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[[graphson]]
= GraphSON

image:gremlin-graphson.png[width=350,float=left] GraphSON is a JSON-based format that is designed for human readable
output that is easily supported in any programming language through the wide-array of JSON parsing libraries that
exist on virtually all platforms. GraphSON versions 1 to 3 were considered to be both a "graph" format and a
generalized object serialization format. That characteristic makes it useful as a serialization format for Gremlin
Server where arbitrary objects of varying types may be returned as results. However, starting in GraphSON 4, GraphSON
is only intended to be a network serialization format that is only able to serialize specific types defined by the
format. It is only meant to be used with the TinkerPop HTTP API.

When considering GraphSON as a "graph" format, the relevant feature to consider is the `writeGraph` and `readGraph`
methods on the `GraphSONWriter` and `GraphSONReader` interfaces, respectively. These methods write the entire `Graph`
instance as output or read an entire `Graph` instance input and they do so in a way external to generalized object
serialization. In other words, the output of:

[source,java]
----
final Graph graph = TinkerFactory.createModern();
final GraphWriter writer = graph.io(IoCore.graphson()).writer();
writer.writeGraph("tinkerpop-modern.json");
----

will be different of:

[source,java]
----
final Graph graph = TinkerFactory.createModern();
final GraphWriter writer = graph.io(IoCore.graphson()).writer();
final OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream("tinkerpop-modern.json");
writer.writeObject(os, graph);
----

Generalized object serialization will be discussed later in this section, so for now the focus will be on the "graph"
format. Unlike GraphML, GraphSON does not use an edge list format. It uses an adjacency list. In the adjacency list,
each vertex is essentially a line in the file and the vertex line contains a list of all the edges associated with
that vertex. The GraphSON 4.0 representation looks like this for the Modern toy graph:

[source,json]
----
{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1},"label":"person","outE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":9},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.4}}}],"knows":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":7},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":2},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.5}}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":8},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":4},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":1.0}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":0},"value":"marko"}],"age":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":1},"value":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":29}}]}}
{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":2},"label":"person","inE":{"knows":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":7},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.5}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":2},"value":"vadas"}],"age":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":3},"value":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":27}}]}}
{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3},"label":"software","inE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":9},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.4}}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":11},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":4},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.4}}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":12},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":6},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.2}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":4},"value":"lop"}],"lang":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":5},"value":"java"}]}}
{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":4},"label":"person","inE":{"knows":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":8},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":1.0}}}]},"outE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":10},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":5},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":1.0}}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":11},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.4}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":6},"value":"josh"}],"age":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":7},"value":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":32}}]}}
{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":5},"label":"software","inE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":10},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":4},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":1.0}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":8},"value":"ripple"}],"lang":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":9},"value":"java"}]}}
{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":6},"label":"person","outE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":12},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.2}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":10},"value":"peter"}],"age":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":11},"value":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":35}}]}}
----

At a glance, one can see that this is not a valid JSON document. While that form may seem incorrect, there is a reason.
The "graph" format is designed by default to be splittable, such that distributed systems like Spark can easily divide
the GraphSON file for processing. If this data were represented as an "array of vertices" with square brackets at the
beginning and end of the file, the format would be less conducive to fit that purpose. It is possible to change this
behavior by building the `GraphSONWriter` with the `wrapAdjacencyList` setting set to `true`, in which case the output
will be a valid JSON document that looks like this:

