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Subject: Re: [oslc-core] Fwd: [lyo-dev] [oslc-core] Checking compliance of a resource with multiple resource shapes


Andrew,
This is a common misinterpretation of what ResourceShapes mean. A ResourceShape does not define the structure of an OWL Class, rather it constrains property assertions involving that class in a context.

The reason a resource can have more than one instance shape is because the resource could be used in different contexts, each requiring different constraints. If there is more than one instance shape in the same context, and they are conflicting, the this would be considered a validation (but not structural) error or warning, depending on the context and how the application is using the resources.

OSLC domain vocabularies are intentionally under-specified: there are no domain and range or other assertions about the properties. The intention was to keep the vocabularies minimal, simple, flexible, and easily constrained for different purposes using ResourceShapes.

There are however common ResourceShape usage patterns that are in fact intended to constrain the "shape" of an OWL class so that it adheres to a specific structure for persistence, marshalling to static structured classes in programming languages, building queries, etc.

Jim Amsden, Senior Technical Staff Member
OSLC and Linked Lifecycle Data
919-525-6575




From:        Andrii Berezovskyi <andriib@kth.se>
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Date:        07/26/2017 11:22 AM
Subject:        [oslc-core] Fwd: [lyo-dev] [oslc-core] Checking compliance of a resource with multiple resource shapes
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Forwarding it here as somebody might be able to provide better feedback.

–Andrew.

(sent from my phone)



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From: "Leonid Mokrushin" <
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Date: Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 5:02 PM +0200
Subject: [lyo-dev] [oslc-core] Checking compliance of a resource with multiple resource shapes
To: "Lyo project developer discussions" <
lyo-dev@eclipse.org>


Hello,

I just had a discussion with Andrew regarding how to correctly interpret a following situation:

* An OSLC resource is allowed to have multiple oslc:instanceShape properties (see https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/svn/oslc-core/trunk/specs/resource-shape.html#instanceShape).
* Imagine there are two resource shapes associated with a resource (using oslc:instanceShape) that describe the same property (let's say dcterms:title).

1) If these two descriptions are identical, I don't see any problem.

2) But, what if these two descriptions contradict each other? Let's say one declares that cardinality of dcterms:title should be oslc:Zero-or-one and another - oslc:One-or-many.

Shall an implementation consider 1) to be an OK and 2) to be an error, or both to be an error, or some other interpretation should be applied?

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