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src/dabmodel/__init__.py

@@ -11,16 +11,23 @@ Main module __init__ file.
 """
 
 from .__metadata__ import __version__, __Summuary__, __Name__
-from .model import (
-    DABFieldInfo,
-    DABField,
-    BaseAppliance,
-    BaseFeature,
+
+
+from .meta.element import ClassMutable, ObjectMutable
+from .element import Element
+from .lam_field.lam_field import LAMField
+from .lam_field.lam_field_info import LAMFieldInfo
+
+# from .LAMFields.FrozenLAMField import FrozenLAMField
+from .appliance import Appliance
+from .feature import Feature
+
+
+from .exception import (
     DABModelException,
     MultipleInheritanceForbidden,
     BrokenInheritance,
     ReadOnlyField,
-    NewFieldForbidden,
     NotAnnotatedField,
     ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation,
     InvalidFieldValue,
@@ -28,7 +35,11 @@ from .model import (
     IncompletelyAnnotatedField,
     ImportForbidden,
     FunctionForbidden,
-    FrozenDABField,
     InvalidFeatureInheritance,
     FeatureNotBound,
+    UnsupportedFieldType,
+    NonExistingField,
+    InvalidFieldName,
 )
+
+__all__ = [name for name in globals() if not name.startswith("_")]

src/dabmodel/appliance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from .meta.element import IAppliance
+from .meta.appliance import _MetaAppliance
+from .feature import Feature
+
+
+class Appliance(IAppliance, metaclass=_MetaAppliance):
+    """BaseFeature class
+    Base class for Appliance.
+    An appliance is a server configuration / image that is built using appliance's code and Fields.
+    """
+
+    def validate_schema(self):
+        super().validate_schema()
+        for k in self.__lam_schema__["features"]:
+            self.__dict__[k].validate_schema()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_schema_class(cls):
+        super().validate_schema_class()
+        print(cls.__lam_schema__["features"])
+        for v in cls.__lam_schema__["features"].values():
+            v.validate_schema_class()
+
+    def _validate_schema_unknown_attr(self, name: str):
+        if isinstance(self.__dict__[name], Feature):
+            return
+        super()._validate_schema_unknown_attr(name)
+
+    def _validate_schema_missing_attr(self, name: str):
+        if name == "features":
+            return
+        super()._validate_schema_missing_attr(name)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _validate_unknown_field_schema(cls, name: str):
+        if name == "features":
+            return
+        super()._validate_unknown_field_schema(name)
+
+    def _freeze_unknown_attr(self, name: str, force: bool = False):
+        if isinstance(self.__dict__[name], Feature):
+            self.__dict__[name].freeze(force)
+            return
+        super()._freeze_unknown_attr(name, force)
+
+    def _freeze_missing_attr(self, name: str, force: bool = False):
+        if name == "features":
+            for k, v in self.__lam_schema__["features"].items():
+                v.freeze_class(force)
+            return
+        super()._freeze_missing_attr(name, force)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _freeze_unknown_field_schema(cls, name: str, force: bool = False):
+        if name == "features":
+            for v in cls.__lam_schema__["features"].values():
+                v.freeze_class(force)
+            return
+        super()._freeze_unknown_field_schema(name, force)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _validate_unknown_attr_class(cls, name: str) -> None:
+        if issubclass(cls.__dict__[name], Feature):
+            return
+        super()._validate_unknown_attr_class(name)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _freeze_unknown_attr_class(cls, name: str, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        if issubclass(cls.__dict__[name], Feature):
+            return
+        super()._freeze_unknown_attr_class(name, force)

src/dabmodel/base_element.py

@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+from typing import Any, Self, Dict, Optional
+
+from typeguard import check_type, CollectionCheckStrategy, TypeCheckError
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+from .lam_field.lam_field import LAMField, LAMField_Element
+from .exception import ReadOnlyField, SchemaViolation, NonExistingField, InvalidFieldValue
+from .tools import LAMdeepfreeze, is_data_attribute
+
+'''
+class ElementView:
+    __slots__ = ("_vals", "_types", "_touched")
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        values: dict[str, Any],
+        types_map: dict[str, type],
+    ):
+        self._vals: dict[str, Any]
+        self._types: dict[str, type]
+        self._touched: set
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_vals", dict(values))
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_types", types_map)
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
+        """internal proxy getattr"""
+        if name not in self._types:
+            raise NonExistingField(f"Unknown field {name}")
+        return self._vals[name]
+
+    def __setattr__(self, name: str, value: Any):
+        """internal proxy setattr"""
+        if name not in self._types:
+            raise NonExistingField(f"Cannot set unknown field {name}")
+        T = self._types[name]
+
+        try:
+            check_type(
+                value,
+                T,
+                collection_check_strategy=CollectionCheckStrategy.ALL_ITEMS,
+            )
+        except TypeCheckError as exp:
+            raise InvalidFieldValue(f"Field <{name}> value is not of expected type {T}.") from exp
+
+        self._vals[name] = value
+
+    def export(self) -> dict:
+        """exports all proxified values"""
+        return dict(self._vals)
+
+
+class ElementViewCls:
+    __slots__ = ("_vals", "_types", "_touched", "_name", "_module")
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        values: dict[str, Any],
+        types_map: dict[str, type],
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        module: Optional[str] = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(values, types_map)
+        self._name: str
+        self._module: str
+
+        if name is not None:
+            object.__setattr__(self, "_name", name)
+        if module is not None:
+            object.__setattr__(self, "_module", module)
+
+    @property
+    def __name__(self) -> str:
+        """returns proxified class' name"""
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def __module__(self) -> str:
+        """returns proxified module's name"""
+        return self._module
+
+    @__module__.setter
+    def __module__(self, value: str):
+        pass
+'''
+
+
+class BaseElement:
+    __lam_schema__ = {}
+    __lam_initialized__ = False
+    __lam_class_mutable__ = False
+    __lam_object_mutable__ = False
+    __lam_options__ = {}
+    """
+    def get_model_spec(self, name: str, module: str, memo: dict[str, Any]) -> ElementView:
+        # memo[self.__name__] = {}
+        init_fieldvalues = {}
+        init_fieldtypes = {}
+        for k, v in self.__lam_schema__.items():
+            if isinstance(v, LAMField_Element):
+                memo[k] = {}
+                init_fieldvalues[k] = v.value.get_model_spec(memo[k])
+                # clone = v.clone_unfrozen().value
+            elif isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                clone = deepcopy(v.value)
+                init_fieldvalues[k] = clone
+            else:
+                pass
+            init_fieldtypes[k] = v.annotations
+        return ElementView(init_fieldvalues, init_fieldtypes)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_model_spec_cls(cls, memo: dict[str, Any]) -> ElementView:
+        # memo[self.__name__] = {}
+        init_fieldvalues = {}
+        init_fieldtypes = {}
+        for k, v in cls.__lam_schema__.items():
+            if isinstance(v, LAMField_Element):
+                memo[k] = {}
+                init_fieldvalues[k] = v.value.get_model_spec(k, memo[k])
+                # clone = v.clone_unfrozen().value
+            elif isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                clone = deepcopy(v.value)
+                init_fieldvalues[k] = clone
+            else:
+                pass
+            init_fieldtypes[k] = v.annotations
+        return ElementViewCls(init_fieldvalues, init_fieldtypes, cls.__name__, cls.__modules__)
+    """
+
+    def clone_as_mutable_variant(self, *, deep: bool = True, _memo: Dict[int, Self] | None = None) -> Self:
+        raise NotImplemented()
+
+    @classmethod
+    @property
+    def frozen_cls(cls) -> bool:
+        return not cls.__lam_class_mutable__
+
+    @classmethod
+    @property
+    def mutable_obj(cls) -> bool:
+        return cls.__lam_object_mutable__
+
+    @property
+    def frozen(self) -> bool:
+        return not self.__lam_object_mutable__
+
+    def __setattr__(self, key: str, value: Any) -> None:
+        if key.startswith("_"):
+            return super().__setattr__(key, value)
+
+        if key not in self.__lam_schema__:
+            raise NonExistingField(f"Can't create new object attributes: {key}")
+
+        if not self.__lam_object_mutable__:
+            raise ReadOnlyField(f"{key} is read-only")
+
+        self.__lam_schema__[key].validate(value)
+
+        return super().__setattr__(key, value)
+
+    def freeze(self, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        if self.__lam_object_mutable__ or force:
+            if self.__lam_object_mutable__:
+                self.validate_schema()
+
+            setSchemaKeys = set(self.__lam_schema__)
+            setInstanceKeys = {_[0] for _ in self.__dict__.items() if is_data_attribute(_[0], _[1])}
+
+            for k_unknown in setInstanceKeys - setSchemaKeys:
+                self._freeze_unknown_attr(k_unknown, force)
+
+            for k_missing in setSchemaKeys - setInstanceKeys:
+                self._freeze_missing_attr(k_missing, force)
+
+            for k in list(setSchemaKeys & setInstanceKeys):
+                self.__lam_schema__[k].freeze()
+                if isinstance(self.__dict__[k], BaseElement):
+                    self.__dict__[k].freeze(force)
+                else:
+                    self.__dict__[k] = LAMdeepfreeze(self.__dict__[k])
+
+            self.__lam_object_mutable__ = False
+
+    def _freeze_unknown_attr(self, name: str, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        raise SchemaViolation(f"Attribute <{name}> is not in the schema")
+
+    def _freeze_missing_attr(self, name: str, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        raise SchemaViolation(f"Attribute <{name}> is missing from instance")
+
+    def validate_schema(self) -> None:
+        setSchemaKeys = set(self.__lam_schema__)
+        setInstanceKeys = {_[0] for _ in self.__dict__.items() if is_data_attribute(_[0], _[1])}
+
+        for k_unknown in setInstanceKeys - setSchemaKeys:
+            self._validate_schema_unknown_attr(k_unknown)
+
+        for k_missing in setSchemaKeys - setInstanceKeys:
+            self._validate_schema_missing_attr(k_missing)
+
+        for k in list(setSchemaKeys & setInstanceKeys):
+            self.__lam_schema__[k].validate_self()
+
+    def _validate_schema_unknown_attr(self, name: str) -> None:
+        raise SchemaViolation(f"Attribute <{name}> is not in the schema")
+
+    def _validate_schema_missing_attr(self, name: str) -> None:
+        raise SchemaViolation(f"Attribute <{name}> is missing from instance")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def freeze_class(cls, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        if cls.__lam_class_mutable__ or force:
+            cls.validate_schema_class()
+
+            # class should not have any elements so they are all unknown
+            for k_unknown in {_[0] for _ in cls.__dict__.items() if is_data_attribute(_[0], _[1])}:
+                cls._freeze_unknown_attr_class(k_unknown, force)
+
+            for k, v in cls.__lam_schema__.items():
+                if isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                    cls.__lam_schema__[k].freeze()
+                else:
+                    cls._freeze_unknown_field_schema(k, force)
+
+                cls.__lam_class_mutable__ = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _freeze_unknown_attr_class(cls, name: str, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        raise SchemaViolation(f"Class attribute <{name}> is not in the schema")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _freeze_unknown_field_schema(cls, name: str, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        raise SchemaViolation(f"Unknown field <{name} in the schema> ")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_schema_class(cls) -> None:
+        # class should not have any elements so they are all unknown
+        for k_unknown in {_[0] for _ in cls.__dict__.items() if is_data_attribute(_[0], _[1])}:
+            cls._validate_unknown_attr_class(k_unknown)
+
+        for k, v in cls.__lam_schema__.items():
+            if isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                v.validate_self()
+            else:
+                cls._validate_unknown_field_schema(k)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _validate_unknown_attr_class(cls, name: str) -> None:
+        raise SchemaViolation(f"Class attribute <{name}> is not in the schema")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _validate_unknown_field_schema(cls, name: str) -> None:
+        raise SchemaViolation(f"Unknown field <{name} in the schema> ")

src/dabmodel/defines.py

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+from typing import Any, Union, Optional, List, Dict, Tuple, Set, FrozenSet, Annotated
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+import math
+
+ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES: set[type[Any], ...] = {
+    str,
+    int,
+    float,
+    complex,
+    bool,
+    bytes,
+}
+
+ALLOWED_ANNOTATIONS: dict[str, Any] = {
+    "Union": Union,
+    "Optional": Optional,
+    "List": List,
+    "Dict": Dict,
+    "Tuple": Tuple,
+    "Set": Set,
+    "FrozenSet": FrozenSet,
+    "Annotated": Annotated,
+    # builtins:
+    "int": int,
+    "str": str,
+    "float": float,
+    "bool": bool,
+    "complex": complex,
+    "bytes": bytes,
+    "None": type(None),
+    "list": list,
+    "dict": dict,
+    "set": set,
+    "frozenset": frozenset,
+    "tuple": tuple,
+}
+
+
+ALLOWED_HELPERS_MATH = SimpleNamespace(
+    sqrt=math.sqrt,
+    floor=math.floor,
+    ceil=math.ceil,
+    trunc=math.trunc,
+    fabs=math.fabs,
+    copysign=math.copysign,
+    hypot=math.hypot,
+    exp=math.exp,
+    log=math.log,
+    log10=math.log10,
+    sin=math.sin,
+    cos=math.cos,
+    tan=math.tan,
+    atan2=math.atan2,
+    radians=math.radians,
+    degrees=math.degrees,
+)
+
+ALLOWED_HELPERS_DEFAULT: dict[str, object] = {
+    "math": ALLOWED_HELPERS_MATH,
+    "print": print,
+    # Numbers & reducers (pure, deterministic)
+    "abs": abs,
+    "round": round,
+    "min": min,
+    "max": max,
+    "sum": sum,
+    # Introspection-free basics
+    "len": len,
+    "sorted": sorted,
+    # Basic constructors (for copy-on-write patterns)
+    "tuple": tuple,
+    "list": list,
+    "dict": dict,
+    "set": set,
+    # Simple casts if they need to normalize types
+    "int": int,
+    "float": float,
+    "str": str,
+    "bool": bool,
+    "bytes": bytes,
+    "complex": complex,
+    # Easy iteration helpers (optional but handy)
+    "range": range,
+}
+
+JSONPrimitive = Union[str, int, float, bool, None]
+JSONType = Union[JSONPrimitive, List[Any], Dict[str, Any]]  # recursive in practice

