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# fhir-py
async/sync FHIR client for python3.
This package provides an API for CRUD operations over FHIR resources
```pip install fhirpy```
or to install the latest dev version:
```pip install git+https://github.com/beda-software/fhir-py.git```
You can test this library by interactive FHIR course in the repository [Aidbox/jupyter-course](https://github.com/Aidbox/jupyter-course).
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- [Getting started](#getting-started)
- [Async example](#async-example)
- [Searchset examples](#searchset-examples)
- [Chained parameters](#chained-parameters)
- [Reference](#reference)
- [Date](#date)
- [Modifiers](#modifiers)
- [Raw parameters](#raw-parameters)
- [Get resource by id](#get-resource-by-id)
- [Get exactly one resource](#get-exactly-one-resource)
- [Get first result](#get-first-result)
- [Get total count](#get-total-count)
- [Fetch one page](#fetch-one-page)
- [Fetch all resources on all pages](#fetch-all-resources-on-all-pages)
- [Page count (_count)](#page-count-_count)
- [Sort (_sort)](#sort-_sort)
- [Elements (_elements)](#elements-_elements)
- [Include](#include)
- [Modifier :iterate (or :recurse in some previous versions of FHIR)](#modifier-iterate-or-recurse-in-some-previous-versions-of-fhir)
- [Wild card (any search parameter of type=reference be included)](#wild-card-any-search-parameter-of-typereference-be-included)
- [Revinclude](#revinclude)
- [Wild card (any search parameter of type=reference be included)](#wild-card-any-search-parameter-of-typereference-be-included-1)
- [Resource and helper methods](#resource-and-helper-methods)
- [Validate resource using operation $validate](#validate-resource-using-operation-validate)
- [Accessing resource attributes](#accessing-resource-attributes)
- [get_by_path(path, default=None)](#get_by_pathpath-defaultnone)
- [serialize()](#serialize)
- [Reference](#reference-1)
- [Main class structure](#main-class-structure)
- [Acync client (based on _aiohttp_) – AsyncFHIRClient](#acync-client-based-on-_aiohttp_--asyncfhirclient)
- [AsyncFHIRResource](#asyncfhirresource)
- [AsyncFHIRReference](#asyncfhirreference)
- [AsyncFHIRSearchSet](#asyncfhirsearchset)
- [Sync client (based on _requests_) – SyncFHIRClient](#sync-client-based-on-_requests_--syncfhirclient)
- [SyncFHIRResource](#syncfhirresource)
- [SyncFHIRReference](#syncfhirreference)
- [SyncFHIRSearchSet](#syncfhirsearchset)
- [Run integration tests](#run-integration-tests)
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# Getting started
## Async example
```Python
import asyncio
from fhirpy import AsyncFHIRClient
async def main():
# Create an instance
client = AsyncFHIRClient(
'http://fhir-server/',
authorization='Bearer TOKEN',
)
# Search for patients
resources = client.resources('Patient') # Return lazy search set
resources = resources.search(name='John').limit(10).sort('name')
patients = await resources.fetch() # Returns list of AsyncFHIRResource
# Create Organization resource
organization = client.resource(
'Organization',
name='beda.software',
active=False
)
await organization.save()
# Update (PATCH) organization. Resource support accessing its elements
# both as attribute and as a dictionary keys
if organization['active'] is False:
organization.active = True
await organization.save(fields=['active'])
# `await organization.update(active=True)` would do the same PATCH operation
# Get patient resource by reference and delete
patient_ref = client.reference('Patient', 'new_patient')
# Get resource from this reference
# (throw ResourceNotFound if no resource was found)
patient_res = await patient_ref.to_resource()
await patient_res.delete()
# Iterate over search set
org_resources = client.resources('Organization')
