A short Overview of Neo4j Indexing Strategies

Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0100

When it comes to indexing in a Neo4j graph database, different options exist for a developer to create and maintain the index.

In the following short examples I’d like to demonstrate different possibilities for index management.

Figure 1. Simple Domain Model

Dependencies

Only one dependency is needed to run the following examples and start an embedded neo4j server – I’m using Gradle here to manage my dependencies but Maven, Ivy, SBT should work without a problem, too.

Neo4j Graph Database Tutorial: How to build a Route Planner and other Examples

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Often in the life of developer’s life there is a scenario where using a relational database tends to get complicated or sometimes even slow – especially when there are fragments with multiple relationships or multiple connections present. This often leads to complex database queries or desperate software engineers trying to handle those problems with their ORM framework.

A possible solution might be to switch from a relational database to a graph database – and – neo4j is our tool of choice here. In the following tutorial we’re going to implement several examples to demonstrate the strengths of a graph database .. from a route planner to a social graph.

Yed on Micha Kops' Tech Notes

A short Overview of Neo4j Indexing Strategies

Dependencies

Neo4j Graph Database Tutorial: How to build a Route Planner and other Examples