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triplestore

A module encapsulating different triplestores using the strategy design pattern.

See https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EMMC-ASBL/tripper/master/README.md for an introduction and for a table over available backends.

This module has no dependencies outside the standard library, but the triplestore backends may have.

For developers: The usage of s, p, and o represent the different parts of an RDF Triple: subject, predicate, and object.

Triplestore

Provides a common frontend to a range of triplestore backends.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
class Triplestore:
    """Provides a common frontend to a range of triplestore backends."""

    default_namespaces = {
        "xml": XML,
        "rdf": RDF,
        "rdfs": RDFS,
        "xsd": XSD,
        "owl": OWL,
        # "skos": SKOS,
        # "dcat": DCAT,
        # "dc": DC,
        # "dcterms": DCTERMS,
        # "foaf": FOAF,
        # "doap": DOAP,
        # "fno": FNO,
        # "emmo": EMMO,
        # "map": MAP,
        # "dm": DM,
    }

    def __init__(
        self,
        backend: str,
        base_iri: "Optional[str]" = None,
        database: "Optional[str]" = None,
        package: "Optional[str]" = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> None:
        """Initialise triplestore using the backend with the given name.

        Parameters:
            backend: Name of the backend module.

                For built-in backends or backends provided via a
                backend package (using entrypoints), this should just
                be the name of the backend with no dots (ex: "rdflib").

                For a custom backend, you can provide the full module name,
                including the dots (ex:"mypackage.mybackend").  If `package`
                is given, `backend` is interpreted relative to `package`
                (ex: ..mybackend).

                For a list over available backends, see
                https://github.com/EMMC-ASBL/tripper#available-backends

            base_iri: Base IRI used by the add_function() method when adding
                new triples. May also be used by the backend.
            database: Name of database to connect to (for backends that
                supports it).
            package: Required when `backend` is a relative module.  In that
                case, it is relative to `package`.
            kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend's __init__()
                method.

        """
        backend_name = backend.rsplit(".", 1)[-1]
        module = self._load_backend(backend, package)
        cls = getattr(module, f"{backend_name.title()}Strategy")
        self.base_iri = base_iri
        self.namespaces: "Dict[str, Namespace]" = {}
        self.closed = False
        self.backend_name = backend_name
        self.backend = cls(base_iri=base_iri, database=database, **kwargs)

        # Cache functions in the triplestore for fast access
        self.function_repo: "Dict[str, Union[float, Callable, None]]" = {}

        for prefix, namespace in self.default_namespaces.items():
            self.bind(prefix, namespace)

    @classmethod
    def _load_backend(cls, backend: str, package: "Optional[str]" = None):
        """Load and return backend module.  The arguments has the same meaning
        as corresponding arguments to __init__().

        If `backend` contains a dot or `package` is given, import `backend`
        using `package` for relative imports.

        Otherwise, if there in the "tripper.backends" entry point group exists
        an entry point who's name matches `backend`, then the corresponding
        module is loaded.

        Otherwise, look for the `backend` in any of the (sub)packages listed
        `backend_packages` module variable.
        """
        # Explicitly specified backend
        if "." in backend or package:
            return importlib.import_module(backend, package)

        # Installed backend package
        if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
            # Fallback for Python < 3.10
            eps = entry_points().get("tripper.backends", ())
        else:
            # New entry_point interface from Python 3.10+
            eps = entry_points(  # pylint: disable=unexpected-keyword-arg
                group="tripper.backends"
            )
        for entry_point in eps:
            if entry_point.name == backend:
                return importlib.import_module(entry_point.module)

        # Backend module
        for pack in backend_packages:
            try:
                return importlib.import_module(f"{pack}.{backend}")
            except ModuleNotFoundError:
                pass

        raise ModuleNotFoundError(
            f"No tripper backend named '{backend}'",
            name=backend,
        )

    # Methods implemented by backend
    # ------------------------------
    def triples(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
        self,
        subject: "Optional[Union[str, Triple]]" = None,
        predicate: "Optional[str]" = None,
        object: "Optional[Union[str, Literal]]" = None,
        triple: "Optional[Triple]" = None,
    ) -> "Generator[Triple, None, None]":
        """Returns a generator over matching triples.

        Arguments:
            subject: If given, match triples with this subject.
            predicate: If given, match triples with this predicate.
            object: If given, match triples with this object.
            triple: Deprecated. A `(s, p, o)` tuple where `s`, `p` and `o`
                should either be None (matching anything) or an exact IRI
                to match.

        Returns:
            Generator over all matching triples.
        """
        # __TODO__: Remove these lines when deprecated
        if triple or (subject and not isinstance(subject, str)):
            warnings.warn(
                "The `triple` argument is deprecated.  Use `subject`, "
                "`predicate` and `object` arguments instead.",
                DeprecationWarning,
                stacklevel=2,
            )
        if subject and not isinstance(subject, str):
            subject, predicate, object = subject
        elif triple:
            subject, predicate, object = triple

        return self.backend.triples((subject, predicate, object))

    def add_triples(
        self, triples: "Union[Sequence[Triple], Generator[Triple, None, None]]"
    ):
        """Add a sequence of triples.

        Arguments:
            triples: A sequence of `(s, p, o)` tuples to add to the
                triplestore.
        """
        self.backend.add_triples(triples)

    def remove(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
        self,
        subject: "Optional[Union[str, Triple]]" = None,
        predicate: "Optional[str]" = None,
        object: "Optional[Union[str, Literal]]" = None,
        triple: "Optional[Triple]" = None,
    ) -> None:
        """Remove all matching triples from the backend.

        Arguments:
            subject: If given, match triples with this subject.
            predicate: If given, match triples with this predicate.
            object: If given, match triples with this object.
            triple: Deprecated. A `(s, p, o)` tuple where `s`, `p` and `o`
                should either be None (matching anything) or an exact IRI
                to match.
        """
        # __TODO__: Remove these lines when deprecated
        if triple or (subject and not isinstance(subject, str)):
            warnings.warn(
                "The `triple` argument is deprecated.  Use `subject`, "
                "`predicate` and `object` arguments instead.",
                DeprecationWarning,
                stacklevel=2,
            )
        if subject and not isinstance(subject, str):
            subject, predicate, object = subject
        elif triple:
            subject, predicate, object = triple

        return self.backend.remove((subject, predicate, object))

    # Methods optionally implemented by backend
    # -----------------------------------------
    def close(self):
        """Calls the backend close() method if it is implemented.
        Otherwise, this method has no effect.
        """
        # It should be ok to call close() regardless of whether the backend
        # implements this method or not.  Hence, don't call _check_method().
        if not self.closed and hasattr(self.backend, "close"):
            self.backend.close()
        self.closed = True

    def parse(
        self,
        source=None,
        format=None,
        fallback_backend="rdflib",
        fallback_backend_kwargs=None,
        **kwargs,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    ) -> None:
        """Parse source and add the resulting triples to triplestore.

        Parameters:
            source: File-like object or file name.
            format: Needed if format can not be inferred from source.
            fallback_backend: If the current backend doesn't implement
                parse, use the `fallback_backend` instead.
            fallback_backend_kwargs: Dict with additional keyword arguments
                for initialising `fallback_backend`.
            kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend.
                The rdflib backend supports e.g. `location` (absolute
                or relative URL) and `data` (string containing the
                data to be parsed) arguments.
        """
        if hasattr(self.backend, "parse"):
            self._check_method("parse")
            self.backend.parse(source=source, format=format, **kwargs)
        else:
            if fallback_backend_kwargs is None:
                fallback_backend_kwargs = {}
            ts = Triplestore(
                backend=fallback_backend, **fallback_backend_kwargs
            )
            ts.parse(source=source, format=format, **kwargs)
            self.add_triples(ts.triples())

        if hasattr(self.backend, "namespaces"):
            for prefix, namespace in self.backend.namespaces().items():
                if prefix and prefix not in self.namespaces:
                    self.namespaces[prefix] = Namespace(namespace)

    def serialize(
        self,
        destination=None,
        format="turtle",  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
        fallback_backend="rdflib",
        fallback_backend_kwargs=None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> "Union[None, str]":
        """Serialise triplestore.

        Parameters:
            destination: File name or object to write to.  If None, the
                serialisation is returned.
            format: Format to serialise as.  Supported formats, depends on
                the backend.
            fallback_backend: If the current backend doesn't implement
                serialisation, use the `fallback_backend` instead.
            fallback_backend_kwargs: Dict with additional keyword arguments
                for initialising `fallback_backend`.
            kwargs: Passed to the backend serialize() method.

        Returns:
            Serialized string if `destination` is None.
        """
        if hasattr(self.backend, "parse"):
            self._check_method("serialize")
            return self.backend.serialize(
                destination=destination, format=format, **kwargs
            )

        if fallback_backend_kwargs is None:
            fallback_backend_kwargs = {}
        ts = Triplestore(backend=fallback_backend, **fallback_backend_kwargs)
        ts.add_triples(self.triples())
        for prefix, iri in self.namespaces.items():
            ts.bind(prefix, iri)
        return ts.serialize(destination=destination, format=format, **kwargs)

    def query(self, query_object, **kwargs) -> "List[Tuple[str, ...]]":
        """SPARQL query.

