Definitions Package

Overview

The base_types.definitions package shown below defines symbolic definitions used by the openEHR models.

Figure 1. base.base_types.definitions package

Class Definitions

BASIC_DEFINITIONS Class

Definition
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BMM
UML

Class	BASIC_DEFINITIONS
Description	Defines globally used constant values.
Constants	Signature	Meaning
1..1	CR: `Character = '\015'`	Carriage return character.
1..1	LF: `Character = '\012'`	Line feed character.
1..1	Any_type_name: `String = "Any"`
1..1	Regex_any_pattern: `String = ".*"`
1..1	Default_encoding: `String = "UTF-8"`
1..1	None_type_name: `String = "None"`

Class

BASIC_DEFINITIONS

Description

Defines globally used constant values.

Constants

Signature

Meaning

1..1

CR: Character = '\015'

Carriage return character.

1..1

LF: Character = '\012'

Line feed character.

1..1

Any_type_name: String = "Any"

1..1

Regex_any_pattern: String = ".*"

1..1

Default_encoding: String = "UTF-8"

1..1

None_type_name: String = "None"

BASIC_DEFINITIONS
Defines globally used constant values.
Constants
CR: `Character = '\015'` [1..1]	Carriage return character.
LF: `Character = '\012'` [1..1]	Line feed character.
Any_type_name: `String = "Any"` [1..1]
Regex_any_pattern: `String = ".*"` [1..1]
Default_encoding: `String = "UTF-8"` [1..1]
None_type_name: `String = "None"` [1..1]

BASIC_DEFINITIONS

Defines globally used constant values.

Constants

CR: Character = '\015' [1..1]

Carriage return character.

LF: Character = '\012' [1..1]

Line feed character.

Any_type_name: String = "Any" [1..1]

Regex_any_pattern: String = ".*" [1..1]

Default_encoding: String = "UTF-8" [1..1]

None_type_name: String = "None" [1..1]

{
    "name": "BASIC_DEFINITIONS",
    "documentation": "Defines globally used constant values.",
    "constants": {
        "CR": {
            "name": "CR",
            "documentation": "Carriage return character.",
            "type": "Character",
            "value": "'\\015'"
        },
        "LF": {
            "name": "LF",
            "documentation": "Line feed character.",
            "type": "Character",
            "value": "'\\012'"
        },
        "Any_type_name": {
            "name": "Any_type_name",
            "type": "String",
            "value": "\"Any\""
        },
        "Regex_any_pattern": {
            "name": "Regex_any_pattern",
            "type": "String",
            "value": "\".*\""
        },
        "Default_encoding": {
            "name": "Default_encoding",
            "type": "String",
            "value": "\"UTF-8\""
        },
        "None_type_name": {
            "name": "None_type_name",
            "type": "String",
            "value": "\"None\""
        }
    }
}

OPENEHR_DEFINITIONS Class

Definition
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BMM
UML

Class	OPENEHR_DEFINITIONS
Description	Inheritance class to provide access to constants defined in other packages.
Inherit	`BASIC_DEFINITIONS`
Constants	Signature	Meaning
1..1	Local_terminology_id: `String = "local"`	Predefined terminology identifier to indicate it is local to the knowledge resource in which it occurs, e.g. an archetype

Class

OPENEHR_DEFINITIONS

Description

Inheritance class to provide access to constants defined in other packages.

Inherit

BASIC_DEFINITIONS

Constants

Signature

Meaning

1..1

Local_terminology_id: String = "local"

Predefined terminology identifier to indicate it is local to the knowledge resource in which it occurs, e.g. an archetype

