NebulaGraph Console¶

NebulaGraph Console is a native CLI client for NebulaGraph. It can be used to connect a NebulaGraph cluster and execute queries. It also supports special commands to manage parameters, export query results, import test datasets, etc.

Compatibility with NebulaGraph¶

See github.

Obtain NebulaGraph Console¶

You can obtain NebulaGraph Console in the following ways:

Download the binary file from the GitHub releases page.

Compile the source code to obtain the binary file. For more information, see Install from source code.

NebulaGraph Console functions¶

Connect to NebulaGraph¶

To connect to NebulaGraph with the nebula-console file, use the following syntax:

<path_of_console> -addr <ip> -port <port> -u <username> -p <password>

path_of_console indicates the storage path of the NebulaGraph Console binary file.
When two-way authentication is required after SSL encryption is enabled, you need to specify SSL-related parameters when connecting.

For example:

Direct link to NebulaGraph

./nebula-console -addr 192.168.8.100 -port 9669 -u root -p nebula

Enable SSL encryption and require two-way authentication

./nebula-console -addr 192.168.8.100 -port 9669 -u root  -p nebula -enable_ssl -ssl_root_ca_path /home/xxx/cert/root.crt -ssl_cert_path /home/xxx/cert/client.crt -ssl_private_key_path /home/xxx/cert/client.key

Parameter descriptions are as follows:

Parameter	Description
`-h/-help`	Shows the help menu.
`-addr/-address`	Sets the IP or hostname of the Graph service. The default address is 127.0.0.1.
`-P/-port`	Sets the port number of the graphd service. The default port number is 9669.
`-u/-user`	Sets the username of your NebulaGraph account. Before enabling authentication, you can use any existing username. The default username is `root`.
`-p/-password`	Sets the password of your NebulaGraph account. Before enabling authentication, you can use any characters as the password.
`-t/-timeout`	Sets an integer-type timeout threshold of the connection. The unit is millisecond. The default value is 120.
`-e/-eval`	Sets a string-type nGQL statement. The nGQL statement is executed once the connection succeeds. The connection stops after the result is returned.
`-f/-file`	Sets the path of an nGQL file. The nGQL statements in the file are executed once the connection succeeds. The result will be returned and the connection stops then.
`-enable_ssl`	Enables SSL encryption when connecting to NebulaGraph.
`-ssl_root_ca_path`	Sets the storage path of the certification authority file.
`-ssl_cert_path`	Sets the storage path of the certificate file.
`-ssl_private_key_path`	Sets the storage path of the private key file.
`-ssl_insecure_skip_verify`	Specifies whether the client skips verifying the server's certificate chain and hostname. The default is `false`. If set to `true`, any certificate chain and hostname provided by the server is accepted.

For information on more parameters, see the project repository.

Manage parameters¶

You can save parameters for parameterized queries.

Note

Setting a parameter as a VID in a query is not supported.

Parameters are not supported in SAMPLE clauses.

Parameters are deleted when their sessions are released.

The command to save a parameter is as follows:

nebula> :param <param_name> => <param_value>;

The example is as follows:

nebula> :param p1 => "Tim Duncan";
nebula> MATCH (v:player{name:$p1})-[:follow]->(n)  RETURN v,n;
+----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| v                                                  | n                                                     |
+----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ("player100" :player{age: 42, name: "Tim Duncan"}) | ("player125" :player{age: 41, name: "Manu Ginobili"}) |
| ("player100" :player{age: 42, name: "Tim Duncan"}) | ("player101" :player{age: 36, name: "Tony Parker"})   |
+----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
nebula> :param p2 => {"a":3,"b":false,"c":"Tim Duncan"};
nebula> RETURN $p2.b AS b;
+-------+
| b     |
+-------+
| false |
+-------+

The command to view the saved parameters is as follows:
```
nebula> :params;
```

The command to view the specified parameters is as follows:
```
nebula> :params <param_name>;
```

The command to delete a specified parameter is as follows:
```
nebula> :param <param_name> =>;
```

Export query results¶

Export query results, which can be saved as a CSV file, DOT file, and a format of Profile or Explain.

Note

The exported file is stored in the working directory, i.e., what the linux command pwd shows.

This command only works for the next query statement.

You can copy the contents of the DOT file and paste them in GraphvizOnline to generate a visualized execution plan.

The command to export a csv file is as follows:
```
nebula> :CSV <file_name.csv>;
```

The command to export a DOT file is as follows:

nebula> :dot <file_name.dot>

The example is as follows:

nebula> :dot a.dot
nebula> PROFILE FORMAT="dot" GO FROM "player100" OVER follow;

The command to export a PROFILE or EXPLAIN format is as follows:

nebula> :profile <file_name>;

or

nebula> :explain <file_name>;

Note

The text file output by the above command is the preferred way to report issues in GitHub and execution plans in forums, and for graph query tuning because it has more information and is more readable than a screenshot or CSV file in Studio.

The example is as follows:

nebula> :profile profile.log
nebula> PROFILE GO FROM "player102" OVER serve YIELD dst(edge);
nebula> :profile profile.dot
nebula> PROFILE FORMAT="dot" GO FROM "player102" OVER serve YIELD dst(edge);
nebula> :explain explain.log
nebula> EXPLAIN GO FROM "player102" OVER serve YIELD dst(edge);

Import a testing dataset¶

The testing dataset is named basketballplayer. To view details about the schema and data, use the corresponding SHOW command.

The command to import a testing dataset is as follows:

nebula> :play basketballplayer

Run a command multiple times¶

To run a command multiple times, use the following command:

nebula> :repeat N

The example is as follows:

nebula> :repeat 3
nebula> GO FROM "player100" OVER follow YIELD dst(edge);
+-------------+
| dst(EDGE)   |
+-------------+
| "player101" |
| "player125" |
+-------------+
Got 2 rows (time spent 2602/3214 us)

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:36:05 UTC

+-------------+
| dst(EDGE)   |
+-------------+
| "player101" |
| "player125" |
+-------------+
Got 2 rows (time spent 583/849 us)

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:36:05 UTC

+-------------+
| dst(EDGE)   |
+-------------+
| "player101" |
| "player125" |
+-------------+
Got 2 rows (time spent 496/671 us)

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:36:05 UTC

Executed 3 times, (total time spent 3681/4734 us), (average time spent 1227/1578 us)

Sleep¶

This command will make NebulaGraph Console sleep for N seconds. The schema is altered in an async way and takes effect in the next heartbeat cycle. Therefore, this command is usually used when altering schema. The command is as follows:

nebula> :sleep N

Disconnect NebulaGraph Console from NebulaGraph¶

You can use :EXIT or :QUIT to disconnect from NebulaGraph. For convenience, NebulaGraph Console supports using these commands in lower case without the colon (":"), such as quit.

The example is as follows:

nebula> :QUIT

Bye root!

Last update: November 22, 2023