Dear Jena users, The W3C has formed a second Data Shapes WG to extend and maintain SHACL-based Recommendations (standards).
Many (all?) of you will be aware of SHACL and Jena's implementation of SHACL validation. This new WG will enhance SHACL in line with RDF-Star developments and also push SHACL into new and interesting areas, such as formally-defined profiling (of SHACL Shape collections and other RDF resources). You will find all information on the Working Group on the Group's home page: https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/data-shapes, in particular the WG's Charter: https://www.w3.org/2024/12/data-shapes.html Please see the proposed Deliverables: - SHACL 1.2 Core - SHACL 1.2 SPARQL Extensions - SHACL 1.2 User Interfaces - SHACL 1.2 Inferencing Rules - SHACL 1.2 Profiling - SHACL 1.2 Compact Syntax Some of those Deliverables are updates in like with RDF 1.2 (RDF-Star), others are extensions that have been anticipated for a while (SHACL UI, SHACL CS) and some are innovations (SHACL Inferencing Rules & Profiling). If you are interested in participating, you may join the WG - see the Group's home page, linked to above, for joining details - and you may also watch the development of the Deliverables online without joining as much of the WG's activities will be public in GitHub & W3C meeting reports etc. Please promote this WG to other Semantic Web communities you are members of. Regards, Nick & ElianaData Shapes WG Co-Chairs
