Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Apart from repositories, there are a few more notable features provided by Spring Data
Neo4j:
• Support for property graphs
• Object graph mapping via annotated POJO entities
• Advanced mapping mode via AspectJ
• Neo4jTemplate with convenient APIs for performing common operations with
exception translation and optional transaction management
• Support for Cypher and Gremlin Query Languages
• Cross-store support for partial JPA—Graph entities
• Support for transparently accessing the Neo4j server via its REST API
• Support for running as extensions in the Neo4j server
In this section, we have discussed the objective and philosophy of Spring Data and vari-
ous features of Spring Data Neo4j, which helps in quick and faster development.
Let's move forward and learn the basic and advanced usage of Spring Data Neo4j in the
upcoming sections.
