# Concept/Terminology Provider `IConceptRepositoryService` in assembly SanteDB.Core.Api version 3.0.1980.0 ## Summary Represents a service which is responsible for the maintenance of concepts. ### Description This class is responsible for the management of [Concept](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_Concept.htm), [ConceptSet](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_ConceptSet.htm), and [ReferenceTerm](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_ReferenceTerm.htm) definitions from the [SanteDB CDR's concept dictionary](https://help.santesuite.org/santedb/data-and-information-architecture/conceptual-data-model/concept-dictionary). The implementation of this service contract should provide methods for contacting the storage provider (either local database or a remote terminology service) to: * Resolve [ReferenceTerm](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_ReferenceTerm.htm) instances from inbound messages from code/system pairs * Resolve appropriate [ReferenceTerm](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_ReferenceTerm.htm) data given a [Concept](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_Concept.htm) instance from the SanteDB CDR to be sent on an outbound message * Determine the membership of a [Concept](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_Concept.htm) in a [ConceptSet](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_ConceptSet.htm) * Determiner relationships between [Concept](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Model_DataTypes_Concept.htm) instances ## Operations | Operation | Response/Return | Input/Parameter | Description | | --------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | FindConceptsByName | IEnumerable\ |

String name
String language

| Searches for a by name and language. | | FindConceptsByReferenceTerm | IEnumerable\ |

String code
Uri codeSystem

| Finds a concept by reference term information, returning the so the caller can determine if the and are equivalent, narrower than, etc. | | GetConceptSetMembers | IEnumerable\ | *String* **mnemonic** | Gets all the members of the specified concept set | | GetConceptByReferenceTerm | Concept |

String code
String codeSystemDomain

| Finds a concept by reference term only where the concept is equivalent to the reference term | | FindConceptsByReferenceTerm | IEnumerable\ |

String code
String codeSystemDomain

| Finds a concept by reference term information, returning the so the caller can determine if the and are equivalent, narrower than, etc. | | GetConcept | Concept | *String* **mnemonic** | Get a instance given the concept's unique mnemonic | | Implies | Boolean |

Concept a
Concept b

| Returns a value which indicates whether concept implies concept through a indicating the two are the same | | IsMember | Boolean |

ConceptSet set
Concept concept

| Returns true if the concept is a member of set | | IsMember | Boolean |

Guid set
Guid concept

| Returns true if the concept is a member of set | | GetConceptReferenceTerm | ReferenceTerm |

Guid conceptId
String codeSystem
Boolean exact

| Gets the concept reference term for the specified code system | | GetConceptReferenceTerm | ReferenceTerm |

String conceptMnemonic
String codeSystem

| Gets the concept reference term for the specified code system | | FindReferenceTermsByConcept | IEnumerable\ |

Guid conceptId
String codeSystem

| Finds all reference terms for the concept with in the specified system. | | GetName | String |

Guid conceptId
String twoLetterISOLanguageName

| Get the specified concept name | | ExpandConceptSet | IQueryResultSet\ | *Guid* **conceptSetId** | Expand the concept set to a flat list of values | | ExpandConceptSet | IQueryResultSet\ | *String* **conceptSetMnemonic** | Expand the concept set to a flat list of values | ## Implementations ### LocalConceptRepository - (SanteDB.Core.Api) Represents a service which is responsible for the maintenance of concepts using local persistence. #### Service Registration ```markup ...
... ... ``` ## Example Implementation ```csharp /// Example Implementation using SanteDB.Core.Services; /// Other usings here public class MyConceptRepositoryService : SanteDB.Core.Services.IConceptRepositoryService { public String ServiceName => "My own IConceptRepositoryService service"; /// /// Searches for a by name and language. /// public IEnumerable FindConceptsByName(String name,String language){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Finds a concept by reference term information, returning the so the caller can determine if the and are equivalent, narrower than, etc. /// public IEnumerable FindConceptsByReferenceTerm(String code,Uri codeSystem){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Gets all the members of the specified concept set /// public IEnumerable GetConceptSetMembers(String mnemonic){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Finds a concept by reference term only where the concept is equivalent to the reference term /// public Concept GetConceptByReferenceTerm(String code,String codeSystemDomain){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Finds a concept by reference term information, returning the so the caller can determine if the and are equivalent, narrower than, etc. /// public IEnumerable FindConceptsByReferenceTerm(String code,String codeSystemDomain){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Get a instance given the concept's unique mnemonic /// public Concept GetConcept(String mnemonic){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Returns a value which indicates whether concept implies concept through a indicating the two are the same /// public Boolean Implies(Concept a,Concept b){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Returns true if the concept is a member of set /// public Boolean IsMember(ConceptSet set,Concept concept){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Returns true if the concept is a member of set /// public Boolean IsMember(Guid set,Guid concept){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Gets the concept reference term for the specified code system /// public ReferenceTerm GetConceptReferenceTerm(Guid conceptId,String codeSystem,Boolean exact){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Gets the concept reference term for the specified code system /// public ReferenceTerm GetConceptReferenceTerm(String conceptMnemonic,String codeSystem){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Finds all reference terms for the concept with in the specified system. /// public IEnumerable FindReferenceTermsByConcept(Guid conceptId,String codeSystem){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Get the specified concept name /// public String GetName(Guid conceptId,String twoLetterISOLanguageName){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Expand the concept set to a flat list of values /// public IQueryResultSet ExpandConceptSet(Guid conceptSetId){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } /// /// Expand the concept set to a flat list of values /// public IQueryResultSet ExpandConceptSet(String conceptSetMnemonic){ throw new System.NotImplementedException(); } } ``` ## References * [IConceptRepositoryService C# Documentation](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Services_IConceptRepositoryService.htm) * [LocalConceptRepository C# Documentation](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Services_Impl_Repository_LocalConceptRepository.htm)