Re: Straw-poll: Issue 410 / Allowing list syntax

> I prefer option 1 with the proposed restriction to the 4 base/single kinds.

Likewise. Although lists can be painful to work with I do find it cleaner and already need to handle them elsewhere.

David Habgood

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On Monday, 14 July 2025 at 19:29, Robert David <9427084@gmail.com> wrote:

> I prefer option 1 with the proposed restriction to the 4 base/single kinds.
>
> Am Sa., 12. Juli 2025 um 10:49 Uhr schrieb Holger Knublauch <holger@topquadrant.com>:
>
>>> On 11 Jul 2025, at 5:54 pm, Eliana Papoutsoglou <Eliana@y.digital> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> As discussed in our last meeting, this is a straw poll to help us assess the group's position on PR #410: "feat: #407 add support for sh:TripleTerm to sh:nodeKind and allow lists."
>>> https://github.com/w3c/data-shapes/pull/410
>>>
>>> The main point of contention is whether lists should be allowed.
>>>
>>> On one hand, lists offer a more user-friendly syntax that can better accommodate new use cases compared to the current sh:or. On the other hand, allowing lists may introduce performance issues.
>>> If the group does decide in favour of allowing lists, there will be additional options to explore (such as simplifying use through node expression functions). However, for this vote, I would like to keep the focus on whether they should be allowed in the spec at all.
>>>
>>> This is a straw poll to gauge preferences. Please indicate your preferred option:
>>>
>>> 1) Lists should be allowed.
>>>
>>> 2) Lists should not be allowed.
>>
>> I prefer 2 due to the added complexity (cost for tools/learning), overlap between syntax options and the lack of convincing use cases for ORs including TripleTerms.
>>
>> But I could live with option 1 if it's limited to the 4 base kinds and the majority of people prefers that.
>>
>> Holger
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The poll will remain open for 10 days, until the WG meeting on July 21st at 14:00 CET. Please submit your response before then.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Eliana
>>>
>>>