com.tinkerpop.blueprints

Class GraphFactory

java.lang.Object

com.tinkerpop.blueprints.GraphFactory

public class GraphFactory
extends Object

Factory to construct new Graph instances from a Configuration object or properties file.

Author:

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GraphFactory()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Graph	open(org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration configuration) Open a graph.
static Graph	open(Map configuration) Open a graph.
static Graph	open(String configurationFile) Open a graph.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GraphFactory

public GraphFactory()

Method Detail

open

public static Graph open(org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration configuration)

Open a graph. See each Graph instance for its configuration options.

Parameters:

configuration - A configuration object that specifies the minimally required properties for a Graph instance. This minimum is determined by the Graph instance itself.

Returns:

A Graph instance.

open

public static Graph open(String configurationFile)

Open a graph. See each Graph instance for its configuration options.

Parameters:

configurationFile - The location of a configuration file that specifies the minimally required properties for a Graph instance. This minimum is determined by the Graph instance itself.

Returns:

A Graph instance.

open

public static Graph open(Map configuration)

Open a graph. See each Graph instance for its configuration options.

Parameters:

configuration - A Map based configuration that will be converted to an Apache configuration object via MapConfiguration and passed to the appropriate overload.

Returns:

A Graph instance.