UserSyncUI

Paused

App Files Files Community

UserSyncUI / docs /api /tinytroupe /utils /json.html

harvesthealth

Upload folder using huggingface_hub

f6686e1 verified 2 months ago

raw

history blame contribute delete

53.4 kB

	<!doctype html>
	<html lang="en">
	<head>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1" />
	<meta name="generator" content="pdoc 0.10.0" />
	<title>tinytroupe.utils.json API documentation</title>
	<meta name="description" content="" />
	<link rel="preload stylesheet" as="style" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/10up-sanitize.css/11.0.1/sanitize.min.css" integrity="sha256-PK9q560IAAa6WVRRh76LtCaI8pjTJ2z11v0miyNNjrs=" crossorigin>
	<link rel="preload stylesheet" as="style" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/10up-sanitize.css/11.0.1/typography.min.css" integrity="sha256-7l/o7C8jubJiy74VsKTidCy1yBkRtiUGbVkYBylBqUg=" crossorigin>
	<link rel="stylesheet preload" as="style" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/10.1.1/styles/github.min.css" crossorigin>
	<style>:root{--highlight-color:#fe9}.flex{display:flex !important}body{line-height:1.5em}#content{padding:20px}#sidebar{padding:30px;overflow:hidden}#sidebar > :last-child{margin-bottom:2cm}.http-server-breadcrumbs{font-size:130%;margin:0 0 15px 0}#footer{font-size:.75em;padding:5px 30px;border-top:1px solid #ddd;text-align:right}#footer p{margin:0 0 0 1em;display:inline-block}#footer p:last-child{margin-right:30px}h1,h2,h3,h4,h5{font-weight:300}h1{font-size:2.5em;line-height:1.1em}h2{font-size:1.75em;margin:1em 0 .50em 0}h3{font-size:1.4em;margin:25px 0 10px 0}h4{margin:0;font-size:105%}h1:target,h2:target,h3:target,h4:target,h5:target,h6:target{background:var(--highlight-color);padding:.2em 0}a{color:#058;text-decoration:none;transition:color .3s ease-in-out}a:hover{color:#e82}.title code{font-weight:bold}h2[id^="header-"]{margin-top:2em}.ident{color:#900}pre code{background:#f8f8f8;font-size:.8em;line-height:1.4em}code{background:#f2f2f1;padding:1px 4px;overflow-wrap:break-word}h1 code{background:transparent}pre{background:#f8f8f8;border:0;border-top:1px solid #ccc;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;margin:1em 0;padding:1ex}#http-server-module-list{display:flex;flex-flow:column}#http-server-module-list div{display:flex}#http-server-module-list dt{min-width:10%}#http-server-module-list p{margin-top:0}.toc ul,#index{list-style-type:none;margin:0;padding:0}#index code{background:transparent}#index h3{border-bottom:1px solid #ddd}#index ul{padding:0}#index h4{margin-top:.6em;font-weight:bold}@media (min-width:200ex){#index .two-column{column-count:2}}@media (min-width:300ex){#index .two-column{column-count:3}}dl{margin-bottom:2em}dl dl:last-child{margin-bottom:4em}dd{margin:0 0 1em 3em}#header-classes + dl > dd{margin-bottom:3em}dd dd{margin-left:2em}dd p{margin:10px 0}.name{background:#eee;font-weight:bold;font-size:.85em;padding:5px 10px;display:inline-block;min-width:40%}.name:hover{background:#e0e0e0}dt:target .name{background:var(--highlight-color)}.name > span:first-child{white-space:nowrap}.name.class > span:nth-child(2){margin-left:.4em}.inherited{color:#999;border-left:5px solid #eee;padding-left:1em}.inheritance em{font-style:normal;font-weight:bold}.desc h2{font-weight:400;font-size:1.25em}.desc h3{font-size:1em}.desc dt code{background:inherit}.source summary,.git-link-div{color:#666;text-align:right;font-weight:400;font-size:.8em;text-transform:uppercase}.source summary > {white-space:nowrap;cursor:pointer}.git-link{color:inherit;margin-left:1em}.source pre{max-height:500px;overflow:auto;margin:0}.source pre code{font-size:12px;overflow:visible}.hlist{list-style:none}.hlist li{display:inline}.hlist li:after{content:',\2002'}.hlist li:last-child:after{content:none}.hlist .hlist{display:inline;padding-left:1em}img{max-width:100%}td{padding:0 .5em}.admonition{padding:.1em .5em;margin-bottom:1em}.admonition-title{font-weight:bold}.admonition.note,.admonition.info,.admonition.important{background:#aef}.admonition.todo,.admonition.versionadded,.admonition.tip,.admonition.hint{background:#dfd}.admonition.warning,.admonition.versionchanged,.admonition.deprecated{background:#fd4}.admonition.error,.admonition.danger,.admonition.caution{background:lightpink}</style>
	<style media="screen and (min-width: 700px)">@media screen and (min-width:700px){#sidebar{width:30%;height:100vh;overflow:auto;position:sticky;top:0}#content{width:70%;max-width:100ch;padding:3em 4em;border-left:1px solid #ddd}pre code{font-size:1em}.item .name{font-size:1em}main{display:flex;flex-direction:row-reverse;justify-content:flex-end}.toc ul ul,#index ul{padding-left:1.5em}.toc > ul > li{margin-top:.5em}}</style>
	<style media="print">@media print{#sidebar h1{page-break-before:always}.source{display:none}}@media print{*{background:transparent !important;color:#000 !important;box-shadow:none !important;text-shadow:none !important}a[href]:after{content:" (" attr(href) ")";font-size:90%}a[href][title]:after{content:none}abbr[title]:after{content:" (" attr(title) ")"}.ir a:after,a[href^="javascript:"]:after,a[href^="#"]:after{content:""}pre,blockquote{border:1px solid #999;page-break-inside:avoid}thead{display:table-header-group}tr,img{page-break-inside:avoid}img{max-width:100% !important}@page{margin:0.5cm}p,h2,h3{orphans:3;widows:3}h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6{page-break-after:avoid}}</style>
	<script defer src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/10.1.1/highlight.min.js" integrity="sha256-Uv3H6lx7dJmRfRvH8TH6kJD1TSK1aFcwgx+mdg3epi8=" crossorigin></script>
	<script>window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => hljs.initHighlighting())</script>
	</head>
	<body>
	<main>
	<article id="content">
	<header>
	<h1 class="title">Module <code>tinytroupe.utils.json</code></h1>
	</header>
	<section id="section-intro">
	<details class="source">
	<summary>
	<span>Expand source code</span>
	</summary>
	<pre><code class="python">import json
	import copy
	from pydantic import BaseModel