        Parameters:
            query_object: String with the SPARQL query.
            kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend query() method.

        Returns:
            List of tuples of IRIs for each matching row.

        Note:
            This method is intended for SELECT queries. Use
            the update() method for INSERT and DELETE queries.

        """
        self._check_method("query")
        return self.backend.query(query_object=query_object, **kwargs)

    def update(self, update_object, **kwargs) -> None:
        """Update triplestore with SPARQL.

        Parameters:
            update_object: String with the SPARQL query.
            kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend update() method.

        Note:
            This method is intended for INSERT and DELETE queries. Use
            the query() method for SELECT queries.

        """
        self._check_method("update")
        return self.backend.update(update_object=update_object, **kwargs)

    def bind(  # pylint: disable=inconsistent-return-statements
        self,
        prefix: str,
        namespace: "Union[str, Namespace, Triplestore, None]" = "",
        **kwargs,
    ) -> Namespace:
        """Bind prefix to namespace and return the new Namespace object.

        Parameters:
            prefix: Prefix to bind the the namespace.
            namespace: Namespace to bind to.  The default is to bind to the
                `base_iri` of the current triplestore.
                If `namespace` is None, the corresponding prefix is removed.
            kwargs: Keyword arguments are passed to the Namespace()
                constructor.

        Returns:
            New Namespace object or None if namespace is removed.
        """
        if namespace == "":
            namespace = self

        if isinstance(namespace, str):
            ns = Namespace(namespace, **kwargs)
        elif isinstance(namespace, Triplestore):
            if not namespace.base_iri:
                raise ValueError(
                    f"triplestore object {namespace} has no `base_iri`"
                )
            ns = Namespace(namespace.base_iri, **kwargs)
        elif isinstance(namespace, Namespace):
            # pylint: disable=protected-access
            ns = Namespace(namespace._iri, **kwargs)
        elif namespace is None:
            del self.namespaces[prefix]
            return  # type: ignore
        else:
            raise TypeError(f"invalid `namespace` type: {type(namespace)}")

        if hasattr(self.backend, "bind"):
            self.backend.bind(
                prefix, ns._iri  # pylint: disable=protected-access
            )

        self.namespaces[prefix] = ns
        return ns

    @classmethod
    def create_database(cls, backend: str, database: str, **kwargs):
        """Create a new database in backend.

        Parameters:
            backend: Name of backend.
            database: Name of the new database.
            kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend
                create_database() method.

        Note:
            This is a class method, which operates on the backend
            triplestore without connecting to it.
        """
        cls._check_backend_method(backend, "create_database")
        backend_class = cls._get_backend(backend)
        return backend_class.create_database(database=database, **kwargs)

    @classmethod
    def remove_database(cls, backend: str, database: str, **kwargs):
        """Remove a database in backend.

        Parameters:
            backend: Name of backend.
            database: Name of the database to be removed.
            kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend
                remove_database() method.

        Note:
            This is a class method, which operates on the backend
            triplestore without connecting to it.
        """
        cls._check_backend_method(backend, "remove_database")
        backend_class = cls._get_backend(backend)
        return backend_class.remove_database(database=database, **kwargs)

    @classmethod
    def list_databases(cls, backend: str, **kwargs):
        """For backends that supports multiple databases, list of all
        databases.

        Parameters:
            backend: Name of backend.
            kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend
                list_databases() method.

        Note:
            This is a class method, which operates on the backend
            triplestore without connecting to it.
        """
        cls._check_backend_method(backend, "list_databases")
        backend_class = cls._get_backend(backend)
        return backend_class.list_databases(**kwargs)

    # Convenient methods
    # ------------------
    # These methods are modelled after rdflib and provide some convinient
    # interfaces to the triples(), add_triples() and remove() methods
    # implemented by all backends.

    @classmethod
    def _get_backend(cls, backend: str, package: "Optional[str]" = None):
        """Returns the class implementing the given backend."""
        module = cls._load_backend(backend, package=package)
        return getattr(module, f"{backend.title()}Strategy")

    @classmethod
    def _check_backend_method(cls, backend: str, name: str):
        """Checks that `backend` has a method called `name`.

        Raises NotImplementedError if it hasn't.
        """
        backend_class = cls._get_backend(backend)
        if not hasattr(backend_class, name):
            raise NotImplementedError(
                f"Triplestore backend {backend!r} do not implement a "
                f'"{name}()" method.'
            )

    def _check_method(self, name):
        """Check that backend implements the given method."""
        self._check_backend_method(self.backend_name, name)

    def add(self, triple: "Triple"):
        """Add `triple` to triplestore."""
        self.add_triples([triple])

    def value(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
        self,
        subject=None,
        predicate=None,
        object=None,
        default=None,
        any=False,
        lang=None,
    ) -> "Union[str, Literal]":
        """Return the value for a pair of two criteria.

        Useful if one knows that there may only be one value.

        Parameters:
            subject, predicate, object: Criteria to match. Two of these must
                be provided.
            default: Value to return if no matches are found.
            any: If true, return any matching value, otherwise raise
                UniquenessError.
            lang: If provided, require that the value must be a localised
                literal with the given language code.

        Returns:
            The value of the `subject`, `predicate` or `object` that is
            None.
        """
        spo = (subject, predicate, object)
        if sum(iri is None for iri in spo) != 1:
            raise ValueError(
                "Exactly one of `subject`, `predicate` or `object` must be "
                "None."
            )

        # Index of subject-predicate-object argument that is None
        (idx,) = [i for i, v in enumerate(spo) if v is None]

        triples = self.triples(subject, predicate, object)
        if lang:
            first = None
            if idx != 2:
                raise ValueError("`object` must be None if `lang` is given")
            for triple in triples:
                value = triple[idx]
                if isinstance(value, Literal) and value.lang == lang:
                    if any:
                        return value
                    if first:
                        raise UniquenessError("More than one match")
                    first = value
            if first is None:
                return default
        else:
            try:
                triple = next(triples)
            except StopIteration:
                return default

        try:
            next(triples)
        except StopIteration:
            return triple[idx]

        if any:
            return triple[idx]
        raise UniquenessError("More than one match")

    def subjects(
        self, predicate=None, object=None  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    ):
        """Returns a generator of subjects for given predicate and object."""
        for s, _, _ in self.triples(predicate=predicate, object=object):
            yield s

    def predicates(
        self, subject=None, object=None  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    ):
        """Returns a generator of predicates for given subject and object."""
        for _, p, _ in self.triples(subject=subject, object=object):
            yield p

    def objects(self, subject=None, predicate=None):
        """Returns a generator of objects for given subject and predicate."""
        for _, _, o in self.triples(subject=subject, predicate=predicate):
            yield o

    def subject_predicates(
        self, object=None
    ):  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
        """Returns a generator of (subject, predicate) tuples for given
        object."""
        for s, p, _ in self.triples(object=object):
            yield s, p

    def subject_objects(self, predicate=None):
        """Returns a generator of (subject, object) tuples for given
        predicate."""
        for s, _, o in self.triples(predicate=predicate):
            yield s, o

    def predicate_objects(self, subject=None):
        """Returns a generator of (predicate, object) tuples for given
        subject."""
        for _, p, o in self.triples(subject=subject):
            yield p, o

    def set(self, triple):
        """Convenience method to update the value of object.

        Removes any existing triples for subject and predicate before adding
        the given `triple`.
        """
        s, p, _ = triple
        self.remove(s, p)
        self.add(triple)

    def has(
        self, subject=None, predicate=None, object=None
    ):  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
        """Returns true if the triplestore has any triple matching
        the give subject, predicate and/or object."""
        triple = self.triples(
            subject=subject, predicate=predicate, object=object
        )
        try:
            next(triple)
        except StopIteration:
            return False
        return True

    # Methods providing additional functionality
    # ------------------------------------------
    def expand_iri(self, iri: str):
        """Return the full IRI if `iri` is prefixed.  Otherwise `iri` is
        returned."""
        match = re.match(_MATCH_PREFIXED_IRI, iri)
        if match:
            prefix, name = match.groups()
            if prefix not in self.namespaces:
                raise NamespaceError(f"unknown namespace: {prefix}")
            return f"{self.namespaces[prefix]}{name}"
        return iri

    def prefix_iri(self, iri: str, require_prefixed: bool = False):
        """Return prefixed IRI.

        This is the reverse of expand_iri().

        If `require_prefixed` is true, a NamespaceError exception is raised
        if no prefix can be found.
        """
        if not re.match(_MATCH_PREFIXED_IRI, iri):
            for prefix, namespace in self.namespaces.items():
                if iri.startswith(str(namespace)):
                    return f"{prefix}:{iri[len(str(namespace)):]}"
            if require_prefixed:
                raise NamespaceError(f"No prefix defined for IRI: {iri}")
        return iri

    # Types of restrictions defined in OWL
    _restriction_types = {
        "some": (OWL.someValueFrom, None),
        "only": (OWL.allValueFrom, None),
        "exactly": (OWL.onClass, OWL.qualifiedCardinality),
        "min": (OWL.onClass, OWL.minQualifiedCardinality),
        "max": (OWL.onClass, OWL.maxQualifiedCardinality),
        "value": (OWL.hasValue, None),
    }

    # xtype: "TypeLiteral['some', 'only', 'exactly', 'min', 'max', 'value']",

    def add_restriction(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
        self,
        cls: str,
        property: str,
        target: "Union[str, Literal]",
        type: "RestrictionType",
        cardinality: "Optional[int]" = None,
        hashlength: int = 16,
    ) -> str:
        """Add a restriction to a class in the triplestore.

