Template and RD endpoint separation
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:47 pm
I feel it necessary to discuss the best practices of separation between template definitions and reference data proper in an endpoint.
There are three options available:
- No separation at all, complex SPARQL queries can extract data based on type declarations.
- Separate graphs at one query interface URL.
- Separate query interfaces.
It seems that majority of existing open sandboxes contain parts of template definitions together with reference data, but I do not know whether these are remains of some experiments, or some people think it is a proper practice.
Personally I'd prefer to see complete separation with template definitions at their own query interface, like it is done for the main iRING sandbox.
There are three options available:
- No separation at all, complex SPARQL queries can extract data based on type declarations.
- Separate graphs at one query interface URL.
- Separate query interfaces.
It seems that majority of existing open sandboxes contain parts of template definitions together with reference data, but I do not know whether these are remains of some experiments, or some people think it is a proper practice.
Personally I'd prefer to see complete separation with template definitions at their own query interface, like it is done for the main iRING sandbox.