[source,json]
----
{ "vertices": [
  {"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1},"label":"person","outE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":9},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.4}}}],"knows":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":7},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":2},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.5}}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":8},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":4},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":1.0}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":0},"value":"marko"}],"age":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":1},"value":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":29}}]}}
  {"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":2},"label":"person","inE":{"knows":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":7},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.5}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":2},"value":"vadas"}],"age":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":3},"value":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":27}}]}}
  {"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3},"label":"software","inE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":9},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.4}}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":11},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":4},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.4}}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":12},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":6},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.2}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":4},"value":"lop"}],"lang":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":5},"value":"java"}]}}
  {"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":4},"label":"person","inE":{"knows":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":8},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":1},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":1.0}}}]},"outE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":10},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":5},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":1.0}}},{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":11},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.4}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":6},"value":"josh"}],"age":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":7},"value":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":32}}]}}
  {"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":5},"label":"software","inE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":10},"outV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":4},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":1.0}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":8},"value":"ripple"}],"lang":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":9},"value":"java"}]}}
  {"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":6},"label":"person","outE":{"created":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":12},"inV":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":3},"properties":{"weight":{"@type":"g:Double","@value":0.2}}}]},"properties":{"name":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":10},"value":"peter"}],"age":[{"id":{"@type":"g:Int64","@value":11},"value":{"@type":"g:Int32","@value":35}}]}}
]}
----

NOTE: The `writeGraph` method essentially calls `writeVertices` with the directionality of `BOTH`. The `writeVertices`
method simply calls `writeVertex` which detaches each `Vertex` instance into a directional `StarGraph` which forms
the basis for the format.

The following sections discuss the GraphSON object serialization format as available in each version of GraphSON. Core
to understanding these sections is to understand that GraphSON can be produced with and without types being embedded
in the output. Without embedded types, the type system is restricted to standard JSON types of `Object`, `List`,
`String`, `Number`, `Boolean` and that will lead to "lossyness" in the format (i.e. a float will be interpreted as
double). It is also worth considering that choosing a GraphSON format without embedded types may also restrict the
type of results that can be obtained. For example, `g.V().groupCount()` returns a format with a `Map`. That's fine
for GraphSON, but the key in that `Map` is a complex object (i.e. a `Vertex`) and as such is not compatible with JSON
itself which can only support `String` keys.

WARNING: The `application/json` mime type is shared with all versions of GraphSON and their variations and does not
reflect a particular one. Servers will return the GraphSON version and variation that this mime type is configured for
and it could be different (or change) from server to server. When building applications, it is recommended that the
mime type is made explicit on requests to avoid breaking changes or unexpected results.

[[graphson-4]]
== Version 4.0

Version 4.0 of GraphSON was first introduced on TinkerPop 4.0.0 and is represented by the
`application/vnd.gremlin-v4.0+json` mime type. There also exists an untyped version:
`application/vnd.gremlin-v4.0+json;types=false`. It is very similar to GraphSON 3.0, with just several key differences:
many underused or duplicated types have been removed, labels are now list of strings and request/response formats have
changed quite a bit, and custom types have been replaced with Provider Defined Type (PDT).

=== Boolean

Matches the JSON Boolean and doesn't have type information.

[source,text]
----
true
----

[source,text]
----
true
----

=== Composite PDT

JSON Object with two required keys: "type" and "fields" +
"type" is a JSON String +
"fields" is a `g:Map`

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:CompositePdt",
  "@value": {
    "type": "tinkerId",
    "fields": {
      "@type": "g:Map",
      "@value": [
        "intId",
        {
          "@type": "g:Int32",
          "@value": -1360894799
        },
        "strId",
        "0"
      ]
    }
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "type": "tinkerId",
  "fields": {
    "intId": -1360894799,
    "strId": "0"
  }
}
----

=== DateTime

JSON String representing a datetime in the ISO-8601 format.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:DateTime",
  "@value" : "2007-12-03T10:15:30+01:00"
}
----

[source,text]
----
"2007-12-03T10:15:30+01:00"
----

=== Double

A JSON Number with the same range as a IEEE754 double precision floating point or a JSON String with one of the
following values: "-Infinity", "Infinity", "NaN" 

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Double",
  "@value" : 100.0
}
----

[source,text]
----
100.0
----

=== Float

A JSON Number with the same range as a IEEE754 single precision floating point or a JSON String with one of the
following values: "-Infinity", "Infinity", "NaN" 

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Float",
  "@value" : 100.0
}
----

[source,text]
----
100.0
----

=== Integer

A JSON Number with the same range as a 4-byte signed integer.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Int32",
  "@value" : 100
}
----

