MSF LIME EMR

The OpenMRS 3 distribution for MSF OCG

Key features

Program-specific content

Mental health forms (7 forms - PHQ9, MHPSS and mhGap)

Multilingual UI and forms

Arabic and English support

Role-based access control (RBAC)

Role-based appointments
Role-based forms
Role-based encounters
Role-based form modification

Advanced form configuration

Answer-based filter for questions
Role-based write privilege
Get previous observations
Score Calculations

Printing

Patient identification stickers in registration with barcodes

Visit management

Auto-close OPD Visits nightly

Data exchange and interoperability

Syncing automatically data between OpenMRS and DHIS2 Tracker using OpenFN

Configuration hierarchy and inheritance

Assumptions

There are 3 levels of configurations: Distro < Country < Site
The default ineritance logic is for lower levels to overwrite above ones
Configurations includes backend and frontend binaries, frontend configs, initializer metadata, and assets like logos.
It primarly support OpenMRS, but aims to be flexible and also support Senaite, Superset, OpenFN, FHIR, etc.

Hierarchy overview - example

── pom.xml - Aggredator / Orchestrator
      └── /distro/pom.xml - Organizational-wide Config
      └── /countries - Country-specific Config
            └── /iraq/pom.xl
      └── /sites - Site-specific Config
            └── /mosul/pom.xl

Workflow diagram

%%{init: {'theme':'forest'}}%%
flowchart TD

subgraph Z["Github Repository 'LIME EMR'"]
direction LR
  A[Configuration in Github repository] -->|Release of Distro config| B[Build in Github Actions]
      A -->|Release of a Country config| B
      A -->|Release of a Site config| B
      A -->|Release of an Environment config| B
  B --> |Generate a Distro artefact| C[Artefact Repository in Github]
      B --> |Generate a Country artefact| C
      B --> |Generate a Site artefact| C
end

subgraph ZA["Execution Server"]
direction LR
      D[Running the LIME EMR]
end

Z --> |Pulling the artefacts| ZA

Example for configs for hierarchy demo of v1 - Week of April 8

Ozone Level OpenMRS RefApp

Refapp stable version of modules for frontend
Refapp stable version of modules for backend

MSF Distro LIME EMR repository

MSF branding in frontend config
MSF logo and assets
Env specific logos for users to easily identify their environment

Country level: Iraq

Roles config for Initializer

Site level: Mosul

Address hierarchy for Initializer
Locations for Initializer
Person attributes for Initializer
Initial consultation form

Quick Start

Build

./scripts/mvnw clean package

Running MSF Distro

source distro/target/go-to-scripts-dir.sh
./start-demo.sh

Running MSF Iraq

cd countries/iraq/target/ozone-msf-iraq-<version>/run/docker/scripts
./start-demo.sh

Running MSF Mosul

cd sites/mosul/target/ozone-msf-mosul-<version>/run/docker/scripts
./start-demo.sh

Enable SSL (i.e., Run with Traefik Enabled)

To enable SSL, start the server with Traefik, use the following command:

export TRAEFIK="true" && ./start-demo.sh

This will allow you to access the server either using *.traefik.me or the usual localhost: (See image below)

Note: With ssl enabled, OpenMRS will remain locally accessible via http://localhost/openmrs.

Testing

Install prerequisites brew install jq
Clone EMR Tooling
Update install directory
```
INSTALL_DIR="**.**/home/lime/$APP_NAME"
```
Disable logging in lime_emr.sh (success and error) Function to log success messages

log_success() {
    echo "[$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z')] Success: $1" # >> "$SUCCESS_LOG"
}

Comment out Function to log error messages

log_error() {
    echo "[$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z')] Error: $1" # >> "$ERROR_LOG"
}

Comment out download_msf_artefact() function

   # curl -L -o "$download_name.zip" -H "$GITHUB_REQUEST_TYPE" -H "$GITHUB_AUTH_HEADER" -H "$GITHUB_API_VERSION" "$download_url" && log_success "Downloaded MSF Distro for the '$artifact_branch' branch." || log_error "Failed to download MSF Distro for the '$artifact_branch' branch."

