Re: Is there a way to automatically distinguish SPARQL endpoint and LDF server?

Hi Miguel,

> for completeness I would add that as a fact also SPARQL endpoints MAY self-describe themselves in RDF using the "SPARQL 1.1 Service Description Vocabulary" [1]. 

Indeed, very good point.

> By the way, I guess some other "brute force" methods can be used to test if an URL points to a SPARQL endpoint, like sending a very simple SPARQL 1.0 query.

In practice, yes; in theory, not really.
E.g., I could set up a server that responds to ?query=simple_sparql_query but not to any other query.
Exotic example, I know, but the only hard guarantees are self-descriptive responses
(assuming the server tells the truth—but you trust the server anyway if you're going to query).

Best,

Ruben

Received on Friday, 21 August 2015 22:11:27 UTC