Re: SPARQL Update / editorial

On 11/01/11 14:56, Alexandre Passant wrote:
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> On 11 Jan 2011, at 14:48, Andy Seaborne wrote:
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>> Editorial: so it does not get lost:
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>> These are all the same operation, in different guises:
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> Do you mean there should be a single grammar for DELETE/INSERT that could accommodate the 3 patterns ?

There is the grammar (and has to be because common leading tokens).

[42]   	Modify 	  ::=   	
( 'WITH' IRIref )? ( DeleteClause InsertClause? | InsertClause ) 
UsingClause* 'WHERE' GroupGraphPattern

I found that the text is inconsistent - wanted to make sure it wasn't lost.

The formal update grammar has mandatory WHERE because (IIRC) that was 
what the design was intended to me.

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>> { modify_template [ modify_template ]* } should probaly be just [modify_template]* because when generated by programs, it's easier to allow the null pattern.
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> That's fine with me. Have you fixed that in the grammar ?

Checking ... yes.

You can try the grammar at http://www.sparql.org/update-validator.html

	Andy