namespace base

Overview

The namespace base is the URL prefix under which a Semantic Site publishes all mesh identifiers. It is outside the mesh’s folder tree and is determined by the hosting platform.

• Concept vs content URL semantics: see identifier
• Transposability guidance (avoid hardcoded bases): see transposability
• Publication history patterns: see Publication

Only sites have a namespace base. Meshes (and sites) also have a root node, which corresponds to the top-level folder of the mesh.

Platform mappings (GitHub Pages examples)

• User/Org site base:
  • https://org.github.io/
  • Mesh path /ns/people/alice/ publishes at https://org.github.io/ns/people/alice/
• Project site base with a mesh repo:
  • https://org.github.io/repo/
  • Mesh path /ns/people/alice/ publishes at https://org.github.io/repo/ns/people/alice/
• Project site base with an Embedded Mesh

Guidance

• Prefer relative or site-root-absolute paths inside the mesh; do not hardcode full base IRIs so the mesh remains portable across hosting locations (see Reference Iri Choices).
• The base is a deployment concern; the mesh folder tree should be valid regardless of where it is served.

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Backlinks

• Namespace
• root node
• Assets