w3c / w3c/json-ld-syntax

List of lists?

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Description

Section 4.3.1 of the JSON-LD 1.1 spec suggests that lists of lists are "fully supported", and this is also what the API implements. However, this section is non-normative, and what I believe to be the normative text for list objects and set objects suggests that it is, in fact, not possible to nest lists or sets in other lists or sets. What's going on here?

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Read the linked JSON-LD 1.1 sections 4.3.1 and “Lists and Sets,” then compare their wording with the API behavior described in the issue. Done means resolving whether nested lists and sets are normative and documenting the specification’s intended interpretation.

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Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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