src/dabmodel/element.py

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from .meta.element import _MetaElement, IElement
+
+
+class Element(IElement, metaclass=_MetaElement):
+    """Element class
+    Base class to apply metaclass and set common Fields.
+    """

src/dabmodel/exception.py

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+class DABModelException(Exception):
+    """DABModelException Exception class
+    Base Exception for DABModelException class
+    """
+
+
+class WrongUsage(DABModelException, RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+
+class FunctionForbidden(DABModelException):
+    """FunctionForbidden Exception class"""
+
+
+class ExternalCodeForbidden(FunctionForbidden):
+    """ExternalCodeForbidden Exception class"""
+
+
+class ClosureForbidden(FunctionForbidden):
+    """ClosureForbidden Exception class"""
+
+
+class ReservedFieldName(AttributeError, DABModelException):
+    """ReservedFieldName Exception class
+    Base Exception for DABModelException class
+    """
+
+
+class MultipleInheritanceForbidden(DABModelException):
+    """MultipleInheritanceForbidden Exception class
+    Multiple inheritance is forbidden when using dabmodel
+    """
+
+
+class BrokenInheritance(DABModelException):
+    """BrokenInheritance Exception class
+    inheritance chain is broken
+    """
+
+
+class ReadOnlyField(AttributeError, DABModelException):
+    """ReadOnlyField Exception class
+    The used Field is ReadOnly
+    """
+
+
+class InvalidFieldAnnotation(AttributeError, DABModelException):
+    """InvalidFieldAnnotation Exception class
+    The field annotation is invalid
+    """
+
+
+class InvalidInitializerType(DABModelException):
+    """InvalidInitializerType Exception class
+    The initializer is not a valid type
+    """
+
+
+class NotAnnotatedField(InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+    """NotAnnotatedField Exception class
+    The Field is not Annotated
+    """
+
+
+class IncompletelyAnnotatedField(InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+    """IncompletelyAnnotatedField Exception class
+    The field annotation is incomplete
+    """
+
+
+class UnsupportedFieldType(InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+    """UnsupportedFieldType Exception class
+    The field type is unsupported
+    """
+
+
+class ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation(AttributeError, DABModelException):
+    """ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation Exception class
+    Field annotation connot be modified
+    """
+
+
+class SchemaViolation(AttributeError, DABModelException):
+    """SchemaViolation Exception class
+    The Element Schema is not respected
+    """
+
+
+class InvalidFieldValue(SchemaViolation):
+    """InvalidFieldValue Exception class
+    The Field value is invalid
+    """
+
+
+class NonExistingField(SchemaViolation):
+    """NonExistingField Exception class
+    The given Field is non existing
+    """
+
+
+class InvalidFieldName(AttributeError, DABModelException):
+    """InvalidFieldName Exception class
+    The Field name is invalid
+    """
+
+
+class ImportForbidden(DABModelException):
+    """ImportForbidden Exception class
+    Imports are forbidden
+    """
+
+
+class InvalidFeatureInheritance(DABModelException):
+    """InvalidFeatureInheritance Exception class
+    Features of same name in child appliance need to be from same type
+    """
+
+
+class FeatureNotBound(DABModelException):
+    """FeatureNotBound Exception class
+    a Feature must be bound to the appliance (or parent)
+    """
+
+
+class FeatureAlreadyBound(DABModelException):
+    """FeatureAlreadyBound Exception class
+    Feature can only be bind once
+    """
+
+
+class FeatureBoundToNonAppliance(DABModelException):
+    """FeatureBoundToNonAppliance Exception class
+    Feature can only be bind to Appliance class
+    """
+
+
+class FeatureBoundToIncompatibleAppliance(DABModelException):
+    """FeatureBoundToWrongAppliance Exception class
+    Feature have to be bound to correct appliance
+    """
+
+
+class FeatureWrongBound(DABModelException):
+    """FeatureWrongBound Exception class
+    Feature can be bind to one and only one Appliance
+    """

src/dabmodel/feature.py

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+from .meta.element import IFeature, IAppliance
+from .meta.feature import _MetaFeature
+from .exception import (
+    FeatureAlreadyBound,
+    FeatureNotBound,
+    FeatureBoundToNonAppliance,
+    FeatureBoundToIncompatibleAppliance,
+)
+
+
+class Feature(IFeature, metaclass=_MetaFeature):
+    """Feature class
+    Base class for Appliance's Features.
+    Features are optional traits of an appliance.
+    """
+
+    __lam_bound_appliance__ = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def check_appliance_bound(cls):
+        if cls.__lam_bound_appliance__ is None:
+            raise FeatureNotBound(f"Feature {cls} is not bound to any Appliance")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def check_appliance_compatibility(cls, appliance_cls):
+        cls.check_appliance_bound()
+
+        if not issubclass(appliance_cls, cls.__lam_bound_appliance__):
+            raise FeatureBoundToIncompatibleAppliance(
+                f"Feature {cls} is bound to an incompatible Appliance {appliance_cls}"
+            )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def bind_appliance(cls, appliance_cls):
+        if cls.__lam_bound_appliance__ is not None:
+            raise FeatureAlreadyBound(
+                f"Feature {cls} already bound to an Appliance {cls.__lam_bound_appliance__}"
+            )
+
+        if (
+            appliance_cls is None
+            or not isinstance(appliance_cls, type)
+            or not issubclass(appliance_cls, IAppliance)
+        ):
+            raise FeatureBoundToNonAppliance(
+                f"Trying to bind Feature {cls} to an invalid Appliance Reference: {appliance_cls}"
+            )
+        cls.__lam_bound_appliance__ = appliance_cls
+
+    Enabled: bool = False

src/dabmodel/interfaces.py

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+from typing import Generic, TypeVar, Dict, Protocol, runtime_checkable, Self
+
+
+TV_Freezable = TypeVar("TV_Freezable")
+
+
+@runtime_checkable
+class FreezableElement(Protocol, Generic[TV_Freezable]):
+
+    def clone_as_mutable_variant(self, *, deep: bool = True, _memo: Dict[int, Self] | None = None) -> Self:
+        pass
+
+    def freeze(self, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def freeze_class(cls, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def validate_schema(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_schema_class(cls) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    @property
+    def frozen_cls(cls) -> bool:
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    @property
+    def mutable_obj(cls) -> bool:
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    def frozen(self) -> bool:
+        pass

src/dabmodel/lam_field/constraint.py

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+from typing import Generic, TypeVar
+
+T_Field = TypeVar("T_Field")
+
+
+class Constraint(Generic[T_Field]):
+    """Constraint class
+    Base class for Field's constraints
+    """
+
+    _bound_type: type
+
+    def __init__(self): ...
+
+    def check(self, value: T_Field) -> bool:
+        """Check if a Constraint is completed"""
+        return True

src/dabmodel/lam_field/lam_field.py

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+from typing import Generic, TypeVar, Optional, Any, Self, Annotated, get_origin, get_args
+from typeguard import check_type, CollectionCheckStrategy, TypeCheckError
+from copy import deepcopy
+from .lam_field_info import LAMFieldInfo
+from .constraint import Constraint
+from ..tools import LAMdeepfreeze
+from ..exception import InvalidFieldValue, ReadOnlyField
+from ..interfaces import FreezableElement
+
+TV_LABField = TypeVar("TV_LABField")
+
+
+class LAMField(Generic[TV_LABField]):
+    """This class describe a Field in Schema"""
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, val: Optional[TV_LABField], ann: Any, i: LAMFieldInfo):
+        self._default_value: Optional[TV_LABField]
+        self._value: Optional[TV_LABField]
+        self.__annotations: Any
+        self.__name: str = name
+        self.__source: Optional[type] = None
+        self.__info: LAMFieldInfo = deepcopy(i)
+        self._set_annotations(ann)
+        self.__frozen: bool = False
+        self._frozen_value: Any = None
+        self.__frozen_value_set: True = False
+        self.validate(val)
+        self._init_value(val)
+
+    def _set_annotations(self, ann: Any) -> None:
+        _origin = get_origin(ann) or ann
+        _args = get_args(ann)
+
+        if _origin is Annotated:
+            self.__annotations: Any = LAMdeepfreeze(_args[0])
+        else:
+            self.__annotations: Any = LAMdeepfreeze(ann)
+
+    def _init_value(self, val: Optional[TV_LABField | FreezableElement]):
+        self._default_value: Optional[TV_LABField] = deepcopy(val)
+        self._value: Optional[TV_LABField] = val
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        return self.__name
+
+    def is_frozen(self) -> bool:
+        return self.__frozen
+
+    def freeze(self):
+        self.__frozen = True
+
+    def clone_unfrozen(self) -> Self:
+        field = LAMFieldFactory.create_field(self.__name, self._default_value, self.__annotations, self.__info)
+        field.update_value(self._value)
+        return field
+
+    def add_source(self, src: type) -> None:
+        """Adds source Appliance to the Field"""
+        if self.__frozen:
+            raise ReadOnlyField("Field is frozen, cannot add source now")
+        self.__source = src
+
+    @property
+    def doc(self) -> str:
+        """Returns Field's documentation"""
+        return self.__info.doc
+
+    def add_constraint(self, cons: Constraint) -> None:
+        """Adds constraint to the Field"""
+        if self.__frozen:
+            raise ReadOnlyField("Field is frozen")
+        self.__info.add_constraint(cons)
+
+    @property
+    def constraints(self) -> list[Constraint]:
+        """Returns Field's constraint"""
+        return LAMdeepfreeze(self.__info.constraints)
+
+    def validate_self(self):
+        self.validate(self._value)
+
+    def validate(self, val: Optional[TV_LABField]):
+
+        try:
+            check_type(
+                val,
+                self.annotations,
+                collection_check_strategy=CollectionCheckStrategy.ALL_ITEMS,
+            )
+        except TypeCheckError as exp:
+            raise InvalidFieldValue(f"Value of Field <{self.__name}> is not of expected type {self.annotations}.") from exp
+
+    @property
+    def default_value(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's default value (frozen)"""
+        return LAMdeepfreeze(self._default_value)
+
+    def update_value(self, val: Optional[TV_LABField] = None) -> None:
+        """Updates Field's value"""
+        if self.__frozen:
+            raise ReadOnlyField("Field is frozen")
+        self.validate(val)
+        self._value = val
+        self.__frozen_value_set = False
+
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's value (frozen)"""
+        if self.__frozen:
+            return self.frozen_value
+        else:
+            return self.raw_value
+
+    @property
+    def raw_value(self) -> Optional[TV_LABField]:
+        """Returns Field's value"""
+        if self.__frozen:
+            raise ReadOnlyField("Field is frozen")
+        return self._value
+
+    def _generate_frozen_value(self):
+        self._frozen_value = LAMdeepfreeze(self._value)
+
+    @property
+    def frozen_value(self) -> Any:
+        if not self.__frozen_value_set:
+            self._generate_frozen_value()
+            self.__frozen_value_set = True
+        return self._frozen_value
+
+    @property
+    def annotations(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's annotation"""
+        return self.__annotations
+
+    @property
+    def info(self) -> LAMFieldInfo:
+        """Returns Field's info"""
+        return self.__info
+
+
+class LAMField_Element(LAMField[FreezableElement]):
+
+    def _init_value(self, val: Optional[FreezableElement]):
+        self._default_value = deepcopy(val)
+        self._default_value.freeze()
+        self._value = val.clone_as_mutable_variant()
+
+    def validate(self, val: Optional[FreezableElement]):
+        super().validate(val)
+        if val is not None:
+            print(val)
+            val.validate_schema()
+
+    @property
+    def default_value(self) -> Any:
+        return self._default_value
+
+    def update_value(self, val: Optional[FreezableElement] = None) -> None:
+        super().update_value(val.clone_as_mutable_variant())
+
+    def _generate_frozen_value(self):
+        self._frozen_value = deepcopy(self._value)
+        self._frozen_value.freeze()
+
+
+class LAMFieldFactory:
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_field(name: str, val: Optional[TV_LABField], anno: Any, info: LAMFieldInfo) -> LAMField:
+        if isinstance(val, FreezableElement):
+            print(f"Spawn LAMField_Element {name} !!!")
+            return LAMField_Element(name, val, anno, info)
+        else:
+            print(f"Spawn LAMField {name} !!!")
+            return LAMField(name, val, anno, info)

src/dabmodel/lam_field/lam_field_info.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from typing import Optional, Any
+from .constraint import Constraint
+
+
+class LAMFieldInfo:
+    """This Class allows to describe a Field in Appliance class"""
+
+    def __init__(self, *, doc: str = "", constraints: Optional[list[Constraint]] = None):
+        self.__doc: str = doc
+        self.__constraints: list[Constraint]
+        if constraints is None:
+            self.__constraints = []
+        else:
+            self.__constraints = constraints
+
+    def add_constraint(self, constraint: Constraint):
+        self.__constraints.append(constraint)
+
+    @property
+    def doc(self) -> str:
+        """Returns Field's documentation"""
+        return self.__doc
+
+    @property
+    def constraints(self) -> list[Constraint[Any]]:
+        """Returns Field's constraints"""
+        return self.__constraints

