Using a driver class
While mako’s functions can be called from command line, they have also been documented extensively so they can be used from a Python script. The base
, neo4biom
, io
, netstats
, metastats
and utils
modules each contain a class that can interact with a running Neo4j database instance. To carry out the functions as part of a script, simply instantiate an object with the necessary information to connect to the database and it will set up a Neo4j driver that can be used to run mako-specific functions or to run custom queries.
All Neo4j driver classes in mako inherit methods from the ParentDriver
class and therefore have a query method that can be used to run Cypher queries. Queries can be passed as a string. If appliccable, dictionaries for parameterized batch queries can also be used.
For example, the io
module contains the IoDriver
class. The IoDriver
, like other mako drivers, can be called by providing Neo4j access details:
from mako.scripts.io import IoDriver
driver = IoDriver(user="testuser",
password="test",
uri=inputs['address'],
filepath="C:/testfolder/",
encrypted=False)
driver.convert_networkx(network=networkx_object, network_id="test_network"