Support list of lists.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # jsonld ChangeLog
 
+### Added
+- Support list of lists.
+
 ## 1.6.2 - 2019-05-21
 
 ### Fixed

lib/compact.js

@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ api.compact = ({
       return rval;
     }
 
+    // if expanded property is @list and we're contained within a list
+    // container, recursively compact this item to an array
+    if(_isList(element)) {
+      const container = _getContextValue(
+        activeCtx, activeProperty, '@container') || [];
+      if(container.includes('@list')) {
+        return api.compact({
+          activeCtx,
+          activeProperty,
+          element: element['@list'],
+          options,
+          compactionMap
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     // FIXME: avoid misuse of active property as an expanded property?
     const insideReverse = (activeProperty === '@reverse');
 
@@ -399,14 +415,14 @@ api.compact = ({
                 relativeTo: {vocab: true}
               })] = expandedItem['@index'];
             }
-          } else if(nestResult.hasOwnProperty(itemActiveProperty)) {
-            // can't use @list container for more than 1 list
-            throw new JsonLdError(
-              'JSON-LD compact error; property has a "@list" @container ' +
-              'rule but there is more than a single @list that matches ' +
-              'the compacted term in the document. Compaction might mix ' +
-              'unwanted items into the list.',
-              'jsonld.SyntaxError', {code: 'compaction to list of lists'});
+          // FIXME
+          //} else if(nestResult.hasOwnProperty(itemActiveProperty)) {
+          } else {
+            _addValue(nestResult, itemActiveProperty, compactedItem, {
+              valueIsArray: true,
+              allowDuplicate: true
+            });
+            continue;
           }
         }
 

lib/expand.js

@@ -122,11 +122,8 @@ api.expand = ({
         insideIndex,
         typeScopedContext
       });
-      if(insideList && (_isArray(e) || _isList(e))) {
-        // lists of lists are illegal
-        throw new JsonLdError(
-          'Invalid JSON-LD syntax; lists of lists are not permitted.',
-          'jsonld.SyntaxError', {code: 'list of lists'});
+      if(insideList && _isArray(e)) {
+        e = {'@list': e};
       }
 
       if(e === null) {
@@ -672,11 +669,6 @@ function _expandObject({
           insideList: isList,
           expansionMap
         });
-        if(isList && _isList(expandedValue)) {
-          throw new JsonLdError(
-            'Invalid JSON-LD syntax; lists of lists are not permitted.',
-            'jsonld.SyntaxError', {code: 'list of lists'});
-        }
       } else {
         // recursively expand value with key as new active property
         expandedValue = api.expand({

lib/fromRdf.js

@@ -225,22 +225,23 @@ api.fromRDF = async (
       }
 
       // the list is nested in another list
-      if(property === RDF_FIRST) {
-        // empty list
-        if(node['@id'] === RDF_NIL) {
-          // can't convert rdf:nil to a @list object because it would
-          // result in a list of lists which isn't supported
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        // preserve list head
-        if(RDF_REST in graphObject[head['@id']]) {
-          head = graphObject[head['@id']][RDF_REST][0];
-        }
-
-        list.pop();
-        listNodes.pop();
-      }
+      // FIXME
+      //if(property === RDF_FIRST) {
+      //  // empty list
+      //  if(node['@id'] === RDF_NIL) {
+      //    // can't convert rdf:nil to a @list object because it would
+      //    // result in a list of lists which isn't supported
+      //    continue;
+      //  }
+
+      //  // preserve list head
+      //  if(RDF_REST in graphObject[head['@id']]) {
+      //    head = graphObject[head['@id']][RDF_REST][0];
+      //  }
+
+      //  list.pop();
+      //  listNodes.pop();
+      //}
 
       // transform list into @list object
       delete head['@id'];

lib/nodeMap.js

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ api.createMergedNodeMap = (input, options) => {
 api.createNodeMap = (input, graphs, graph, issuer, name, list) => {
   // recurse through array
   if(types.isArray(input)) {
-    for(let i = 0; i < input.length; ++i) {
-      api.createNodeMap(input[i], graphs, graph, issuer, undefined, list);
+    for(const node of input) {
+      api.createNodeMap(node, graphs, graph, issuer, undefined, list);
     }
     return;
   }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ api.createNodeMap = (input, graphs, graph, issuer, name, list) => {
   // add values to list
   if(graphTypes.isValue(input)) {
     if('@type' in input) {
-      let type = input['@type'];
+      const type = input['@type'];
       // rename @type blank node
       if(type.indexOf('_:') === 0) {
         input['@type'] = type = issuer.getId(type);
@@ -74,15 +74,19 @@ api.createNodeMap = (input, graphs, graph, issuer, name, list) => {
       list.push(input);
     }
     return;
+  } else if(list && graphTypes.isList(input)) {
+    const _list = [];
+    api.createNodeMap(input['@list'], graphs, graph, issuer, name, _list);
+    list.push({'@list': _list});
+    return;
   }
 
   // Note: At this point, input must be a subject.
 
