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-rw-r--r--sord/sord.h47
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/sord/sord.h b/sord/sord.h
index 2e6059c..e107438 100644
--- a/sord/sord.h
+++ b/sord/sord.h
@@ -67,15 +67,38 @@ extern "C" {
@{
*/
-typedef struct _SordWorld* SordWorld; /**< Sord world (library state) */
-typedef struct _SordModel* SordModel; /**< Quad store */
-typedef struct _SordIter* SordIter; /**< Store iterator */
-typedef struct _SordNode* SordNode; /**< Node */
+/**
+ Sord World.
+ The World represents all library state, including interned strings.
+*/
+typedef struct _SordWorld* SordWorld;
+
+/**
+ Sord Model.
+
+ A model is an indexed set of Quads (i.e. it can contain several RDF
+ graphs). It may be searched using various patterns depending on which
+ indices are enabled.
+*/
+typedef struct _SordModel* SordModel;
+
+/**
+ Model Iterator.
+*/
+typedef struct _SordIter* SordIter;
+
+/**
+ RDF Node.
+ A Node is a component of a Quad. Nodes may be URIs, blank nodes, or
+ (in the case of quad objects only) string literals. Literal nodes may
+ have an associate language or datatype (but not both).
+*/
+typedef struct _SordNode* SordNode;
/**
Quad of IDs (statement), or a quad pattern.
- Nodes are ordered (S P O G). The ID of the default graph is 0.
+ Nodes are ordered (S P O G). The ID of the default graph is 0.
*/
typedef SordNode SordQuad[4];
@@ -112,15 +135,14 @@ typedef enum {
/**
@name World
- The World represents all library state, including interned strings. It is
- safe to use multiple worlds in one process, though no data (e.g. nodes) can
- be shared between worlds, and this should be avoided if possible for
- performance reasons.
@{
*/
/**
Create a new Sord World.
+ It is safe to use multiple worlds in one process, though no data
+ (e.g. nodes) can be shared between worlds, and this should be avoided if
+ possible for performance reasons.
*/
SORD_API
SordWorld
@@ -135,10 +157,7 @@ sord_world_free(SordWorld world);
/**
@}
- @name Nodes
- A Node is a component of a Quad. Nodes may be URIs, blank nodes, or
- (in the case of quad objects only) string literals. Literal nodes may
- have an associate language or datatype (but not both).
+ @name Node
@{
*/
@@ -272,7 +291,7 @@ sord_node_equals(const SordNode a,
@param world The world in which to make this store.
- @param indices SordIndexOption flags (e.g. SORD_SPO|SORD_OPS). Be sure to
+ @param indices SordIndexOption flags (e.g. SORD_SPO|SORD_OPS). Be sure to
enable an index where the most significant node(s) are not variables in your
queries (e.g. to make (? P O) queries, enable either SORD_OPS or SORD_POS).