ogre
A Clojure Gremlin Language Variant for querying Apache TinkerPop-enabled graph databases.
What is ogre?
Ogre is a Clojure library that implements the Gremlin graph traversal language as a Gremlin Language Variant (GLV). It allows Clojure developers to query Apache TinkerPop-enabled graph databases using a native Clojure API, bridging the gap between Clojure's functional programming model and graph database operations. The library solves the problem of interacting with graph data in a way that feels idiomatic to Clojure while maintaining full compatibility with the TinkerPop ecosystem.
Clojure developers working with graph databases, particularly those using Apache TinkerPop-enabled systems like JanusGraph, Neo4j (via TinkerPop), or Amazon Neptune. It's also suitable for data engineers and backend developers building applications that require complex graph traversals and queries.
Developers choose Ogre because it provides a seamless, expressive Clojure interface to the Gremlin traversal language without sacrificing performance or compatibility. Unlike using raw Gremlin via Java interop, Ogre offers a more natural Clojure syntax, better integration with Clojure's sequence abstractions, and the ability to leverage Clojure's powerful macro system for building complex graph queries.
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Clojure library for querying Apache TinkerPop graphs
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