Re: Making progress on graphs

On 2012-05-18, at 18:35, Andy Seaborne wrote:

>> On modifying N-quads to support empty named graphs, maybe this is the
>> time to make N-quads (or a differently-named simple, line-oriented
>> syntax) be a subset of trig.   Maybe each line is one of:
>> 
>>    <blank line>
>>    # comment
>>    s p o.           - triple in default graph
>>    g { s p o }.     - triple in named graph
>>    g { }.           - empty named graph
> 
> (for the record as no response seems to be taken as agreement)
> 
> I see no point in breaking every existing N-Quads file with a named graph in it.
> 
> http://wiki.dbpedia.org/Downloads37
> 
> My suggestion was:
> 
> _  <http://example/g> .
> 
> to extend existing N-Quads practice IF necessary.
> 
> [I have always found having the graph id last odd but I understand shy it's that way and the original naming was "s p o c" but readability of NQ is not a primary concern.]
> 
> 	Andy

+1 to what Andy says. Emphasis on the IF.

- Steve

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