Groovy templates for mapping hl7 data

PipeParser parser = new PipeParser();
String hl7pipesmsg = null;
try {
	hl7pipesmsg = parser.encode(xmlString);
}
catch (HL7Exception e) {
	log.error("Exception parsing constructed message.");
}

/* template requires: patient, encounters */
    <msh> (hard coded for this template)...</msh>  /* or just ${ callTemplate("MSH", patient) } and its done */
    ${ callTemplate("PID", patient) }
    <% encounters.each { encounter -> %>
        ${ callTemplate("PV1", encounter) }
        <% encounter.getAllObs().filter({ /* ungrouped only */ }) { obs -> %>
            ${ callTemplate("OBX", obs) }
        <% } %>
        <% encounter.getAllObs().filter({ /* obs groups only */ }) { group -> %>
            ${ callTemplate("obs-group-as-OBR-and-OBX", group) }
        <% } %>
    <% } %>

Template with name "PID":
<!-- assumes these vars are made available:
  patient == Patient object
-->
   <pid>
       <> ${ callTemplate("XPN", [name: patient.personName)] }</>
   </pid>

Template with name "XPN":
<!-- assumes these vars are made available:
  name == PersonName object
  useFieldX == boolean for whether or not to show something. (optional parameter)
-->
<XPN>
    <XPN.1>
        <FN.1>${ name.familyName }</FN.1>
        <% if (name.familyName2) { %>
            <FN.2>${ name.familyName2 }</FN.2>
        <% } %>
        <% if (param.useFieldX == true) { %>
            <FN.X> ${name.getAttribute('asdf')}</FN.X>
        <% } %>
    </XPN.1>
    <XPN.2>${ name.givenName }</XPN.2>
</XPN>

Template with name "PatientIdentifier-to-CX":
...

Template with name "PersonAttribute-to-CX":
<!-- assumes these vars are made available:
    attribute == PersonAttribute
    identifierTypeHl7Code == String
-->

class R01Controller {
    public String handle() {
        Map<String, Object> bindings = new HashMap();
        bindings.put("patient", ...);
        bindings.put("encounters", ...);
        bindings.put("fn", new TemplateFunctions());

        return templateEngine.render(service.getTemplate("ORU-R01"), bindings);
    }
}

public class Hl7MessageGeneratorTest {

	Map<String, Object> defaultBindings;

	@Before
	public void beforeEachTest() throws Exception {
		// build a Patient and an Encounter in-memory
	}

	/**
	 * Each template that we're going to write should be developed based on a test like this.
	 * Basically you can build and debug the whole thing without ever even having to fully build the
	 * module.
	 */
	public void testPatientIdentifierToCxTemplate() throws Exception {
		Hl7MessageGenerator mock = Mockito.mock(Hl7MessageGenerator.class);
		when(mock.getTemplate("PatientIdentifier-to-CX")).thenReturn(patientIdentifierToCxTemplate());

		Map<String, Object> bindings = new HashMap<String, Object>();
		bindings.put("patientIdentifier", buildPatientIdentifier());

		String output = mock.applyTemplate("PatientIdentifier-to-CX", bindings);
		Assert.assertEquals("<CX>what it should look like</CX>", output);
	}

    /**
     * I've put this in its own method because we know that higher-level templates (e.g. Patient-to-PID)
     * will also need to include this same template.
     */
    private String patientIdentifierToCxTemplate() {
    	return "Template goes here, maybe you want to actually load it from an XML file";
    }

	private PatientIdentifier buildPatientIdentifier() {
	    // TODO
    }

}

public Message processMessage(String hl7, String enterpriseId) throws HL7Exception {

		log.debug("Register handler applications for R01 and A28");
		// TODO draw registered applications from database or configuration file
		router = new MessageTypeRouter();
		router.registerApplication("ORU", "R01", new RHEA_ORU_R01Handler(enterpriseId));
		router.registerApplication("ADT", "A28", new ADTA28Handler());

		// TODO: any pre-parsing for HL7 messages would go here

		// First, try and parse the message
		Message message;
		try {
			message = parser.parse(hl7);
		}
		catch (EncodingNotSupportedException e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("HL7 encoding not supported", e);
		}
		catch (HL7Exception e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("Error parsing message", e);
		}

		// TODO: any post-parsing (pre-routing) processing would go here

		// If parsing succeeded, then try to route the message
		Message response;
		try {
			if (!router.canProcess(message))
				throw new HL7Exception("No route for message");
			response = router.processMessage(message);
		}
		catch (ApplicationException e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("Error routing HL7 message", e);
		}
		return response;
	}
}