# Lazy loading resources page by page with page count = 100
async for org_resource in org_resources.limit(100):
print(org_resource.serialize())
if __name__ == '__main__':
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(main())
```
## Searchset examples
```Python
patients = client.resources('Patient')
patients.search(birthdate__gt='1944', birthdate__lt='1964')
# /Patient?birthdate=gt1944&birthdate=lt1964
patients.search(name__contains='John')
# /Patient?name:contains=John
patients.search(name=['John', 'Rivera'])
# /Patient?name=John&name=Rivera
patients.search(name='John,Eva')
# /Patient?name=John,Eva
patients.search(family__exact='Moore')
# /Patient?family:exact=Moore
patients.search(address_state='TX')
# /Patient?address-state=TX
patients.search(active=True, _id='id')
# /Patient?active=true&_id=id
patients.search(gender__not=['male', 'female'])
# /Patient?gender:not=male&gender:not=female
```
### Chained parameters
```Python
patients.search(general_practitioner__Organization__name='Hospital')
# /Patient?general-practitioner:Organization.name=Hospital
```
```Python
patients.search(general_practitioner__name='Hospital')
# /Patient?general-practitioner.name=Hospital
```
### Reference
```Python
practitioner = client.resources('Practitioner').search(_id='john-smith').first()
patients.search(general_practitioner=practitioner)
# /Patient?general-practitioner=Practitioner/john-smith
```
### Date
```Python
import pytz
import datetime
patients.search(birthdate__lt=datetime.datetime.now(pytz.utc))
# /Patient?birthdate=lt2019-11-19T20:16:08Z
patients.search(birthdate__gt=datetime.datetime(2013, 10, 27, tzinfo=pytz.utc))
# /Patient?birthdate=gt2013-10-27T00:00:00Z
```
### Modifiers
```Python
conditions = client.resources('Condition')
conditions.search(code__text='headache')
# /Condition?code:text=headache
conditions.search(code__in='http://acme.org/fhir/ValueSet/cardiac-conditions')
# /Condition?code:in=http://acme.org/fhir/ValueSet/cardiac-conditions
conditions.search(code__not_in='http://acme.org/fhir/ValueSet/cardiac-conditions')
# /Condition?code:not-in=http://acme.org/fhir/ValueSet/cardiac-conditions
conditions.search(code__below='126851005')
# /Condition?code:below=126851005
conditions.search(code__above='126851005')
# /Condition?code:above=126851005
```
### Raw parameters
Sometimes you can find that fhir-py does not implement some search parameters from the FHIR specification.
In this case, you can use `Raw()` wrapper without any transformations
```Python
from fhirpy.base.searchset import Raw
patients = client.resources('Patient')
patients.search(Raw(**{'general-practitioner.name': 'Hospital'}))
# /Patient?general-practitioner.name=Hospital
```
## Get resource by id
Use reference to get resource by id
```Python
patient = await client.reference('Patient', '1').to_resource()
# /Patient/1
```
Or use FHIR search API with `.first()` or `.get()` as described below.
## Get exactly one resource
```Python
practitioners = client.resources('Practitioner')
try:
await practitioners.search(active=True, _id='id').get()
# /Practitioner?active=true&_id=id
except ResourceNotFound:
pass
except MultipleResourcesFound:
pass
```
## Get first result
```Python
await practitioners.search(name='Jack').first()
# /Practitioner?name=Jack&_count=1
await patients.sort('active', '-birthdate').first()
# /Patient?_sort=active,-birthdate&_count=1
```
## Get total count
```Python
await practitioners.search(active=True).count()
await patients.count()
```
## Fetch one page
```Python
await practitioners.fetch()
# /Practitioner
await patients.elements('name', 'telecom').fetch()
# /Patient?_elements=resourceType,name,id,telecom
```
## Fetch all resources on all pages
Keep in mind that this method as well as .fetch() doesn't return any included resources. Use fetch_raw() if you want to get all included resources.
