Why are value objects ineligible to be type map values?
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Description
I am guessing that the answer is related to #77 and that a type map is using node object @type as keys, rather than value object @types.
My use case is this: I would like to attach skos:notation values to my resources. Because skos:notation uses locally coined datatypes to distinguish the context of the notation, I would like to be tagging the @type into these values. This is simple enough in the case of a single notation: just use type coercion on a term like nickname or reference. However, if I want to use different notations for different kinds of resources, or using multiple notations on a single resource, the coercion becomes more complex.
Instead, I would like to use a type map to briefly tag the notation, and perhaps provide "coordinates" in the form of multiple notations. The JSON playground makes this look like it almost works:
{
"@context": {
"skos": "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#",
"ex": "http://www.example.com/vocab/",
"recordId": "ex:recordId",
"nick": {
"@id": "skos:notation",
"@container": "@type"
}
},
"nick": {
"recordId": 17
}
}
I note that the expanded version has an array for @type however, which I understand is not allowed for a value object.
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Research direction
Start by reading issue #77 and the JSON playground example linked here, then compare the expanded output with the JSON-LD 1.1 rules for type maps and value objects. Determine whether value objects can be valid type-map values and whether the specification needs clarification or a behavioral change; done means a resolved specification decision with supporting examples.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- json
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100