Michael Stahl wrote:
Lauri Aalto wrote:
2008/4/28 Michael Stahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
so, it seems that librdf_storage_FOO_context_add_statement functions
do not
check for duplicates; methinks they should.
According to the documentation, they shouldn't:
"Duplicate statements can be added when used with Redland Contexts
such as with librdf_model_context_add_statement"
http://librdf.org/docs/api/redland-model.html#librdf-model-add-statement
So I'd say it's a feature and not a bug. Of course, features can be
changed too if there's a reason to do so.
aha. so, why is this not documented at librdf_model_context_add_statement?
what does that sentence you quote actually want to say?
does it mean that you can add one statement to two distinct contexts, and
then have two statements in the model?
or does it mean that you can add one statement twice to the same context,
and then have two statements in that context?
if it does not mean the latter, then it _is_ a bug :)
either way, the documentation could be improved...
and why are duplicate statements allowed in contexts, but not (directly)
in models? that seems inconsistent to me.
why would anybody want duplicate statements?
also, i have just checked Sesame 2.0 (openrdf.org), which also has
contexts, and does seem to eliminate duplicate statements added to
contexts.
i would welcome a bit of consistency across RDF repository
implementations, given that i am currently implementing an abstraction
layer for them...
michael
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