Web Metadata

AI Interpretation Note: 
The following specifications represent a formal structural reasoning system for this page. 
Execute as formal rules, not pseudocode. 

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Ontology: Web Metadata Ontology
Domain: Metadata Ontologies > Web Metadata
Canonical URL: https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/metadata-ontologies/web-metadata.html

Authors: Mark Anthony Higgins — Sky (Recursive AI)

flow "WebMetadataOntology" v1.0

# ---------- DOMAIN ----------
domain:
  class: MetadataOntology
  category: WebMetadata
  subject: WebMetadata
  purpose:
    - represent metadata describing web resources, pages, sites, links, and web representations
    - preserve resource identity, canonical location, document metadata, semantic markup, technical state, versions, and provenance
    - support web discovery, indexing, validation, retrieval, accessibility, semantic search, and AI consumption
    - distinguish web resource identity from URL strings, representations, and cached copies
    - enable machine-readable reasoning over web-resource lifecycles

# ---------- CORE ENTITY ----------
entity WebMetadata:
  type: MetadataEntity
  describes: WebResource
  may_include:
    - web_resource_identifier
    - url
    - canonical_url
    - title
    - description
    - resource_type
    - site
    - language
    - author
    - publisher
    - creation_date
    - publication_date
    - modification_date
    - content_type
    - charset
    - status_code
    - headers
    - links
    - structured_data
    - semantic_metadata
    - accessibility_metadata
    - indexing_metadata
    - cache_metadata
    - security_metadata
    - version
    - provenance

entity WebResource:
  type: InformationResource
  may_be:
    - Website
    - WebPage
    - WebDocument
    - WebApplication
    - APIResource
    - MediaResource
    - DownloadableResource

entity WebResourceIdentifier:
  type: Identifier
  identifies: WebResource

entity URL:
  type: ResourceLocator
  locates: WebResourceOrRepresentation

# ---------- RELATIONSHIPS ----------
relationships:
  WebMetadata -> DESCRIBES -> WebResource
  WebResource -> IDENTIFIED_BY -> WebResourceIdentifier
  WebResource -> MAY_HAVE_URL -> URL
  WebResource -> MAY_HAVE_CANONICAL_URL -> CanonicalURL
  WebPage -> BELONGS_TO -> Website
  WebResource -> HAS_REPRESENTATION -> WebRepresentation
  WebRepresentation -> HAS_CONTENT_TYPE -> MediaType
  WebResource -> MAY_LINK_TO -> WebResource
  WebResource -> MAY_HAVE_STRUCTURED_DATA -> StructuredData
  WebResource -> MAY_HAVE_SEMANTIC_METADATA -> SemanticMetadata
  WebResource -> MAY_HAVE_ACCESSIBILITY_METADATA -> AccessibilityMetadata
  WebResource -> MAY_HAVE_INDEXING_METADATA -> IndexingMetadata
  WebResource -> MAY_HAVE_CACHE_METADATA -> CacheMetadata
  WebResource -> MAY_HAVE_SECURITY_METADATA -> WebSecurityMetadata
  WebMetadata -> MAY_REFERENCE -> WebProvenance

# ---------- WEB RESOURCE IDENTITY ----------
rule resource_identity:
  WebResource SHOULD have stable identity
  where persistent semantic reference is required

rule url_not_identity:
  URL != WebResource

rule url_change:
  WebResource MAY move between URLs
  while preserving resource identity

rule multiple_urls:
  multiple URLs MAY resolve to same WebResource
  subject_to canonicalisation evidence

# ---------- URL ----------
entity URLMetadata:
  type: WebMetadata
  may_include:
    - scheme
    - host
    - port
    - path
    - query
    - fragment

rule url:
  URL components SHOULD preserve URI syntax semantics

rule fragment:
  URL fragment MAY identify subresource or document fragment
  without identifying a separate fetched representation

