HL7: Custom Delimiters
Use the hl7.serialize.lua module to serialize HL7 with non-standard delimiters/escape characters
Map data fields
Use the codemap.lua module to map one set of codes to another, and to validate code membership
Calculate Age From DOB
The age calculation allows for leap years and returns years, months and partial years
HL7: Custom Z Segment
Use the hl7.zsegment.lua module to parse Z segments without grammar definitions in a VMD file
XML Techniques
Demonstrates the xml.lua module that contains several helpful xml utility functions
String Manipulation Extensions
The stringutil.lua module that contains helpful extensions to the standard Lua string library
Persistent data store
An easy way to store key/value data pairs in a persistent storage mechanism