Data formats
DataStax Graph (DSG) handles many different formats. Each format has advantages, and the choice of which to use is a matter of preference.
DSG can ingest comma-delimited (CSV) or JSON using the DataStax Bulk Loader.
GraphSON is a JSON style file format that passes both data and schema in human-readable format. It is easy to work with, as the structure is evident, but it results in large files. GraphSON is a common formats and useful for importing data into DSG from another graph database. The protocol supported for DSG is GraphSON 3.
CSV
A CSV file is a common file format that can be input into DSG. A sample of CSV graph data:
person_id|name|nickname|gender|calories|macro_goal 1|Julia Child|null|F|| 2|Simone Beck|null|F||
JSON
A JSON file is a common file format that can be input into DSG. A sample of JSON graph data:
{ "person_id":1, "country": {"value":"USA", "start_year":1930, "end_year":1949 } }
GraphSON
Writing data out of the graph into a GraphSON file can be accomplished with a g.io() command:
graph.io(graphson()).writeGraph("/tmp/recipe.gson")
A sample of the output of a GraphSON file:
{"id":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","recipe","recipeId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":2003}]},"label":"recipe","inE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","created","
~out_vertex",{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","person","personId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1}]},"~in_vertex",{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","recipe","recipeId",{"@type":"g:Int
32","@value":2003}]},"~local_id",{"@type":"g:UUID","@value":"f38f9dd1-2978-11e8-8043-6bfe97ac83b9"}]},"outV":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","person","personId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@
value":1}]},"properties":{"createDate":{}}}]},"outE":{"includedIn":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","includedIn","~out_vertex",{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","recipe","rec
ipeId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":2003}]},"~in_vertex",{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","book","bookId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1001}]},"~local_id",{"@type":"g:UUID","@value":"f3
90fd61-2978-11e8-8043-6bfe97ac83b9"}]},"inV":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","book","bookId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1001}]}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","includedI
n","~out_vertex",{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","recipe","recipeId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":2003}]},"~in_vertex",{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","ingredient","ingredId",{"@t
ype":"g:Int32","@value":3008}]},"~local_id",{"@type":"g:UUID","@value":"f3903a15-2978-11e8-8043-6bfe97ac83b9"}]},"inV":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","ingredient","ingredId",{"@type
":"g:Int32","@value":3008}]},"properties":{"amount":"2-3 Tbsp"}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","includedIn","~out_vertex",{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","recipe","recipe
Id",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":2003}]},"~in_vertex",{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","ingredient","ingredId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3010}]},"~local_id",{"@type":"g:UUID","@value
":"f3903a16-2978-11e8-8043-6bfe97ac83b9"}]},"inV":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":["~label","ingredient","ingredId",{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3010}]},"properties":{"amount":"1 1/2 lbs blanch
ed, trimmed"}},
