moves get_attribute_doc to helpers

src/pydase/utils/helpers.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import inspect
 import logging
 import re
 from itertools import chain
@@ -17,6 +18,16 @@ STANDARD_TYPES = (
 )
 
 
+def get_attribute_doc(attr: Any) -> Optional[str]:
+    """This function takes an input attribute attr and returns its documentation
+    string if it's different from the documentation of its type, otherwise,
+    it returns None.
+    """
+    attr_doc = inspect.getdoc(attr)
+    attr_class_doc = inspect.getdoc(type(attr))
+    return attr_doc if attr_class_doc != attr_doc else None
+
+
 def get_class_and_instance_attributes(obj: object) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Dictionary containing all attributes (both instance and class level) of a
     given object.

src/pydase/utils/serializer.py

@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import inspect
 import logging
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Optional
 
 import pydase.units as u
 from pydase.data_service.abstract_data_service import AbstractDataService
 from pydase.utils.helpers import (
     STANDARD_TYPES,
+    get_attribute_doc,
     get_component_class_names,
     parse_list_attr_and_index,
 )
@@ -15,17 +16,8 @@ from pydase.utils.helpers import (
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class Serializer:
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_attribute_doc(attr: Any) -> Optional[str]:
-        """This function takes an input attribute attr and returns its documentation
-        string if it's different from the documentation of its type, otherwise,
-        it returns None.
-        """
-        attr_doc = inspect.getdoc(attr)
-        attr_class_doc = inspect.getdoc(type(attr))
-        return attr_doc if attr_class_doc != attr_doc else None
 
+class Serializer:
     @staticmethod
     def serialize_object(obj: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
         result: dict[str, Any] = {}
@@ -54,7 +46,7 @@ class Serializer:
             obj_type = type(obj).__name__
             value = obj
             readonly = False
-            doc = Serializer.get_attribute_doc(obj)
+            doc = get_attribute_doc(obj)
             result = {
                 "type": obj_type,
                 "value": value,
@@ -68,7 +60,7 @@ class Serializer:
     def _serialize_enum(obj: Enum) -> dict[str, Any]:
         value = obj.name
         readonly = False
-        doc = Serializer.get_attribute_doc(obj)
+        doc = get_attribute_doc(obj)
         if type(obj).__base__.__name__ == "ColouredEnum":
             obj_type = "ColouredEnum"
         else:
@@ -88,7 +80,7 @@ class Serializer:
     def _serialize_Quantity(obj: u.Quantity) -> dict[str, Any]:
         obj_type = "Quantity"
         readonly = False
-        doc = Serializer.get_attribute_doc(obj)
+        doc = get_attribute_doc(obj)
         value = {"magnitude": obj.m, "unit": str(obj.u)}
         return {
             "type": obj_type,
@@ -101,7 +93,7 @@ class Serializer:
     def _serialize_dict(obj: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         obj_type = "dict"
         readonly = False
-        doc = Serializer.get_attribute_doc(obj)
+        doc = get_attribute_doc(obj)
         value = {key: Serializer.serialize_object(val) for key, val in obj.items()}
         return {
             "type": obj_type,
@@ -114,7 +106,7 @@ class Serializer:
     def _serialize_list(obj: list[Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         obj_type = "list"
         readonly = False
-        doc = Serializer.get_attribute_doc(obj)
+        doc = get_attribute_doc(obj)
         value = [Serializer.serialize_object(o) for o in obj]
         return {
             "type": obj_type,
@@ -128,7 +120,7 @@ class Serializer:
         obj_type = "method"
         value = None
         readonly = True
-        doc = Serializer.get_attribute_doc(obj)
+        doc = get_attribute_doc(obj)
 
         # Store parameters and their anotations in a dictionary
         sig = inspect.signature(obj)
@@ -158,7 +150,7 @@ class Serializer:
     @staticmethod
     def _serialize_DataService(obj: AbstractDataService) -> dict[str, Any]:
         readonly = False
-        doc = Serializer.get_attribute_doc(obj)
+        doc = get_attribute_doc(obj)
         obj_type = type(obj).__name__
         if type(obj).__name__ not in get_component_class_names():
             obj_type = "DataService"
@@ -205,9 +197,7 @@ class Serializer:
             if isinstance(getattr(obj.__class__, key, None), property):
                 prop: property = getattr(obj.__class__, key)
                 value[key]["readonly"] = prop.fset is None
-                value[key]["doc"] = Serializer.get_attribute_doc(
-                    prop
-                )  # overwrite the doc
+                value[key]["doc"] = get_attribute_doc(prop)  # overwrite the doc
 
         return {
             "type": obj_type,