Web UI Research

Evaluating and researching modern web interfaces for Apache AGE.

The Problem

The official AGE Viewer hasn't seen active development recently. Users need better tools for:

• Visualizing graph data
• Running and testing Cypher queries
• Exploring schemas and relationships
• Debugging and development

Current State of AGE Viewer

Pros:

• Official Apache project
• Basic query interface
• Graph visualization

Cons:

• Outdated dependencies
• Limited features compared to alternatives
• Infrequent updates

Research Areas

1. Evaluate Existing Tools

Can these tools work with AGE (via PostgreSQL)?

• pgAdmin - PostgreSQL's standard admin tool
• DBeaver - Universal database tool
• Neo4j Browser - Could it connect via Bolt protocol adapter?
• Grafana - For monitoring and dashboards

2. Modern Alternatives

What would a modern AGE UI look like?

• Graph visualization libraries (D3.js, Cytoscape.js, vis.js)
• Query editors with Cypher syntax highlighting
• Schema exploration and documentation
• Query history and saved queries

3. Integration Possibilities

• VS Code extension for AGE/Cypher
• Jupyter notebook integration
• CLI tools with better output formatting

Status

Current Phase: Research & Evaluation

We're currently:

• Testing AGE Viewer with the latest AGE version
• Evaluating whether existing PostgreSQL tools can handle AGE queries
• Researching graph visualization libraries

Contribute

If you have experience with:

• Graph visualization
• Database admin tool development
• Frontend development (React/Vue/Svelte)

We'd love your input! Open an issue on GitHub to discuss.