reflexsive 0.1.1

Method aliasing system with argument remapping and optional stub generation

Reflexsive

A lightweight Python library that enables concise method aliasing with optional argument remapping. Designed for ergonomic command interfaces, alternative method names, and API compatibility layers.

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✨ Features

• Define aliases for class methods with different argument names.
• Supports instance, static, and class methods.
• Optional argument renaming per alias.
• Flexible usage with or without arguments.
• Stub file (.pyi) generation for autocompletion support.
• Optional prefixing for namespacing aliases.
• Strict conflict checking to prevent ambiguous mappings.

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🔧 Installation

pip install reflexsive

🚀 Usage

from reflexsive import Reflexsive

class MyAPI(Reflexsive):
    @Reflexsive.alias('short', username='u', password='p')
    def authenticate(self, username, password):
        return f"{username}:{password}"

obj = MyAPI()
print(obj.authenticate('admin', '123'))     # 'admin:123'
print(obj.short('admin', '123'))            # Same result using alias
print(obj.short(u='admin', p='123'))        # Keyword aliasing

⚙️ Configuration Options

When using class A(Reflexsive, ...), you can pass configuration flags:

Option	Type	Default	Description
allow_kwargs_override	bool	False	Allow alias names to override **kwargs
expose_alias_map	bool	False	(Planned) Expose alias map on class
docstring_alias_hints	bool	True	(Planned) Include alias info in docstrings
alias_prefix	str	None	Prefix added to all alias names

Example 1: Without options

class Example(Reflexsive):
    ...

Example 2: With options

class Example(Reflexsive, create_pyi_stub=True, alias_prefix='a_'):
    ...

🧪 Testing

Tests are provided using pytest.\n

Tests cover:

• Alias mapping (positional and keyword)
• Class/Static method support
• Error handling for conflicting or invalid aliases
• Stub generation
• Prefix options
• Edge cases (built-in names, decorator order, etc.)

❗ Exception Types

The library defines the following custom exceptions:

• AliasNameConflictError: Raised when an alias name conflicts with another method or alias.
• AliasArgumentError: Raised when alias mappings include invalid or forbidden parameters (e.g., *args).
• AliasConfigurationError: Raised when invalid configuration options are passed to @aliased_class.

Notes

• Using classmethod/staticmethod decorators before @alias makes Pylance complain - but does work at runtime