## Validator Changes
* More fixes to type characteristics
* Validator would hang on some specific xml inputs - no more
## Other code changes
* General: This release contains java code for the as yet unreleased R5 ballot (it's a precondition for releasing it)
* Snapshot Generator handle bindings on CodeableReferences
* Renderer: Don't always render OperationDefinition header
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## Validator Changes
* Allow binding as a type characteristic for Extension
## Other code changes
* OID support refactoring
* Remove Contributor Datatype from R5
* R5 Build efficiency fixes
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## Validator Changes
* fix erroneous type characteristics error in StructureDefinition.differentials
## Other code changes
* ValuesetExpansion: Pay attention to inactive property, and activeOnly parameter
* fix broken paths rendering extensions
* Process markdown in code definitions when rendering ValueSets
* Fix duplicate ids in generated questionnaires
* Add types to wildcard list
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## Validator Changes
* Improve support for example code systems in example mode
## Other code changes
* Render Comments as span titles in ProfileDrivenRenderer
* Fix type analysis in FHIRPath for abstract types
* Terminology utilitty improvements for fhir-types code system
* Lighten invariant background colour
* Fixes to DateTimeType for setFieldValue() method
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## Validator Changes
* no changes
## Other code changes
* Return lists for FHIRPath constants in r4
* FHIR-25206 handle deprecated concepts properly when expanding value sets
* Fix SHEX generation issue
* Fix ConceptMap rendering column title
* Fix problem rendering ConceptMaps in value sets
* Fix NPE issue rendering resources without ids
* Improvements to SearchParameterRenderer
* Add Reference.resource to output of copy()
* Migration of r5 changes to r4b
* Bundle rendering improvements
* Fix loading canonical resources so that duplicates with different versions is OK
* Fix generation of profiles on Resource.id
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## Validator Changes
* Fix for errors in FHIRPath evaluation (see https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179266-fhirpath/topic/String.20functions)
## Other code changes
* R4B BackboneType fixes
* Add R4B to R5 interconversion code
* Improvements to Rendering Documents
* Add uuid to primitive types list
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## Validator Changes
* Add support for OID 1.3.160 (very short OIDs are special)
* Fix evaluation of ValueSets that have only one value set import
## Other code changes
* Rework precision checking in datetime
* Update version conversion to not drop modifierExtensions
* Fix DocumentRendering to generate Composition Narrative if not present
* Restore Search Parameters (missing due to R5 draft generation issues)
* Don't access getBinaries directly in XVerExtensionManager
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## Validator Changes
* no changes
## Other code changes
* Update R5 for revised ConceptMap in R5 cibuild, and release new core library for R5 build process
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## Validator Changes
* Improved logging when discriminator doesn't match doing slicing
* Use correct IPS branch when validating
* Load R5 extensions when validating (draft)
* Make it possible to run tests cases directly from validator (see command line help)
## Other code changes
* Regenerate R4B code for final R4B release
* Reduce text logging when running tests
* Minor test case fixes
* Fix fetching package by canonical to use pkgcanonical instead of canonical
* Fix broken link rendering code system references
* improvements to profile validation
***NO_CI***
## Validator Changes
* Improved logging when discriminator doesn't match doing slicing
* Use correct IPS branch when validating
* Load R5 extensions when validating (draft)
* Make it possible to run tests cases directly from validator (see command line help)
## Other code changes
* Regenerate R4B code for final R4B release
* Reduce text logging when running tests
* Minor test case fixes
* Fix fetching package by canonical to use pkgcanonical instead of canonical
* Fix broken link rendering code system references
* improvements to profile validation
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## Validator Changes
* Clean up the -extension parameter - make implementation conistent with documentation
* Stop auto-converting parameters to strings for string functions e.g. .length() in the FHIRPath engine
* Add parameter -implicit-fhirpath-string-conversions for old FHIRPath string conversion functionality
## Other code changes
* Fix NPE counting descendents when validating
* Fix bug processing invalid HTTP response
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## Validator Changes
* Significant improvement in performance of validation (10-100 fold for simple resources)
* Add output tracker to trask progress of validation (Validate %R against %P..........20..........40..........60..........80.........|)
* Alter per-1 to handle different precision on start/end
* Add support for a -jurisdiction parameter, preparing for jurisdictionally specific constraints in profiles
* Fix bug in snapshot generation where type slices on a mandatory element were all marked as mandatory
* Add warnings when potential matches are found when performing reference resolution in bundles
## Other code changes
* extend FHIRPath to support lowBoundary(), highBoundary() and precision()
* Fix for inefficiency in StructureMap engine
* Update version of PubPack used by the IGPublisher
* Handle scope on TestScript R4 <-> r5 conversion
* Fix bug converting extension context = Resource (R4 <-> R5 conversion)
* Update VSAC importer for changes to VSAC FHIR authorization
* Fix broken links in profile comparison due to cross version issues
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## Validator Changes
* Trim unknown resource types when pre-adopting cross version extensions with type=Reference
## Other code changes
* Package Client: Get Packages by Dependency
* Snapshot Generator (R4b/R5): Fix generation of complex extension snapshot + improve rendering
* New tests for StructureMap execution
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## Validator Changes
* fix problem with non-new data types on xver extensions
* enable -extension parameter for validator
## Other code changes
* Fix bug when converting resolved clinical status for allergy intolerance
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## Validator Changes
* Fix invalid FHIR version bug when loading IGs with explicit FHIR version
## Other code changes
* Fix reverse references in GraphQL searches
* Regenerate R4B code for candidate final release (not quite final yet)
* Various minor fixes for bugs found doing R4B finalization (wildcard types, version difference comparisons)
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## Validator Changes
* Handle reslicing within the same profile
* Fix up wrong handling of context on exists() in FHIRPath
* Add hints to profiles around behavior of pattern on repeating elements
* Ignore all tooling extensions when validating
* support specifying an alternative version when loading source using -ig parameter
* Don't validate Bundle.entry.fullUrl as a reference to some other content
## Other code changes
* Improved output for unit test comparisons
* Fix conversion issues around Base64Binary
* Fix for R4/R5 DataRequirements conversion for DeviceUsage
* Add AdditionalBindings Rendering (draft)
* Display all designations when rendering ValueSets
* Fix bug where expansions have empty objects some times
* Fix R4B Snapshot generation
* Enable Linking to fragment CodeSystems
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## Validator Changes
* Add further clarification to Value set imports warning message
## Other code changes
* Consistent use of string values for primitive type conversions
* Fix problem with generated NPM Packages
* Fix URls when processing markdown while generating snapshots
* Default output to console, with additional output available via -debug option in CLI.
* Bump jackson-databind version to fix security vulnerability.
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## Validator Changes
* no changes
* Add messageid to OperationOutcome from Validation
* Add support for new rules around value set interpretation with multiple imported value sets (https://jira.hl7.org/browse/FHIR-25179)
## Other code changes
* Fix for FHIRPathEngine.funcReplaceMatches() incorrectly returning Boolean in DSTU2 & DSTU3
* Fix NPE Processing missing markdown in definitions when generating snapshots
* add support for .matchesFull() and fix .matches() in FHIRPath
* Fix core package identification when loading new R5 core packages
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## Validator Changes
* fix handling of xver extensions with choice sub-extensions
* validate consistency of extension modifier flag with extension use in a profile
## Other code changes
* more presenting extensions when rendering.
* Get package id from 'package' field when 'npm-package' unavailable
* Ignore META-INF contents from other dependencies while building Validator jar
* Fix to r5 TestingUtilities to allow NarrativeGenerationTests to pass.
* fix handling to xver extensions generating snapshots
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