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# Resource Patching Provider

`IPatchService` in assembly SanteDB.Core.Api version 3.0.1980.0

## Summary

Represents a patch service which can calculate and apply patches

## Operations

| Operation | Response/Return | Input/Parameter                                                                                                                                                      | Description                                                                  |
| --------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Diff      | Patch           | <p><em>IdentifiedData</em> <strong>existing</strong><br><em>IdentifiedData</em> <strong>updated</strong><br><em>String\[]</em> <strong>ignoreProperties</strong></p> | Performs a DIFF and creates the related patch which can be used to update to |
| Patch     | IdentifiedData  | <p><em>Patch</em> <strong>patch</strong><br><em>IdentifiedData</em> <strong>data</strong><br><em>Boolean</em> <strong>force</strong></p>                             | Apples the specified onto returning the updated object                       |
| Test      | Boolean         | <p><em>Patch</em> <strong>patch</strong><br><em>IdentifiedData</em> <strong>target</strong></p>                                                                      | Tests that the patch can be applied on the specified object                  |

## Implementations

### Basic Patching Service - (SanteDB.Core.Api)

Represents a simple patch service which can calculate patches and apply them

#### Service Registration

```markup
...
<section xsi:type="ApplicationServiceContextConfigurationSection" threadPoolSize="4">
	<serviceProviders>
		...
		<add type="SanteDB.Core.Services.Impl.SimplePatchService, SanteDB.Core.Api, Version=3.0.1980.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
		...
	</serviceProviders>
```

## Example Implementation

```csharp
/// Example Implementation
using SanteDB.Core.Services;
/// Other usings here
public class MyPatchService : SanteDB.Core.Services.IPatchService { 
	public String ServiceName => "My own IPatchService service";
	/// <summary>
	/// Performs a DIFF and creates the related patch which can be used to update             to
	/// </summary>
	public Patch Diff(IdentifiedData existing,IdentifiedData updated,String[] ignoreProperties){
		throw new System.NotImplementedException();
	}
	/// <summary>
	/// Apples the specified  onto  returning the updated object
	/// </summary>
	public IdentifiedData Patch(Patch patch,IdentifiedData data,Boolean force){
		throw new System.NotImplementedException();
	}
	/// <summary>
	/// Tests that the patch can be applied on the specified object
	/// </summary>
	public Boolean Test(Patch patch,IdentifiedData target){
		throw new System.NotImplementedException();
	}
}
```

## References

* [IPatchService C# Documentation](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Services_IPatchService.htm)
* [SimplePatchService C# Documentation](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Services_Impl_SimplePatchService.htm)


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