Units

albert.collections.units.UnitCollection

UnitCollection(*, session: AlbertSession)

Bases: BaseCollection

UnitCollection is a collection class for managing Unit entities in the Albert platform.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
session	AlbertSession	The Albert session instance.	required

Methods:

Name	Description
create	Creates a new unit entity.
get_by_id	Retrieves a unit by its ID.
get_by_ids	Retrieves a set of units by their IDs
update	Updates a unit entity by its ID.
delete	Deletes a unit by its ID.
list	Lists unit entities with optional filters.
get_by_name	Retrieves a unit by its name.
unit_exists	Checks if a unit exists by its name.

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
base_path

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def __init__(self, *, session: AlbertSession):
    """
    Initializes the UnitCollection with the provided session.

    Parameters
    ----------
    session : AlbertSession
        The Albert session instance.
    """
    super().__init__(session=session)
    self.base_path = f"/api/{UnitCollection._api_version}/units"

base_path

base_path = f'/api/{_api_version}/units'

create

create(*, unit: Unit) -> Unit

Creates a new unit entity.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
unit	Unit	The unit object to create.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
Unit	The created Unit object.

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def create(self, *, unit: Unit) -> Unit:
    """
    Creates a new unit entity.

    Parameters
    ----------
    unit : Unit
        The unit object to create.

    Returns
    -------
    Unit
        The created Unit object.
    """
    hit = self.get_by_name(name=unit.name, exact_match=True)
    if hit is not None:
        logging.warning(
            f"Unit with the name {hit.name} already exists. Returning the existing unit."
        )
        return hit
    response = self.session.post(
        self.base_path, json=unit.model_dump(by_alias=True, exclude_unset=True, mode="json")
    )
    this_unit = Unit(**response.json())
    return this_unit

get_by_id

get_by_id(*, id: str) -> Unit

Retrieves a unit by its ID.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
id	str	The ID of the unit to retrieve.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
Unit	The Unit object if found.

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def get_by_id(self, *, id: str) -> Unit:
    """
    Retrieves a unit by its ID.

    Parameters
    ----------
    id : str
        The ID of the unit to retrieve.

    Returns
    -------
    Unit
        The Unit object if found.
    """
    url = f"{self.base_path}/{id}"
    response = self.session.get(url)
    this_unit = Unit(**response.json())
    return this_unit

get_by_ids

get_by_ids(*, ids: list[str]) -> list[Unit]

Retrieves a set of units by their IDs

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ids	list[str]	The IDs of the units to retrieve.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
list[Unit]	The Unit objects

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def get_by_ids(self, *, ids: list[str]) -> list[Unit]:
    """
    Retrieves a set of units by their IDs

    Parameters
    ----------
    ids : list[str]
        The IDs of the units to retrieve.

    Returns
    -------
    list[Unit]
        The Unit objects
    """
    url = f"{self.base_path}/ids"
    batches = [ids[i : i + 500] for i in range(0, len(ids), 500)]
    return [
        Unit(**item)
        for batch in batches
        for item in self.session.get(url, params={"id": batch}).json()["Items"]
    ]

update

update(*, unit: Unit) -> Unit

Updates a unit entity by its ID.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
unit	Unit	The updated Unit object.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
Unit	The updated Unit

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def update(self, *, unit: Unit) -> Unit:
    """
    Updates a unit entity by its ID.

    Parameters
    ----------
    unit : Unit
        The updated Unit object.

    Returns
    -------
    Unit
        The updated Unit
    """
    unit_id = unit.id
    original_unit = self.get_by_id(id=unit_id)
    payload = self._generate_patch_payload(existing=original_unit, updated=unit)
    url = f"{self.base_path}/{unit_id}"
    self.session.patch(url, json=payload.model_dump(mode="json", by_alias=True))
    unit = self.get_by_id(id=unit_id)
    return unit

delete

delete(*, id: str) -> None

Deletes a unit by its ID.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
id	str	The ID of the unit to delete.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
None

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def delete(self, *, id: str) -> None:
    """
    Deletes a unit by its ID.

