@rethinkhealth/hl7v2-ast 0.2.17 → 0.2.19

package/README.md

@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@ Root of an HL7v2 AST. Can represent a full message or a fragment.
 ```idl
 interface Segment <: Parent {
   type: 'segment'
+  name?: string
   children: [Field]
 }
 ```
 
 Represents an HL7v2 segment such as `MSH`, `PID`, or `OBX`.
 
+The `name` property can be used to identify the segment without traversing the field hierarchy. When present, it contains the segment identifier (e.g., "MSH", "PID", "OBX").
+
 ### `Group`
 
 ```idl

package/index.d.ts

@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ export interface Segment extends Parent {
    * Node type of HL7v2 segment.
    */
   type: "segment";
+  /**
+   * Name identifier for the segment (e.g., "MSH", "PID", "OBX").
+   * Used for querying specific segments without traversing the field hierarchy.
+   */
+  name?: string | undefined;
   /**
    * Children of block quote.
    */
@@ -210,7 +215,12 @@ export interface Group extends Parent {
    */
   type: "group";
   /**
-   * Children of block quote.
+   * Name identifier for the group (e.g., "ORDER", "OBSERVATION").
+   * Used for querying specific groups in nested structures.
+   */
+  name?: string | undefined;
+  /**
+   * Children of group.
    */
   children: Array<Segment | Group>;
   /**

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@rethinkhealth/hl7v2-ast",
   "description": "HL7v2 is a specification for representing HL7v2 messages as an abstract syntax tree. It implements the unist spec.",
-  "version": "0.2.17",
+  "version": "0.2.19",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": {
     "name": "Melek Somai",