Converting RDF to JSON-LD : shared lists between graphs

We are encountering an issue when converting RDF Datasets to JSON-LD.

The problem is with blank nodes that are shared between graphs and lists.

In TriG (yes, this is a synthetic reduced test case that captures a 
smaller example that might appear for real):

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# Bnode references across graph and lists
PREFIX :        <http://www.example.com/>
PREFIX rdf:     <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>

:G {
   # Written in short form it would be:
   # :z :q ("cell-A" "cell-B")
   # but we want to share the tail ("cell-B")

   :z :q _:z0 .

   _:z0   rdf:first "cell-A" .
   _:z0   rdf:rest  _:z1 .

   _:z1   rdf:first "cell-B" .
   _:z1   rdf:rest rdf:nil .
}

:G1 {
    # This references the tail  ("cell-B")
    :x :p _:z1 .
}
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The triple in :G1 references into the list in :G.

But as we understand the conversion algorithm, section 4 only considers 
each graph in turn and so does not see the cross graph sharing.

Is this a correct reading of the spec text?

Part 4 of the conversion algorithm has
"For each name and graph object in graph map: "

so 4.3.3.* walks back up the list in one graph only.

(Conversion generated by jsonld-java : it does not matter if compaction 
is applied or not):
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{
   "@graph" : [ {
     "@graph" : [ {
       "@id" : ":z",
       ":q" : {
         "@list" : [ "cell-A", "cell-B" ]
       }
     } ],
     "@id" : ":G"
   }, {
     "@graph" : [ {
       "@id" : ":x",
       ":p" : {
         "@id" : "_:b1"
       }
     } ],
     "@id" : ":G1"
   } ],
   "@context" : {
     "@base" : "http://www.example.com/",
     "" : "http://www.example.com/",
     "rdf" : "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
   }
}
---------------

There is no _:b1 in :G to refer to because the algorith generated @list 
and its implicit bNodes don't have labels.
This is a different dataset with no shared bNode.

If it is all the same graph (s/:G1/:G/), the RDF dataset structure is 
correctly serialized.

         Andy

Received on Tuesday, 22 July 2014 09:21:58 UTC