URF

The Uniform Resource Framework (URF) is a semantic framework for storing data—independent of any serialization syntax—complete with diverse, interchangeable data formats.

Simple, Consistent Data Model

Easier than RDF!

A simpler RDF, a richer JSON, a modern CSV, a readable Turtle—all with a pervasive elegance.

Diverse Formats, Uniform Data

|<&bb8e7dbe-f0b4-4d94-a1cf-46ed0e920832>|*User:
  name = "Jane Doe"
  authenticated = true
  email = ^jane_doe@example.com
  phone = +12015550123
  usernames = ("jdoe", "janed")
  homePage = <http://www.example.com/jdoe/>
  salt = %Zm9vYmFy
  joined = @2016-01-23
  credits = 123
;
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SURF/TURF

#subject,*,name,authenticated,…
|<&bb8e7dbe-f0b4-4d94-a1cf-46ed0e920832>|,User,"Jane Doe",true,…
|<&39eb5195-fbe9-447d-9877-19e676c40cc4>|,User,"John Doe",false,…
|<&d44b8946-69a1-4ff8-93e3-ae1dd1038c72>|,User,"John Smith",true,…
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CURF

#subject,property,value
|<&bb8e7dbe-f0b4-4d94-a1cf-46ed0e920832>|,*,User
|<&bb8e7dbe-f0b4-4d94-a1cf-46ed0e920832>|,name,"Jane Doe"
|<&bb8e7dbe-f0b4-4d94-a1cf-46ed0e920832>|,authenticated,true
|<&39eb5195-fbe9-447d-9877-19e676c40cc4>|,*,User
|<&39eb5195-fbe9-447d-9877-19e676c40cc4>|,name,"John Doe"
|<&39eb5195-fbe9-447d-9877-19e676c40cc4>|,authenticated,false
|<&d44b8946-69a1-4ff8-93e3-ae1dd1038c72>|,*,User
|<&d44b8946-69a1-4ff8-93e3-ae1dd1038c72>|,name,"John Smith"
|<&39eb5195-fbe9-447d-9877-19e676c40cc4>|,authenticated,true
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3URF

All formats represent identical URF data models!

SURF: A simple, rich, readable replacement for JSON.
TURF: A SURF superset long-term data storage and ontology definitions; a sane analog of Turtle.
CURF: CSV-like files with the rigor and data types of URF, and the readability of TURF.
3URF: Graph representation of subject, property, value statements; elegant analog of N-Triples with TURF syntax.

More information is coming on URF in general. For now you can view the presentations, or dive into using the Simple URF (SURF) format, the JSON replacement with a semantically rich foundation.

SURF

URF

Simple, Consistent Data Model

Diverse Formats, Uniform Data

SURF/TURF

CURF

3URF

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