reordering

into dev

.pydevproject

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<?eclipse-pydev version="1.0"?><pydev_project>
+<?eclipse-pydev version="1.0"?><pydev_project>
-        
+            
-    <pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_INTERPRETER">Default</pydev_property>
+    
-        
+    <pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_INTERPRETER">Python311</pydev_property>
-    <pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_VERSION">python interpreter</pydev_property>
+            
-        
+    
-    <pydev_pathproperty name="org.python.pydev.PROJECT_SOURCE_PATH">
+    <pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_VERSION">python interpreter</pydev_property>
-        <path>/${PROJECT_DIR_NAME}/src</path>
+            
-        <path>/${PROJECT_DIR_NAME}</path>
+    
-    </pydev_pathproperty>
+    <pydev_pathproperty name="org.python.pydev.PROJECT_SOURCE_PATH">
-    
+                
-</pydev_project>
+        <path>/${PROJECT_DIR_NAME}/src</path>
+                
+        <path>/${PROJECT_DIR_NAME}</path>
+            
+    </pydev_pathproperty>
+        
+
+</pydev_project>

pyproject.toml

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     'importlib-metadata; python_version<"3.9"',
-    'packaging'
+    'packaging',
+    'frozendict',
+    'typeguard'
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ test              = ["chacha_cicd_helper"]
 coverage-check    = ["chacha_cicd_helper"]
 complexity-check  = ["chacha_cicd_helper"]
 quality-check     = ["chacha_cicd_helper"]
-type-check        = ["chacha_cicd_helper"]
+type-check        = ["chacha_cicd_helper","types-pytz"]
 doc-gen           = ["chacha_cicd_helper"]
 
 # [project.scripts]

src/dabmodel/__init__.py

@@ -11,4 +11,20 @@ Main module __init__ file.
 """
 
 from .__metadata__ import __version__, __Summuary__, __Name__
-from .model import DABField, BaseFeature, BaseAppliance, default_values_override
+from .model import (
+    DABFieldInfo,
+    BaseAppliance,
+    BaseFeature,
+    DABModelException,
+    MultipleInheritanceForbidden,
+    BrokenInheritance,
+    ReadOnlyField,
+    NewFieldForbidden,
+    NotAnnotatedField,
+    ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation,
+    InvalidFieldValue,
+    InvalidFieldAnnotation,
+    IncompletelyAnnotatedField,
+    ImportForbidden,
+    FunctionForbidden,
+)

src/dabmodel/model.py

@@ -1,267 +1,685 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
+""" dabmodel model module
+This module implements DAB model classes.
+This module contains metaclass and bases classes used to create models.
+BaseAppliance can be used to create a new Appliance Data.
+BaseFeature can be used to create new Appliance's Features."""
 
-from abc import ABC, ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+from typing import (
-from uuid import uuid4
+    Optional,
-from typing import Annotated, ClassVar, Any, Self, TypeVar, TypeAlias, Generic, Union
+    TypeVar,
-from datetime import datetime
+    Generic,
-from copy import deepcopy, copy
+    Union,
-from typing_extensions import dataclass_transform, get_origin
+    get_origin,
-from pydantic import (
+    get_args,
-    ConfigDict,
+    List,
-    BaseModel,
+    Dict,
-    StrictInt,
+    Any,
-    StrictStr,
+    Tuple,
-    constr,
+    Set,
-    ByteSize,
+    Annotated,
-    AwareDatetime,
+    FrozenSet,
-    UUID4,
+    Callable,
-    model_validator,
+    Type,
-    field_validator,
-    field_serializer,
-    SerializeAsAny,
 )
-from pydantic.fields import Field, _Unset, PydanticUndefined
+from types import UnionType, FunctionType, SimpleNamespace
-from pydantic._internal._model_construction import ModelMetaclass, PydanticModelField
+from copy import deepcopy, copy
-from pydantic._internal._generics import PydanticGenericMetadata
-from pydantic._internal._decorators import ensure_classmethod_based_on_signature
-import pytz
-import inspect
 