Remove docker and package installation if needed
Run installation script chmod +x ./Procedures/lime_emr.sh sh ./Procedures/lime_emr.sh install mosul

Roadmap

In pom files, implement a merge logic for frontend config JSONs at the site level. It will merge frontend configs from the Distro, Country, and Site level together. The lower level will always overwrite the above level in case of conflicts. Example: externalRefLinks for the esm-primary-navigation-app
In pom files, replicate a similar logic for initializer configuration files - assumung that the lower level also always overwrite the above one.
Simplify the results of the build currently generating muliple targets for all levels, rather than a single one for the execution level, being the Site level. Example: ozone-msf-mosul-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
Ensure that the Github Action build is running the right level of configs upon release or manual trigger - not triggering all of them aspecially for performance savings pursposes:

Configuration

Inheritance hierarchy in configuration

Configurations are pulled from parent level, modified as necessary in the current level and then applied. Modifiication of configuration at the cuurent level involves either the exclusion of non-needed configuration and/or inclusion of configuration that are specific at the current level. This process maintains inheritance from parent level to child level while facilitating easy customization and maintains consistency across levels.

Backend configuration

We use the maven's pom.xml file at the root of each level to define what configuration should be applied. We embrace maven's maven resources plugin to exclude/filter and include configs as different execution processes using the copy-resources goal. This allows us to add or remove files while copying them form the parent level to the current level's build directory after the parent's download.

How to use the maven resources plugin

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
    <executions>
        <!-- add executions to filter or add a file -->
    </executions>
</plugin>

Excluding/Filtering files from parent level

<plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
    ...
    <execution>
        <id>Exclude unneeded Ozone files</id>
        <phase>process-resources</phase>
        <goals>
            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
            <outputDirectory>
                <!-- destination of the file to copy-->
                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}
            </outputDirectory>
            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
            <resources>
            <resource>
                <directory>${project.build.directory}/ozone</directory> <!-- source of the file to copy -->
                <excludes>
                <!-- exclude unneeded files here like: <exclude>distro/configs/**/ampathforms/*.*</exclude> -->
                </excludes>
            </resource>
            </resources>
        </configuration>
    </execution>
    ...
</plugin>

Including files to current level

<plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
    ...
    <execution>
        <id>Copy MSF Disto docker compose .txt file</id>
        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
        <goals>
            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
            <outputDirectory>
                <!-- destination of the file to copy-->
                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}/run/docker/scripts
            </outputDirectory>
            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
            <resources>
            <resource>
                <directory>${project.basedir}/../scripts</directory> <!-- source of the file to copy-->
                <includes>
                <!-- add more needed files here like: <include> docker-compose-files.txt</include> -->
                </includes>
            </resource>
            </resources>
        </configuration>
    </execution>
    ...
</plugin>

Initializer Data

At the current level, metadata is loaded through the Initializer module. A CSV file is added to the configs/openmrs/initializer_config folder at the current level and if the parent level defines the same .csv file, the corresponding file is excluded like showed below. Read more about the initializer configuration here.

Example

Frontend Configuration

MSF configuration are loaded using the msf-frontend-config.json We use the Apache Maven AntRun Plugin to execute a task that replaces the ozone configuration file in the .env file that docker compose uses while building the frontend. The .env file is located in the target/run/docker/.env at the current level.

Below is how its done

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.1.0</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
        <id>Add MSF-OCG LIME Frontend Configuration to ozone</id>
        <phase>process-resources</phase>
        <goals>
            <goal>run</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
            <target>
            <echo message="Adding msf frontend config"/>
            <replaceregexp
                file="${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}/run/docker/.env"
                match="ozone-frontend-config.json"
                replace="msf-frontend-config.json"
            />
            </target>
        </configuration>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>

This task replaces all the occurrences of the sting ozone-frontend-config.json with msf-frontend-config.json After building the project using maven, the SPA_CONFIG_URLS variable (it specifies the location of the frontend config file inside docker) in the .env file will have a value of /openmrs/spa/ozone/msf-frontend-config.json

Note: Docker compose will only load the file passed to the SPA_CONFIG_URLS in the .env file. This means that any other file present in the target but not added to the SPA_CONFIG_URLS will be ignored.

Inheritance in Frontend Configuration

The OpenMRS frontend tooling supports loading a frontend configuration on top of the currently loaded configuration. This means that we can use one file to load general frontend configuration like at Organization level branding and logos, and at site level, an obs-table on top of the patient chart. Both these configuration will be loaded successfully.

We can also use the child frontend configuration file to override the inherited frontend configuration. This implies that each level should have its own frontend configuration file in case it needs to load new frontend configuration.

