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:

Working Drafts:

SHACL 1.2 Core

defines the Core of SHACL

SHACL 1.2 Inference Rules

defines SHACL's framework of rule-based inference

SHACL 1.2 Node Expressions

defines expressions used to derive focus nodes and value nodes in SHACL

SHACL 1.2 Profiling

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

SHACL 1.2 SPARQL-Related Features

defines SPARQL-related extensions of SHACL

SHACL 1.2 UI

defines SHACL's use for User Interface generation

SPARQL 1.2 RL

defines a Datalog-style rules language for RDF that can be used with SHACL via SHACL 1.2 Inference Rules

Working Group Note Drafts:

SHACL 1.2 Overview

overviews the set of SHACL specifications

SHACL 1.2 Compact Syntax

defines an RDF syntax for expressing SHACL concepts

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.