Scripting with JavaScript and ADS

TopBraid EDG includes a scripting capability to execute server-side JavaScript.

• Scripts can access and modify the data stored in TopBraid’s asset collections.

• Scripts may also communicate with external data sources and web services.

• Scripts can be entered and executed from the user interface.

• Scripts may also be used to develop extensions to customize TopBraid and to automate recurring tasks.

TopBraid includes a Core API that includes JavaScript objects and functions to work with RDF-based data. Additionally, TopBraid automatically generates domain-specific JavaScript APIs based on the SHACL shape definitions stored in the ontologies. This technology is called Active Data Shapes (ADS).

Tip

Use the Script Editor Panel of TopBraid EDG Studio to explore Active Data Shapes in a safe local sandbox.

Active Data Shapes in Action

Contents:

• Introduction to ADS
  • Core API
  • Auto-Generated API
  • Shape Scripts
  • Included Scripts
  • Architecture of ADS
• The Scripting User Interface
  • Script Editor Panel
  • Script Results Panel
  • Script Console Panel
  • Script Debugger Panel
  • Script API Viewer Panel
  • Shape Scripts Panel
• Importing Data with ADS
  • Working with Uploaded Files
  • Downloading Files via HTTP
  • Importing JSON
  • Importing Spreadsheets
  • Importing XML
  • Importing Relational Databases via SQL
• Working with Relational Databases via SQL
  • Querying SQL Databases from ADS
  • Updating SQL Databases with ADS
• Resource Actions
  • Process to Define Explore and Modify Actions
  • Custom Explore Action Example
  • Custom Import Script Example
• ADS-based Web Services
  • Example: Retrieving data on a instance data
  • Example: Creating a Data Importer
• Using ADS with SHACL
  • Constraint Validation
  • Inferring Values
• Using ADS from Node.js
  • Getting Started
  • How does this work?
  • Performance Considerations
  • Write Operations
  • ADS Features not available on Node.js
• Using ADS from Web Applications and React
  • Overview
  • Simple Example
  • Complex Example
  • Variables and Scope