Add set_by_path function

README.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ You can test this library by interactive FHIR course in the repository [Aidbox/j
   - [Validate resource using operation $validate](#validate-resource-using-operation-validate)
   - [Accessing resource attributes](#accessing-resource-attributes)
   - [get_by_path(path, default=None)](#get_by_pathpath-defaultnone)
+  - [set_by_path(obj, path, value)](#set_by_pathpath)
   - [serialize()](#serialize)
 - [Reference](#reference-1)
   - [Main class structure](#main-class-structure)
@@ -403,6 +404,18 @@ base_value = invoice.get_by_path([
     'amount', 'value'], 0)
 ```
 
+## set_by_path(obj, path, value)
+```python
+resource = {
+    "name": [{"given": ["Firstname"], "family": "Lastname"}],
+}
+
+set_by_path(resource, ["name", 0, "given", 0], "FirstnameUpdated")
+
+# resource
+# {"name": [{"given": ["FirstnameUpdated"], "family": "Lastname"}]}
+```
+
 ## serialize()
 ```Python
 # Returns resources as dict

fhirpy/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from .lib import SyncFHIRClient, AsyncFHIRClient
 
 __title__ = "fhir-py"
-__version__ = "1.3.1"
+__version__ = "1.3.2"
 __author__ = "beda.software"
 __license__ = "None"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2022 beda.software"

fhirpy/base/utils.py

@@ -202,5 +202,26 @@ def get_by_path(data, path, default=None):
         return default
 
 
+def set_by_path(obj, path, value):
+    cursor = obj
+    last_part = path.pop()
+
+    for index, part in enumerate(path):
+        if isinstance(cursor, dict) and part not in cursor:
+            nextpart = (path + [last_part])[index + 1]
+            try:
+                nnextpart = (path + [last_part])[index + 2]
+            except IndexError:
+                nnextpart = ""
+
+            if isinstance(nextpart, int):
+                cursor[part] = [[] if isinstance(nnextpart, int) else {}]
+            else:
+                cursor[part] = {}
+
+        cursor = cursor[part]
+    cursor[last_part] = value
+
+
 def remove_prefix(s, prefix):
     return s[len(prefix) :] if s.startswith(prefix) else s

tests/test_lib_base.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 from fhirpy import SyncFHIRClient, AsyncFHIRClient
 from fhirpy.lib import BaseFHIRReference
-from fhirpy.base.utils import AttrDict, SearchList, parse_pagination_url
+from fhirpy.base.utils import AttrDict, SearchList, parse_pagination_url, set_by_path
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [SyncFHIRClient("mock"), AsyncFHIRClient("mock")])
@@ -146,6 +146,29 @@ def test_get_by_path(self, client):
         assert isinstance(name, AttrDict)
         assert name.get_by_path(["given", 0]) == "Firstname"
 
+    def test_set_by_path(self, client):
+        resource = {
+            "name": [{"given": ["Firstname"], "family": "Lastname"}],
+        }
+
+        resource1 = resource.copy()
+        set_by_path(resource1, ["name", 0, "given", 0], "FirstnameUpdated")
+        assert resource1["name"][0]["given"][0] == "FirstnameUpdated"
+
+        resource2 = resource.copy()
+        with pytest.raises(IndexError):
+            set_by_path(resource2, ["name", 1, "given", 0], "FirstnameUpdated")
+
+        resource3 = resource.copy()
+        set_by_path(resource3, ["name"], None)
+        assert resource3["name"] == None
+
+        resource4 = resource.copy()
+        set_by_path(resource4, ["name", 0], {"text": "Firstname Lastname"})
+        assert resource4["name"][0]["text"] == "Firstname Lastname"
+        with pytest.raises(KeyError):
+            assert resource4["name"][0]["given"]
+
     def test_set_resource_setdefault(self, client):
         resource = client.resource("Patient", id="patient")
         resource.setdefault("id", "new_patient")