Mashlib Data Browser

Enable the SolidOS Mashlib data browser for RDF resources.

Modes

CDN Mode (recommended for getting started):

jss start --mashlib-cdn --conneg

Loads mashlib from unpkg.com CDN. Zero footprint — no local files needed.

Local Mode (for production/offline):

jss start --mashlib --conneg

Serves mashlib from src/mashlib-local/dist/. Requires building mashlib locally:

cd src/mashlib-local
npm install && npm run build

ES Module Mode (for custom or next-gen mashlib builds):

jss start --mashlib-module https://example.com/mashlib.js

Loads an ES module-based data browser from any URL. Uses <script type="module"> and <div id="mashlib"> (self-initializing). CSS is auto-derived by replacing .js with .css. Content negotiation is auto-enabled.

How It Works

1. Browser requests /alice/public/data.ttl with Accept: text/html
2. Server returns Mashlib HTML wrapper
3. Mashlib fetches the actual data via content negotiation
4. Mashlib renders an interactive, editable view

Note: Mashlib works best with --conneg enabled for Turtle support.

Modern UI (SolidOS UI)

jss start --mashlib --solidos-ui --conneg

Serves a modern Nextcloud-style UI shell while reusing mashlib's data layer:

• Modern file browser with breadcrumb navigation
• Profile, Contacts, Sharing, and Settings views
• Path-based URLs (browser URL reflects current resource)
• Responsive design for mobile devices

Requires solidos-ui dist files in src/mashlib-local/dist/solidos-ui/. See solidos-ui for details.

Profile Pages

Pod profiles (/alice/) use HTML with embedded JSON-LD data islands and are rendered using:

• mashlib-jss — A fork of mashlib with getPod() fix for path-based pods
• solidos-lite — Parses JSON-LD data islands into the RDF store

This allows profiles to work without server-side content negotiation while still providing full SolidOS editing capabilities.