RDF Editor

RDF Editor

RDF Editor can be used to write and edit RDF documents. It also generates and saves N-Triple reports on any platform. Written in Java (Swing), RDF Editor uses xerces ( http://xml.apache.org/ ) and Jena ( http://www.hpl.hp.com/semweb/ ). Initial development was done by Orr Bernstein and then it was modified by Mohit Oberoi to add certain features under the supervision of John Punin

Installation guide:

Download the RDF Editor (rdfeditor 1.0.zip) file from the following hyperlink http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdfeditor/
Unzip the downloaded zip file into a previous specified or a new folder.
In the folder you will come across two files, build.bat & run.bat. Edit the build.bat and run.bat files and specify the path to the java/bin directory on your computer (where all the java executables are). If you are using a platform other than Windows, create a script that performs the same functions as the build.bat & run.bat files.
Run build.bat to compile the code and then run run.bat to execute the application

RDF Editor interface:

Available Menus

File Menu

File -> New - Creates a New RDF File.

File -> Open - Opens a currently existing RDF File.

File -> Save - Saves the currently open RDF File.

File -> Save Report - Saves the report that you have generated. (Report area is the text area in the bottom half. Whatever you see there will be saved).

File -> Exit - Exit the application.

Edit Menu

Edit -> Copy All - Copy the whole RDF document that is currently open and put it in clipboard.

Edit -> Undo - 1-level down implementation of undo. If you accidentally add or remove any component from the file, you can use undo to undo the previous action. Pressing undo twice will bring back the change you did.

Tools Menu

Tools -> Generate N-Triple report - Generate N-Triple report from the currently open RDF file and show it in the Report area (bottom half).

Note:

If you make any changes to the file and want to get an updated report, you must save the file first. To generate the updated report, you can follow any of the following steps.

File -> New

Write a document

Save the document

Generate N-Triple report

File -> Open

Generate N-Triple report

File -> Open

Edit the document

Save the document

Generate N-Triple report

Components can be added by using any of the Add options in the center of the application.
Components can be removed by using the Remove button in the right side of the application.
You can select any component either by moving the scroll bar or typing in the component number in the box right below the scroll bar.

Additional Information:

Source code is included in the zip file. The Swing based GUI part is placed in the /src/rdfeditor/gui folder and the XML related parts are in /src/rdfeditor/data folder.

ŠCopyright of CS department of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This software is presented AS-IS. No responsibility is taken for any harm that may occur due to this software.

File -> New	-	Creates a New RDF File.
File -> Open	-	Opens a currently existing RDF File.
File -> Save	-	Saves the currently open RDF File.
File -> Save Report	-	Saves the report that you have generated. (Report area is the text area in the bottom half. Whatever you see there will be saved).
File -> Exit	-	Exit the application.

Edit -> Copy All	-	Copy the whole RDF document that is currently open and put it in clipboard.
Edit -> Undo	-	1-level down implementation of undo. If you accidentally add or remove any component from the file, you can use undo to undo the previous action. Pressing undo twice will bring back the change you did.