Example queries to interactively query a linkedin-based neo4j database.

linkedin cypher.cql

// Find Shortest paths between two contacts

START
	n=node:node_auto_index(name='Emil Eifrem'),
	m=node:node_auto_index(name='Steven Noels')
MATCH
	p = AllShortestPaths(n-[*]-m)
RETURN p;

// Find all the relationships between two "first degree" contacts of RVB

START
	rik=node:node_auto_index(name="Rik Van Bruggen")
MATCH
	rik-[:CONNECTED_TO]-firstdegree-[r:CONNECTED_TO]-otherfirstdegree-[:CONNECTED_TO]-rik
RETURN distinct firstdegree.name, r, otherfirstdegree.name;

// Find all the shared contacts between Rik and Lars

START
	rik=node:node_auto_index(name="Rik Van Bruggen"),
	lars=node:node_auto_index(name="Lars Nordwall")
MATCH
	rik-[:CONNECTED_TO]-rixsharedcontacts-[:CONNECTED_TO]-lars
RETURN distinct rixsharedcontacts.name as SharedContacts;