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DATAGRAPH-164 Added methods to determine stored java type to neo4j-template and crud-repository

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Michael Hunger
2012-01-09 15:27:56 +01:00
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src/docbkx/reference/programming-model/template.xml
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<para>
The <code>Neo4jTemplate</code> offers the convenient API of Spring templates for the Neo4j graph
database. The Spring Data Neo4j Object Graph mapping builds upon the core functionality of the
template to persist objects to the graph and load them in a variety of ways.
template to persist objects to the graph and load them in a variety of ways.
The template handles the active mapping mode (<xref linkend="reference:mapping"/>) transparently.
</para>
<para>
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@
</para>
<xi:include href="../../snippets/SnippetNeo4jTemplateMethods.xml"/>
<section>
<title>Core-Operations</title>
<para>
<code>Neo4jTemplate</code> provides access to some of the methods of the Neo4j-Core-API directly. So accessing
nodes and relationships (<code>getReferenceNode, getNode, getRelationship, getRelationshipBetween</code>),
creating nodes and relationships (<code>createNode, createNodeAs, createRelationshipBetween</code>)
and deleting them (<code>delete, deleteRelationshipBetween</code>) are supported. It also provides access to
the underlying GraphDatabase via <code>getGraphDatabase</code>.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Entity-Persistence</title>
<para>
<code>Neo4jTemplate</code> allows to <code>save</code>,<code>find(One/All)</code>,<code>count</code><code>delete</code>
and <code>projectTo</code> entities. It provides the stored type information via <code>getStoredJavaType</code>
and can <code>fetch</code> lazy-loaded entities or <code>load</code> them alltogether.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Result</title>
<para>
@@ -26,7 +44,7 @@
<code>ResultConverter&lt;FROM,TO&gt;</code> which takes care of custom conversions. By default most
query methods can already handle conversions from and to: Paths, Nodes, Relationship and GraphEntities
as well as conversions backed by registered ConversionServices. A converted <code>Result&lt;FROM&gt;</code> is an
<code>Iterable&lt;TO&gt;</code>. Results can be limited to a single value using the
<code>Iterable&lt;TO&gt;</code>. Results can be limited to a single value using the
<code>result.single() or result.singleOrNull()</code>
methods. It also offers support for a pure callback function using a <code>Handler&lt;T&gt;</code>.
</para>