| # TinkerGraph | |
| ## About TinkerGraph | |
| [TinkerGraph](https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/3.2.6/reference/#tinkergraph-gremlin) | |
| is the in-memory reference implementation of the Apache TinkerPop Graph API. | |
| It can be useful with small graphs to prototype out a graph structure and | |
| queries against it. It can also be useful as a comparison when debugging to | |
| help determine whether a particular issue is in the graph traversal logic | |
| or whether it is a JanusGraph-specific issue. | |
| [`TinkerGraphApp.java`](src/main/java/org/janusgraph/example/TinkerGraphApp.java) | |
| is an example Java program that connects to a TinkerGraph. You will notice | |
| the major difference between this an the JanusGraph app is in how the graphs | |
| define schema and indexes. The code to construct and query the graph is exactly | |
| the same. | |
| ## TinkerGraph configuration | |
| [`jgex-tinkergraph.properties`](conf/jgex-tinkergraph.properties) contains | |
| the id manager settings for the graph. | |
| Refer to the TinkerGraph [configuration reference](https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/3.2.6/reference/#_configuration_3) | |
| for additional properties. | |
| ## Dependencies | |
| The required Maven dependency for TinkerGraph: | |
| ``` | |
| <dependency> | |
| <groupId>org.apache.tinkerpop</groupId> | |
| <artifactId>tinkergraph-gremlin</artifactId> | |
| <version>${tinkerpop.version}</version> | |
| </dependency> | |
| ``` | |
| ## Run the example | |
| This command can be run from the `examples` or the project's directory. | |
| ``` | |
| mvn exec:java -pl :example-tinkergraph | |
| ``` | |
| ## Drop the graph | |
| TinkerGraph is not configured to not store anything into a persistent | |
| location, so the graph will disappear when the application finishes. | |