# LTREE Hierarchical Data Examples

Complete examples demonstrating PostgreSQL LTREE usage with FraiseQL for common hierarchical data patterns.

## Examples Included

### 🏢 Organization Charts
- Employee hierarchy management
- Reporting structures
- Department trees

### 📁 File Systems
- Directory structures
- File organization
- Permission inheritance

### 🏷️ Category Management
- Product catalogs
- Content classification
- Tag hierarchies

### 🌳 Biological Taxonomy
- Species classification
- Evolutionary trees
- Biological hierarchies

### 🗂️ Document Management
- Folder structures
- Document classification
- Archive organization

## Quick Start

Each example includes:
- **Database schema** with LTREE columns
- **Sample data** population
- **FraiseQL GraphQL schema** definition
- **Query examples** for common operations
- **Performance benchmarks**

## Running Examples

```bash
# Navigate to specific example
cd examples/ltree-hierarchical-data/organization-chart

# Set up database
psql -d your_database -f setup.sql

# Run the example
python app.py
```

## GraphQL API Patterns

All examples demonstrate these LTREE operations:

```graphql
# Find all employees under a manager
query {
  employees(where: {
    orgPath: { descendantOf: "engineering.manager.john_doe" }
  }) {
    id
    name
    title
    orgPath
  }
}

# Find direct reports (exactly one level down)
query {
  employees(where: {
    orgPath: {
      descendantOf: "engineering.manager.john_doe"
      nlevelEq: 4  # org.engineering.manager.john_doe + 1
    }
  }) {
    id
    name
  }
}

# Pattern matching for department searches
query {
  employees(where: {
    orgPath: { matchesLquery: "engineering.*.managers" }
  }) {
    id
    name
    title
  }
}
```

## Performance Characteristics

| Operation | Complexity | With GiST Index |
|-----------|------------|-----------------|
| Find children | O(log n) | < 5ms |
| Find ancestors | O(log n) | < 3ms |
| Pattern match | O(log n) | < 10ms |
| Tree restructure | O(1) | Instant |

## Database Setup

All examples require:
- PostgreSQL with LTREE extension
- GiST indexes on LTREE columns
- FraiseQL installation

```sql
-- Enable LTREE extension
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS ltree;

-- Create GiST index for performance
CREATE INDEX idx_path ON your_table USING GIST (path_column);
```

## Integration with FraiseQL

Each example shows how to:
- Define LTREE fields in FraiseQL schemas
- Use all 23 LTREE operators in GraphQL
- Optimize queries with database indexes
- Handle hierarchical data relationships

## Real-World Use Cases

### E-commerce Catalog
```sql
-- Product hierarchy: category > subcategory > product
CREATE TABLE products (
    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
    name TEXT,
    category_path LTREE,  -- e.g., "electronics.computers.laptops"
    price DECIMAL
);
```

### Content Management
```sql
-- Content hierarchy: site > section > article
CREATE TABLE articles (
    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
    title TEXT,
    content_path LTREE,  -- e.g., "blog.tech.programming"
    published_at TIMESTAMP
);
```

### Geographic Data
```sql
-- Geographic hierarchy: country > state > city > district
CREATE TABLE locations (
    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
    name TEXT,
    geo_path LTREE,  -- e.g., "usa.california.san_francisco.mission"
    population INTEGER
);
```

These examples demonstrate production-ready patterns for hierarchical data management with PostgreSQL LTREE and FraiseQL.</content>
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