SHACL Specifications

This specification is part of the SHACL 1.2 family of specifications. See the SHACL 1.2 Overview for a more detailed introduction to them.

The specifications are as follows:

SHACL 1.2 Overview

overviews the set of SHACL specifications

SHACL 1.2 Core

defines the Core of SHACL

SHACL 1.2 SPARQL Extensions

defines SPARQL-related extensions of SHACL

SHACL 1.2 Node Expressions

defines graph expressions used to determine focus nodes in SHACL

SHACL 1.2 Rules

defines SHACL's methods of rule-based inference

SHACL 1.2 UI

defines SHACL's use for User Interface generation

SHACL 1.2 Compact Syntax

defines an RDF syntax for expressing SHACL concepts

SHACL 1.2 Profiling

defines the use of SHACL for profiling data, including SHACL data

Implementers can partially check their level of conformance with the above specifications by successfully passing the test cases of the SHACL 1.2 test suite. Note, however, that passing all the tests in the test suite does not imply complete conformance to the specifications. It only implies that the implementation conforms to the aspects tested by the test suite.