    Parameters
    ----------
    id : str
        The ID of the unit to delete.

    Returns
    -------
    None
    """
    url = f"{self.base_path}/{id}"
    self.session.delete(url)

list

list(
    *,
    limit: int = 100,
    name: str | list[str] | None = None,
    category: UnitCategory | None = None,
    order_by: OrderBy = DESCENDING,
    exact_match: bool = False,
    start_key: str | None = None,
    verified: bool | None = None,
) -> Iterator[Unit]

Lists unit entities with optional filters.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
limit	int	The maximum number of units to return, by default 50.	100
name	Optional[str]	The name of the unit to filter by, by default None.	None
category	Optional[UnitCategory]	The category of the unit to filter by, by default None.	None
order_by	OrderBy	The order by which to sort the results, by default OrderBy.DESCENDING.	DESCENDING
exact_match	bool	Whether to match the name exactly, by default False.	False
start_key	Optional[str]	The starting point for the next set of results, by default None.	None

Returns:

Type	Description
Iterator[Unit]	An iterator of Unit objects.

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def list(
    self,
    *,
    limit: int = 100,
    name: str | list[str] | None = None,
    category: UnitCategory | None = None,
    order_by: OrderBy = OrderBy.DESCENDING,
    exact_match: bool = False,
    start_key: str | None = None,
    verified: bool | None = None,
) -> Iterator[Unit]:
    """
    Lists unit entities with optional filters.

    Parameters
    ----------
    limit : int, optional
        The maximum number of units to return, by default 50.
    name : Optional[str], optional
        The name of the unit to filter by, by default None.
    category : Optional[UnitCategory], optional
        The category of the unit to filter by, by default None.
    order_by : OrderBy, optional
        The order by which to sort the results, by default OrderBy.DESCENDING.
    exact_match : bool, optional
        Whether to match the name exactly, by default False.
    start_key : Optional[str], optional
        The starting point for the next set of results, by default None.

    Returns
    -------
    Iterator[Unit]
        An iterator of Unit objects.
    """
    params = {
        "limit": limit,
        "startKey": start_key,
        "orderBy": order_by.value,
        "name": [name] if isinstance(name, str) else name,
        "exactMatch": json.dumps(exact_match),
        "verified": json.dumps(verified) if verified is not None else None,
        "category": category.value if isinstance(category, UnitCategory) else category,
    }
    return AlbertPaginator(
        mode=PaginationMode.KEY,
        path=self.base_path,
        session=self.session,
        params=params,
        deserialize=lambda items: [Unit(**item) for item in items],
    )

get_by_name

get_by_name(
    *, name: str, exact_match: bool = False
) -> Unit | None

Retrieves a unit by its name.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
name	str	The name of the unit to retrieve.	required
exact_match	bool	Whether to match the name exactly, by default False.	False

Returns:

Type	Description
Optional[Unit]	The Unit object if found, None otherwise.

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def get_by_name(self, *, name: str, exact_match: bool = False) -> Unit | None:
    """
    Retrieves a unit by its name.

    Parameters
    ----------
    name : str
        The name of the unit to retrieve.
    exact_match : bool, optional
        Whether to match the name exactly, by default False.

    Returns
    -------
    Optional[Unit]
        The Unit object if found, None otherwise.
    """
    found = self.list(name=name, exact_match=exact_match)
    return next(found, None)

unit_exists

unit_exists(*, name: str, exact_match: bool = True) -> bool

Checks if a unit exists by its name.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
name	str	The name of the unit to check.	required
exact_match	bool	Whether to match the name exactly, by default True.	True

Returns:

Type	Description
bool	True if the unit exists, False otherwise.

Source code in src/albert/collections/units.py

def unit_exists(self, *, name: str, exact_match: bool = True) -> bool:
    """
    Checks if a unit exists by its name.

    Parameters
    ----------
    name : str
        The name of the unit to check.
    exact_match : bool, optional
        Whether to match the name exactly, by default True.

    Returns
    -------
    bool
        True if the unit exists, False otherwise.
    """
    return self.get_by_name(name=name, exact_match=exact_match) is not None