Add support for Optional types

prodict/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, List, TypeVar, Tuple
+from typing import Any, List, TypeVar, Tuple, Union
 import copy
 
 # from typing_inspect import get_parameters
@@ -55,7 +55,21 @@ def get_attr_default_value(cls, attr_name: str):
 
     @classmethod
     def attr_type(cls, attr_name: str):
-        return cls.attr_types()[attr_name]
+        t = cls.attr_types()[attr_name]
+        if hasattr(t, "__origin__") and t.__origin__ is Union:
+            args = t.__args__
+            if len(args) != 2:
+                raise TypeError("Unsupported Union -- only 2 elements (i.e. Optional[]) allowed")
+
+            # Index 1 is where we'll usually find the None, so check there first
+            if args[1] is type(None):
+                return args[0] 
+            elif args[0] is type(None):     
+                return args[1]
+            else:
+                raise TypeError("Unsupported Union -- only Unions with None (i.e. Optional[]) allowed")
+        else:
+            return cls.attr_types()[attr_name]
 
     @classmethod
     def attr_types(cls):

test_prodict.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import List, Optional, Any, Tuple
+from typing import List, Optional, Any, Tuple, Union
 import unittest
 from datetime import datetime
 from prodict import Prodict
@@ -480,6 +480,37 @@ class MyLinkListNode(Prodict):
     assert type(root_node) is type(copied)
 
 
+class SupportedOptional(Prodict):
+    f1: int
+    f2: Optional[str]
+
+class UnsupportedUnion1(Prodict):
+    f1: Union[str, int]         # Illegal
+
+class UnsupportedUnion2(Prodict):
+    f1: Union[str, int, Ram]    # Also illegal
+
+
+def test_optional():
+    # Should work
+    obj = SupportedOptional.from_dict({'f1': 33, 'f2': "field2"})     # Fails with original code, works with updated
+
+    # Should fail
+    try:
+        obj = UnsupportedUnion1.from_dict({'f1': 4})
+        assert(False)
+    except TypeError:
+        pass
+
+    # Should fail
+    try:
+        obj = UnsupportedUnion2.from_dict({'f1': 4})
+        assert(False)
+    except TypeError:
+        pass
+
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     start_time = datetime.now().timestamp()
 
@@ -509,6 +540,7 @@ class MyLinkListNode(Prodict):
     test_use_defaults_method()
     test_deepcopy1()
     test_deepcopy2()
+    test_optional()
 
     end_time = datetime.now().timestamp()