OPENEHR_DEFINITIONS
Inheritance class to provide access to constants defined in other packages.
Inherits: BASIC_DEFINITIONS
Constants
BASIC_DEFINITIONS.CR: `Character = '\015'` [1..1]	Carriage return character.
BASIC_DEFINITIONS.LF: `Character = '\012'` [1..1]	Line feed character.
BASIC_DEFINITIONS.Any_type_name: `String = "Any"` [1..1]
BASIC_DEFINITIONS.Regex_any_pattern: `String = ".*"` [1..1]
BASIC_DEFINITIONS.Default_encoding: `String = "UTF-8"` [1..1]
BASIC_DEFINITIONS.None_type_name: `String = "None"` [1..1]
Local_terminology_id: `String = "local"` [1..1]	Predefined terminology identifier to indicate it is local to the knowledge resource in which it occurs, e.g. an archetype

OPENEHR_DEFINITIONS

Inheritance class to provide access to constants defined in other packages.

Inherits: BASIC_DEFINITIONS

Constants

BASIC_DEFINITIONS.CR: Character = '\015' [1..1]

Carriage return character.

BASIC_DEFINITIONS.LF: Character = '\012' [1..1]

Line feed character.

BASIC_DEFINITIONS.Any_type_name: String = "Any" [1..1]

BASIC_DEFINITIONS.Regex_any_pattern: String = ".*" [1..1]

BASIC_DEFINITIONS.Default_encoding: String = "UTF-8" [1..1]

BASIC_DEFINITIONS.None_type_name: String = "None" [1..1]

Local_terminology_id: String = "local" [1..1]

Predefined terminology identifier to indicate it is local to the knowledge resource in which it occurs, e.g. an archetype

{
    "name": "OPENEHR_DEFINITIONS",
    "documentation": "Inheritance class to provide access to constants defined in other packages.",
    "ancestors": [
        "BASIC_DEFINITIONS"
    ],
    "constants": {
        "Local_terminology_id": {
            "name": "Local_terminology_id",
            "documentation": "Predefined terminology identifier to indicate it is local to the knowledge resource in which it occurs, e.g. an archetype",
            "type": "String",
            "value": "\"local\""
        }
    }
}

VALIDITY_KIND Enumeration

Definition
Effective
BMM
UML

Enumeration	VALIDITY_KIND
Description	An enumeration of three values that may commonly occur in constraint models. Use as the type of any attribute within this model, which expresses constraint on some attribute in a class in a reference model. For example to indicate validity of Date/Time fields.
Constants	Signature	Meaning
	mandatory	Constant to indicate mandatory presence of something.
	optional	Constant to indicate optional presence of something.
	prohibited	Constant to indicate disallowed presence of something.

Enumeration

VALIDITY_KIND

Description

An enumeration of three values that may commonly occur in constraint models.

Use as the type of any attribute within this model, which expresses constraint on some attribute in a class in a reference model. For example to indicate validity of Date/Time fields.

Constants

Signature

Meaning

mandatory

Constant to indicate mandatory presence of something.

optional

Constant to indicate optional presence of something.

prohibited

Constant to indicate disallowed presence of something.

VALIDITY_KIND
An enumeration of three values that may commonly occur in constraint models. Use as the type of any attribute within this model, which expresses constraint on some attribute in a class in a reference model. For example to indicate validity of Date/Time fields.
Inherits: Any, Ordered, String
Constants
mandatory	Constant to indicate mandatory presence of something.
optional	Constant to indicate optional presence of something.
prohibited	Constant to indicate disallowed presence of something.
Functions
Any.is_equal ( other: `Any[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	Value equality: return True if `this` and `other` are attached to objects considered to be equal in value.
Any.equal alias "=", "==" ( other: `Any[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	Reference equality for reference types, value equality for value types.
Any.instance_of ( a_type: `String[1]` ): `Any` [1..1]	Create new instance of a type.
Any.type_of ( an_object: `Any[1]` ): `String` [1..1]	Type name of an object as a string. May include generic parameters, as in `"Interval<Time>"`.
Any.not_equal alias "!=", "≠" ( other: `Ordered[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	True if current object not equal to `other`. Returns not `equal()`.
String.less_than ( other: `String[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	Lexical comparison of string content based on ordering in relevant character set.
Ordered.less_than_or_equal alias "⇐", "≤" ( other: `Ordered[1]` ): `Boolean` Post_result: `not (other < self)` [1..1]	True if current object less than or equal to `other`.
Ordered.greater_than alias ">" ( other: `Ordered[1]` ): `Boolean` Post_result: `Result = (other < self)` [1..1]	True if current object greater than `other`.
Ordered.greater_than_or_equal alias ">=", "≥" ( other: `Ordered[1]` ): `Boolean` Post_result: `Result = (other <= self)` [1..1]	True if current object greater than or equal to `other`.
String.is_empty (): `Boolean` [1..1]	True if string is empty, i.e. equal to "".
String.is_integer (): `Boolean` [1..1]	True if string can be parsed as an integer.
String.as_integer (): `Integer` [1..1]	Return the integer corresponding to the integer value represented in this string.
String.append alias "+" ( other: `String[1]` ): `String` [1..1]	Concatenation operator - causes `other` to be appended to this string.
String.contains ( other: `String[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	Return True if this String contains `other` (case-sensitive).