        Parameters:
            cls: IRI of class to which the restriction applies.
            property: IRI of restriction property.
            target: The IRI or literal value of the restriction target.
            type: The type of the restriction.  Should be one of:
                - some: existential restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - only: universal restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - exactly: cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - min: minimum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - max: maximum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - value: Value restriction (target is an IRI of an individual
                  or a literal)

            cardinality: the cardinality value for cardinality restrictions.
            hashlength: Number of bytes in the hash part of the bnode IRI.

        Returns:
            The IRI of the created blank node representing the restriction.
        """
        iri = bnode_iri(
            prefix="restriction",
            source=f"{cls} {property} {target} {type} {cardinality}",
            length=hashlength,
        )
        triples = [
            (cls, RDFS.subClassOf, iri),
            (iri, RDF.type, OWL.Restriction),
            (iri, OWL.onProperty, property),
        ]
        if type not in self._restriction_types:
            raise ArgumentValueError(
                '`type` must be one of: "some", "only", "exactly", "min", '
                '"max" or "value"'
            )
        pred, card = self._restriction_types[type]
        triples.append((iri, pred, target))
        if card:
            if not cardinality:
                raise ArgumentTypeError(
                    f"`cardinality` must be provided for type='{type}'"
                )
            triples.append(
                (
                    iri,
                    card,
                    Literal(cardinality, datatype=XSD.nonNegativeInteger),
                ),
            )

        self.add_triples(triples)
        return iri

        # xtype: (
        #     "Optional[TypeLiteral['some', 'only', 'exactly', 'min', "
        #     "'max', 'value']]"
        # ) = None,

    def restrictions(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
        self,
        cls: "Optional[str]" = None,
        property: "Optional[str]" = None,
        target: "Optional[Union[str, Literal]]" = None,
        type: "Optional[RestrictionType]" = None,
        cardinality: "Optional[int]" = None,
    ) -> "Generator[Triple, None, None]":
        # pylint: disable=too-many-boolean-expressions
        """Returns a generator over matching restrictions.

        Parameters:
            cls: IRI of class to which the restriction applies.
            property: IRI of restriction property.
            target: The IRI or literal value of the restriction target.
            type: The type of the restriction.  Should be one of:
                - some: existential restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - only: universal restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - exactly: cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - min: minimum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - max: maximum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
                - value: Value restriction (target is an IRI of an individual
                  or a literal)

            cardinality: the cardinality value for cardinality restrictions.
        """
        if type is None:
            types = set(self._restriction_types.keys())
        elif type not in self._restriction_types:
            raise ArgumentValueError(
                f"Invalid `type='{type}'`, it must be one of: "
                f"{', '.join(self._restriction_types.keys())}."
            )
        else:
            types = {type} if isinstance(type, str) else set(type)

        if isinstance(target, Literal):
            types.intersection_update({"value"})
        elif isinstance(target, str):
            types.difference_update({"value"})

        if cardinality:
            types.intersection_update({"exactly", "min", "max"})
        if not types:
            raise ArgumentValueError(
                f"Inconsistent type='{type}', target='{target}' and "
                f"cardinality='{cardinality}' arguments"
            )
        pred = {self._restriction_types[t][0] for t in types}
        card = {
            self._restriction_types[t][1]
            for t in types
            if self._restriction_types[t][1]
        }

        if cardinality:
            lcard = Literal(cardinality, datatype=XSD.nonNegativeInteger)

        for iri in self.subjects(predicate=OWL.onProperty, object=property):
            if (
                self.has(iri, RDF.type, OWL.Restriction)
                and self.has(cls, RDFS.subClassOf, iri)
                and any(self.has(iri, p, target) for p in pred)
                and (
                    not card
                    or not cardinality
                    or any(self.has(iri, c, lcard) for c in card)
                )
            ):
                yield iri

    def map(
        self,
        source: str,
        target: str,
        cost: "Optional[Union[float, Callable]]" = None,
        target_cost: bool = True,
    ):
        """Add 'mapsTo' relation to the triplestore.

        Parameters:
            source: Source IRI.
            target: IRI of target ontological concept.
            cost: User-defined cost of following this mapping relation
                represented as a float.  It may be given either as a
                float or as a callable taking three arguments

                    cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

                and returning the cost as a float.
            target_cost: Whether the cost is assigned to mapping steps
                that have `target` as output.
        """
        return self.add_mapsTo(
            target=target,
            source=source,
            cost=cost,
            target_cost=target_cost,
        )

    def add_mapsTo(
        self,
        target: str,
        source: str,
        property_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
        cost: "Optional[Union[float, Callable]]" = None,
        target_cost: bool = True,
    ):
        """Add 'mapsTo' relation to triplestore.

        Parameters:
            target: IRI of target ontological concept.
            source: Source IRI (or entity object).
            property_name: Name of property if `source` is an entity or
                an entity IRI.
            cost: User-defined cost of following this mapping relation
                represented as a float.  It may be given either as a
                float or as a callable taking three arguments

                    cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

                and returning the cost as a float.
            target_cost: Whether the cost is assigned to mapping steps
                that have `target` as output.

        Note:
            This is equivalent to the `map()` method, but reverts the
            two first arguments and adds the `property_name` argument.
        """
        self.bind("map", MAP)

        if not property_name and not isinstance(source, str):
            raise TriplestoreError(
                "`property_name` is required when `target` is not a string."
            )

        target = self.expand_iri(target)
        source = self.expand_iri(infer_iri(source))
        if property_name:
            self.add((f"{source}#{property_name}", MAP.mapsTo, target))
        else:
            self.add((source, MAP.mapsTo, target))
        if cost is not None:
            dest = target if target_cost else source
            self._add_cost(cost, dest)

    def _get_function(self, func_iri):
        """Returns Python function object corresponding to `func_iri`.

        Raises CannotGetFunctionError on failure.

        If the function is cached in the the `function_repo` attribute,
        it is returned directly.

        Otherwise an attempt is made to import the module implementing the
        function.  If that fails, the corresponding PyPI package is first
        installed before importing the module again.

        Finally the function is cached and returned.

        Note: Don't use call this method directly.  Use instead the
        `eval_function()` method, which will at some point will provide
        sandboxing for security.
        """
        if func_iri in self.function_repo and self.function_repo[func_iri]:
            return self.function_repo[func_iri]

        func_name = self.value(func_iri, OTEIO.hasPythonFunctionName)
        module_name = self.value(func_iri, OTEIO.hasPythonModuleName)
        package_name = self.value(func_iri, OTEIO.hasPythonPackageName)

        if not func_name or not module_name:
            raise CannotGetFunctionError(
                f"no documentation of how to access function: {func_iri}"
            )

        # Import module implementing the function
        try:
            module = importlib.import_module(module_name, package_name)
        except ModuleNotFoundError:
            # If we cannot find the module, try to install the pypi
            # package and try to import the module again
            pypi_package = self.value(func_iri, OTEIO.hasPypiPackageName)
            if not pypi_package:
                raise CannotGetFunctionError(  # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
                    f"PyPI package not documented for function: {func_iri}"
                )

            try:
                subprocess.run(  # nosec
                    args=[
                        sys.executable,
                        "-m",
                        "pip",
                        "install",
                        pypi_package,
                    ],
                    check=True,
                )
            except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
                raise CannotGetFunctionError(
                    f"failed installing PyPI package '{pypi_package}'"
                ) from exc

            try:
                module = importlib.import_module(module_name, package_name)
            except ModuleNotFoundError as exc:
                raise CannotGetFunctionError(
                    f"failed importing module '{module_name}'"
                    + f" from '{package_name}'"
                    if package_name
                    else ""
                ) from exc

        func = getattr(module, str(func_name))
        self.function_repo[func_iri] = func

        return func

    def eval_function(self, func_iri, args=(), kwargs=None) -> "Any":
        """Evaluate mapping function and return the result.

        Parameters:
            func_iri: IRI of the function to be evaluated.
            args: Sequence of positional arguments passed to the function.
            kwargs: Mapping of keyword arguments passed to the function.

        Returns:
            The return value of the function.

        Note:
            The current implementation does not protect against side
            effect or malicious code.  Be warned!
            This may be improved in the future.
        """
        func = self._get_function(func_iri)
        if not kwargs:
            kwargs = {}

        # FIXME: Add sandboxing
        result = func(*args, **kwargs)

        return result

    def add_function(
        self,
        func: "Union[Callable, str]",
        expects: "Union[str, Sequence, Mapping]" = (),
        returns: "Union[str, Sequence]" = (),
        base_iri: "Optional[str]" = None,
        standard: str = "emmo",
        cost: "Optional[Union[float, Callable]]" = None,
        func_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
        module_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
        package_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
        pypi_package_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
    ):
        # pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-arguments
        """Inspect function and add triples describing it to the triplestore.

