urHL7

urHL7 Changelog

API Modification: SparkFileReader.parse() now returns a boolean. This boolean is the true only when every instance of the messageReceived(HL7Structure) that is called during the file parse returns true.
API Modification: LocationSpecification and LocationParser no longer exist. HL7Location has taken over their functionality. Classes that utilized those features have been modified accordingly.
API Modification: EmptyField has been renamed to NullField to better represent its purpose.
FIX: Igor.segment(name, fields) now creates a structure with the correct number of fields (rather than +1).
FIX: SparkFileReader parse() now fully parses batch files with small messages.
SparkFileWriter now binds to the file stream later, causing less need to catch exceptions early in object instantiation.
SparkFileWriter and SparkFileReader now have constructors that accept a String filename.
HL7StructureHelper get() core significantly changed.
HL7StructureHelper now has a getSetting() and setSetting() so you can configure future behavior.

API Modification: HL7MessageListener.messageReceived(HL7Structure) interface has been modified to return a boolean. This will allow for future expansion regarding acception/denial of messages.
API Modification: DataField interface now extends GenericStructure. All DataField objects already implemented both. This will give DataField objects returned by HL7Structure.helper() more flexibility.
Modified HL7MessageListenerListAdapter to follow new interface specification.
Added Convert utility class. Allows for easy conversion between HL7 Date/Time String and java.util.Date objects.
New Rule enum: Rule.Numeric
Added additionalFields parameter to Igor.structure() methods. Generates additional fields on the MSH that is created
Added HL7Structure.compress() and HL7Segment.compress(). These functions will modify their structure to trim off non-significant fields (Fields that have a repeating, component, or subcomponent element are NOT removed).

FIX: Properly override toString() method on HL7RepeatingField to return marshal().
FIX: Parsing core was improperly ignoring subcomponent delimiter while a component delimiter was missing.
FIX: SparkFileReader was not closing the file properly after parsing.
FIX: HL7StructureHelper.getAll() function was working improperly with repeating fields.
Updated Documentation.
Memory usage improvements.

Incorporated igor and spark packages into one common jar.
Igor.structure() and Igor.structure(char[]) are implemented to create arbitrary blank structures.
Refactored structure.helper() (HL7StructureHelper) method names: get(), has().
All method specs involving sets now use generic List rather than ArrayList (although ArrayList is still usually used in implementation).
The structure.helper().copyStructure() (HL7StructureHelper) is now overloaded structure.copy(true/false).
Documentation has been updated across the board.
Ensure <x0D> is always sent at the end of a message.