feat(typing): adds Map alias for Mapping[str, Any]

altair/vegalite/v5/schema/_typing.py

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Literal
+from typing import Any, Literal, Mapping
 
 from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
+Map: TypeAlias = Mapping[str, Any]
+
 AggregateOp_T: TypeAlias = Literal[
     "argmax",
     "argmin",

altair/vegalite/v5/schema/channels.py

@@ -34207,65 +34207,65 @@ class _EncodingMixin:
     def encode(
         self,
         *args: Any,
-        angle: Optional[str | Angle | dict | AngleDatum | AngleValue] = Undefined,
-        color: Optional[str | Color | dict | ColorDatum | ColorValue] = Undefined,
-        column: Optional[str | Column | dict] = Undefined,
-        description: Optional[str | Description | dict | DescriptionValue] = Undefined,
-        detail: Optional[str | Detail | dict | list] = Undefined,
-        facet: Optional[str | Facet | dict] = Undefined,
-        fill: Optional[str | Fill | dict | FillDatum | FillValue] = Undefined,
+        angle: Optional[str | Angle | Map | AngleDatum | AngleValue] = Undefined,
+        color: Optional[str | Color | Map | ColorDatum | ColorValue] = Undefined,
+        column: Optional[str | Column | Map] = Undefined,
+        description: Optional[str | Description | Map | DescriptionValue] = Undefined,
+        detail: Optional[str | Detail | Map | list] = Undefined,
+        facet: Optional[str | Facet | Map] = Undefined,
+        fill: Optional[str | Fill | Map | FillDatum | FillValue] = Undefined,
         fillOpacity: Optional[
-            str | FillOpacity | dict | FillOpacityDatum | FillOpacityValue
+            str | FillOpacity | Map | FillOpacityDatum | FillOpacityValue
         ] = Undefined,
-        href: Optional[str | Href | dict | HrefValue] = Undefined,
-        key: Optional[str | Key | dict] = Undefined,
-        latitude: Optional[str | Latitude | dict | LatitudeDatum] = Undefined,
+        href: Optional[str | Href | Map | HrefValue] = Undefined,
+        key: Optional[str | Key | Map] = Undefined,
+        latitude: Optional[str | Latitude | Map | LatitudeDatum] = Undefined,
         latitude2: Optional[
-            str | Latitude2 | dict | Latitude2Datum | Latitude2Value
+            str | Latitude2 | Map | Latitude2Datum | Latitude2Value
         ] = Undefined,
-        longitude: Optional[str | Longitude | dict | LongitudeDatum] = Undefined,
+        longitude: Optional[str | Longitude | Map | LongitudeDatum] = Undefined,
         longitude2: Optional[
-            str | Longitude2 | dict | Longitude2Datum | Longitude2Value
+            str | Longitude2 | Map | Longitude2Datum | Longitude2Value
         ] = Undefined,
         opacity: Optional[
-            str | Opacity | dict | OpacityDatum | OpacityValue
+            str | Opacity | Map | OpacityDatum | OpacityValue
         ] = Undefined,
-        order: Optional[str | Order | dict | list | OrderValue] = Undefined,
-        radius: Optional[str | Radius | dict | RadiusDatum | RadiusValue] = Undefined,
+        order: Optional[str | Order | Map | list | OrderValue] = Undefined,
+        radius: Optional[str | Radius | Map | RadiusDatum | RadiusValue] = Undefined,
         radius2: Optional[
-            str | Radius2 | dict | Radius2Datum | Radius2Value
+            str | Radius2 | Map | Radius2Datum | Radius2Value
         ] = Undefined,
-        row: Optional[str | Row | dict] = Undefined,
-        shape: Optional[str | Shape | dict | ShapeDatum | ShapeValue] = Undefined,
-        size: Optional[str | Size | dict | SizeDatum | SizeValue] = Undefined,
-        stroke: Optional[str | Stroke | dict | StrokeDatum | StrokeValue] = Undefined,
+        row: Optional[str | Row | Map] = Undefined,
+        shape: Optional[str | Shape | Map | ShapeDatum | ShapeValue] = Undefined,
+        size: Optional[str | Size | Map | SizeDatum | SizeValue] = Undefined,
+        stroke: Optional[str | Stroke | Map | StrokeDatum | StrokeValue] = Undefined,
         strokeDash: Optional[
-            str | StrokeDash | dict | StrokeDashDatum | StrokeDashValue
+            str | StrokeDash | Map | StrokeDashDatum | StrokeDashValue
         ] = Undefined,
         strokeOpacity: Optional[
-            str | StrokeOpacity | dict | StrokeOpacityDatum | StrokeOpacityValue
+            str | StrokeOpacity | Map | StrokeOpacityDatum | StrokeOpacityValue
         ] = Undefined,
         strokeWidth: Optional[
-            str | StrokeWidth | dict | StrokeWidthDatum | StrokeWidthValue
-        ] = Undefined,
-        text: Optional[str | Text | dict | TextDatum | TextValue] = Undefined,
-        theta: Optional[str | Theta | dict | ThetaDatum | ThetaValue] = Undefined,
-        theta2: Optional[str | Theta2 | dict | Theta2Datum | Theta2Value] = Undefined,
-        tooltip: Optional[str | Tooltip | dict | list | TooltipValue] = Undefined,
-        url: Optional[str | Url | dict | UrlValue] = Undefined,
-        x: Optional[str | X | dict | XDatum | XValue] = Undefined,
-        x2: Optional[str | X2 | dict | X2Datum | X2Value] = Undefined,
-        xError: Optional[str | XError | dict | XErrorValue] = Undefined,
-        xError2: Optional[str | XError2 | dict | XError2Value] = Undefined,
+            str | StrokeWidth | Map | StrokeWidthDatum | StrokeWidthValue
+        ] = Undefined,
+        text: Optional[str | Text | Map | TextDatum | TextValue] = Undefined,
+        theta: Optional[str | Theta | Map | ThetaDatum | ThetaValue] = Undefined,
+        theta2: Optional[str | Theta2 | Map | Theta2Datum | Theta2Value] = Undefined,
+        tooltip: Optional[str | Tooltip | Map | list | TooltipValue] = Undefined,
+        url: Optional[str | Url | Map | UrlValue] = Undefined,
+        x: Optional[str | X | Map | XDatum | XValue] = Undefined,
+        x2: Optional[str | X2 | Map | X2Datum | X2Value] = Undefined,
+        xError: Optional[str | XError | Map | XErrorValue] = Undefined,
+        xError2: Optional[str | XError2 | Map | XError2Value] = Undefined,
         xOffset: Optional[
-            str | XOffset | dict | XOffsetDatum | XOffsetValue
+            str | XOffset | Map | XOffsetDatum | XOffsetValue
         ] = Undefined,
-        y: Optional[str | Y | dict | YDatum | YValue] = Undefined,
-        y2: Optional[str | Y2 | dict | Y2Datum | Y2Value] = Undefined,
-        yError: Optional[str | YError | dict | YErrorValue] = Undefined,
-        yError2: Optional[str | YError2 | dict | YError2Value] = Undefined,
+        y: Optional[str | Y | Map | YDatum | YValue] = Undefined,
+        y2: Optional[str | Y2 | Map | Y2Datum | Y2Value] = Undefined,
+        yError: Optional[str | YError | Map | YErrorValue] = Undefined,
+        yError2: Optional[str | YError2 | Map | YError2Value] = Undefined,
         yOffset: Optional[
-            str | YOffset | dict | YOffsetDatum | YOffsetValue
+            str | YOffset | Map | YOffsetDatum | YOffsetValue
         ] = Undefined,
     ) -> Self:
         """Map properties of the data to visual properties of the chart (see :class:`FacetedEncoding`)

