Search HL7 FHIR specification issues (Jira) and community discussions (Zulip) using local SQLite databases with full-text search.
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Search HL7 FHIR specification issues (Jira) and community discussions (Zulip) using local SQLite databases with full-text search.
# Download repository zip via GitHub API (no git required) curl -L "https://api.github.com/repos/jmandel/fhir-community-search/zipball" -o fhir-community-search.zip unzip fhir-community-search.zip cd jmandel-fhir-community-search-* # Install Bun if needed, then install dependencies # https://bun.sh/docs/installation bun install # Download pre-indexed databases (~380 MB compressed, ~2 GB uncompressed) # Use moving "latest" tags maintained per data stream. curl -L "https://github.com/jmandel/fhir-community-search/releases/download/jira-latest/jira-data.db.gz" | gzip -dc > jira/data.db curl -L "https://github.com/jmandel/fhir-community-search/releases/download/zulip-latest/zulip-data.db.gz" | gzip -dc > zulip/data.db
| Source | Content |
|---|---|
| Jira | 48k+ HL7 FHIR specification issues from jira.hl7.org |
| Zulip | 1M+ messages from chat.fhir.org community discussions |
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README.mdFor any FHIR research question, delegate parallel searches:
Research question: [YOUR QUESTION] Before searching: 1. Read jira/README.md for schema, CLI commands, and search strategies 2. Note the "Search → Snapshot → Explore" methodology Search iteratively with multiple phrasings. Snapshot promising issues to read full context including comments. Report findings relevant to the research question.
Research question: [YOUR QUESTION] Before searching: 1. Read zulip/README.md for schema, CLI commands, and search strategies 2. Note key streams and expert users to watch for Search iteratively with multiple phrasings. Snapshot promising threads for full conversations. Report findings relevant to the research question.
# Full-text search bun run jira:search fts "your query" bun run zulip:search fts "your query" # Get full context bun run jira:search snapshot FHIR-XXXXX bun run zulip:search snapshot stream "topic name" # If you need multiple snapshots, run them in a single shell command # to avoid extra back-and-forth: # bun run jira:search snapshot FHIR-12345; bun run jira:search snapshot FHIR-67890 # bun run zulip:search snapshot "stream" "topic A" && bun run zulip:search snapshot "stream" "topic B" # Help bun run jira:search --help bun run zulip:search --help