Welcome! This instance of ledc server exposes the following operations.
List all properties known to this server
Parameters
pattern (optional): regex to filter names of the properties
Output
A JSON document with standardized names of persistent identifiers (PIs).
Examples
ledc.ugent.be:8828/list
ledc.ugent.be:8828/list?pattern=.*ssn.*
Fetch all components for some PI, with transitive resolution of necessary sub-components
Parameters
property (required): the standardized name of the PI of interest
Output
A JSON document that includes all components available for this PI
Examples
ledc.ugent.be:8828/fetch?property=ledc.ugent.be/identifier%23issn:*
Measures the quality of a value for a given PI
Parameters
property (required): the standardized name of the PI of interest
value (required): a literal value for which the quality must be measured
Output
A JSON document that includes the result of the quality measurement: validity, quality level and an explanation
Examples
ledc.ugent.be:8828/measure?property=ledc.ugent.be/identifier%23issn:*&value=0165-0114
Transforms values of an input PI into values of an output PI
Parameters
from (required): the standardized name of the PI for which a value is given
to (optional): the standardized name of the PI for which a value is requested. If not specified, the 'to' property is assumed the same as 'from' and transformation becomes conversion to the standard format
value (required): a literal value on which the transformation is applied
Output
A JSON document that contains the result of the transformation
Examples
ledc.ugent.be:8828/convert?from=ledc.ugent.be/identifier%23issn:*&value=01650114
Scans valid instances of an input PI in a given text
Parameters
property (required): the standardized name of the PI that must be searched for
value (required): a text in which instances of the PI are searched for
Output
A JSON document that contains the result(s) of the scan operation
Examples
ledc.ugent.be:8828/scan?property=ledc.ugent.be/identifier%23issn:*&value=This%20is%20my%20number%2001650114