emld0.5.3 package

Ecological Metadata as Linked Data

as_emld

Coerce an EML file or object into an emld object.

as_json

Coerce an emld object into JSON

as_xml

Coerce an emld object into XML (EML's standard format)

eml_ns

Get the XML namespace for a version of EML

eml_validate

eml_validate

eml_version

Set or check the EML version default

emld-package

emld: Ecological Metadata as Linked Data

find_real_root_name

Get the real QName for the root element, including its prefix

guess_root_schema

Find the root schema module and version

guess_schema_location

Guess an appropriate schemaLocation value for a given version of the...

template

Create a template for an EML object

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This is a utility for transforming Ecological Metadata Language ('EML') files into 'JSON-LD' and back into 'EML.' Doing so creates a list-based representation of 'EML' in R, so that 'EML' data can easily be manipulated using standard 'R' tools. This makes this package an effective backend for other 'R'-based tools working with 'EML.' By abstracting away the complexity of 'XML' Schema, developers can build around native 'R' list objects and not have to worry about satisfying many of the additional constraints of set by the schema (such as element ordering, which is handled automatically). Additionally, the 'JSON-LD' representation enables the use of developer-friendly 'JSON' parsing and serialization that may facilitate the use of 'EML' in contexts outside of 'R,' as well as the informatics-friendly serializations such as 'RDF' and 'SPARQL' queries.

  • Maintainer: Carl Boettiger
  • License: MIT + file LICENSE
  • Last published: 2026-01-16

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