FHIR / FHIR/sushi

Consider supporting special variables in FSH

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Description

A feature suggestion came through Zulip for FSH support for special variables like `CURRENT_DATE`. These would likely be predefined variables that FSH supports, rather than a generic variable substitution.

See Zulip thread: https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/215610-shorthand/topic/Dynamic.20value.20substitution.20in.20FSH

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked Zulip thread to understand the requested special variables and expected substitution behavior. Define which predefined variables, such as CURRENT_DATE, FSH should support and how their values are evaluated; the work is done when that behavior is agreed and implemented with appropriate coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli, compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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