[source,text]
----
100
----

=== List

List is a JSON Array. The type is used to distinguish between different collection types that are also mapped to JSON
Array. The untyped version converts complex types to JSON String.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:List",
  "@value": [
    {
      "@type": "g:Int32",
      "@value": 1
    },
    "person",
    true,
    null
  ]
}
----

[source,text]
----
[ 1, "person", true, null ]
----

=== Long

A JSON Number with the same range as a 8-byte signed integer.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Int64",
  "@value" : 100
}
----

[source,text]
----
100
----

=== Map

Map is a JSON Array to provide the ability to allow for non-String keys, which is not possible in JSON. The untyped
version converts complex types to JSON String.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:Map",
  "@value": [
    {
      "@type": "g:List",
      "@value": [
        {
          "@type": "g:Int32",
          "@value": 1
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:Int32",
          "@value": 2
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:Int32",
          "@value": 3
        }
      ]
    },
    null,
    "test",
    {
      "@type": "g:Int32",
      "@value": 123
    },
    {
      "@type": "g:DateTime",
      "@value": "2024-09-02T10:30Z"
    },
    "red"
  ]
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "[1, 2, 3]": null,
  "test": 123,
  "2024-09-02T10:30Z": "red"
}
----

=== Null

Matches the JSON Null and doesn't have type information.

[source,text]
----
null
----

[source,text]
----
null
----

=== Primitive PDT

JSON Object with two required keys: "type" and "value" +
"type" is a JSON String +
"value" is a JSON String

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:PrimitivePdt",
  "@value": {
    "type": "tinkerId",
    "value": "-1360894799"
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "type": "tinkerId",
  "value": "-1360894799"
}
----

=== Set

A JSON Array. The untyped version converts complex types to JSON String.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:Set",
  "@value": [
    null,
    {
      "@type": "g:Int32",
      "@value": 2
    },
    "person",
    true
  ]
}
----

[source,text]
----
[ null, 2, "person", true ]
----

=== String

Matches the JSON String and doesn't have type information.

[source,text]
----
"abc"
----

[source,text]
----
"abc"
----

=== UUID

JSON String form of UUID.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:UUID",
  "@value" : "41d2e28a-20a4-4ab0-b379-d810dede3786"
}
----

[source,text]
----
"41d2e28a-20a4-4ab0-b379-d810dede3786"
----

=== Edge

JSON Object (required keys are: id, label, inVLabel, outVLabel, inV, outV) +
"id" is any GraphSON 4.0 type +
"inV", "outV" is an Object that contains "id" which is any GraphSON 4.0 type and "label" which is a `g:List` of `String`
"label" is a `g:List` of `String` +
"properties" is an optional Object containing Arrays of `g:Property`

The untyped version has one additional required key "type" which is always "vertex".

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:Edge",
  "@value": {
    "id": {
      "@type": "g:Int32",
      "@value": 13
    },
    "label": [
      "develops"
    ],
    "inV": {
      "id": {
        "@type": "g:Int32",
        "@value": 10
      },
      "label": [
        "software"
      ]
    },
    "outV": {
      "id": {
        "@type": "g:Int32",
        "@value": 1
      },
      "label": [
        "person"
      ]
    },
    "properties": {
      "since": [
        {
          "@type": "g:Property",
          "@value": {
            "key": "since",
            "value": {
              "@type": "g:Int32",
              "@value": 2009
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "id": 13,
  "label": [
    "develops"
  ],
  "type": "edge",
  "inV": {
    "id": 10,
    "label": [
      "software"
    ]
  },
  "outV": {
    "id": 1,
    "label": [
      "person"
    ]
  },
  "properties": {
    "since": [
      2009
    ]
  }
}
----

=== Graph

`TinkerGraph` has a custom serializer that is registered as part of the `TinkerIoRegistry`. Graph is a JSON Object with
two required keys: "vertices" and "edges" +
"vertices" is an Array of `g:Vertex` +
"edges" is an Array of `g:Edge`

