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Example TestScript/testscript-example-search (JSON)

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Search TestScript Example

{
  "resourceType": "TestScript",
  "id": "testscript-example-search",
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative: TestScript</b><a name=\"testscript-example-search\"> </a></p><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Resource TestScript &quot;testscript-example-search&quot; </p></div><p><b>url</b>: <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/TestScript/testscript-example-search</code></p><p><b>identifier</b>: id: urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.12.3</p><p><b>version</b>: 1.0</p><p><b>name</b>: TestScript Example Search</p><p><b>status</b>: draft</p><p><b>experimental</b>: true</p><p><b>date</b>: 2017-01-18</p><p><b>publisher</b>: HL7</p><p><b>contact</b>: Support: <a href=\"mailto:support@HL7.org\">support@HL7.org</a></p><p><b>description</b>: TestScript example resource with simple Patient search test. The read tests will utilize user defined dynamic variables that will hold the Patient search parameter values.</p><p><b>jurisdiction</b>: United States of America (the) <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (unknown#US)</span></p><p><b>purpose</b>: Patient Search Operation</p><p><b>copyright</b>: © HL7.org 2011+</p><blockquote><p><b>metadata</b></p><h3>Links</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Url</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/patient.html\">http://hl7.org/fhir/patient.html</a></td><td>Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services.</td></tr></table><h3>Capabilities</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Required</b></td><td><b>Validated</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Link</b></td><td><b>Capabilities</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>true</td><td>false</td><td>Patient Search Operation</td><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/http.html#search\">http://hl7.org/fhir/http.html#search</a></td><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/CapabilityStatement/example\">http://hl7.org/fhir/CapabilityStatement/example</a></td></tr></table></blockquote><h3>Fixtures</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Autocreate</b></td><td><b>Autodelete</b></td><td><b>Resource</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>false</td><td>false</td><td><a href=\"patient-example.html\">Patient/example: Peter Chalmers</a> &quot;Peter CHALMERS&quot;</td></tr></table><p><b>profile</b>: <a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Bundle\">http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Bundle</a> &quot;Bundle&quot;</p><blockquote><p><b>variable</b></p><p><b>name</b>: PatientCreateLocation</p><p><b>headerField</b>: Location</p><p><b>sourceId</b>: PatientCreateResponse</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>variable</b></p><p><b>name</b>: PatientSearchFamilyName</p><p><b>description</b>: Enter patient search criteria for a known family name on the target system</p><p><b>hint</b>: [Family name]</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>variable</b></p><p><b>name</b>: PatientSearchGivenName</p><p><b>description</b>: Enter patient search criteria for a known given name on the target system</p><p><b>hint</b>: [Given name]</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>variable</b></p><p><b>name</b>: PatientSearchBundleTotal</p><p><b>description</b>: Evaluate the returned Patient searchset Bundle.total value</p><p><b>expression</b>: Bundle.total.toInteger()</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>setup</b></p><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Operations</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Resource</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Accept</b></td><td><b>EncodeRequestUrl</b></td><td><b>Params</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>search (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction code search = 'search', stated as 'null')</td><td><a href=\"patient.html\">Patient</a></td><td>Test simple search to verify server support.</td><td>xml</td><td>true</td><td>?family=DONTEXPECTAMATCH&amp;given=DONTEXPECTAMATCH</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Direction</b></td><td><b>Operator</b></td><td><b>RequestURL</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the request url contains the family search parameter.</td><td>request</td><td>contains</td><td>family</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Direction</b></td><td><b>ResponseCode</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned HTTP status is 200(OK).</td><td>response</td><td>200</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Resource</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned resource type is Bundle.</td><td><a href=\"bundle.html\">Bundle</a></td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>NavigationLinks</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned Bundle correctly defines the navigation links.</td><td>true</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>test</b></p><p><b>name</b>: Patient Create Search</p><p><b>description</b>: Create a Patient resource and capture the returned HTTP Header Location. Then search for (read) that Patient using the Location URL value and validate the response.