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Generator function for ValueSet expansion

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Description

It would be great if SQL users could invoke a table-generating function to call out to a FHIR terminology server and return the results of a ValueSet expansion.

This would provide a pathway for SQL users to access ValueSet expansion functionality without necessarily having to integrate with the Pathling FHIR API.

There does not appear to be a public API for this in Spark, but perhaps this class provides an entry point.

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Research direction

Start by reading Apache Spark's sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/generators.scala, which the issue identifies as a possible entry point. Define how a SQL table-generating function should call a FHIR terminology server and return ValueSet expansion results, then verify that SQL users can access the functionality without integrating with the Pathling FHIR API.

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Assessment

Tech stack
scala, sql
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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