rewrote the Types class

galaxy.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 namespace: sebastian
 name: base
-version: 0.2.0
+version: 0.3.0
 
 readme: README.md
 

plugins/module_utils/generic.py

@@ -19,9 +19,54 @@ SYSTEMD_SERVICE_CONFIG = SYSTEMD_CONFIG_ROOT / "system"
 AnsibleParameter = Dict[str, Any]
 
 
-class _Type:
+def wrap_func(func, **updates):
-    def __dir__(self) -> tuple:  # pragma: nocover
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-        return (
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    attrs = frozenset(
+        ('__module__', '__name__', '__qualname__', '__doc__', '__annotations__', '__type_params__')
+    ) - frozenset(updates.keys())
+    for attr in attrs:
+        try:
+            value = getattr(func, attr)
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            print(f"changing:\n {value}\n {getattr(wrapper, attr)}")
+            setattr(wrapper, attr, value)
+    for attr, value in updates.items():
+        setattr(wrapper, attr, value)
+    wrapper.__dict__.update(func.__dict__)
+    setattr(wrapper, "__wrapped__", func)
+    return wrapper
+
+
+GENERIC_DOC = """Returns an dictionary for the Ansible {type} type."""
+
+
+def default(name: str):
+    def wrapped(
+        required: bool = False,
+        help: Optional[str] = None,
+        choices: Optional[Sequence] = None,
+        default: Optional[Any] = None,
+    ) -> AnsibleParameter:
+        option: AnsibleParameter = dict(type=name, required=required)
+        if choices is not None:
+            option["choices"] = choices
+        if default is not None:
+            option["default"] = default
+        if help is not None:
+            option["description"] = help.split("\n")
+        return option
+
+    return wrapped
+
+
+class meta(type):
+    def __new__(cls, clsname, bases, attrs):
+        types = frozenset(
+            (
                 "str",
                 "bool",
                 "int",
@@ -34,21 +79,30 @@ class _Type:
                 "dict",
                 "list",
                 "bits",
-            "__doc__",
             )
+        )
+        for attr in types - set(attrs.keys()):
+            print(f"adding {attr} function")
+            attrs[attr] = wrap_func(
+                default(attr), __doc__=GENERIC_DOC.format(type=attr), __name__=attr, __qualname__=f"{clsname}.{attr}"
+            )
+        attrs["__slots__"] = ()
+        return super().__new__(cls, clsname, bases, attrs)
 
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:  # pragma: nocover
-        return "Types()"
-
-    def __call__(self) -> "_Type":  # pragma: nocover
-        return self
 
+class Types(metaclass=meta):
     def list(
-        self,
         elements: Union[Type[object], str, AnsibleParameter],
         required: bool = False,
         help: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> AnsibleParameter:
+        """Wrapper for the Ansible list type
+
+        Args:
+            elements: The type of the elements
+            required: if the item is absolutly required
+            help: an helptext for the ansible-doc
+        """
         option: AnsibleParameter = dict(type="list", required=required)
         if not isinstance(elements, (str, dict)):
             option["elements"] = elements.__name__
@@ -67,37 +121,20 @@ class _Type:
             option["description"] = help.split("\n")
         return option
 
-    def dict(self, required: bool = False, help: Optional[str] = None, **options: dict) -> AnsibleParameter:
+    def dict(required: bool = False, help: Optional[str] = None, **options: AnsibleParameter) -> AnsibleParameter:
+        """Wrapper for the Ansible dict type
+
+        Args:
+            required: if the item is absolutly required
+            help: an helptext for the ansible-doc
+            options: The individual options that this parameter has
+        """
         option: AnsibleParameter = dict(type="dict", required=required)
         option["option"] = options
         if help is not None:
             option["description"] = help.split("\n")
         return option
 
-    def __getattr__(self, name: str):
-        def argument(
-            required: bool = False,
-            help: Optional[str] = None,
-            choices: Optional[Sequence] = None,
-            default: Optional[Any] = None,
-        ) -> AnsibleParameter:
-            option: AnsibleParameter = dict(type=name, required=required)
-            if choices is not None:
-                option["choices"] = choices
-            if default is not None:
-                option["default"] = default
-            if help is not None:
-                option["description"] = help.split("\n")
-            return option
-
-        argument.__name__ = name
-        argument.__qualname__ = f"Types.{name}"
-        argument.__doc__ = f"Simple wrapper for Ansible {name} argument dict"
-        return argument
-
-
-Types = _Type()
-
 
 def systemdbool(b: Union[bool, str]) -> str:
     """Converts values into things systemd can parse"""

src/ansible_module/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"