feat: call .name if it's a SettingsBase + Path support

doc/changelog.d/4932.added.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Call .name if it's a SettingsBase + Path support

src/ansys/fluent/core/codegen/settingsgen.py

@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ def _get_unique_name(name):
     "Integer": "int",
     "Real": "float | str",
     "String": "str",
-    "Filename": "str",
+    "Filename": "PathType",
     "BooleanList": "list[bool]",
     "IntegerList": "list[int]",
     "RealVector": "tuple[float | str, float | str, float | str]",
     "RealList": "list[float | str]",
     "StringList": "list[str]",
-    "FilenameList": "list[str]",
+    "FilenameList": "list[PathType]",
 }
 
 
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ def generate(version: str, static_infos: dict, verbose: bool = False) -> None:
         header.write("# This is an auto-generated file.  DO NOT EDIT!\n")
         header.write("#\n")
         header.write("\n")
+        header.write("from ansys.fluent.core._types import PathType\n")
         header.write("from ansys.fluent.core.solver.flobject import *\n\n")
         header.write("from ansys.fluent.core.solver.flobject import (\n")
         header.write("    ExposureLevel,\n")

src/ansys/fluent/core/solver/flobject.py

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import collections
+import collections.abc
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from contextlib import contextmanager, nullcontext, suppress
 from enum import Enum
 import fnmatch
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@
     Generic,
     List,
     NewType,
+    Protocol,
     Tuple,
     TypeVar,
     Union,
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@
 import warnings
 import weakref
 
+from typing_extensions import override
+
+from ansys.fluent.core._types import PathType
 from ansys.fluent.core.pyfluent_warnings import (
     PyFluentDeprecationWarning,
     PyFluentUserWarning,
@@ -696,24 +702,36 @@ def units(self) -> str | None:
         return get_si_unit_for_fluent_quantity(quantity)
 
 
+class SettingsBaseWithName(Protocol):  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
+    __class__: type["SettingsBase"]  # pyright: ignore[reportIncompatibleMethodOverride]
+    name: Callable[[], str]
+
+
 class Textual(Property):
     """Exposes attribute accessor on settings object - specific to string objects."""
 
-    def set_state(self, state: StateT | None = None, **kwargs):
+    def set_state(
+        self,
+        state: str | VariableDescriptor | SettingsBaseWithName | None = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
         """Set the state of the object.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         state
-            Either str or VariableDescriptor.
+            Either str, settings object with a ``name()`` method or VariableDescriptor.
         kwargs : Any
             Keyword arguments.
 
         Raises
         ------
         TypeError
-            If state is not a string.
+            If state is not an appropriate type.
         """
+        if isinstance(state, SettingsBase) and hasattr(state, "name"):
+            state = state.name()
+
         allowed_types = (str, VariableDescriptor)
 
         if not isinstance(state, allowed_types):
@@ -966,11 +984,17 @@ class String(SettingsBase[str], Textual):
     set_state = Textual.set_state
 
 
-class Filename(SettingsBase[str], Textual):
+class Filename(SettingsBase[PathType], Textual):
     """A ``Filename`` object representing a file name."""
 
     _state_type = str
 
+    @override
+    def set_state(self, state: PathType | None = None, **kwargs):
+        if state is not None:
+            state = os.fspath(state)
+        return super().set_state(state, **kwargs)
+
     def file_purpose(self):
         """Specifies whether this file is used as input or output by Fluent."""
         return self.get_attr(_InlineConstants.file_purpose)
@@ -981,6 +1005,12 @@ class FilenameList(SettingsBase[StringListType], Textual):
 
     _state_type = StringListType
 
+    @override
+    def set_state(self, state: Sequence[PathType] | None = None, **kwargs):
+        if state is not None:
+            state = [os.fspath(path) for path in state]
+        return super().set_state(state, **kwargs)
+
     def file_purpose(self):
         """Specifies whether this file is used as input or output by Fluent."""
         return self.get_attr(_InlineConstants.file_purpose)
@@ -1054,6 +1084,24 @@ class StringList(SettingsBase[StringListType], Textual):
 
     _state_type = StringListType
 
+    @override
+    def set_state(
+        self,
+        state: Sequence[str | SettingsBaseWithName | VariableDescriptor] | None = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        if isinstance(state, Sequence):
+            state = [
+                (
+                    entry.name()
+                    if isinstance(entry, SettingsBase) and hasattr(entry, "name")
+                    else entry
+                )
+                for entry in state
+            ]
+
+        return super().set_state(state, **kwargs)
+
 
 class BooleanList(SettingsBase[BoolListType], Property):
     """A ``BooleanList`` object representing a Boolean list setting."""

tests/test_settings_api.py

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
+from pathlib import Path
+import tempfile
 import warnings
 
 from conftest import SKIP_INVESTIGATING
@@ -842,7 +844,7 @@ def test_named_object_commands(mixing_elbow_settings_session):
     solver = mixing_elbow_settings_session
     inlets = VelocityInlets(solver)
     inlets.list()
-    inlets.list_properties(object_name="hot-inlet")
+    inlets.list_properties(object_name="hot-i   nlet")
     if solver.get_fluent_version() >= FluentVersion.v261:
         NamedObject.list(inlets)
         NamedObject.list_properties(inlets, object_name="hot-inlet")
@@ -903,3 +905,47 @@ def test_read_only_command_execution(mixing_elbow_case_session):
     assert contour.display.is_read_only() is True
     with pytest.raises(ReadOnlyActionError):
         contour.display()
+
+
+def test_setting_base_with_name(mixing_elbow_settings_session):
+    solver = mixing_elbow_settings_session
+
+    with solver:
+        report_def = solver.settings.solution.report_definitions.surface.create(
+            "test-report-def"
+        )
+        report_def.report_type = "surface-areaavg"
+        report_def.field = "temperature"
+        report_def.surface_names = ["hot-inlet"]
+
+        report_file_obj = solver.settings.solution.monitor.report_files.create(
+            "test-file"
+        )
+        report_file_obj.report_defs = [report_def]
+
+        assert report_file_obj.report_defs() == [report_def.name()]
+
+
+def test_filename_with_pathlib_path(mixing_elbow_settings_session):
+    solver = mixing_elbow_settings_session
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir, solver:
+        path_obj = Path(tmpdir) / "test_output.dat"
+        path_str = str(path_obj)
+
+        report_def = solver.settings.solution.report_definitions.surface.create(
+            "test-path-report"
+        )
+        report_def.report_type = "surface-areaavg"
+        report_def.field = "pressure"
+        report_def.surface_names = ["cold-inlet"]
+
+        report_file = solver.settings.solution.monitor.report_files.create(
+            "test-path-file"
+        )
+        report_file.report_defs = "test-path-report"
+
+        report_file.file_name = path_obj
+
+        result_path = report_file.file_name()
+        assert result_path == path_str