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:graph",
  "@value": {
    "vertices": [
      {
        "@type": "g:Vertex",
        "@value": {
          "id": {
            "@type": "g:Int32",
            "@value": 1
          },
          "label": [
            "person"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "name": [
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 0
                  },
                  "value": "marko",
                  "label": [
                    "name"
                  ]
                }
              }
            ],
            "location": [
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 6
                  },
                  "value": "san diego",
                  "label": [
                    "location"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "startTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 1997
                    },
                    "endTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2001
                    }
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 7
                  },
                  "value": "santa cruz",
                  "label": [
                    "location"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "startTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2001
                    },
                    "endTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2004
                    }
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 8
                  },
                  "value": "brussels",
                  "label": [
                    "location"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "startTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2004
                    },
                    "endTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2005
                    }
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 9
                  },
                  "value": "santa fe",
                  "label": [
                    "location"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "startTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2005
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "@type": "g:Vertex",
        "@value": {
          "id": {
            "@type": "g:Int32",
            "@value": 7
          },
          "label": [
            "person"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "name": [
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 1
                  },
                  "value": "stephen",
                  "label": [
                    "name"
                  ]
                }
              }
            ],
            "location": [
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 10
                  },
                  "value": "centreville",
                  "label": [
                    "location"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "startTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 1990
                    },
                    "endTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2000
                    }
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 11
                  },
                  "value": "dulles",
                  "label": [
                    "location"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "startTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2000
                    },
                    "endTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2006
                    }
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 12
                  },
                  "value": "purcellville",
                  "label": [
                    "location"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "startTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2006
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "@type": "g:Vertex",
        "@value": {
          "id": {
            "@type": "g:Int32",
            "@value": 8
          },
          "label": [
            "person"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "name": [
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 2
                  },
                  "value": "matthias",
                  "label": [
                    "name"
                  ]
                }
              }
            ],
            "location": [
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 13
                  },
                  "value": "bremen",
                  "label": [
                    "location"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "startTime": {
                      "@type": "g:Int32",
                      "@value": 2004
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        "label": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "skill": [
          4
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 21,
      "label": [
        "develops"
      ],
      "type": "edge",
      "inV": {
        "id": 10,
        "label": [
          "software"
        ]
      },
      "outV": {
        "id": 8,
        "label": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "since": [
          2012
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 22,
      "label": [
        "uses"
      ],
      "type": "edge",
      "inV": {
        "id": 10,
        "label": [
          "software"
        ]
      },
      "outV": {
        "id": 8,
        "label": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "skill": [
          3
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 23,
      "label": [
        "uses"
      ],
      "type": "edge",
      "inV": {
        "id": 11,
        "label": [
          "software"
        ]
      },
      "outV": {
        "id": 8,
        "label": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "skill": [
          3
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 24,
      "label": [
        "uses"
      ],
      "type": "edge",
      "inV": {
        "id": 10,
        "label": [
          "software"
        ]
      },
      "outV": {
        "id": 9,
        "label": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "skill": [
          5
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 25,
      "label": [
        "uses"
      ],
      "type": "edge",
      "inV": {
        "id": 11,
        "label": [
          "software"
        ]
      },
      "outV": {
        "id": 9,
        "label": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "skill": [
          3
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 26,
      "label": [
        "traverses"
      ],
      "type": "edge",
      "inV": {
        "id": 11,
        "label": [
          "software"
        ]
      },
      "outV": {
        "id": 10,
        "label": [
          "software"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
----

=== Path

Object with two required keys: "labels" and "objects" +
"labels" is a `g:List` of `g:Set` of labels of the steps traversed +
"objects" is a `g:List` of objects traversed

