Transform Codec

• CURIE: gmeow:TransformCodec
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/TransformCodec
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/gts
• Box roles: ConfigBox role, TBox role (What is this?)

A payload transform from the durable GTS catalog (spec §8): a named, stackable codec separating structure durability (CBOR + the spec, forever) from density and confidentiality (swappable codecs). An OPEN value vocabulary tagged by gmeow:codecClass.

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:TransformCodec as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary for a payload transform a segment declares in its catalog, or when adding a new codec to the durable catalog as an individual.

Avoid when

• Avoid minting codecs as subclasses (they are individuals) and avoid conflating the transform with the structural format; CBOR and the spec are the durable substrate, codecs are the swappable density/confidentiality layer.

How to use

• Reference a codec from a segment via gmeow:usesTransformCodec and tag every codec with gmeow:codecClass so readers can anticipate the missing-capability degradation path.

Examples

• ex:codecBrotli a gmeow:TransformCodec; gmeow:codecClass gmeow:codecClassCompress.