GitHub user dosubot[bot] added a comment to the discussion: [Question] Why we use relational/SQL based backend storage in GraphDB?
<!-- Answer --> HugeGraph qualifies as a Graph DB through its design and architecture, which provide graph database functionalities regardless of the storage backend it uses, such as MySQL, RocksDB, Cassandra, or HBase. It's built on the Apache TinkerPop3 framework and supports the Gremlin query language, enabling it to perform complex graph operations and analyses characteristic of graph databases. The system's architecture includes a Core Module for the graph engine, a Backend Module for physical data storage optimized for graph operations, and an API Module for user interaction through RESTful APIs and Gremlin queries. This modular design allows HugeGraph to offer graph-oriented computation, data abstraction, and a rich set of graph operations, making it suitable for applications requiring deep relationship analysis and knowledge graph construction. HugeGraph's designation as a graph database stems from its graph-specific operations, optimizations, and support for graph query languages, rather than the nature of its storage backend. This approach enables it to leverage the robustness, scalability, and persistence capabilities of traditional databases while providing the unique advantages of graph databases, such as improved search speeds and efficient data relationship exploration. For more details on HugeGraph's architecture and capabilities, you can refer to the architectural guide and introduction in the HugeGraph documentation, as well as the source code for insights on how it interacts with backend storage systems. <!-- Dosu Comment Footer --> <details> <summary> #### Details </summary> **Sources** - [[Question] Why we use relational/SQL based backend storage in GraphDB?](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues/2524) - [hugegraph-server/hugegraph-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/backend/store/rocksdb/RocksDBStore.java](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/blob/master/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/backend/store/rocksdb/RocksDBStore.java) - [content/en/docs/guides/architectural.md](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph-doc/blob/master/content/en/docs/guides/architectural.md) - [content/en/docs/introduction/README.md](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph-doc/blob/master/content/en/docs/introduction/README.md) - [content/en/docs/language/hugegraph-gremlin.md](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph-doc/blob/master/content/en/docs/language/hugegraph-gremlin.md) - [content/cn/docs/language/hugegraph-gremlin.md](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph-doc/blob/master/content/cn/docs/language/hugegraph-gremlin.md) - [hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/job/algorithm/SubgraphStatAlgorithm.java](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/blob/master/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/job/algorithm/SubgraphStatAlgorithm.java) <br/> **About Dosu** This response is meant to be useful and save you time. It is **not meant to be a precise solution**, but rather a starting point for your own research. Help me be more useful! Please leave a 👍 if this is helpful and 👎 if it is irrelevant. </details> *To continue the conversation, mention @dosu.* GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/discussions/2531#discussioncomment-9187112 ---- This is an automatically sent email for dev@hugegraph.apache.org. To unsubscribe, please send an email to: dev-unsubscr...@hugegraph.apache.org
