rdf-ex/lib/rdf/statement.ex

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Elixir

defmodule RDF.Statement do
@moduledoc """
Helper functions for RDF statements.
A RDF statement is either a `RDF.Triple` or a `RDF.Quad`.
"""
alias RDF.{Triple, Quad, IRI, BlankNode, Literal}
@type subject :: IRI.t | BlankNode.t
@type predicate :: IRI.t
@type object :: IRI.t | BlankNode.t | Literal.t
@type graph_name :: IRI.t | BlankNode.t
@type coercible_subject :: subject | atom | String.t
@type coercible_predicate :: predicate | atom | String.t
@type coercible_object :: object | atom | String.t # TODO: all basic Elixir types coercible to Literals
@type coercible_graph_name :: graph_name | atom | String.t
@doc """
Creates a `RDF.Statement` tuple with proper RDF values.
An error is raised when the given elements are not coercible to RDF values.
## Examples
iex> RDF.Statement.new {"http://example.com/S", "http://example.com/p", 42}
{~I<http://example.com/S>, ~I<http://example.com/p>, RDF.literal(42)}
iex> RDF.Statement.new {"http://example.com/S", "http://example.com/p", 42, "http://example.com/Graph"}
{~I<http://example.com/S>, ~I<http://example.com/p>, RDF.literal(42), ~I<http://example.com/Graph>}
"""
def coerce(statement)
def coerce({_, _, _} = triple), do: Triple.new(triple)
def coerce({_, _, _, _} = quad), do: Quad.new(quad)
@doc false
def coerce_subject(iri)
def coerce_subject(iri = %IRI{}), do: iri
def coerce_subject(bnode = %BlankNode{}), do: bnode
def coerce_subject("_:" <> identifier), do: RDF.bnode(identifier)
def coerce_subject(iri) when is_atom(iri) or is_binary(iri), do: RDF.iri!(iri)
def coerce_subject(arg), do: raise RDF.Triple.InvalidSubjectError, subject: arg
@doc false
def coerce_predicate(iri)
def coerce_predicate(iri = %IRI{}), do: iri
# Note: Although, RDF does not allow blank nodes for properties, JSON-LD allows
# them, by introducing the notion of "generalized RDF".
# TODO: Support an option `:strict_rdf` to explicitly disallow them or produce warnings or ...
def coerce_predicate(bnode = %BlankNode{}), do: bnode
def coerce_predicate(iri) when is_atom(iri) or is_binary(iri), do: RDF.iri!(iri)
def coerce_predicate(arg), do: raise RDF.Triple.InvalidPredicateError, predicate: arg
@doc false
def coerce_object(iri)
def coerce_object(iri = %IRI{}), do: iri
def coerce_object(literal = %Literal{}), do: literal
def coerce_object(bnode = %BlankNode{}), do: bnode
def coerce_object(bool) when is_boolean(bool), do: Literal.new(bool)
def coerce_object(atom) when is_atom(atom), do: RDF.iri(atom)
def coerce_object(arg), do: Literal.new(arg)
@doc false
def coerce_graph_name(iri)
def coerce_graph_name(nil), do: nil
def coerce_graph_name(iri = %IRI{}), do: iri
def coerce_graph_name(bnode = %BlankNode{}), do: bnode
def coerce_graph_name("_:" <> identifier), do: RDF.bnode(identifier)
def coerce_graph_name(iri) when is_atom(iri) or is_binary(iri), do: RDF.iri!(iri)
def coerce_graph_name(arg),
do: raise RDF.Quad.InvalidGraphContextError, graph_context: arg
@doc """
Returns a tuple of native Elixir values from a `RDF.Statement` of RDF terms.
Returns `nil` if one of the components of the given tuple is not convertible via `RDF.Term.value/1`.
## Examples
iex> RDF.Statement.values {~I<http://example.com/S>, ~I<http://example.com/p>, RDF.literal(42)}
{"http://example.com/S", "http://example.com/p", 42}
iex> RDF.Statement.values {~I<http://example.com/S>, ~I<http://example.com/p>, RDF.literal(42), ~I<http://example.com/Graph>}
{"http://example.com/S", "http://example.com/p", 42, "http://example.com/Graph"}
"""
def values({_, _, _} = triple), do: RDF.Triple.values(triple)
def values({_, _, _, _} = quad), do: RDF.Quad.values(quad)
def values(_), do: nil
end