Ontology.Core

Production-ready prototype graph runtime with typed nodes, property edges, child collections, and multi-parent TypeOf inheritance.

Quick Start (source)

using Ontology;

Initializer.Initialize();

Prototype animal = Prototypes.GetOrInsertPrototype("Animal");
Prototype dog = Prototypes.GetOrInsertPrototype("Dog", "Animal");
Prototype fido = dog.CreateInstance("Fido");

Console.WriteLine(fido.TypeOf(animal)); // True

Core Concepts

• Prototype graph model with typed nodes and relationships.
• Property edges and child collections as first-class runtime structures.
• Multi-parent TypeOf inheritance for reusable semantics.
• Structural comparison, categorization checks, and path parameterization primitives.
• Interop utilities for bridging native values into graph runtime structures.

Build and Dependencies

Scripts\update_dlls.bat
dotnet build Ontology.Core.sln

Shared binaries are resolved from local lib/ and Deploy/. Keep split repos as sibling folders when using shared script workflows.

Troubleshooting

• Missing assemblies during build: refresh dependencies with Scripts\update_dlls.bat.
• Unexpected behavior across split repos: verify sibling folder names and update script paths if customized.
• Test expectations: repo-local test projects are not currently included in ontology-core.