Error using `schema:publish` with local .graphql schema file

[aergonaut]

I am trying to publish my GraphQL schema to Apollo Engine with the apollo schema:publish command. According to the docs, I should be able to give --endpoint the path to a local .graphql file that contains my schema. However, when I try to do this, the command errors:

$ apollo schema:publish --endpoint=schema.graphql --key="REDACTED"
 ✔ Loading Apollo Project
 ✖ Uploading service to Engine
   → Only absolute URLs are supported
TypeError: Only absolute URLs are supported
    at getNodeRequestOptions (~/.nvm/versions/node/v9.11.2/lib/node_modules/apollo/node_modules/node-fetch/lib/index.js:1265:9)
    at ~/.nvm/versions/node/v9.11.2/lib/node_modules/apollo/node_modules/node-fetch/lib/index.js:1335:19
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at fetch (~/.nvm/versions/node/v9.11.2/lib/node_modules/apollo/node_modules/node-fetch/lib/index.js:1332:9)
    at ~/.nvm/versions/node/v9.11.2/lib/node_modules/apollo/node_modules/apollo-link-http/lib/bundle.umd.js:91:17
    at new Subscription (~/

My GraphQL API is authenticated, so I can't point apollo directly at the endpoint as it won't have authentication. I was able to get around this by running my server locally and removing the authentication guards from the API endpoint, but I don't think that's a good long-term approach.

[Alahel]

I am also facing the same issue here :

2018-11-09T13:24:40.443Z - ERROR - command:engine:upload - Error: Command failed: apollo schema:publish --endpoint="/myAbsolutePath/front-end/src/config/schema.json" --key="XXX"
TypeError: Only absolute URLs are supported
    at getNodeRequestOptions (~/Documents/moviepro/api/node_modules/apollo-env/node_modules/node-fetch/lib/index.js:1265:9)
    at ~/Documents/moviepro/api/node_modules/apollo-env/node_modules/node-fetch/lib/index.js:1335:19
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at fetch (~/Documents/moviepro/api/node_modules/apollo-env/node_modules/node-fetch/lib/index.js:1332:9)
    at ~/Documents/moviepro/api/node_modules/apollo-link-http/lib/bundle.umd.js:91:17
    at new Subscription (~/Documents/moviepro/api/node_modules/zen-observable/lib/Observable.js:179:34)
    at Observable.subscribe (~/Documents/moviepro/api/node_modules/zen-observable/lib/Observable.js:258:14)
    at ~/Documents/moviepro/api/node_modules/apollo-link/lib/bundle.umd.js:64:24
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Object.toPromise (~/Documents/moviepro/api/node_modules/apollo-link/lib/bundle.umd.js:63:16)

    at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:276:12)
    at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:915:16)
    at Socket.stream.socket.on (internal/child_process.js:336:11)
    at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:211:7)
    at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:561:12)

[flippidippi]

Same here. I'm writing the schema to a json file using graphqlSync because the endpoint is authenticated but I can't get the CLI to read the file.

[Alahel]

I tried to run even a tmp express server, serving a static graphql.json schema... but when providing an url, it seems that the url is directly read from the apollo api, not from the publish command...

[flippidippi]

For now I was able to use an apollo.config.js to get it to work.

module.exports = {
  service: {
    name: "service_name",
    localSchemaFile: "./path/to/schema.json"
  }
}

[MattHartz]

@flipxfx What does your original command look like? I created a custom apollo.config.js file and put that in the cmd and still the same results.

Thanks!

[flippidippi]

It's just apollo schema:publish after writing the JSON file. I have ENGINE_API_KEY already in env.

[lirbank]

Please note that the documentation says endpoint, but it should be url. This config works (project is not using Engine):

module.exports = {
  client: {
    service: {
      url: 'http://localhost:4000/graphql',
    },
    includes: ['{client,server}/src/**/*.{ts,tsx}'],
  },
};

Using endpoint (or anything else) causes the TypeError: Only absolute URLs are supported error to appear.

[flippidippi]

That's documentation for editor plugins, not what the original question is. Here is the conflicting documentation that says --endpoint can be configured as a local file. https://www.apollographql.com/docs/engine/features/schema-history.html#schema-sources

[trevor-scheer]

@flipxfx thanks for pointing out the dated docs, should be up-to-date now!
https://www.apollographql.com/docs/engine/features/schema-history.html

[aergonaut]

Thanks @trevor-scheer