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:Path",
  "@value": {
    "labels": {
      "@type": "g:List",
      "@value": [
        {
          "@type": "g:Set",
          "@value": []
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:Set",
          "@value": []
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:Set",
          "@value": []
        }
      ]
    },
    "objects": {
      "@type": "g:List",
      "@value": [
        {
          "@type": "g:Vertex",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int32",
              "@value": 1
            },
            "label": [
              "person"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:Vertex",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int32",
              "@value": 10
            },
            "label": [
              "software"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:Vertex",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int32",
              "@value": 11
            },
            "label": [
              "software"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "labels": [
    [],
    [],
    []
  ],
  "objects": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "label": [
        "person"
      ],
      "type": "vertex"
    },
    {
      "id": 10,
      "label": [
        "software"
      ],
      "type": "vertex"
    },
    {
      "id": 11,
      "label": [
        "software"
      ],
      "type": "vertex"
    }
  ]
}
----

=== Property

JSON Object with two required keys: "key" and "value" +
"key" is a `String` +
"value" is any GraphSON 4.0 type

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:Property",
  "@value": {
    "key": "since",
    "value": {
      "@type": "g:Int32",
      "@value": 2009
    }
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "key" : "since",
  "value" : 2009
}
----

=== Tree

JSON Object with one or more possibly nested "key" "value" pairs
"key" is an Element (`g:Vertex`, `g:Edge`, `g:VertexProperty`)
"value" is a `g:Tree` making this a recursively defined structure

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:Tree",
  "@value": [
    {
      "key": {
        "@type": "g:Vertex",
        "@value": {
          "id": {
            "@type": "g:Int32",
            "@value": 10
          },
          "label": [
            "software"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "name": [
              {
                "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                "@value": {
                  "id": {
                    "@type": "g:Int64",
                    "@value": 4
                  },
                  "value": "gremlin",
                  "label": [
                    "name"
                  ]
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "value": {
        "@type": "g:Tree",
        "@value": [
          {
            "key": {
              "@type": "g:Vertex",
              "@value": {
                "id": {
                  "@type": "g:Int32",
                  "@value": 11
                },
                "label": [
                  "software"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": [
                    {
                      "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                      "@value": {
                        "id": {
                          "@type": "g:Int64",
                          "@value": 5
                        },
                        "value": "tinkergraph",
                        "label": [
                          "name"
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                }
              }
            },
            "value": {
              "@type": "g:Tree",
              "@value": []
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
----

[source,json]
----
[
  {
    "key": {
      "id": 10,
      "label": [
        "software"
      ],
      "type": "vertex",
      "properties": {
        "name": [
          {
            "id": 4,
            "value": "gremlin"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "value": [
      {
        "key": {
          "id": 11,
          "label": [
            "software"
          ],
          "type": "vertex",
          "properties": {
            "name": [
              {
                "id": 5,
                "value": "tinkergraph"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "value": []
      }
    ]
  }
]
----

=== Vertex

JSON Object with required keys: "id", "label", "properties" +
"id" is any GraphSON 4.0 type +
"label" is a `g:List` of `String` +
"properties" is an optional Object containing Arrays of `g:VertexProperty`

The untyped version has one additional required key "type" which is always "vertex".

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:Vertex",
  "@value": {
    "id": {
      "@type": "g:Int32",
      "@value": 1
    },
    "label": [
      "person"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "name": [
        {
          "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int64",
              "@value": 0
            },
            "value": "marko",
            "label": [
              "name"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "location": [
        {
          "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int64",
              "@value": 6
            },
            "value": "san diego",
            "label": [
              "location"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "startTime": {
                "@type": "g:Int32",
                "@value": 1997
              },
              "endTime": {
                "@type": "g:Int32",
                "@value": 2001
              }
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int64",
              "@value": 7
            },
            "value": "santa cruz",
            "label": [
              "location"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "startTime": {
                "@type": "g:Int32",
                "@value": 2001
              },
              "endTime": {
                "@type": "g:Int32",
                "@value": 2004
              }
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int64",
              "@value": 8
            },
            "value": "brussels",
            "label": [
              "location"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "startTime": {
                "@type": "g:Int32",
                "@value": 2004
              },
              "endTime": {
                "@type": "g:Int32",
                "@value": 2005
              }
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int64",
              "@value": 9
            },
            "value": "santa fe",
            "label": [
              "location"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "startTime": {
                "@type": "g:Int32",
                "@value": 2005
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "id": 1,
  "label": [
    "person"
  ],
  "type": "vertex",
  "properties": {
    "name": [
      {
        "id": 0,
        "value": "marko"
      }
    ],
    "location": [
      {
        "id": 6,
        "value": "san diego",
        "properties": {
          "startTime": 1997,
          "endTime": 2001
        }
      },
      {
        "id": 7,
        "value": "santa cruz",
        "properties": {
          "startTime": 2001,
          "endTime": 2004
        }
      },
      {
        "id": 8,
        "value": "brussels",
        "properties": {
          "startTime": 2004,
          "endTime": 2005
        }
      },
      {
        "id": 9,
        "value": "santa fe",
        "properties": {
          "startTime": 2005
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
----