        Parameters:
            func: Function to describe.  Should either be a callable or a
                string with a unique function IRI.
            expects: Sequence of IRIs to ontological concepts corresponding
                to positional arguments of `func`.  May also be given as a
                dict mapping argument names to corresponding ontological IRIs.
            returns: IRI of return value.  May also be given as a sequence
                of IRIs, if multiple values are returned.
            base_iri: Base of the IRI representing the function in the
                knowledge base.  Defaults to the base IRI of the triplestore.
            standard: Name of ontology to use when describing the function.
                Valid values are:
                - "emmo": Elementary Multiperspective Material Ontology (EMMO)
                - "fno": Function Ontology (FnO)
            cost: User-defined cost of following this mapping relation
                represented as a float.  It may be given either as a
                float or as a callable taking three arguments

                    cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

                and returning the cost as a float.
            func_name: Function name.  Needed if `func` is given as an IRI.
            module_name: Fully qualified name of Python module implementing
                this function.  Default is to infer from `func`.
                implementing the function.
            package_name: Name of Python package implementing this function.
                Default is inferred from either the module or first part of
                `module_name`.
            pypi_package_name: Name and version of PyPI package implementing
                this mapping function (specified as in requirements.txt).
                Defaults to `package_name`.

        Returns:
            func_iri: IRI of the added function.
        """
        if isinstance(expects, str):
            expects = [expects]
        if isinstance(returns, str):
            returns = [returns]

        method = getattr(self, f"_add_function_{standard}")
        func_iri = method(func, expects, returns, base_iri)
        self.function_repo[func_iri] = func if callable(func) else None
        if cost is not None:
            self._add_cost(cost, func_iri)

        # Add standard-independent documentation of how to access the
        # mapping function
        self._add_function_doc(
            func=func if callable(func) else None,
            func_iri=func_iri,
            func_name=func_name,
            module_name=module_name,
            package_name=package_name,
            pypi_package_name=pypi_package_name,
        )

        return func_iri

    def _add_function_doc(
        self,
        func_iri: "str",
        func: "Optional[Callable]" = None,
        func_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
        module_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
        package_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
        pypi_package_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
    ):
        """Add standard-independent documentation of how to access the
        function.

        Parameters:
            func_iri: IRI of individual in the triplestore that stands for
                the function.
            func: Optional reference to the function itself.
            func_name: Function name.  Needed if `func` is given as an IRI.
            module_name: Fully qualified name of Python module implementing
                this function.  Default is to infer from `func`.
                implementing the function.
            package_name: Name of Python package implementing this function.
                Default is inferred from either the module or first part of
                `module_name`.
            pypi_package_name: Name and version of PyPI package implementing
                this mapping function (specified as in requirements.txt).
                Defaults to `package_name`.
        """
        if callable(func):
            func_name = func.__name__
            module = inspect.getmodule(func)
            if not module:
                raise TypeError(
                    f"inspect is not able to infer module from function "
                    f"'{func.__name__}'"
                )
            if not module_name:
                module_name = module.__name__
            if not package_name:
                package_name = module.__package__  # type: ignore
            if not pypi_package_name:
                pypi_package_name = package_name

        if func_name and module_name:
            self.bind("oteio", OTEIO)
            self.add(
                (
                    func_iri,
                    OTEIO.hasPythonFunctionName,
                    Literal(func_name, datatype=XSD.string),
                )
            )
            self.add(
                (
                    func_iri,
                    OTEIO.hasPythonModuleName,
                    Literal(module_name, datatype=XSD.string),
                )
            )
            if package_name:
                self.add(
                    (
                        func_iri,
                        OTEIO.hasPythonPackageName,
                        Literal(package_name, datatype=XSD.string),
                    )
                )
            if pypi_package_name:
                self.add(
                    (
                        func_iri,
                        OTEIO.hasPypiPackageName,
                        Literal(pypi_package_name, datatype=XSD.string),
                    )
                )
        else:
            warnings.warn(
                f"Function and module name for function '{func_name}' "
                "is not provided and cannot be inferred.  How to access "
                "the function will not be documented.",
                stacklevel=3,
            )

    def _add_cost(
        self,
        cost: "Union[float, Callable]",
        dest_iri,
        base_iri=None,
        pypi_package_name=None,
    ):
        """Help function that adds `cost` to destination IRI `dest_iri`.

        Parameters:
            cost: User-defined cost of following this mapping relation
                represented as a float.  It may be given either as a
                float or as a callable taking three arguments

                    cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

                and returning the cost as a float.
            dest_iri: destination iri that the cost should be associated with.
            base_iri: Base of the IRI representing the function in the
                knowledge base.  Defaults to the base IRI of the triplestore.
            pypi_package_name: Name and version of PyPI package implementing
                this cost function (specified as in requirements.txt).
        """
        if base_iri is None:
            base_iri = self.base_iri if self.base_iri else ":"

        if self.has(dest_iri, DM.hasCost):
            warnings.warn(f"A cost is already assigned to IRI: {dest_iri}")
        elif callable(cost):
            cost_iri = f"{base_iri}cost_function{function_id(cost)}"
            self.add(
                (dest_iri, DM.hasCost, Literal(cost_iri, datatype=XSD.anyURI))
            )
            self.function_repo[cost_iri] = cost
            self._add_function_doc(
                func=cost,
                func_iri=cost_iri,
                pypi_package_name=pypi_package_name,
            )
        else:
            self.add((dest_iri, DM.hasCost, Literal(cost)))

    def _get_cost(self, dest_iri, input_iris=(), output_iri=None):
        """Return evaluated cost for given destination iri."""
        v = self.value(dest_iri, DM.hasCost)

        if v.datatype and v.datatype != XSD.anyURI:
            return v.value
        cost = self._get_function(v.value)
        return cost(self, input_iris, output_iri)

    def _add_function_fno(self, func, expects, returns, base_iri):
        """Implementing add_function() for FnO."""
        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals,too-many-statements
        self.bind("fno", FNO)
        self.bind("dcterms", DCTERMS)
        self.bind("map", MAP)

        if base_iri is None:
            base_iri = self.base_iri if self.base_iri else ":"

        if callable(func):
            fid = function_id(func)  # Function id
            func_iri = f"{base_iri}{func.__name__}_{fid}"
            name = func.__name__
            doc_string = inspect.getdoc(func)
            parlist = f"_:{func.__name__}{fid}_parlist"
            outlist = f"_:{func.__name__}{fid}_outlist"
            if isinstance(expects, Sequence):
                pars = list(zip(expects, inspect.signature(func).parameters))
            else:
                pars = [
                    (expects[par], par)
                    for par in inspect.signature(func).parameters
                ]
        elif isinstance(func, str):
            func_iri = func
            name = split_iri(func)[1]
            doc_string = ""
            parlist = f"_:{func_iri}_parlist"
            outlist = f"_:{func_iri}_outlist"
            pariris = (
                expects if isinstance(expects, Sequence) else expects.values()
            )
            parnames = [split_iri(pariri)[1] for pariri in pariris]
            pars = list(zip(pariris, parnames))
        else:
            raise TypeError("`func` should be either a callable or an IRI")

        self.add((func_iri, RDF.type, FNO.Function))
        self.add((func_iri, RDFS.label, en(name)))
        self.add((func_iri, FNO.expects, parlist))
        self.add((func_iri, FNO.returns, outlist))
        if doc_string:
            self.add((func_iri, DCTERMS.description, en(doc_string)))

        lst = parlist
        for i, (iri, parname) in enumerate(pars):
            lst_next = f"{parlist}{i+2}" if i < len(pars) - 1 else RDF.nil
            par = f"{func_iri}_parameter{i+1}_{parname}"
            self.add((par, RDF.type, FNO.Parameter))
            self.add((par, RDFS.label, en(parname)))
            self.add((par, MAP.mapsTo, iri))
            self.add((lst, RDF.first, par))
            self.add((lst, RDF.rest, lst_next))
            lst = lst_next

        lst = outlist
        for i, iri in enumerate(returns):
            lst_next = f"{outlist}{i+2}" if i < len(returns) - 1 else RDF.nil
            val = f"{func_iri}_output{i+1}"
            self.add((val, RDF.type, FNO.Output))
            self.add((val, MAP.mapsTo, iri))
            self.add((lst, RDF.first, val))
            self.add((lst, RDF.rest, lst_next))
            lst = lst_next

        return func_iri

    def _add_function_emmo(self, func, expects, returns, base_iri):
        """Implementing add_function() method for the "emmo" standard."""
        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
        self.bind("emmo", EMMO)
        self.bind("dcterms", DCTERMS)
        self.bind("map", MAP)

