[development] relationships API vs i18n

[Boris Mann]

Wow. Triples in core. Triples as a potential i18n solution. *Very* mind bending.

Consider: triples could actually point to translated content that is
somewhere completely different.

Talk to the NINA / CivicActions guys ... They want to do a bunch more
stuff with RDF.

On 11/9/06, Gabor Hojtsy <gabor at hojtsy.hu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The more I think about how the non-i18n Drupal world would benefit from
> i18n features comming into core (so how do we convince you with all the
> good stuff :) is that relations are perfect implementation candidates for
> node translation connection storage.
>
> Previous discussion and implementation:
>
> Create generalized relationship module
> http://drupal.org/node/28480
>
> Relationship - Node linking and Metadata
> http://drupal.org/project/relationship
>
> Relationships & site structuring group
> http://groups.drupal.org/relationships-site-structuring
>
> The RDF triple approach is a true and tried method to handling relations
> (see the existing module description). I would propose that we should
> include a small triple handler in core. This would be good for i18n and
> other modules to use, so we might get to a win-win situation. Contrib
> modules can extend on this triple handling with RDF generation and such.
>
> Who is willing to work on relations for core? IMHO we should look into
> reimplementing the book module functionality first with this, since the
> book module interface is quirky as it is anyway. There the storage of
> weight might be a good question. While triple's don't allow you to store
> weights, the RDF representation allows for 'primary data' to be connected
> to the triple (rdf:value for those RDF-literate). This approach can be
> used to represent the weight IMHO.
>
> Gabor
>


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