=== VertexProperty

JSON Object with required keys: "id", "value", "label", "properties" +
"id" is any type GraphSON 4.0 type +
"value" is any type GraphSON 4.0 type +
"label" is a `g:List` of `String` +
"properties" is an optional Object containing Arrays of "g:Property" (metaproperties)

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
  "@value": {
    "id": {
      "@type": "g:Int64",
      "@value": 0
    },
    "value": "marko",
    "label": [
      "name"
    ]
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "id": 0,
  "value": "marko",
  "label": [
    "name"
  ]
}
----

=== BulkSet

JSON Array that contains the expanded entries of the BulkSet.

NOTE: BulkSet is serialized to g:List so there is no BulkSet deserializer.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type": "g:List",
  "@value": [
    "marko",
    "josh",
    "josh"
  ]
}
----

[source,json]
----
[ "marko", "josh", "josh" ]
----

=== Direction

JSON String of the enum value.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Direction",
  "@value" : "OUT"
}
----

[source,text]
----
"OUT"
----

=== T

JSON String of the enum value.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:T",
  "@value" : "label"
}
----

[source,text]
----
"label"
----

=== Standard Request

The following `RequestMessage` is an example of a simple sessionless request for a script evaluation with parameters.

[source,json]
----
{
  "gremlin": "g.V(x)",
  "materializeProperties": "tokens",
  "timeoutMs": {
    "@type": "g:Int64",
    "@value": 1000
  },
  "g": "g",
  "bindings": {
    "@type": "g:Map",
    "@value": [
      "x",
      {
        "@type": "g:Int32",
        "@value": 1
      }
    ]
  },
  "language": "gremlin-groovy"
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "gremlin": "g.V(x)",
  "materializeProperties": "tokens",
  "timeoutMs": 1000,
  "g": "g",
  "bindings": {
    "x": 1
  },
  "language": "gremlin-groovy"
}
----

=== Standard Result

The following `ResponseMessage` is a typical example of the typical successful response Gremlin Server will return when returning results from a script.