src/dabmodel/meta/appliance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+from typing import Any, Type
+from frozendict import frozendict
+from copy import copy
+
+from .element import _MetaElement, get_mutable_variant
+from ..feature import Feature
+from ..exception import InvalidFieldValue, InvalidFeatureInheritance, InvalidFieldName
+
+
+class _MetaAppliance(_MetaElement):
+    """_MetaAppliance class
+    Appliance specific metaclass code
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def check_class(
+        mcs: type["meta"],
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Appliance-specific pre-check: ensure the `features` slot exists in schema.
+
+        Copies the parent's `features` mapping when inheriting to keep it per-class.
+        """
+
+        super().check_class(name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+        if "features" not in namespace["__lam_schema__"]:
+            namespace["__lam_schema__"]["features"] = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def inherit_schema(  # pylint: disable=too-complex,too-many-branches
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        name: str,
+        base: type[Any],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        super().inherit_schema(name, base, namespace, stack_exts)
+        if "features" in base.__lam_schema__:
+            namespace["__lam_schema__"]["features"] = dict(base.__lam_schema__["features"])
+
+    @classmethod
+    def process_class_fields(
+        mcs: type["meta"],
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        """
+        Like meta.process_class_fields but also stages Feature declarations.
+
+        Initializes:
+          stack_exts["new_features"], stack_exts["modified_features"]
+        then defers to the base scanner for regular fields.
+        """
+        stack_exts["new_features"] = {}
+        stack_exts["modified_features"] = {}
+        super().process_class_fields(name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def process_new_field(
+        mcs: type["meta"],
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],
+        _fname: str,
+        _fvalue: Any,
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """
+        Intercept Feature declarations.
+
+        - If `_fname` already exists in parent's `features`, enforce same type;
+          stage into `modified_features`.
+        - Else, if `_fvalue` is a Feature *class*, stage into `new_features`.
+        - Otherwise, it is a regular field: delegate to meta.process_new_field.
+        """
+
+        if _fname == "features":
+            raise InvalidFieldName("'feature' is a reserved Field name")
+        if _fname in namespace["__lam_schema__"]["features"]:
+            if not issubclass(_fvalue, namespace["__lam_schema__"]["features"][_fname]):
+                raise InvalidFeatureInheritance(f"Feature {_fname} is not a subclass of {bases[0]}.{_fname}")
+            stack_exts["modified_features"][_fname] = get_mutable_variant(_fvalue)
+            namespace[_fname] = stack_exts["modified_features"][_fname]
+        elif isinstance(_fvalue, type) and issubclass(_fvalue, Feature):
+            stack_exts["new_features"][_fname] = get_mutable_variant(_fvalue)
+            namespace[_fname] = stack_exts["new_features"][_fname]
+        else:
+            super().process_new_field(name, bases, namespace, _fname, _fvalue, stack_exts)  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def commit_fields(
+        mcs: type["meta"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        """
+        Commit regular fields (via meta) and then bind staged Feature classes.
+
+        For each new/modified feature:
+          - bind it to `cls` (sets the feature's `_BoundAppliance`),
+          - register it under `cls.__LAMSchema__["features"]`.
+        """
+        super().commit_fields(cls, name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+        cls.__lam_schema__["features"].update(stack_exts["modified_features"])
+        for v in stack_exts["new_features"].values():
+            v.bind_appliance(cls)
+        cls.__lam_schema__["features"].update(stack_exts["new_features"])
+
+    @classmethod
+    def prepare_initializer_fields(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        init_fieldvalues: dict[str, Any],
+        init_fieldtypes: dict[str, Any],
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        for k, v in cls.__lam_schema__["features"].items():
+            init_fieldvalues[k] = v
+            init_fieldtypes[k] = v
+
+    @classmethod
+    def commit_initializer_fields(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        fakecls_exports: dict[str, Any],
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        for fk, fv in cls.__lam_schema__["features"].items():
+            for k, v in fv.__lam_schema__.items():
+                v.update_value(fakecls_exports[fk].__getattr__(k))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def finalize_class(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        cls.__lam_schema__["features"] = frozendict(cls.__lam_schema__["features"])
+
+        super().finalize_class(cls, name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)
+        if not cls.__lam_class_mutable__:
+            for feat in cls.__lam_schema__["features"].values():
+                feat.freeze_class(True)
+
+    def populate_instance(cls: Type, obj: Any, stack_exts: dict[str, Any], *args: Any, **kw: Any):
+        super().populate_instance(obj, stack_exts, *args, **kw)
+        obj.__lam_schema__["features"] = dict(cls.__lam_schema__["features"])
+
+    def apply_overrides(cls, obj, stack_exts, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Support for runtime field and feature overrides.
+
+        Fields:
+          MyApp(name="foo")
+
+        Features:
+          MyApp(F1=MyF1)                # inheritance / replacement
+          MyApp(F1={"val": 42, ...})    # dict override of existing feature
+        """
+
+        # --- feature overrides ---
+        for k, v in list(kwargs.items()):
+            if k in obj.__lam_schema__["features"]:
+                base_feat_cls = obj.__lam_schema__["features"][k]
+
+                # Case 1: subclass replacement (inheritance)
+                if isinstance(v, type) and issubclass(v, base_feat_cls):
+                    v.check_appliance_compatibility(cls)
+
+                    # record subclass into instance schema
+                    obj.__lam_schema__["features"][k] = get_mutable_variant(v)
+                    if not obj.__lam_class_mutable__:
+                        obj.__lam_schema__["features"][k].freeze_class(True)
+                    kwargs.pop(k)
+
+                # Case 2: dict override
+                elif isinstance(v, dict):
+                    # store (class, override_dict) for finalize_instance
+                    obj.__lam_schema__["features"][k] = (base_feat_cls, v)
+                    kwargs.pop(k)
+
+                else:
+                    raise InvalidFieldValue(f"Feature override for '{k}' must be a Feature subclass or dict, got {type(v)}")
+
+        # --- new features not declared at class level ---
+        for k, v in list(kwargs.items()):
+            if isinstance(v, type) and issubclass(v, Feature):
+                v.check_appliance_compatibility(cls)
+                obj.__lam_schema__["features"][k] = get_mutable_variant(v)
+                if not obj.__lam_class_mutable__:
+                    obj.__lam_schema__["features"][k].freeze_class(True)
+                kwargs.pop(k)
+
+        super().apply_overrides(obj, stack_exts, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def finalize_instance(cls: Type, obj, stack_exts: dict[str, Any]):
+        """
+        Instantiate and attach all features declared (or overridden) in the instance schema.
+        Handles:
+          - Declared features (plain class)
+          - Subclass replacements
+          - Dict overrides (class + patch dict)
+        """
+
+        for k, v in obj.__lam_schema__["features"].items():
+            # Case 1: plain class or subclass
+            if isinstance(v, type) and issubclass(v, Feature):
+                inst = v()
+                object.__setattr__(obj, k, inst)
+
+            # Case 2: (class, dict) → dict overrides
+            elif isinstance(v, tuple) and len(v) == 2:
+                feat_cls, overrides = v
+                inst = feat_cls(**overrides)
+                object.__setattr__(obj, k, inst)
+                obj.__lam_schema__["features"][k] = feat_cls
+
+            else:
+                raise InvalidFieldValue(f"Invalid feature definition stored for '{k}': {fdef!r}")
+
+        obj.__lam_schema__["features"] = frozendict(obj.__lam_schema__["features"])
+        super().finalize_instance(obj, stack_exts)

