Attaching a Vagrant-hosted Gremlin-Server as a Data Source in PhpStorm

Question

I am running the Gremlin-Server from this Tinkerpop Docker Image within a Vagrant box. I am trying to link this server as a data source so that I can utilize the "Graph Database Console" plugin in PhpStorm. I am attempting to do this through the driver wizard workflow.

However, in the class dropdown it won't give me any configuration options other than java.sql.Driver . It does give me the option of connecting custom driver files, but I am not sure which file I would need to attach from the Gremlin-Server docker image.

What steps would it take to connect a Gremlin-Server as a data-source in PhpStorm?

Answer 1

As it turns out, the TinkerPop3 stack does not offer a JDBC Driver, as it is not neccessarily a database in-and-of itself. There is a SQL port of Gremlin which is purportedly working on a JDBC driver for Gremlin-Server, but there is no option to currently reference a local hosted Gremlin-Server.

However in this instance there is a plugin for PhpStorm called Graph Database Support which allows you to then configure a Local Graph Database by pointing to your local environment and port. In my case it was a Vagrant IP address and a forwarded Docker port which meets that need.