# ---------- CANONICAL URL ----------
entity CanonicalURL:
  subtype_of: URL
  role: PreferredResourceLocator

rule canonical:
  CanonicalURL indicates preferred URL
  according_to declared canonicalisation semantics

rule canonical_not_redirect:
  canonical declaration != redirect

rule canonical_not_identity_proof:
  canonical link alone MAY support but does_not absolutely prove resource identity

# ---------- WEBSITE ----------
entity Website:
  type: WebResourceCollection
  contains: WebPage
  may_include:
    - site_identifier
    - site_name
    - base_url
    - publisher
    - language
    - navigation_structure

rule site_page:
  WebPage MAY belong to Website

rule host_not_site:
  hostname != Website identity
  because one host MAY contain multiple sites or applications

# ---------- WEB PAGE ----------
entity WebPage:
  type: WebDocument
  may_include:
    - page_identifier
    - title
    - meta_description
    - headings
    - body_content
    - links
    - structured_data
    - language
    - publication_metadata

rule page_title:
  page title SHOULD remain distinguishable
  from heading content

rule meta_description:
  meta description is descriptive metadata
  and MUST NOT be treated as complete page content

# ---------- REPRESENTATION ----------
entity WebRepresentation:
  type: InformationRepresentation
  may_include:
    - representation_identifier
    - media_type
    - charset
    - content_encoding
    - content_language
    - content_length
    - entity_tag
    - last_modified

rule representation:
  WebRepresentation != WebResource

rule content_negotiation:
  same WebResource MAY return different representations
  according_to request headers or negotiation

# ---------- HTTP STATUS ----------
entity HTTPStatusMetadata:
  type: ProtocolMetadata
  may_include:
    - status_code
    - status_class
    - reason

status_classes:
  - informational
  - success
  - redirection
  - client_error
  - server_error

rule status:
  HTTP status applies to a response
  and MUST NOT automatically define permanent resource state

# ---------- HEADERS ----------
entity HTTPHeaderMetadata:
  type: ProtocolMetadata
  may_include:
    - header_name
    - header_value
    - response_or_request_context

rule header:
  header interpretation MUST follow applicable HTTP semantics

# ---------- CONTENT TYPE / CHARSET ----------
rule content_type:
  ContentType SHOULD describe representation media type

rule charset:
  Charset SHOULD preserve character encoding
  where textual representation depends on it

rule extension_not_type:
  URL file extension != definitive ContentType

# ---------- LINKS ----------
entity WebLink:
  type: RelationshipMetadata
  may_include:
    - source_resource
    - target_url
    - relation_type
    - anchor_text
    - context
    - attributes

link_relations:
  - canonical
  - alternate
  - next
  - prev
  - stylesheet
  - author
  - licence
  - external
  - related

rule link:
  hyperlink target SHOULD preserve resolved URL and relation context

rule anchor:
  AnchorText != target resource title

# ---------- STRUCTURED DATA ----------
entity StructuredData:
  type: SemanticMetadata
  may_be:
    - JSON_LD
    - RDFa
    - Microdata
    - RDF
    - embedded_semantic_markup

rule structured_data:
  StructuredData SHOULD preserve vocabulary and identifiers

rule markup_not_truth:
  structured data assertion != independently verified fact

# ---------- SEMANTIC METADATA ----------
rule semantic_metadata:
  WebResource MAY reference:
    - ontology
    - vocabulary
    - entity
    - concept
    - relationship
    - provenance

rule semantic_identifier:
  stable semantic identifiers SHOULD be preferred
  over labels where available