src/dabmodel/meta/element.py

@@ -0,0 +1,844 @@
+from typing import Optional, TypeVar, get_origin, get_args, Any, Type, Union, Dict, Annotated
+
+from types import FunctionType, UnionType, new_class
+from copy import deepcopy, copy
+import sys
+import weakref
+import inspect, ast, textwrap
+
+
+from typeguard import check_type, TypeCheckError, CollectionCheckStrategy
+from frozendict import frozendict
+from ..tools import _resolve_annotation
+from ..lam_field.lam_field import LAMFieldFactory, LAMField, LAMField_Element
+from ..lam_field.lam_field_info import LAMFieldInfo
+
+from ..defines import ALLOWED_HELPERS_MATH, ALLOWED_HELPERS_DEFAULT, ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES
+from ..base_element import BaseElement
+
+
+from ..exception import (
+    MultipleInheritanceForbidden,
+    BrokenInheritance,
+    ReadOnlyField,
+    NotAnnotatedField,
+    ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation,
+    InvalidFieldValue,
+    InvalidFieldAnnotation,
+    ImportForbidden,
+    FunctionForbidden,
+    NonExistingField,
+    InvalidInitializerType,
+    IncompletelyAnnotatedField,
+    UnsupportedFieldType,
+    WrongUsage,
+)
+
+# Cache per base class -> mutable variant
+_MUTABLE_VARIANTS = weakref.WeakKeyDictionary()
+
+
+def _merge_options(base_opts: tuple, *adds) -> tuple:
+    merged = list(base_opts)
+    for a in adds:
+        if a not in merged:
+            merged.append(a)
+    return tuple(merged)
+
+
+class IMutableVariant:
+    pass
+
+
+def get_mutable_variant(base: Type[BaseElement]) -> Type[BaseElement]:
+    """
+    Return a subclass of `base` that behaves the same except that instances
+    are created object-mutable (because the class was defined with options=(ObjectMutable,)).
+    """
+    print(f"____ Walking through: {base}")
+    print(f"bases: {base.__bases__}")
+
+    if base in (IElement, IFeature, IAppliance):
+        return base
+
+    if base.mutable_obj or issubclass(base, IMutableVariant):
+        print("already mutable")
+        return base  # already mutable
+
+    cached = _MUTABLE_VARIANTS.get(base)
+    if cached:
+        print("cached")
+        return cached
+
+    meta = type(base)  # keep the same metaclass
+    base_opts = getattr(base, "__lam_options__", ())
+    new_opts = _merge_options(base_opts, ObjectMutable, ClassMutable, _MutableClone)
+
+    # Recursively lift each direct base
+    lifted_bases = []
+    root_base: Optional[type[BaseElement]] = None
+    for b in base.__bases__:
+        if b in (IElement, IFeature, IAppliance):
+            if root_base:
+                raise BrokenInheritance(f"Multiple exclusive root bases (previous {root_base}, now {b}")
+            else:
+                root_base = b
+        elif b is BaseElement:
+            raise BrokenInheritance("BaseElement must not be used")
+        elif issubclass(b, IMutableVariant):
+            lifted_bases.append(b)
+        elif issubclass(b, BaseElement) and b is not BaseElement:
+            lifted_bases.append(get_mutable_variant(b))
+    print(f"lifted_bases: {lifted_bases}")
+
+    # Keep original behavior (inherit from C), AND attach lifted base variants
+    if len(lifted_bases) == 0:
+        if root_base is None:
+            raise BrokenInheritance("inheritance root not found")
+        bases = (root_base,)
+    else:
+        bases = tuple(lifted_bases) + (base,)  # ensures B' is subclass of B and A'
+
+    if IMutableVariant not in bases:
+        bases = bases + (IMutableVariant,)
+
+    name = f"{base.__name__}__Mutable"
+
+    def body(ns: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        ns["__module__"] = base.__module__
+        ns["__annotations__"] = base.__annotations__
+        # ns["__lam_class_mutable__"] = True
+        # ns["__lam_object_mutable__"] = True
+        ns["__qualname__"] = f"{base.__qualname__}__Mutable"
+        ns["__doc__"] = f"Mutable runtime variant of {base.__qualname__}"
+        for fname, fval in base.__lam_schema__.items():
+            if isinstance(fval, LAMField):
+                # v = getattr(base, fname)
+                ns[fname] = fval.clone_unfrozen().value
+
+    # IMPORTANT: pass options via kwds so your meta receives them
+    print(f"CREATING {name}")
+    variant = new_class(
+        name,
+        bases,
+        {"metaclass": meta, "options": new_opts},
+        body,
+    )
+    # Optional: register for pickling/import
+    sys.modules[base.__module__].__dict__[name] = variant
+
+    _MUTABLE_VARIANTS[base] = variant
+    return variant
+
+
+class IBaseElement(BaseElement):
+
+    def clone_as_mutable_variant(self, *, deep: bool = True, _memo: Dict[int, BaseElement] | None = None) -> BaseElement:
+
+        if isinstance(self, type):
+            raise WrongUsage("clone_as_mutable_variant can only be applied to an instance")
+
+        if self.mutable_obj:
+            return self  # already mutable
+
+        if _memo is None:
+            _memo = {}
+        sid = id(self)
+        if sid in _memo:
+            return _memo[sid]
+
+        dst_cls = get_mutable_variant(type(self))
+        # Create a fresh instance using the normal constructor path
+        dst = dst_cls()  # your meta will populate defaults; we'll overwrite below
+        _memo[sid] = dst
+
+        for fname, fval in self.__lam_schema__.items():
+            if isinstance(fval, LAMField):
+                v = getattr(self, fname)
+                if isinstance(v, BaseElement):
+                    if deep:
+                        v = v.clone_as_mutable_variant(deep=True, _memo=_memo)
+                    setattr(dst, fname, v)
+                else:
+                    setattr(dst, fname, fval.clone_unfrozen().value)
+
+                # dst.__dict__[fname] = v
+
+        return dst
+
+
+class IElement(IBaseElement): ...
+
+
+class IFeature(IBaseElement): ...
+
+
+class IAppliance(IBaseElement): ...
+
+
+def _check_annotation_definition(_type, first_layer: bool = True):  # pylint: disable=too-complex,too-many-return-statements
+    print(f"_type={_type}, {first_layer}")
+
+    _origin = get_origin(_type) or _type
+    _args = get_args(_type)
+
+    # handle Annotated[,]
+    if _origin is Annotated:
+        if not first_layer:
+            raise UnsupportedFieldType("Annotated[] is only supported as parent annotation")
+        return _check_annotation_definition(_args[0], False)
+
+    # handle Optional[] and Union[None,...]
+    if _origin is Union or _origin is UnionType:
+        if (len(_args) != 2) or (type(None) not in list(_args)) or (not first_layer):
+            raise UnsupportedFieldType(
+                "Union[] is only supported to implement Optional (takes 2 parameters) and is only supported as parent annotation"
+            )
+        return any(_check_annotation_definition(_, False) for _ in get_args(_type) if _ is not type(None))
+
+    # handle Dict[...]
+    if _origin is dict:
+        if len(_args) != 2:
+            raise IncompletelyAnnotatedField(f"Dict Annotation requires 2 inner definitions: {_type}")
+        if not _args[0] in ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES:
+            raise IncompletelyAnnotatedField(f"Dict Key must be simple builtin: {_type}")
+        # return _check_annotation_definition(_args[1], False)
+        return any(_check_annotation_definition(_, False) for _ in _args)
+
+    # handle Tuple[]
+    if _origin is tuple:
+        if len(_args) == 0:
+            raise IncompletelyAnnotatedField(f"Annotation requires inner definition: {_type}")
+        if len(_args) == 2 and _args[1] is Ellipsis:
+            return _check_annotation_definition(_args[0], False)
+        return any(_check_annotation_definition(_, False) for _ in _args)
+
+    # handle Set[],Tuple[],FrozenSet[],List[]
+    if _origin in [set, frozenset, tuple, list]:
+        if len(_args) == 0:
+            raise IncompletelyAnnotatedField(f"Annotation requires inner definition: {_type}")
+        return any(_check_annotation_definition(_, False) for _ in _args)
+
+    if isinstance(_origin, type):
+        if issubclass(_origin, IElement):
+            return
+        elif issubclass(_origin, IAppliance):
+            raise UnsupportedFieldType(f"Nested Appliance are not supported: {_type}")
+
+    if _origin in ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES:
+        return
+    raise UnsupportedFieldType(_origin)
+
+
+def _check_initializer_safety(func) -> None:
+    """
+    Preliminary structural check for __initializer__.
+
+    Policy (minimal):
+      - Forbid 'import' / 'from ... import ...' inside the initializer body.
+      - Forbid nested function definitions (closures/helpers) in the body.
+      - Allow lambdas.
+      - No restrictions on calls here (keep it simple).
+      - Optionally forbid closures (free vars) for determinism.
+    """
+    try:
+        src = inspect.getsource(func)
+    except OSError as exc:
+        # If source isn't available (rare), fail closed (or skip if you prefer)
+        raise FunctionForbidden("Cannot inspect __initializer__ source") from exc
+
+    src = textwrap.dedent(src)
+    mod = ast.parse(src)
+
+    # Find the FunctionDef node that corresponds to this initializer
+    init_node = next(
+        (n for n in mod.body if isinstance(n, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)) and n.name == func.__name__),
+        None,
+    )
+    if init_node is None:
+        # Fallback: if not found, analyze nothing further to avoid false positives
+        return
+
+    for node in ast.walk(ast.Module(body=init_node.body, type_ignores=[])):
+        if isinstance(node, (ast.Import, ast.ImportFrom)):
+            raise ImportForbidden("imports disabled in __initializer")
+        if isinstance(node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
+            raise FunctionForbidden("Nested defs are forbidden in __initializer")
+        # if isinstance(node, ast.Lambda):
+        #    raise FunctionForbidden("Lambdas are forbidden in __initializer")
+
+    # Optional: forbid closures (keeps determinism; allows lambdas that don't capture)
+    if func.__code__.co_freevars:
+        # Inspect captured free vars
+        closure_vars = inspect.getclosurevars(func)
+        captured = {**closure_vars.globals, **closure_vars.nonlocals}
+        for name, val in captured.items():
+            if isinstance(val, type) and issubclass(val, IElement):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(val, (int, str, float, bool, type(None))):
+                continue
+            raise FunctionForbidden(f"Closures are forbidden in __initializer__ (captured: {name}={val!r})")
+
+
+def _blocked_import(*args, **kwargs):
+    raise ImportForbidden("imports disabled in __initializer")
+
+
+class ModelSpecView:
+    """ModelSpecView class
+    A class that will act as fake BaseElement proxy to allow setting values"""
+
+    __slots__ = ("_vals", "_types", "_touched", "_name", "_module")
+
+    def __init__(self, values: dict[str, Any], types_map: dict[str, type], name: str, module: str):
+        self._name: str
+        self._vals: dict[str, Any]
+        self._types: dict[str, type]
+        self._touched: set
+        self._module: str
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_vals", dict(values))
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_types", types_map)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_name", name)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_module", module)
+
+    @property
+    def __name__(self) -> str:
+        """returns proxified class' name"""
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def __module__(self) -> str:
+        """returns proxified module's name"""
+        return self._module
+
+    @__module__.setter
+    def __module__(self, value: str):
+        pass
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
+        """internal proxy getattr"""
+        if name not in self._types:
+            raise NonExistingField(f"Unknown field {name}")
+        return self._vals[name]
+
+    def __setattr__(self, name: str, value: Any):
+        """internal proxy setattr"""
+        if name not in self._types:
+            raise NonExistingField(f"Cannot set unknown field {name}")
+        T = self._types[name]
+
+        try:
+            check_type(
+                value,
+                T,
+                collection_check_strategy=CollectionCheckStrategy.ALL_ITEMS,
+            )
+        except TypeCheckError as exp:
+            raise InvalidFieldValue(f"Field <{name}> value is not of expected type {T}.") from exp
+
+        self._vals[name] = value
+
+    def export(self) -> dict:
+        """exports all proxified values"""
+        return dict(self._vals)
+
+
+T_Meta = TypeVar("T_Meta", bound="_MetaElement")
+T_BE = TypeVar("T_BE", bound="BaseElement")
+
+
+class ElementOptions:
+    pass
+
+
+class ClassMutable(ElementOptions):
+    pass
+
+
+class ObjectMutable(ElementOptions):
+    pass
+
+
+class _MutableClone(ElementOptions):
+    pass
+
+
+class _MetaElement(type):
+    """metaclass to use to build BaseElement"""
+
+    def __new__(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[BaseElement], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> Type:
+        """BaseElement new class"""
+
+        # create a dict to pass contextual arg onto the stack (multithread safe class init)
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        stack_exts["kwargs"] = kwargs
+
+        # retrieve options and normalize it (always a tuple)
+        if "options" not in stack_exts["kwargs"]:
+            stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"] = ()
+        elif not isinstance(stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"], tuple):
+            stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"] = (stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"],)
+        else:
+            stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"] = stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"]
+
+        # main class creation pipeline
+        mcs.check_class(name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)
+        mcs.process_class_fields(name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)
+        _cls = super().__new__(mcs, name, bases, namespace)
+        mcs.commit_fields(_cls, name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)
+        mcs.apply_initializer(_cls, name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)
+        mcs.finalize_class(_cls, name, bases, namespace, stack_exts)
+        if not _cls.__lam_class_mutable__:
+            _cls.freeze_class(True)
+        _cls.__lam_initialized__ = True
+
+        return _cls
+
+    @classmethod
+    def check_class(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Early class-build hook.
+
+        Validates the inheritance shape, initializes an empty schema for root classes,
+        copies the parent schema for subclasses, and ensures all annotated fields
+        have a default (inserting `None` when missing).
+
+        This runs before the class object is created.
+        """
+
+        print(f"__NEW__ Defining {name}, bases {bases}")
+
+        if len(bases) > 1:
+            if _MutableClone not in stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"]:
+                raise MultipleInheritanceForbidden(f"Multiple inheritance is not supported by dabmodel: {bases}")
+
+        if len(bases) == 0:
+            raise BrokenInheritance(f"missing base class")
+
+        if not any([issubclass(base, BaseElement) for base in bases]):
+            raise BrokenInheritance(f"wrong base class: {bases}")
+
+        # handle schema/fields inheritance
+        mcs.inherit_schema(name, bases[0], namespace, stack_exts)
+
+        # force annotated fields without value to be still instantiated (with None)
+        if "__annotations__" in namespace:
+            for k_unknown in [_ for _ in namespace["__annotations__"] if _ not in namespace]:
+                namespace[k_unknown] = None
+
+        namespace["__lam_initialized__"] = False
+
+        # process options
+        namespace["__lam_class_mutable__"] = ClassMutable in stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"]
+        namespace["__lam_object_mutable__"] = ObjectMutable in stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"]
+        namespace["__lam_options__"] = stack_exts["kwargs"]["options"]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def inherit_schema(  # pylint: disable=too-complex,too-many-branches
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        name: str,
+        base: type[Any],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        # create a new schema instance
+        namespace["__lam_schema__"] = {}
+        # copy elements from the parent class
+        namespace["__lam_schema__"].update(base.__lam_schema__)
+        # clone element (unfrozen)
+        for k, v in namespace["__lam_schema__"].items():
+            if isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                namespace["__lam_schema__"][k] = namespace["__lam_schema__"][k].clone_unfrozen()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def process_class_fields(  # pylint: disable=too-complex,too-many-branches
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        """
+        Scan the class namespace and partition fields.
+
+        Detects:
+          - modified fields (shadowing parent values),
+          - new fields (present in annotations),
+          - the optional `__initializer` classmethod (in mangled or unmangled form).
+
+        Validates annotations and types and removes processed items from `namespace`
+        so they won't become normal attributes. Results are staged into:
+          stack_exts["new_fields"], stack_exts["modified_fields"], stack_exts["initializer"]
+        to be committed later.
+        """
+        # Fields Factory
+        stack_exts["modified_fields"] = {}
+        stack_exts["new_fields"] = {}
+        stack_exts["initializer"] = None
+        initializer_name: Optional[str] = None
+        for k, v in namespace.items():
+            print(f" {name} Processing Field: {k} / {v}")
+            # handling initializer method
+            if k == f"_{name}__initializer" or (name.startswith("_") and k == "__initializer"):
+                if not isinstance(v, classmethod):
+                    raise InvalidInitializerType("__initializer must be a classmethod")
+                stack_exts["initializer"] = v.__func__
+                if name.startswith("_"):
+                    initializer_name = "__initializer"
+                else:
+                    initializer_name = f"_{name}__initializer"
+            # skipping protected/private/dunder methods and attributes
+            elif k.startswith("_"):
+                pass
+            # skipping classmethods
+            elif isinstance(v, classmethod):
+                pass
+            # skipping methods
+            elif isinstance(v, FunctionType):
+                pass
+            # disallowing nested appliances
+            elif isinstance(v, IAppliance) or (isinstance(v, type) and issubclass(v, IAppliance)):
+                raise UnsupportedFieldType(f"Nested Appliance are not supported: {name}:{v}")
+            # supported Fields
+            else:
+                print(f"Staging Field: {k} / {v}")
+                # Modified fields (already in parent's schema as LAMField)
+                if k in namespace["__lam_schema__"] and isinstance(namespace["__lam_schema__"][k], LAMField):
+                    mcs.process_modified_field(name, bases, namespace, k, v, stack_exts)
+                # New fields (others)
+                else:
+                    mcs.process_new_field(name, bases, namespace, k, v, stack_exts)
+
+        # removing processed Fields and initializer from namespace (will add them back in the class later)
+        for k in stack_exts["new_fields"]:
+            del namespace[k]
+        for k in stack_exts["modified_fields"]:
+            del namespace[k]
+        if stack_exts["initializer"] is not None and initializer_name is not None:
+            del namespace[initializer_name]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def process_modified_field(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],
+        _fname: str,
+        _fvalue: Any,
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """
+        Handle a *modified* field declared by a subclass.
+
+        Forbids annotation changes, validates the new default value against
+        the inherited annotation, and stages the new default into `stack_exts["modified_fields"]`.
+        """
+        # forbid already existing Field's schema from being modified
+        if "__annotations__" in namespace and _fname in namespace["__annotations__"]:
+            raise ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation(f"annotations cannot be modified on derived classes {_fname}")
+        # validate the new value
+        namespace["__lam_schema__"][_fname].validate(_fvalue)
+        # stage the new value
+        stack_exts["modified_fields"][_fname] = _fvalue
+
+    @classmethod
+    def process_new_field(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],
+        _fname: str,
+        _fvalue: Any,
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """
+        Handle a *new* field declared on the class.
+
+        Resolves string annotations against a whitelist, validates `Annotated[...]`
+        payloads (allowing only LAMFieldInfo), checks the default value type,
+        and stages the field as a `LAMField` in `stack_exts["new_fields"]`.
+        """
+        print(f"New field: {_fname} / {_fvalue}")
+
+        # forbid non annotated field
+        if "__annotations__" not in namespace or _fname not in namespace["__annotations__"]:
+            raise NotAnnotatedField(f"Every dabmodel Fields must be annotated ({_fname})")
+
+        # check if annotations' format is correct and save them
+        if isinstance(namespace["__annotations__"][_fname], str):
+            namespace["__annotations__"][_fname] = _resolve_annotation(namespace["__annotations__"][_fname])
+
+        # effectively checking the value is conform to annotations
+        try:
+            _check_annotation_definition(namespace["__annotations__"][_fname])
+        except InvalidFieldAnnotation:
+            raise
+        except Exception as ex:
+            raise InvalidFieldAnnotation(f"Field <{_fname}> has not an allowed or valid annotation.") from ex
+
+        # extracting LAMFieldInfo from Annotated[] annotations
+        _finfo: LAMFieldInfo = LAMFieldInfo()
+        origin = get_origin(namespace["__annotations__"][_fname])
+        tname = getattr(origin, "__name__", "") or getattr(origin, "__qualname__", "") or str(origin)
+        if "Annotated" in tname:
+            args = get_args(namespace["__annotations__"][_fname])
+            if args:
+                if len(args) > 2:
+                    raise InvalidFieldAnnotation(f"Field <{_fname}> had invalid Annotated value.")
+                if len(args) == 2 and not issubclass(type(args[1]), LAMFieldInfo):
+                    raise InvalidFieldAnnotation("Only LAMFieldInfo object is allowed as Annotated data.")
+
+                _finfo = args[1]
+        # stage the new field
+        stack_exts["new_fields"][_fname] = LAMFieldFactory.create_field(_fname, _fvalue, namespace["__annotations__"][_fname], _finfo)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def commit_fields(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        """
+        Commit staged fields into the class schema (`__lam_schema__`).
+
+        - For modified fields: copy the parent's LAMField, update its value.
+        - For new fields: set the freshly built LAMField and record its source.
+        """
+
+        # updating values of modified fields
+        for k, v in stack_exts["modified_fields"].items():
+            cls.__lam_schema__[k].update_value(v)
+
+        # registering new fields
+        for k, v in stack_exts["new_fields"].items():
+            v.add_source(cls)
+            cls.__lam_schema__[k] = v
+
+    @classmethod
+    def prepare_initializer_fields(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        init_fieldvalues: dict[str, Any],
+        init_fieldtypes: dict[str, Any],
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def commit_initializer_fields(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        fakecls_exports: dict[str, Any],
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def apply_initializer(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        """
+        Apply the optional `__initializer` classmethod to compute derived defaults.
+
+        The initializer runs in a restricted, import-blocked environment using a
+        `ModelSpecView` proxy that enforces type checking on assignments.
+        On success, the computed values are validated and written back into the
+        class schema's DABFields.
+        """
+
+        if stack_exts["initializer"] is not None:
+            # checking initializer function sanity
+            _check_initializer_safety(stack_exts["initializer"])
+
+            # preparing initializer context values
+            init_fieldvalues = {}
+            init_fieldtypes = {}
+            for k, v in cls.__lam_schema__.items():
+                if isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                    # clone = v.clone_unfrozen().value
+                    clone = deepcopy(v.value)
+                    init_fieldvalues[k] = clone
+                    init_fieldtypes[k] = v.annotations
+            mcs.prepare_initializer_fields(cls, name, bases, namespace, init_fieldvalues, init_fieldtypes, stack_exts)
+            # creating a fake class container to hold the context
+            fakecls = ModelSpecView(init_fieldvalues, init_fieldtypes, cls.__name__, cls.__module__)
+            # fakecls = cls
+
+            # preparing a fake and safe environment
+            safe_globals = {
+                "__builtins__": {"__import__": _blocked_import},
+                **ALLOWED_HELPERS_DEFAULT,
+            }
+            # if stack_exts["initializer"].__code__.co_freevars:
+            #    raise FunctionForbidden("__initializer must not use closures")
+
+            # creating the fake call
+            safe_initializer = FunctionType(
+                stack_exts["initializer"].__code__,
+                safe_globals,
+                name=stack_exts["initializer"].__name__,
+                argdefs=stack_exts["initializer"].__defaults__,
+                closure=stack_exts["initializer"].__closure__,
+            )
+            # calling initializer
+            safe_initializer(fakecls)  # pylint: disable=not-callable
+
+            # copying values back to the class
+            fakecls_exports = fakecls.export()
+            for k, v in cls.__lam_schema__.items():
+                if isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                    cls.__lam_schema__[k].update_value(fakecls_exports[k])
+            mcs.commit_initializer_fields(cls, name, bases, namespace, fakecls_exports, stack_exts)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def finalize_class(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        # freezing the field schema
+        cls.__lam_schema__ = frozendict(cls.__lam_schema__)
+
+    def __setattr__(cls, name: str, value: Any):
+        if not hasattr(cls, "__lam_initialized__") or not getattr(cls, "__lam_initialized__"):
+            return super().__setattr__(name, value)
+
+        if name.startswith("_"):
+            return super().__setattr__(name, value)
+
+        if name not in cls.__lam_schema__:
+            raise NonExistingField(f"Can't create new class attributes: {name}")
+
+        if not cls.__lam_class_mutable__:
+            raise ReadOnlyField(f"Class is immutable.")
+
+        cls.__lam_schema__[name].update_value(value)
+        return
+
+    def __getattr__(cls, name) -> Any:
+        if hasattr(cls, "__lam_initialized__") and getattr(cls, "__lam_initialized__") and name in cls.__lam_schema__:
+            return cls.__lam_schema__[name].value
+        raise NonExistingField(f"Non existing class attribute: {name}")
+
+    def __call__(cls: Type, *args: Any, **kw: Any):  # intentionally untyped
+        """BaseElement new instance"""
+        cls.validate_schema_class()
+
+        obj = super().__call__(*args)
+
+        # create a dict to pass contextual arg onto the stack (multithread safe class init)
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+        # create instance attributes from schema
+        cls.populate_instance(obj, stack_exts, *args, **kw)
+        cls.apply_overrides(obj, stack_exts, *args, **kw)
+        cls.finalize_instance(obj, stack_exts)
+
+        return obj
+
+    def populate_instance(cls: Type, obj: Any, stack_exts: dict[str, Any], *args: Any, **kw: Any):
+        """
+        Populate the new instance with field values from the class schema.
+
+        Copies each LAMField.value to an instance attribute (deep-frozen view).
+        """
+        obj.__lam_schema__ = dict(cls.__lam_schema__)
+        for k, v in obj.__lam_schema__.items():
+            if isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                unfrozen_clone = v.clone_unfrozen()
+                obj.__lam_schema__[k] = unfrozen_clone
+                if obj.__lam_object_mutable__:
+                    object.__setattr__(obj, k, unfrozen_clone.value)
+                else:
+                    object.__setattr__(obj, k, unfrozen_clone.frozen_value)
+
+    def apply_overrides(cls, obj, stack_exts, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Hook for runtime overrides at instance creation.
+
+        Invoked after the schema has been frozen but before finalize_instance.
+        Subclasses of _MetaElement can override this to support things like:
+
+          - Field overrides: MyApp(field=value)
+        """
+
+        # --- field overrides (unchanged) ---
+        print("!!!???????")
+        for k, v in list(kwargs.items()):
+            if k in obj.__lam_schema__:  # regular field
+                print(f"??????? {k} {v}")
+                print(obj.__lam_schema__[k])
+
+                if isinstance(obj.__lam_schema__[k], LAMField_Element):
+                    valid_val = True
+                    try:
+                        obj.__lam_schema__[k].validate(v)
+                    except InvalidFieldValue:
+                        valid_val = False
+                    if valid_val:
+                        obj.__lam_schema__[k].update_value(v)
+                        if not obj.__lam_object_mutable__:
+                            object.__setattr__(obj, k, obj.__lam_schema__[k].frozen_value)
+                        else:
+                            object.__setattr__(obj, k, obj.__lam_schema__[k].value)
+                    elif isinstance(v, dict):
+                        raise RuntimeError("initializing Elem with dict is not supported yet")
+                    else:
+                        raise InvalidFieldValue(f"Element override for '{k}' must be a Feature subclass or dict, got {type(v)}")
+
+                else:
+                    obj.__lam_schema__[k].update_value(v)
+                    if not obj.__lam_object_mutable__:
+                        object.__setattr__(obj, k, obj.__lam_schema__[k].frozen_value)
+                    else:
+                        object.__setattr__(obj, k, obj.__lam_schema__[k].value)
+                kwargs.pop(k)
+
+        if kwargs:
+            unknown = ", ".join(sorted(kwargs))
+            raise InvalidFieldValue(f"Unknown parameters: {unknown}")
+
+    def finalize_instance(cls: Type, obj: Any, stack_exts: dict[str, Any]):
+        """
+        Finalization hook invoked at the end of instance construction.
+
+        Subclasses of the metaclass override this to attach runtime components
+        to the instance. (Example: BaseMetaAppliance instantiates bound Features
+        and sets them as attributes on the appliance instance.)
+        """
+        obj.__lam_schema__ = frozendict(obj.__lam_schema__)
+
+        if not obj.__lam_object_mutable__:
+            for v in obj.__lam_schema__.values():
+                if isinstance(v, LAMField):
+                    v.freeze()
+            obj.freeze(True)