-from runtype import issubclass as runtype_issubclass
+# from pprint import pprint
+import math
+
+from frozendict import deepfreeze
+from typeguard import check_type, TypeCheckError, CollectionCheckStrategy
+
+ALLOWED_ANNOTATIONS = {
+    "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_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES = (str, int, float, complex, bool, bytes)
+ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_CONTAINERS = (dict, list, set, frozenset, tuple)
 
 
-class NoInstanceMethod:
+# TV_ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES = TypeVar("TV_ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES", *ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES, *ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_CONTAINERS)
-    """Descriptor to forbid that other descriptors can be looked up on an instance"""
-
-    def __init__(self, descr, name=None):
-        self.descr = descr
-        self.name = name
-
-    def __set_name__(self, owner, name):
-        self.name = name
-
-    def __get__(self, instance, owner):
-        # enforce the instance cannot look up the attribute at all
-        if instance is not None:
-            raise AttributeError(f"{type(instance).__name__!r} has no attribute {self.name!r}")
-        # invoke any descriptor we are wrapping
-        return self.descr.__get__(instance, owner)
 
 
-def DABField(default: Any = PydanticUndefined, *, final: bool | None = _Unset, finalize_only: bool | None = _Unset, **kwargs):
+class DABModelException(Exception):
-    return Field(default, **kwargs)
+    """DABModelException Exception class
+    Base Exception for DABModelException class
+    """
 
 
-T_BaseElement = TypeVar("T_BaseElement", bound="BaseElement")
+class MultipleInheritanceForbidden(DABModelException):
-T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod_Arg: TypeAlias = dict[str, Any]
+    """MultipleInheritanceForbidden Exception class
-T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod: TypeAlias = "classmethod[T_BaseElement, [T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod_Arg], T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod_Arg]"
+    Multiple inheritance is forbidden when using dabmodel
+    """
 
 
-class ConfigElement:
+class BrokenInheritance(DABModelException):
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
+    """BrokenInheritance Exception class
-        self.default_values_override_methods: dict[T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod, None] = {}
+    inheritance chain is broken
-        self.main_build_method: dict[T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod, None] = {}
+    """
-
-    def __copy__(self) -> Self:
-        # we cannot deepcopy because of classmethods, so we do a manual enhanced copy
-        cls = self.__class__
-        result = cls.__new__(cls)
-        for k, v in self.__dict__.items():
-            setattr(result, k, copy(v))
-        return result
 
 
-class IBaseElement(BaseModel, ABC):
+class ReadOnlyField(DABModelException):
-    _config_element: ClassVar[ConfigElement] = ConfigElement()
+    """ReadOnlyField Exception class
+    The used Field is ReadOnly
+    """
 
 
-@dataclass_transform(kw_only_default=True, field_specifiers=(PydanticModelField,))
+class NewFieldForbidden(DABModelException):
-class BaseElementMeta(ModelMetaclass, ABCMeta):
+    """NewFieldForbidden Exception class
-    def __new__(
+    Field creation is forbidden
-        mcs,
+    """
-        cls_name: str,
-        bases: tuple[type[Any], ...],
-        namespace: dict[str, Any],
-        __pydantic_generic_metadata__: PydanticGenericMetadata | None = None,
-        __pydantic_reset_parent_namespace__: bool = True,
-        _create_model_module: str | None = None,
-        **kwargs: Any,
-    ) -> type:
-        result = super().__new__(
-            mcs,
-            cls_name,
-            bases,
-            namespace,
-            __pydantic_generic_metadata__,
-            __pydantic_reset_parent_namespace__,
-            _create_model_module,
-            **kwargs,
-        )
-        print(cls_name)
 
-        assert issubclass(result, IBaseElement), "Only IBaseElement subclasses are supported"
 
-        # forcing all Fields to be frozen
+class InvalidFieldAnnotation(DABModelException):
-        for _, field_val in result.model_fields.items():
+    """InvalidFieldAnnotation Exception class
-            field_val.frozen = True
+    The field annotation is invalid
+    """
 
