Common Tasks

When working with 8base, developers frequently encounter tasks that are central to application development, regardless of the specific use-case or business logic. This section is designed to guide you through these essential activities with hands-on, practical walkthroughs based on real-life use cases.

Here's a brief overview of the subsections you will find:

• Configuring Role-based Access Control: Dive into permissions configurations and understand the power of advanced filters.
• Using Groups and Aggregations in Queries: Get a grasp on leveraging grouping and aggregation functions in a GraphQL Query.
• Creating and Updating Multiple Records in a Single Operation: Explore how to utilize mutations to both create multiple records and update existing ones using filters.
• Extending the API: A walkthrough for creating custom resolvers to expand your GraphQL API.
• Implementing Pagination Using 8base GraphQL API Queries: Learn the nuances of creating queries for paginated results and integrating them into user interfaces.
• Using and Validating Forms: Understand how to leverage 8base's form controls and the form block's robust validation capabilities.
• Leveraging Navigation Events: Dive into practical examples showcasing the varied global and local navigation events.
• Building Responsive Applications: A guide on harnessing media queries and breakpoints for responsive designs.
• Real-time Applications: Using 8base Subscriptions with your Frontend: A hands-on guide to implementing GraphQL subscriptions in 8base.

As you progress through these sections, you will gain both a theoretical understanding and practical know-how, bridging the gap between conceptual knowledge and its real-world application.