src/dabmodel/meta/feature.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from typing import Type, Any
+from .element import _MetaElement
+
+
+class _MetaFeature(_MetaElement):
+    """_MetaFeature class
+    Feature specific metaclass code
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def finalize_class(
+        mcs: type["_MetaElement"],
+        cls,
+        name: str,
+        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
+        namespace: dict[str, Any],  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        stack_exts: dict[str, Any],
+    ):
+        if "appliance" in stack_exts["kwargs"]:
+            cls.bind_appliance(stack_exts["kwargs"]["appliance"])
+
+    def finalize_instance(cls: Type, obj: Any, stack_exts: dict[str, Any]):
+        cls.check_appliance_bound()
+        super().finalize_instance(obj, stack_exts)

src/dabmodel/tools.py

@@ -1,11 +1,39 @@
 """library's internal tools"""
 
+from collections import ChainMap
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Annotated,
+    get_origin,
+    get_args,
+    Union,
+    Self,
+    Optional,
+    List,
+    Dict,
+    Tuple,
+    Set,
+    FrozenSet,
+    Mapping,
+    Callable,
+)
+import typing
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from types import UnionType, NoneType
+import types
 from uuid import UUID
 from datetime import datetime
 import json
+import inspect
 
 
-class DABJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
+from frozendict import deepfreeze, frozendict
+
+from .defines import ALLOWED_ANNOTATIONS, ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES
+from .exception import IncompletelyAnnotatedField, UnsupportedFieldType
+
+
+class LAMJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
     """allows to JSON encode non supported data type"""
 
     def default(self, o):
@@ -15,3 +43,33 @@ class DABJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
         if isinstance(o, datetime):
             return str(o)
         return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, o)
+
+
+def LAMdeepfreeze(value):
+    """recursive freeze helper function"""
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return deepfreeze(value)
+    if isinstance(value, set):
+        return frozenset(LAMdeepfreeze(v) for v in value)
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+        return tuple(LAMdeepfreeze(v) for v in value)
+    if isinstance(value, tuple):
+        return tuple(LAMdeepfreeze(v) for v in value)
+    return value
+
+
+def is_data_attribute(name: str, value: any) -> bool:
+    if name.startswith("_"):
+        return False
+    if isinstance(value, (staticmethod, classmethod, property)):
+        return False
+    if inspect.isfunction(value) or inspect.ismethoddescriptor(value):
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def _resolve_annotation(ann):
+    if isinstance(ann, str):
+        # Safe eval against a **whitelist** only
+        return eval(ann, {"__builtins__": {}}, ALLOWED_ANNOTATIONS)  # pylint: disable=eval-used
+    return ann

test/test_AnnotationTool.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# dabmodel (c) by chacha
+#
+# dabmodel  is licensed under a
+# Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Unported License.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the license along with this
+# work.  If not, see <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>.
+
+import unittest
+from typing import Annotated, Union, Optional
+import sys
+import subprocess
+from os import chdir, environ
+from pathlib import Path
+
+print(__name__)
+print(__package__)
+
+from src import dabmodel as dm
+
+testdir_path = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+chdir(testdir_path.parent.resolve())
+
+
+class AnnotationsWalkerTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        print("\n->", unittest.TestCase.id(self))
+
+    def test_validate(self):
+        ann = dict[int, list[int]] | dict[int, list[int | str]]
+        val = {1: [2], 2: ["a", [1]]}
+
+        res = dm.tools.AnnotationWalker(ann, (dm.tools.HorizontalValidationTrigger(val),))
+        res.run()
+
+    def test_simple(self):
+        print(isinstance(None, type(None)))
+        print("\n== From OBJs ==")
+        res = dm.tools.AnnotationWalker(Annotated[Optional[dict[int, list[str]]], "comment"], (dm.tools.LAMSchemaValidation(),))
+        print(f"res={res.run()}")
+
+        print("\n== From STRING ==")
+        res = dm.tools.AnnotationWalker('Annotated[Optional[dict[int, list[str]]], "comment"]', (dm.tools.LAMSchemaValidation(),))
+        print(f"res={res.run()}")
+
+        res = dm.tools.AnnotationWalker(Annotated[Optional[dict[int, list[None]]], "comment"], (dm.tools.LAMSchemaValidation(),))
+        print(f"res={res.run()}")
+
+
+# ---------- main ----------
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

