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+package ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.rules.svc;
+
+import ca.uhn.fhir.context.RuntimeSearchParam;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.api.MdmMatchOutcome;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.api.MdmMatchResultEnum;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.rules.json.MdmFieldMatchJson;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.rules.json.MdmMatcherJson;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.rules.json.MdmRulesJson;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.rules.matcher.MdmMatcherEnum;
+import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.HumanName;
+import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.Patient;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class FhirPathResourceMatcherR4Test extends BaseMdmRulesR4Test {
+	private static final String MATCH_FIELDS = PATIENT_GIVEN_FIRST + "," + PATIENT_GIVEN;
+	private Patient myLeft;
+	private Patient myRight;
+
+	@Override
+	@BeforeEach
+	public void before() {
+		super.before();
+		when(mySearchParamRetriever.getActiveSearchParam("Patient", "birthdate")).thenReturn(mock(RuntimeSearchParam.class));
+		when(mySearchParamRetriever.getActiveSearchParam("Patient", "identifier")).thenReturn(mock(RuntimeSearchParam.class));
+		when(mySearchParamRetriever.getActiveSearchParam("Patient", "active")).thenReturn(mock(RuntimeSearchParam.class));
+
+		{
+			myLeft = new Patient();
+			HumanName name = myLeft.addName();
+			name.addGiven("Gary");
+			name.addGiven("John");
+			myLeft.setId("Patient/1");
+		}
+		{
+			myRight = new Patient();
+			HumanName name = myRight.addName();
+			name.addGiven("John");
+			name.addGiven("Gary");
+			myRight.setId("Patient/2");
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void testFhirPathOrderedMatches() {
+		MdmResourceMatcherSvc matcherSvc = buildMatcher(buildOrderedGivenNameRules(MdmMatcherEnum.STRING));
+
+		myLeft = new Patient();
+		HumanName name = myLeft.addName();
+		name.addGiven("Gary");
+		name.addGiven("John");
+		myLeft.setId("Patient/1");
+
+		myRight = new Patient();
+		HumanName name2 = myRight.addName();
+		name2.addGiven("John");
+		name2.addGiven("Gary");
+		myRight.setId("Patient/2");
+
+		MdmMatchOutcome result = matcherSvc.match(myLeft, myRight);
+		assertMatchResult(MdmMatchResultEnum.NO_MATCH, 0L, 0.0, false, false, result);
+
+		myRight = new Patient();
+		name = myRight.addName();
+		name.addGiven("John");
+		name.addGiven("Gary");
+		myRight.setId("Patient/2");
+
+		myLeft = new Patient();
+		name2 = myLeft.addName();
+		name2.addGiven("Frank");
+		name2.addGiven("Gary");
+		myLeft.setId("Patient/1");
+
+		result = matcherSvc.match(myLeft, myRight);
+		assertMatchResult(MdmMatchResultEnum.POSSIBLE_MATCH, 1L, 1.0, false, false, result);
+
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testStringMatchResult() {
+		MdmResourceMatcherSvc matcherSvc = buildMatcher(buildOrderedGivenNameRules(MdmMatcherEnum.STRING));
+		MdmMatchOutcome result = matcherSvc.match(myLeft, myRight);
+		assertMatchResult(MdmMatchResultEnum.NO_MATCH, 0L, 0.0, false, false, result);
+	}
+
+	protected MdmRulesJson buildOrderedGivenNameRules(MdmMatcherEnum theMatcherEnum) {
+		MdmFieldMatchJson firstGivenNameMatchField = new MdmFieldMatchJson()
+			.setName(PATIENT_GIVEN_FIRST)
+			.setResourceType("Patient")
+			.setFhirPath("name.given.first()")
+			.setMatcher(new MdmMatcherJson().setAlgorithm(theMatcherEnum));
+
+		MdmFieldMatchJson secondGivenNameMatchField = new MdmFieldMatchJson()
+			.setName(PATIENT_GIVEN)
+			.setResourceType("Patient")
+			.setFhirPath("name.given[1]")
+			.setMatcher(new MdmMatcherJson().setAlgorithm(theMatcherEnum));
+
+		MdmRulesJson retval = new MdmRulesJson();
+		retval.setVersion("test version");
+		retval.addMatchField(secondGivenNameMatchField);
+		retval.addMatchField(firstGivenNameMatchField);
+		retval.setMdmTypes(Arrays.asList("Patient"));
+		retval.putMatchResult(MATCH_FIELDS, MdmMatchResultEnum.MATCH);
+		retval.putMatchResult(PATIENT_GIVEN_FIRST, MdmMatchResultEnum.POSSIBLE_MATCH);
+		retval.putMatchResult(PATIENT_GIVEN, MdmMatchResultEnum.POSSIBLE_MATCH);
+		return retval;
+	}
+}