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@angelcaamal angelcaamal added the api: healthcare Issues related to the Cloud Healthcare API API. label Mar 9, 2026
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This pull request addresses a critical fix in the healthcare FHIR import sample by ensuring that API responses are correctly parsed as JSON. It also significantly improves the reliability and user feedback for long-running import operations by implementing a more dynamic polling mechanism and comprehensive error handling, making the sample more robust and user-friendly.

Highlights

  • API Response Type: The Google Cloud Healthcare API client configuration was updated to explicitly set the responseType to json, resolving an issue where the API might return a Buffer instead of a parsed JSON object.
  • Long-Running Operation Polling: The logic for polling long-running import operations was refactored to continuously check the operation status every 5 seconds until completion, replacing a fixed 20-second wait. This provides more accurate and timely feedback on the operation's progress.
  • Error Handling: Robust error handling was added around the FHIR resource import process, catching potential errors during initiation and providing clearer messages if the import operation fails.
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  • healthcare/fhir/importFhirResources.js
    • Added responseType: 'json' to the GoogleAuth client configuration to ensure proper JSON parsing.
    • Implemented a continuous polling strategy for long-running operations, checking status every 5 seconds until the operation is complete.
    • Wrapped the import operation and polling logic in a try...catch block for better error handling.
    • Updated success and failure logging to provide more detailed information based on the operation's final status, including error messages or success counts.
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This pull request correctly fixes an issue with importing FHIR resources by setting the responseType to json and replacing a fixed-delay wait with a proper polling mechanism for the long-running operation. The changes are a significant improvement. I've added a couple of suggestions to further enhance the robustness of the error handling and the polling logic.

Comment on lines +62 to +87
let done = false;
let operationStatus;

// Wait twenty seconds for the LRO to finish.
await sleep(20000);
while (!done) {
console.log('Waiting for import operation to complete...');
await sleep(5000); // Wait 5 seconds between polls

// Check the LRO's status
const operationStatus =
await healthcare.projects.locations.datasets.operations.get(
operationRequest
);
operationStatus =
await healthcare.projects.locations.datasets.operations.get({
name: operationName,
});

const success = operationStatus.data.metadata.counter.success;
done = operationStatus.data.done;
}

if (typeof success !== 'undefined') {
console.log(
`Import FHIR resources succeeded. ${success} resources imported.`
);
} else {
console.log(
'Imported FHIR resources failed. Details available in Cloud Logging at the following URL:\n',
operationStatus.data.metadata.logsUrl
);
if (operationStatus.data.error) {
console.error(
'Import FHIR resources failed:',
operationStatus.data.error
);
} else {
const successCount = operationStatus.data.metadata.counter.success || 0;
console.log(
`Import FHIR resources succeeded. ${successCount} resources imported.`
);
}
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The polling loop for the long-running operation could potentially run indefinitely if the operation never reaches a 'done' state. To improve robustness, it's good practice to add a timeout mechanism, such as a maximum number of polling attempts.

      // --- POLLING STRATEGY ---
      let done = false;
      let operationStatus;
      const maxAttempts = 24; // Poll for 2 minutes (24 * 5s)
      let attempt = 0;

      while (!done && attempt < maxAttempts) {
        console.log('Waiting for import operation to complete...');
        await sleep(5000); // Wait 5 seconds between polls
        attempt++;

        operationStatus =
          await healthcare.projects.locations.datasets.operations.get({
            name: operationName,
          });

        done = operationStatus.data.done;
      }

      if (!done) {
        console.error('The import operation timed out.');
        return;
      }

      if (operationStatus.data.error) {
        console.error(
          'Import FHIR resources failed:',
          operationStatus.data.error
        );
      } else {
        const successCount = operationStatus.data.metadata.counter.success || 0;
        console.log(
          `Import FHIR resources succeeded. ${successCount} resources imported.`
        );
      }

);
}
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error initiating import:', error.message || error);
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The current error message "Error initiating import:" is misleading. If an error occurs while polling for the operation's status, this message would be incorrect. A more generic error message would be more appropriate to cover all potential failure points within the try block.

      console.error('An error occurred during the import process:', error.message || error);

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