{"repo":"apache/incubator-graphar","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/apache/incubator-graphar","clone":"git clone https://github.com/apache/incubator-graphar.git","description":"An open source, standard data file format for graph data storage and retrieval.","language":"C++","stars":370,"topics":["big-data","graph","graph-storage","data-orchestration","etl","graph-analysis","pyspark","spark"],"license":"Apache-2.0","category":"data-pipelines","readme_excerpt":"An open source, standard data file format for graph data storage and retrieval What is GraphAr? Graph processing serves as the essential building block for a diverse variety of real-world applications such as social network analytics, data mining, network routing, and scientific computing. GraphAr (short for \"Graph Archive\") is a project that aims to make it easier for diverse applications and systems (in-memory and out-of-core storages, databases, graph computing systems, and interactive graph query frameworks) to build and access graph data conveniently and efficiently. It can be used for importing/exporting and persistent storage of graph data, thereby reducing the burden on systems when working together. Additionally, it can serve as a direct data source for graph processing applications. To achieve this, GraphAr project provides: - The GraphAr format: a standardized system-independent format for storing graph data - Libraries: a set of libraries for reading, writing and transforming GraphAr format data By using GraphAr, you can: - Store and persist your graph data in a system-independent way with the GraphAr format - Easily access and generate GraphAr format data using the libraries - Utilize Apache Spark to quickly manipulate and transform your graphar format data The GraphAr Format The GraphAr format is designed for storing property graphs. It uses metadata to record all the necessary information of a graph, and maintains the actual data in a chunked way. A property gr","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/apache","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/apache/incubator-graphar/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}