adds serialization module, moves types into separate file

src/pydase/utils/serialization/types.py

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, TypedDict
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import pydase.units as u
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SignatureDict(TypedDict):
+    parameters: dict[str, dict[str, Any]]
+    return_annotation: dict[str, Any]
+
+
+class SerializedObjectBase(TypedDict):
+    full_access_path: str
+    doc: str | None
+    readonly: bool
+
+
+class SerializedInteger(SerializedObjectBase):
+    value: int
+    type: Literal["int"]
+
+
+class SerializedFloat(SerializedObjectBase):
+    value: float
+    type: Literal["float"]
+
+
+class SerializedQuantity(SerializedObjectBase):
+    value: u.QuantityDict
+    type: Literal["Quantity"]
+
+
+class SerializedBool(SerializedObjectBase):
+    value: bool
+    type: Literal["bool"]
+
+
+class SerializedString(SerializedObjectBase):
+    value: str
+    type: Literal["str"]
+
+
+class SerializedEnum(SerializedObjectBase):
+    name: str
+    value: str
+    type: Literal["Enum", "ColouredEnum"]
+    enum: dict[str, Any]
+
+
+class SerializedList(SerializedObjectBase):
+    value: list[SerializedObject]
+    type: Literal["list"]
+
+
+class SerializedDict(SerializedObjectBase):
+    value: dict[str, SerializedObject]
+    type: Literal["dict"]
+
+
+class SerializedNoneType(SerializedObjectBase):
+    value: None
+    type: Literal["NoneType"]
+
+
+SerializedMethod = TypedDict(
+    "SerializedMethod",
+    {
+        "full_access_path": str,
+        "value": Literal["RUNNING"] | None,
+        "type": Literal["method"],
+        "doc": str | None,
+        "readonly": bool,
+        "async": bool,
+        "signature": SignatureDict,
+        "frontend_render": bool,
+    },
+)
+
+
+class SerializedException(SerializedObjectBase):
+    name: str
+    value: str
+    type: Literal["Exception"]
+
+
+DataServiceTypes = Literal["DataService", "Image", "NumberSlider", "DeviceConnection"]
+
+
+class SerializedDataService(SerializedObjectBase):
+    name: str
+    value: dict[str, SerializedObject]
+    type: DataServiceTypes
+
+
+SerializedObject = (
+    SerializedBool
+    | SerializedFloat
+    | SerializedInteger
+    | SerializedString
+    | SerializedList
+    | SerializedDict
+    | SerializedNoneType
+    | SerializedMethod
+    | SerializedException
+    | SerializedDataService
+    | SerializedEnum
+    | SerializedQuantity
+)

src/pydase/utils/serializer.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import inspect
 import logging
 import sys
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, TypedDict, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, cast
 
 import pydase.units as u
 from pydase.data_service.abstract_data_service import AbstractDataService
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ from pydase.utils.helpers import (
     parse_list_attr_and_index,
     render_in_frontend,
 )
+from pydase.utils.serialization.types import (
+    DataServiceTypes,
+    SerializedBool,
+    SerializedDataService,
+    SerializedDict,
+    SerializedEnum,
+    SerializedException,
+    SerializedFloat,
+    SerializedInteger,
+    SerializedList,
+    SerializedMethod,
+    SerializedNoneType,
+    SerializedObject,
+    SerializedQuantity,
+    SerializedString,
+    SignatureDict,
+)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -35,110 +52,6 @@ class SerializationValueError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class SignatureDict(TypedDict):
-    parameters: dict[str, dict[str, Any]]
-    return_annotation: dict[str, Any]
-
-
-class SerializedObjectBase(TypedDict):
-    full_access_path: str
-    doc: str | None
-    readonly: bool
-
-
-class SerializedInteger(SerializedObjectBase):
-    value: int
-    type: Literal["int"]
-
-
-class SerializedFloat(SerializedObjectBase):
-    value: float
-    type: Literal["float"]
-
-
-class SerializedQuantity(SerializedObjectBase):
-    value: u.QuantityDict
-    type: Literal["Quantity"]
-
-
-class SerializedBool(SerializedObjectBase):
-    value: bool
-    type: Literal["bool"]
-
-
-class SerializedString(SerializedObjectBase):
-    value: str
-    type: Literal["str"]
-
-
-class SerializedEnum(SerializedObjectBase):
-    name: str
-    value: str
-    type: Literal["Enum", "ColouredEnum"]
-    enum: dict[str, Any]
-
-
-class SerializedList(SerializedObjectBase):
-    value: list[SerializedObject]
-    type: Literal["list"]
-
-
-class SerializedDict(SerializedObjectBase):
-    value: dict[str, SerializedObject]
-    type: Literal["dict"]
-
-
-class SerializedNoneType(SerializedObjectBase):
-    value: None
-    type: Literal["NoneType"]
-
-
-SerializedMethod = TypedDict(
-    "SerializedMethod",
-    {
-        "full_access_path": str,
-        "value": Literal["RUNNING"] | None,
-        "type": Literal["method"],
-        "doc": str | None,
-        "readonly": bool,
-        "async": bool,
-        "signature": SignatureDict,
-        "frontend_render": bool,
-    },
-)
-
-
-class SerializedException(SerializedObjectBase):
-    name: str
-    value: str
-    type: Literal["Exception"]
-
-
-DataServiceTypes = Literal["DataService", "Image", "NumberSlider", "DeviceConnection"]
-
-
-class SerializedDataService(SerializedObjectBase):
-    name: str
-    value: dict[str, SerializedObject]
-    type: DataServiceTypes
-
-
-SerializedObject = (
-    SerializedBool
-    | SerializedFloat
-    | SerializedInteger
-    | SerializedString
-    | SerializedList
-    | SerializedDict
-    | SerializedNoneType
-    | SerializedMethod
-    | SerializedException
-    | SerializedDataService
-    | SerializedEnum
-    | SerializedQuantity
-)
-
-
 class Serializer:
     @staticmethod
     def serialize_object(obj: Any, access_path: str = "") -> SerializedObject: