namespace context

Overview

The namespace context is the URL under which a Semantic Flow site publishes all mesh identifiers. It "contains" the mesh and so is outside the mesh’s namespace. It is determined by the hosting platform.

Sites have a namespace context that starts with http:// or https://.

Filesystem-based meshes have a namespace context that starts with file://.

The context is a deployment concern; a woven mesh should be valid regardless of where it is served.

Platform mappings

GitHub Pages

• User/Org site:
  • namespace context: https://org.github.io/
  • Mesh namespace /ns/people/alice/ publishes at https://org.github.io/ns/people/alice/
• Project site context:
  • https://org.github.io/repo/
  • Mesh path /ns/people/alice/ publishes at https://org.github.io/repo/ns/people/alice/

These mappings can be accomplished with both mesh repos and embedded mesh

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Backlinks

• Namespace
• transposability
• namespace root