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ShEx statement for linkage
PREFIX fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/>
PREFIX fhirvs: <http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/>
PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>
BASE <http://hl7.org/fhir/shape/>
start=<Linkage> AND {fhir:nodeRole [fhir:treeRoot]}
# Links records for 'same' item
<Linkage> CLOSED {
a [fhir:Linkage];
fhir:nodeRole [fhir:treeRoot]?;
fhir:Resource.id @<id>?; # Logical id of this artifact
fhir:Resource.meta @<Meta>?; # Metadata about the resource
fhir:Resource.implicitRules @<uri>?; # A set of rules under which this
# content was created
fhir:Resource.language @<code>?; # Language of the resource content
fhir:DomainResource.text @<Narrative>?; # Text summary of the resource, for
# human interpretation
fhir:DomainResource.contained @<Resource>*; # Contained, inline Resources
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:modifierExtension @<Extension>*; # Extensions that cannot be ignored
fhir:Linkage.author # Who is responsible for linkages
( @<PractitionerReference> OR
@<OrganizationReference>
)?;
fhir:Linkage.item @<Linkage.item>+; # Item to be linked
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# Item to be linked
<Linkage.item> CLOSED {
fhir:Element.id @<string>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:modifierExtension @<Extension>*; # Extensions that cannot be ignored
fhir:Linkage.item.type @<code> AND
{fhir:value @fhirvs:linkage-type}; # source | alternate | historical
fhir:Linkage.item.resource @<Reference>; # Resource being linked
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
#---------------------- Data Types -------------------
<Extension> {fhir:extension @<Extension>*;
fhir:index xsd:integer?
}
# Metadata about a resource
<Meta> CLOSED {
fhir:Element.id @<string>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:Meta.versionId @<id>?; # Version specific identifier
fhir:Meta.lastUpdated @<instant>?; # When the resource version last
# changed
fhir:Meta.profile @<uri>*; # Profiles this resource claims to
# conform to
fhir:Meta.security @<Coding>*; # Security Labels applied to this
# resource
fhir:Meta.tag @<Coding>*; # Tags applied to this resource
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# Primitive Type code
<code> CLOSED {
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:value xsd:string?; # Primitive value for code
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# Primitive Type string
<string> CLOSED {
fhir:id @<id>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:value xsd:string MAXLENGTH 1048576?; # Primitive value for string
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# A human-readable formatted text, including images
<Narrative> CLOSED {
fhir:Element.id @<string>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:Narrative.status @<code> AND
{fhir:value @fhirvs:narrative-status}; # generated | extensions |
# additional | empty
fhir:Narrative.div xsd:string; # Limited xhtml content
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# A reference from one resource to another
<Reference> CLOSED {
fhir:link IRI?;
fhir:Element.id @<string>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:Reference.reference @<string>?; # Relative, internal or absolute URL
# reference
fhir:Reference.display @<string>?; # Text alternative for the resource
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# Base Resource
<Resource> {a .+;
fhir:Resource.id @<id>?; # Logical id of this artifact
fhir:Resource.meta @<Meta>?; # Metadata about the resource
fhir:Resource.implicitRules @<uri>?; # A set of rules under which this
# content was created
fhir:Resource.language @<code>?; # Language of the resource content
fhir:index xsd:integer?
}
# Primitive Type id
<id> CLOSED {
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:value xsd:string?; # Primitive value for id
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# Primitive Type uri
<uri> CLOSED {
fhir:id @<id>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:value xsd:string?; # Primitive value for uri
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# A reference to a code defined by a terminology system
<Coding> CLOSED {
fhir:concept IRI?;
fhir:Element.id @<string>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:Coding.system @<uri>?; # Identity of the terminology system
fhir:Coding.version @<string>?; # Version of the system - if relevant
fhir:Coding.code @<code>?; # Symbol in syntax defined by the
# system
fhir:Coding.display @<string>?; # Representation defined by the
# system
fhir:Coding.userSelected @<boolean>?; # If this coding was chosen directly
# by the user
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# Primitive Type instant
<instant> CLOSED {
fhir:id @<id>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:value xsd:dateTime?; # Primitive value for instant
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
# Primitive Type boolean
<boolean> CLOSED {
fhir:id @<id>?; # xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
fhir:extension @<Extension>*; # Additional Content defined by
# implementations
fhir:value xsd:boolean?; # Primitive value for boolean
fhir:index xsd:integer? # Relative position in a list
}
#---------------------- Reference Types -------------------
<PractitionerReference> CLOSED {
fhir:Element.id @<id>?;
fhir:extension @<Extension>*;
fhir:link @<Practitioner> OR CLOSED {a fhir:Practitioner}?;
fhir:Reference.reference @<string>?;
fhir:Reference.display @<string>?;
fhir:index xsd:integer?
}
<OrganizationReference> CLOSED {
fhir:Element.id @<id>?;
fhir:extension @<Extension>*;
fhir:link @<Organization> OR CLOSED {a fhir:Organization}?;
fhir:Reference.reference @<string>?;
fhir:Reference.display @<string>?;
fhir:index xsd:integer?
}
#---------------------- Value Sets ------------------------
# Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources
@fhirvs:linkage-type = ["source" "alternate" "historical"]
# The status of a resource narrative
@fhirvs:narrative-status = ["generated" "extensions" "additional" "empty"]
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the ShEx files are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.