synthetichealth/synthea

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#951 opened on Nov 2, 2021

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Description

Hi there,

I'd be very happy to include synthea as a module into my Python based projects. Unfortunately, since this is a Java library it is clumsy to run synthea as shell commands and then fetching any results.

Would it be possible to write a Python API wrapper for Synthea?

Contributor guide

Tech stack
pythonjava
Domain
apibackend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Python programming skillsJava basicsUnderstanding of Synthea CLIInter language communication
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Research Synthea's CLI options and output formats. Investigate Python libraries for calling Java code (e.g., subprocess, pyjnius, JPype). Design a clean Python API that wraps the most common use cases. Check existing discussion in the issue comments for specific requirements.
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