```Python
# Returns a list of `Practitioner` resources
await practitioners.search(address_city='Krasnoyarsk').fetch_all()
await patients.fetch_all()
```
## Page count (_count)
```Python
# Get 100 resources
await practitioners.limit(100).fetch()
```
## Sort (_sort)
```Python
observations = client.resources('Observation')
observations.sort('status', '-date', 'category')
# /Observation?_sort=status,-date,category
```
## Elements (_elements)
```Python
# Get only specified set of elements for each resource
patients.elements('identifier', 'active', 'link')
# /Patient?_elements=identifier,active,link
# Get all elements except specified set
practitioners.elements('address', 'telecom', exclude=True)
```
## Include
```Python
result = await client.resources('EpisodeOfCare') \
.include('EpisodeOfCare', 'patient').fetch_raw()
# /EpisodeOfCare?_include=EpisodeOfCare:patient
for entry in result.entry:
print(entry.resource)
await client.resources('MedicationRequest') \
.include('MedicationRequest', 'patient', target_resource_type='Patient') \
.fetch_raw()
# /MedicationRequest?_include=MedicationRequest:patient:Patient
```
### Modifier :iterate (or :recurse in some previous versions of FHIR)
```Python
# For FHIR version >= 3.5 we can also use modifier :iterate
await client.resources('MedicationRequest') \
.include('MedicationDispense', 'prescription') \
.include('MedicationRequest', 'performer', iterate=True) \
.fetch_raw()
# /MedicationRequest?_include=MedicationDispense:prescription
# &_include:iterate=MedicationRequest:performer
# For FHIR version 3.0-3.3 use modifier :recurse
await client.resources('MedicationDispense') \
.include('MedicationRequest', 'prescriber', recursive=True) \
.fetch_raw()
# /MedicationDispense?_include:recurse=MedicationRequest:prescriber
```
### Wild card (any search parameter of type=reference be included)
```Python
await client.resources('Encounter').include('*') \
.fetch_raw()
# /Encounter?_include=*
```
## Revinclude
```Python
await practitioners.revinclude('Group', 'member').fetch_raw()
# /Practitioner?_revinclude=Group:member
```
or
```Python
await practitioners.include('Group', 'member', reverse=True).fetch_raw()
# /Practitioner?_revinclude=Group:member
```
### Wild card (any search parameter of type=reference be included)
```Python
await client.resources('EpisodeOfCare').revinclude('*') \
.fetch_raw()
# /EpisodeOfCare?_revinclude=*
```
# Resource and helper methods
## Validate resource using operation $validate
```Python
try:
await client.resource('Patient', birthDate='date', custom_prop='123', telecom=True) \
.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
except OperationOutcome as e:
print('Error: {}'.format(e))
patient = client.resource('Patient', birthDate='1998-01-01')
if (await patient.is_valid()):
pass
```
## Accessing resource attributes
```Python
patient = await client.resources('Patient').first()
# Work with the resource as a dictionary
patient_family = patient['name'][0]['family']
# Or access value by an attribute
patient_given_name = patient.name[0].given[0]
```
## get_by_path(path, default=None)
```Python
patient_postal = patient.get_by_path(['resource', 'address', 0, 'postalCode'])
# get_by_path can be also used on any nested attribute
patient_name = patient.name[0]
patient_fullname = '{} {}'.format(
patient_name.get_by_path(['given', 0]),
patient_name.get_by_path(['family'])
)
# Get identifier value by specified system or empty string
uid = patient.get_by_path([
'resource', 'identifier',
{'system':'http://example.com/identifier/uid'},
'value'
], '')
# Get base value amount or 0
invoice = await client.resources('Invoice').first()
base_value = invoice.get_by_path([
'totalPriceComponent',
{'type': 'base'},
'amount', 'value'], 0)
```
## serialize()
```Python
# Returns resources as dict
patient = await client.reference('Patient', '1').to_resource()
patient.serialize()
# Or
await client.reference('Patient', '1').to_resource().serialize()
# {'resourceType': 'Patient', 'id': '1', 'meta': {'versionId': '1', 'lastUpdated': '2021-11-13T11:50:24.685719Z'}, ...}
```
# Reference
## Main class structure
Both async and sync clients have identical sets of classes and methods.
| | Sync | Async |
| ------------- | ------------------- | -------------------- |
| Client | SyncFHIRClient | AsyncFHIRClient |
| SearchSet | SyncFHIRSearchSet | AsyncFHIRSearchSet |
| Resource | SyncFHIRResource | AsyncFHIRResource |
| Reference | SyncFHIRReference | AsyncFHIRReference |
## Acync client (based on _aiohttp_) – AsyncFHIRClient
Import library:
`from fhirpy import AsyncFHIRClient`
To create AsyncFHIRClient instance use:
`AsyncFHIRClient(url, authorization='', extra_headers={})`
Returns an instance of the connection to the server which provides:
* .reference(resource_type, id, reference, **kwargs) - returns `AsyncFHIRReference` to the resource
* .resource(resource_type, **kwargs) - returns `AsyncFHIRResource` which described below
* .resources(resource_type) - returns `AsyncFHIRSearchSet`
* .execute(path, method='post', data=None, params=None) - returns a result of FHIR operation
### Aiohttp request parameters
Sometimes you need more control over the way http request is made and provide additional aiohttp [session's request](https://docs.aiohttp.org/en/stable/client_reference.html#aiohttp.ClientSession.request) parameters like `ssl`, `proxy`, `cookies`, `timeout` etc. It's possible by providing `aiohttp_config` dict for `AsyncFHIRClient`:
```Python
client = AsyncFHIRClient(
FHIR_SERVER_URL,
aiohttp_config={
"ssl": ssl.create_default_context(),
"timeout": aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=100),
}
)
```
Be careful and don't override other request values like `params`, `json`, `data`, `auth`, because it'll interfere with the way `fhir-py` works and lead to an incorrect behavior.
