Document subsequent use of `define`
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jamesreprise commented
Problem to Solve
In TypeDB, we can evolve a schema after it's written for the first time. However, the semantics of what you can and can't do with define
when a schema already exists aren't well documented.
For example, when we take an existing schema:
define
first-name sub attribute, value string;
person sub entity, owns first-name;
and add a last-name
define
last-name sub attribute, value string;
person sub entity, owns last-name;
Semantically, it seems like we're redefining person
and that person
should not include what it was previously defined to own (i.e. first-name
).
Current Workaround
Trial and error.
Proposed Solution
Document the possibilities and impossibilities of define
.