<rdf:RDF xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" > <Assertor> <asserts> <Assertion> ... </Assertion> </asserts> </Assertor> </rdf:RDF>
We begin with the RDF statement and declaration of namespaces we are using. Here are the most common namespaces used in EARL:
<Assertor> <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#Person"/> <name>Bob B. Bobbington</name> <foaf:mbox rdf:resource="mailto:bob@example.org"/> <asserts> <Assertion> ... </Assertion> </asserts> </Assertor>
The Assertor asserts an Assertion.
In EARL, the Assertor can be a person or a tool. type, name, and mbox are all properties of the Assertor.
@@want to say anything about use of rdf:type, or rdf:resource? e.g. why they weren't extended or is that covered by earlier statements? or is it not useful?
@@we use our own name property instead of foaf.name b/c... [@@include SBP's explanation here]
Alternatively, you could have a series of assertions, each with an
assertedBy
property as follows (@@validate):
<Assertion> <assertedBy rdf:resource="http://example.org/#assertor1234"/> ... </Assertion> <Assertion> <assertedBy rdf:resource="http://example.org/#assertor1234"/> ... </Assertion> <Assertor rdf:about="http://example.org/#assertor1234"/> <name>Bob B. Bobbington</name> <foaf:mbox rdf:resource="mailto:bob@example.org"/> </Assertor>
<Assertion> <rdf:subject rdf:resource="http://example.org/#someID02495012470"/> <rdf:predicate rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#passes"/> <rdf:object rdf:resource="http://example.org/#MyTestCase"/> </Assertion>
The Assertion has a subject, predicate, and object. Reification...
Note this is what an assertion currently looks like using the existing schema. An alternative method was proposed at a recent F2F. It would look like the following:
/* convert the previous to "properties as properties" */
Reviewer questions:
<rdf:subject rdf:resource="http://example.org/#someID02495012470"/> <WebContent rdf:about="http://example.org/#someID02495012470"> <testSubject rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/"/> <date>2001-05-17T23:07:35Z</date> </WebContent>
<rdf:predicate rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#passes"/>
"passes" is one value, others are:
Severity - describe proposal and issues here or later in this doc or elsewhere?
<rdf:object rdf:resource="http://example.org/#MyTestCase"/> <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://example.org/#MyTestCase"> <testId rdf:resource="http://exmaple.org/MyTestCaseThingy" /> </rdf:Description>
To do multiple evaluations, simply repeat the asserts element.
<rdf:RDF xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" > <Assertor> <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#Person"/> <name>Bob B. Bobbington</name> <foaf:mbox rdf:resource="mailto:bob@example.org"/> <asserts> <Assertion> <rdf:subject rdf:resource="http://example.org/#someID02495012470"/> <rdf:predicate rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#passes"/> <rdf:object rdf:resource="http://example.org/#MyTestCase"/> </Assertion> </asserts> <asserts> <Assertion> <rdf:subject rdf:resource="http://example.org/#someID02495012470"/> <rdf:predicate> <ValidityProperty> <validity rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#NotTested"/> <confidence rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/earl/0.95#High"/> </ValidityProperty> </rdf:predicate> <rdf:object rdf:resource="http://example.org/#MyOtherTestCase"/> </Assertion> </asserts> </Assertor> <WebContent rdf:about="http://example.org/#someID02495012470"> <testSubject rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/"/> <date>2001-05-17T23:07:35Z</date> </WebContent> <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://example.org/#MyTestCase"> <testId rdf:resource="http://exmaple.org/MyTestCaseThingy" /> </rdf:Description> <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://example.org/#MyOtherTestCase"> <testId rdf:resource="http://exmaple.org/MyOtherTestCaseThingy" /> </rdf:Description> </rdf:RDF>
Note here that we're using "NotTested" as one of the predicate confidence values. You can choose from: Pass, Fail, ValidityState, NotTested, ValidityState, NotApplicable, CannotTell.
You can also choose confidences. Simply substitiute one of the following for "High" in the example above: High, Medium, Low.
$Date: 2002/07/31 22:44:38 $ Wendy Chisholm (using examples created by Sean B. Palmer)