Source code for ats_utilities.factory_type
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
'''
Module
factory_type.py
Copyright
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Info
Defines factory type utility functions.
'''
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Any, get_origin, Union
from types import UnionType
from ats_utilities.factory_context_error import raise_context_error
from ats_utilities.exceptions import ATSTypeError
__author__ = r'Vladimir Roncevic'
__copyright__ = r'(C) 2026, https://vroncevic.github.io/ats_utilities'
__credits__ = [r'Vladimir Roncevic', r'Python Software Foundation']
__license__ = r'https://github.com/vroncevic/ats_utilities/blob/dev/LICENSE'
__version__ = r'3.4.2'
__maintainer__ = r'Vladimir Roncevic'
__email__ = r'elektron.ronca@gmail.com'
__status__ = r'Updated'
[docs]
def _resolve_type(type_to_resolve: Any) -> Any:
'''
Resolves nested Union types.
Handles cases like Union[int, float] by flattening them
into a tuple of concrete types (int, float).
:param type_to_resolve: Type to resolve.
:type type_to_resolve: <Any>
:return: Resolved type.
:rtype: <Any>
:exceptions: None.
'''
origin = get_origin(type_to_resolve)
if origin in (Union, UnionType):
args = getattr(type_to_resolve, '__args__', ())
resolved_args = []
for arg in args:
res = _resolve_type(arg)
if isinstance(res, tuple):
resolved_args.extend(res)
else:
resolved_args.append(res)
return tuple(resolved_args)
return origin or type_to_resolve
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def check_type(
instance: object,
class_or_tuple: type[Any] | tuple[type[Any], ...],
exc_message_path: str | None = None,
exception_class: type[Exception] = ATSTypeError
) -> None:
'''
Checks if an instance is of a specified type.
:param instance: Instance to check.
:type instance: <any>
:param class_or_tuple: Type or tuple of types to check against.
:type class_or_tuple: <type | tuple[type, ...]>
:param exc_message_path: Path and details to include in the exception message.
:type exc_message_path: <str | None>
:param exception_class: The exception class to raise if instance is not of the specified type.
:type exception_class: <type[Exception]> (default ATSTypeError)
:exceptions:
| Dynamically raises the provided exception_class (e.g., ATSTypeError).
'''
if isinstance(class_or_tuple, tuple):
check_types = []
for type_to_check in class_or_tuple:
res = _resolve_type(type_to_check)
if isinstance(res, tuple):
check_types.extend(res)
else:
check_types.append(res)
check_types = tuple(check_types)
else:
check_types = _resolve_type(class_or_tuple)
if not isinstance(instance, check_types):
raise_context_error(
fallback_prefix=r'factory_type::check_type(..)',
fallback_msg=f'expected {class_or_tuple} for instance, got {type(instance).__name__}',
exc_message_path=exc_message_path,
exception_class=exception_class,
depth=3
)