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Building Neo4j Applications with Spring Data

Learn how to use the Spring Data Neo4j library to interact with Neo4j

4 hours28 lessons across 6 modules
Graph Application DevelopmentDeveloperDevelopmentIntermediateBuild a Neo4j-backed Application
About this course

In this 4-hour course, you will learn

In this course, you will learn how to use the Spring Data Neo4j library to interact with Neo4j. You will understand how to map a graph data model to a Java application domain model.

You will learn the skills you need to build applications with Spring Data Neo4j to read data from and write data to Neo4j.

Prerequisites

Taking this course, you should have the following previous knowledge/skills:

  1. Be able to write Java programs.
  2. Have an understanding of Spring Boot and Spring Data.
  3. Be able to build applications with Spring Boot and Spring Data.
  4. Have completed the Neo4j Fundamentals and Cypher Fundamentals courses.

  • Spring Data Neo4j library

  • Mapping a graph data models

  • Converting data types

  • Reading and writing data

  • Using custom Cypher

Course content

6 modules, 4 hours.

  1. 3 lessons
    1. Setup5 min
    2. Spring Data Neo4j Building Blocks5 min
    3. Configure Neo4j Connection5 min
  2. 6 lessons
    1. The Application Domain Model5 min
    2. The Data Domain and the Graph Model5 min
    3. Challenge: Coffee Shop Modeling Example5 min
    4. The Neo4j Type System5 min
    5. Mapping Neo4j Object Types5 min
    6. The movie domain5 min
  3. 8 lessons
    1. Creating Movie classes5 min
    2. Challenge: Create Person class5 min
    3. Creating Movie repository and controller classes5 min
    4. Testing Movie classes5 min
    5. Challenge: Create Person repository and controller5 min
    6. Mapping Relationships5 min
    7. Relationship Properties5 min
    8. Modeling Situations5 min
  4. 3 lessons
    1. Creating Movie nodes5 min
    2. Creating Movie Actors5 min
    3. Deleting Movie nodes5 min
  5. 6 lessons
    1. Custom Cypher for Read5 min
    2. Custom Cypher for Read with Parameters5 min
    3. Challenge: Create Custom Cypher for Write5 min
    4. Spring Data Neo4j Projections5 min
    5. Interface-based projectionsOptional5 min
    6. DTO-based projectionsOptional5 min
  6. 2 lessons
    1. Spring Data Neo4j Resources5 min
    2. Course Summary and Next Steps5 min