-        # copying/forwarding base classes default-configs
+
-        if "_config_element" not in result.__dict__:
+class InvalidInitializerType(DABModelException):
-            assert result.__base__ is not None, "Only IBaseElement subclasses are supported"
+    """InvalidInitializerType Exception class
-            if issubclass(result.__base__, IBaseElement):
+    The initializer is not a valid type
-                result._config_element = copy(result.__base__._config_element)
+    """
+
+
+class NotAnnotatedField(InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+    """NotAnnotatedField Exception class
+    The Field is not Annotated
+    """
+
+
+class IncompletelyAnnotatedField(InvalidFieldAnnotation):
+    """IncompletelyAnnotatedField Exception class
+    The field annotation is incomplete
+    """
+
+
+class ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation(DABModelException):
+    """ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation Exception class
+    Field annotation connot be modified
+    """
+
+
+class InvalidFieldValue(DABModelException):
+    """InvalidFieldValue Exception class
+    The Field value is invalid
+    """
+
+
+class NonExistingField(DABModelException):
+    """NonExistingField Exception class
+    The given Field is non existing
+    """
+
+
+class ImportForbidden(DABModelException):
+    """ImportForbidden Exception class
+    Imports are forbidden
+    """
+
+
+class FunctionForbidden(DABModelException):
+    """FunctionForbidden Exception class
+    function call are forbidden
+    """
+
+
+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 = {
+    "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,
+}
+
+
+def _blocked_import(*args, **kwargs):
+    raise ImportForbidden("imports disabled in __initializer")
+
+
+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
+
+
+def _peel_annotated(t: Any) -> Any:
+    # If you ever allow Annotated[T, ...], peel to T
+    while True:
+        origin = get_origin(t)
+        if origin is None:
+            return t
+        name = getattr(origin, "__name__", "") or getattr(origin, "__qualname__", "") or str(origin)
+        if "Annotated" in name:
+            args = get_args(t)
+            t = args[0] if args else t
+        else:
+            return t
+
+
+def _check_annotation_definition(_type) -> bool:  # pylint: disable=too-complex,too-many-return-statements
+    _type = _peel_annotated(_type)
+    # handle Optional[] and Union[None,...]
+    if (get_origin(_type) is Union or get_origin(_type) is UnionType) and type(None) in get_args(_type):
+        return all(_check_annotation_definition(_) for _ in get_args(_type) if _ is not type(None))
+
+    # handle other Union[...]
+    if get_origin(_type) is Union or get_origin(_type) is UnionType:
+        return all(_check_annotation_definition(_) for _ in get_args(_type))
+
+    # handle Dict[...]
+    if get_origin(_type) is dict:
+        inner = get_args(_type)
+        if len(inner) != 2:
+            raise IncompletelyAnnotatedField(f"Dict Annotation requires 2 inner definitions: {_type}")
+        return _peel_annotated(inner[0]) in ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES and _check_annotation_definition(inner[1])
+
+    # handle Tuple[]
+    if get_origin(_type) in [tuple]:
+        inner_types = get_args(_type)
+        if len(inner_types) == 0:
+            raise IncompletelyAnnotatedField(f"Annotation requires inner definition: {_type}")
+        if len(inner_types) == 2 and inner_types[1] is Ellipsis:
+            return _check_annotation_definition(inner_types[0])
+        return all(_check_annotation_definition(_) for _ in inner_types)
+
+    # handle Set[],Tuple[],FrozenSet[],List[]
+    if get_origin(_type) in [set, frozenset, tuple, list]:
+        inner_types = get_args(_type)
+        if len(inner_types) == 0:
+            raise IncompletelyAnnotatedField(f"Annotation requires inner definition: {_type}")
+        return all(_check_annotation_definition(_) for _ in inner_types)
+
+    if _type in ALLOWED_MODEL_FIELDS_TYPES:
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+T_Field = TypeVar("T_Field")
+
+
+class BaseConstraint(Generic[T_Field]):
+    """BaseConstraint 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
+
+
+def _deepfreeze(value):
+    """recursive freeze helper function"""
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return deepfreeze(value)
+    if isinstance(value, set):
+        return frozenset(_deepfreeze(v) for v in value)
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+        return tuple(_deepfreeze(v) for v in value)
+    if isinstance(value, tuple):
