OrientDB: A Java Document API Tutorial

In this tutorial you will get an overview of setting up a document-oriented database with the Java Document API.

On the basis of a university management database you will get to know the use cases of a document-oriented database and how to deal with documents, but also integrate files like pictures or PDFs in the database.

First you will get a short introduction on document databases, especially OrientDB. Also you will get to know when to use a document-oriented database. As well as the advantages and the disadvantages in comparison to a graph database or other types of databases.

As said, this tutorial is about the Java Document API. But there are also other ways to manage a OrientDB database. One could do it either with the provided console or the web interface but these are not part of this tutorial.

Contents

• Introduction
• Document Databases
  • Documents
  • Classes
  • Relationships
• Preparation for OrientDB
  • Set up your database project
• Create your database
  • Connect to the server
  • Implement the architecture
  • Fill in data
  • Query your database
  • Write a simple console tool