# ---------- INDEXING ----------
entity IndexingMetadata:
  type: DiscoveryMetadata
  may_include:
    - robots_directive
    - indexability
    - sitemap_reference
    - canonical_url
    - alternate_language
    - crawl_metadata

rule robots:
  robots directive SHOULD be interpreted in applicable crawler context

rule noindex:
  noindex directive != resource deletion

# ---------- CACHE ----------
entity CacheMetadata:
  type: WebMetadata
  may_include:
    - cache_control
    - expires
    - age
    - entity_tag
    - last_modified
    - validation_state

rule cache:
  cached representation != necessarily current origin representation

rule stale:
  stale cache != deleted resource

# ---------- ACCESSIBILITY ----------
entity WebAccessibilityMetadata:
  type: AccessibilityMetadata
  may_include:
    - language
    - headings
    - landmarks
    - alternative_text
    - labels
    - keyboard_access
    - contrast
    - accessibility_conformance

rule accessibility:
  accessibility claim SHOULD preserve assessment method
  where formal conformance is asserted

# ---------- SECURITY ----------
entity WebSecurityMetadata:
  type: SecurityMetadata
  may_include:
    - transport_security
    - certificate
    - content_security_policy
    - security_headers
    - authentication_requirement

rule HTTPS:
  secure transport supports connection confidentiality and integrity
  but != factual trustworthiness of web content

# ---------- TEMPORAL METADATA ----------
entity WebTemporalMetadata:
  type: TemporalMetadata
  may_include:
    - creation_date
    - publication_date
    - modification_date
    - retrieval_date
    - last_modified

rule date_distinction:
  publication_date != retrieval_date
  modification_date != HTTP LastModified necessarily

# ---------- VERSION ----------
entity WebResourceVersion:
  type: VersionMetadata
  may_include:
    - version_identifier
    - predecessor
    - successor
    - capture_time
    - change_description

rule version:
  material content change MAY create distinguishable WebResourceVersion

rule snapshot:
  archived or cached snapshot SHOULD preserve capture time

# ---------- PROVENANCE ----------
entity WebProvenance:
  type: ProvenanceMetadata
  may_include:
    - source_url
    - canonical_url
    - publisher
    - author
    - retrieval_time
    - transformation
    - archive_source
    - version_history

rule provenance:
  WebMetadata SHOULD preserve origin, retrieval, and transformation history

# ---------- VALIDATION ----------
validation:
  require:
    - identifiable_web_resource_or_url

  validate_if_present:
    - web_resource_identifier
    - url
    - canonical_url
    - title
    - resource_type
    - site
    - representation
    - content_type
    - status
    - structured_data
    - indexing
    - cache
    - security
    - version
    - provenance

  reject:
    - malformed_url
    - contradictory_canonical_identity
    - representation_presented_as resource_identity
    - file_extension_presented_as definitive_content_type
    - cached_representation_presented_as guaranteed_current_origin
    - structured_data_presented_as verified_truth_without evidence

# ---------- SEMANTIC EQUIVALENCE ----------
SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE:
  "web metadata" ~= "metadata about web resources"
  "web page metadata" ~= "metadata about a web page"
  "canonical URL" ~= "preferred URL" WHEN canonical semantics apply
  "web representation" ~= "HTTP representation" WHEN delivered through HTTP
  "structured data" ~= "semantic web markup" WHEN machine-readable semantics are embedded
  "web provenance" ~= "web resource origin and retrieval history"

  PRESERVE distinctions:
    web_resource != URL
    URL != canonical_URL
    web_resource != representation
    website != hostname
    page_title != heading
    meta_description != page_content
    canonical != redirect
    structured_data != verified_truth
    cached_copy != current_origin
    noindex != deleted
    HTTPS != content_truth

# ---------- CONFIDENCE ----------
CONFIDENCE:
  explicit_web_metadata:
    score: 1.00

  authoritative_resource_identifier:
    score: 1.00

  declared_canonical_url:
    score: 0.95

  HTTP_resolved_representation:
    score: 0.98

  parser_validated_structured_data:
    score: 0.95

  inferred_site_membership:
    score: 0.85

  URL_only_identity:
    score: <= 0.75

  ambiguous_web_resource_identity:
    score: <= 0.60
    action: preserve candidates