+        return tuple(_deepfreeze(v) for v in value)
+    return value
+
+
+class DABFieldInfo:
+    """This Class allows to describe a Field in Appliance class"""
+
+    def __init__(self, *, doc: str = "", constraints: Optional[list[BaseConstraint]] = None):
+        self._doc: str = doc
+        self._constraints: list[BaseConstraint]
+        if constraints is None:
+            self._constraints = []
+        else:
+            self._constraints = constraints
+
+    @property
+    def doc(self) -> str:
+        """Returns Field's documentation"""
+        return self._doc
+
+    @property
+    def constraints(self) -> list[BaseConstraint[Any]]:
+        """Returns Field's constraints"""
+        return self._constraints
+
+
+class DABField(Generic[T_Field]):
+    """This class describe a Field in Schema"""
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, v: Optional[T_Field], a: Any, i: DABFieldInfo):
+        self._name: str = name
+        self._source: Optional[type] = None
+        self._default_value: Optional[T_Field] = v
+        self._value: Optional[T_Field] = v
+        self._annotations: Any = a
+        self._info: DABFieldInfo = i
+        self._constraints: List[BaseConstraint[Any]] = i.constraints
+
+    def add_source(self, s: type) -> None:
+        """Adds source Appliance to the Field"""
+        self._source = s
+
+    @property
+    def doc(self) -> str:
+        """Returns Field's documentation"""
+        return self._info.doc
+
+    def add_constraint(self, c: BaseConstraint) -> None:
+        """Adds constraint to the Field"""
+        self._constraints.append(c)
+
+    @property
+    def constraints(self) -> list[BaseConstraint]:
+        """Returns Field's constraint"""
+        return self._info.constraints
+
+    @property
+    def default_value(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's default value (frozen)"""
+        return _deepfreeze(self._default_value)
+
+    def update_value(self, v: Optional[T_Field] = None) -> None:
+        """Updates Field's value"""
+        self._value = v
+
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's value (frosen)"""
+        return _deepfreeze(self._value)
+
+    @property
+    def raw_value(self) -> Optional[T_Field]:
+        """Returns Field's value"""
+        return self._value
+
+    @property
+    def annotations(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's annotation"""
+        return self._annotations
+
+
+class FrozenDABField(Generic[T_Field]):
+    """FrozenDABField class
+    a read-only proxy of a Field
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, inner_field: DABField):
+        self._inner_field = inner_field
+
+    @property
+    def doc(self) -> str:
+        """Returns Field's documentation (frozen)"""
+        return _deepfreeze(self._inner_field.doc)
+
+    @property
+    def constraints(self) -> tuple[BaseConstraint]:
+        """Returns Field's constraint (frozen)"""
+        return _deepfreeze(self._inner_field.constraints)
+
+    @property
+    def default_value(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's default value (frozen)"""
+        return self._inner_field.default_value
+
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's value (frosen)"""
+        return self._inner_field.value
+
+    @property
+    def annotations(self) -> Any:
+        """Returns Field's annotation (frozen)"""
+        return _deepfreeze(self._inner_field.annotations)
+
+
+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 AttributeError(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="BaseMeta")
+T_BE = TypeVar("T_BE", bound="BaseElement")
+
+
+class BaseMeta(type):
+    """metaclass to use to build BaseElement"""
+
+    modified_field: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+    new_fields: Dict[str, DABField[Any]] = {}
+    initializer: Optional[Callable[..., Any]] = None
+    __DABSchema__: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def pre_check(
+        mcs: type["BaseMeta"], name: str, bases: tuple[type[Any], ...], namespace: dict[str, Any]  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    ) -> None:
+        """early BaseElement checks"""
+        # print("__NEW__ Defining:", name, "with keys:", list(namespace))
+
+        if len(bases) > 1:
+            raise MultipleInheritanceForbidden("Multiple inheritance is not supported by dabmodel")
+        if len(bases) == 0:  # base class (BaseElement)
+            namespace["__DABSchema__"] = {}
+        else:  # standard inheritance
+            # check class tree origin
+            if "__DABSchema__" not in dir(bases[0]):
+                raise BrokenInheritance("__DABSchema__ not found in base class, broken inheritance chain.")
