csv_to_tql_insert_script

Automatically generates a TypeQL script for doing entity and relationship insertions from a .csv file, so you don't have to mess with writing TypeQL.

CSV FORMAT

Each row represents either an entity or a relationship.

3 columns are mandatory , the rest contain the attribute and role names defined in your schema.

• ent_or_rel - the script uses this to figure out if it's supposed to be making an entity or a relationship for this row of data. You can write ent or entity or rel or relation. Capitalization doesn't matter- just the letters ent and rel. You can even write entropy and it'll recognize the ent as meaning this is an entity row.

• sub_type - defines what kind of entity or relationship is in this row . For example, if you have a person entity type in your schema, and this row is for a person, then you put person there.

• alias - this is the typeQL-style variable you will use to represent this entity. e.g. $x. Each row must a unique one in this column .

Other Column Names

The rest of the column names must correspond to your schema's attributes and roles.

The values in your role columns ( in my example host and client) must correspond to the aliases you used when defining your entities.

Column order is not important. The script will figure out which columns contain attributes, and which ones contain info describing roles in a relationship.

Row order is important, but no more than it is in any TypeQL script. Just make sure you define your entities before you start making links between them.

HOW TO USE

0. Install the Python package pandas
   • conda install pandas -y or
   • pip3 install pandas
1. Have your database & schema created already. This only adds entities and relations to a pre-existing database with a schema loaded.
2. Save this script somewhere on your computer. It has been tested with Python3.6, but it should work with any Python3.x. If it doesn't, let me know.
3. EXECUTE THE SCRIPT LIKE THIS:
   • $ python3 path/to/data.csv path/to/desired_script_name.tql
4. Launch your TypeDB console (method varies depending on your install)
5. > transaction data write
6. > source /path/to/desired_script_name.tql
7. > commit

Voila, your data is now in your database.