'typescript-operations',
        'typescript-react-query',
      ],
      config: {
        fetcher: {
          func: './fetcher#fetcher',
          isReactHook: false,
        },
        reactQueryVersion: 5,
        addInfiniteQuery: true,
      },
    },
  },
};

// src/gql/fetcher.ts
export const fetcher = <TData, TVariables>(
  query: string,
  variables?: TVariables
): (() => Promise<TData>) => {
  return async () => {
    const response = await fetch('http://localhost:4000/graphql', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        Authorization: `Bearer ${getToken()}`,
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({ query, variables }),
    });

    const json = await response.json();
    if (json.errors) {
      throw new Error(json.errors[0].message);
    }
    return json.data;
  };
};

import { useGetUserQuery, useCreateUserMutation } from './gql';

function UserProfile({ id }: { id: string }) {
  const { data, isLoading } = useGetUserQuery({ id });
  const createMutation = useCreateUserMutation();

  const handleCreate = () => {
    createMutation.mutate({
      input: { name: 'John', email: 'john@example.com' },
    });
  };

  if (isLoading) return <Spinner />;
  return <div>{data?.user?.name}</div>;
}

// components/UserAvatar.tsx
import { gql, FragmentType, getFragmentData } from '../gql';

export const USER_AVATAR_FRAGMENT = gql(`
  fragment UserAvatar on User {
    id
    name
    avatarUrl
  }
`);

interface Props {
  user: FragmentType<typeof USER_AVATAR_FRAGMENT>;
}

export function UserAvatar({ user }: Props) {
  const data = getFragmentData(USER_AVATAR_FRAGMENT, user);
  return <img src={data.avatarUrl} alt={data.name} />;
}

// Usage in parent query
const GET_USER = gql(`
  query GetUser($id: ID!) {
    user(id: $id) {
      id
      ...UserAvatar
    }
  }
`);

// codegen.ts
const config: CodegenConfig = {
  schema: [
    {
      'http://localhost:4000/graphql': {
        headers: {
          Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GRAPHQL_TOKEN}`,
        },
      },
    },
  ],
  // ...
};

const config: CodegenConfig = {
  generates: {
    './src/gql/user-api/': {
      schema: 'http://user-api:4000/graphql',
      documents: ['src/features/user/**/*.tsx'],
      preset: 'client',
    },
    './src/gql/product-api/': {
      schema: 'http://product-api:4001/graphql',
      documents: ['src/features/product/**/*.tsx'],
      preset: 'client',
    },
  },
};

# .github/workflows/codegen.yml
name: GraphQL Codegen

on:
  push:
    paths:
      - 'src/**/*.graphql'
      - 'src/**/*.tsx'

jobs:
  generate:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npx graphql-codegen
      - name: Check for changes
        run: |
          if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain src/gql) ]]; then
            echo "Generated files changed"
            exit 1
          fi

{
  "scripts": {
    "codegen": "graphql-codegen",
    "codegen:watch": "graphql-codegen --watch"
  }
}