test/test_element.py

@@ -0,0 +1,862 @@
+# dabmodel (c) by chacha
+#
+# dabmodel  is licensed under a
+# Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Unported License.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the license along with this
+# work.  If not, see <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>.
+
+import unittest
+from typing import Annotated, Union
+import sys
+import subprocess
+from os import chdir, environ
+from pathlib import Path
+
+print(__name__)
+print(__package__)
+
+from src import dabmodel as dm
+
+testdir_path = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+chdir(testdir_path.parent.resolve())
+
+
+class ElementTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        print("\n->", unittest.TestCase.id(self))
+
+    def test_element_simple(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            strvalue: str = "test"
+            fvalue: float = 1.4322
+            ar_int: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+            ar_int2: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            elem: E = E(ivalue=45, strvalue="coucou", ar_int=[5, 7])
+
+        a = A()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem, E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ivalue, 45)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.strvalue, "coucou")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ar_int, (5, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+    def test_element_in_container(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            strvalue: str = "test"
+            fvalue: float = 1.4322
+            ar_int: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+            ar_int2: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            elems: list[E] = [
+                E(ivalue=45, strvalue="coucou", ar_int=[5, 7]),
+                E(ivalue=46, strvalue="coucou2", ar_int=[50, 7]),
+            ]
+
+        a = A()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(len(a.elems), 2)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0], E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ivalue, 45)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].strvalue, "coucou")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ar_int, (5, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1], E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].ivalue, 46)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].strvalue, "coucou2")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].ar_int, (50, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+    def test_class_frozen(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            strvalue: str = "test"
+            fvalue: float = 1.4322
+            ar_int: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E.ivalue = 3
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E.strvalue = "toto"
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E.fvalue = 3.14
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            E.ar_int.append(5)
+
+    def test_instance_frozen(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            strvalue: str = "test"
+            fvalue: float = 1.4322
+            ar_int: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+
+        e = E()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 3
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.strvalue = "toto"
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.fvalue = 3.14
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            e.ar_int.append(5)
+
+    def test_composition_frozen(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            strvalue: str = "test"
+            fvalue: float = 1.4322
+            ar_int: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+            ar_int2: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            elems: list[E] = [
+                E(ivalue=45, strvalue="coucou", ar_int=[5, 7]),
+                E(ivalue=46, strvalue="coucou2", ar_int=[50, 7]),
+            ]
+            elem: E = E()
+
+        a = A()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            a.elems.add(E())
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            a.elem.ivalue = 1
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            a.elems[0].ivalue = 1
+
+    def test_element_inheritance(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            strvalue: str = "test"
+            fvalue: float = 1.4322
+            ar_int: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+            ar_int2: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+
+        class E2(E):
+            ivalue2: int = 43
+
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            elems: list[E] = [
+                E(ivalue=45, strvalue="coucou", ar_int=[5, 7]),
+                E2(ivalue=46, strvalue="coucou2", ar_int=[50, 7], ivalue2=32),
+            ]
+            elem: E = E()
+            elem2: E2 = E2(ivalue=7, ivalue2=33)
+
+        a = A()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(len(a.elems), 2)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0], E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ivalue, 45)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].strvalue, "coucou")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ar_int, (5, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1], E2)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].ivalue, 46)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].ivalue2, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].ivalue2, 32)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].strvalue, "coucou2")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].ar_int, (50, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[1].ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[1].ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem, E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ivalue, 43)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.strvalue, "test")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ar_int, (1, 54, 65))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem2, E2)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem2.ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem2.ivalue, 7)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem2.ivalue2, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem2.ivalue2, 33)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem2.strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem2.strvalue, "test")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem2.fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem2.fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem2.ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem2.ar_int, (1, 54, 65))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem2.ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem2.ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+    def test_element_initializer(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            strvalue: str = "test"
+            fvalue: float = 1.4322
+            ar_int: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+            ar_int2: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            elem: E = E(ivalue=45, strvalue="coucou", ar_int=[5, 7])
+
+            @classmethod
+            def __initializer(self):
+                self.elem = E(ivalue=12, strvalue="coucou", ar_int=[5, 7])
+
+        a = A()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem, E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ivalue, 12)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.strvalue, "coucou")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ar_int, (5, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem.ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+    def test_element_in_container_initializer(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            strvalue: str = "test"
+            fvalue: float = 1.4322
+            ar_int: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+            ar_int2: list[int] = [1, 54, 65]
+
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            elems: list[E] = [E(ivalue=45, strvalue="coucou", ar_int=[5, 7])]
+
+        class B(A):
+            @classmethod
+            def __initializer(cls):
+                cls.elems.append(E(ivalue=46, strvalue="coucou2", ar_int=[50, 7]))
+
+        a = A()
+        b = B()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(len(a.elems), 1)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0], E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ivalue, 45)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].strvalue, "coucou")
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ar_int, (5, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elems[0].ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elems[0].ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(len(b.elems), 2)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[0], E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[0].ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[0].ivalue, 45)
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[0].strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[0].strvalue, "coucou")
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[0].fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[0].fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[0].ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[0].ar_int, (5, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[0].ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[0].ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[1], E)
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[1].ivalue, int)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[1].ivalue, 46)
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[1].strvalue, str)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[1].strvalue, "coucou2")
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[1].fvalue, float)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[1].fvalue, 1.4322)
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[1].ar_int, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[1].ar_int, (50, 7))
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.elems[1].ar_int2, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elems[1].ar_int2, (1, 54, 65))
+
+    def test_method(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+            def get_increment(self) -> int:
+                return self.ivalue + 1
+
+            def increment(self) -> int:
+                return type(self)(ivalue=self.ivalue + 1)
+
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            elem: E = E(ivalue=45)
+
+        a = A()
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.elem, E)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.ivalue, 45)
+        self.assertEqual(a.elem.get_increment(), 46)
+
+        class B(A):
+
+            @classmethod
+            def __initializer(cls):
+                cls.elem = cls.elem.increment()
+
+        b = B()
+        self.assertEqual(b.elem.ivalue, 46)
+        self.assertEqual(b.elem.get_increment(), 47)
+
+    def test_initializer_appliance_function_forbidden(self):
+        def test_fun() -> int:
+            return 12
+
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.FunctionForbidden):
+
+            class B(dm.Element):
+                elem: E = E()
+
+                @classmethod
+                def __initializer(cls):
+                    cls.elem.ivalue = test_fun()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.FunctionForbidden):
+
+            class C(dm.Element):
+                elem: E = E()
+
+                @classmethod
+                def __initializer(cls):
+                    cls.elem = E(ivalue=test_fun())
+
+    def test_mutable_class2_newelement_fails(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.NonExistingField):
+            E.test = 123
+        e = E()
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.NonExistingField):
+            e.test = 123
+
+    def test_mutable_class_freeze(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        E.ivalue = 12
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 12)
+        E.freeze_class()
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 12)
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 12)
+
+    def test_mutable_object_freeze(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 43)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 43)
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 43)
+        e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+        e.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 15
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+
+    def test_mutable_object_and_class_freeze(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable, dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 43)
+        E.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 13)
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 13)
+        e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+        e.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 15
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+
+    def test_mutable_object_and_class_freeze_2(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable, dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        self.assertFalse(E.__lam_schema__["ivalue"].is_frozen())
+        E.freeze_class()
+        self.assertTrue(E.__lam_schema__["ivalue"].is_frozen())
+        e = E()
+        self.assertFalse(e.__lam_schema__["ivalue"].is_frozen())
+        e.freeze()
+        self.assertTrue(e.__lam_schema__["ivalue"].is_frozen())
+
+    def test_mutable_class_freeze_container(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ar_ivalue: list[int] = [43]
+
+        E.ar_ivalue.append(12)
+        self.assertEqual(E.ar_ivalue, [43, 12])
+        E.freeze_class()
+        self.assertEqual(E.ar_ivalue, (43, 12))
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            E.ar_ivalue.append(52)
+        self.assertEqual(E.ar_ivalue, (43, 12))
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, (43, 12))
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            e.ar_ivalue.append(52)
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, (43, 12))
+
+    def test_mutable_object_freeze_container(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            ar_ivalue: list[int] = [43, 54]
+
+        self.assertEqual(E.ar_ivalue, (43, 54))
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            E.ar_ivalue.append(13)
+        self.assertEqual(E.ar_ivalue, (43, 54))
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, [43, 54])
+        e.ar_ivalue.append(32)
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, [43, 54, 32])
+        e.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, (43, 54, 32))
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            e.ar_ivalue.append(12)
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, (43, 54, 32))
+
+    def test_mutable_object_and_class_freeze_container(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable, dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ar_ivalue: list[int] = [43, 54]
+
+        self.assertEqual(E.ar_ivalue, [43, 54])
+        E.ar_ivalue.append(13)
+        self.assertEqual(E.ar_ivalue, [43, 54, 13])
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, [43, 54, 13])
+        e.ar_ivalue.append(14)
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, [43, 54, 13, 14])
+        e.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, (43, 54, 13, 14))
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            e.ar_ivalue.append(15)
+        self.assertEqual(e.ar_ivalue, (43, 54, 13, 14))
+
+    def test_mutable_class_freeze_inheritance(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 12
+
+        class E2(E):
+            pass
+
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E2.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        e = E2()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 12)
+
+    def test_mutable_object_freeze_inheritance(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 12
+
+        class E2(E):
+            pass
+
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E2.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        e = E2()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 12)
+
+    def test_mutable_object_and_class_freeze_inheritance(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable, dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 12
+
+        class E2(E):
+            pass
+
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E2.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        e = E2()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 12)
+
+    def test_mutable_object_and_class_freeze_inheritance_noleak(self):
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable, dm.ClassMutable)):
+            ivalue: int = 12
+
+        class E2(E):
+            pass
+
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E2.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        e2 = E2()
+        self.assertEqual(e2.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e2.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e2.ivalue, 12)
+
+        # no Leak
+
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 12)
+        E.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E.ivalue, 13)
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 13)
+        e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+        e.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 15
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 14)
+
+        # no Leak 2
+
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E2.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E2.ivalue, 12)
+        e2 = E2()
+        self.assertEqual(e2.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e2.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e2.ivalue, 12)
+
+    def test_mutable_class_freeze_nested_element(self):
+
+        class NElem(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ClassMutable)):
+            e: NElem = NElem()
+
+        E.e.ivalue = 12
+        self.assertEqual(E.e.ivalue, 12)
+        E.freeze_class()
+        self.assertEqual(E.e.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E.e.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E.e.ivalue, 12)
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 12)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 12)
+
+    def test_mutable_object_freeze_nested_element(self):
+        class NElem(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            e: NElem = NElem()
+
+        self.assertEqual(E.e.ivalue, 43)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            E.e.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E.e.ivalue, 43)
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 43)
+        e.e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 14)
+        e.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 14)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.e.ivalue = 15
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 14)
+
+    def test_mutable_object_and_class_freeze_nested_element(self):
+        class NElem(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        class E(dm.Element, options=(dm.ObjectMutable, dm.ClassMutable)):
+            e: NElem = NElem()
+
+        self.assertEqual(E.e.ivalue, 43)
+        E.e.ivalue = 13
+        self.assertEqual(E.e.ivalue, 13)
+        e = E()
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 13)
+        e.e.ivalue = 14
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 14)
+        e.e.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 14)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.e.ivalue = 15
+        self.assertEqual(e.e.ivalue, 14)
+
+    def test_element_clone(self):
+        class Elem(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        self.assertTrue(Elem.frozen_cls)
+        self.assertFalse(Elem.mutable_obj)
+
+        e = Elem()
+        print(e)
+
+        new_obj1 = e.clone_as_mutable_variant()
+        self.assertFalse(new_obj1.frozen_cls)
+        self.assertTrue(new_obj1.mutable_obj)
+        self.assertIsInstance(new_obj1, Elem)
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj1.ivalue, 43)
+        new_obj1.ivalue = 55
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj1.ivalue, 55)
+
+        new_obj2 = e.clone_as_mutable_variant()
+        self.assertFalse(new_obj2.frozen_cls)
+        self.assertTrue(new_obj2.mutable_obj)
+        self.assertNotEqual(new_obj1, new_obj2)
+        self.assertEqual(type(new_obj1), type(new_obj2))
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj2.ivalue, 43)
+        new_obj2.ivalue = 56
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj2.ivalue, 56)
+
+        new_obj3 = e.clone_as_mutable_variant()
+        self.assertFalse(new_obj3.frozen_cls)
+        self.assertTrue(new_obj3.mutable_obj)
+        self.assertNotEqual(new_obj1, new_obj3)
+        self.assertNotEqual(new_obj2, new_obj3)
+        self.assertEqual(type(new_obj1), type(new_obj3))
+        self.assertEqual(type(new_obj2), type(new_obj3))
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj3.ivalue, 43)
+        new_obj3.ivalue = 57
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj3.ivalue, 57)
+
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 43)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            e.ivalue = 15
+        self.assertEqual(e.ivalue, 43)
+
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj1.ivalue, 55)
+        new_obj1.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj1.ivalue, 55)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            new_obj1.ivalue = 15
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj1.ivalue, 55)
+
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj2.ivalue, 56)
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj3.ivalue, 57)
+        new_obj2.ivalue = 76
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj2.ivalue, 76)
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj3.ivalue, 57)
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj1.ivalue, 55)
+        new_obj2.freeze()
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj2.ivalue, 76)
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            new_obj2.ivalue = 15
+        self.assertEqual(new_obj2.ivalue, 76)
+
+        self.assertTrue(e.frozen)
+        self.assertTrue(new_obj1.frozen)
+        self.assertTrue(new_obj2.frozen)
+        self.assertFalse(new_obj3.frozen)
+
+    def test_element_clone_inheritance(self):
+        class ElemA(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+
+        class ElemB(ElemA):
+            ivalue = 18
+
+        elemA = ElemA()
+        elemB = ElemB()
+
+        _elemA = elemA.clone_as_mutable_variant()
+        _elemB = elemB.clone_as_mutable_variant()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(elemB, type(elemA))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemA, type(elemA))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB, type(elemB))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB, type(_elemA))
+
+    def test_element_clone_inheritance_nested(self):
+        class ElemAInner(dm.Element):
+            fvalue: float = 0.123
+
+        class ElemA(dm.Element):
+            ivalue: int = 43
+            el1: ElemAInner = ElemAInner()
+
+        class ElemBInner(ElemAInner):
+            fvalue = 0.9
+
+        class ElemB(ElemA):
+            ivalue = 18
+            el1 = ElemAInner(fvalue=6.54)
+            el2: ElemBInner = ElemBInner()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(ElemA.el1, ElemAInner)
+        self.assertIsInstance(ElemB.el1, ElemAInner)
+        self.assertIsInstance(ElemB.el2, ElemAInner)
+        self.assertIsInstance(ElemB.el2, ElemBInner)
+        self.assertNotIsInstance(ElemB.el1, ElemBInner)
+
+        elemA = ElemA()
+        elemB = ElemB()
+
+        _elemA = elemA.clone_as_mutable_variant()
+        _elemB = elemB.clone_as_mutable_variant()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(elemB, type(elemA))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemA, type(elemA))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB, type(elemB))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB, type(_elemA))
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB.el1, type(_elemA.el1))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemA.el1, type(elemA.el1))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB.el1, type(elemB.el1))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB.el1, type(_elemA.el1))
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB.el2, type(_elemA.el1))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB.el2, type(elemB.el1))
+        self.assertIsInstance(_elemB.el2, type(_elemA.el1))
+
+    def test_element_mutable_invalid_instance_override_container(self):
+        class Elem(dm.Element, options=(dm.ClassMutable, dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            val: list[int] = []
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            Elem(val=["test"])
+
+    def test_element_mutable_invalid_instance_override_container_nested(self):
+        class ElemInner(dm.Element, options=(dm.ClassMutable, dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            val: list[int] = []
+
+        class ElemOuter(dm.Element, options=(dm.ClassMutable, dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            inner: ElemInner = ElemInner()
+
+        # with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+        elem = ElemOuter(inner={"val": [1, 2, 3]})
+
+        self.assertEqual(elem.inner.val, [1, 2, 3])
+
+    def test_class_protocol(self):
+        self.assertIsInstance(dm.base_element.BaseElement, dm.interfaces.FreezableElement)
+
+    def test_wrong_annotated(self):
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.UnsupportedFieldType):
+
+            class Elem(dm.Appliance):
+                StrVar: list[Annotated[str, dm.LAMFieldInfo(doc="foo1")]] = ["default value"]
+
+    def test_wrong_annotation_union(self):
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.UnsupportedFieldType):
+
+            class Elem(dm.Appliance):
+                StrVar: str | int = "test"
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.UnsupportedFieldType):
+
+            class Elem(dm.Appliance):
+                StrVar: list[str | int] = "test"
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.UnsupportedFieldType):
+
+            class Elem(dm.Appliance):
+                StrVar: list[None | int] = "test"
+
+    def test_annotation_union(self):
+
+        class Elem(dm.Appliance):
+            strvar1: str | None = "test"
+            strvar1: str | None = None
+            ivar1: Union[int, None] = 12
+            ivar2: Union[int, None] = None
+
+
+# ---------- main ----------
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

