""" This example shows how a custom evaluation function can be added to handle certain SPARQL Algebra elements A custom function is added that adds ``rdfs:subClassOf`` "inference" when asking for ``rdf:type`` triples. Here the custom eval function is added manually, normally you would use setuptools and entry_points to do it: i.e. in your setup.py:: entry_points = { 'rdf.plugins.sparqleval': [ 'myfunc = mypackage:MyFunction', ], } """ import rdflib from rdflib.plugins.sparql.evaluate import evalBGP from rdflib.namespace import FOAF inferredSubClass = \ rdflib.RDFS.subClassOf * '*' # any number of rdfs.subClassOf def customEval(ctx, part): """ Rewrite triple patterns to get super-classes """ if part.name == 'BGP': # rewrite triples triples = [] for t in part.triples: if t[1] == rdflib.RDF.type: bnode = rdflib.BNode() triples.append((t[0], t[1], bnode)) triples.append((bnode, inferredSubClass, t[2])) else: triples.append(t) # delegate to normal evalBGP return evalBGP(ctx, triples) raise NotImplementedError() if __name__=='__main__': # add function directly, normally we would use setuptools and entry_points rdflib.plugins.sparql.CUSTOM_EVALS['exampleEval'] = customEval g = rdflib.Graph() g.load("foaf.rdf") # Add the subClassStmt so that we can query for it! g.add((FOAF.Person, rdflib.RDFS.subClassOf, FOAF.Agent)) # Find all FOAF Agents for x in g.query( 'PREFIX foaf: <%s> SELECT * WHERE { ?s a foaf:Agent . }' % FOAF): print x