Hello! I am currently trying to add an extension as custom search parameter to a ServiceRequest Resource Provider.
Are there any code examples on how to implement such a search on the server (and client side), or could you point me to where it is documented on how to do so?
The answer will vary depending on the server in question. Some servers will automatically support custom SearchParameters just by registering the SearchParameter instances in a particular place. Others provide a plug-in location to add code. Others would require significant software development. You’ll need to pursue with the developer of your particular server.
Implementing a search parameter on the client side is just a question of adding the correct bit to the URL. Some of the open source implementations provide helper classes to call searches and you could create a custom helper class following the same pattern to handle your new search parameter if you’re leveraging a reference implementation that happens to do that.
Hello lloyd, thanks for taking the time to answer! I was in a bit of a hurry yesterday, so my post lacked some detail.
I am the developer of the server side, I am using the hapi fhir server for java in spring boot and I am wondering how to actually implement the search parameter. At the moment I am extending the ServiceRequest class (essentially creating a custom version of the resource) to add the extension parameters, though I am wondering if that is the intended way to do it.