Decorators for hooks

HISTORY.md

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ Our backwards-compatibility policy can be found [here](https://github.com/python
   ([#486](https://github.com/python-attrs/cattrs/pull/486))
 - Introduce {meth}`BaseConverter.get_structure_hook` and {meth}`BaseConverter.get_unstructure_hook` methods.
   ([#432](https://github.com/python-attrs/cattrs/issues/432) [#472](https://github.com/python-attrs/cattrs/pull/472))
+- {meth}`BaseConverter.register_structure_hook`, {meth}`BaseConverter.register_unstructure_hook`,
+{meth}`BaseConverter.register_unstructure_hook_factory` and {meth}`BaseConverter.register_structure_hook_factory`
+can now be used as decorators and have gained new features when used this way.
+  See [here](https://catt.rs/en/latest/customizing.html#use-as-decorators) and [here](https://catt.rs/en/latest/customizing.html#id1) for more details.
+  ([#487](https://github.com/python-attrs/cattrs/pull/487))
 - Introduce the [_msgspec_](https://jcristharif.com/msgspec/) {mod}`preconf converter <cattrs.preconf.msgspec>`.
   Only JSON is supported for now, with other formats supported by _msgspec_ to come later.
   ([#481](https://github.com/python-attrs/cattrs/pull/481))

docs/basics.md

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ A base hook can be obtained from a converter and then be subjected to the very r
 ...     return result
 ```
 
-(`cattrs.structure({}, Model)` is shorthand for `cattrs.get_structure_hook(Model)({}, Model)`.)
+(`cattrs.structure({}, Model)` is equivalent to `cattrs.get_structure_hook(Model)({}, Model)`.)
 
 This new hook can be used directly or registered to a converter (the original instance, or a different one):
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ This new hook can be used directly or registered to a converter (the original in
 ```
 
 
-Now if we use this hook to structure a `Model`, through the ✨magic of function composition✨ that hook will use our old `int_hook`.
+Now if we use this hook to structure a `Model`, through ✨the magic of function composition✨ that hook will use our old `int_hook`.
 
 ```python
 >>> converter.structure({"a": "1"}, Model)

docs/conf.py

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
     "sphinx.ext.doctest",
-    "sphinx.ext.autosectionlabel",
     "sphinx_copybutton",
     "myst_parser",
 ]

docs/customizing.md

@@ -17,12 +17,44 @@ Some examples of this are:
 * protocols, unless they are `runtime_checkable`
 * various modifiers, such as `Final` and `NotRequired`
 * newtypes and 3.12 type aliases
+* `typing.Annotated`
 
 ... and many others. In these cases, predicate functions should be used instead.
 
+### Use as Decorators
+
+{meth}`register_structure_hook() <cattrs.BaseConverter.register_structure_hook>` and {meth}`register_unstructure_hook() <cattrs.BaseConverter.register_unstructure_hook>` can also be used as _decorators_.
+When used this way they behave a little differently.
+
+{meth}`register_structure_hook() <cattrs.BaseConverter.register_structure_hook>` will inspect the return type of the hook and register the hook for that type.
+
+```python
+@converter.register_structure_hook
+def my_int_hook(val: Any, _) -> int:
+    """This hook will be registered for `int`s."""
+    return int(val)
+```
+
+{meth}`register_unstructure_hook() <cattrs.BaseConverter.register_unstructure_hook>` will inspect the type of the first argument and register the hook for that type.
+
+```python
+from datetime import datetime
+
+@converter.register_unstructure_hook
+def my_datetime_hook(val: datetime) -> str:
+    """This hook will be registered for `datetime`s."""
+    return val.isoformat()
+```
+
+The non-decorator approach is still recommended when dealing with lambdas, hooks produced elsewhere, unannotated hooks and situations where type introspection doesn't work.
+
+```{versionadded} 24.1.0
+```
+
 ### Predicate Hooks
 
-A predicate is a function that takes a type and returns true or false, depending on whether the associated hook can handle the given type.
+A _predicate_ is a function that takes a type and returns true or false
+depending on whether the associated hook can handle the given type.
 
 The {meth}`register_unstructure_hook_func() <cattrs.BaseConverter.register_unstructure_hook_func>` and {meth}`register_structure_hook_func() <cattrs.BaseConverter.register_structure_hook_func>` are used
 to link un/structuring hooks to arbitrary types. These hooks are then called _predicate hooks_, and are very powerful.
@@ -64,9 +96,11 @@ Here's an example showing how to use hook factories to apply the `forbid_extra_k
 
 ```python
 >>> from attrs import define, has
+>>> from cattrs import Converter
 >>> from cattrs.gen import make_dict_structure_fn
 
->>> c = cattrs.Converter()
+>>> c = Converter()
+
 >>> c.register_structure_hook_factory(
 ...     has,
 ...     lambda cl: make_dict_structure_fn(cl, c, _cattrs_forbid_extra_keys=True)
@@ -82,8 +116,44 @@ Traceback (most recent call last):
 cattrs.errors.ForbiddenExtraKeysError: Extra fields in constructor for E: else
 ```
 
-A complex use case for hook factories is described over at {ref}`usage:Using factory hooks`.
+A complex use case for hook factories is described over at [](usage.md#using-factory-hooks).
+
+#### Use as Decorators
+
+{meth}`register_unstructure_hook_factory() <cattrs.BaseConverter.register_unstructure_hook_factory>` and
+{meth}`register_structure_hook_factory() <cattrs.BaseConverter.register_structure_hook_factory>` can also be used as decorators.
+
+When registered via decorators, hook factories can receive the current converter by exposing an additional required parameter.
+
+Here's an example of using an unstructure hook factory to handle unstructuring [queues](https://docs.python.org/3/library/queue.html#queue.Queue).
+
+```{doctest}
+>>> from queue import Queue
+>>> from typing import get_origin
+>>> from cattrs import Converter
+
+>>> c = Converter()
 
+>>> @c.register_unstructure_hook_factory(lambda t: get_origin(t) is Queue)
+... def queue_hook_factory(cl: Any, converter: Converter) -> Callable:
+...     type_arg = get_args(cl)[0]
+...     elem_handler = converter.get_unstructure_hook(type_arg)
+...
+...     def unstructure_hook(v: Queue) -> list:
+...         res = []
+...         while not v.empty():
+...             res.append(elem_handler(v.get_nowait()))
+...         return res
+...
+...     return unstructure_hook
+
+>>> q = Queue()
+>>> q.put(1)
+>>> q.put(2)
+
+>>> c.unstructure(q, unstructure_as=Queue[int])
+[1, 2]
+```
 
 ## Using `cattrs.gen` Generators
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ source = [
    ".tox/pypy*/site-packages",
 ]
 
+[tool.coverage.report]
+exclude_also = [
+    "@overload",
+]
+
 [tool.ruff]
 src = ["src", "tests"]
 select = [

src/cattrs/_compat.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from collections.abc import Set as AbcSet
 from dataclasses import MISSING, Field, is_dataclass
 from dataclasses import fields as dataclass_fields
+from functools import partial
+from inspect import signature as _signature
 from typing import AbstractSet as TypingAbstractSet
 from typing import (
     Any,
@@ -211,6 +213,11 @@ def get_final_base(type) -> Optional[type]:
 OriginAbstractSet = AbcSet
 OriginMutableSet = AbcMutableSet
 
+signature = _signature
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
+    signature = partial(_signature, eval_str=True)
+
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
     from collections import Counter
     from collections.abc import Mapping as AbcMapping