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Version: 1.6.0

Java quick start

At the end of this guide, you will have created a simple Java console Hello, World! program that connects to the Memgraph database and executes simple queries.

Prerequisites​

For this guide you will need:

  • A running Memgraph instance. If you need to set up Memgraph, take a look at the Installation guide.
  • A basic understanding of graph databases and the property graph model.
  • Java 8 or 11 installed.

Basic Setup​

We'll be using Eclipse IDE 2020-09 on Windows 10 to connect a simple Java console application to a running Memgraph instance using Maven. If you're using a different IDE, the steps might be slightly different, but the code is probably the same or very similar.

Let's jump in and connect a simple program to Memgraph.

1. Open Eclipse and create a new Maven project.
2. Select the Create a simple project option.
3. For the Group Id field put com.memgraph.app and for Artifact Id put my-app. Afterwards, click the Finish button.
4. Open the pom.xml file and add the following dependency:

<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.neo4j.driver</groupId>
<artifactId>neo4j-java-driver</artifactId>
<version>4.1.1</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

5. Create the HelloWorld.java program and copy the following code:

import org.neo4j.driver.AuthTokens;
import org.neo4j.driver.Driver;
import org.neo4j.driver.GraphDatabase;
import org.neo4j.driver.Session;
import org.neo4j.driver.Result;
import org.neo4j.driver.Transaction;
import org.neo4j.driver.TransactionWork;

import static org.neo4j.driver.Values.parameters;

public class HelloWorld implements AutoCloseable
{
private final Driver driver;

public HelloWorld( String uri, String user, String password )
{
driver = GraphDatabase.driver( uri, AuthTokens.basic( user, password ) );
}

public void close() throws Exception
{
driver.close();
}

public void printGreeting( final String message )
{
try ( Session session = driver.session() )
{
String greeting = session.writeTransaction( new TransactionWork<String>()
{
@Override
public String execute( Transaction tx )
{
Result result = tx.run( "CREATE (a:Greeting) " +
"SET a.message = $message " +
"RETURN 'Node ' + id(a) + ': ' + a.message",
parameters( "message", message ) );
return result.single().get( 0 ).asString();
}
} );
System.out.println( greeting );
}
}

public static void main( String... args ) throws Exception
{
try ( HelloWorld greeter = new HelloWorld( "bolt://localhost:7687", "", "" ) )
{
greeter.printGreeting( "Hello, World!" );
}
}
}

Once you run the program, you should see an output similar to the following:

Node 1: Hello, World!

Where to next?​

For real-world examples of how to use Memgraph, we suggest you take a look at the Tutorials page. You can also browse through the Database functionalities section to get an overview of all the functionalities Memgraph offers.