Other Tools Related to Neo4j - Learning Neo4j - page 162

Modeling tools
As we saw in Chapter 4 , Modeling Data for Neo4j , modeling for Graph databases is just
as important as ever. Even though there is no external schema overlooking our data
modelbydefault,thereisstillaclearandimportantneedtomodel.Thewaytodeine
the structure of the data that we are planning to store in Neo4j needs to be documented
in a clear and understandable fashion. In this section of our topic, we will outline two
frequently used tools that we can suggest for the development of our graph models:
• The homegrown open source toolset developed by Alistair Jones and
GraphAlchemist, appropriately called Arrows
• ThecommerciallydevelopedandsupportedtoolsetofOmniGrafle
Let's provide a bit more detail on each of these tools.
Arrows
Originally started by Neo Technology's, Alistair Jones ( www.apcjones.com ) as a
side project for graph documentation and visualization, the Arrows toolset today
enables very easy and useable documentation of graph database models. The tool
is available online at www.apcjones.com/arrows and provides very basic but
advanced graph drawing capabilities.
The original Arrows tool at work