   // spec requires @type to be named first, so assign names early
   if('@type' in input) {
     const types = input['@type'];
-    for(let i = 0; i < types.length; ++i) {
-      const type = types[i];
+    for(const type of types) {
       if(type.indexOf('_:') === 0) {
         issuer.getId(type);
       }
@@ -105,9 +109,7 @@ api.createNodeMap = (input, graphs, graph, issuer, name, list) => {
   const subject = subjects[name] = subjects[name] || {};
   subject['@id'] = name;
   const properties = Object.keys(input).sort();
-  for(let pi = 0; pi < properties.length; ++pi) {
-    let property = properties[pi];
-
+  for(let property of properties) {
     // skip @id
     if(property === '@id') {
       continue;
@@ -119,8 +121,7 @@ api.createNodeMap = (input, graphs, graph, issuer, name, list) => {
       const reverseMap = input['@reverse'];
       for(const reverseProperty in reverseMap) {
         const items = reverseMap[reverseProperty];
-        for(let ii = 0; ii < items.length; ++ii) {
-          const item = items[ii];
+        for(const item of items) {
           let itemName = item['@id'];
           if(graphTypes.isBlankNode(item)) {
             itemName = issuer.getId(itemName);
@@ -171,9 +172,7 @@ api.createNodeMap = (input, graphs, graph, issuer, name, list) => {
       util.addValue(subject, property, [], {propertyIsArray: true});
       continue;
     }
-    for(let oi = 0; oi < objects.length; ++oi) {
-      let o = objects[oi];
-
+    for(var o of objects) {
       if(property === '@type') {
         // rename @type blank nodes
         o = (o.indexOf('_:') === 0) ? issuer.getId(o) : o;
@@ -190,6 +189,13 @@ api.createNodeMap = (input, graphs, graph, issuer, name, list) => {
           subject, property, {'@id': id},
           {propertyIsArray: true, allowDuplicate: false});
         api.createNodeMap(o, graphs, graph, issuer, id);
+      } else if(graphTypes.isValue(o)) {
+        //if('@type' in o) {
+        //  o['@type'] = o['@type'][0];
+        //}
+        util.addValue(
+          subject, property, o,
+          {propertyIsArray: true, allowDuplicate: false});
       } else if(graphTypes.isList(o)) {
         // handle @list
         const _list = [];
@@ -249,8 +255,7 @@ api.mergeNodeMaps = graphs => {
   // add all non-default graphs to default graph
   const defaultGraph = graphs['@default'];
   const graphNames = Object.keys(graphs).sort();
-  for(let i = 0; i < graphNames.length; ++i) {
-    const graphName = graphNames[i];
+  for(const graphName of graphNames) {
     if(graphName === '@default') {
       continue;
     }
@@ -265,9 +270,8 @@ api.mergeNodeMaps = graphs => {
       subject['@graph'] = [];
     }
     const graph = subject['@graph'];
-    const ids = Object.keys(nodeMap).sort();
-    for(let ii = 0; ii < ids.length; ++ii) {
-      const node = nodeMap[ids[ii]];
+    for(const id of Object.keys(nodeMap).sort()) {
+      const node = nodeMap[id];
       // only add full subjects
       if(!graphTypes.isSubjectReference(node)) {
         graph.push(node);

lib/toRdf.js

@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ api.toRDF = (input, options) => {
  */
 function _graphToRDF(dataset, graph, graphTerm, issuer, options) {
   const ids = Object.keys(graph).sort();
-  for(let i = 0; i < ids.length; ++i) {
-    const id = ids[i];
+  for(const id of ids) {
     const node = graph[id];
     const properties = Object.keys(node).sort();
     for(let property of properties) {
@@ -126,22 +125,16 @@ function _graphToRDF(dataset, graph, graphTerm, issuer, options) {
           continue;
         }
 
