Category Archives: GraphQL

GraphQL on Unity and Result Event for Data and Errors…

The GraphQL for Unity Asset can be used to execute GraphQL queries in Unity. The result is set on properties of Unity objects and there is also a Unity Event on the GraphQL Query Object where user-defined function of a GameObject can be triggered every time when a queries returns data or an error.

public class Sample1 : MonoBehaviour
{
    public void ResultEvent(GraphQLResult result)
    {
        if (result.Errors.Count==0)
        {
            Debug.Log("Data: " + result.Data.ToString());
        }
        else
        {
            Debug.Log("Error: " + result.Errors.ToString());
        }
    }
}

Create a GameObject with this class as component and then you can drag and drop this GameObject to the Query GameObject and select the “ResultEvent” method. Every time when the query is executed then this function will be called with the result data (or error data).

GraphQL on Unity & Newtonsoft 12.0.0.0 Reference Error

The GraphQL for Unity Asset uses the Newtonsoft version which is built in newer version of Unity (2020+). If you get an error like this:

Assembly 'Library/ScriptAssemblies/Assembly-CSharp.dll' will not be loaded due to errors: Reference has errors 'GraphQL'.
 
Assembly 'Assets/GraphQL/Libs/GraphQL.dll' will not be loaded due to errors: 

GraphQL references strong named Newtonsoft.Json Assembly references: 12.0.0.0 Found in project: 12.0.1.0.

Assembly Version Validation can be disabled in Player Settings "Assembly Version Validation"
  • Then you can try to remove NewtonSoft dependency from your project – if you have a dependency. And just use the NewtonSoft version which is already built in and shipped with Unity 2020+. If you use an older version of Unity then you can try to copy the NewtonSoft DLL from 2020 and use this in your older Unity version.
  • Or you can go to Project Settings -> Player -> Other Settings and deactivate “Assembly Version Validation”
  • Install the newtonsoft package from Unity. Go into the package manager and click “+” and then select “Add package from git URL” and fill in “com.unity.nuget.newtonsoft-json”.

GraphQL for Unity and execute a GraphQL Query in Unity with C# Code

With GraphQL for Unity you can execute GraphQL Queries in a Unity way with GameObjects. But with the asset you can also execute queries in Unity with C# code.

Here is a simple example:

public GraphQL Connection;

public void ScriptQuery()
    {
        var query = "query($Token: String!) { doit($Token) { result } } ";
        var args = new JObject
        {
            { "Token", "123" }
        };
        Connection.ExecuteQuery(query, args, (result) =>
        {
            Debug.Log(result.Result.ToString());
        });
    }

Link the Connection variable to your GraphQL GameObject where the connection is set.

Note: the result callback function is called asynchronous and it is not executed in the Game-loop.

A bit more complex example how the args variable could look like. This is just an example how you can create a JSON object in C# in a convenient way.

JObject args = new JObject
        {
            ["UpdateList"] = new JArray
            {
                new JObject
                {
                    ["id"] = 28,
                    ["updateAction"] = "EDIT",
                    ["status"] = "Present"
                },
                new JObject
                {
                    ["id"] = 29,
                    ["updateAction"] = "EDIT",
                    ["status"] = "Absent"
                },
                new JObject
                {
                    ["id"] = 30,
                    ["updateAction"] = "EDIT",
                    ["status"] = "Present"
                }
            }
        };

Niryo with Unity3D and the Automation Gateway…

The Digital Twin is Alive 🙂 #Unity3D, the #Niryo Robot, and the Automation Gateway Frankenstein with #GraphQL for #PLC4X …

#ModBus data from the Robot can now be used in #Unity for visualisation and also to control the Robot from Unity …

The Unity Package GraphQL for OPCUA is now not only for OPCUA anymore, it can also handle other types which are supported by the Automation Gateway – like the Plc option, which is based on PLC4X.