FAQ

What is ASGI?

ASGI provides a standard interface between async-capable Python web servers, frameworks, and applications. An ASGI application is a callable with the following signature:

async def app(scope, receive, send) -> None:
    ...

For more information, see the ASGI documentation and this list of publications about ASGI.

Do I need to learn GraphQL/Tartiflette to use this package?

Yes: once you've got the TartifletteApp ASGI app up and running, you're in Tartiflette territory.

Here are some resources to get you started:

• Tartiflette tutorial
• Introduction to GraphQL
• Tartiflette API reference

Does this package ship with Tartiflette?

Yes. Everything is included, which allows you to start building your GraphQL API right away. See also Installation.

What is the role of Starlette?

tartiflette-asgi uses Starlette as a lightweight ASGI toolkit: internally, it uses Starlette's request and response classes, and some other components.

Luckily, this does not require your applications to use Starlette at all.

For example, if you are submounting your GraphQL app on an app built with an async web framework, this framework does not need to use Starlette — it just needs to speak ASGI.