understanding ways to use cypher query in embedded neo4j app

Question

As far as I know there are 3 ways to run cypher query in with embedded java app.

1. org.neo4j.driver.Session session = GraphDatabase.driver(uri, AuthTokens.basic(user, password)).session().run(query) src,chatgpt

• known limitations,unable to use along with embedded neo4j app,since it needs user and password,I asssume it needs a neo4j/opencypher compatible server.

2. new GraphDatabaseFactory().newEmbeddedDatabase(STORE_DIR).execute(query) src,Neo4j slow cypher query in embedded mode

• known limitations, excute(query); seems to not be in the current new api?https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/blob/5.6/community/graphdb-api/src/main/java/org/neo4j/graphdb/GraphDatabaseService.java

3. try (Transaction tx = graphDb.beginTx()) then org.neo4j.graphdb.Result result=tx.execute(query); src,written by myself based on existing api,https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/blob/5.6/community/graphdb-api/src/main/java/org/neo4j/graphdb/Transaction.java

• known limitations, practically 99% of the codes needs to be rewritten since org.neo4j.graphdb.Result != org.neo4j.driver.Result and the api seems to be different.

So the main question is

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• are there other better simpler ways to run cypher query that I didnt list here?
• I am very new to database.Is my analysis of the limitations is (wrong/correct)?

I believe some SO members might frown with 2 questions*.However I believed that the context is very important and it will clearly show my attempts and what I currently understood as.

Answer 1

You would use the neo4j Java API with an embedded neo4j DB, not the Java Driver API (which is only for accessing un-embedded DBs).

The correct way to use Cypher with an embedded DB is documented here.