Why is this query timing out?

Question

I'm trying to update a vertex and all its children. I'm not sure why it's timing out.

v = g.V().has('a', 'id', '1').next()"
"v.property('status', '0')"
"g.V(v).out('e').repeat(property('status', '0'))"

Answer 1

I assume you want to update the vertex and all its children with "status" of "0", if so then you just need to do:

g.V().has('a','id','1')
  property('status','0').
  repeat(out('e').property('status','0'))

As to why it might timeout, you might look at your data more carefully to see if you have a cycle in there somewhere (i.e. is a child somehow pointing to an ancestor somehow?). I would consider also setting a limit with until() or times() to see if you can find out how deep the traversal is going.