        # Hardcode EMMO IRIs to avoid slow lookup
        Task = EMMO.EMMO_4299e344_a321_4ef2_a744_bacfcce80afc
        Datum = EMMO.EMMO_50d6236a_7667_4883_8ae1_9bb5d190423a
        hasInput = EMMO.EMMO_36e69413_8c59_4799_946c_10b05d266e22
        hasOutput = EMMO.EMMO_c4bace1d_4db0_4cd3_87e9_18122bae2840
        # Software = EMMO.EMMO_8681074a_e225_4e38_b586_e85b0f43ce38
        # hasSoftware = EMMO.Software  # TODO: fix when EMMO has hasSoftware

        if base_iri is None:
            base_iri = self.base_iri if self.base_iri else ":"

        if callable(func):
            fid = function_id(func)  # Function id
            func_iri = f"{base_iri}{func.__name__}_{fid}"
            name = func.__name__
            doc_string = inspect.getdoc(func)
            if isinstance(expects, Sequence):
                pars = list(zip(inspect.signature(func).parameters, expects))
            else:
                pars = expects.items()
        elif isinstance(func, str):
            func_iri = func
            name = split_iri(func)[1]
            doc_string = ""
            pariris = (
                expects if isinstance(expects, Sequence) else expects.values()
            )
            parnames = [split_iri(pariri)[1] for pariri in pariris]
            pars = list(zip(parnames, pariris))
        else:
            raise TypeError("`func` should be either a callable or an IRI")

        self.add((func_iri, RDF.type, Task))
        self.add((func_iri, RDFS.label, en(name)))
        for parname, iri in pars:
            self.add((iri, RDF.type, Datum))
            self.add((iri, RDFS.label, en(parname)))
            self.add((func_iri, hasInput, iri))
        for iri in returns:
            self.add((iri, RDF.type, Datum))
            self.add((func_iri, hasOutput, iri))
        if doc_string:
            self.add((func_iri, DCTERMS.description, en(doc_string)))

        return func_iri

__init__(self, backend, base_iri=None, database=None, package=None, **kwargs) special

Initialise triplestore using the backend with the given name.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
backend str

Name of the backend module.

For built-in backends or backends provided via a backend package (using entrypoints), this should just be the name of the backend with no dots (ex: "rdflib").

For a custom backend, you can provide the full module name, including the dots (ex:"mypackage.mybackend"). If package is given, backend is interpreted relative to package (ex: ..mybackend).

For a list over available backends, see https://github.com/EMMC-ASBL/tripper#available-backends

required
base_iri 'Optional[str]'

Base IRI used by the add_function() method when adding new triples. May also be used by the backend.

None
database 'Optional[str]'

Name of database to connect to (for backends that supports it).

None
package 'Optional[str]'

Required when backend is a relative module. In that case, it is relative to package.

None
kwargs

Keyword arguments passed to the backend's init() method.

{}
Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def __init__(
    self,
    backend: str,
    base_iri: "Optional[str]" = None,
    database: "Optional[str]" = None,
    package: "Optional[str]" = None,
    **kwargs,
) -> None:
    """Initialise triplestore using the backend with the given name.

    Parameters:
        backend: Name of the backend module.

            For built-in backends or backends provided via a
            backend package (using entrypoints), this should just
            be the name of the backend with no dots (ex: "rdflib").

            For a custom backend, you can provide the full module name,
            including the dots (ex:"mypackage.mybackend").  If `package`
            is given, `backend` is interpreted relative to `package`
            (ex: ..mybackend).

            For a list over available backends, see
            https://github.com/EMMC-ASBL/tripper#available-backends

        base_iri: Base IRI used by the add_function() method when adding
            new triples. May also be used by the backend.
        database: Name of database to connect to (for backends that
            supports it).
        package: Required when `backend` is a relative module.  In that
            case, it is relative to `package`.
        kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend's __init__()
            method.

    """
    backend_name = backend.rsplit(".", 1)[-1]
    module = self._load_backend(backend, package)
    cls = getattr(module, f"{backend_name.title()}Strategy")
    self.base_iri = base_iri
    self.namespaces: "Dict[str, Namespace]" = {}
    self.closed = False
    self.backend_name = backend_name
    self.backend = cls(base_iri=base_iri, database=database, **kwargs)

    # Cache functions in the triplestore for fast access
    self.function_repo: "Dict[str, Union[float, Callable, None]]" = {}

    for prefix, namespace in self.default_namespaces.items():
        self.bind(prefix, namespace)

add(self, triple)

Add triple to triplestore.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def add(self, triple: "Triple"):
    """Add `triple` to triplestore."""
    self.add_triples([triple])

add_function(self, func, expects=(), returns=(), base_iri=None, standard='emmo', cost=None, func_name=None, module_name=None, package_name=None, pypi_package_name=None)

Inspect function and add triples describing it to the triplestore.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
func 'Union[Callable, str]'

Function to describe. Should either be a callable or a string with a unique function IRI.

required
expects 'Union[str, Sequence, Mapping]'

Sequence of IRIs to ontological concepts corresponding to positional arguments of func. May also be given as a dict mapping argument names to corresponding ontological IRIs.

()
returns 'Union[str, Sequence]'

IRI of return value. May also be given as a sequence of IRIs, if multiple values are returned.

()
base_iri 'Optional[str]'

Base of the IRI representing the function in the knowledge base. Defaults to the base IRI of the triplestore.

None
standard str

Name of ontology to use when describing the function. Valid values are: - "emmo": Elementary Multiperspective Material Ontology (EMMO) - "fno": Function Ontology (FnO)

'emmo'
cost 'Optional[Union[float, Callable]]'

User-defined cost of following this mapping relation represented as a float. It may be given either as a float or as a callable taking three arguments

cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

and returning the cost as a float.

None
func_name 'Optional[str]'

Function name. Needed if func is given as an IRI.

None
module_name 'Optional[str]'

Fully qualified name of Python module implementing this function. Default is to infer from func. implementing the function.

None
package_name 'Optional[str]'

Name of Python package implementing this function. Default is inferred from either the module or first part of module_name.

None
pypi_package_name 'Optional[str]'

Name and version of PyPI package implementing this mapping function (specified as in requirements.txt). Defaults to package_name.

None

Returns:

Type Description
func_iri

IRI of the added function.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def add_function(
    self,
    func: "Union[Callable, str]",
    expects: "Union[str, Sequence, Mapping]" = (),
    returns: "Union[str, Sequence]" = (),
    base_iri: "Optional[str]" = None,
    standard: str = "emmo",
    cost: "Optional[Union[float, Callable]]" = None,
    func_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
    module_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
    package_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
    pypi_package_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
):
    # pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-arguments
    """Inspect function and add triples describing it to the triplestore.

    Parameters:
        func: Function to describe.  Should either be a callable or a
            string with a unique function IRI.
        expects: Sequence of IRIs to ontological concepts corresponding
            to positional arguments of `func`.  May also be given as a
            dict mapping argument names to corresponding ontological IRIs.
        returns: IRI of return value.  May also be given as a sequence
            of IRIs, if multiple values are returned.
        base_iri: Base of the IRI representing the function in the
            knowledge base.  Defaults to the base IRI of the triplestore.
        standard: Name of ontology to use when describing the function.
            Valid values are:
            - "emmo": Elementary Multiperspective Material Ontology (EMMO)
            - "fno": Function Ontology (FnO)
        cost: User-defined cost of following this mapping relation
            represented as a float.  It may be given either as a
            float or as a callable taking three arguments

                cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

            and returning the cost as a float.
        func_name: Function name.  Needed if `func` is given as an IRI.
        module_name: Fully qualified name of Python module implementing
            this function.  Default is to infer from `func`.
            implementing the function.
        package_name: Name of Python package implementing this function.
            Default is inferred from either the module or first part of
            `module_name`.
        pypi_package_name: Name and version of PyPI package implementing
            this mapping function (specified as in requirements.txt).
            Defaults to `package_name`.

    Returns:
        func_iri: IRI of the added function.
    """
    if isinstance(expects, str):
        expects = [expects]
    if isinstance(returns, str):
        returns = [returns]

    method = getattr(self, f"_add_function_{standard}")
    func_iri = method(func, expects, returns, base_iri)
    self.function_repo[func_iri] = func if callable(func) else None
    if cost is not None:
        self._add_cost(cost, func_iri)

    # Add standard-independent documentation of how to access the
    # mapping function
    self._add_function_doc(
        func=func if callable(func) else None,
        func_iri=func_iri,
        func_name=func_name,
        module_name=module_name,
        package_name=package_name,
        pypi_package_name=pypi_package_name,
    )

    return func_iri

add_mapsTo(self, target, source, property_name=None, cost=None, target_cost=True)

Add 'mapsTo' relation to triplestore.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
target str

IRI of target ontological concept.

required
source str

Source IRI (or entity object).

required
property_name 'Optional[str]'

Name of property if source is an entity or an entity IRI.

None
cost 'Optional[Union[float, Callable]]'

User-defined cost of following this mapping relation represented as a float. It may be given either as a float or as a callable taking three arguments

cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

and returning the cost as a float.

None
target_cost bool

Whether the cost is assigned to mapping steps that have target as output.

True

Note

This is equivalent to the map() method, but reverts the two first arguments and adds the property_name argument.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def add_mapsTo(
    self,
    target: str,
    source: str,
    property_name: "Optional[str]" = None,
    cost: "Optional[Union[float, Callable]]" = None,
    target_cost: bool = True,
):
    """Add 'mapsTo' relation to triplestore.

    Parameters:
        target: IRI of target ontological concept.
        source: Source IRI (or entity object).
        property_name: Name of property if `source` is an entity or
            an entity IRI.
        cost: User-defined cost of following this mapping relation
            represented as a float.  It may be given either as a
            float or as a callable taking three arguments

                cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

            and returning the cost as a float.
        target_cost: Whether the cost is assigned to mapping steps
            that have `target` as output.