VALIDITY_KIND

An enumeration of three values that may commonly occur in constraint models.

Use as the type of any attribute within this model, which expresses constraint on some attribute in a class in a reference model. For example to indicate validity of Date/Time fields.

Inherits: Any, Ordered, String

Constants

mandatory

Constant to indicate mandatory presence of something.

optional

Constant to indicate optional presence of something.

prohibited

Constant to indicate disallowed presence of something.

Functions

Any.is_equal (
other: Any[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

Value equality: return True if this and other are attached to objects considered to be equal in value.

Any.equal alias "=", "==" (
other: Any[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

Reference equality for reference types, value equality for value types.

Any.instance_of (
a_type: String[1]
): Any [1..1]

Create new instance of a type.

Any.type_of (
an_object: Any[1]
): String [1..1]

Type name of an object as a string. May include generic parameters, as in "Interval<Time>".

Any.not_equal alias "!=", "≠" (
other: Ordered[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

True if current object not equal to other. Returns not equal().

String.less_than (
other: String[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

Lexical comparison of string content based on ordering in relevant character set.

Ordered.less_than_or_equal alias "⇐", "≤" (
other: Ordered[1]
): Boolean

Post_result: not (other < self) [1..1]

True if current object less than or equal to other.

Ordered.greater_than alias ">" (
other: Ordered[1]
): Boolean

Post_result: Result = (other < self) [1..1]

True if current object greater than other.

Ordered.greater_than_or_equal alias ">=", "≥" (
other: Ordered[1]
): Boolean

Post_result: Result = (other <= self) [1..1]

True if current object greater than or equal to other.

String.is_empty (): Boolean [1..1]

True if string is empty, i.e. equal to "".

String.is_integer (): Boolean [1..1]

True if string can be parsed as an integer.

String.as_integer (): Integer [1..1]

Return the integer corresponding to the integer value represented in this string.

String.append alias "+" (
other: String[1]
): String [1..1]

Concatenation operator - causes other to be appended to this string.

String.contains (
other: String[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

Return True if this String contains other (case-sensitive).

{
    "_type": "P_BMM_ENUMERATION_STRING",
    "name": "VALIDITY_KIND",
    "documentation": "An enumeration of three values that may commonly occur in constraint models.\n\nUse as the type of any attribute within this model, which expresses constraint on some attribute in a class in a reference model. For example to indicate validity\nof Date/Time fields.",
    "ancestors": [
        "String"
    ],
    "item_names": [
        "mandatory",
        "optional",
        "prohibited"
    ],
    "item_documentations": [
        "Constant to indicate mandatory presence of something.",
        "Constant to indicate optional presence of something.",
        "Constant to indicate disallowed presence of something."
    ]
}

