3 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/bsie/utils/bsfs.py b/bsie/utils/bsfs.py
index 1ae657c..a4b7626 100644
--- a/bsie/utils/bsfs.py
+++ b/bsie/utils/bsfs.py
@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@ Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
 import typing
 
 # bsfs imports
+from bsfs import schema
 from bsfs.namespace import Namespace
-from bsfs.utils import URI, typename
+from bsfs.utils import URI, typename, uuid
 
 # exports
 __all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
     'Namespace',
     'URI',
+    'schema',
     'typename',
+    'uuid',
     )
 
 ## EOF ##
diff --git a/bsie/utils/namespaces.py b/bsie/utils/namespaces.py
index 67ccc71..13be96b 100644
--- a/bsie/utils/namespaces.py
+++ b/bsie/utils/namespaces.py
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
 # imports
 import typing
 
-# bsie imports
+# inner-module imports
 from . import bsfs as _bsfs
 
 # constants
 bse = _bsfs.Namespace('http://bsfs.ai/schema/Entity#')
 bsfs = _bsfs.Namespace('http://bsfs.ai/schema/')
 bsm = _bsfs.Namespace('http://bsfs.ai/schema/meta#')
+xsd = _bsfs.Namespace('http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#')
 
 # export
 __all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
diff --git a/bsie/utils/node.py b/bsie/utils/node.py
index 60863a4..c9c494f 100644
--- a/bsie/utils/node.py
+++ b/bsie/utils/node.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
 # imports
 import typing
 
-# inner-module imports
-from bsie.utils.bsfs import URI
+# bsie imports
+from bsie.utils.bsfs import URI, typename
 
 # exports
 __all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
-    'Node'
+    'Node',
     )
 
 
@@ -36,4 +36,18 @@ class Node():
         self.node_type = URI(node_type)
         self.uri = URI(uri)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other: typing.Any) -> bool:
+        return isinstance(other, Node) \
+            and other.node_type == self.node_type \
+            and other.uri == self.uri
+
+    def __hash__(self) -> int:
+        return hash((type(self), self.node_type, self.uri))
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f'{typename(self)}({self.node_type}, {self.uri})'
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f'{typename(self)}({self.node_type}, {self.uri})'
+
 ## EOF ##