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Graph databases for fun and profit (Geekcamp.sg)
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vivekprahlad
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Transcript
Graph databases for fun and profit Vivek Prahlad
About me
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Contributor to Neo4j.rb
Multitenancy, Versioning, Performance
Author of Frankenstein
A graph primer What can you use graph databases for?
Examples (Neo4j.rb)
A graph primer What can you use graph databases for?
Examples (Neo4j.rb)
What is a graph?
A graph is an abstract representation of a set of
objects where some pairs of objects are connected by links
Graphs are all around us
Object graphs
Product Order Customer places 1: n chooses 1: n
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http://tambrahmrage.tumblr.com/post/8594230361/rage-against-the-macchinar
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Undirected Graph
Directed Graph
Knows Knows
Knows Knows Name: Vivek Name: Paul Name: Andy
Knows Knows Name: Vivek Name: Paul Name: Andy Since: April
2012
Knows Knows Name: Vivek Name: Paul Name: Andy Since: April
2012 Since: September 2003
What on earth is a graph database?
A database with an explicit graph structure
Each node knows it’s neighbours
Typically directed graphs
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Two main operations
Find nodes
Either explicitly
Node[node_id]
Or use an index
Car.find(“name: Ferr*”)
Traverse, given an origin
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Graph algorithms
Shortest path
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Graph database options
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The examples will use Neo4j
What is Neo4j?
Neo4j is an ACID compliant graph database
“Graph databases like Neo4j are an esoteric but powerful member
of the NoSQL family”
Capacity?
32 Billion nodes 32 Billion relationships 64 Billion properties
Threadsafe
Single depth transactions
Nested transactions: ‘Placebo’ transactions
Lucene integration
TWO query languages
Cypher
Gremlin
Advanced and enterprise editions for monitoring, replication, hot backup
A graph primer What can you use graph databases for?
Neo4j.rb
Typical applications
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Recommendation systems
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Fraud detection
Geospatial analysis
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But
Most complex domains
Involve an object graph
A graph primer What can you use graph databases for?
Examples (Neo4j.rb)
Modeling graphs is important
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Partitioning data crucial
Neo4j Language bindings
Java, C#, Ruby, Node.js
Embedded vs. REST server
Runs on JRuby
Builds on ActiveModel
validations, nested attributes, composed_of, all work
Built in migration support
Multitenancy support
Versioning
3 layer API
Layer 1: Nodes, Relationships
Neo4j::Transaction run do Neo4j::Node.new(:name => “A”) end
Layer 2: Node and Relationship Mixins
class SportsCar include Neo4j::NodeMixin property :brand end
Layer 3: Rails Model support
class SportsCar < Neo4j::Rails::Model property :brand end
class SportsCar < Neo4j::Rails::Model include Neo4j::Rails::Versioning property :brand end
class SportsCar < Neo4j::Rails::Model include Neo4j::Rails::Versioning property :brand, :index =>:fulltext
end
class User < Neo4j::Rails::Model attr_accessor :password attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation,
:pending_account after_save :encrypt_password email_regex = /\A[\w+\-.]+@[a-z\d\-.]+\.[a-z]+\z/i # add an exact lucene index on the email property property :email, :index => :exact has_one(:avatar).to(Avatar) validates :email, :presence => true,:format => { :with => email_regex } validates :email, :uniqueness => true, :unless => :pending_account? accepts_nested_attributes_for :avatar, :allow_destroy => true end
Versioning
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Multitenancy
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A few cypher examples
START a=node(3) MATCH (a)-[:KNOWS]->(b)-[:KNOWS]->(c) RETURN a,b,c
|a | b | c | |Node[3]{name->Vivek}|Node[2] |Node[3]|
START d=node(1), e=node(2) MATCH p = shortestPath( d-[*..15]->e ) RETURN
p
(1)--[KNOWS,2]-->(3)--[KNOWS,0]-->(4)--[KNOWS,3]-->(2)
In conclusion
Graphs are a compelling way to store interconnected data
No O/R mismatch
More widely applicable than you’d think
Try it out!
https://github.com/andreasronge/ neo4j.git
Thank You
@vivekprahlad
[email protected]