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+# Crate data model
+
+This document describes the data the application will need. `schema.graphql`
+is the GraphQL contract built from this model. Database tables, resolvers and
+queries are deliberately left to M2.
+
+## Core catalog
+
+- An **album** has a title, an optional release year, one or more artists, zero
+  or more genres and an ordered list of tracks.
+- An **artist** can belong to many albums, and an **album** can have many
+  artists.
+- A **genre** can belong to many albums, and an **album** can have many genres.
+- A **track** belongs to one album and has a title, track number and optional
+  duration.
+
+The two many-to-many relationships will use join tables in PostgreSQL in M2.
+
+## User-generated data
+
+- A **review** belongs to one album and one simulated user. A user can have one
+  review per album, so saving another review updates the existing one. Album
+  details can also return the current user's review to prefill an edit form.
+- A **crate item** belongs to one simulated user and one album. It represents
+  the user's personal wantlist. The schema has separate add and remove actions
+  so repeated requests cannot accidentally switch the album back to the wrong
+  state.
+
+The user identity and persistence of reviews and crate items are M2 work. The
+schema already describes the operations the client will need.
+
+## Search results
+
+`searchAlbums` accepts one search term, optional genre filters and a sort
+choice. It returns a cursor-based connection so the client can load results in
+pages. The connection also contains the total number of matches and genre
+facet counts for the filter UI.
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+scalar DateTime
+
+type Query {
+  searchAlbums(input: AlbumSearchInput!, first: Int!, after: String): AlbumConnection!
+  album(id: ID!): Album
+  myCrate(first: Int!, after: String): CrateConnection!
+}
+
+type Mutation {
+  upsertReview(input: UpsertReviewInput!): UpsertReviewPayload!
+  deleteReview(id: ID!): DeleteReviewPayload!
+  addToCrate(albumId: ID!): AddToCratePayload!
+  removeFromCrate(albumId: ID!): RemoveFromCratePayload!
+}
+
+type Album {
+  id: ID!
+  title: String!
+  releaseYear: Int
+  artists: [Artist!]!
+  tracks: [Track!]!
+  genres: [Genre!]!
+  averageRating: Float
+  reviewCount: Int!
+  reviews(first: Int!, after: String): ReviewConnection!
+  myReview: Review
+  isInCrate: Boolean!
+}
+
+type Artist {
+  id: ID!
+  name: String!
+}
+
+type Track {
+  id: ID!
+  title: String!
+  trackNumber: Int!
+  durationSeconds: Int
+}
+
+type Genre {
+  id: ID!
+  name: String!
+}
+
+type Review {
+  id: ID!
+  rating: Int!
+  comment: String!
+  createdAt: DateTime!
+  updatedAt: DateTime!
+}
+
+type CrateItem {
+  id: ID!
+  album: Album!
+  addedAt: DateTime!
+}
+
+type AlbumConnection {
+  edges: [AlbumEdge!]!
+  pageInfo: PageInfo!
+  totalCount: Int!
+  genreFacets: [GenreFacet!]!
+}
+
+type AlbumEdge {
+  cursor: String!
+  node: Album!
+}
+
+type ReviewConnection {
+  edges: [ReviewEdge!]!
+  pageInfo: PageInfo!
+  totalCount: Int!
+}
+
+type ReviewEdge {
+  cursor: String!
+  node: Review!
+}
+
+type CrateConnection {
+  edges: [CrateEdge!]!
+  pageInfo: PageInfo!
+  totalCount: Int!
+}
+
+type CrateEdge {
+  cursor: String!
+  node: CrateItem!
+}
+
+type PageInfo {
+  hasNextPage: Boolean!
+  endCursor: String
+}
+
+type GenreFacet {
+  genre: Genre!
+  count: Int!
+}
+
+type DeleteReviewPayload {
+  deletedReviewId: ID!
+  album: Album!
+}
+
+type UpsertReviewPayload {
+  review: Review!
+  album: Album!
+}
+
+type AddToCratePayload {
+  item: CrateItem!
+  album: Album!
+}
+
+type RemoveFromCratePayload {
+  removedAlbumId: ID!
+  album: Album!
+}
+
+input AlbumSearchInput {
+  query: String!
+  genreIds: [ID!]
+  sort: AlbumSort!
+}
+
+input UpsertReviewInput {
+  albumId: ID!
+  rating: Int!
+  comment: String!
+}
+
+enum AlbumSort {
+  RELEVANCE
+  TITLE_ASC
+  RELEASE_YEAR_DESC
+  AVERAGE_RATING_DESC
+}