TerminologyServer (service 0.11.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - concept type

ID - id type

All Known Implementing Classes:

FhirTerminologyServerImpl
```
public interface TerminologyServer<T,ID>
```

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class TerminologyServer.SubsumptionResult
Possible subsumption evaluation results.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<T>`	`expand(ID valueSetId)`	Expands the value set identified by the provided ID.
`T`	`lookUp(ID conceptId)`	Searches all the attributes associated with the concept that corresponds to the provided ID.
`TerminologyServer.SubsumptionResult`	`subsumes(T conceptA, T conceptB)`	Evaluates if the concept B subsumes concept A.
`Boolean`	`validate(T concept, ID valueSetId)`	Evaluates if the concept provided T belongs to the value set identified by the provided ID.

- Method Detail
  - expand
```
List<T> expand(ID valueSetId)
```
    Expands the value set identified by the provided ID.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valueSetId -
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns the list of concepts of type T that conform the expansion of the value set.
  - lookUp
```
T lookUp(ID conceptId)
```
    Searches all the attributes associated with the concept that corresponds to the provided ID.
    
    Parameters:
    
    conceptId -
    
    Returns:
    
    A complex Object of type T that contains all the attributes directly associated to the concept identified by the provided ID.
  - validate
```
Boolean validate(T concept,
                 ID valueSetId)
```
    Evaluates if the concept provided T belongs to the value set identified by the provided ID.
    
    Parameters:
    
    concept - to evaluate.
    
    valueSetId -
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the concept belongs to the specified value set.
  - subsumes
```
TerminologyServer.SubsumptionResult subsumes(T conceptA,
                                             T conceptB)
```
    Evaluates if the concept B subsumes concept A.
    
    Parameters:
    
    concept - that is subsumed by the concept in the second param.
    
    concept - that subsumes the concept in the first param.
    
    Returns:
    
    TerminologyServer.SubsumptionResult indicating the result of the subsumption evaluation.