Re: Modeling question: folders (directories) and files

Hi Jeff,

If you are not set on using Schema.org, you could look at Nepomuk File Ontology
for inspiration:
http://www.semanticdesktop.org/ontologies/2007/03/22/nfo/

John


> On March 4, 2015 at 10:53 PM Jeff Evans <jeffrey.wayne.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Apologies if this is the incorrect forum for this type of question. I
> looked through the various pages on schema.org and didn't find
> anything that seemed more suitable. But feel free to redirect me to a
> more appropriate place if one exists.
>
> I'm trying to model the concept of folders (or directories) and files
> for an application. Folders can contain files, or other folders
> (arbitrary nested recursive structure, like on your basic filesystem).
> I would ideally like to start with a schema.org context, and extend it
> to represent these entities. I am also interested in using JSON-LD as
> the format.
>
> After some research and looking into examples, it seems like using a
> base of http://schema.org/CreativeWork, along with additionalType in
> conjunction with productontology.org is a relatively straightforward
> way to express this. I just wanted to get some input on whether I'm
> going about this in the right way, or if perhaps there is a
> cleaner/more sensible way to model these concepts. Any insight is
> appreciated.
>
> Sample folder: http://tinyurl.com/onyp3jn
> Sample file: http://tinyurl.com/nanr9ga
>
>