A way to quickly refer to any SBGN element via a separate URL

[amazein]

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Denis Shirshov who works on the PD2AF converter has asked if there is a way to quickly refer to any SBGN element via separate URI or URL. I think it would be useful to have that. It could be sort of a mini-specification, a short version for students with very minimal information.

Now we have the Symbol Highlight page but I guess it does not cover all glyphs for all languages. Does it cover all PD glyphs?

Reference could look like this:
https://sbgn.github.io/symbols#pd-process

[adrienrougny]

I think it would be a good idea. Maybe having one document per language-level-version (and URIs under the form of https://sbgn.org/<language>/<level>/<version>/glyphs#<glyph_name>, for example).

Now we have the Symbol Highlight page but I guess it does not cover all glyphs for all languages. Does it cover all PD glyphs?

It doesn't look like (I do not see the submap or the logic arc, for example).

[amazein]

Could be combined with working on the CellDesigner-like reference card: 1) provide glyph; 2) short description; 3) small basic example (the CellDesigner-like part).

[amazein]

Regarding URL/URI:
I guess we would have it only as a single updatable set?
Could be
https://sbgn.org//glyphs#<glyph_name>
or
https://sbgn.org/glyphs/#<glyph_name>
For example
https://sbgn.org/glyphs/pd#catalysis

[adrienrougny]

Could be combined with working on the CellDesigner-like reference card: 1) provide glyph; 2) short description; 3) small basic example (the CellDesigner-like part).

Yes, good idea!

Regarding URL/URI:
I guess we would have it only as a single updatable set?
Could be
https://sbgn.org//glyphs#<glyph_name>
or
https://sbgn.org/glyphs/#<glyph_name>
For example
https://sbgn.org/glyphs/pd#catalysis

I think we should be able to distinguish levels and versions, because glyphs might change through time (shape and definition). For example the PD Not glyph from L1V1.3 and L1V2.0 do not have the same definitions, so just referring to "the PD Not glyph" would be ambiguous.

[amazein]

I see your point regarding versions, some glyphs might be abandoned and some modified so for some development purpose it might be useful to have all glyphs of all versions. I just wonder about how easy it would be to type/remember the address for a glyph.

[adrienrougny]

Maybe at some point the URIs could appear in the specs?