Dictionary Version Support Review

[Pappet]

Description

With the implementation of Issue #44 (Embedded Dictionary), we started by including the canonical HL7 v2.5.1 JSON dictionary file (src/assets/hl7/v2.5.1.json). It is highly optimized and provides field descriptions for our tooltips.

However, we need to explicitly decide and verify which HL7 versions should be officially supported by HL7 Forge to ensure wide compatibility with legacy streams.

Tasks

• Investigate the exact overlap between older versions (v2.2, v2.3, v2.3.1) and newer versions (v2.6, v2.7).
• Determine if embedding all versions balloons the binary unnecessarily or if distributing them externally is better.
• Implement a system to allow users to toggle or default to specific versions in the UI if MSH-12 is not trustworthy.

[Pappet]

Hey @Kenjico
What do you think? You have more experience with the Versions of HL7!
v2.5.1 seams to be the Elephant in the Room, but are there other necessary Versions?
See ya