+            # copy inherited schema
+            namespace["__DABSchema__"] = copy(bases[0].__DABSchema__)
+
+        # force field without default value to be instantiated (with None)
+        if "__annotations__" in namespace:
+            for _funknown in [_ for _ in namespace["__annotations__"] if _ not in namespace.keys()]:
+                namespace[_funknown] = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def pre_processing(mcs: type["BaseMeta"], name: str, bases: tuple[type[Any], ...], namespace: dict[str, Any]):
+        """preprocessing BaseElement"""
+        # iterating new and modified fields
+        mcs.modified_field = {}
+        mcs.new_fields = {}
+        mcs.initializer = None
+        initializer_name: Optional[str] = None
+        for _fname, _fvalue in namespace.items():
+            if _fname == f"_{name}__initializer" or (name.startswith("_") and _fname == "__initializer"):
+                if not isinstance(_fvalue, classmethod):
+                    raise InvalidInitializerType()
+                mcs.initializer = _fvalue.__func__
+                if name.startswith("_"):
+                    initializer_name = "__initializer"
+                else:
+                    initializer_name = f"_{name}__initializer"
+            elif _fname.startswith("__"):
+                pass
             else:
-                result._config_element = ConfigElement()
+                # print(f"Parsing Field: {_fname} / {_fvalue}")
-
+                if len(bases) == 1 and _fname in namespace["__DABSchema__"].keys():  # Modified fields
-        # searching and storing current class default-configs
+                    mcs.pre_processing_modified_fields(name, bases, namespace, _fname, _fvalue)
-        for _, method in result.__dict__.items():
+                else:  # New fieds
-            if isinstance(method, classmethod):
+                    mcs.pre_processing_new_fields(name, bases, namespace, _fname, _fvalue)
-                if hasattr(method, "default_values_override"):
+        # removing modified fields from class (will add them back later)
-                    result._config_element.default_values_override_methods[method] = None
+        for _fname in mcs.new_fields:
-
+            del namespace[_fname]
-        # todo: find a way to 'lock' and add restriction to a field after inheritance
+        for _fname in mcs.modified_field:
-
+            del namespace[_fname]
-        return result
+        if mcs.initializer is not None and initializer_name is not None:
-
+            del namespace[initializer_name]
-
-class BaseElement(
-    IBaseElement,
-    ABC,
-    validate_assignment=True,
-    # revalidate_instances="subclass-instances", # pydantic issue  #10681
-    validate_default=True,
-    extra="forbid",
-    metaclass=BaseElementMeta,
-):
-    class Config:
-        ignored_types = (NoInstanceMethod,)
-
-    template_id: Annotated[UUID4, DABField(..., repr=True)]
-    template_short_name: Annotated[
-        StrictStr, constr(strip_whitespace=True, to_lower=True, strict=True, max_length=16), DABField(..., repr=True)
-    ]
-    template_long_name: Annotated[StrictStr | None, DABField()]
-    template_description: Annotated[StrictStr | None, DABField()]
-    _saved_default_value: ClassVar[dict[str, Any]]
-
-    @model_validator(mode="before")
-    @classmethod
-    def __default_values_override_hook__(cls, values: T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod_Arg) -> T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod_Arg:
-        # extracting default values that were set in model fields
-        cls._saved_default_value = dict()
-        for field_key, field_val in cls.model_fields.items():
-            assert field_val.annotation is not None, "all fields must have annotation"
-            assert not runtype_issubclass(
-                field_val.annotation, BaseFeature
-            ), "Features can only be in Appliance's features[] dict attribute"
-            """
-            if field_key == "features":
-                cls._saved_default_value[field_key] = dict()
-                for feat_key, feat_value in field_val.items():
-                    cls._saved_default_value[field_key][feat_key] = feat_value.dict()
-            """
-            if field_val.default != PydanticUndefined:
-                cls._saved_default_value[field_key] = deepcopy(field_val.default)
-        for method, _ in cls._config_element.default_values_override_methods.items():
-            method.__func__(cls, cls._saved_default_value)
-
-        cls._default_values_override_hook__input_apply__(values)
-
-        return cls._saved_default_value
 
