Ah, so I can create an edge class extended from E and it will still be lightweight, Its when/if I add link properties to it, that it will then become an edge document.
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Luigi Dell'Aquila < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it's right, you can turn lightweight edges on in any moment. > Actually to create a regular edge (instead of lightweight), defining a > class for it is not enough, you just have to explicitly add a property to > that. > > Luigi > > 2015-03-12 17:55 GMT+01:00 Jeffrey Auguste <[email protected]>: > >> So it seems that both can coexist. Is that true? So as long as I turn the >> flag on, then unless I use a labeled edge or add a property to the edge, it >> should create a lightweight edge. And if I find a case where I would like a >> regular edge, I can just create an edge class to enforce it? >> >> >> On Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 11:39:04 AM UTC-4, Jeffrey Auguste wrote: >>> >>> My understanding so far is that OrientDB has two type of Edges. Regular >>> and Lightweight. The regular provides more flexibility and functionality at >>> the cost of additional storage and performance. Its also my understanding >>> that the lightweight edge is by default turned off with orientdb which >>> makes it seem as though regular edges is the preferred over lightweight. >>> >>> So my questions are: >>> 1. Is the difference in performance and/or storage significant with >>> standard edges vs lightweight? If so, is it only affected in large >>> databases? If so, what is considered Large? >>> 2. The documentation states that Lightweight edges are hard to work >>> with? If you agree, is it so difficult that you would question using them >>> instead of regular edges? >>> 3. Which do you prefer? In what situation would you switch to using the >>> alternate edge to your preference? >>> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "OrientDB" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "OrientDB" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/orient-database/VyxdX6-liT8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OrientDB" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
