aehrc / aehrc/pathling

Decimal literal exceeded maximum scale supported (6)

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Description

Fhirpath spec:

The Decimal type represents real values in the range (-10^28+1)/10^8 to (10^28-1)/10^8 with a step size of 10^-8.

Details

au.csiro.pathling.errors.InvalidUserInputError: Decimal literal exceeded maximum scale supported (6): 0.66666667

  • 1.2 / 1.8 = 0.66666667 [** testDivide5]

au.csiro.pathling.errors.InvalidUserInputError: Decimal literal exceeded maximum scale supported (6): 0.6666667

  • 1.2 / 1.8 != 0.6666667 [** testNEquality22]

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Research direction

Start with the decimal handling involved in the reported failures, using testDivide5 and testNEquality22 as the entry points. Check how the implementation validates decimal scale against the FHIRPath specification, then run those tests; done means the reported literals are accepted and their expected comparisons pass.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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