     @classmethod
-    @abstractmethod
+    def pre_processing_modified_fields(
-    def _default_values_override_hook__input_apply__(
+        mcs: type["BaseMeta"], name: str, bases: tuple[type[Any], ...], namespace: dict[str, Any], _fname: str, _fvalue: Any
-        cls,
+    ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-        values: T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod_Arg,
+        """preprocessing BaseElement modified Fields"""
-    ): ...
+        # print(f"Modified field: {_fname}")
+        if "__annotations__" in namespace and _fname in namespace["__annotations__"]:
+            raise ReadOnlyFieldAnnotation("annotations cannot be modified on derived classes")
+        try:
+            check_type(
+                _fvalue,
+                namespace["__DABSchema__"][_fname].annotations,
+                collection_check_strategy=CollectionCheckStrategy.ALL_ITEMS,
+            )
+        except TypeCheckError as exp:
+            raise InvalidFieldValue(
+                f"Field <{_fname}> New Field value is not of expected type {bases[0].__annotations__[_fname]}."
+            ) from exp
+        mcs.modified_field[_fname] = _fvalue
 
-
-class BaseFeature(BaseElement, ABC):
-    @NoInstanceMethod
     @classmethod
-    def _default_values_override_hook__input_apply__(
+    def pre_processing_new_fields(
-        cls,
+        mcs: type["BaseMeta"], name: str, bases: tuple[type[Any], ...], namespace: dict[str, Any], _fname: str, _fvalue: Any
-        values: T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod_Arg,
+    ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """preprocessing BaseElement new Fields"""
+        # print(f"New field: {_fname}")
+        # print(f"type is: {type(_fvalue)}")
+        # print(f"value is: {_fvalue}")
+
+        # check if field is annotated
+        if "__annotations__" not in namespace or _fname not in namespace["__annotations__"]:
+            raise NotAnnotatedField(f"Every dabmodel Fields must be annotated ({_fname})")
+
+        # check if annotation is allowed
+        if isinstance(namespace["__annotations__"][_fname], str):
+            namespace["__annotations__"][_fname] = _resolve_annotation(namespace["__annotations__"][_fname])
+
+        if not _check_annotation_definition(namespace["__annotations__"][_fname]):
+            raise InvalidFieldAnnotation(f"Field <{_fname}> has not an allowed or valid annotation.")
+
+        _finfo: DABFieldInfo = DABFieldInfo()
+        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 isinstance(args[1], DABFieldInfo):
+                    raise InvalidFieldAnnotation("Only DABFieldInfo object is allowed as Annotated data.")
+
+                _finfo = args[1]
+
+        # print(f"annotation is: {namespace['__annotations__'][_fname]}")
+        # check if value is valid
+        try:
+            check_type(_fvalue, namespace["__annotations__"][_fname], collection_check_strategy=CollectionCheckStrategy.ALL_ITEMS)
+        except TypeCheckError as exp:
+            raise InvalidFieldValue(f"Value of Field <{_fname}> is not of expected type {namespace['__annotations__'][_fname]}.") from exp
+        mcs.new_fields[_fname] = DABField(_fname, _fvalue, namespace["__annotations__"][_fname], _finfo)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def call_initializer(
+        mcs: type["BaseMeta"], cls, name: str, bases: tuple[type[Any], ...], namespace: dict[str, Any]  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     ):
-        print(f"BaseFeature._default_values_override_hook__input_apply__ {cls}")
+        """BaseElement initializer processing"""
-        # applying user-defined values
+        if mcs.initializer is not None:
-        for attr_key, attr_val in values.items():
+            init_fieldvalues = {}
-            assert attr_key in cls.model_fields, f"given feature attribute does not exist ({attr_key})"
+            init_fieldtypes = {}
-            cls._saved_default_value[attr_key] = attr_val
+            for _fname, _fvalue in cls.__DABSchema__.items():
-        print(f"BaseFeature._default_values_override_hook__input_apply__ {cls} DONE")
+                init_fieldvalues[_fname] = deepcopy(_fvalue.raw_value)
+                init_fieldtypes[_fname] = _fvalue.annotations
+            fakecls = ModelSpecView(init_fieldvalues, init_fieldtypes, cls.__name__, cls.__module__)
+            safe_globals = {"__builtins__": {"__import__": _blocked_import}, **ALLOWED_HELPERS_DEFAULT}
+            if mcs.initializer.__code__.co_freevars:
+                raise FunctionForbidden("__initializer must not use closures")
+            safe_initializer = FunctionType(
+                mcs.initializer.__code__,
+                safe_globals,
+                name=mcs.initializer.__name__,
+                argdefs=mcs.initializer.__defaults__,
+                closure=None,
+            )
+            safe_initializer(fakecls)  # pylint: disable=not-callable
+            for _fname, _fvalue in fakecls.export().items():
+                try:
+                    check_type(_fvalue, cls.__DABSchema__[_fname].annotations, collection_check_strategy=CollectionCheckStrategy.ALL_ITEMS)
+                except TypeCheckError as exp:
+                    raise InvalidFieldValue(
+                        f"Value of Field <{_fname}> is not of expected type {namespace['__annotations__'][_fname]}."
+                    ) from exp
+                cls.__DABSchema__[_fname].update_value(_fvalue)
 