    Note:
        This is equivalent to the `map()` method, but reverts the
        two first arguments and adds the `property_name` argument.
    """
    self.bind("map", MAP)

    if not property_name and not isinstance(source, str):
        raise TriplestoreError(
            "`property_name` is required when `target` is not a string."
        )

    target = self.expand_iri(target)
    source = self.expand_iri(infer_iri(source))
    if property_name:
        self.add((f"{source}#{property_name}", MAP.mapsTo, target))
    else:
        self.add((source, MAP.mapsTo, target))
    if cost is not None:
        dest = target if target_cost else source
        self._add_cost(cost, dest)

add_restriction(self, cls, property, target, type, cardinality=None, hashlength=16)

Add a restriction to a class in the triplestore.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
cls str

IRI of class to which the restriction applies.

required
property str

IRI of restriction property.

required
target 'Union[str, Literal]'

The IRI or literal value of the restriction target.

required
type 'RestrictionType'

The type of the restriction. Should be one of: - some: existential restriction (target is a class IRI) - only: universal restriction (target is a class IRI) - exactly: cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI) - min: minimum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI) - max: maximum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI) - value: Value restriction (target is an IRI of an individual or a literal)

required
cardinality 'Optional[int]'

the cardinality value for cardinality restrictions.

None
hashlength int

Number of bytes in the hash part of the bnode IRI.

16

Returns:

Type Description
str

The IRI of the created blank node representing the restriction.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def add_restriction(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    self,
    cls: str,
    property: str,
    target: "Union[str, Literal]",
    type: "RestrictionType",
    cardinality: "Optional[int]" = None,
    hashlength: int = 16,
) -> str:
    """Add a restriction to a class in the triplestore.

    Parameters:
        cls: IRI of class to which the restriction applies.
        property: IRI of restriction property.
        target: The IRI or literal value of the restriction target.
        type: The type of the restriction.  Should be one of:
            - some: existential restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - only: universal restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - exactly: cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - min: minimum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - max: maximum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - value: Value restriction (target is an IRI of an individual
              or a literal)

        cardinality: the cardinality value for cardinality restrictions.
        hashlength: Number of bytes in the hash part of the bnode IRI.

    Returns:
        The IRI of the created blank node representing the restriction.
    """
    iri = bnode_iri(
        prefix="restriction",
        source=f"{cls} {property} {target} {type} {cardinality}",
        length=hashlength,
    )
    triples = [
        (cls, RDFS.subClassOf, iri),
        (iri, RDF.type, OWL.Restriction),
        (iri, OWL.onProperty, property),
    ]
    if type not in self._restriction_types:
        raise ArgumentValueError(
            '`type` must be one of: "some", "only", "exactly", "min", '
            '"max" or "value"'
        )
    pred, card = self._restriction_types[type]
    triples.append((iri, pred, target))
    if card:
        if not cardinality:
            raise ArgumentTypeError(
                f"`cardinality` must be provided for type='{type}'"
            )
        triples.append(
            (
                iri,
                card,
                Literal(cardinality, datatype=XSD.nonNegativeInteger),
            ),
        )

    self.add_triples(triples)
    return iri

    # xtype: (
    #     "Optional[TypeLiteral['some', 'only', 'exactly', 'min', "
    #     "'max', 'value']]"
    # ) = None,

add_triples(self, triples)

Add a sequence of triples.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
triples 'Union[Sequence[Triple], Generator[Triple, None, None]]'

A sequence of (s, p, o) tuples to add to the triplestore.

required
Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def add_triples(
    self, triples: "Union[Sequence[Triple], Generator[Triple, None, None]]"
):
    """Add a sequence of triples.

    Arguments:
        triples: A sequence of `(s, p, o)` tuples to add to the
            triplestore.
    """
    self.backend.add_triples(triples)

bind(self, prefix, namespace='', **kwargs)

Bind prefix to namespace and return the new Namespace object.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
prefix str

Prefix to bind the the namespace.

required
namespace 'Union[str, Namespace, Triplestore, None]'

Namespace to bind to. The default is to bind to the base_iri of the current triplestore. If namespace is None, the corresponding prefix is removed.

''
kwargs

Keyword arguments are passed to the Namespace() constructor.

{}

Returns:

Type Description
Namespace

New Namespace object or None if namespace is removed.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def bind(  # pylint: disable=inconsistent-return-statements
    self,
    prefix: str,
    namespace: "Union[str, Namespace, Triplestore, None]" = "",
    **kwargs,
) -> Namespace:
    """Bind prefix to namespace and return the new Namespace object.

    Parameters:
        prefix: Prefix to bind the the namespace.
        namespace: Namespace to bind to.  The default is to bind to the
            `base_iri` of the current triplestore.
            If `namespace` is None, the corresponding prefix is removed.
        kwargs: Keyword arguments are passed to the Namespace()
            constructor.

    Returns:
        New Namespace object or None if namespace is removed.
    """
    if namespace == "":
        namespace = self

    if isinstance(namespace, str):
        ns = Namespace(namespace, **kwargs)
    elif isinstance(namespace, Triplestore):
        if not namespace.base_iri:
            raise ValueError(
                f"triplestore object {namespace} has no `base_iri`"
            )
        ns = Namespace(namespace.base_iri, **kwargs)
    elif isinstance(namespace, Namespace):
        # pylint: disable=protected-access
        ns = Namespace(namespace._iri, **kwargs)
    elif namespace is None:
        del self.namespaces[prefix]
        return  # type: ignore
    else:
        raise TypeError(f"invalid `namespace` type: {type(namespace)}")

    if hasattr(self.backend, "bind"):
        self.backend.bind(
            prefix, ns._iri  # pylint: disable=protected-access
        )

    self.namespaces[prefix] = ns
    return ns

close(self)

Calls the backend close() method if it is implemented. Otherwise, this method has no effect.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def close(self):
    """Calls the backend close() method if it is implemented.
    Otherwise, this method has no effect.
    """
    # It should be ok to call close() regardless of whether the backend
    # implements this method or not.  Hence, don't call _check_method().
    if not self.closed and hasattr(self.backend, "close"):
        self.backend.close()
    self.closed = True

create_database(backend, database, **kwargs) classmethod

Create a new database in backend.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
backend str

Name of backend.

required
database str

Name of the new database.

required
kwargs

Keyword arguments passed to the backend create_database() method.

{}

Note

This is a class method, which operates on the backend triplestore without connecting to it.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
@classmethod
def create_database(cls, backend: str, database: str, **kwargs):
    """Create a new database in backend.

    Parameters:
        backend: Name of backend.
        database: Name of the new database.
        kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend
            create_database() method.

    Note:
        This is a class method, which operates on the backend
        triplestore without connecting to it.
    """
    cls._check_backend_method(backend, "create_database")
    backend_class = cls._get_backend(backend)
    return backend_class.create_database(database=database, **kwargs)

eval_function(self, func_iri, args=(), kwargs=None)

Evaluate mapping function and return the result.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
func_iri

IRI of the function to be evaluated.

required
args

Sequence of positional arguments passed to the function.

()
kwargs

Mapping of keyword arguments passed to the function.

None

Returns:

Type Description
'Any'

The return value of the function.

Note

The current implementation does not protect against side effect or malicious code. Be warned! This may be improved in the future.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def eval_function(self, func_iri, args=(), kwargs=None) -> "Any":
    """Evaluate mapping function and return the result.

    Parameters:
        func_iri: IRI of the function to be evaluated.
        args: Sequence of positional arguments passed to the function.
        kwargs: Mapping of keyword arguments passed to the function.

    Returns:
        The return value of the function.

    Note:
        The current implementation does not protect against side
        effect or malicious code.  Be warned!
        This may be improved in the future.
    """
    func = self._get_function(func_iri)
    if not kwargs:
        kwargs = {}

    # FIXME: Add sandboxing
    result = func(*args, **kwargs)

    return result

expand_iri(self, iri)

Return the full IRI if iri is prefixed. Otherwise iri is returned.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def expand_iri(self, iri: str):
    """Return the full IRI if `iri` is prefixed.  Otherwise `iri` is
    returned."""
    match = re.match(_MATCH_PREFIXED_IRI, iri)
    if match:
        prefix, name = match.groups()
        if prefix not in self.namespaces:
            raise NamespaceError(f"unknown namespace: {prefix}")
        return f"{self.namespaces[prefix]}{name}"
    return iri

has(self, subject=None, predicate=None, object=None)

Returns true if the triplestore has any triple matching the give subject, predicate and/or object.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def has(
    self, subject=None, predicate=None, object=None
):  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    """Returns true if the triplestore has any triple matching
    the give subject, predicate and/or object."""
    triple = self.triples(
        subject=subject, predicate=predicate, object=object
    )
    try:
        next(triple)
    except StopIteration:
        return False
    return True

list_databases(backend, **kwargs) classmethod

For backends that supports multiple databases, list of all databases.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
backend str

Name of backend.

required
kwargs

Keyword arguments passed to the backend list_databases() method.

