Utility functions

hl7apy.utils.check_date(value)

Checks that the value is a valid HL7 date

Parameters:value – the value to check Returns:True if the value is correct, False otherwise

hl7apy.utils.check_datetime(value)

Checks that the value is a valid HL7 datetime

Parameters:value – the value to check Returns:True if the value is correct, False otherwise

hl7apy.utils.check_timestamp(value)

Checks that the value is a valid HL7 timestamp

Parameters:value – the value to check Returns:True if the value is correct, False otherwise

hl7apy.utils.get_date_info(value)

Returns the datetime object and the format of the date in input

hl7apy.utils.get_datetime_info(value)

Returns the datetime object, the format, the offset and the microsecond of the datetime in input

hl7apy.utils.get_timestamp_info(value)

Returns the datetime object, the format, the offset and the microsecond of the timestamp in input