test/test_feature.py

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+# dabmodel (c) by chacha
+#
+# dabmodel  is licensed under a
+# Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Unported License.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the license along with this
+# work.  If not, see <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>.
+
+import unittest
+
+from os import chdir
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Annotated,
+)
+
+
+print(__name__)
+print(__package__)
+
+from src import dabmodel as dm
+
+
+testdir_path = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+chdir(testdir_path.parent.resolve())
+
+
+def test_initializer_safe_testfc():
+    eval("print('hi')")
+
+
+class FeatureTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        print("\n->", unittest.TestCase.id(self))
+
+    def immutable_vars__test_field(self, obj: Any, name: str, default_value: Any, test_value: Any):
+        # field is not in the class
+        self.assertNotIn(name, dir(obj.__class__))
+        # field is in the object
+        self.assertIn(name, dir(obj))
+        # field is in the schema
+        self.assertIn(name, obj.__lam_schema__.keys())
+        # field is readable
+        self.assertEqual(getattr(obj, name), default_value)
+        # field is read only
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            setattr(obj, name, test_value)
+
+    def test_simple(self):
+        """Testing first appliance feature, and Field types (simple)"""
+
+        # class can be created
+        class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+            VarStrOuter: str = "testvalue APPLIANCE"
+
+            class Feature1(dm.Feature):
+                VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE"
+
+        app1 = Appliance1()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(Appliance1.__lam_schema__["VarStrOuter"], dm.LAMField)
+        self.assertTrue(app1.__lam_schema__["VarStrOuter"].is_frozen())
+        self.assertIn("Feature1", app1.__lam_schema__["features"])
+        self.assertIn("VarStrInner", app1.__lam_schema__["features"]["Feature1"].__lam_schema__)
+        self.assertIsInstance(
+            app1.__lam_schema__["features"]["Feature1"].__lam_schema__["VarStrInner"],
+            dm.LAMField,
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(app1, "Feature1"))
+        self.assertTrue(app1.Feature1.frozen)
+        print(app1)
+        print(app1.Feature1)
+        print(app1.Feature1.__lam_schema__["VarStrInner"])
+        self.assertTrue(app1.Feature1.__lam_schema__["VarStrInner"].is_frozen())
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(app1.Feature1, "VarStrInner"))
+
+    def test_inheritance(self):
+        """Testing first appliance feature, and Field types (simple)"""
+
+        # class can be created
+        class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+            VarStrOuter: str = "testvalue APPLIANCE1"
+
+            class Feature1(dm.Feature):
+                VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE1"
+                VarInt: int = 42
+
+        print(dir(Appliance1))
+
+        class Appliance2(Appliance1):
+            VarStrOuter = "testvalue APPLIANCE2"
+
+            class Feature2(dm.Feature):
+                VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE2"
+
+        print(dir(Appliance2))
+
+        class Appliance3(Appliance2):
+            VarStrOuter = "testvalue APPLIANCE3"
+
+            class Feature1(Appliance1.Feature1):
+                VarStrInner = "testvalue FEATURE1 modded"
+
+            class Feature3(dm.Feature):
+                VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE3"
+
+        print(dir(Appliance3))
+
+        app1 = Appliance1()
+        app2 = Appliance2()
+        app3 = Appliance3()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(Appliance1.__lam_schema__["VarStrOuter"], dm.LAMField)
+        self.assertTrue(app1.__lam_schema__["VarStrOuter"].is_frozen())
+        self.assertIn("Feature1", app1.__lam_schema__["features"])
+        self.assertIn("VarStrInner", app1.__lam_schema__["features"]["Feature1"].__lam_schema__)
+        self.assertIsInstance(
+            app1.__lam_schema__["features"]["Feature1"].__lam_schema__["VarStrInner"],
+            dm.LAMField,
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(app1, "Feature1"))
+        self.assertTrue(app1.Feature1.__lam_schema__["VarStrInner"].is_frozen())
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(app1.Feature1, "VarStrInner"))
+        self.assertEqual(app1.VarStrOuter, "testvalue APPLIANCE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app1.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app1.Feature1.VarInt, 42)
+        self.assertEqual(app2.VarStrOuter, "testvalue APPLIANCE2")
+        self.assertEqual(app2.Feature2.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE2")
+        self.assertEqual(app3.VarStrOuter, "testvalue APPLIANCE3")
+        self.assertEqual(app3.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1 modded")
+        self.assertEqual(app3.Feature1.VarInt, 42)
+        self.assertEqual(app3.Feature3.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE3")
+
+        class Appliance4(Appliance3):
+            VarStrOuter = "testvalue APPLIANCE4"
+
+            class Feature1(Appliance3.Feature1):
+                VarStrInner = "testvalue FEATURE1 modded 3"
+
+    def test_inheritance2(self):
+        """Testing first appliance feature, and Field types (simple)"""
+
+        # class can be created
+        class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+            class Feature1(dm.Feature):
+                VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE1"
+
+        # check cannot REdefine a feature from Feature
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFeatureInheritance):
+
+            class Appliance2(Appliance1):
+                class Feature1(dm.Feature): ...
+
+        class Appliance2b(Appliance1):
+            class Feature1(Appliance1.Feature1): ...
+
+        # check only REdefine a feature from highest parent
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFeatureInheritance):
+
+            class Appliance3(Appliance2b):
+                class Feature1(Appliance1.Feature1): ...
+
+        class Appliance3b(Appliance2b):
+            class Feature1(Appliance2b.Feature1): ...
+
+        app1 = Appliance1()
+        app2 = Appliance2b()
+        app3 = Appliance3b()
+
+        self.assertEqual(app1.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app2.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app3.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+
+        class Appliance4(Appliance3b):
+            class Feature1(Appliance3b.Feature1):
+                VarStrInner = "testvalue FEATURE4"
+
+        self.assertEqual(app1.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app2.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app3.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+
+        app4 = Appliance4()
+
+        self.assertEqual(app1.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app2.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app3.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+        self.assertEqual(app4.Feature1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE4")
+
+    def test_inherit_declared(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                val: int = 1
+
+        class MyF1(App.F1):
+            val = 2
+            val2: str = "toto"
+
+        app = App(F1=MyF1)
+        self.assertIsInstance(app.F1, MyF1)
+        self.assertEqual(app.F1.val, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(app.F1.val2, "toto")
+
+    def test_override_declared(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                val: int = 1
+                val2: str = "toto"
+
+        app = App(F1={"val": 42, "val2": "tata"})
+        self.assertEqual(app.F1.val, 42)
+        self.assertEqual(app.F1.val2, "tata")
+
+    def test_dict_override_type_error(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                val: int = 1
+
+        # wrong type for val → must raise InvalidFieldValue
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            App(F1={"val": "not-an-int"})
+
+    def test_dict_override_nonexisting_field(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                val: int = 1
+
+        # field does not exist → must raise
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            App(F1={"doesnotexist": 123})
+
+    def test_inheritance_with_extra_fields(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                val: int = 1
+
+        class MyF1(App.F1):
+            val = 2
+            extra: str = "hello"
+
+        app = App(F1=MyF1)
+        self.assertEqual(app.F1.val, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(app.F1.extra, "hello")
+
+    def test_override_does_not_leak_between_instances(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                val: int = 1
+
+        app1 = App(F1={"val": 99})
+        app2 = App()
+        self.assertEqual(app1.F1.val, 99)
+        self.assertEqual(app2.F1.val, 1)
+
+    def test_deepfreeze_nested_mixed_tuple_list(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            data: tuple[list[int], tuple[int, list[int]]] = ([1, 2], (3, [4, 5]))
+
+        app = App()
+
+        # Top-level: must be tuple
+        self.assertIsInstance(app.data, tuple)
+
+        # First element of tuple: should have been frozen to tuple, not list
+        self.assertIsInstance(app.data[0], tuple)
+
+        # Nested second element: itself a tuple
+        self.assertIsInstance(app.data[1], tuple)
+
+        # Deepest element: inner list should also be frozen to tuple
+        self.assertIsInstance(app.data[1][1], tuple)
+
+        # Check immutability
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            app.data[0] += (99,)  # tuples are immutable
+
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            app.data[1][1] += (42,)  # inner tuple also immutable
+
+    def test_inacurate_type(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+                SomeVar: list = []
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Appliance2(dm.Appliance):
+                SomeVar: list[Any] = []
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Appliance3(dm.Appliance):
+                SomeVar: list[object] = []
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Appliance4(dm.Appliance):
+                SomeVar: dict = {}
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Appliance5(dm.Appliance):
+                SomeVar: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Appliance6(dm.Appliance):
+                SomeVar: dict[Any, Any] = {}
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Appliance7(dm.Appliance):
+                SomeVar: dict[Any, str] = {}
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Appliance8(dm.Appliance):
+                SomeVar: dict[str, object] = {}
+
+    def test_cant_override_inherited_annotation(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                val: int = 1
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation):
+
+            class Extra(App.F1):
+                val: str = "test"
+
+    def test_fields_are_frozen_after_override(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+
+        # dict override
+        app1 = App(F={"nums": [9], "tag": "y"})
+        self.assertEqual(app1.F.nums, (9,))
+        self.assertEqual(app1.F.tag, "y")
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            app1.F.nums.append(3)  # tuple
+
+        # subclass override
+        class F2(App.F):
+            nums = [4, 5]
+
+        app2 = App(F=F2)
+        self.assertEqual(app2.F.nums, (4, 5))
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.ReadOnlyField):
+            app2.F.nums += (6,)  # still immutable
+
+    def test_dict_partial_override_keeps_other_defaults(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                a: int = 1
+                b: str = "k"
+
+        app = App(F={"b": "z"})
+        self.assertEqual(app.F.a, 1)  # default remains
+        self.assertEqual(app.F.b, "z")  # overridden
+
+    def test_override_linear_chain(self):
+        # Base appliance defines Feat1
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            class Feat1(dm.Feature):
+                x: int = 1
+
+        # ✅ Appliance B overrides Feat1 by subclassing A.Feat1
+        class B(A):
+            class Feat1(A.Feat1):
+                y: int = 2
+
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(B.Feat1, A.Feat1))
+
+        # ✅ Appliance C overrides Feat1 again by subclassing B.Feat1 (not A.Feat1)
+        class C(B):
+            class Feat1(B.Feat1):
+                z: int = 3
+
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(C.Feat1, B.Feat1))
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(C.Feat1, A.Feat1))
+
+        # ❌ Bad: D tries to override with a *fresh* Feature, not subclass of B.Feat1
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFeatureInheritance):
+
+            class D(B):
+                class Feat1(dm.Feature):
+                    fail: str = "oops"
+
+        # ❌ Bad: E tries to override with ancestor (A.Feat1) instead of B.Feat1
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFeatureInheritance):
+
+            class E(B):
+                class Feat1(A.Feat1):
+                    fail: str = "oops"
+
+        # ✅ New feature name in child is always fine
+        class F(B):
+            class Feat2(dm.Feature):
+                other: str = "ok"
+
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(F, "Feat2"))
+
+    def test_override_chain_runtime_replacement(self):
+        # Build a linear chain: A -> B -> C for feature 'Feat1'
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            class Feat1(dm.Feature):
+                x: int = 1
+
+        class B(A):
+            class Feat1(A.Feat1):
+                y: int = 2
+
+        class C(B):
+            class Feat1(B.Feat1):
+                z: int = 3
+
+        # ✅ OK: at instantiation of C, replacing Feat1 with a subclass of the LATEST (C.Feat1)
+        class CFeat1Plus(C.Feat1):
+            w: int = 4
+
+        c_ok = C(Feat1=CFeat1Plus)
+        self.assertIsInstance(c_ok.Feat1, CFeat1Plus)
+        self.assertEqual((c_ok.Feat1.x, c_ok.Feat1.y, c_ok.Feat1.z, c_ok.Feat1.w), (1, 2, 3, 4))
+
+        # ❌ Not OK: replacing with a subclass of the ancestor (A.Feat1) — must target latest (C.Feat1)
+        class AFeat1Alt(A.Feat1):
+            pass
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            C(Feat1=AFeat1Alt)
+
+        # ❌ Not OK: replacing with a subclass of the mid ancestor (B.Feat1) — still must target latest (C.Feat1)
+        class BFeat1Alt(B.Feat1):
+            pass
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            C(Feat1=BFeat1Alt)
+
+    def test_inheritance_tree_and_no_leakage(self):
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                a: int = 1
+
+            class F2(dm.Feature):
+                b: int = 2
+
+        # ✅ Child inherits both features automatically
+        class B(A):
+            c: str = "extra"
+
+        b1 = B()
+        self.assertIsInstance(b1.F1, A.F1)
+        self.assertIsInstance(b1.F2, A.F2)
+        self.assertEqual((b1.F1.a, b1.F2.b, b1.c), (1, 2, "extra"))
+
+        # ✅ Override only F2, F1 should still come from A
+        class C(B):
+            class F2(B.F2):
+                bb: int = 22
+
+        c1 = C()
+        self.assertIsInstance(c1.F1, A.F1)  # unchanged
+        self.assertIsInstance(c1.F2, C.F2)  # overridden
+        self.assertEqual((c1.F1.a, c1.F2.b, c1.F2.bb), (1, 2, 22))
+
+        # ✅ No leakage: instances of B are not affected by C's override
+        b2 = B()
+        self.assertIsInstance(b2.F2, A.F2)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(b2.F2, "bb"))
+
+        # ✅ Adding a new feature in D is independent of previous appliances
+        class D(C):
+            class F3(dm.Feature):
+                d: int = 3
+
+        d1 = D()
+        self.assertIsInstance(d1.F1, A.F1)
+        self.assertIsInstance(d1.F2, C.F2)
+        self.assertIsInstance(d1.F3, D.F3)
+
+        # ✅ No leakage: instances of A and B should not see F3
+        a1 = A()
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(a1, "F3"))
+        b3 = B()
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(b3, "F3"))
+
+    def test_appliance_inheritance_tree_isolation(self):
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                a: int = 1
+
+        # Branch 1 overrides F1
+        class B(A):
+            class F1(A.F1):
+                b: int = 2
+
+        # Branch 2 also overrides F1 differently
+        class C(A):
+            class F1(A.F1):
+                c: int = 3
+
+        # ✅ Instances of B use B.F1
+        b = B()
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.F1, B.F1)
+        print(b.F1)
+        print(dir(b.F1))
+        self.assertEqual((b.F1.a, b.F1.b), (1, 2))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(b.F1, "c"))
+
+        # ✅ Instances of C use C.F1
+        c = C()
+        self.assertIsInstance(c.F1, C.F1)
+        self.assertEqual((c.F1.a, c.F1.c), (1, 3))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(c.F1, "b"))
+
+        # ✅ Base appliance A still uses its original feature
+        a = A()
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.F1, A.F1)
+        self.assertEqual(a.F1.a, 1)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(a.F1, "b"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(a.F1, "c"))
+
+        # ✅ No leakage: B's override doesn't affect C and vice versa
+        b2 = B()
+        c2 = C()
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(b2.F1, "b"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(b2.F1, "c"))
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(c2.F1, "c"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(c2.F1, "b"))
+
+    def test_appliance_inheritance_tree_runtime_attach_isolation(self):
+        class A(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                a: int = 1
+
+        class B(A):
+            class F1(A.F1):
+                b: int = 2
+
+        class C(A):
+            class F1(A.F1):
+                c: int = 3
+
+        # Define new runtime-attachable features
+        class FextraB(B.F1):
+            xb: int = 99
+
+        class FextraC(C.F1):
+            xc: int = -99
+
+        # ✅ Attach to B at instantiation
+        b = B(F1=FextraB)
+        self.assertIsInstance(b.F1, FextraB)
+        self.assertEqual((b.F1.a, b.F1.b, b.F1.xb), (1, 2, 99))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(b.F1, "c"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(b.F1, "xc"))
+
+        # ✅ Attach to C at instantiation
+        c = C(F1=FextraC)
+        self.assertIsInstance(c.F1, FextraC)
+        self.assertEqual((c.F1.a, c.F1.c, c.F1.xc), (1, 3, -99))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(c.F1, "b"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(c.F1, "xb"))
+
+        # ✅ Base appliance still untouched
+        a = A()
+        self.assertIsInstance(a.F1, A.F1)
+        self.assertEqual(a.F1.a, 1)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(a.F1, "b"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(a.F1, "c"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(a.F1, "xb"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(a.F1, "xc"))
+
+        # ✅ Repeated instantiations stay isolated
+        b2 = B()
+        c2 = C()
+        self.assertIsInstance(b2.F1, B.F1)
+        self.assertIsInstance(c2.F1, C.F1)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(b2.F1, "xb"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(c2.F1, "xc"))
+
+    def test_feature_dict_override_with_nested_containers(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                values: list[int] = [1, 2]
+
+        app = App(F1={"values": [5, 6]})
+        self.assertEqual(app.F1.values, (5, 6))  # deepfreeze → tuple
+
+        # Invalid type in list should fail
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            App(F1={"values": [1, "oops"]})
+
+    def test_dict_override_with_unknown_key(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                a: int = 1
+
+        # Dict override with unknown field 'zzz'
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            App(F1={"zzz": 42})
+
+    def test_schema_isolation_across_multiple_overrides(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                a: int = 1
+
+        class F1a(App.F1):
+            a = 10
+
+        class F1b(App.F1):
+            a = 20
+
+        app1 = App(F1=F1a)
+        self.assertIsInstance(app1.F1, F1a)
+        self.assertEqual(app1.F1.a, 10)
+
+        app2 = App(F1=F1b)
+        self.assertIsInstance(app2.F1, F1b)
+        self.assertEqual(app2.F1.a, 20)
+
+        # Original appliance schema must not be polluted
+        app3 = App()
+        self.assertIsInstance(app3.F1, App.F1)
+        self.assertEqual(app3.F1.a, 1)
+
+    def test_inheritance_with_annotated_fields(self):
+
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                a: Annotated[int, dm.LAMFieldInfo(doc="field a")] = 1
+
+        # ✅ Subclass override must inherit from parent F1
+        class F1Ex(App.F1):
+            b: str = "ok"
+
+        app = App(F1=F1Ex)
+        self.assertIsInstance(app.F1, F1Ex)
+        self.assertEqual((app.F1.a, app.F1.b), (1, "ok"))
+
+        # ❌ Wrong: fresh Feature under same name
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFeatureInheritance):
+
+            class Bad(App):
+                class F1(dm.Feature):
+                    fail: str = "oops"
+
+    def test_initializer(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+
+            @classmethod
+            def __initializer(cls):
+                cls.F.tag = "test"
+                cls.F.nums.append(3)
+
+        self.assertEqual(App.F.tag, "test")
+        self.assertEqual(App.F.nums, (1, 2, 3))
+
+    def test_initializer_nested(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+
+                @classmethod
+                def __initializer(cls):
+                    cls.tag = "test"
+                    cls.nums.append(3)
+
+        self.assertEqual(App.F.tag, "test")
+        self.assertEqual(App.F.nums, (1, 2, 3))
+
+    def test_initializer_nested_dual(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+
+                @classmethod
+                def __initializer(cls):
+                    cls.tag = "test1"
+                    cls.nums.append(3)
+
+            @classmethod
+            def __initializer(cls):
+                cls.F.tag = "test2"
+                cls.F.nums.append(4)
+
+        self.assertEqual(App.F.tag, "test2")
+        self.assertEqual(App.F.nums, (1, 2, 3, 4))
+
+    def test_container_frozen(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            App.F.nums.append(3)
+
+    def test_container_class_mutable_validation(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance, options=(dm.ClassMutable)):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+
+        App.F.nums.append("test")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            App.freeze_class()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            a = App()
+
+    def test_container_object_mutable_validation(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance, options=(dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+
+        a = App()
+        a.F.nums.append("test")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            a.freeze()
+
+    def test_container_object_and_class_mutable_validation(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance, options=(dm.ClassMutable, dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+
+        App.F.nums.append("test")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            a = App()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            App.freeze_class()
+
+    def test_nested_element_container_object_and_class_mutable(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            val: str = "testelem"
+            i: list[int] = [1]
+
+        class App(dm.Appliance, options=(dm.ClassMutable, dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+                e: E = E(val="modified")
+
+        App.F.e.i.append(21)
+        self.assertEquals(App.F.e.i, [1, 21])
+        App.freeze_class()
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            App.F.e.i.append(22)
+        a = App()
+        self.assertEquals(a.F.e.i, [1, 21])
+        a.F.e.i.append(28)
+        self.assertEquals(a.F.e.i, [1, 21, 28])
+        a.freeze()
+        self.assertEquals(a.F.e.i, (1, 21, 28))
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            a.F.e.i.append(23)
+        self.assertEquals(a.F.e.i, (1, 21, 28))
+
+    def test_nested_element_container_object_and_class_mutable_validation(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            val: str = "testelem"
+            i: list[int] = [1]
+
+        class App(dm.Appliance, options=(dm.ClassMutable, dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+                e: E = E(val="modified")
+
+        App.F.e.i.append("test")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            a = App()
+
+    def test_nested_element_container_object_and_class_mutable_validation2(self):
+        class E(dm.Element):
+            val: str = "testelem"
+            i: list[int] = [1]
+
+        class App(dm.Appliance, options=(dm.ClassMutable, dm.ObjectMutable)):
+            integ: int = 18
+
+            class F(dm.Feature):
+                nums: list[int] = [1, 2]
+                tag: str = "x"
+                e: E = E(val="modified")
+
+        a = App()
+        a.F.e.i.append("test")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.InvalidFieldValue):
+            a.freeze()
+
+
+# ---------- main ----------
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