{}

Note

This is a class method, which operates on the backend triplestore without connecting to it.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
@classmethod
def list_databases(cls, backend: str, **kwargs):
    """For backends that supports multiple databases, list of all
    databases.

    Parameters:
        backend: Name of backend.
        kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend
            list_databases() method.

    Note:
        This is a class method, which operates on the backend
        triplestore without connecting to it.
    """
    cls._check_backend_method(backend, "list_databases")
    backend_class = cls._get_backend(backend)
    return backend_class.list_databases(**kwargs)

map(self, source, target, cost=None, target_cost=True)

Add 'mapsTo' relation to the triplestore.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
source str

Source IRI.

required
target str

IRI of target ontological concept.

required
cost 'Optional[Union[float, Callable]]'

User-defined cost of following this mapping relation represented as a float. It may be given either as a float or as a callable taking three arguments

cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

and returning the cost as a float.

None
target_cost bool

Whether the cost is assigned to mapping steps that have target as output.

True
Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def map(
    self,
    source: str,
    target: str,
    cost: "Optional[Union[float, Callable]]" = None,
    target_cost: bool = True,
):
    """Add 'mapsTo' relation to the triplestore.

    Parameters:
        source: Source IRI.
        target: IRI of target ontological concept.
        cost: User-defined cost of following this mapping relation
            represented as a float.  It may be given either as a
            float or as a callable taking three arguments

                cost(triplestore, input_iris, output_iri)

            and returning the cost as a float.
        target_cost: Whether the cost is assigned to mapping steps
            that have `target` as output.
    """
    return self.add_mapsTo(
        target=target,
        source=source,
        cost=cost,
        target_cost=target_cost,
    )

objects(self, subject=None, predicate=None)

Returns a generator of objects for given subject and predicate.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def objects(self, subject=None, predicate=None):
    """Returns a generator of objects for given subject and predicate."""
    for _, _, o in self.triples(subject=subject, predicate=predicate):
        yield o

parse(self, source=None, format=None, fallback_backend='rdflib', fallback_backend_kwargs=None, **kwargs)

Parse source and add the resulting triples to triplestore.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
source

File-like object or file name.

None
format

Needed if format can not be inferred from source.

None
fallback_backend

If the current backend doesn't implement parse, use the fallback_backend instead.

'rdflib'
fallback_backend_kwargs

Dict with additional keyword arguments for initialising fallback_backend.

None
kwargs

Keyword arguments passed to the backend. The rdflib backend supports e.g. location (absolute or relative URL) and data (string containing the data to be parsed) arguments.

{}
Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def parse(
    self,
    source=None,
    format=None,
    fallback_backend="rdflib",
    fallback_backend_kwargs=None,
    **kwargs,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
) -> None:
    """Parse source and add the resulting triples to triplestore.

    Parameters:
        source: File-like object or file name.
        format: Needed if format can not be inferred from source.
        fallback_backend: If the current backend doesn't implement
            parse, use the `fallback_backend` instead.
        fallback_backend_kwargs: Dict with additional keyword arguments
            for initialising `fallback_backend`.
        kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend.
            The rdflib backend supports e.g. `location` (absolute
            or relative URL) and `data` (string containing the
            data to be parsed) arguments.
    """
    if hasattr(self.backend, "parse"):
        self._check_method("parse")
        self.backend.parse(source=source, format=format, **kwargs)
    else:
        if fallback_backend_kwargs is None:
            fallback_backend_kwargs = {}
        ts = Triplestore(
            backend=fallback_backend, **fallback_backend_kwargs
        )
        ts.parse(source=source, format=format, **kwargs)
        self.add_triples(ts.triples())

    if hasattr(self.backend, "namespaces"):
        for prefix, namespace in self.backend.namespaces().items():
            if prefix and prefix not in self.namespaces:
                self.namespaces[prefix] = Namespace(namespace)

predicate_objects(self, subject=None)

Returns a generator of (predicate, object) tuples for given subject.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def predicate_objects(self, subject=None):
    """Returns a generator of (predicate, object) tuples for given
    subject."""
    for _, p, o in self.triples(subject=subject):
        yield p, o

predicates(self, subject=None, object=None)

Returns a generator of predicates for given subject and object.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def predicates(
    self, subject=None, object=None  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
):
    """Returns a generator of predicates for given subject and object."""
    for _, p, _ in self.triples(subject=subject, object=object):
        yield p

prefix_iri(self, iri, require_prefixed=False)

Return prefixed IRI.

This is the reverse of expand_iri().

If require_prefixed is true, a NamespaceError exception is raised if no prefix can be found.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def prefix_iri(self, iri: str, require_prefixed: bool = False):
    """Return prefixed IRI.

    This is the reverse of expand_iri().

    If `require_prefixed` is true, a NamespaceError exception is raised
    if no prefix can be found.
    """
    if not re.match(_MATCH_PREFIXED_IRI, iri):
        for prefix, namespace in self.namespaces.items():
            if iri.startswith(str(namespace)):
                return f"{prefix}:{iri[len(str(namespace)):]}"
        if require_prefixed:
            raise NamespaceError(f"No prefix defined for IRI: {iri}")
    return iri

query(self, query_object, **kwargs)

SPARQL query.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
query_object

String with the SPARQL query.

required
kwargs

Keyword arguments passed to the backend query() method.

{}

Returns:

Type Description
'List[Tuple[str, ...]]'

List of tuples of IRIs for each matching row.

Note

This method is intended for SELECT queries. Use the update() method for INSERT and DELETE queries.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def query(self, query_object, **kwargs) -> "List[Tuple[str, ...]]":
    """SPARQL query.

    Parameters:
        query_object: String with the SPARQL query.
        kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend query() method.

    Returns:
        List of tuples of IRIs for each matching row.

    Note:
        This method is intended for SELECT queries. Use
        the update() method for INSERT and DELETE queries.

    """
    self._check_method("query")
    return self.backend.query(query_object=query_object, **kwargs)

remove(self, subject=None, predicate=None, object=None, triple=None)

Remove all matching triples from the backend.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
subject 'Optional[Union[str, Triple]]'

If given, match triples with this subject.

None
predicate 'Optional[str]'

If given, match triples with this predicate.

None
object 'Optional[Union[str, Literal]]'

If given, match triples with this object.

None
triple 'Optional[Triple]'

Deprecated. A (s, p, o) tuple where s, p and o should either be None (matching anything) or an exact IRI to match.

None
Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def remove(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    self,
    subject: "Optional[Union[str, Triple]]" = None,
    predicate: "Optional[str]" = None,
    object: "Optional[Union[str, Literal]]" = None,
    triple: "Optional[Triple]" = None,
) -> None:
    """Remove all matching triples from the backend.

    Arguments:
        subject: If given, match triples with this subject.
        predicate: If given, match triples with this predicate.
        object: If given, match triples with this object.
        triple: Deprecated. A `(s, p, o)` tuple where `s`, `p` and `o`
            should either be None (matching anything) or an exact IRI
            to match.
    """
    # __TODO__: Remove these lines when deprecated
    if triple or (subject and not isinstance(subject, str)):
        warnings.warn(
            "The `triple` argument is deprecated.  Use `subject`, "
            "`predicate` and `object` arguments instead.",
            DeprecationWarning,
            stacklevel=2,
        )
    if subject and not isinstance(subject, str):
        subject, predicate, object = subject
    elif triple:
        subject, predicate, object = triple

    return self.backend.remove((subject, predicate, object))

remove_database(backend, database, **kwargs) classmethod

Remove a database in backend.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
backend str

Name of backend.

required
database str

Name of the database to be removed.

required
kwargs

Keyword arguments passed to the backend remove_database() method.

{}

Note

This is a class method, which operates on the backend triplestore without connecting to it.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
@classmethod
def remove_database(cls, backend: str, database: str, **kwargs):
    """Remove a database in backend.

    Parameters:
        backend: Name of backend.
        database: Name of the database to be removed.
        kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend
            remove_database() method.

    Note:
        This is a class method, which operates on the backend
        triplestore without connecting to it.
    """
    cls._check_backend_method(backend, "remove_database")
    backend_class = cls._get_backend(backend)
    return backend_class.remove_database(database=database, **kwargs)

restrictions(self, cls=None, property=None, target=None, type=None, cardinality=None)

Returns a generator over matching restrictions.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
cls 'Optional[str]'

IRI of class to which the restriction applies.

None
property 'Optional[str]'

IRI of restriction property.

None
target 'Optional[Union[str, Literal]]'

The IRI or literal value of the restriction target.

None
type 'Optional[RestrictionType]'

The type of the restriction. Should be one of: - some: existential restriction (target is a class IRI) - only: universal restriction (target is a class IRI) - exactly: cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI) - min: minimum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI) - max: maximum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI) - value: Value restriction (target is an IRI of an individual or a literal)

None
cardinality 'Optional[int]'

the cardinality value for cardinality restrictions.

None
Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def restrictions(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    self,
    cls: "Optional[str]" = None,
    property: "Optional[str]" = None,
    target: "Optional[Union[str, Literal]]" = None,
    type: "Optional[RestrictionType]" = None,
    cardinality: "Optional[int]" = None,
) -> "Generator[Triple, None, None]":
    # pylint: disable=too-many-boolean-expressions
    """Returns a generator over matching restrictions.