	from tinytroupe.utils import logger

	class JsonSerializableRegistry:
	"""
	A mixin class that provides JSON serialization, deserialization, and subclass registration.
	"""

	class_mapping = {}

	def to_json(self, include: list = None, suppress: list = None, file_path: str = None,
	serialization_type_field_name = "json_serializable_class_name") -> dict:
	"""
	Returns a JSON representation of the object.

	Args:
	include (list, optional): Attributes to include in the serialization. Will override the default behavior.
	suppress (list, optional): Attributes to suppress from the serialization. Will override the default behavior.
	file_path (str, optional): Path to a file where the JSON will be written.
	"""
	# Gather all serializable attributes from the class hierarchy
	serializable_attrs = set()
	suppress_attrs = set()
	custom_serializers = {}
	for cls in self.__class__.__mro__: # Traverse the class hierarchy
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes, list):
	serializable_attrs.update(cls.serializable_attributes)
	if hasattr(cls, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	suppress_attrs.update(cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization)
	if hasattr(cls, 'custom_serializers') and isinstance(cls.custom_serializers, dict):
	custom_serializers.update(cls.custom_serializers)

	# Override attributes with method parameters if provided
	if include:
	serializable_attrs = set(include)
	if suppress:
	suppress_attrs.update(suppress)

	def aux_serialize_item(item):
	if isinstance(item, JsonSerializableRegistry):
	return item.to_json(serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name)
	elif isinstance(item, BaseModel):
	# If it's a Pydantic model, convert it to a dict first
	logger.debug(f"Serializing Pydantic model: {item}")
	return item.model_dump(mode="json", exclude_unset=True)
	else:
	return copy.deepcopy(item)

	result = {serialization_type_field_name: self.__class__.__name__}
	for attr in serializable_attrs if serializable_attrs else self.__dict__:
	if attr not in suppress_attrs:
	value = getattr(self, attr, None)

	attr_renamed = self._programmatic_name_to_json_name(attr)

	# Check if there's a custom serializer for this attribute
	if attr in custom_serializers:
	result[attr_renamed] = custom_serializers[attr](value)
	elif isinstance(value, list):
	result[attr_renamed] = [aux_serialize_item(item) for item in value]
	elif isinstance(value, dict):
	result[attr_renamed] = {k: aux_serialize_item(v) for k, v in value.items()}
	else: # isinstance(value, JsonSerializableRegistry) or isinstance(value, BaseModel) or other types
	result[attr_renamed] = aux_serialize_item(value)

	if file_path:
	# Create directories if they do not exist
	import os
	os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(file_path), exist_ok=True)
	with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
	json.dump(result, f, indent=4)

	return result

	@classmethod
	def from_json(cls, json_dict_or_path, suppress: list = None,
	serialization_type_field_name = "json_serializable_class_name",
	post_init_params: dict = None):
	"""
	Loads a JSON representation of the object and creates an instance of the class.

	Args:
	json_dict_or_path (dict or str): The JSON dictionary representing the object or a file path to load the JSON from.
	suppress (list, optional): Attributes to suppress from being loaded.

	Returns:
	An instance of the class populated with the data from json_dict_or_path.
	"""
	if isinstance(json_dict_or_path, str):
	with open(json_dict_or_path, 'r') as f:
	json_dict = json.load(f)
	else:
	json_dict = json_dict_or_path

	subclass_name = json_dict.get(serialization_type_field_name)
	target_class = cls.class_mapping.get(subclass_name, cls)
	instance = target_class.__new__(target_class) # Create an instance without calling __init__

	# Gather all serializable attributes from the class hierarchy
	serializable_attrs = set()
	custom_deserializers = {}
	suppress_attrs = set(suppress) if suppress else set()
	for target_mro in target_class.__mro__:
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(target_mro.serializable_attributes, list):
	serializable_attrs.update(target_mro.serializable_attributes)
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'custom_deserializers') and isinstance(target_mro.custom_deserializers, dict):
	custom_deserializers.update(target_mro.custom_deserializers)
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(target_mro.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	suppress_attrs.update(target_mro.suppress_attributes_from_serialization)

