rdf-ex/lib/rdf/triple.ex

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Elixir

defmodule RDF.Triple do
@moduledoc """
Helper functions for RDF triples.
A RDF Triple is represented as a plain Elixir tuple consisting of three valid
RDF values for subject, predicate and object.
"""
alias RDF.Statement
@doc """
Creates a `RDF.Triple` with proper RDF values.
An error is raised when the given elements are not convertible to RDF values.
Note: The `RDF.triple` function is a shortcut to this function.
## Examples
iex> RDF.Triple.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.Triple.new(EX.S, EX.p, 42)
{RDF.uri("http://example.com/S"), RDF.uri("http://example.com/p"), RDF.literal(42)}
"""
def new(subject, predicate, object) do
{
Statement.convert_subject(subject),
Statement.convert_predicate(predicate),
Statement.convert_object(object)
}
end
@doc """
Creates a `RDF.Triple` with proper RDF values.
An error is raised when the given elements are not convertible to RDF values.
Note: The `RDF.triple` function is a shortcut to this function.
## Examples
iex> RDF.Triple.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.Triple.new {EX.S, EX.p, 42}
{RDF.uri("http://example.com/S"), RDF.uri("http://example.com/p"), RDF.literal(42)}
"""
def new({subject, predicate, object}), do: new(subject, predicate, object)
end