+    def __new__(mcs: type["BaseMeta"], name: str, bases: tuple[type[Any], ...], namespace: dict[str, Any]) -> Type:
+        """BaseElement new class"""
+        mcs.pre_check(name, bases, namespace)
+        mcs.pre_processing(name, bases, namespace)
 
-def default_values_override(func: T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod) -> T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod:
+        orig_setattr = namespace.get("__setattr__", object.__setattr__)
-    func = ensure_classmethod_based_on_signature(func)
-    setattr(func, "default_values_override", lambda: True)
-    return func
 
-
+        def guarded_setattr(self, key: str, value: Any):
-T_Feature = TypeVar("T_Feature", bound=BaseFeature)
+            if key.startswith("_"):  # allow private and dunder attrs
-
+                return orig_setattr(self, key, value)
-
+            # block writes after init if key is readonly
-def get_discriminator_value(v: Any) -> str:
+            if key in self.__DABSchema__.keys():
-    if isinstance(v, dict):
+                if hasattr(self, key):
-        return v.get("fruit", v.get("filling"))
+                    raise ReadOnlyField(f"{key} is read-only")
-    return getattr(v, "fruit", getattr(v, "filling", None))
-
-
-class BaseAppliance(Generic[T_Feature], BaseElement, ABC):
-
-    cpu_cnt: Annotated[StrictInt, DABField(1, gt=0)]
-    ram_size: Annotated[ByteSize, DABField(256, gt=128)]
-    swap_size: Annotated[ByteSize, DABField(200, ge=0)]
-
-    rootfs_size: Annotated[ByteSize, DABField(2048, ge=2048)]
-
-    dabinst_id: Annotated[UUID4, DABField(uuid4(), repr=True)]
-    dabinst_short_name: Annotated[
-        StrictStr, constr(strip_whitespace=True, to_lower=True, strict=True, max_length=16), DABField(..., repr=True)
-    ]
-    dabinst_long_name: Annotated[StrictStr | None, DABField("")]
-    dabinst_description: Annotated[StrictStr | None, DABField("")]
-    dabinst_creationdate: Annotated[AwareDatetime | None, DABField(datetime.now(tz=pytz.utc))]
-
-    features: SerializeAsAny[dict[str, T_Feature]] = DABField({})
-
-    @NoInstanceMethod
-    @classmethod
-    def add_feature(cls, feat: T_Feature):
-        cls._saved_default_value["features"][type(feat).__name__] = feat.dict()
-
-    @NoInstanceMethod
-    @classmethod
-    def del_feature(cls, type_feat: type[T_Feature]):
-        del cls._saved_default_value["features"][type_feat.__name__]
-
-    @NoInstanceMethod
-    @classmethod
-    def get_feature(cls, type_feat: type[T_Feature]) -> T_Feature:
-        return cls._saved_default_value["features"][type_feat.__name__]
-
-    @NoInstanceMethod
-    @classmethod
-    def _default_values_override_hook__input_apply__(
-        cls,
-        values: T_BaseElement_ConfigMethod_Arg,
-    ):
-        print(f"BaseAppliance._default_values_override_hook__input_apply__ {cls}")
-        # applying user-defined values
-        for attr_key, attr_val in values.items():
-            if attr_key == "features":
-                if cls._saved_default_value["features"] is None:
-                    cls._saved_default_value["features"] = {}
-                for feature_key, feature_val in attr_val.items():
-                    print(f"searching feature: {feature_key}")
-                    assert hasattr(cls, feature_key), f"feature not found ({feature_key})"
-                    cls_feature = getattr(cls, feature_key)
-                    assert (
-                        cls_feature is not None and inspect.isclass(cls_feature) and issubclass(cls_feature, BaseFeature),
-                        "The requested feature does not exist in the current Appliance class tree",
-                    )
-                    cls._saved_default_value["features"][feature_key] = cls_feature(**feature_val)
             else:
-                assert attr_key in cls.model_fields, f"given attribute does not exist ({attr_key})"
+                raise NewFieldForbidden("creating new fields is not allowed")
-                cls._saved_default_value[attr_key] = attr_val
+
-        print(f"BaseAppliance._default_values_override_hook__input_apply__ {cls} DONE")
+            return orig_setattr(self, key, value)
+
+        namespace["__setattr__"] = guarded_setattr
+
+        _cls = super().__new__(mcs, name, bases, namespace)
+
+        for _fname, _fvalue in mcs.modified_field.items():
+            _cls.__DABSchema__[_fname] = deepcopy(bases[0].__DABSchema__[_fname])
+            _cls.__DABSchema__[_fname].update_value(_fvalue)
+
+        for _fname, _fvalue in mcs.new_fields.items():
+            _fvalue.add_source(mcs)
+            _cls.__DABSchema__[_fname] = _fvalue
+
+        mcs.call_initializer(_cls, name, bases, namespace)
+
+        return _cls
+
+    def __call__(cls, *args: Any, **kw: Any):  # intentionally untyped
+        """BaseElement new instance"""
+        obj = super().__call__(*args, **kw)
+
+        for _fname, _fvalue in cls.__DABSchema__.items():
+            setattr(obj, _fname, _fvalue.value)
+        inst_schema: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        for _fname, _fvalue in cls.__DABSchema__.items():
+            inst_schema[_fname] = FrozenDABField(_fvalue)
+        setattr(obj, "__DABSchema__", inst_schema)
+        return obj
+
+
+class BaseElement(metaclass=BaseMeta):
+    """BaseElement class
+    Base class to apply metaclass and set common Fields.
+    """
+
+
+class BaseFeature(BaseElement):
+    """BaseFeature class
+    Base class for Appliance's Features.
+    Features are optional traits of an appliance.
+    """
+
+
+class BaseAppliance(BaseElement):
+    """BaseFeature class
+    Base class for Appliance.
+    An appliance is a server configuration / image that is built using appliance's code and Fields.
+    """

