VED-427: Add switch to disable PDS check & disable in int.

backend/src/fhir_service.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from uuid import uuid4
 import datetime
 import os
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@
 from timer import timed
 from filter import Filter
 
+logging.basicConfig(level="INFO")
+logger = logging.getLogger()
 
 def get_service_url(
     service_env: str = os.getenv("IMMUNIZATION_ENV"),
@@ -349,13 +352,18 @@ def _validate_patient(self, imms: dict) -> dict:
         If the NHS number exists, get the patient details from PDS and return the patient details.
         """
         try:
-            nhs_number = [x for x in imms["contained"] if x["resourceType"] == "Patient"][0]["identifier"][0]["value"]
+            contained_patient = get_contained_patient(imms)
+            nhs_number = contained_patient["identifier"][0]["value"]
         except (KeyError, IndexError):
-            nhs_number = None
+            return {}
 
         if not nhs_number:
             return {}
 
+        if os.getenv("PDS_CHECK_ENABLED") == "false":
+            logger.warning("Skipping PDS check")
+            return contained_patient
+
         patient = self.pds_service.get_patient_details(nhs_number)
         # To check whether the Superseded NHS number present in PDS
         if patient:

backend/tests/test_fhir_service.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import json
+import os
 import uuid
 import datetime
 import unittest
 from copy import deepcopy
 from unittest import skip
-from unittest.mock import create_autospec
+from unittest.mock import create_autospec, patch
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 from fhir.resources.R4B.bundle import Bundle as FhirBundle, BundleEntry
@@ -431,6 +432,16 @@ def test_patient_error(self):
         self.assertEqual(e.exception.patient_identifier, invalid_nhs_number)
         self.imms_repo.create_immunization.assert_not_called()
 
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {"PDS_CHECK_ENABLED": "false"}, False)
+    def test_pds_check_skipped(self):
+        bad_patient_imms = create_covid_19_immunization_dict_no_id("a-bad-patient-id")
+        self.imms_repo.create_immunization.return_value = bad_patient_imms
+
+        self.fhir_service.create_immunization(bad_patient_imms, "COVID19:create", "Test")
+
+        self.imms_repo.create_immunization.assert_called()
+        self.fhir_service.pds_service.get_patient_details.assert_not_called()
+
 
 class TestUpdateImmunization(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for FhirService.update_immunization"""

terraform/endpoints.tf

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ locals {
     "IMMUNIZATION_BASE_PATH" = strcontains(local.environment, "pr-") ? "immunisation-fhir-api-${local.environment}" : "immunisation-fhir-api"
     # except for prod and ref, any other env uses PDS int environment
     "PDS_ENV"              = local.environment == "prod" ? "prod" : local.environment == "ref" ? "ref" : "int",
+    "PDS_CHECK_ENABLED"    = tostring(local.environment != "int")
     "SPLUNK_FIREHOSE_NAME" = module.splunk.firehose_stream_name
     "SQS_QUEUE_URL"        = "https://sqs.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/${local.immunisation_account_id}/${local.short_prefix}-ack-metadata-queue.fifo"
     "REDIS_HOST"           = data.aws_elasticache_cluster.existing_redis.cache_nodes[0].address