-        // convert @list to triples
-        if(graphTypes.isList(item)) {
-          _listToRDF(
-            item['@list'], issuer, subject, predicate, dataset, graphTerm);
-        } else {
-          // convert value or node object to triple
-          const object = _objectToRDF(item);
-          // skip null objects (they are relative IRIs)
-          if(object) {
-            dataset.push({
-              subject,
-              predicate,
-              object,
-              graph: graphTerm
-            });
-          }
+        // convert list, value or node object to triple
+        const object = _objectToRDF(item, issuer, dataset, graphTerm);
+        // skip null objects (they are relative IRIs)
+        if(object) {
+          dataset.push({
+            subject,
+            predicate,
+            object,
+            graph: graphTerm
+          });
         }
       }
     }
@@ -154,59 +147,72 @@ function _graphToRDF(dataset, graph, graphTerm, issuer, options) {
  *
  * @param list the @list value.
  * @param issuer a IdentifierIssuer for assigning blank node names.
- * @param subject the subject for the head of the list.
- * @param predicate the predicate for the head of the list.
  * @param dataset the array of quads to append to.
  * @param graphTerm the graph term for each quad.
+ *
+ * @return the head of the list.
  */
-function _listToRDF(list, issuer, subject, predicate, dataset, graphTerm) {
+function _listToRDF(list, issuer, dataset, graphTerm) {
   const first = {termType: 'NamedNode', value: RDF_FIRST};
   const rest = {termType: 'NamedNode', value: RDF_REST};
   const nil = {termType: 'NamedNode', value: RDF_NIL};
 
+  const last = list.pop();
+  // Result is the head of the list
+  const result = last ? {termType: 'BlankNode', value: issuer.getId()} : nil;
+  var subject = result;
+
   for(const item of list) {
-    const blankNode = {termType: 'BlankNode', value: issuer.getId()};
+    const object = _objectToRDF(item, issuer, dataset, graphTerm);
+    const next = {termType: 'BlankNode', value: issuer.getId()};
     dataset.push({
       subject,
-      predicate,
-      object: blankNode,
+      predicate: first,
+      object: object,
       graph: graphTerm
     });
+    dataset.push({
+      subject,
+      predicate: rest,
+      object: next,
+      graph: graphTerm
+    });
+    subject = next;
+  }
 
-    subject = blankNode;
-    predicate = first;
-    const object = _objectToRDF(item);
-
-    // skip null objects (they are relative IRIs)
-    if(object) {
-      dataset.push({
-        subject,
-        predicate,
-        object,
-        graph: graphTerm
-      });
-    }
-
-    predicate = rest;
+  // Tail of list
+  if(last) {
+    const object = _objectToRDF(last, issuer, dataset, graphTerm);
+    dataset.push({
+      subject,
+      predicate: first,
+      object: object,
+      graph: graphTerm
+    });
+    dataset.push({
+      subject,
+      predicate: rest,
+      object: nil,
+      graph: graphTerm
+    });
   }
 
-  dataset.push({
-    subject,
-    predicate,
-    object: nil,
-    graph: graphTerm
-  });
+  return result;
 }
 
 /**
- * Converts a JSON-LD value object to an RDF literal or a JSON-LD string or
- * node object to an RDF resource.
+ * Converts a JSON-LD value object to an RDF literal or a JSON-LD string,
+ * node object to an RDF resource,
+ * or adds a list.
  *
  * @param item the JSON-LD value or node object.
+ * @param issuer a IdentifierIssuer for assigning blank node names.
+ * @param dataset the dataset to append RDF quads to.
+ * @param graphTerm the graph term for each quad.
  *
  * @return the RDF literal or RDF resource.
  */
-function _objectToRDF(item) {
+function _objectToRDF(item, issuer, dataset, graphTerm) {
   const object = {};
 
   // convert value object to RDF
@@ -241,6 +247,10 @@ function _objectToRDF(item) {
       object.value = value;
       object.datatype.value = datatype || XSD_STRING;
     }
+  } else if(graphTypes.isList(item)) {
+    const _list = _listToRDF(item['@list'], issuer, dataset, graphTerm);
+    object.termType = _list.termType;
+    object.value = _list.value;
   } else {
     // convert string/node object to RDF
     const id = types.isObject(item) ? item['@id'] : item;