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+# Go GraphQL SQL null string example
+
+<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://golang.org/pkg/database/sql/#NullString">database/sql Nullstring</a> implementation, with JSON marshalling interfaces.
+
+To run the program, go to the directory  
+`cd examples/sql-nullstring`
+
+Run the example  
+`go run main.go`
+
+## sql.NullString
+
+On occasion you will encounter sql fields that are nullable, as in
+
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE persons (
+    id INT PRIMARY KEY,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    favorite_dog TEXT -- this field can have a NULL value
+)
+```
+
+For the struct
+
+```golang
+import "database/sql"
+
+type Person struct {
+    ID          int             `json:"id" sql:"id"`
+    Name        string          `json:"name" sql:"name"`
+    FavoriteDog sql.NullString  `json:"favorite_dog" sql:"favorite_dog"`
+}
+```
+
+But `graphql` would render said field as an object `{{ false}}` or `{{Bulldog true}}`, depending on their validity.
+
+With this implementation, `graphql` would render the null items as an empty string (`""`), but would be saved in the database as `NULL`, appropriately.
+
+The pattern can be extended to include other `database/sql` null types.
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/graphql-go/graphql"
+	"github.com/graphql-go/graphql/language/ast"
+	"log"
+)
+
+// NullString to be used in place of sql.NullString
+type NullString struct {
+	sql.NullString
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON from the json.Marshaler interface
+func (v NullString) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	if v.Valid {
+		return json.Marshal(v.String)
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(nil)
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON from the json.Unmarshaler interface
+func (v *NullString) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var x *string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &x); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if x != nil {
+		v.String = *x
+		v.Valid = true
+	} else {
+		v.Valid = false
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NewNullString create a new null string. Empty string evaluates to an
+// "invalid" NullString
+func NewNullString(value string) *NullString {
+	var null NullString
+	if value != "" {
+		null.String = value
+		null.Valid = true
+		return &null
+	}
+	null.Valid = false
+	return &null
+}
+
+// SerializeNullString serializes `NullString` to a string
+func SerializeNullString(value interface{}) interface{} {
+	switch value := value.(type) {
+	case NullString:
+		return value.String
+	case *NullString:
+		v := *value
+		return v.String
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// ParseNullString parses GraphQL variables from `string` to `CustomID`
+func ParseNullString(value interface{}) interface{} {
+	switch value := value.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return NewNullString(value)
+	case *string:
+		return NewNullString(*value)
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// ParseLiteralNullString parses GraphQL AST value to `NullString`.
+func ParseLiteralNullString(valueAST ast.Value) interface{} {
+	switch valueAST := valueAST.(type) {
+	case *ast.StringValue:
+		return NewNullString(valueAST.Value)
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// NullableString graphql *Scalar type based of NullString
+var NullableString = graphql.NewScalar(graphql.ScalarConfig{
+	Name:         "NullableString",
+	Description:  "The `NullableString` type repesents a nullable SQL string.",
+	Serialize:    SerializeNullString,
+	ParseValue:   ParseNullString,
+	ParseLiteral: ParseLiteralNullString,
+})
+
+/*
+CREATE TABLE persons (
+	favorite_dog TEXT -- is a nullable field
+	);
+
+*/
+
+// Person noqa
+type Person struct {
+	Name        string      `json:"name"`
+	FavoriteDog *NullString `json:"favorite_dog"` // Some people don't like dogs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+}
+
+// PersonType noqa
+var PersonType = graphql.NewObject(graphql.ObjectConfig{
+	Name: "Person",
+	Fields: graphql.Fields{
+		"name": &graphql.Field{
+			Type: graphql.String,
+		},
+		"favorite_dog": &graphql.Field{
+			Type: NullableString,
+		},
+	},
+})
+
+func main() {
+	schema, err := graphql.NewSchema(graphql.SchemaConfig{
+		Query: graphql.NewObject(graphql.ObjectConfig{
+			Name: "Query",
+			Fields: graphql.Fields{
+				"people": &graphql.Field{
+					Type: graphql.NewList(PersonType),
+					Args: graphql.FieldConfigArgument{
+						"favorite_dog": &graphql.ArgumentConfig{
+							Type: NullableString,
+						},
+					},
+					Resolve: func(p graphql.ResolveParams) (interface{}, error) {
+						dog, dogOk := p.Args["favorite_dog"].(*NullString)
+						people := []Person{
+							Person{Name: "Alice", FavoriteDog: NewNullString("Yorkshire Terrier")},
+							// `Bob`'s favorite dog will be saved as null in the database
+							Person{Name: "Bob", FavoriteDog: NewNullString("")},
+							Person{Name: "Chris", FavoriteDog: NewNullString("French Bulldog")},
+						}
+						switch {
+						case dogOk:
+							log.Printf("favorite_dog from arguments: %+v", dog)
+							dogPeople := make([]Person, 0)
+							for _, p := range people {
+								if p.FavoriteDog.Valid {
+									if p.FavoriteDog.String == dog.String {
+										dogPeople = append(dogPeople, p)
+									}
+								}
+							}
+							return dogPeople, nil
+						default:
+							return people, nil
+						}
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	query := `
+query {
+  people {
+    name
+    favorite_dog
+    }
+}`
+	queryWithArgument := `
+query {
+  people(favorite_dog: "Yorkshire Terrier") {
+    name
+    favorite_dog
+  }
+}`
+	r1 := graphql.Do(graphql.Params{
+		Schema:        schema,
+		RequestString: query,
+	})
+	r2 := graphql.Do(graphql.Params{
+		Schema:        schema,
+		RequestString: queryWithArgument,
+	})
+	if len(r1.Errors) > 0 {
+		log.Fatal(r1)
+	}
+	if len(r2.Errors) > 0 {
+		log.Fatal(r1)
+	}
+	b1, err := json.MarshalIndent(r1, "", "  ")
+	b2, err := json.MarshalIndent(r2, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("\nQuery: %+v\n", string(query))
+	fmt.Printf("\nResult: %+v\n", string(b1))
+	fmt.Printf("\nQuery (with arguments): %+v\n", string(queryWithArgument))
+	fmt.Printf("\nResult (with arguments): %+v\n", string(b2))
+}
+
+/* Output:
+Query:
+query {
+  people {
+    name
+    favorite_dog
+    }
+}
+
+Result: {
+  "data": {
+    "people": [
+      {
+        "favorite_dog": "Yorkshire Terrier",
+        "name": "Alice"
+      },
+      {
+        "favorite_dog": "",
+        "name": "Bob"
+      },
+      {
+        "favorite_dog": "French Bulldog",
+        "name": "Chris"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
+Query (with arguments):
+query {
+  people(favorite_dog: "Yorkshire Terrier") {
+    name
+    favorite_dog
+  }
+}
+
+Result (with arguments): {
+  "data": {
+    "people": [
+      {
+        "favorite_dog": "Yorkshire Terrier",
+        "name": "Alice"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+*/