[ENH] - Add missing commit from modes update

specparam/modes/mode.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Mode object."""
 
+from specparam.modes.params import ParamDefinition
 from specparam.utils.checks import check_input_options
 
 ###################################################################################################
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class Mode():
         Function that defines the fit function for the mode.
     jacobian : callable, optional
         Function for computing Jacobian matrix corresponding to `func`.
-    params : ParamDefinition
+    params : dict or ParamDefinition
         Parameter definition.
     freq_space : {'linear', 'log10'}
         Required spacing of the frequency values for this mode.
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ def __init__(self, name, component, description, func, jacobian,
         self.func = func
         self.jacobian = jacobian
 
+        if isinstance(params, dict):
+            params = ParamDefinition(params)
         self.params = params
 
         self.spacing = {

specparam/tests/modes/test_mode.py

@@ -24,3 +24,19 @@ def tfit(xs, *params):
                  freq_space='linear', powers_space='linear')
     assert tmode
     assert tmode.n_params == params.n_params
+
+def test_mode_params_dict():
+
+    def tfit2(xs, *params):
+        return xs
+
+    params = {
+        'a' : 'a desc',
+        'b' : 'b desc',
+    }
+
+    tmode = Mode(name='tmode', component='aperiodic', description='test_desc2',
+                 func=tfit2, jacobian=None, params=params,
+                 freq_space='linear', powers_space='linear')
+    assert tmode
+    assert isinstance(tmode.params, ParamDefinition)