	# Assign values only for serializable attributes if specified, otherwise assign everything
	for key in serializable_attrs if serializable_attrs else json_dict:
	key_in_json = cls._programmatic_name_to_json_name(key)
	if key_in_json in json_dict and key not in suppress_attrs:
	value = json_dict[key_in_json]
	if key in custom_deserializers:
	# Use custom initializer if provided
	setattr(instance, key, custom_deserializers[key](value))
	elif isinstance(value, dict) and serialization_type_field_name in value:
	# Assume it's another JsonSerializableRegistry object
	setattr(instance, key, JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json(value, serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name))
	elif isinstance(value, list):
	# Handle collections, recursively deserialize if items are JsonSerializableRegistry objects
	deserialized_collection = []
	for item in value:
	if isinstance(item, dict) and serialization_type_field_name in item:
	deserialized_collection.append(JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json(item, serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name))
	else:
	deserialized_collection.append(copy.deepcopy(item))
	setattr(instance, key, deserialized_collection)
	else:
	setattr(instance, key, copy.deepcopy(value))

	# Call post-deserialization initialization if available
	if hasattr(instance, '_post_deserialization_init') and callable(instance._post_deserialization_init):
	post_init_params = post_init_params if post_init_params else {}
	instance._post_deserialization_init(**post_init_params)

	return instance

	def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
	super().__init_subclass__(**kwargs)
	# Register the subclass using its name as the key
	JsonSerializableRegistry.class_mapping[cls.__name__] = cls

	# Automatically extend serializable attributes and custom initializers from parent classes
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes, list):
	for base in cls.__bases__:
	if hasattr(base, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(base.serializable_attributes, list):
	cls.serializable_attributes = list(set(base.serializable_attributes + cls.serializable_attributes))

	if hasattr(cls, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	for base in cls.__bases__:
	if hasattr(base, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(base.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization = list(set(base.suppress_attributes_from_serialization + cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization))

	if hasattr(cls, 'custom_deserializers') and isinstance(cls.custom_deserializers, dict):
	for base in cls.__bases__:
	if hasattr(base, 'custom_deserializers') and isinstance(base.custom_deserializers, dict):
	base_initializers = base.custom_deserializers.copy()
	base_initializers.update(cls.custom_deserializers)
	cls.custom_deserializers = base_initializers

	if hasattr(cls, 'custom_serializers') and isinstance(cls.custom_serializers, dict):
	for base in cls.__bases__:
	if hasattr(base, 'custom_serializers') and isinstance(base.custom_serializers, dict):
	base_serializers = base.custom_serializers.copy()
	base_serializers.update(cls.custom_serializers)
	cls.custom_serializers = base_serializers

	def _post_deserialization_init(self, **kwargs):
	# if there's a _post_init method, call it after deserialization
	if hasattr(self, '_post_init'):
	self._post_init(**kwargs)

	@classmethod
	def _programmatic_name_to_json_name(cls, name):
	"""
	Converts a programmatic name to a JSON name by converting it to snake case.
	"""
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes_renaming') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes_renaming, dict):
	return cls.serializable_attributes_renaming.get(name, name)
	return name

	@classmethod
	def _json_name_to_programmatic_name(cls, name):
	"""
	Converts a JSON name to a programmatic name.
	"""
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes_renaming') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes_renaming, dict):
	reverse_rename = {}
	for k, v in cls.serializable_attributes_renaming.items():
	if v in reverse_rename:
	raise ValueError(f"Duplicate value '{v}' found in serializable_attributes_renaming.")
	reverse_rename[v] = k
	return reverse_rename.get(name, name)
	return name

	def post_init(cls):
	"""
	Decorator to enforce a post-initialization method call in a class, if it has one.
	The method must be named `_post_init`.
	"""
	original_init = cls.__init__

	def new_init(self, args, *kwargs):
	original_init(self, args, *kwargs)
	if hasattr(cls, '_post_init'):
	cls._post_init(self)

	cls.__init__ = new_init
	return cls

	def merge_dicts(current, additions, overwrite=False, error_on_conflict=True, remove_duplicates=True):
	"""
	Merges two dictionaries and returns a new dictionary. Works as follows:
	- If a key exists in the additions dictionary but not in the current dictionary, it is added.
	- If a key maps to None in the current dictionary, it is replaced by the value in the additions dictionary.
	- If a key exists in both dictionaries and the values are dictionaries, the function is called recursively.
	- If a key exists in both dictionaries and the values are lists, the lists are concatenated and duplicates are removed
	(if remove_duplicates is True).
	- If the values are of different types, an exception is raised.
	- If the values are of the same type but not both lists/dictionaries, the value from the additions dictionary overwrites the value in the current dictionary based on the overwrite parameter.

	Parameters:
	- current (dict): The original dictionary.
	- additions (dict): The dictionary with values to add.
	- overwrite (bool): Whether to overwrite values if they are of the same type but not both lists/dictionaries.
	- error_on_conflict (bool): Whether to raise an error if there is a conflict and overwrite is False.
	- remove_duplicates (bool): Whether to remove duplicates from lists when merging.

