unit fixes

src/scgenerator/physics/units.py

@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 # to be used especially when giving plotting ranges : (400, 1400, nm), (-4, 8, ps), ...
 
 from __future__ import annotations
-from collections import defaultdict
 
-from typing import Callable, TypeVar, Union
-from functools import wraps
 from operator import itemgetter
+from typing import Callable, TypeVar, Union
+
 import numpy as np
 from numpy import pi
 
@@ -30,37 +29,42 @@ types are "WL", "FREQ", "AFREQ", "TIME", "PRESSURE", "TEMPERATURE", "OTHER"
 """
 _T = TypeVar("_T")
 _UT = Callable[[_T], _T]
-
-
-def chain(c1: _UT, c2: _UT) -> _UT:
-    def chained_function(x: _T) -> _T:
-        return c1(c2(x))
-
-    return chained_function
+PRIMARIES = dict(WL="Rad/s", FREQ="Rad/s", AFREQ="Rad/s", TIME="s", PRESSURE="Pa", TEMPERATURE="K")
 
 
 class UnitMap(dict):
     def __setitem__(self, new_name, new_func):
         super().__setitem__(new_name, new_func)
-        already_here = [(name, func) for name, func in self.items() if isinstance(name, str)]
-        for name, func in already_here:
-            super().__setitem__((name, new_name), chain(self[name].inv, new_func))
-            super().__setitem__((new_name, name), chain(self[new_name].inv, func))
+        already_here = [name for name in self if isinstance(name, str)]
+        for old_name in already_here:
+            super().__setitem__((old_name, new_name), self._chain(old_name, new_name))
+            super().__setitem__((new_name, old_name), self._chain(new_name, old_name))
+
+    def _chain(self, name_1: str, name_2: str) -> _UT:
+        c1 = self[name_1]
+        c2 = self[name_2]
+
+        def chained_function(x: _T) -> _T:
+            return c2.inv(c1(x))
+
+        chained_function.__name__ = f"{name_1}_to_{name_2}"
+        chained_function.__doc__ = f"converts x from {name_1} to {name_2}"
+
+        return chained_function
 
 
-units_map: dict[str, dict[Union[str, tuple[str, str]], Unit]] = defaultdict(UnitMap)
+units_map: dict[Union[str, tuple[str, str]], Unit] = UnitMap()
 
 
 class To:
-    def __init__(self, name: str, tpe: str):
+    def __init__(self, name: str):
         self.name = name
-        self.type = tpe
 
     def __getattr__(self, key: str):
         try:
-            return units_map[self.type][self.name, key]
+            return units_map[self.name, key]
         except KeyError:
-            raise KeyError(f"no registered unit named {key!r} of type {self.type!r}") from None
+            raise KeyError(f"no registered unit named {key!r}") from None
 
 
 def W_to_Vm(n0: float, A_eff: float) -> float:
@@ -80,35 +84,45 @@ def W_to_Vm(n0: float, A_eff: float) -> float:
 
 
 class Unit:
-    __func: _UT
-    to: To
+    func: _UT
     inv: _UT
-    name: str
-    label: str
+    to: To = None
+    name: str = "unit"
+    type: str = "other"
+    label: str = ""
 
-    def __init__(self, func: _UT, inv: _UT, name: str, label: str, tpe: str):
-        self.__func = func
-        self.inv = inv
-        self.to = To(name, tpe)
-        self.name = name
-        self.label = label
-        self.type = tpe
-        self.__name__ = name
+    def __init_subclass__(cls):
+        def call(self, x: _T) -> _T:
+            return self.func(x)
+
+        call.__doc__ = f"Transform x from {cls.name!r} to {PRIMARIES.get(cls.type)!r}"
+        cls.__call__ = call
+
+    def __init__(self, func: _UT, inv: _UT = None):
+        self.func = func
+        if inv is None:
+            self.inv = func
+        else:
+            self.inv = inv
+        self.to = To(self.name)
+        units_map[self.name] = self
 
     def __call__(self, x: _T) -> _T:
         """call the original unit function"""
-        return self.__func(x)
+        return self.func(x)
+
+    def inverse(self, func: _UT):
+        self.inv = func
+        return self
 
 
 def unit(tpe: str, label: str, inv: Callable = None):
     def unit_maker(func) -> Unit:
         nonlocal inv
         name = func.__name__
-        if inv is None:
-            inv = func
-        unit_obj = wraps(func)(Unit(func, inv, name, label, tpe))
-        units_map[tpe][name] = unit_obj
-        return unit_obj
+        unit_type = type(f"Unit_{name}", (Unit,), dict(name=name, label=label, type=tpe))
+
+        return unit_type(func, inv)
 
     return unit_maker
 

testing/test_full_field.py

@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ def main():
         spec_ax.set_xlabel(rs.unit.label)
         field_ax = app[1]
         field_ax.set_xlabel(rt.unit.label)
-        x: float = 4.5
-        y = sc.units.m.to.nm(x)
 
         @app.update
         def draw(i):