Namespace

Overview

A namespace is the hierarchical address space formed by folder names (segments). Every folder extends the namespace with its name, and the resulting path maps directly to the published URL.

• Concept vs content URL semantics: see identifier
• How intramesh identifiers are resolved: see intramesh identifier

Node Types

A bare node is a mesh node whose URL refers to the namespace itself (an organizational container). The other node type is:

• data node: URL refers to the node’s referent (real-world entity or dataset concept) and has a single data flow.

For general node anatomy (handle and metadata requirements), see mesh node.

Minimal Example

/ns/                         # bare node → https://ex.org/ns/
└── people/                  # bare node → https://ex.org/ns/people/
    └── alice/              # data node → https://ex.org/ns/people/alice/

• Folder names become namespace segments.
• Slash-terminated URLs identify concepts; file URLs identify content (see identifier).

Publishing Base

The site’s base URL is determined by the publishing platform (e.g., GitHub Pages or self-hosting with sflo-host). See namespace base for user/org vs project page mappings and guidance on avoiding hardcoded bases.

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Children

1. Namespace Segment
2. namespace base

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Backlinks

• Concept Summary
• namespace folder
• node folder
• system segments