	Returns:
	- dict: A new dictionary with merged values.
	"""
	merged = current.copy() # Create a copy of the current dictionary to avoid altering it

	for key in additions:
	if key in merged:
	# If the current value is None, directly assign the new value
	if merged[key] is None:
	merged[key] = additions[key]
	# If both values are dictionaries, merge them recursively
	elif isinstance(merged[key], dict) and isinstance(additions[key], dict):
	merged[key] = merge_dicts(merged[key], additions[key], overwrite, error_on_conflict)
	# If both values are lists, concatenate them and remove duplicates
	elif isinstance(merged[key], list) and isinstance(additions[key], list):
	merged[key].extend(additions[key])
	# Remove duplicates while preserving order
	if remove_duplicates:
	merged[key] = remove_duplicate_items(merged[key])
	# If the values are of different types, raise an exception
	elif type(merged[key]) != type(additions[key]):
	raise TypeError(f"Cannot merge different types: {type(merged[key])} and {type(additions[key])} for key '{key}'")
	# If the values are of the same type but not both lists/dictionaries, decide based on the overwrite parameter
	else:
	if overwrite:
	merged[key] = additions[key]
	elif merged[key] != additions[key]:
	if error_on_conflict:
	raise ValueError(f"Conflict at key '{key}': overwrite is set to False and values are different.")
	else:
	continue # Ignore the conflict and continue
	else:
	# If the key is not present in merged, add it from additions
	merged[key] = additions[key]

	return merged

	def remove_duplicate_items(lst):
	"""
	Removes duplicates from a list while preserving order.
	Handles unhashable elements by using a list comprehension.

	Parameters:
	- lst (list): The list to remove duplicates from.

	Returns:
	- list: A new list with duplicates removed.
	"""
	seen = []
	result = []
	for item in lst:
	if isinstance(item, dict):
	# Convert dict to a frozenset of its items to make it hashable
	item_key = frozenset(item.items())
	else:
	item_key = item

	if item_key not in seen:
	seen.append(item_key)
	result.append(item)
	return result</code></pre>
	</details>
	</section>
	<section>
	</section>
	<section>
	</section>
	<section>
	<h2 class="section-title" id="header-functions">Functions</h2>
	<dl>
	<dt id="tinytroupe.utils.json.merge_dicts"><code class="name flex">
	<span>def <span class="ident">merge_dicts</span></span>(<span>current, additions, overwrite=False, error_on_conflict=True, remove_duplicates=True)</span>
	</code></dt>
	<dd>
	<div class="desc"><p>Merges two dictionaries and returns a new dictionary. Works as follows:
	- If a key exists in the additions dictionary but not in the current dictionary, it is added.
	- If a key maps to None in the current dictionary, it is replaced by the value in the additions dictionary.
	- If a key exists in both dictionaries and the values are dictionaries, the function is called recursively.
	- If a key exists in both dictionaries and the values are lists, the lists are concatenated and duplicates are removed
	(if remove_duplicates is True).
	- If the values are of different types, an exception is raised.
	- If the values are of the same type but not both lists/dictionaries, the value from the additions dictionary overwrites the value in the current dictionary based on the overwrite parameter.</p>
	<p>Parameters:
	- current (dict): The original dictionary.
	- additions (dict): The dictionary with values to add.
	- overwrite (bool): Whether to overwrite values if they are of the same type but not both lists/dictionaries.
	- error_on_conflict (bool): Whether to raise an error if there is a conflict and overwrite is False.
	- remove_duplicates (bool): Whether to remove duplicates from lists when merging.</p>
	<p>Returns:
	- dict: A new dictionary with merged values.</p></div>
	<details class="source">
	<summary>
	<span>Expand source code</span>
	</summary>
	<pre><code class="python">def merge_dicts(current, additions, overwrite=False, error_on_conflict=True, remove_duplicates=True):
	"""
	Merges two dictionaries and returns a new dictionary. Works as follows:
	- If a key exists in the additions dictionary but not in the current dictionary, it is added.
	- If a key maps to None in the current dictionary, it is replaced by the value in the additions dictionary.
	- If a key exists in both dictionaries and the values are dictionaries, the function is called recursively.
	- If a key exists in both dictionaries and the values are lists, the lists are concatenated and duplicates are removed
	(if remove_duplicates is True).
	- If the values are of different types, an exception is raised.
	- If the values are of the same type but not both lists/dictionaries, the value from the additions dictionary overwrites the value in the current dictionary based on the overwrite parameter.

	Parameters:
	- current (dict): The original dictionary.
	- additions (dict): The dictionary with values to add.
	- overwrite (bool): Whether to overwrite values if they are of the same type but not both lists/dictionaries.
	- error_on_conflict (bool): Whether to raise an error if there is a conflict and overwrite is False.
	- remove_duplicates (bool): Whether to remove duplicates from lists when merging.

	Returns:
	- dict: A new dictionary with merged values.
	"""
	merged = current.copy() # Create a copy of the current dictionary to avoid altering it

	for key in additions:
	if key in merged:
	# If the current value is None, directly assign the new value
	if merged[key] is None:
	merged[key] = additions[key]
	# If both values are dictionaries, merge them recursively
	elif isinstance(merged[key], dict) and isinstance(additions[key], dict):
	merged[key] = merge_dicts(merged[key], additions[key], overwrite, error_on_conflict)
	# If both values are lists, concatenate them and remove duplicates
	elif isinstance(merged[key], list) and isinstance(additions[key], list):
	merged[key].extend(additions[key])
	# Remove duplicates while preserving order
	if remove_duplicates:
	merged[key] = remove_duplicate_items(merged[key])
	# If the values are of different types, raise an exception
	elif type(merged[key]) != type(additions[key]):
	raise TypeError(f"Cannot merge different types: {type(merged[key])} and {type(additions[key])} for key '{key}'")
	# If the values are of the same type but not both lists/dictionaries, decide based on the overwrite parameter
	else:
	if overwrite:
	merged[key] = additions[key]
	elif merged[key] != additions[key]:
	if error_on_conflict:
	raise ValueError(f"Conflict at key '{key}': overwrite is set to False and values are different.")
	else:
	continue # Ignore the conflict and continue
	else:
	# If the key is not present in merged, add it from additions
	merged[key] = additions[key]

