#964: Added shnex:conformsTo

[HolgerKnublauch]

Closes #964

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[nicholascar]

We have already added a property to the SHACL vocabulary called sh:conformsTo: https://github.com/w3c/data-shapes/blob/gh-pages/shacl12-vocabularies/shacl.ttl#L226-L234

Will the naming of this function be confusing given this property?

[HolgerKnublauch]

Yes I saw that duplication. I originally suggested shnex:hasShape, but Andy suggested the current name (see issue discussion).

What name would you suggest, @nicholascar ?

[nicholascar]

sh:conformsTo follows on from dcterms:conformsTo, so I must claim precedence of form there!

Also, if the expected range value is a boolean, conforms to does't make sense. Conforms to what? In DCTERMS, conforms to indicates the thing that the resource does conform to.

I suggest shnex:doesConform. This is more 'active' than shnex:hasShape and indicates a boolean with its wording.

[HolgerKnublauch]

Other options: shnex:conformsToShape, shnex:nodeConformsToShape
These are a bit longer but shnex:doesConform could mean anything (what conforms to what here)?

[afs]

shnex uses "matches" -- shnex:matchAll and also shnex:nodesMatches.

matchAll is the stream equivalent so shnex:conformTo

So something like shnex:nodeMatches, shnex:hasMatch, shnex:matchesShape, might work.

[HolgerKnublauch]

Yes, shnex:nodeMatches or shnex:matchesShape sound good to me. Would you remove your objection, @nicholascar and which one is best?