tools/generate_schema_wrapper.py

@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ def encode({encode_method_args}) -> Self:
         return copy
 '''
 
+# These types should support annotations in generated code,
+# but are not derived from the schema itself.
+EXTRA_ALIASES: Final = """
+Map: TypeAlias = Mapping[str, Any]
+"""
+
 
 class SchemaGenerator(codegen.SchemaGenerator):
     schema_class_template = textwrap.dedent(
@@ -816,7 +822,7 @@ def vegalite_main(skip_download: bool = False) -> None:
         f"Tracer cache collected {TypeAliasTracer.n_entries!r} entries."
     )
     print(msg)
-    TypeAliasTracer.write_module(fp_typing, header=HEADER)
+    TypeAliasTracer.write_module(fp_typing, header=HEADER, extra_aliases=EXTRA_ALIASES)
     # Write the pre-generated modules
     for fp, contents in files.items():
         print(f"Writing\n {schemafile!s}\n  ->{fp!s}")
@@ -844,7 +850,7 @@ def _create_encode_signature(
         # the dictionary representation of an encoding channel class. See
         # discussions in https://github.com/vega/altair/pull/3208
         # for more background.
-        union_types = ["str", field_class_name, "dict"]
+        union_types = ["str", field_class_name, "Map"]
         docstring_union_types = ["str", rst_syntax_for_class(field_class_name), "Dict"]
         if info.supports_arrays:
             # We could be more specific about what types are accepted in the list

tools/schemapi/utils.py

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.aliases: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
         self._imports: Sequence[str] = (
             "from __future__ import annotations\n",
-            "from typing import Literal",
+            "from typing import Literal, Mapping, Any",
             "from typing_extensions import TypeAlias",
         )
         self._cmd_check: list[str] = ["--fix"]
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ def generate_aliases(self) -> Iterator[str]:
             yield f"{name}: TypeAlias = {statement}"
 
     def write_module(
-        self, fp: Path, *extra_imports: str, header: LiteralString
+        self,
+        fp: Path,
+        *extra_imports: str,
+        header: LiteralString,
+        extra_aliases: LiteralString,
     ) -> None:
         """Write all collected `TypeAlias`'s to `fp`.
 
@@ -125,13 +129,15 @@ def write_module(
             Follows `self._imports` block.
         header
             `tools.generate_schema_wrapper.HEADER`.
+        extra_aliases
+            `tools.generate_schema_wrapper.EXTRA_ALIASES`.
         """
         ruff_format = ["ruff", "format", fp]
         if self._cmd_format:
             ruff_format.extend(self._cmd_format)
         commands = (["ruff", "check", fp, *self._cmd_check], ruff_format)
-        imports = (header, "\n", *self._imports, *extra_imports, "\n\n")
-        it = chain(imports, self.generate_aliases())
+        static = (header, "\n", *self._imports, *extra_imports, "\n\n", extra_aliases)
+        it = chain(static, self.generate_aliases())
         fp.write_text("\n".join(it), encoding="utf-8")
         for cmd in commands:
             r = subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)