ArangoDB as datasource for gephi

[hoffmaaxe]

Is there a way to use ArangoDB as datasource for gephi? I tried https://github.com/datablend/gephi-blueprints-plugin/wiki . But it is only working with the indirection over rexster with included plugin blueprints-arangodb-graph.

I think this is very inelegant option with a lot overhead.

I wish some way, that I'm able to add a blueprints arango db plugin to gephi and then I'm able to choose a ArangoDB as datasource. Maybe in combination with gephi-blueprints-plugin!? Ideas?

[moonglum]

Hey :smiley: If I'm not mistaken, ArangoDB can export data as CSV (not only JSON). And I know that Gephi can import CSV for analysis (used that in my thesis).

Let me check that!

[moonglum]

Sorry, this was nonsense... We can't export CSV as CSV does not support nested data, this is not really possible.

[moonglum]

I guess we would need to support one of the other graph formats that Gephi can import.

[hoffmaaxe]

Hi, I read your thesis partially and saw that you worked with Neo4j and Gephi. Did you also worked with ArangoDB and Gephi?

I think a combination of the blueprints plugin for gephi and the arangodb blueprints API would be the nicest solution to avoid an additional step over a csv (or other) file to work with data from ArangoDB in Gephi.

The description of the blueprints plugin for gephi says: "The Gephi Blueprints plugin allows a user to import graph-data from any graph database that implements the Tinkerpop Blueprints generic graph API". But I don't know how - it supports out of the box only TinkerGraph, Neo4j, OrientDB, Dex, RexterGraph and FluxGraph.

[moonglum]

Great to hear :smile: I generated graphs via a preferential attachment algorithm I implemented in Ruby that exported the graph for Neo, Arango and Gephi in my evaluation.

We already implemented a Tinkerpop/Blueprint adapter. Maybe this will be enough? Could you try this?

[hoffmaaxe]

Gephi can't use blueprint without a plugin. I tried to use it in combination with "gephi-blueprints-plugin" from datablend ( https://github.com/datablend/gephi-blueprints-plugin ) But it doesn't work. Maybe I miss something - but I can't find any explanation how to use other blueprint enabled databases like the out-of-the-box supported databases (TinkerGraph, Neo4j, OrientDB, Dex, RexterGraph and FluxGraph) with the gephi blueprint plugin.

The arangodb blueprint adapter works nicely with other implementations which support blueprint like rexter. But not with the Gephi Blueprint plugin.

[moonglum]

It seems like one has to create a gephi-blueprint-plugin specifically. If you look at the branches on this repository you can see that they implemented them separately. I'm not sure if that is a problem of the blueprints-arangodb-graph plugin, maybe you need to write a separate adapter?

[hoffmaaxe]

Yes, from my current point of view, there is no other possibility than write a own plugin for Gephi.

[hoffmaaxe]

Yes, from my current point of view there is no other possibility than writing a own plugin for Gephi.

[moonglum]

Ok! If you have any questions along the way, please feel free to ping us!

[wenerme]

Any progress on this issues ?

[dothebart]

not directly, but we're introducing arangoexport, which has cytoscape support: https://www.arangodb.com/2017/02/arangoexport-tool-exporting-data-arangodb/

[wenerme]

Any release date for 3.2 ? We just started using arangodb for POC.

[dothebart]

We're planning to release ArangoDB 3.2 in Q2 2017

[gabefair]

So in conclusion what is the best way to use ArangoDB as datasource for gephi? Is it still the blueprint route?

[gabefair]

I also noticed Arangodb is not on this list: tinkerpop.apache.org/

[arcanefoam]

This seems to be a more general question that directly related to the Tinkerpop provider. Closing this as the code base and versions supported have changed significantly. Please reopen if you continue to experience this issue.