OrientDB Graph Database: Tutorial for the Java API

Part of a University Database with Students and Courses using the Graph-Database OrientDB

In this tutorial you will learn how to use OrientDB as a Graph Database. You will write Java code and use the Java API to access and control the database. This tutorial covers two alternatives to access the database:

• Navigation using Tinkerpop Blueprints framework
• Declarative access using the SQL dialect of OrientDB

The tutorial is based on a simple application: Students of a university attend courses.

You will need about two hours for the whole tutorial. You can read all explanations as text but also watch screen-cast videos.

Summary

• Introduction
• Motivation
• Preparation
• Database Schema
• Unit Tests
• Additional Tasks and Quiz
• Fill Database with Test Data
• Create a Java Program to Print a Grade Report
• Quiz