[openbiblio-dev] ANN: Elda, implementation of the Linked Data API

[William Waites]

Interesting, potentially useful for things like bibliographica.
Downside is it is written in Java...

-w

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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:45:29 +0000
From: Chris Dollin <chris.dollin at epimorphics.com>
Subject: ANN: Elda, implementation of the Linked Data API
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Here at Epimorphics [1], we have been working on a new Java-based 
implementation of the Linked Data API [2]. I'm happy to announce 
a preview release of Elda [3,4], the Epimorphics implementation of the 
LDA, available from:

  http://code.google.com/p/elda/downloads/list

The current latest version is 0.9.10. The quickstart documentation
is at:

  http://elda.googlecode.com/hg/deliver-elda/src/main/docs/index.html

The Linked Data API provides a configurable way to access RDF data 
using simple RESTful URLs that are translated into queries to a SPARQL 
endpoint. The API developer writes an API spec (in RDF) which specifies
how to translate URLs into queries. Elda comes with some pre-built 
examples which allow you to experiment with this style of query and 
get started with building your own specs. 

Chris

[1] http://www.epimorphics.com/web/

[2]  http://code.google.com/p/linked-data-api/wiki/Specification

[3] http://code.google.com/p/elda/

[4] repository: `hg clone https://elda.googlecode.com/hg/ elda`
     (you don't need this to run the demonstration jar).

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