VERSION_STATUS Enumeration

Definition
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BMM
UML

Enumeration	VERSION_STATUS
Description	Status of a versioned artefact, as one of a number of possible values: uncontrolled, prerelease, release, build.
Constants	Signature	Meaning
	alpha	Value representing a version which is 'unstable', i.e. contains an unknown size of change with respect to its base version. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P-alpha.B` e.g. `2.0.1-alpha.154`.
	beta	Value representing a version which is 'beta', i.e. contains an unknown but reducing size of change with respect to its base version. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P-beta.B` e.g. `2.0.1-beta.154`.
	release_candidate	Value representing a version which is 'release candidate', i.e. contains only patch-level changes on the base version. Rendered as a string as `N.M.P-rc.B` e.g. `2.0.1-rc.27`.
	released	Value representing a version which is 'released', i.e. is the definitive base version. `N.M.P` e.g. `2.0.1`.
	build	Value representing a version which is a build of the current base release. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P+B` e.g. `2.0.1+33`.

Enumeration

VERSION_STATUS

Description

Status of a versioned artefact, as one of a number of possible values: uncontrolled, prerelease, release, build.

Constants

Signature

Meaning

alpha

Value representing a version which is 'unstable', i.e. contains an unknown size of change with respect to its base version. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form N.M.P-alpha.B e.g. 2.0.1-alpha.154.

beta

Value representing a version which is 'beta', i.e. contains an unknown but reducing size of change with respect to its base version. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form N.M.P-beta.B e.g. 2.0.1-beta.154.

release_candidate

Value representing a version which is 'release candidate', i.e. contains only patch-level changes on the base version. Rendered as a string as N.M.P-rc.B e.g. 2.0.1-rc.27.

released

Value representing a version which is 'released', i.e. is the definitive base version. N.M.P e.g. 2.0.1.

build

Value representing a version which is a build of the current base release. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form N.M.P+B e.g. 2.0.1+33.

VERSION_STATUS
Status of a versioned artefact, as one of a number of possible values: uncontrolled, prerelease, release, build.
Inherits: Any, Ordered, String
Constants
alpha	Value representing a version which is 'unstable', i.e. contains an unknown size of change with respect to its base version. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P-alpha.B` e.g. `2.0.1-alpha.154`.
beta	Value representing a version which is 'beta', i.e. contains an unknown but reducing size of change with respect to its base version. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P-beta.B` e.g. `2.0.1-beta.154`.
release_candidate	Value representing a version which is 'release candidate', i.e. contains only patch-level changes on the base version. Rendered as a string as `N.M.P-rc.B` e.g. `2.0.1-rc.27`.
released	Value representing a version which is 'released', i.e. is the definitive base version. `N.M.P` e.g. `2.0.1`.
build	Value representing a version which is a build of the current base release. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P+B` e.g. `2.0.1+33`.
Functions
Any.is_equal ( other: `Any[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	Value equality: return True if `this` and `other` are attached to objects considered to be equal in value.
Any.equal alias "=", "==" ( other: `Any[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	Reference equality for reference types, value equality for value types.
Any.instance_of ( a_type: `String[1]` ): `Any` [1..1]	Create new instance of a type.
Any.type_of ( an_object: `Any[1]` ): `String` [1..1]	Type name of an object as a string. May include generic parameters, as in `"Interval<Time>"`.
Any.not_equal alias "!=", "≠" ( other: `Ordered[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	True if current object not equal to `other`. Returns not `equal()`.
String.less_than ( other: `String[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	Lexical comparison of string content based on ordering in relevant character set.
Ordered.less_than_or_equal alias "⇐", "≤" ( other: `Ordered[1]` ): `Boolean` Post_result: `not (other < self)` [1..1]	True if current object less than or equal to `other`.
Ordered.greater_than alias ">" ( other: `Ordered[1]` ): `Boolean` Post_result: `Result = (other < self)` [1..1]	True if current object greater than `other`.
Ordered.greater_than_or_equal alias ">=", "≥" ( other: `Ordered[1]` ): `Boolean` Post_result: `Result = (other <= self)` [1..1]	True if current object greater than or equal to `other`.
String.is_empty (): `Boolean` [1..1]	True if string is empty, i.e. equal to "".
String.is_integer (): `Boolean` [1..1]	True if string can be parsed as an integer.
String.as_integer (): `Integer` [1..1]	Return the integer corresponding to the integer value represented in this string.
String.append alias "+" ( other: `String[1]` ): `String` [1..1]	Concatenation operator - causes `other` to be appended to this string.
String.contains ( other: `String[1]` ): `Boolean` [1..1]	Return True if this String contains `other` (case-sensitive).