[source,json]
----
{
  "result": {
    "data": {
      "@type": "g:List",
      "@value": [
        {
          "@type": "g:Vertex",
          "@value": {
            "id": {
              "@type": "g:Int32",
              "@value": 1
            },
            "label": [
              "person"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "name": [
                {
                  "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                  "@value": {
                    "id": {
                      "@type": "g:Int64",
                      "@value": 0
                    },
                    "value": "marko",
                    "label": [
                      "name"
                    ]
                  }
                }
              ],
              "location": [
                {
                  "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                  "@value": {
                    "id": {
                      "@type": "g:Int64",
                      "@value": 6
                    },
                    "value": "san diego",
                    "label": [
                      "location"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                      "startTime": {
                        "@type": "g:Int32",
                        "@value": 1997
                      },
                      "endTime": {
                        "@type": "g:Int32",
                        "@value": 2001
                      }
                    }
                  }
                },
                {
                  "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                  "@value": {
                    "id": {
                      "@type": "g:Int64",
                      "@value": 7
                    },
                    "value": "santa cruz",
                    "label": [
                      "location"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                      "startTime": {
                        "@type": "g:Int32",
                        "@value": 2001
                      },
                      "endTime": {
                        "@type": "g:Int32",
                        "@value": 2004
                      }
                    }
                  }
                },
                {
                  "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                  "@value": {
                    "id": {
                      "@type": "g:Int64",
                      "@value": 8
                    },
                    "value": "brussels",
                    "label": [
                      "location"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                      "startTime": {
                        "@type": "g:Int32",
                        "@value": 2004
                      },
                      "endTime": {
                        "@type": "g:Int32",
                        "@value": 2005
                      }
                    }
                  }
                },
                {
                  "@type": "g:VertexProperty",
                  "@value": {
                    "id": {
                      "@type": "g:Int64",
                      "@value": 9
                    },
                    "value": "santa fe",
                    "label": [
                      "location"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                      "startTime": {
                        "@type": "g:Int32",
                        "@value": 2005
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "status": {
    "code": 200
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "result": {
    "data": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "label": [
          "person"
        ],
        "type": "vertex",
        "properties": {
          "name": [
            {
              "id": 0,
              "value": "marko"
            }
          ],
          "location": [
            {
              "id": 6,
              "value": "san diego",
              "properties": {
                "startTime": 1997,
                "endTime": 2001
              }
            },
            {
              "id": 7,
              "value": "santa cruz",
              "properties": {
                "startTime": 2001,
                "endTime": 2004
              }
            },
            {
              "id": 8,
              "value": "brussels",
              "properties": {
                "startTime": 2004,
                "endTime": 2005
              }
            },
            {
              "id": 9,
              "value": "santa fe",
              "properties": {
                "startTime": 2005
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "status": {
    "code": 200
  }
}
----

=== Error Result

The following `ResponseMessage` is a typical example of the typical successful response Gremlin Server will return when returning results from a script.

[source,json]
----
{
  "result": {
    "data": {
      "@type": "g:List",
      "@value": []
    }
  },
  "status": {
    "code": 500,
    "message": "A timeout occurred during traversal evaluation",
    "exception": "ServerTimeoutExceededException"
  }
}
----

[source,json]
----
{
  "result": {
    "data": []
  },
  "status": {
    "code": 500,
    "message": "A timeout occurred during traversal evaluation",
    "exception": "ServerTimeoutExceededException"
  }
}
----

Note that the "extended" types require the addition of the separate `GraphSONXModuleV4d0` module as follows:

[source,java]
----
mapper = GraphSONMapper.build().
                        typeInfo(TypeInfo.PARTIAL_TYPES).
                        addCustomModule(GraphSONXModuleV4.build()).
                        version(GraphSONVersion.V4_0).create().createMapper()
----

=== BigDecimal

A JSON Number.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:BigDecimal",
  "@value" : 123456789987654321123456789987654321
}
----

[source,text]
----
123456789987654321123456789987654321
----

=== BigInteger

A JSON Number.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:BigInteger",
  "@value" : 123456789987654321123456789987654321
}
----

[source,text]
----
123456789987654321123456789987654321
----

=== Byte

A JSON Number with the same range as a 1-byte signed integer.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Byte",
  "@value" : 1
}
----

[source,text]
----
1
----

=== Binary

JSON String containing base64-encoded bytes

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Binary",
  "@value" : "c29tZSBieXRlcyBmb3IgeW91"
}
----

[source,text]
----
"c29tZSBieXRlcyBmb3IgeW91"
----

=== Char

A JSON String containing a single UTF-8 encoded character.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Char",
  "@value" : "x"
}
----

[source,text]
----
"x"
----

=== Duration

JSON String with ISO-8601 seconds based representation. The following example is a `Duration` of five days.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Duration",
  "@value" : "PT120H"
}
----

[source,text]
----
"PT120H"
----

=== Short

A JSON Number with the same range as a 2-byte signed integer.

[source,json]
----
{
  "@type" : "g:Int16",
  "@value" : 100
}
----

[source,text]
----
100
----
