Re: Registration of media type application/sparql-results+json

Hey Elias,

Ok, I'll bite; why won't application/json suffice?

I ask because I see JSON as more akin to RDF/XML than XML, in that it
defines a data model.  You use application/rdf+xml for SPARQL results
in RDF/XML, right?

Mark.


On 6/16/06, Elias Torres <eliast@us.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> see also http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/DataAccess/json-sparql/#mediaType
>
> Type name:
>     application
> Subtype name:
>     sparql-results+json
> Required parameters:
>     None
> Optional parameters:
>     None
> Encoding considerations:
>     The encoding considerations of the SPARQL Query Results JSON Format is
> identical to those of the "application/json" as specified in
> [JSON-IETF-DRAFT]
> Security considerations:
>     SPARQL query results uses URIs. See Section 7 of [RFC3986].
>     SPARQL query results uses IRIs. See Section 8 of [RFC3987].
>     The security considerations of the SPARQL Query Results JSON Format is
> identical to those of the "application/json" as specified in
> [JSON-IETF-DRAFT]
> Interoperability considerations:
>     There are no known interoperability issues.
> Published specification:
>     http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/DataAccess/json-sparql/
> Applications which use this media type:
>     No known applications currently use this media type.
> Additional information:
> Magic number(s):
>     n/a
> File extension(s):
>     ".srj"
> Macintosh file type code(s):
>     "TEXT"
> Person & email address to contact for further information:
>     Kendall Clark, Elias Torres, Lee Feigenbaum
> <public-rdf-dawg-comments@w3.org>
> Intended usage:
>     COMMON
> Restrictions on usage:
>     None
> Author/Change controller:
>     The SPARQL specification is a work product of the World Wide Web
> Consortium's RDF Data Access Working Group. The W3C has change control over
> these specifications.
>
> References
>
>  [JSON-IETF-DRAFT]
>     JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Internet Draft, D. Crockford,
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-crockford-jsonorg-json-04.txt
>
> Regards,
>
> Elias Torres
> Member of RDF Data Access Working Group
> W3C/IBM
>
>