Hi Jeff, yes we will publish a stand-alone Java API (jar file) for converting from SPARQL textual syntax and SPIN triples in the near future. I doubt that the Jena folks would want to add it to ARQ, but the API is based on ARQ so it won't make a difference.
I will keep you posted. Thanks, Holger On Jan 6, 2009, at 6:33 AM, Schmitz, Jeffrey A wrote: > > Any chance you could provide the SPINRDF to/from String util as a > "stand-alone" API (for running outside of TBC)? Or better yet, have > it > added to the Jena ARQ libs in some way? > > Thanks, > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Holger Knublauch [mailto:hol...@topquadrant.com] > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 10:58 AM > To: topbraid-composer-users@googlegroups.com > Subject: [tbc-users] Re: ANN: TopBraid Composer 3.0.0 beta 1 > > > Hi Christoph, > > yes we will publish more background material on SPIN in the next few > weeks or months. A good place to monitor is the Composing the Semantic > Web blog [1] in which I will post use cases and other background on > SPIN > in the next few days. > > However, I believe SPIN is very easy to learn if you have some > familiarity with > - SPARQL and > - Object-oriented modeling/programming > > A good place to start is to install the TBC beta1 and use the > workspace > that is included in it (or re-run the Import RDF/OWL library from the > web wizard. This includes an example file KennedysSPIN which > illustrates > all major features of SPIN as a kind of Hello World example. The help > pages of TBC also contain some background, as do [2] and [3]. > > And yes, TopBraid includes an API for SPIN. In the beginning this will > assume that you implement your use cases as TopBraid plugins. There is > also a free web service that anyone can use to convert between SPARQL > and SPIN syntax [4] > > I hope this helps for now - more will follow. > Holger > > [1] http://composing-the-semantic-web.blogspot.com/ > [2] http://spinrdf.org > [3] http://www.topquadrant.com/topbraid/composer/spin.html > [4] http://sparqlpedia.org/spinrdfconverter.html > > On Jan 1, 2009, at 4:22 AM, Christoph wrote: > >> >> Thanks a lot for the announcement. I am looking forward for the final >> release :) Do you plan to publish a tutorial for using SPIN and is >> there an API to access it from an application? >> >> Thnaks a lot, Christoph >> >> On 31 Dez. 2008, 23:01, TQ <rhodg...@topquadrant.com> wrote: >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Dec 31, 2008, at 8:45 AM, Holger Knublauch >>> <hol...@topquadrant.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Dear users, >>> >>>> We are pleased to announce the first public beta release of >>>> TopBraid > >>>> Composer 3.0, Standard and Maestro Editions. >>> >>>> It is available for download from >>>> http://www.topquadrant.com/topbraid/composer/tbc-3.0.0.html >>> >>>> This is the first public release of TopBraid since version 2.6.2 in >>>> August 2008. Since last release we have made substantial >>>> improvements to the products and also made significant changes to >>>> our development processes, enabling TopQuadrant to better respond >>>> to > >>>> the needs of our rapidly growing customer base. We have increased >>>> the size of the product team (among others, the Jena architect >>>> Jeremy Carroll has joined us from HP Labs) and we have better >>>> aligned the different facets of the TopBraid Suite product family. >>> >>>> Our new release strategy is to have fewer releases than before, but >>>> to subject each release to a more rigorous test process. For 3.0 >>>> this process includes two rounds of beta releases. We expect the >>>> second beta to come out in January and the official 3.0 release in >>>> February. >>> >>>> Major new capabilities in TopBraid Composer 3.0 include: >>>> - Support for the SPARQL Inferencing Notation (SPIN) [1] >>>> - Incremental SPARQL-based inferencing using SPIN >>>> - Constraint checking at edit time using SPIN >>>> - Support for named graphs in AllegroGraph and Sesame 2 >>>> - Forms now contain incoming reference (inverse) widgets >>>> - Significant improvements to SPARQLMotion/Web services >>>> - Support for sharing SPARQL queries on SPARQLpedia [2] >>>> - Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements >>> >>>> Beside Composer the TopBraid Live and TopBraid Ensemble products >>>> have undergone a major redesign. These changes will be rolled out >>>> incrementally over the beta phase. Beta 1 includes significant >>>> improvements to the TopBraid Live's web services support via >>>> SPARQLMotion. Starting with Beta 2 a personal test version of the >>>> TopBraid Ensemble will be bundled with the TopBraid Composer >>>> Maestro > >>>> Edition. TopBraid Ensemble 3.0 has evolved from a specific >>>> application to an application assembly toolkit. Users can select, >>>> configure and wire components to quickly assemble a variety of >>>> dynamic model-based Rich Internet Applications. >>> >>>> Please read further details and the installation instructions on >>>> the > >>>> download site. >>> >>>> Kind regards and best wishes for 2009 Holger & the TopBraid Suite >>>> development team >>> >>>> [1]http://www.topquadrant.com/topbraid/composer/spin.html >>>> [2]http://sparqlpedia.org- Zitierten Text ausblenden - >>> >>> - Zitierten Text anzeigen - >>> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TopBraid Composer Users" group. 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