rhizome 0.0.2-dev.6

A Dart implementation of the Rhizome API, for a new information-centric operating system for humans.

example/example.dart

import 'package:rhizome/rhizome.dart';

void main() {
  final rhizome = Rhizome();
  
  // Typically, the rhizome will already have information, but in this example
  // it doesn't. Let's seed the rhizome with some information.
  final f1 = rhizome.store('Formula 1');
  final motorsport = rhizome.store('Motorsport');
  final hamilton = rhizome.store('Lewis Hamilton');
  final senna = rhizome.store('Ayrton Senna');

  // Information in the rhizome will likely be contextualized ("tagged") with
  // other information. Let's contextualize our information seeds.
  f1.tagWith(motorsport);
  motorsport.tagWith(f1);
  hamilton.tagWith(senna);
  hamilton.tagWith(f1);
  senna.tagWith(hamilton);
  senna.tagWith(f1);

  // Now that we have some Things in the Rhizome, let's play with it.

  // Display all of the information in the world.
  final everything = rhizome.query();
  print('Exploring. Rhizome contains: \n');
  everything.forEach((thing) => print('${thing}\n'));

  print('\n');

  // Imagine that the user indicates they wish to focus on one piece of
  // information. Say, Lewis Hamilton.
  print('Experiencing. Focusing on Thing: ');
  final lewisHamilton = everything[2];
  print(lewisHamilton.information);
  print('Tags:');
  final tags = lewisHamilton.tags.map((uri) => rhizome.retrieve(uri));
  tags.forEach((tag) => print(tag.information));
  print('Targets:');
  final targets = lewisHamilton.targets.map((uri) => rhizome.retrieve(uri));
  targets.forEach((tag) => print(tag.information));
  
  print('\n');

  // Let's say they want to see if they can view the concept of 'Motorsport'.
  // We can imagine they hit a key, see a text field, and type in 'Motorsport'.
  // It's in the Rhizome, so let's draw our focus on it.
  print('Experiencing. Focusing on Thing: ');
  final motorsportThing = rhizome.seek('Motorsport');
  print(motorsportThing.information);
  print('Tags:');
  final motorsportTags = motorsportThing.tags.map((uri) => rhizome.retrieve(uri));
  motorsportTags.forEach((tag) => print(tag.information));
  print('Targets:');
  final motorsportTargets = motorsportThing.targets.map((uri) => rhizome.retrieve(uri));
  motorsportTargets.forEach((tag) => print(tag.information));
  
  // TODO: Manipulation examples
  
}