Re: SPARQL Update (almost?) LC ready from my side ...

On 29 Apr 2011, at 17:44, Andy Seaborne wrote:
> On 29/04/11 10:47, Axel Polleres wrote:
> > Greg, all,
> >
> > I finally addressed point
> >   "4) blank nodes in QuadPattern aren't mentioned explicitly in OpDeleteInsert"
> > which came from your review...
> 
> Comment on this below.  There's a remaining sk-ism and I'm not clear
> that the bnode template renaming is in the right place.

yes, you're probably right about that one, see below.
Didn't touch the document yet; I need to sync with 
Alex/Paul first not to run into conflicts while editing, 
won't edit before Monday... so, in what follows, I just write down how 
I suggest/plan to address the things Andy raised. 

> 
> >
> > In order to address this, I refined the definition of Dataset()
> > which now explicitly mentions the treatment of blanknodes in QuadPatterns, see
> >
> >   http://www.w3.org/2009/sparql/docs/update-1.1/Overview.xml#def_datasetPattern
> >
> > Please check (and I hope no more major concerns/flaws with that definition)
> >
> > As far as I can see, this addresses the last of the major issues in Update from my side...
> > I would kindly ask Paul/Alex to look through the reviews and answers and any "*Open" points
> > again to be sure and check pubrules, but I hope this brings us now pretty close to LC readiness!
> >
> > If anybody still sees any LC roadblocks for Update that I've missed, please let us know!
> >
> > cheers,
> > Axel
> 
> Revision 1.120
> By the way: the CVS log entry is
> 
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> Revision 1.120  2011/04/29 09:42:21  apollere2
> Added missing
> 
> 
> 
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> i.e. several blank lines.  Yes, something missing!


:-) cvs log Overview.xml ... 
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revision 1.120
date: 2011/04/29 09:42:21;  author: apollere2;  state: Exp;  lines: +6 -1
Added missing <ul/>
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:-) ... fixed that in the xml to ...

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Added missing &lt;ul/&gt;
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> 
> I took a slightly hurried pass over the formal definitions.  Comments
> below. No showstoppers in the design, but some things could do with fixing.
> 
> See the 5 "[Major]" below.
> 
>         Andy
> 
> 
> [MUST]
> **Remove editors note about issue-59.

You mean, the reference to he ISSUE? Is it harmful/forbidden to leave a reference to a CLOSED issue in?
I think you are probably right in the sense that we should mark all "AT RISK" parts uniformly across our LC docs.
We can go with the "red box" as you have it in
http://www.w3.org/2009/sparql/docs/query-1.1/rq25.xml#grammar
just leaving the sentence:
"
The following shortcuts have been proposed for graph management and are marked "AT RISK". The SPARQL WG is seeking comments and feedback from implementers and end-users regarding this proposal.
"
in such a red box.


> 
> ** Definition: Graph Store
> 
> [Minor improvement]
> avoid "identified"
> """
> zero or more named slots identified by an IRI iri sub i.
> """
> ==>
> """
> zero or more named slots.  The unnamed slot holds an RDF graph; each a
> named slot is pair of graph and an associated IRI.
> """

Fine with me.

> Remove "Note:"

you just mean the bold "Note:", not the actual note, I assume... fine to remove that.

> 
> ** Definition: Abstract Update Operation
> 
> [Editorial]
> The languge defines a "An Update Operation"
> Either drop "Abstract" or include in first line.

fine.

> 
> [Minor] it would be nice to say what "atomic" means
> 

fine. somthing like:

"Here, by atomic we mean that the operation performs the described transformation of the Graph Store either completely or leaves the Graph Store unchanged."


> ** Deal with 4.2 @@@
> 
@@@ is currently only used to mark "merge" 
if all agree we don't need the merge definition here anymore, I am fine to simply drop.

> ** 4.2.4  Dataset( QuadPattern,  μ )
> [Minor]
> case '{}' is covered by '{' TriplesTemplate? '}'

true, but kinda prefer to make it explicit, if no objections.

> 
> [Major]
> 'GRAPH' VarOrIRIref '{' TriplesTemplate? '}''
> 
> Consider GRAPH ?g { <s> <p> <o> }
> Need to say that if ?g is unbound, there are no triples.
> 

good point. suggested:

-------
Dataset(QuadPattern, μ ) is the Dataset consisting of the empty default graph and a named graph (μ(VarOrIRIref), G) such that G is composed by all valid RDF triples obtained from substituting the variables in TriplesTemplate according to μ and combining these triples into a single RDF graph by set union.
-------
-->
-------
Dataset(QuadPattern, μ ) is the Dataset consisting of the empty default graph and, in case μ(VarOrIRIref) yields a valid IRI, a named graph (μ(VarOrIRIref), G) such that G is composed by all valid RDF triples obtained from substituting the variables in TriplesTemplate according to μ and combining these triples into a single RDF graph by set union.
-------

> 
> ** 4.2.5  Dataset( QuadPattern,  P, GS )
> 
> [Major]
> Doesn't the bNode replacement done by sk have to be in 4.2.4 not here?

hmmmm...

> because in 4.3.1 Insert Data Operation, the replacement needs to be done
> but the operation is:
> 
> OpInsertData(GS, QuadPattern) =
>     Dataset-UNION(GS, Dataset(QuadPattern,{}))
> 
> so no replacement is done.

... yes! :-) will change.

> ** 4.3.1 Insert Data Operation
> ** 4.3.2 Delete Data Operation
> ** 4.3.3 Delete Insert Operation
> 
> [Editorial]
> "either in the default slot or in a named slot."
> ==>
> "in the default slot or in named slots."

> 
> The either-or is confusing as it can be both.
> 

fine.


> ** 4.3.4 Load Operation
> [editorial]
> "; i.e.;" => "; i.e. "

fine.

> 
> ** 4.3.5 Clear Operation
> 
> [Major]
> Definition: Load Operation
> ==>
> Definition: Clear Operation

fine.

> 
> ** 4.4.1 Create Operation
> Definition: CreateOperation
> 
> Generally, what happens on errors?
> The defn says "create a new slot" and nothing about if the IRI is in use.

yes, should say something like:

"
 OpCreate(GS, iri) = Dataset-UNION(GS, (iri, {}))  ... if iri not in graphnames(GS)
                   = GS                            ... otherwise
"

> 
> ** 4.4.2 DropOperation
> [Major]
> OpDrop(GS, iri) = ... GS minus {(irij, Gj)}
> 
> "minus" on GS isn't defined.

add:
"where minus here is set-difference"
or alike.

> 
> ** 4.5 Mapping Update Requests to the Formal Model
> [Major]
> Table uses "Tr(GS,UsingClause)" but the Tr operation is "Tr(GS,Request)"
> and "UsingClause" isn't a request

right, sloppily re-used that out of  convenience... 
can rename "Tr(GS,UsingClause)" to something like "Tr<sub>Dataset</sub>(GS,UsingClause)" to set it apart.



Great, thanks again for the quick and on-spot remarks! Looks as we're converging.

Axel

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