Spenser - a developer's companion, published by Zeora. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/costateixeira/spenser/tree/master and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

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Official URL: http://costateixeira.github.io/spenser/ImplementationGuide/jct.fhir.spenser				Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2025-05-01				Computable Name: Spenser

This is the complete specification for Spenser, a FHIR developer companion.

Spenser is a chocolate dispenser, supporting a FHIR interface for requesting chocolates (as meds), as well adjusting and monitoring inventory.

This open source specification provides everything you need to create your own Spenser:

• Hardware (3d printable + electronic components + 3D printables)
• Software (for the ESP32 chip)

This documentation and set of artefacts are still undergoing development.

FHIR® and the flame icon are the registered trademark of HL7 and are used with the permission of HL7. Use of the FHIR trademark does not constitute endorsement of the contents of this product by HL7

Background

• Developers need chocolate. Everybody needs chocolate.

• Chocolate may be considered therapeutic - or prophylactic. Because of this, Spenser considers chocolate to be a Medication.

  Shrime, M. G., Bauer, S. R., McDonald, A. C., Chowdhury, N. H., Coltart, C. E., & Ding, E. L. (2011).
  Flavonoid-rich cocoa consumption affects multiple cardiovascular risk factors in a meta-analysis of short-term studies.
  The Journal of Nutrition, 141(11), 1982–1988.
  https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.111.145482

The design and implementation of this product has been subject to unit testing - many units have been consumed to test the system's operation and effect.