gistfile1.rb

require 'spira'

Spira.add_repository(:person, ::RDF::Repository)


class Person

  include Spira::Resource

  default_source :person

  # the default base path to find Persons
  default_base_uri "http://example.org/example/people/"

  vocabulary_base  "http://example.org/predicates/"

  property :name   # becomes http://example.org/predicates with String literal type
  property :age,  :predicate => FOAF.age,  :type => Integer


end

class Employee

  include Spira::Resource

  default_source :person

  property :name, # throws an error because no vocabulary_base configured
  property :age,  :predicate => FOAF.age, :type => Integer

end