12.1.1 API for Loading Graphs into Memory

The following methods in PgxSession can be used to load graphs into the graph server (PGX) memory:

• Java
• Python

PgxGraph readGraphWithProperties(String path)
PgxGraph readGraphWithProperties(String path, String newGraphName)
PgxGraph readGraphWithProperties(GraphConfig config)
PgxGraph readGraphWithProperties(GraphConfig config, String newGraphName)
PgxGraph readGraphWithProperties(GraphConfig config, boolean forceUpdateIfNotFresh)
PgxGraph readGraphWithProperties(GraphConfig config, boolean forceUpdateIfNotFresh, String newGraphName)
PgxGraph readGraphWithProperties(GraphConfig config, long maxAge, TimeUnit maxAgeTimeUnit)
PgxGraph readGraphWithProperties(GraphConfig config, long maxAge, TimeUnit maxAgeTimeUnit, boolean blockIfFull, String newGraphName)

read_graph_with_properties(self, config, max_age=9223372036854775807, max_age_time_unit='days',
                                   block_if_full=False, update_if_not_fresh=True, graph_name=None)

The first argument (path to a graph config file or a parsed config object) is the meta-data of the graph to be read. The meta-data includes the following information:

• Location of the graph data: file location and name, DB location and connection information and so on
• Format of the graph data: plain text formats, XML-based formats, Binary formats and so on
• Types and Names of the properties to be loaded

The forceUpdateIfNotFresh and maxAge arguments can be used to fine-control the age of the snapshot to be read. The graph server (PGX) will return an existing graph snapshot if the given graph specification was already loaded into memory by a different session. So, the maxAge argument becomes important if reading from a database in which the data might change frequently. If no forceUpdateIfNotFresh or maxAge is specified, PGX will favor cached data over reading new snapshots into memory.