Entities & Attributes

In Aidbox, almost everything is a Resource. Resource has a type, which is placed in resourceType attribute. All resource types are described with "meta-resources"  - Entity and Attribute. Entity defines the resource or complex type and set of Attributes describe its structure.
Entity
Entity is meta-resource, which describe all resources in aidbox. There are three types of Entities: resource, type and primitive. 
Primitives:
Aidbox has a set of built-in primitive types. You can get a list of primitive types by this request :
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GET /Entity?type=primitive\
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  &_result=array\
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  &_elements=id,description\
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  &_count=1000\
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  &_sort=_id
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- {id: base64Binary, description: Primitive Type base64Binary}
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- {id: boolean, description: Primitive Type boolean}
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- {id: canonical, description: Primitive Type canonical}
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- {id: code, description: Primitive Type code}
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- {id: date, description: Primitive Type date}
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- {id: dateTime, description: Primitive Type dateTime}
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- {id: decimal, description: Primitive Type decimal}
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- {id: email, description: Primitive Type email}
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- {id: id, description: Primitive Type id}
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- {id: instant, description: Primitive Type instant}
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- {id: integer, description: Primitive Type integer}
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- {id: keyword, description: Primitive type for keywords and ids}
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For now there is no way to define custom primitive type. Contact us if you need it.
Complex Types:
Complex types are built from primitive types and re-used to define repeating complex elements in resources. Here is the request to inspect complex types in your box.
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GET /Entity?type=type\
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  &_result=array\
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  &_elements=id,description\
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  &_count=1000\
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  &_sort=_id
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- {id: Address, description: An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)}
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- {id: Age, description: A duration of time during which an organism (or a process) has existed}
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- {id: Annotation, description: Text node with attribution}
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- {id: Attachment, description: Content in a format defined elsewhere}
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- {id: CodeableConcept, description: Concept - reference to a terminology or just  text}
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- {id: Coding, description: A reference to a code defined by a terminology system}
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- {id: ContactDetail, description: Contact information}
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- {id: ContactPoint, description: 'Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.)'}
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- {id: Contributor, description: Contributor information}
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- {id: Count, description: A measured or measurable amount}
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- {id: DataRequirement, description: Describes a required data ite
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You can list Attributes of complex type with:
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GET /Attribute?entity=Address\
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  &_result=array\
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  &_elements=path,type.id,description\
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  &_sort=_id
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- path: [city]
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  type: {id: string}
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  description: Name of city, town etc.
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- path: [country]
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  type: {id: string}
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  description: Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
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- path: [district]
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  type: {id: string}
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  description: District name (aka county)
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- path: [id]
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  type: {id: string}
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  description: Unique id for inter-element referencing
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Resources
Entities with the type resource represent Aidbox resources. Aidbox generates the database schema to store resources on the fly, REST endpoints to Create/Read/Update/Patch/Delete/Search, validation schema etc.
You can list resources in your box with:
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GET /Entity?type=resource\
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  &_result=array\
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  &_elements=id,module,description\
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  &_count=1000\
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  &_sort=_id
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- {id: AccessPolicy, module: auth}
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- {id: Account, module: fhir-4.0.0, description: 'Tracks balance, charges, for patient or cost center'}
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- {id: ActivityDefinition, module: fhir-4.0.0, description: 'The definition of a specific activity to be taken, independent of any particular patient or context'}
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- {id: AdverseEvent, module: fhir-4.0.0, description: 'Medical care, research study or other healthcare event causing physical injury'}
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- {id: AidboxConfig, module: box}
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- {id: AidboxJob, module: proto, description: Aidbox jobs to run}
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- {id: AidboxJobStatus, module: proto, description: Aidbox jobs status}
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- {id: AidboxMigration, module: proto, description: Aidbox migrations}
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- {id: AidboxProfile, module: proto, description: Aidbox validation profile}
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- {id: AidboxQuery, module: proto, description: Aidbox custom query}
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- {id: AidboxSubscription, module: proto, description: Subscribe to resources}
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- {id: AllergyIntolerance, module: fhir-4.0.0, description: 'Allergy or Intolerance (generally: Risk of adverse reaction to a substance)'}
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And see attributes of the specific resource:
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GET /Attribute?entity=Patient\
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  &_result=array\
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  &_elements=path,type.id,description\
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  &_sort=_id
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- path: [active]
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  type: {id: boolean}
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  description: Whether this patient's record is in active use
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- path: [address]
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  type: {id: Address}
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  description: An address for the individual
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- path: [deceased]
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  description: Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
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- path: [multipleBirth]
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  description: Whether patient is part of a multiple birth
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- path: [birthDate]
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  type: {id: date}
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  description: The date of birth for the individual
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- path: [communication]
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  description: A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
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- path: [communication, id]
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  type: {id: string}
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  description: Unique id for inter-element referencing
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