Bundle entry

[dennisbrox]

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[dennisbrox]

fhir.resources version 6.4, python 3.10.1, Win 10
I've been trying to add a list of resources to bundle.entry with bundle .type = 'collection' and nothing works. That is: BundleEntry.resource won't let me assign a person resource, bundle.entry doesn't allow append. No problem doing this in C# but the python validation is confusing. What is the exact syntax for adding 2 observations, say obs1 and obs2 to the bundle entry field?
Thanks.

[nazrulworld]

@dennisbrox can you please give us your code example? (maybe a gist link or directly past here)

[dennisbrox]

Some of a few things I've tried:

from fhir.resources.bundle import Bundle
from fhir.resources.bundle import BundleEntry
from fhir.resources.person import Person
. . .
bundle = Bundle.construct()
p = Person.construct()

assign p attribute values

. . .
bundle.type = "collection"
be = BundleEntry.construct()

bundle.entry.append(be) - doesn't work, no append method, equivalent works in C# as it knows entry is a list
bundle.entry = [be] - works , no error at runtime
bundle.entry = [p] - validation error of course

and
be.resource = p - doesn't work, resource attribute doesn't exist even if it is in the BundleEntry class
be = p - doesn't give an exception but bundle.entry = [be] does not validate of course

problem is to create a list of resources to assign to bundle.entry

[dennisbrox]

It works in fhirclient the way it's supposed to. Slightly different syntax between fhir.resources and fhirclient of course.
p_entry = BundleEntry()
p_entry.resource = p
c_entry = BundleEntry()
c_entry.resource = c
b.entry = [p_entry, c_entry]

So both fhirclient and firely in C# work the way they are supposed to. If fhir.resources doesn't work, it would be useful to be warned of that in github.

[nazrulworld]

@dennisbrox thanks for your update. I am extremely busy these days, will look at this soon as possible.

[nazrulworld]

@dennisbrox I got some time to check your statements. Here are my results.

1. "bundle.entry.append(be) - doesn't work, no append method, equivalent works in C# as it knows entry is a list": that is true and wanted feature. we are open to accept any PR.
2. "be.resource = p - doesn't work, resource attribute doesn't exist even if it is in the BundleEntry class" I see it's working for me.
3. "be = p - doesn't give an exception but bundle.entry = [be] does not validate of course" I can validation exception.
4. """It works in fhirclient the way it's supposed to. Slightly different syntax between fhir.resources and fhirclient of course.
   p_entry = BundleEntry()
   p_entry.resource = p
   c_entry = BundleEntry()
   c_entry.resource = c
   b.entry = [p_entry, c_entry]""" I see working for me!

I would suggest, you could create a python file and create your failed (except no. 1) examples and share here.