src/dabmodel/tools.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""library's internal tools"""
+
+from uuid import UUID
+from datetime import datetime
+import json
+
+
+class DABJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
+    """allows to JSON encode non supported data type"""
+
+    def default(self, o):
+        if isinstance(o, UUID):
+            # if the o is uuid, we simply return the value of uuid
+            return o.hex
+        if isinstance(o, datetime):
+            return str(o)
+        return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, o)

test/test_debug.py

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-from pydantic import BaseModel, SerializeAsAny
-
-
-class commonbase(
-    BaseModel,
-    revalidate_instances="subclass-instances",  # toogle to generate error
-): ...
-
-
-class basechild(commonbase):
-    test_val: int = 1
-
-
-class derivedchild(basechild):
-    test_val2: int = 2
-
-
-class container(commonbase):
-
-    ct_child_1: dict[str, basechild] = {}
-    ct_child_2: SerializeAsAny[dict[str, basechild]] = {}
-    ct_child_3: dict[str, SerializeAsAny[basechild]] = {}
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_val = container(
-        ct_child_1={"test1": derivedchild()},
-        ct_child_2={"test2": derivedchild()},
-        ct_child_3={"test3": derivedchild()},
-    )
-
-    print(test_val.model_dump_json(indent=1))
-
-    print(test_val.model_dump())
-    assert "test_val2" not in test_val.model_dump()["ct_child_1"]["test1"]
-    assert "test_val2" in test_val.model_dump()["ct_child_2"]["test2"]
-    assert "test_val2" in test_val.model_dump()["ct_child_3"]["test3"]