Stream: implementers
Topic: Handling multiples of same general search parameter
Troy Biesterfeld (Feb 14 2022 at 16:47):
Is there an expected behavior when general parameters that seem to be intended to be specified once on a search are specified multiple times?
For example:
GET [base]/Measure?_sort=_lastUpdated&_sort=status
GET [base]/Measure?_count=1&_count=1000
GET [base]/Measure?_summary=text&_summary=count
GET [base]/Measure?_elements=status&_elements=name
GET [base]/Measure?_total=none&_total=accurate
Options:
1) Return error as invalid search
2) Use the value of the first occurrence of the parameter
3) Do a union of the parameter values (which in cases doesn't make sense)
I haven't found any search examples that specify these parameters multiple times, so am curious what the expected behavior should be if it does happen.
Lloyd McKenzie (Feb 14 2022 at 18:07):
@Troy Biesterfeld Agree this is underspecified. Can you submit a change request so we can talk about and update the spec to reflect an answer?
Troy Biesterfeld (Feb 14 2022 at 19:23):
Change request opened: https://jira.hl7.org/browse/FHIR-36030
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
