allow sls::Pattern in python d.pattern

.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml

@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-name: Build and upload Documentation 
-
-on: 
-    workflow_dispatch: 
-    push: # Only for Testing change later 
-
-
-env: 
-    BUILD_TYPE: RELEASE 
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write  # Required to push to gh-pages branch
-  pages: write     # Required for GitHub Pages deployment
-  id-token: write  # Required for GitHub Pages deployment
-
-jobs:
-    build-and-deploy:
-        strategy: 
-            matrix:
-                patform: [ubuntu-latest]
-                python-version: ["3.12"]
-        runs-on: ${{ matrix.patform }}
-
-        defaults:
-            run:
-                shell: "bash -l {0}"
-
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for proper git operations
-                token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Use the default token
-
-            - name: Install System Packages
-              uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
-              with:
-                packages: libhdf5-dev doxygen
-                version: 1.0
-
-            - name: Setup Python
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-              with:
-                python-version: 3.12
-                cache: 'pip'
-            - name: Install Python Packages
-              run: pip install sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme breathe
-               
-
-            - name: Build Documentation
-              run: |
-                mkdir build
-                cd build
-                cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DSLS_BUILD_DOCS=ON -DSLS_USE_HDF5=ON -DSLS_USE_PYTHON=ON ..
-                make -j4 
-                make docs
-
-            - name: Upload Documentation Artifact
-              uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4
-              with:
-                path: build/docs/html # maybe we need to upload images as well - so one can click on them? 
-        
-            - name: Checkout gh-pages
-              uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                ref: gh-pages
-                path: gh-pages
-                
-            - name: Copy documentation to gh-pages # create folder structure 
-              run: cp -r build/docs/html/. gh-pages/
-              
-            - name: Commit and Push changes to gh-pages
-              run: |
-                cd gh-pages
-                git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
-                git config --global user.email 'github-actions@github.com'
-                git add .
-                git commit -m "Update Documentation"
-                git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git
-                git push origin gh-pages 
-              env: 
-                GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
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.github/workflows/cmake.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Native CMake Build
 
-on: [pull_request] # [push, pull_request] 
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
 env:
   # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure CMake
         # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
         # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
-        run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DSLS_USE_TESTS=ON -DSLS_USE_HDF5=ON -DSLS_USE_GUI=ON -DSLS_USE_MOENCH=ON -DSLS_USE_PYTHON=ON 
+        run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DSLS_USE_TESTS=ON -DSLS_USE_HDF5=ON -DSLS_USE_GUI=ON -DSLS_USE_MOENCH=ON -DSLS_USE_PYTHON=ON
 
       - name: Build
         # Build your program with the given configuration
@@ -45,8 +45,3 @@ jobs:
           python -m pytest ${{github.workspace}}/python/tests
 
 
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etc/gh-workflow-conda-env.yml

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-name: githib-workflow-environment 
-channels:
-  - conda-forge
-dependencies:
-  - doxygen
-  - sphinx
-  - breathe
-  - sphinx_rtd_theme
-  

python/slsdet/detector.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-other
 # Copyright (C) 2021 Contributors to the SLS Detector Package
+import pathlib
 from ._slsdet import CppDetectorApi
 from ._slsdet import slsDetectorDefs
 from ._slsdet import IpAddr, MacAddr
@@ -3766,9 +3767,13 @@ class Detector(CppDetectorApi):
         raise NotImplementedError("Pattern is set only")
 
     @pattern.setter
-    def pattern(self, fname):
-        fname = ut.make_string_path(fname)
-        ut.set_using_dict(self.setPattern, fname)
+    def pattern(self, name_or_pattern):
+        # If passed a file path, convert to string representation
+        # with the path expanded. Otherwise it's probably a sls::Pattern
+        # and we can pass it directly.
+        if isinstance(name_or_pattern, (pathlib.Path, str)):
+            name_or_pattern = ut.make_string_path(name_or_pattern)
+        ut.set_using_dict(self.setPattern, name_or_pattern)
 
     @property
     def patfname(self):