org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.io

Interface GraphReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

GraphMLReader, GraphSONReader, GryoReader

public interface GraphReader

Functions for reading a graph and its graph elements from a different serialization format. Implementations of this class do not need to explicitly guarantee that an object read with one method must have its format equivalent to another. In other words the input to readVertex(InputStream, Function)} need not also be readable by readObject(InputStream, Class). In other words, implementations are free to optimize as is possible for a specific serialization method.

That said, it is however important that the complementary "write" operation in GraphWriter be capable of writing output compatible to its reader. In other words, the output of GraphWriter.writeObject(OutputStream, Object) should always be readable by readObject(InputStream, Class) and the output of GraphWriter.writeGraph(OutputStream, Graph) should always be readable by readGraph(InputStream, Graph).

Author:

Stephen Mallette (http://stephen.genoprime.com)

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	GraphReader.ReaderBuilder<T extends GraphReader> Largely a marker interface for builder classes that construct a GraphReader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Edge	readEdge(InputStream inputStream, Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Edge>,Edge> edgeAttachMethod) Reads a single edge from an InputStream.
void	readGraph(InputStream inputStream, Graph graphToWriteTo) Reads an entire graph from an InputStream.
<C> C	readObject(InputStream inputStream, Class<? extends C> clazz) Reads an arbitrary object using the registered serializers.
Property	readProperty(InputStream inputStream, Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Property>,Property> propertyAttachMethod) Reads a single property from an InputStream.
Vertex	readVertex(InputStream inputStream, Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Vertex>,Vertex> vertexAttachMethod) Reads a single vertex from an InputStream.
Vertex	readVertex(InputStream inputStream, Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Vertex>,Vertex> vertexAttachMethod, Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Edge>,Edge> edgeAttachMethod, Direction attachEdgesOfThisDirection) Reads a single vertex from an InputStream.
VertexProperty	readVertexProperty(InputStream inputStream, Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<VertexProperty>,VertexProperty> vertexPropertyAttachMethod) Reads a single vertex property from an InputStream.
Iterator<Vertex>	readVertices(InputStream inputStream, Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Vertex>,Vertex> vertexAttachMethod, Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Edge>,Edge> edgeAttachMethod, Direction attachEdgesOfThisDirection) Reads a set of one or more vertices from an InputStream which were written by GraphWriter.writeVertices(OutputStream, Iterator).

Method Detail

readGraph

void readGraph(InputStream inputStream,
               Graph graphToWriteTo)
        throws IOException

Reads an entire graph from an InputStream. This method is mean to load an empty Graph. It is up to individual implementations to manage transactions, but it is not required or enforced. Consult the documentation of an implementation to understand the approach it takes.

Parameters:

inputStream - a stream containing an entire graph of vertices and edges as defined by the accompanying GraphWriter.writeGraph(OutputStream, Graph).

graphToWriteTo - the graph to write to when reading from the stream.

Throws:

IOException

readVertex

Vertex readVertex(InputStream inputStream,
                  Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Vertex>,Vertex> vertexAttachMethod)
           throws IOException

Reads a single vertex from an InputStream. This method will read vertex properties but not edges. It is expected that the user will manager their own transaction context with respect to this method (i.e. implementations should not commit the transaction for the user).

Parameters:

inputStream - a stream containing at least a single vertex as defined by the accompanying GraphWriter.writeVertex(OutputStream, Vertex).

vertexAttachMethod - a function that creates re-attaches a Vertex to a Host object.

Throws:

IOException

readVertex

Vertex readVertex(InputStream inputStream,
                  Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Vertex>,Vertex> vertexAttachMethod,
                  Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Edge>,Edge> edgeAttachMethod,
                  Direction attachEdgesOfThisDirection)
           throws IOException

Reads a single vertex from an InputStream. This method will read vertex properties as well as edges given the direction supplied as an argument. It is expected that the user will manager their own transaction context with respect to this method (i.e. implementations should not commit the transaction for the user).

Parameters:

inputStream - a stream containing at least one Vertex as defined by the accompanying GraphWriter.writeVertices(OutputStream, Iterator, Direction) method.

vertexAttachMethod - a function that creates re-attaches a Vertex to a Host object.

edgeAttachMethod - a function that creates re-attaches a Edge to a Host object.

attachEdgesOfThisDirection - only edges of this direction are passed to the edgeMaker.

Throws:

IOException

readVertices

Iterator<Vertex> readVertices(InputStream inputStream,
                              Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Vertex>,Vertex> vertexAttachMethod,
                              Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Edge>,Edge> edgeAttachMethod,
                              Direction attachEdgesOfThisDirection)
                       throws IOException

Reads a set of one or more vertices from an InputStream which were written by GraphWriter.writeVertices(OutputStream, Iterator). This method will read vertex properties as well as edges given the direction supplied as an argument. It is expected that the user will manager their own transaction context with respect to this method (i.e. implementations should not commit the transaction for the user).

Parameters:

inputStream - a stream containing at least one Vertex as defined by the accompanying GraphWriter.writeVertices(OutputStream, Iterator, Direction) or GraphWriter.writeVertices(OutputStream, Iterator) methods.

vertexAttachMethod - a function that creates re-attaches a Vertex to a Host object.

edgeAttachMethod - a function that creates re-attaches a Edge to a Host object.

attachEdgesOfThisDirection - only edges of this direction are passed to the edgeMaker.

Throws:

IOException

readEdge

Edge readEdge(InputStream inputStream,
              Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Edge>,Edge> edgeAttachMethod)
       throws IOException

Reads a single edge from an InputStream. It is expected that the user will manager their own transaction context with respect to this method (i.e. implementations should not commit the transaction for the user).

Parameters:

inputStream - a stream containing at least one Edge as defined by the accompanying GraphWriter.writeEdge(OutputStream, Edge) method.

edgeAttachMethod - a function that creates re-attaches a Edge to a Host object.

Throws:

IOException

readVertexProperty

VertexProperty readVertexProperty(InputStream inputStream,
                                  Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<VertexProperty>,VertexProperty> vertexPropertyAttachMethod)
                           throws IOException

Reads a single vertex property from an InputStream. It is expected that the user will manager their own transaction context with respect to this method (i.e. implementations should not commit the transaction for the user).

Parameters:

inputStream - a stream containing at least one VertexProperty as written by the accompanying GraphWriter.writeVertexProperty(OutputStream, VertexProperty) method.

vertexPropertyAttachMethod - a function that creates re-attaches a VertexProperty to a Host object.

Returns:

the value returned by the attach method.

Throws:

IOException

readProperty

Property readProperty(InputStream inputStream,
                      Function<org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.util.Attachable<Property>,Property> propertyAttachMethod)
               throws IOException

Reads a single property from an InputStream. It is expected that the user will manager their own transaction context with respect to this method (i.e. implementations should not commit the transaction for the user).

Parameters:

inputStream - a stream containing at least one Property as written by the accompanying GraphWriter.writeProperty(OutputStream, Property) method.

propertyAttachMethod - a function that creates re-attaches a Property to a Host object.

Returns:

the value returned by the attach method.

Throws:

IOException

readObject

<C> C readObject(InputStream inputStream,
                 Class<? extends C> clazz)
          throws IOException

Reads an arbitrary object using the registered serializers.

Parameters:

inputStream - a stream containing an object.

clazz - the class expected to be in the stream - may or may not be used by the underlying implementation.

Throws:

IOException