	return merged</code></pre>
	</details>
	</dd>
	<dt id="tinytroupe.utils.json.post_init"><code class="name flex">
	<span>def <span class="ident">post_init</span></span>(<span>cls)</span>
	</code></dt>
	<dd>
	<div class="desc"><p>Decorator to enforce a post-initialization method call in a class, if it has one.
	The method must be named <code>_post_init</code>.</p></div>
	<details class="source">
	<summary>
	<span>Expand source code</span>
	</summary>
	<pre><code class="python">def post_init(cls):
	"""
	Decorator to enforce a post-initialization method call in a class, if it has one.
	The method must be named `_post_init`.
	"""
	original_init = cls.__init__

	def new_init(self, args, *kwargs):
	original_init(self, args, *kwargs)
	if hasattr(cls, '_post_init'):
	cls._post_init(self)

	cls.__init__ = new_init
	return cls</code></pre>
	</details>
	</dd>
	<dt id="tinytroupe.utils.json.remove_duplicate_items"><code class="name flex">
	<span>def <span class="ident">remove_duplicate_items</span></span>(<span>lst)</span>
	</code></dt>
	<dd>
	<div class="desc"><p>Removes duplicates from a list while preserving order.
	Handles unhashable elements by using a list comprehension.</p>
	<p>Parameters:
	- lst (list): The list to remove duplicates from.</p>
	<p>Returns:
	- list: A new list with duplicates removed.</p></div>
	<details class="source">
	<summary>
	<span>Expand source code</span>
	</summary>
	<pre><code class="python">def remove_duplicate_items(lst):
	"""
	Removes duplicates from a list while preserving order.
	Handles unhashable elements by using a list comprehension.

	Parameters:
	- lst (list): The list to remove duplicates from.

	Returns:
	- list: A new list with duplicates removed.
	"""
	seen = []
	result = []
	for item in lst:
	if isinstance(item, dict):
	# Convert dict to a frozenset of its items to make it hashable
	item_key = frozenset(item.items())
	else:
	item_key = item

	if item_key not in seen:
	seen.append(item_key)
	result.append(item)
	return result</code></pre>
	</details>
	</dd>
	</dl>
	</section>
	<section>
	<h2 class="section-title" id="header-classes">Classes</h2>
	<dl>
	<dt id="tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry"><code class="flex name class">
	<span>class <span class="ident">JsonSerializableRegistry</span></span>
	</code></dt>
	<dd>
	<div class="desc"><p>A mixin class that provides JSON serialization, deserialization, and subclass registration.</p></div>
	<details class="source">
	<summary>
	<span>Expand source code</span>
	</summary>
	<pre><code class="python">class JsonSerializableRegistry:
	"""
	A mixin class that provides JSON serialization, deserialization, and subclass registration.
	"""

	class_mapping = {}

	def to_json(self, include: list = None, suppress: list = None, file_path: str = None,
	serialization_type_field_name = "json_serializable_class_name") -> dict:
	"""
	Returns a JSON representation of the object.

	Args:
	include (list, optional): Attributes to include in the serialization. Will override the default behavior.
	suppress (list, optional): Attributes to suppress from the serialization. Will override the default behavior.
	file_path (str, optional): Path to a file where the JSON will be written.
	"""
	# Gather all serializable attributes from the class hierarchy
	serializable_attrs = set()
	suppress_attrs = set()
	custom_serializers = {}
	for cls in self.__class__.__mro__: # Traverse the class hierarchy
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes, list):
	serializable_attrs.update(cls.serializable_attributes)
	if hasattr(cls, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	suppress_attrs.update(cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization)
	if hasattr(cls, 'custom_serializers') and isinstance(cls.custom_serializers, dict):
	custom_serializers.update(cls.custom_serializers)

	# Override attributes with method parameters if provided
	if include:
	serializable_attrs = set(include)
	if suppress:
	suppress_attrs.update(suppress)

	def aux_serialize_item(item):
	if isinstance(item, JsonSerializableRegistry):
	return item.to_json(serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name)
	elif isinstance(item, BaseModel):
	# If it's a Pydantic model, convert it to a dict first
	logger.debug(f"Serializing Pydantic model: {item}")
	return item.model_dump(mode="json", exclude_unset=True)
	else:
	return copy.deepcopy(item)

	result = {serialization_type_field_name: self.__class__.__name__}
	for attr in serializable_attrs if serializable_attrs else self.__dict__:
	if attr not in suppress_attrs:
	value = getattr(self, attr, None)

	attr_renamed = self._programmatic_name_to_json_name(attr)

	# Check if there's a custom serializer for this attribute
	if attr in custom_serializers:
	result[attr_renamed] = custom_serializers[attr](value)
	elif isinstance(value, list):
	result[attr_renamed] = [aux_serialize_item(item) for item in value]
	elif isinstance(value, dict):
	result[attr_renamed] = {k: aux_serialize_item(v) for k, v in value.items()}
	else: # isinstance(value, JsonSerializableRegistry) or isinstance(value, BaseModel) or other types
	result[attr_renamed] = aux_serialize_item(value)

	if file_path:
	# Create directories if they do not exist
	import os
	os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(file_path), exist_ok=True)
	with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
	json.dump(result, f, indent=4)

	return result

	@classmethod
	def from_json(cls, json_dict_or_path, suppress: list = None,
	serialization_type_field_name = "json_serializable_class_name",
	post_init_params: dict = None):
	"""
	Loads a JSON representation of the object and creates an instance of the class.

