@tpluscode/rdf-ns-builders

@tpluscode/rdf-ns-builders

Common RDF vocabularies extracted from @zazuko/vocabularies and wrapped as @rdfjs/namespace builder objects.

Also includes TypeScript declarations of the terms included in the known vocabularies as extracted from the actual RDF source file.

Why?

1. If you're tired of typing const schema = namespace(prefixes.schema) every so often
2. If you want to have your IDE "Find usages" of a @rdfjs/namespace-generated term

Installation

npm i -S @tpluscode/rdf-ns-builders

Usage

Simply import a namespace builder by its prefix defined in @zazuko/vocabularies

import { schema } from '@tpluscode/rdf-ns-builders'
import { NamedNode } from '@rdfjs/types'

const schemaPerson: NamedNode = schema.Person

Strict builder

The namespace builders exported from the main module allow arbitrary term, even if they do not exist in the vocabulary. Alternatively, strict builders can be imported which will report compiler errors if a term name is incorrect, such as to prevent typos.

import { schema } from '@tpluscode/rdf-ns-builders/strict'
import { NamedNode } from '@rdfjs/types'

// will show error
const schemaPerson: NamedNode = schema.Persona

Roll your own

Given a package with same exports as @zazuko/vocabularies, it is possible to generate a set of namespace builders generated from your own vocabularies.

Install required peer dependencies:

npm i -D ts-node ts-morph clownface @zazuko/vocabularies safe-identifier

Run the following command to generate builders package by providing the source package name and output directory.

npm run rdf-ns-builders generate -p @my/vocabularies -o builders

This will create a directory source, containing typescript modules for all vocabularies, similar to those from src.