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fix(healthcare): set responseType to JSON instead of Buffer in getFhirStore.js#4238

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@angelcaamal angelcaamal added api: healthcare Issues related to the Cloud Healthcare API API. samples Issues that are directly related to samples. labels Feb 27, 2026
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This pull request addresses an issue in the getFhirStore function by ensuring that the API client correctly interprets responses as JSON, preventing potential parsing errors. Additionally, it enhances the reliability of the function by introducing a try-catch block to gracefully handle and report any failures during the FHIR store retrieval operation.

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  • API Client Configuration: The Google Cloud Healthcare API client has been configured to explicitly set the responseType to 'json', ensuring that API responses are correctly parsed as JSON objects instead of raw buffers.
  • Error Handling Improvement: Robust error handling has been implemented around the getFhirStore API call, catching potential errors during the retrieval process and logging them to the console for better debugging and user feedback.
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  • healthcare/fhir/getFhirStore.js
    • Added responseType: 'json' to the GoogleAuth client configuration.
    • Wrapped the healthcare.projects.locations.datasets.fhirStores.get call in a try-catch block to handle potential errors.
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This pull request fixes an issue in getFhirStore.js where the response from the Healthcare API was a Buffer instead of a JSON object. This is corrected by setting responseType: 'json' in the API client options. Additionally, error handling has been added around the API call. My review includes a suggestion to improve the error handling to ensure that the script exits with a non-zero status code on failure, which is important for CI/CD pipelines and other scripts.

@angelcaamal angelcaamal marked this pull request as ready for review February 27, 2026 17:58
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