java - save method of CRUDRepository is very slow?

Question

i want to store some data in my neo4j database. i use spring-data-neo4j for that.

my code is like the follow:

    for (int i = 0; i < newRisks.size(); i++) {
        myRepository.save(newRisks.get(i));
        System.out.println("saved " + newRisks.get(i).name);
    }

My newRisks-array contains circa 60000 objects and 60000 edges. Every node and edge has one property. The duration of this loop is circa 15 - 20 minutes, is this normal? I used Java VisualVM to search some bottlenecks, but my average CPU usage was 10 - 25% (of 4 cores) and my heap was less than half full.

There are any options to boost up this operation?

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EDIT: additional is, on the first call of myRepository.save(newRisks.get(i)); the jvm falling assleep fpr some minutes before the first output is comming

Second EDIT:

Class Risk:

@NodeEntity
public class Risk {
    //...
    @Indexed
    public String name;

    @RelatedTo(type = "CHILD", direction = Direction.OUTGOING)
    Set<Risk> risk = new HashSet<Risk>();

    public void addChild(Risk child) {
        risk.add(child);
    }

    //...
}

Creating Risks:

@Autowired
private Repository myRepository;

@Transactional
public Collection<Risk> makeSomeRisks() {

    ArrayList<Risk> newRisks = new ArrayList<Risk>();

    newRisks.add(new Risk("Root"));

    for (int i = 0; i < 60000; i++) {
        Risk risk = new Risk("risk " + (i + 1));
        newRisks.get(0).addChild(risk);
        newRisks.add(risk);
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < newRisks.size(); i++) {
        myRepository.save(newRisks.get(i));
    }

    return newRisks;
}

Answer 1

I think I've found a solution:

I tried the same insert using the nativ neo4j java API:

GraphDatabaseService graphDb;
Node firstNode;
Node secondNode;
Relationship relationship;

graphDb = new EmbeddedGraphDatabase(DB_PATH);
Transaction tx = graphDb.beginTx();

try {
    firstNode = graphDb.createNode();
    firstNode.setProperty( "name", "Root" );

    for (int i = 0; i < 60000; i++) {
        secondNode = graphDb.createNode();
        secondNode.setProperty( "name", "risk " + (i+1));

        relationship = firstNode.createRelationshipTo( secondNode, RelTypes.CHILD );
    }
    tx.success();
}
finally {
    tx.finish();
    graphDb.shutdown();
}

the result: after some sconds, the database is filled with risks.

Maybe the reflections slow down this routine with spring-data-neo4j. @Michael Hunger says somthing like that in his book GoodRelationships, thanks for that tip.