Re: is there an implementation of Shape Expressions that correctly handles recursive shapes?

* Peter F. Patel-Schneider <pfpschneider@gmail.com> [2015-03-25 03:08-0700]
> Exploring all the possible models is potentially exponential in the size of
> the data graph.  Someone is going to have to come up with an optimized
> method for exploring this large space of options.

Yeah, there will always be an exponential component. My strategy has
been to reset some of the cached values between validating one target
and another, specifically those that were involved in a cycle.


> One way of overcoming the problems of recursive shapes is just to forbid
> them.  This is the solution that I currently prefer.

What about if we start with a semantics that forbids them in order to
find a common ground, and then the folks who want oneOf beat you up
until you yield? Or maybe come up with a satisfactory semantics or
rule some stuff out with prose?


> peter
> 
> 
> On 03/25/2015 12:02 AM, Eric Prud'hommeaux wrote:
> > * Peter F. Patel-Schneider <pfpschneider@gmail.com> [2015-03-24
> > 15:28-0700]
> >> I don't think that the fix is to add extra explanation here.
> >> 
> >> Based on my analyses, the problem is with two of the three formal 
> >> specification of Shape Expressions. Any implementation of either of
> >> these two specifications is going to be problematic. Based on a bit of
> >> testing it appears that the Fancy ShEx Demo is based on an
> >> implementation of the axiomatic semantics.
> > 
> > If the goal is to match the users' expectations, I would expect that 
> > exploring all possible models would do that. For instance, if we say ex:b
> > matches <T> iff ex:c fails <T> ex:c matches <T> iff ex:b fails <T> ,
> > we've covered the possible solutions. An alternative is to say that ex:b
> > matches <T> ex:c matches <T> because they don't pass in all models. By
> > tracking the node/shape pairs involved in a particular solution, I think
> > we can cheaply explore the permutations of A iff !B. If this doesn't
> > appeal, what do you propose is a good answer to your dilema?
> > 

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