Nice! One could even display the results in the spreadsheet, using this: http://blog.fastfedora.com/projects/import-json (haven't tried, though)
Note that there is a "proper" Wikidata graph database being developed by WMF. Once that reaches production, WDQ will likely become a wrapper around that database (for backwards compatibility). SPARQL (shudder) seems to be the future... On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 9:14 AM Fabian Tompsett < fabian.tomps...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Great work, Navino! > > I agree, using google docs for the prototype is a really good way of > getting something started > > all the best > > Fabian Tompsett, > Volunteer Support Organiser, > Wikimedia UK, > Address: 56-64 Leonard St, > Shoreditch, > London EC2A 4LT > Phone:020 7065 0990 > *Mobile: *07840 455 746 > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > > On 9 March 2015 at 21:42, Navino Evans <nav...@histropedia.com> wrote: > >> Many thanks Markus :-) >> >> The plan for us now is to get our developer to start making some of these >> 'query modules', and publish them as open source. They would be use-able as >> a stand-alone tool, but more importantly be embeddable and easily >> customisable in layout etc so that third parties could use them easily. The >> hope going forward would be that we could eventually create an open source, >> searchable library of such query modules, each one specialised enough that >> they can be very easily understood by a human putting in the data. >> >> Navino >> >> >> On 9 March 2015 at 21:32, Markus Krötzsch <mar...@semantic-mediawiki.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Awesome work :-). I love your use of Google Docs as a UI prototyping >>> tool. We could really use a few more special-purpose querying tools. >>> >>> Markus >>> >>> On 09.03.2015 22:03, Navino Evans wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> We've been using WDQ queries a lot recently to update timelines in the >>>> Histropedia directory and, while trying to speed up the process, I ended >>>> up creating a very crude query generator tool over the weekend. After >>>> getting a bit carried away with it, it seemed worth sharing as it could >>>> actually be a handy tool for Wikidata editors, or anyone else interested >>>> in experimenting with queries. >>>> >>>> I have no real coding experience, so it's just made in a humble >>>> spreadsheet! You can choose the input values for a query and the links >>>> to Histropedia, AutoList and WDQ will update automatically.The idea is >>>> obviously that this sort of tool should be written in Javascript by >>>> someone who actually knows what they're doing ;) but they do work and >>>> can easily be customised by adding more Wikidata items to the available >>>> options. >>>> >>>> I've made 3 different types of query generator so far, which I'll >>>> publish shortly as free templates on Google Sheets: >>>> >>>> 1) Date range query generator >>>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A8wyqVc5USJ_ >>>> T8ncFfYIsmJzfy8LIdmH2QLgeyegRAM/edit?usp=sharing> >>>> >>>> >>>> 2) People finder query generator >>>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16- >>>> x7NGyHTAtEJBa5uF9ZYBhNj6BhhCJrtDaKCcJIFuE/edit?usp=sharing> >>>> >>>> >>>> 3) Family tree query generator >>>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dNTBoi-QbI0t-t0Ba4Ex5- >>>> sx7Q03qRecE27bapQGpAw/edit?usp=sharing> >>>> >>>> >>>> They are publicly editable spreadsheets so feel free to make a copy if >>>> someone is using the one you land on. And certainly don't hold back if >>>> anyone wishes to make any improvements. >>>> >>>> I hope someone finds it useful/fun to mess around with these, but I >>>> thought it was a nice story to share in itself - that a non-coder can >>>> sit down and create something genuinely useful by tapping into the power >>>> of Wikidata, and of course Magnus' amazing tools! :) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Navino >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ___________________________ >>>> >>>> Histropedia >>>> >>>> The Timeline for all of History >>>> www.histropedia.com <http://www.histropedia.com/> >>>> >>>> Follow us on: >>>> Twitter <https://twitter.com/Histropedia> Facebo >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/Histropedia>ok >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/Histropedia> Google + >>>> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/104484373317792180682/ >>>> 104484373317792180682/posts> >>>> L <http://www.linkedin.com/company/histropedia-ltd>inke >>>> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/histropedia-ltd>dIn >>>> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/histropedia-ltd> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikidata-l mailing list >>>> Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikidata-l mailing list >>> Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ___________________________ >> >> Histropedia >> >> The Timeline for all of History >> www.histropedia.com >> >> Follow us on: >> Twitter <https://twitter.com/Histropedia> Facebo >> <https://www.facebook.com/Histropedia>ok >> <https://www.facebook.com/Histropedia> Google + >> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/104484373317792180682/104484373317792180682/posts> >> L <http://www.linkedin.com/company/histropedia-ltd>inke >> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/histropedia-ltd>dIn >> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/histropedia-ltd> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata-l mailing list >> Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata-l mailing list > Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l >
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