neo4j_quickstart_create_person_node_with_official_driver.ts

1import neo4j, { Driver, Session } from 'neo4j-driver';
2
3// Connection details
4const uri = 'neo4j://localhost:7687';
5const user = '<Username>';
6const password = '<Password>';
7
8async function runQuickstart() {
9  const driver: Driver = neo4j.driver(uri, neo4j.auth.basic(user, password));
10  const session: Session = driver.session();
11
12  try {
13    const personName = 'Alice';
14
15    // Create a new node and return the result
16    const result = await session.executeWrite(tx =>
17      tx.run(
18        'CREATE (a:Person {name: $name}) RETURN a.name AS name',
19        { name: personName }
20      )
21    );
22
23    const singleRecord = result.records[0];
24    const name = singleRecord.get('name');
25
26    console.log(`Successfully created person: ${name}`);
27  } catch (error) {
28    console.error('Error occurred:', error);
29  } finally {
30    await session.close();
31    await driver.close();
32  }
33}
34
35runQuickstart();