VERSION_STATUS

Status of a versioned artefact, as one of a number of possible values: uncontrolled, prerelease, release, build.

Inherits: Any, Ordered, String

Constants

alpha

beta

release_candidate

Value representing a version which is 'release candidate', i.e. contains only patch-level changes on the base version. Rendered as a string as N.M.P-rc.B e.g. 2.0.1-rc.27.

released

Value representing a version which is 'released', i.e. is the definitive base version. N.M.P e.g. 2.0.1.

build

Value representing a version which is a build of the current base release. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form N.M.P+B e.g. 2.0.1+33.

Functions

Any.is_equal (
other: Any[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

Value equality: return True if this and other are attached to objects considered to be equal in value.

Any.equal alias "=", "==" (
other: Any[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

Reference equality for reference types, value equality for value types.

Any.instance_of (
a_type: String[1]
): Any [1..1]

Create new instance of a type.

Any.type_of (
an_object: Any[1]
): String [1..1]

Type name of an object as a string. May include generic parameters, as in "Interval<Time>".

Any.not_equal alias "!=", "≠" (
other: Ordered[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

True if current object not equal to other. Returns not equal().

String.less_than (
other: String[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

Lexical comparison of string content based on ordering in relevant character set.

Ordered.less_than_or_equal alias "⇐", "≤" (
other: Ordered[1]
): Boolean

Post_result: not (other < self) [1..1]

True if current object less than or equal to other.

Ordered.greater_than alias ">" (
other: Ordered[1]
): Boolean

Post_result: Result = (other < self) [1..1]

True if current object greater than other.

Ordered.greater_than_or_equal alias ">=", "≥" (
other: Ordered[1]
): Boolean

Post_result: Result = (other <= self) [1..1]

True if current object greater than or equal to other.

String.is_empty (): Boolean [1..1]

True if string is empty, i.e. equal to "".

String.is_integer (): Boolean [1..1]

True if string can be parsed as an integer.

String.as_integer (): Integer [1..1]

Return the integer corresponding to the integer value represented in this string.

String.append alias "+" (
other: String[1]
): String [1..1]

Concatenation operator - causes other to be appended to this string.

String.contains (
other: String[1]
): Boolean [1..1]

Return True if this String contains other (case-sensitive).

{
    "_type": "P_BMM_ENUMERATION_STRING",
    "name": "VERSION_STATUS",
    "documentation": "Status of a versioned artefact, as one of a number of possible values: uncontrolled, prerelease, release, build.",
    "ancestors": [
        "String"
    ],
    "item_names": [
        "alpha",
        "beta",
        "release_candidate",
        "released",
        "build"
    ],
    "item_documentations": [
        "Value representing a version which is 'unstable', i.e. contains an unknown size of change with respect to its base version. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P-alpha.B` e.g. `2.0.1-alpha.154`.",
        "Value representing a version which is 'beta', i.e. contains an unknown but reducing size of change with respect to its base version. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P-beta.B` e.g. `2.0.1-beta.154`.",
        "Value representing a version which is 'release candidate', i.e. contains only patch-level changes on the base version. Rendered as a string as `N.M.P-rc.B` e.g. `2.0.1-rc.27`.",
        "Value representing a version which is 'released', i.e. is the definitive base version. `N.M.P` e.g. `2.0.1`.",
        "Value representing a version which is a build of the current base release. Rendered with the build number as a string in the form `N.M.P+B` e.g. `2.0.1+33`."
    ]
}