</p><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Operations</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Resource</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Accept</b></td><td><b>ContentType</b></td><td><b>EncodeRequestUrl</b></td><td><b>ResponseId</b></td><td><b>SourceId</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>create (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction code create = 'create', stated as 'null')</td><td><a href=\"patient.html\">Patient</a></td><td>Create a Patient resource and capture the returned HTTP Header Location.</td><td>xml</td><td>xml</td><td>true</td><td>PatientCreateResponse</td><td>fixture-patient-create</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Response</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned HTTP status is 201(Created).</td><td>created</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Direction</b></td><td><b>HeaderField</b></td><td><b>Operator</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned HTTP Header Location is present.</td><td>response</td><td>Location</td><td>notEmpty</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Operations</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Accept</b></td><td><b>EncodeRequestUrl</b></td><td><b>Url</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>read (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction code read = 'read', stated as 'null')</td><td>Read the created Patient using the captured Location URL value.</td><td>xml</td><td>true</td><td>${PatientCreateLocation}</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Response</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned HTTP status is 200(OK).</td><td>okay</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Resource</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned resource type is Patient.</td><td><a href=\"patient.html\">Patient</a></td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>test</b></p><p><b>name</b>: Patient Search Dynamic</p><p><b>description</b>: Search for Patient resources using the user defined dynamic variables ${PatientSearchFamilyName} and ${PatientSearchGivenName} and validate response.</p><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Operations</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Resource</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Accept</b></td><td><b>EncodeRequestUrl</b></td><td><b>Params</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>search (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction code search = 'search', stated as 'null')</td><td><a href=\"patient.html\">Patient</a></td><td>Search for Patient resources on the destination test system.</td><td>xml</td><td>true</td><td>?family=${PatientSearchFamilyName}&amp;given=${PatientSearchGivenName}</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Response</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned HTTP status is 200(OK).</td><td>okay</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>ContentType</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned format is XML.</td><td>xml</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Resource</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned resource type is Bundle.</td><td><a href=\"bundle.html\">Bundle</a></td><td>true</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>ValidateProfileId</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned Bundle conforms to the base FHIR specification.</td><td>false</td><td>bundle-profile</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Operator</b></td><td><b>Path</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>Value</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned Bundle type equals 'searchset'.</td><td>equals</td><td>fhir:Bundle/fhir:type/@value</td><td>false</td><td>searchset</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>action</b></p><h3>Asserts</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Expression</b></td><td><b>StopTestOnFail</b></td><td><b>WarningOnly</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Confirm that the returned Bundle total is greater than or equal to the number of returned entries.</td><td>Bundle.total.toInteger() &gt;= entry.count()</td><td>false</td><td>false</td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote></div>"
  },
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/TestScript/testscript-example-search",
  "identifier": [
    {
      "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.12.3"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0",
  "name": "TestScript Example Search",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": true,
  "date": "2017-01-18",
  "publisher": "HL7",
  "contact": [
    {
      "name": "Support",
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "email",
          "value": "support@HL7.org",
          "use": "work"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "TestScript example resource with simple Patient search test. The read tests will utilize user defined dynamic variables that will hold the Patient search parameter values.",
  "jurisdiction": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code": "US",
          "display": "United States of America (the)"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "purpose": "Patient Search Operation",
  "copyright": "© HL7.org 2011+",
  "metadata": {
    "link": [
      {
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/patient.html",
        "description": "Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services."
