Receiving a search intent based on healthcare consultation departments and sending a list of consultation options (Node.js)

In this use case, the user searches by the speciality of consultation like "ENT", "Oncology" and receives a list of consultation options. These options could be doctors, clinics, diagnostic labs or pharmaceutical products.

Code snippets

BPP receives protocol search

/*
Example Request JSON:
{
    "context": {
        "domain": "nic2004:85121",
        "country": "IND",
        "city": "std:080",
        "action": "search",
        "core_version": "0.9.2",
        "bap_id": "https://mock_bap.com/",
        "bap_uri": "https://mock_bap.com/beckn/",
        "transaction_id": "1239890342",
        "message_id": "123793824",
        "timestamp": "2021-03-23T10:00:40.065Z"
    },
    "message": {
        "intent": {
            "category": {
                "descriptor": {
                    "name": "oncology"
                }
            },
            "fulfillment": {
                "end": {
                    "location": {
                        "gps": "12.4535445,77.9283792"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
*/
    // Auth middleware authenticates the digital signature of the incoming request
    router.post('/healthcare_consultation/search', auth, search);

    function search({ headers, body }, res) {
        try {
            const message = _.get(body, "message");
            const context = _.get(body, "context");
            if (!context) {
                return res.status(400).send(httpResponse("NACK", "Missing Context"));
            }
            if (!message) {
                return res.status(400).send(httpResponse("NACK", "Missing Message"));
            }
            // ... Returns the ack immediately and continue the processing after validation
            res.status(200).send(httpResponse("ACK"));
            processSearch(headers, body)
        } catch (error) {
            res.status(500).send(httpResponse("NACK", error));
        }
    };

BPP processes the search

   function processSearch(requestHeaders, searchRequestBody) {
        // Execute business logic here
        let searchResponse = {

        }
        generateResponse(requestHeaders, searchResponse)
    }

BPP generates response

    async function generateResponse(requestHeaders, rawResponse){
/*
Example Request JSON :
{
    "context": {
        "domain": "nic2004:85121",
        "country": "IND",
        "city": "std:080",
        "action": "on_search",
        "core_version": "0.9.2",
        "bap_id": "https://mock_bap.com/",
        "bap_uri": "https://mock_bap.com/beckn/",
        "transaction_id": "1239890342",
        "message_id": "123793824",
        "timestamp": "2021-03-23T10:00:40.065Z"
    },
    "message": {
        "catalog": {
            "bpp/descriptor": {
                "name": "Clinic Chains BPP"
            },
            "bpp/providers": [
                {
                    "id": "good-health-clinic",
                    "descriptor": {
                        "name": "Good Health Clinic"
                    },
                    "locations": [
                        {
                            "id": "good-health-koramangala",
                            "gps": "12.9349377,77.6055586"
                        }
                    ],
                    "categories": [
                        {
                            "id": "oncology",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Oncology"
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "family-medicine",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Family medicine"
                            }
                        }
                    ],
                    "items": [
                        {
                            "id": "dr_veena",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Veena in person consultation"
                            },
                            "category_id": "oncology",
                            "location_id": "good-health-koramangala",
                            "matched": true
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "dr_veena_slot_1",
                            "parent_item_id": "dr_veena",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Veena in person morning slot 1"
                            },
                            "time": {
                                "range": {
                                    "start": "2021-08-11T04:30:00.000Z",
                                    "end": "2021-08-11T05:30:00.000Z"
                                }
                            },
                            "price": {
                                "currency": "INR",
                                "value": "1000"
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "dr_veena_slot_2",
                            "parent_item_id": "dr_veena",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Veena in person morning slot 2"
                            },
                            "time": {
                                "range": {
                                    "start": "2021-08-11T05:30:00.000Z",
                                    "end": "2021-08-11T06:30:00.000Z"
                                }
                            },
                            "price": {
                                "currency": "INR",
                                "value": "1000"
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "dr_tony",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Tony online consultation"
                            },
                            "category_id": "family-medicine",
                            "matched": true
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "dr_tony_slot_1",
                            "parent_item_id": "dr_tony",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Tony online slot 1"
                            },
                            "time": {
                                "range": {
                                    "start": "2021-08-11T07:30:00.000Z",
                                    "end": "2021-08-11T08:30:00.000Z"
                                }
                            },
                            "price": {
                                "currency": "INR",
                                "value": "1000"
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "dr_tony_slot_2",
                            "parent_item_id": "dr_tony",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Tony online slot 1"
                            },
                            "time": {
                                "range": {
                                    "start": "2021-08-11T08:30:00.000Z",
                                    "end": "2021-08-11T09:30:00.000Z"
                                }
                            },
                            "price": {
                                "currency": "INR",
                                "value": "1000"
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "id": "healthy-clinic",
                    "descriptor": {
                        "name": "Healthy Clinic"
                    },
                    "locations": [
                        {
                            "id": "healthy-skin-clinic-koramangala",
                            "gps": "12.9349377,77.6055586"
                        }
                    ],
                    "categories": [
                        {
                            "id": "oncology",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Oncology"
                            }
                        }
                    ],
                    "items": [
                        {
                            "id": "dr_noor",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Noor online consultation"
                            },
                            "category_id": "oncology",
                            "matched": true
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "dr_noor_slot_1",
                            "parent_item_id": "dr_noor",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Noor online slot 1"
                            },
                            "time": {
                                "range": {
                                    "start": "2021-08-11T07:30:00.000Z",
                                    "end": "2021-08-11T08:30:00.000Z"
                                }
                            },
                            "price": {
                                "currency": "INR",
                                "value": "1000"
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "dr_noor_slot_2",
                            "parent_item_id": "dr_noor",
                            "descriptor": {
                                "name": "Dr.Noor online slot 1"
                            },
                            "time": {
                                "range": {
                                    "start": "2021-08-11T08:30:00.000Z",
                                    "end": "2021-08-11T09:30:00.000Z"
                                }
                            },
                            "price": {
                                "currency": "INR",
                                "value": "1000"
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
*/
        //The below code generates the above example JSON.
        let onSearchResponseBody = { }
        //call protocol on_search
        await callOnSearch(requestHeaders, onSearchResponseBody);
    }

BPP calls protocol on_search

    async function callOnSearch(requestHeaders, onSearchResponseBody) {
        // Take the subscriber Id from the header and calls the registry to get the url. If already cached it need not to call again
        const uri = await lookup(requestHeaders);
        // Construct Header
        const headers = constructAuthHeader(); // Auth Header with digital Signature
        return axios({ url: `${uri}/healthcare_consultation/on_search`, method: "POST", headers, data: onRatingResponseBody });
    }