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+# This example requires a running instance of DGraph (see instructions: https://docs.dgraph.io/get-started/#step-1-install-dgraph)
+# and pydgraph (see instructions in the readme: https://github.com/dgraph-io/pydgraph#readme)
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import List, Union
+import json
+import traceback
+
+from pydiggy import (
+    Facets,
+    Node,
+    count,
+    generate_mutation,
+    geo,
+    index,
+    lang,
+    reverse,
+    _types as types,
+    upsert,
+    hydrate,
+)
+import pydgraph
+
+
+class Region(Node):
+    area: int = index(types._int)
+    population: int = index
+    description: str = lang
+    short_description: str = lang()
+    name: str = index(types.fulltext)
+    abbr: str = (index(types.exact), count, upsert)
+    coord: geo
+    borders: List[Region] = reverse
+
+    # __upsert__ = area
+    # __reverse__ = borders
+
+def sample_mutation():
+    por = Region(name="Portugal")
+    spa = Region(name="Spain")
+    gas = Region(name="Gascony")
+    mar = Region(name="Marseilles")
+
+    por.borders = [spa]
+    spa.borders = [por, gas, mar]
+    gas.borders = [Facets(spa, foo="bar", hello="world"), mar]
+    mar.borders = [spa, gas]
+
+    por.stage()
+    spa.stage()
+    gas.stage()
+    mar.stage()
+
+    return generate_mutation()
+
+def sample_schema():
+    schema, unknown = Node._generate_schema()
+    return schema
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    client_stub = pydgraph.DgraphClientStub('localhost:9080')
+    client = pydgraph.DgraphClient(client_stub)
+
+    op = pydgraph.Operation(drop_all=True)
+    client.alter(op)
+
+    try:
+        schema = sample_schema()
+        print(schema)
+        op = pydgraph.Operation(schema=schema)
+        client.alter(op)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("failed schema upload")
+        print(e)
+
+    txn = client.txn()
+    try:
+        mutation = sample_mutation()
+        print(mutation)
+        txn.mutate(set_nquads = mutation)
+        txn.commit()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("failed to upload sample data")
+        print(e)
+    finally:
+        txn.discard()
+
+    # Note that the query must include the UID and _type in order for hydrate
+    # to work.
+    query = """
+            {
+              my_region(func: eq(name, "Portugal")) {
+                uid
+                name
+                _type
+                borders {
+                    uid
+                    _type
+                    name
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            """
+    txn = client.txn(read_only=True)
+    try:
+        res = txn.query(query)
+        res = json.loads(res.json)
+        print(res)
+        res = hydrate(res)
+        print(res)
+    except Exception as e:
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        # print(e)
+    finally:
+      txn.discard()
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