### AsyncFHIRResource
provides:
* .serialize() - serializes resource
* .get_by_path(path, default=None) – gets the value at path of resource
* `async` .save(fields=[]) - creates or updates or patches (with fields=[...]) resource instance
* `async` .update(**kwargs) - patches resource instance
* `async` .delete() - deletes resource instance
* `async` .refresh() - reloads resource from a server
* `async` .to_reference(**kwargs) - returns `AsyncFHIRReference` for this resource
* `async` .execute(operation, method='post', data=None, params=None) - returns a result of FHIR operation on the resource
### AsyncFHIRReference
provides:
* `async` .to_resource() - returns `AsyncFHIRResource` for this reference
* `async` .execute(operation, method='post', data=None, params=None) - returns a result of FHIR operation on the resource
### AsyncFHIRSearchSet
provides:
* .search(param=value)
* .limit(count)
* .sort(*args)
* .elements(*args, exclude=False)
* .include(resource_type, attr=None, recursive=False, iterate=False)
* .revinclude(resource_type, attr=None, recursive=False, iterate=False)
* .has(*args, **kwargs)
* `async` .fetch() - makes query to the server and returns a list of `Resource` filtered by resource type
* `async` .fetch_all() - makes query to the server and returns a full list of `Resource` filtered by resource type
* `async` .fetch_raw() - makes query to the server and returns a raw Bundle `Resource`
* `async` .first() - returns `Resource` or None
* `async` .get(id=None) - returns `Resource` or raises `ResourceNotFound` when no resource found or MultipleResourcesFound when more than one resource found (parameter 'id' is deprecated)
* `async` .count() - makes query to the server and returns the total number of resources that match the SearchSet
## Sync client (based on _requests_) – SyncFHIRClient
Import library:
`from fhirpy import SyncFHIRClient`
To create SyncFHIRClient instance use:
`SyncFHIRClient(url, authorization='', extra_headers={})`
Returns an instance of the connection to the server which provides:
* .reference(resource_type, id, reference, **kwargs) - returns `SyncFHIRReference` to the resource
* .resource(resource_type, **kwargs) - returns `SyncFHIRResource` which described below
* .resources(resource_type) - returns `SyncFHIRSearchSet`
### Requests request parameters
Pass `requests_config` parameter to `SyncFHIRClient` if you want to provide additional parameters for a [request](https://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/api/#requests.request) like `verify`, `cert`, `timeout` etc.
```Python
client = SyncFHIRClient(
FHIR_SERVER_URL,
requests_config={
"verify": False,
"allow_redirects": True,
"timeout": 60,
}
)
```
Be careful and don't override other request values like `params`, `json`, `data`, `headers`, which may interfere with the way `fhir-py` works and lead to an incorrect behavior.
### SyncFHIRResource
The same as AsyncFHIRResource but with sync methods
### SyncFHIRReference
provides:
The same as AsyncFHIRReference but with sync methods
### SyncFHIRSearchSet
The same as AsyncFHIRSearchSet but with sync methods
# Run integration tests
(need some test FHIR server to run with, e.g. https://docs.aidbox.app/installation/setup-aidbox.dev)
1. Clone this repository:
`https://github.com/beda-software/fhir-py.git`
2. Go to fhir-py folder and install dev dependencies:
```
cd fhir-py
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
If you've already installed fhir-py library and want to test the last changes, reinstall it by running `python setup.py install` (or uninstall `pip uninstall fhirpy`)
3. Provide ENV variables `FHIR_SERVER_URL` and `FHIR_SERVER_AUTHORIZATION`, or edit tests/config.py
4. Run `pytest`
If you've found any bugs or think that some part of fhir-py is not compatible with FHIR spec, feel free to create an issue/pull request.