Using the RDF::RDF vocabulary about rdf HOT 4 CLOSED

You should just directly use RDF.first, RDF.type, etc.

I'll remove the lib/rdf/vocab/rdf.rb file to reduce confusion - it isn't used, and can't be used due to the name clashing with the base module (as you noticed). So all the RDF properties are defined directly on the base module itself.

I see that our YARD documentation currently (and incorrectly) includes the RDF::RDF module, which is probably what led you to try using it? The documentation will be fixed when the superfluous file is removed.

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Thanks for the clarification.

I did read about RDF::RDF in the documentation somewhere - I forget exactly where, it may well have been where you said. But I guess I was also expecting the RDF namespace and the RDFS to be accessed consistently. If I understand things correctly now, I should use RDF.first but RDF::RDFS.label? I think that's possibly going to trip other users up. However, perhaps with good pointers in the docs and examples it won't be too much of a problem.

Ian

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The inconsistency is unavoidable in this case, unfortunately. But the idea is in any case that most users will do an include RDF statement somewhere in their code, after which they'll be able to directly (and consistently) refer to just RDF.type, RDFS.label, DC.title, and so on. Makes for much nicer code.

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Removed the superfluous, unused RDF::RDF vocabulary class and clarified the documentation accordingly (closed by f02666b).

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