[Jslib] Re: RDF redesign

[Martin T. Kutschker]

Eric Plaster <plaster@urbanrage.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
public.mozdev.jslib/3BEFFC1F.8090308@urbanrage.com...
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> Martin T. Kutschker wrote:
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> >     Eric Plaster <plaster@urbanrage.com <mailto:plaster@urbanrage.com>
> >     > schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
> >     public.mozdev.jslib/3BEC5192.7050709@urbanrage.com
> >     <mailto:public.mozdev.jslib/3BEC5192.7050709@urbanrage.com>...
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> >     Martin T. Kutschker wrote:
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> >         * NC:  This I felt was something that is completely
> >           transparent.  From what I learned, you don't need it for
> >           anything.  You can get a literal with out it, and it fills
> >           it in for you.  So for example, these are equivelant
> >
> >             RDF.getResource( "http://jslib.mozdev.org/rdf#name");
> >             RDF.getResource("name");
> >
> >         Don't ask me why this is so, but it is.  So if the NC is
> >         unnessary, and it's only in the rdf file it's self, why even
> >         have an option to set your NC?  Just default to
> >         "http://jslib.mozdev.org/rdf#" because your using our class.
> >
> > Well, but what about RDF files with multiple NCs?
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> To tell you the truth, I don't know.  I know that this works because I
> tested it with an example rdf file.  If it's smart enough to figure out
> the NC on a single NC rdf, it should do the right thing.
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> I think that this may be a small point at this time.  If it becomes an
> issue in the future, we can change it.

I might do some experimenting

> I don't know if we should have short cuts, as it can be confusing as to
> what level your at, etc.  Plus, it doesn't really fit in the rdf model.
>  It's just as easy to get the container and reference them relative, or
> reference them by full path.

You're probably right.

> <snip/>
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> >     In rdf, to make a node into a container, you just have to make one
> >     call:
> >
> >       RDFCUtils.MakeSeq(this.dsource, myresource);
> >
> > Do you mean in RDF or in Mozilla's RDF implementation?
> >
> > I recall something on mozilla.org saying something about a defect in
> > the implementation
> >
> Yes, this is true in mozilla's implementation.

Well, so one may - but should not - try to make a node a li and a Seq at the
same time. The classes could take care of this.

Masi