Examples

At organization level in pom.xml file

<replaceregexp
    file="${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}/run/docker/.env"
    match="ozone-frontend-config.json"
    replace="msf-frontend-config.json"
/>

result to the .env file after build

SPA_CONFIG_URLS=/openmrs/spa/ozone/msf-frontend-config.json

Site frontend configuration inheriting from Organization level in pom.xml file

<replaceregexp
    file="${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}/run/docker/.env"
    match="(SPA_CONFIG_URLS=.+)"
    replace="\1,/openmrs/spa/ozone/msf-mosul-frontend-config.json"
/>

result to the .env file after build

SPA_CONFIG_URLS=/openmrs/spa/ozone/msf-frontend-config.json, /openmrs/spa/ozone/msf-mosul-frontend-config-json

OpenFn Configuration and Deployment Documentation

This configuration is designed to ensure compatibility and streamline workflow automation.

Note: This configuration is a work in progress. Expect further changes to enhance and streamline the workflow.

Docker Compose Configuration

Step 1: Use Linux Images

To ensure compatibility, we forced Docker Compose to use Linux images for OpenFn and updated our docker-compose-openfn.yml file as follows:

services:
  ws-worker:
    image: openfn/ws-worker:latest
    platform: linux/x86_64/v8
  lightening:
    image: openfn/lightening:latest
    platform: linux/x86_64/v8

Step 2: Add `ERL_FLAGS` Environment Variable

To solve the ArgumentError, add the ERL_FLAGS environment variable to our openFn.env file: like ERL_FLAGS="+JPperf true".
You can also do the same inside docker compose.

services:
  ws-worker:
    environment:
      - ERL_FLAGS="+JPperf true"

Step 3: Running the Server

OpenFn will be running on localhost:4000. On first installation, you will see a create account screen and your API key to interact with OpenFn.

OpenFn on Azure

Step 1: Update Origins

Add the Azure domain to the ORIGINS variable in the openFn.env file:

ORIGINS="http://your-azure-domain.com"

Deploying Workflows and Projects to OpenFn

Step 1: Install OpenFn CLI

To deploy workflows and projects, first, install the OpenFn CLI. Instructions for installation can be found in the OpenFn documentation.

Step 2: Configure Deployment Files

Navigate to the directory containing the openfn-project.yaml and the config.json file. Update the endpoint in config.json to point to your running server and add your API key:

{
  "endpoint": "http://localhost:4000",
  "apikey": "your-api-key"
}

Step 3: Deploy

Use the OpenFn CLI to deploy your workflows and projects as per the CLI instructions.

cd directory_with_config_jsonFile
openfn deploy -c config.json --no-confirm

Future Enhancements

Automate project and workflow deployment at startup.
Create an MSF user automatically at startup.
Generate and mount an API key to OpenFn automatically at startup.

OpenFn Configuration Inheritance

We use a simple Groovy script to merge all .yaml files in the ./config/openfn directory on each level (distro, iraq or mosul) at compile time to generate the openfn-project.yaml file containing all OpenFn projects and corresponding workflows. Assumptions:

config file name can be anything except openfn-project.yaml
config should have a .yaml extension
config should be in ./config/openfn at compile time.

Adding OpenFn workflows on a specific level

Exclude the parent compiled openfn-project.yaml workflow file For example at Mosul Level

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.3.1</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <id>Copy Ozone MSF files</id>
            <phase>process-resources</phase>
            <goals>
                <goal>copy-resources</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
                <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</outputDirectory>
                <overwrite>true</overwrite>
                <resources>
                    <resource>
                        <directory>${project.build.directory}/ozone-msf-iraq</directory>
                        <excludes>
                            <exclude>distro/configs/openfn/openfn-project.yaml</exclude> // add this line
                        </excludes>
                    </resource>
                </resources>
            </configuration>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>

execute the yaml merging script

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
    <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>${gmavenplusPluginVersion}</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <id>combine openfn project.yaml files in Mosul</id>
            <goals>
                <goal>execute</goal>
            </goals>
            <phase>process-resources</phase>
            <configuration>
                <scripts>
                    // add the line below
                    <script>file://${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}/run/docker/scripts/merge-openfn-yaml.groovy</script>
                </scripts>
            </configuration>
        </execution>
    </executions>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.groovy</groupId>
            <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
            <version>4.0.15</version>
            <scope>runtime</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
</plugin>

add your workflow file to ./config/openfn

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e2e		e2e
environment		environment
playwright/.auth		playwright/.auth
scripts		scripts
sites		sites
.gitignore		.gitignore
.gitpod.yml		.gitpod.yml
README.md		README.md
package-lock.json		package-lock.json
package.json		package.json
playwright.config.js		playwright.config.js
pom.xml		pom.xml
setup_20.x		setup_20.x
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