	Args:
	json_dict_or_path (dict or str): The JSON dictionary representing the object or a file path to load the JSON from.
	suppress (list, optional): Attributes to suppress from being loaded.

	Returns:
	An instance of the class populated with the data from json_dict_or_path.
	"""
	if isinstance(json_dict_or_path, str):
	with open(json_dict_or_path, 'r') as f:
	json_dict = json.load(f)
	else:
	json_dict = json_dict_or_path

	subclass_name = json_dict.get(serialization_type_field_name)
	target_class = cls.class_mapping.get(subclass_name, cls)
	instance = target_class.__new__(target_class) # Create an instance without calling __init__

	# Gather all serializable attributes from the class hierarchy
	serializable_attrs = set()
	custom_deserializers = {}
	suppress_attrs = set(suppress) if suppress else set()
	for target_mro in target_class.__mro__:
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(target_mro.serializable_attributes, list):
	serializable_attrs.update(target_mro.serializable_attributes)
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'custom_deserializers') and isinstance(target_mro.custom_deserializers, dict):
	custom_deserializers.update(target_mro.custom_deserializers)
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(target_mro.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	suppress_attrs.update(target_mro.suppress_attributes_from_serialization)

	# Assign values only for serializable attributes if specified, otherwise assign everything
	for key in serializable_attrs if serializable_attrs else json_dict:
	key_in_json = cls._programmatic_name_to_json_name(key)
	if key_in_json in json_dict and key not in suppress_attrs:
	value = json_dict[key_in_json]
	if key in custom_deserializers:
	# Use custom initializer if provided
	setattr(instance, key, custom_deserializers[key](value))
	elif isinstance(value, dict) and serialization_type_field_name in value:
	# Assume it's another JsonSerializableRegistry object
	setattr(instance, key, JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json(value, serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name))
	elif isinstance(value, list):
	# Handle collections, recursively deserialize if items are JsonSerializableRegistry objects
	deserialized_collection = []
	for item in value:
	if isinstance(item, dict) and serialization_type_field_name in item:
	deserialized_collection.append(JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json(item, serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name))
	else:
	deserialized_collection.append(copy.deepcopy(item))
	setattr(instance, key, deserialized_collection)
	else:
	setattr(instance, key, copy.deepcopy(value))

	# Call post-deserialization initialization if available
	if hasattr(instance, '_post_deserialization_init') and callable(instance._post_deserialization_init):
	post_init_params = post_init_params if post_init_params else {}
	instance._post_deserialization_init(**post_init_params)

	return instance

	def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
	super().__init_subclass__(**kwargs)
	# Register the subclass using its name as the key
	JsonSerializableRegistry.class_mapping[cls.__name__] = cls

	# Automatically extend serializable attributes and custom initializers from parent classes
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes, list):
	for base in cls.__bases__:
	if hasattr(base, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(base.serializable_attributes, list):
	cls.serializable_attributes = list(set(base.serializable_attributes + cls.serializable_attributes))

	if hasattr(cls, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	for base in cls.__bases__:
	if hasattr(base, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(base.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization = list(set(base.suppress_attributes_from_serialization + cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization))

	if hasattr(cls, 'custom_deserializers') and isinstance(cls.custom_deserializers, dict):
	for base in cls.__bases__:
	if hasattr(base, 'custom_deserializers') and isinstance(base.custom_deserializers, dict):
	base_initializers = base.custom_deserializers.copy()
	base_initializers.update(cls.custom_deserializers)
	cls.custom_deserializers = base_initializers

	if hasattr(cls, 'custom_serializers') and isinstance(cls.custom_serializers, dict):
	for base in cls.__bases__:
	if hasattr(base, 'custom_serializers') and isinstance(base.custom_serializers, dict):
	base_serializers = base.custom_serializers.copy()
	base_serializers.update(cls.custom_serializers)
	cls.custom_serializers = base_serializers

	def _post_deserialization_init(self, **kwargs):
	# if there's a _post_init method, call it after deserialization
	if hasattr(self, '_post_init'):
	self._post_init(**kwargs)

	@classmethod
	def _programmatic_name_to_json_name(cls, name):
	"""
	Converts a programmatic name to a JSON name by converting it to snake case.
	"""
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes_renaming') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes_renaming, dict):
	return cls.serializable_attributes_renaming.get(name, name)
	return name

