EliasDB Import/Export ===================== EliasDB supports importing and exporting of data in various ways: - By [embedding](embedding.md) EliasDB in another Go project. - By using the [REST API](http://petstore.swagger.io/?url=https://devt.de/krotik/eliasdb/raw/master/swagger.json) interface. - By running an [ECAL](http://petstore.swagger.io/?url=https://devt.de/krotik/eliasdb/raw/master/swagger.json) script. - By running the `EliasDB` executable with import/export parameters in the CLI. Bulk importing and exporting is best done through the last option. Bulk importing and exporting via the CLI -- Bulk import/export through the CLI is available using the `eliasdb` binary with the `server` command. In general there are two different types of import/export modes: - Normal import/export through a single compact ZIP file. - Large scale import/export though multiple ZIP files. Parameter|Description -|- -export|Export the current DB into a ZIP file. The data of each partition is stored into a separate file as a JSON object. -import|Import into the current DB from a ZIP file. The data is expected in the same format as in the `-export` case. -export-ls|Export the current DB into multiple ZIP file. The data of each partition is stored into two separate files for nodes and edges in a line-delimited JSON format. -import-ls|Import into the current DB from a ZIP file. The data is expected in the same format as in the `-export-ls` case. By default the server will start after the import/export operation. This can be disabled by using the `-no-serv` parameter. Format for normal import/export -- The normal import/export will work on a single ZIP file which container a series of `.json` files. The name of each file will become a separate partition. Each of these `.json` files contains a single JSON object with the following structure: ``` { nodes : [ { : , ... }, ... ] edges : [ { : , ... }, ... ] } ``` When embedding EliasDB in another Go project this can be produced and consumed via `graph.ExportPartition` and `graph.ImportPartition`. Format for large scale import/export -- The large scale