There is a need to support XML schemas in a similar manner to JSON ones. Some ideas for discussion:
Most likely XML Schema, in the form of XSD files, would be the schema format.
By default, schema.xsd would be detected (like schema.yaml or schema.json).
Should we re-use the schema keyword in bblock.json or define a new one (e.g., xmlSchema)? Reusing would mean implementing some kind of autodetection (trial-and-error?) mechanism to tell XML and YAML/JSON files apart (e.g., when the URL does not have an extension).
schemaLocations in xs:imports could use bblocks:// URIs.
What would dependency detection look like?
<xs:import schemaLocation="...">
What else?
XSLT could be used for XML to RDF transforms.
Would it be even possible to make it work the same way as JSON-LD contexts (i.e., with some kind of nesting)?
I think XML schema annotation (like we do in JSON schemas) wouldn't make sense.
XSLT > 1 support is not great outside of Java. There are a few projects that wrap the Saxon/C library from Saxonica, but only the FOSS version (which may be enough, though).
There is a need to support XML schemas in a similar manner to JSON ones. Some ideas for discussion:
schema.xsdwould be detected (likeschema.yamlorschema.json).schemakeyword inbblock.jsonor define a new one (e.g.,xmlSchema)? Reusing would mean implementing some kind of autodetection (trial-and-error?) mechanism to tell XML and YAML/JSON files apart (e.g., when the URL does not have an extension).schemaLocations inxs:imports could usebblocks://URIs.<xs:import schemaLocation="...">Related links:
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