    Parameters:
        cls: IRI of class to which the restriction applies.
        property: IRI of restriction property.
        target: The IRI or literal value of the restriction target.
        type: The type of the restriction.  Should be one of:
            - some: existential restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - only: universal restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - exactly: cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - min: minimum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - max: maximum cardinality restriction (target is a class IRI)
            - value: Value restriction (target is an IRI of an individual
              or a literal)

        cardinality: the cardinality value for cardinality restrictions.
    """
    if type is None:
        types = set(self._restriction_types.keys())
    elif type not in self._restriction_types:
        raise ArgumentValueError(
            f"Invalid `type='{type}'`, it must be one of: "
            f"{', '.join(self._restriction_types.keys())}."
        )
    else:
        types = {type} if isinstance(type, str) else set(type)

    if isinstance(target, Literal):
        types.intersection_update({"value"})
    elif isinstance(target, str):
        types.difference_update({"value"})

    if cardinality:
        types.intersection_update({"exactly", "min", "max"})
    if not types:
        raise ArgumentValueError(
            f"Inconsistent type='{type}', target='{target}' and "
            f"cardinality='{cardinality}' arguments"
        )
    pred = {self._restriction_types[t][0] for t in types}
    card = {
        self._restriction_types[t][1]
        for t in types
        if self._restriction_types[t][1]
    }

    if cardinality:
        lcard = Literal(cardinality, datatype=XSD.nonNegativeInteger)

    for iri in self.subjects(predicate=OWL.onProperty, object=property):
        if (
            self.has(iri, RDF.type, OWL.Restriction)
            and self.has(cls, RDFS.subClassOf, iri)
            and any(self.has(iri, p, target) for p in pred)
            and (
                not card
                or not cardinality
                or any(self.has(iri, c, lcard) for c in card)
            )
        ):
            yield iri

serialize(self, destination=None, format='turtle', fallback_backend='rdflib', fallback_backend_kwargs=None, **kwargs)

Serialise triplestore.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
destination

File name or object to write to. If None, the serialisation is returned.

None
format

Format to serialise as. Supported formats, depends on the backend.

'turtle'
fallback_backend

If the current backend doesn't implement serialisation, use the fallback_backend instead.

'rdflib'
fallback_backend_kwargs

Dict with additional keyword arguments for initialising fallback_backend.

None
kwargs

Passed to the backend serialize() method.

{}

Returns:

Type Description
'Union[None, str]'

Serialized string if destination is None.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def serialize(
    self,
    destination=None,
    format="turtle",  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    fallback_backend="rdflib",
    fallback_backend_kwargs=None,
    **kwargs,
) -> "Union[None, str]":
    """Serialise triplestore.

    Parameters:
        destination: File name or object to write to.  If None, the
            serialisation is returned.
        format: Format to serialise as.  Supported formats, depends on
            the backend.
        fallback_backend: If the current backend doesn't implement
            serialisation, use the `fallback_backend` instead.
        fallback_backend_kwargs: Dict with additional keyword arguments
            for initialising `fallback_backend`.
        kwargs: Passed to the backend serialize() method.

    Returns:
        Serialized string if `destination` is None.
    """
    if hasattr(self.backend, "parse"):
        self._check_method("serialize")
        return self.backend.serialize(
            destination=destination, format=format, **kwargs
        )

    if fallback_backend_kwargs is None:
        fallback_backend_kwargs = {}
    ts = Triplestore(backend=fallback_backend, **fallback_backend_kwargs)
    ts.add_triples(self.triples())
    for prefix, iri in self.namespaces.items():
        ts.bind(prefix, iri)
    return ts.serialize(destination=destination, format=format, **kwargs)

set(self, triple)

Convenience method to update the value of object.

Removes any existing triples for subject and predicate before adding the given triple.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def set(self, triple):
    """Convenience method to update the value of object.

    Removes any existing triples for subject and predicate before adding
    the given `triple`.
    """
    s, p, _ = triple
    self.remove(s, p)
    self.add(triple)

subject_objects(self, predicate=None)

Returns a generator of (subject, object) tuples for given predicate.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def subject_objects(self, predicate=None):
    """Returns a generator of (subject, object) tuples for given
    predicate."""
    for s, _, o in self.triples(predicate=predicate):
        yield s, o

subject_predicates(self, object=None)

Returns a generator of (subject, predicate) tuples for given object.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def subject_predicates(
    self, object=None
):  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    """Returns a generator of (subject, predicate) tuples for given
    object."""
    for s, p, _ in self.triples(object=object):
        yield s, p

subjects(self, predicate=None, object=None)

Returns a generator of subjects for given predicate and object.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def subjects(
    self, predicate=None, object=None  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
):
    """Returns a generator of subjects for given predicate and object."""
    for s, _, _ in self.triples(predicate=predicate, object=object):
        yield s

triples(self, subject=None, predicate=None, object=None, triple=None)

Returns a generator over matching triples.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
subject 'Optional[Union[str, Triple]]'

If given, match triples with this subject.

None
predicate 'Optional[str]'

If given, match triples with this predicate.

None
object 'Optional[Union[str, Literal]]'

If given, match triples with this object.

None
triple 'Optional[Triple]'

Deprecated. A (s, p, o) tuple where s, p and o should either be None (matching anything) or an exact IRI to match.

None

Returns:

Type Description
'Generator[Triple, None, None]'

Generator over all matching triples.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def triples(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    self,
    subject: "Optional[Union[str, Triple]]" = None,
    predicate: "Optional[str]" = None,
    object: "Optional[Union[str, Literal]]" = None,
    triple: "Optional[Triple]" = None,
) -> "Generator[Triple, None, None]":
    """Returns a generator over matching triples.

    Arguments:
        subject: If given, match triples with this subject.
        predicate: If given, match triples with this predicate.
        object: If given, match triples with this object.
        triple: Deprecated. A `(s, p, o)` tuple where `s`, `p` and `o`
            should either be None (matching anything) or an exact IRI
            to match.

    Returns:
        Generator over all matching triples.
    """
    # __TODO__: Remove these lines when deprecated
    if triple or (subject and not isinstance(subject, str)):
        warnings.warn(
            "The `triple` argument is deprecated.  Use `subject`, "
            "`predicate` and `object` arguments instead.",
            DeprecationWarning,
            stacklevel=2,
        )
    if subject and not isinstance(subject, str):
        subject, predicate, object = subject
    elif triple:
        subject, predicate, object = triple

    return self.backend.triples((subject, predicate, object))

update(self, update_object, **kwargs)

Update triplestore with SPARQL.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
update_object

String with the SPARQL query.

required
kwargs

Keyword arguments passed to the backend update() method.

{}

Note

This method is intended for INSERT and DELETE queries. Use the query() method for SELECT queries.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def update(self, update_object, **kwargs) -> None:
    """Update triplestore with SPARQL.

    Parameters:
        update_object: String with the SPARQL query.
        kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to the backend update() method.

    Note:
        This method is intended for INSERT and DELETE queries. Use
        the query() method for SELECT queries.

    """
    self._check_method("update")
    return self.backend.update(update_object=update_object, **kwargs)

value(self, subject=None, predicate=None, object=None, default=None, any=False, lang=None)

Return the value for a pair of two criteria.

Useful if one knows that there may only be one value.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
subject, predicate, object

Criteria to match. Two of these must be provided.

required
default

Value to return if no matches are found.

None
any

If true, return any matching value, otherwise raise UniquenessError.

False
lang

If provided, require that the value must be a localised literal with the given language code.

None

Returns:

Type Description
'Union[str, Literal]'

The value of the subject, predicate or object that is None.

Source code in tripper/triplestore.py
def value(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
    self,
    subject=None,
    predicate=None,
    object=None,
    default=None,
    any=False,
    lang=None,
) -> "Union[str, Literal]":
    """Return the value for a pair of two criteria.

    Useful if one knows that there may only be one value.

    Parameters:
        subject, predicate, object: Criteria to match. Two of these must
            be provided.
        default: Value to return if no matches are found.
        any: If true, return any matching value, otherwise raise
            UniquenessError.
        lang: If provided, require that the value must be a localised
            literal with the given language code.

    Returns:
        The value of the `subject`, `predicate` or `object` that is
        None.
    """
    spo = (subject, predicate, object)
    if sum(iri is None for iri in spo) != 1:
        raise ValueError(
            "Exactly one of `subject`, `predicate` or `object` must be "
            "None."
        )

    # Index of subject-predicate-object argument that is None
    (idx,) = [i for i, v in enumerate(spo) if v is None]

    triples = self.triples(subject, predicate, object)
    if lang:
        first = None
        if idx != 2:
            raise ValueError("`object` must be None if `lang` is given")
        for triple in triples:
            value = triple[idx]
            if isinstance(value, Literal) and value.lang == lang:
                if any:
                    return value
                if first:
                    raise UniquenessError("More than one match")
                first = value
        if first is None:
            return default
    else:
        try:
            triple = next(triples)
        except StopIteration:
            return default

    try:
        next(triples)
    except StopIteration:
        return triple[idx]

    if any:
        return triple[idx]
    raise UniquenessError("More than one match")