HL7-Builder

This is a simple HL7 builder.

Setup

• npm install
• npm install -g grunt-cli

Usage

var Builder = require('./app');

var message = new Builder.Message({
    messageType: 'ADT',     // Required
    messageEvent: 'A03',    // Required
    eventSegment: true,
    delimiters: {
        segment: '\n'
        // field, component, repeat, escape, subComponent (unused)
    },
    sendingApplication: 'Builder',
    sendingFacility: 'UnitA',
    receivingApplication: 'Consumer',
    receivingFacility: 'UnitB',
    messageId: Math.floor((Math.random() * 1000) + 1),
    version: '2.3'          // Default: 2.3
});

var pid = new Builder.Segment('PID');

// Add fields with a single component
pid.set(3, '234234');
pid.set(18, '55555');

// Add field with multiple components
var address = new Builder.Field();
address.set(0, '0000 main street');
address.set(2, 'Last Vegas');
address.set(3, 'NV');
address.set(4, '12345');

// Add a repeat inside a field
address.repeat();
address.set(0, '1111 alternate street');
address.set(2, 'Last Vegas');
address.set(3, 'NV');
address.set(4, '12345');

pid.set(11, address);

var pv1 = new Builder.Segment('PV1');
pv1.set(1, 'Testable');

message.add(pid);
message.add(pv1);

// Getters
console.log(address.get(0));        // 1111 alternative street
console.log(address.get(0, 0));     // 1234 main street
console.log(pid.get(3));            // 234234

// toStrings
console.log(address.toString());    // 0000 main street^Last Vegas^NV^12345~1111 alternate street^Last Vegas^NV^12345
console.log(pv1.toString());        // PV1|Testable
console.log(message.toString());    // MSH|.....

// Create an L7 query object
var parsedMessage = message.toQuery();
console.log(parsedMessage.query('PID|3'));

Testing

• grunt - Runs eslint & mocha tests
• grunt lint - Runs eslint only
• grunt test - Runs mocha tests only

API

Builder.Message(options)

Creates a new HL7 builder. options are required and define the MSH header.

options

• messageType (string) - 3 Character event type
• messageEvent (string) - 3 Character trigger event
• eventSegment (boolean?) - If true, automatically adds an event segment
• delimieters (object?) - Delimiters used to separate parts. Defaults:
  • segment - \n
  • field - |
  • component - ^
  • repeat - ~
  • escape - \
  • subComponent - &
• sendingApplication - App that sent the message
• sendingFacility - Facility that sent the message
• receivingApplication - App that should receive the message
• receivingFacility - Facility that should receive the message
• messageId - Unique message identifier. default: Math.floor((Math.random() * 1000) + 1)
• version - HL7 version, Default: 2.3

Builder.Segment(segmentName)

Creates a new HL7 segment builder with a required 3 character segmentName identifier. Examples: MSH, PID, PV1, OBR, OBX.

set(location, field)

Sets a field at location (number) to the value of field (string or instance of Builder.Field).

get(index [,repeatDelimiter[,componentDelimiter[,subComponentDelimiter]]])

Gets a field at index (number) with optional delimiters.

getName()

Returns the segment name.

toString(delimiters)

Returns the segment as a string with optional delimiters.

Builder.Field(length)

Creates a new HL7 field builder with an optional length.

set(location, data)

Sets a component at location (number) with data (string).

get(index [,repeat])

Gets a component at index (number) for the repeated field repeat. If repeat is not defined, it will use the last repeat specified.

repeat()

Adds a new field in the same position (repeated). Use set for adding new data to this repeated field.

toString([,repeatDelimiter[,componentDelimiter[,subComponentDelimiter]]])

Returns the field as a string with optional delimiters.

License

MIT