	@classmethod
	def _json_name_to_programmatic_name(cls, name):
	"""
	Converts a JSON name to a programmatic name.
	"""
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes_renaming') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes_renaming, dict):
	reverse_rename = {}
	for k, v in cls.serializable_attributes_renaming.items():
	if v in reverse_rename:
	raise ValueError(f"Duplicate value '{v}' found in serializable_attributes_renaming.")
	reverse_rename[v] = k
	return reverse_rename.get(name, name)
	return name</code></pre>
	</details>
	<h3>Subclasses</h3>
	<ul class="hlist">
	<li><a title="tinytroupe.agent.action_generator.ActionGenerator" href="../agent/action_generator.html#tinytroupe.agent.action_generator.ActionGenerator">ActionGenerator</a></li>
	<li><a title="tinytroupe.agent.grounding.GroundingConnector" href="../agent/grounding.html#tinytroupe.agent.grounding.GroundingConnector">GroundingConnector</a></li>
	<li><a title="tinytroupe.agent.mental_faculty.TinyMentalFaculty" href="../agent/mental_faculty.html#tinytroupe.agent.mental_faculty.TinyMentalFaculty">TinyMentalFaculty</a></li>
	<li><a title="tinytroupe.agent.tiny_person.TinyPerson" href="../agent/tiny_person.html#tinytroupe.agent.tiny_person.TinyPerson">TinyPerson</a></li>
	<li><a title="tinytroupe.enrichment.tiny_enricher.TinyEnricher" href="../enrichment/tiny_enricher.html#tinytroupe.enrichment.tiny_enricher.TinyEnricher">TinyEnricher</a></li>
	<li><a title="tinytroupe.enrichment.tiny_styler.TinyStyler" href="../enrichment/tiny_styler.html#tinytroupe.enrichment.tiny_styler.TinyStyler">TinyStyler</a></li>
	<li><a title="tinytroupe.extraction.artifact_exporter.ArtifactExporter" href="../extraction/artifact_exporter.html#tinytroupe.extraction.artifact_exporter.ArtifactExporter">ArtifactExporter</a></li>
	<li><a title="tinytroupe.tools.tiny_tool.TinyTool" href="../tools/tiny_tool.html#tinytroupe.tools.tiny_tool.TinyTool">TinyTool</a></li>
	</ul>
	<h3>Class variables</h3>
	<dl>
	<dt id="tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.class_mapping"><code class="name">var <span class="ident">class_mapping</span></code></dt>
	<dd>
	<div class="desc"></div>
	</dd>
	</dl>
	<h3>Static methods</h3>
	<dl>
	<dt id="tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json"><code class="name flex">
	<span>def <span class="ident">from_json</span></span>(<span>json_dict_or_path, suppress: list = None, serialization_type_field_name='json_serializable_class_name', post_init_params: dict = None)</span>
	</code></dt>
	<dd>
	<div class="desc"><p>Loads a JSON representation of the object and creates an instance of the class.</p>
	<h2 id="args">Args</h2>
	<dl>
	<dt><strong><code>json_dict_or_path</code></strong> :&ensp;<code>dict</code> or <code>str</code></dt>
	<dd>The JSON dictionary representing the object or a file path to load the JSON from.</dd>
	<dt><strong><code>suppress</code></strong> :&ensp;<code>list</code>, optional</dt>
	<dd>Attributes to suppress from being loaded.</dd>
	</dl>
	<h2 id="returns">Returns</h2>
	<p>An instance of the class populated with the data from json_dict_or_path.</p></div>
	<details class="source">
	<summary>
	<span>Expand source code</span>
	</summary>
	<pre><code class="python">@classmethod
	def from_json(cls, json_dict_or_path, suppress: list = None,
	serialization_type_field_name = "json_serializable_class_name",
	post_init_params: dict = None):
	"""
	Loads a JSON representation of the object and creates an instance of the class.

	Args:
	json_dict_or_path (dict or str): The JSON dictionary representing the object or a file path to load the JSON from.
	suppress (list, optional): Attributes to suppress from being loaded.

	Returns:
	An instance of the class populated with the data from json_dict_or_path.
	"""
	if isinstance(json_dict_or_path, str):
	with open(json_dict_or_path, 'r') as f:
	json_dict = json.load(f)
	else:
	json_dict = json_dict_or_path

	subclass_name = json_dict.get(serialization_type_field_name)
	target_class = cls.class_mapping.get(subclass_name, cls)
	instance = target_class.__new__(target_class) # Create an instance without calling __init__

	# Gather all serializable attributes from the class hierarchy
	serializable_attrs = set()
	custom_deserializers = {}
	suppress_attrs = set(suppress) if suppress else set()
	for target_mro in target_class.__mro__:
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(target_mro.serializable_attributes, list):
	serializable_attrs.update(target_mro.serializable_attributes)
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'custom_deserializers') and isinstance(target_mro.custom_deserializers, dict):
	custom_deserializers.update(target_mro.custom_deserializers)
	if hasattr(target_mro, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(target_mro.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	suppress_attrs.update(target_mro.suppress_attributes_from_serialization)

	# Assign values only for serializable attributes if specified, otherwise assign everything
	for key in serializable_attrs if serializable_attrs else json_dict:
	key_in_json = cls._programmatic_name_to_json_name(key)
	if key_in_json in json_dict and key not in suppress_attrs:
	value = json_dict[key_in_json]
	if key in custom_deserializers:
	# Use custom initializer if provided
	setattr(instance, key, custom_deserializers[key](value))
	elif isinstance(value, dict) and serialization_type_field_name in value:
	# Assume it's another JsonSerializableRegistry object
	setattr(instance, key, JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json(value, serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name))
	elif isinstance(value, list):
	# Handle collections, recursively deserialize if items are JsonSerializableRegistry objects
	deserialized_collection = []
	for item in value:
	if isinstance(item, dict) and serialization_type_field_name in item:
	deserialized_collection.append(JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json(item, serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name))
	else:
	deserialized_collection.append(copy.deepcopy(item))
	setattr(instance, key, deserialized_collection)
	else:
	setattr(instance, key, copy.deepcopy(value))

