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diff --git a/doc/sord_validate.1 b/doc/sord_validate.1 index bf44987..ca3518a 100644 --- a/doc/sord_validate.1 +++ b/doc/sord_validate.1 @@ -1,59 +1,99 @@ -.\" # Copyright 2012-2016 David Robillard <d@drobilla.net> +.\" # Copyright 2012-2022 David Robillard <d@drobilla.net> .\" # SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC -.TH SORD_VALIDATE 1 "21 Mar 2012" - -.SH NAME -.B sord_validate \- Validate RDF data - -.SH SYNOPSIS -sord_validate [OPTION]... INPUT... - -.SH OPTIONS -.TP -\fB\-h\fR +.Dd Nov 29, 2022 +.Dt SORD_VALIDATE 1 +.Os Sord 0.30.17 +.Sh NAME +.Nm sord_validate +.Nd validate RDF data +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm sord_validate +.Op Fl hlv +.Ar input ... +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +is a simple validator which checks that all used properties are actually defined, +and that the domain and range of properties is explicitly correct. +Note that a validation "error" here doesn't necessarily mean that data is invalid, +since it isn't, for example, required to explicitly list types in RDF. +This validator implements a more strict and explicit set of rules, +based on the realistic needs of simple real-world implementations. +For example, missing explicit type information may be warned about, +even though even a simple inference engine would be able to deduce it. +.Pp +.Nm +never retrieves data from the web or special places on the file system, +it only processes the files passed directly on the command line. +This means you must pass all used vocabularies to get a useful result. +.Pp +If an appropriate schema is available, +literals are checked against datatype definitions +(both the explicit datatype of the literal itself, +as well as any types implied by the corresponding property). +Three XML Schema Datatypes (XSD) constraints are currently supported: +regular expressions (xsd:pattern), +and inclusive ranges (xsd:minimumInclusive and xsd:maximumInclusive). +Given an appropriate schema, +this is enough to validate against most of the standard XSD datatypes. +.Pp +The options are as follows: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -compact -width 3n +.It Fl h Print the command line options. - -.TP -\fB\-l\fR +.Pp +.It Fl l Print errors on a single line. - -.TP -\fB\-v\fR +.Pp +.It Fl v Display version information and exit. - -.SH DESCRIPTION -This is a simple validator which checks that all used properties are actually -defined, and that the domain and range of properties is explicitly correct. -Note that an "error" from this program does not necessarily mean data is -invalid, since it is not required to explicitly list types in RDF, however it -is a good idea to do so. - -This program never retrieves data from the web or magical places on the file -system, it only processes files passed directly on the command line. This -means you must pass all used vocabularies to get a useful result. - -If an appropriate schema is available, literals are checked against datatype -definitions (both the explicit datatype of the literal itself as well as any -types implied by the corresponding property). Three XML Schema Datatypes (XSD) -constraints are currently supported: regular expressions (xsd:pattern), and -inclusive range (xsd:minimumInclusive and xsd:maximumInclusive). Given an -appropriate schema, this is enough to validate against most of the standard XSD -datatypes. - -.SH EXAMPLES -sord_validate `find ~/schemas/ -name '*.ttl'` data.ttl - -.SH AUTHOR -sord_validate was written by David Robillard <d@drobilla.net> - -.SH COPYRIGHT -Copyright \(co 2012-2016 David Robillard. -.br -License: <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/isc-license> -.br -This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it. -.br -There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. - -.SH "SEE ALSO" -<http://drobilla.net/software/sord> +.El +.Sh EXIT STATUS +.Nm +exits with a status of 0 if the input data is valid, or non-zero if there are +issues with the data or if an error occurred. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Bl -item -compact +.It +.Xr sordi 1 +.It +.Lk http://drobilla.net/software/sord/ +.It +.Lk http://gitlab.com/drobilla/sord/ +.El +.Sh STANDARDS +.Bl -item +.It +.Rs +.%A W3C +.%T RDF 1.1 NQuads +.%D February 2014 +.Re +.Lk https://www.w3.org/TR/n-quads/ +.It +.Rs +.%A W3C +.%D February 2014 +.%T RDF 1.1 NTriples +.Re +.Lk https://www.w3.org/TR/n-triples/ +.It +.Rs +.%A W3C +.%T RDF 1.1 TriG +.%D February 2014 +.Re +.Lk https://www.w3.org/TR/trig/ +.It +.Rs +.%A W3C +.%D February 2014 +.%T RDF 1.1 Turtle +.Re +.Lk https://www.w3.org/TR/turtle/ +.El +.Sh AUTHORS +.Nm +is a part of sord, by +.An David Robillard +.Mt d@drobilla.net . |