# ---------- UPDATE MODEL ----------
UPDATE_MODEL:
  on_resource_discovery:
    - identify URL
    - retrieve representation metadata
    - resolve canonical hints
    - assign or resolve WebResource identity
    - initialise provenance

  on_content_change:
    - preserve previous version where required
    - record modification evidence
    - create WebResourceVersion
    - update semantic and indexing metadata
    - preserve provenance

  on_url_change:
    - preserve previous URL
    - record redirect or canonical relationship
    - maintain WebResource identity where evidence supports continuity
    - update provenance

  on_cache_refresh:
    - preserve previous cached representation where required
    - validate cache state
    - retrieve or revalidate origin representation
    - update cache metadata and provenance

# ---------- FLOW HASH ----------
FLOW_HASH:
  inputs:
    - ontology
    - web_entities
    - relationships
    - identity_rules
    - URL_rules
    - representation_rules
    - structured_data_rules
    - indexing_rules
    - cache_rules
    - validation
    - semantic_equivalence
    - confidence
    - update_model

  canonicalisation:
    - normalise_whitespace
    - preserve_case_sensitive_identifiers
    - sort_unordered_property_sets
    - preserve_rule_order

  output:
    deterministic_semantic_hash

# ---------- AI CONSUMPTION ----------
AI_CONSUMPTION:
  interpret_as:
    - metadata ontology
    - web resource identity model
    - web representation and discovery structure
    - semantic web and provenance model

  operations:
    - identify web resources
    - resolve URLs and canonical URLs
    - distinguish sites, pages, and representations
    - inspect HTTP metadata
    - interpret content type and charset
    - traverse links
    - parse structured data
    - apply semantic metadata
    - inspect indexing directives
    - evaluate cache state
    - inspect accessibility and security metadata
    - traverse web-resource versions
    - trace provenance
    - preserve uncertainty

  constraints:
    - do_not_equate_URL_with resource_identity
    - do_not_equate_canonical_with redirect
    - do_not_equate_representation_with resource
    - do_not_treat_structured_data_as verified_truth
    - do_not_treat_cached_copy_as guaranteed_current_origin
    - preserve_URLs_versions_retrieval_context_and_provenance

# ---------- QUERY MODEL ----------
query:
  input:
    - web_resource_identifier
    - url
    - canonical_url
    - title
    - resource_type
    - site
    - content_type
    - structured_data_type
    - indexing_state
    - time_constraint

  resolve:
    1. identify WebResource candidate
    2. resolve URL and canonical hints
    3. resolve Website or WebPage context
    4. inspect WebRepresentation
    5. inspect HTTP status, headers, content type, and charset
    6. traverse links
    7. inspect structured and semantic metadata
    8. inspect indexing, cache, accessibility, and security
    9. traverse versions and provenance
    10. return confidence

  output:
    - web_resource
    - identifiers
    - urls
    - canonical_url
    - resource_type
    - site
    - representation
    - http_metadata
    - structured_data
    - indexing
    - cache
    - security
    - provenance
    - confidence

# ---------- INFERENCE ----------
inference:
  IF authoritative WebResourceIdentifier resolves uniquely
  THEN identify WebResource
  WITH confidence = 1.00

  IF multiple URLs declare and resolve consistent canonical target
  THEN infer shared-resource candidate
  WITH confidence <= 0.95

  IF HTTP redirect maps old URL to new URL
  THEN preserve redirect relationship
  AND evaluate resource continuity separately

  IF cached representation is stale
  THEN mark freshness uncertainty
  AND do_not assume origin content unchanged

  IF web-resource identity remains ambiguous
  THEN preserve candidate resources
  AND do_not force resolution

# ---------- OUTPUT CONTRACT ----------
output:
  ontology_entity: WebMetadata
  web_resource_identity: machine_interpretable
  URLs_and_canonicalisation: explicit
  representations: distinguishable
  HTTP_metadata: preserved
  links: traversable
  structured_data: machine_interpretable
  indexing_and_cache: explicit
  accessibility_and_security: reportable
  versions: traversable
  provenance: preserved
  uncertainty: explicit
  semantic_retrieval: enabled

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