def parse_thing(self):
     super(BasicDemographicInformation, self).parse_thing()
     if self.thing_xml.xpath('data-xml') != []:
         xmlutils = XmlUtils(self.thing_xml)
         self.gender = xmlutils.get_string_by_xpath('data-xml/basic/gender/text()')
         self.birthyear = xmlutils.get_int_by_xpath('data-xml/basic/birthyear/text()')
         country_node = self.thing_xml.xpath('data-xml/basic/country')
         if country_node:
             self.country = CodedValue(country_node[0])
         self.postcode = xmlutils.get_string_by_xpath('data-xml/basic/postcode/text()')
     else:
         self.is_partial = True
class BasicDemographicInformation(HealthRecordItem):

    def __init__(self, thing_xml):
        self.thing_xml = thing_xml
        self.gender = None
        self.birthyear = None
        self.country = None
        self.postcode = None
        self.parse_thing()

    def parse_thing(self):
        super(BasicDemographicInformation, self).parse_thing()
        if self.thing_xml.xpath('data-xml') != []:
            xmlutils = XmlUtils(self.thing_xml)
            self.gender = xmlutils.get_string_by_xpath('data-xml/basic/gender/text()')
            self.birthyear = xmlutils.get_int_by_xpath('data-xml/basic/birthyear/text()')
            country_node = self.thing_xml.xpath('data-xml/basic/country')
            if country_node:
                self.country = CodedValue(country_node[0])
            self.postcode = xmlutils.get_string_by_xpath('data-xml/basic/postcode/text()')
        else:
            self.is_partial = True

    def write_xml(self):
        thing = super(BasicDemographicInformation, self).write_xml()
        data_xml = etree.Element('data-xml')
        basic = etree.Element('basic')

        if self.gender is not None:
            gender = etree.Element('gender')
            gender.text = self.gender
            basic.append(gender)

        if self.country is not None:
            birthyear = etree.Element('birthyear')
            birthyear = str(self.birthyear)
            basic.append(birthyear)

        if self.country is not None:
            basic.append(self.country.write_xml('country'))

        if self.postcode is not None:
            postcode = etree.Element('postcode')
            postcode.text = self.postcode
            basic.append(postcode)

        data_xml.append(basic)
        thing.append(data_xml)
        return thing