	# Call post-deserialization initialization if available
	if hasattr(instance, '_post_deserialization_init') and callable(instance._post_deserialization_init):
	post_init_params = post_init_params if post_init_params else {}
	instance._post_deserialization_init(**post_init_params)

	return instance</code></pre>
	</details>
	</dd>
	</dl>
	<h3>Methods</h3>
	<dl>
	<dt id="tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.to_json"><code class="name flex">
	<span>def <span class="ident">to_json</span></span>(<span>self, include: list = None, suppress: list = None, file_path: str = None, serialization_type_field_name='json_serializable_class_name') ‑> dict</span>
	</code></dt>
	<dd>
	<div class="desc"><p>Returns a JSON representation of the object.</p>
	<h2 id="args">Args</h2>
	<dl>
	<dt><strong><code>include</code></strong> :&ensp;<code>list</code>, optional</dt>
	<dd>Attributes to include in the serialization. Will override the default behavior.</dd>
	<dt><strong><code>suppress</code></strong> :&ensp;<code>list</code>, optional</dt>
	<dd>Attributes to suppress from the serialization. Will override the default behavior.</dd>
	<dt><strong><code>file_path</code></strong> :&ensp;<code>str</code>, optional</dt>
	<dd>Path to a file where the JSON will be written.</dd>
	</dl></div>
	<details class="source">
	<summary>
	<span>Expand source code</span>
	</summary>
	<pre><code class="python">def to_json(self, include: list = None, suppress: list = None, file_path: str = None,
	serialization_type_field_name = "json_serializable_class_name") -> dict:
	"""
	Returns a JSON representation of the object.

	Args:
	include (list, optional): Attributes to include in the serialization. Will override the default behavior.
	suppress (list, optional): Attributes to suppress from the serialization. Will override the default behavior.
	file_path (str, optional): Path to a file where the JSON will be written.
	"""
	# Gather all serializable attributes from the class hierarchy
	serializable_attrs = set()
	suppress_attrs = set()
	custom_serializers = {}
	for cls in self.__class__.__mro__: # Traverse the class hierarchy
	if hasattr(cls, 'serializable_attributes') and isinstance(cls.serializable_attributes, list):
	serializable_attrs.update(cls.serializable_attributes)
	if hasattr(cls, 'suppress_attributes_from_serialization') and isinstance(cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization, list):
	suppress_attrs.update(cls.suppress_attributes_from_serialization)
	if hasattr(cls, 'custom_serializers') and isinstance(cls.custom_serializers, dict):
	custom_serializers.update(cls.custom_serializers)

	# Override attributes with method parameters if provided
	if include:
	serializable_attrs = set(include)
	if suppress:
	suppress_attrs.update(suppress)

	def aux_serialize_item(item):
	if isinstance(item, JsonSerializableRegistry):
	return item.to_json(serialization_type_field_name=serialization_type_field_name)
	elif isinstance(item, BaseModel):
	# If it's a Pydantic model, convert it to a dict first
	logger.debug(f"Serializing Pydantic model: {item}")
	return item.model_dump(mode="json", exclude_unset=True)
	else:
	return copy.deepcopy(item)

	result = {serialization_type_field_name: self.__class__.__name__}
	for attr in serializable_attrs if serializable_attrs else self.__dict__:
	if attr not in suppress_attrs:
	value = getattr(self, attr, None)

	attr_renamed = self._programmatic_name_to_json_name(attr)

	# Check if there's a custom serializer for this attribute
	if attr in custom_serializers:
	result[attr_renamed] = custom_serializers[attr](value)
	elif isinstance(value, list):
	result[attr_renamed] = [aux_serialize_item(item) for item in value]
	elif isinstance(value, dict):
	result[attr_renamed] = {k: aux_serialize_item(v) for k, v in value.items()}
	else: # isinstance(value, JsonSerializableRegistry) or isinstance(value, BaseModel) or other types
	result[attr_renamed] = aux_serialize_item(value)

	if file_path:
	# Create directories if they do not exist
	import os
	os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(file_path), exist_ok=True)
	with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
	json.dump(result, f, indent=4)

	return result</code></pre>
	</details>
	</dd>
	</dl>
	</dd>
	</dl>
	</section>
	</article>
	<nav id="sidebar">
	<h1>Index</h1>
	<div class="toc">
	<ul></ul>
	</div>
	<ul id="index">
	<li><h3>Super-module</h3>
	<ul>
	<li><code><a title="tinytroupe.utils" href="index.html">tinytroupe.utils</a></code></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li><h3><a href="#header-functions">Functions</a></h3>
	<ul class="">
	<li><code><a title="tinytroupe.utils.json.merge_dicts" href="#tinytroupe.utils.json.merge_dicts">merge_dicts</a></code></li>
	<li><code><a title="tinytroupe.utils.json.post_init" href="#tinytroupe.utils.json.post_init">post_init</a></code></li>
	<li><code><a title="tinytroupe.utils.json.remove_duplicate_items" href="#tinytroupe.utils.json.remove_duplicate_items">remove_duplicate_items</a></code></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li><h3><a href="#header-classes">Classes</a></h3>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<h4><code><a title="tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry" href="#tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry">JsonSerializableRegistry</a></code></h4>
	<ul class="">
	<li><code><a title="tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.class_mapping" href="#tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.class_mapping">class_mapping</a></code></li>
	<li><code><a title="tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json" href="#tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.from_json">from_json</a></code></li>
	<li><code><a title="tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.to_json" href="#tinytroupe.utils.json.JsonSerializableRegistry.to_json">to_json</a></code></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	</ul>
	</nav>
	</main>
	<footer id="footer">
	<p>Generated by <a href="https://pdoc3.github.io/pdoc" title="pdoc: Python API documentation generator"><cite>pdoc</cite> 0.10.0</a>.</p>
	</footer>
	</body>
	</html>