SHACLGEN

Shaclgen takes either an instance graph/data graph (or multiple graphs) or schema(s) as input and generates a basic shape file based on the classes and properties present.

Shape files from instance data: By default, the input graph is processed as a data graph (instance data).

Shape files from ontologies: If the input is a schema or ontology, shaclgen generates a nested shape file: properties with rdfs:domain defined in the ontology will be nested within the appropriate NodeShape. rdfs:range definitions for XML and rdfs datatypes are included.

Added support for OWL constructions is planned.

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Installation

Using pip: :

pip install shaclgen

Command line use:

$ shaclgen [graph] [optional arguments]

Example usage: :

$ shaclgen https://www.lib.washington.edu/static/public/cams/data/datasets/uwSemWebParts/webResource-1-0-0.nt

Command line arguments: :

positional arguments:
graph                 The data graph(s).

optional arguments:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
-o, --ontology        input file(s) or URL(s) is a schema or ontology
-ns, --namespace      optional shape namespace declaration. ex: http://www.example.com exam
-i, --implicit        use implicit class targets with RDFS
-s SERIALIZATION, --serialization SERIALIZATION
                      result graph serialization, default is turtle. example:. -s nt

Serialization options: turtle = turtle ntriples = nt rdfxml = xml n3 = n3

Namespace Example usage: :

$ shaclgen https://www.lib.washington.edu/static/public/cams/data/datasets/uwSemWebParts/webResource-1-0-0.nt -s nt

Namespace argument: The namespace argument is takes a full URL and prefix.

Namespace Example usage: :

$ shaclgen https://www.lib.washington.edu/static/public/cams/data/datasets/uwSemWebParts/webResource-1-0-0.nt -ns http://www.example.org uwlib

Implicit class usage :

SHACL interprets shapes typed as rdfs:Class as the target class of that shape. This is called Implicit Class Targets. By setting -i or --implicit, shaclgen will reuse the class definitions in the ontology (ie. instances of rdfs:Class or owl:Class) as shapes and not create new URIs. Instances of owl:Class will be typed as rdfs:Class in the output. Triples that tie the class to one of its parent classes with rdfs:subclassOf will be copied by default.

Example ontology input:

ex:Person a owl:Class.

Example output without -i:

ex:PersonShape a sh:NodeShape;
    sh:targetClass ex:Person .

Example output with -i:

ex:Person a rdfs:Class; sh:NodeShape.

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This project is still in development. Comments, questions, and issues are welcome!

Contact alexiskeelie at gmail.com