test/test_feature_bind.py

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+# dabmodel (c) by chacha
+#
+# dabmodel  is licensed under a
+# Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Unported License.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the license along with this
+# work.  If not, see <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>.
+
+import unittest
+
+from os import chdir
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Annotated,
+)
+from dabmodel.appliance import Appliance
+
+
+print(__name__)
+print(__package__)
+
+from src import dabmodel as dm
+
+
+testdir_path = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+chdir(testdir_path.parent.resolve())
+
+
+def test_initializer_safe_testfc():
+    eval("print('hi')")
+
+
+class FeatureBindTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        print("\n->", unittest.TestCase.id(self))
+
+    def test_simple(self):
+        """Testing first appliance feature, and Field types (simple)"""
+
+        # class can be created
+        class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+            VarStrOuter: str = "testvalue APPLIANCE"
+
+            class Feature1(dm.Feature):
+                VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE"
+
+        app1 = Appliance1()
+
+        self.assertIn("Feature1", app1.__lam_schema__["features"])
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(app1, "Feature1"))
+
+    def test_outside_bind(self):
+        """Testing first appliance feature, and Field types (simple)"""
+
+        # class can be created
+        class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+            pass
+
+        class Feature1(dm.Feature, appliance=Appliance1):
+            VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE1"
+
+        app = Appliance1(feat1=Feature1)
+        self.assertEqual(app.feat1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+
+        # check it does not leak accross instances
+
+        app = Appliance1(feat2=Feature1)
+        self.assertEqual(app.feat2.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            app.feat1
+
+    def test_outside_bind2(self):
+        """Testing first appliance feature, and Field types (simple)"""
+
+        # class can be created
+        class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+            pass
+
+        class Feature1(dm.Feature):
+            VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE1"
+
+        Feature1.bind_appliance(Appliance1)
+
+        app = Appliance1(feat1=Feature1)
+        self.assertEqual(app.feat1.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+
+        # check it does not leak accross instances
+
+        app = Appliance1(feat2=Feature1)
+        self.assertEqual(app.feat2.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE1")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            app.feat1
+
+    def test_bind_inheritance_no_leak(self):
+        """Testing first appliance feature, and Field types (simple)"""
+
+        # class can be created
+        class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+            pass
+
+        class Feature1(dm.Feature):
+            VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE1"
+
+        class Feature2(Feature1, appliance=Appliance1):
+            VarStrInner = "testvalue FEATURE2"
+
+        app = Appliance1(feat=Feature2)
+        self.assertEqual(app.feat.VarStrInner, "testvalue FEATURE2")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.FeatureNotBound):
+            app = Appliance1(feat=Feature1)
+
+    def test_bind_notbound(self):
+        """Testing first appliance feature, and Field types (simple)"""
+
+        # class can be created
+        class Appliance1(dm.Appliance):
+            pass
+
+        class Feature1(dm.Feature):
+            VarStrInner: str = "testvalue FEATURE1"
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.FeatureNotBound):
+            Appliance1(feat1=Feature1)
+
+    def test_bind_defect(self):
+
+        class Feature1(dm.Feature):
+            pass
+
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.FeatureNotBound):
+            Feature1()
+
+    def test_not_bound_runtime_attach_fails(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            pass
+
+        class UnboundFeature(dm.Feature):
+            x: int = 1
+
+        # attaching an unbound feature should raise
+        with self.assertRaises(dm.FeatureNotBound):
+            App(Unbound=UnboundFeature)
+
+    def test_runtime_attach_bound_success(self):
+        class App(dm.Appliance):
+            class F1(dm.Feature):
+                val: int = 1
+
+        class Extra(App.F1):  # stays bound to App
+            val = 7
+
+        app = App(Extra=Extra)
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(app, "Extra"))
+        self.assertIsInstance(app.Extra, Extra)
+        self.assertEqual(app.Extra.val, 7)
+
+
+# ---------- main ----------
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()