      }
    ],
    "capability": [
      {
        "required": true,
        "validated": false,
        "description": "Patient Search Operation",
        "link": [
          "http://hl7.org/fhir/http.html#search"
        ],
        "capabilities": "http://hl7.org/fhir/CapabilityStatement/example"
      }
    ]
  },
  "fixture": [
    {
      "id": "fixture-patient-create",
      "autocreate": false,
      "autodelete": false,
      "resource": {
        "reference": "Patient/example",
        "display": "Peter Chalmers"
      }
    }
  ],
  "profile": [
    {
      "id": "bundle-profile",
      "reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Bundle"
    }
  ],
  "variable": [
    {
      "name": "PatientCreateLocation",
      "headerField": "Location",
      "sourceId": "PatientCreateResponse"
    },
    {
      "name": "PatientSearchFamilyName",
      "description": "Enter patient search criteria for a known family name on the target system",
      "hint": "[Family name]"
    },
    {
      "name": "PatientSearchGivenName",
      "description": "Enter patient search criteria for a known given name on the target system",
      "hint": "[Given name]"
    },
    {
      "name": "PatientSearchBundleTotal",
      "description": "Evaluate the returned Patient searchset Bundle.total value",
      "expression": "Bundle.total.toInteger()"
    }
  ],
  "setup": {
    "action": [
      {
        "operation": {
          "type": {
            "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction",
            "code": "search"
          },
          "resource": "Patient",
          "description": "Test simple search to verify server support.",
          "accept": "xml",
          "encodeRequestUrl": true,
          "params": "?family=DONTEXPECTAMATCH&given=DONTEXPECTAMATCH"
        }
      },
      {
        "assert": {
          "description": "Confirm that the request url contains the family search parameter.",
          "direction": "request",
          "operator": "contains",
          "requestURL": "family",
          "stopTestOnFail": false,
          "warningOnly": false
        }
      },
      {
        "assert": {
          "description": "Confirm that the returned HTTP status is 200(OK).",
          "direction": "response",
          "responseCode": "200",
          "stopTestOnFail": false,
          "warningOnly": false
        }
      },
      {
        "assert": {
          "description": "Confirm that the returned resource type is Bundle.",
          "resource": "Bundle",
          "stopTestOnFail": false,
          "warningOnly": false
        }
      },
      {
        "assert": {
          "description": "Confirm that the returned Bundle correctly defines the navigation links.",
          "navigationLinks": true,
          "stopTestOnFail": false,
          "warningOnly": false
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "test": [
    {
      "id": "01-PatientCreateSearch",
      "name": "Patient Create Search",
      "description": "Create a Patient resource and capture the returned HTTP Header Location. Then search for (read) that Patient using the Location URL value and validate the response.",
      "action": [
        {
          "operation": {
            "type": {
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction",
              "code": "create"
            },
            "resource": "Patient",
            "description": "Create a Patient resource and capture the returned HTTP Header Location.",
            "accept": "xml",
            "contentType": "xml",
            "encodeRequestUrl": true,
            "responseId": "PatientCreateResponse",
            "sourceId": "fixture-patient-create"
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned HTTP status is 201(Created).",
            "response": "created",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned HTTP Header Location is present.",
            "direction": "response",
            "headerField": "Location",
            "operator": "notEmpty",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        },
        {
          "operation": {
            "type": {
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction",
              "code": "read"
            },
            "description": "Read the created Patient using the captured Location URL value.",
            "accept": "xml",
            "encodeRequestUrl": true,
            "url": "${PatientCreateLocation}"
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned HTTP status is 200(OK).",
            "response": "okay",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned resource type is Patient.",
            "resource": "Patient",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "02-PatientSearchDynamic",
      "name": "Patient Search Dynamic",
      "description": "Search for Patient resources using the user defined dynamic variables ${PatientSearchFamilyName} and ${PatientSearchGivenName} and validate response.",
      "action": [
        {
          "operation": {
            "type": {
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction",
              "code": "search"
            },
            "resource": "Patient",
            "description": "Search for Patient resources on the destination test system.",
            "accept": "xml",
            "encodeRequestUrl": true,
            "params": "?family=${PatientSearchFamilyName}&given=${PatientSearchGivenName}"
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned HTTP status is 200(OK).",
            "response": "okay",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned format is XML.",
            "contentType": "xml",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned resource type is Bundle.",
            "resource": "Bundle",
            "stopTestOnFail": true,
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned Bundle conforms to the base FHIR specification.",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "validateProfileId": "bundle-profile",
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned Bundle type equals 'searchset'.",
            "operator": "equals",
            "path": "fhir:Bundle/fhir:type/@value",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "value": "searchset",
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        },
        {
          "assert": {
            "description": "Confirm that the returned Bundle total is greater than or equal to the number of returned entries.",
            "expression": "Bundle.total.toInteger() >= entry.count()",
            "stopTestOnFail": false,
            "warningOnly": false
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.