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fix(JsonableData): preserve @module and @class keys before calling from_dict() - #7598

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Fixes #7596

JsonableData._get_object() was calling .pop('@class') and .pop('@module')
on the attributes dictionary, stripping both keys before passing the dict to
cls.from_dict(). MSONable's contract requires these keys to be present in the
dict received by from_dict() — the same dict that as_dict() produced.
Stripping them silently broke round-trip deserialization for any MSONable subclass.

Changes

  • src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/jsonable.py: replaced .pop('@class') and
    .pop('@module') with non-destructive key access. Added explicit ImportError
    with a clear message if either key is missing.
  • tests/orm/nodes/data/test_jsonable.py: added test_msonable_preserves_class_and_module
    which uses a minimal MSONable-style class that explicitly asserts @module and
    @class are present in the dict passed to from_dict().

Testing

uv run pytest tests/orm/nodes/data/test_jsonable.py -v
# 10 passed

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JsonableData now preserves @class and @module during MSONable deserialization. The change raises ImportError for missing metadata keys and adds a regression test for storage and reload round-trips.

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JsonableData MSONable round-trip

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Preserve metadata during deserialization
src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/jsonable.py, tests/orm/nodes/data/test_jsonable.py
_get_object keeps @class and @module in the dictionary passed to from_dict. The regression test verifies that both keys survive a store and reload cycle.

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src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/jsonable.py (1)

190-190: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assign exception messages to msg before raising in both changed paths.

  • src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/jsonable.py#L190-L190: assign the formatted ImportError message to msg.
  • tests/orm/nodes/data/test_jsonable.py#L172-L172: assign the KeyError message to msg.
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In `@src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/jsonable.py` at line 190, Assign the formatted
ImportError message to a local msg variable before raising in the relevant path
of jsonable.py. In tests/orm/nodes/data/test_jsonable.py at lines 172-172,
likewise assign the KeyError message to msg before raising; update both affected
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155-155: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add type hints to the new helper methods.

Lines 155, 159, 162, and 170 define new methods without parameter or return annotations. Add annotations for data, dictionary, and each return value.

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In `@tests/orm/nodes/data/test_jsonable.py` at line 155, Add type annotations to
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In `@src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/jsonable.py`:
- Line 190: Assign the formatted ImportError message to a local msg variable
before raising in the relevant path of jsonable.py. In
tests/orm/nodes/data/test_jsonable.py at lines 172-172, likewise assign the
KeyError message to msg before raising; update both affected paths without
changing their exception types or messages.

In `@tests/orm/nodes/data/test_jsonable.py`:
- Line 155: Add type annotations to the new helper methods around __init__,
including the data and dictionary parameters and every method’s return value,
covering the methods at the referenced definitions while preserving their
existing behavior.

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Update JsonableData in the RTD source/topics/data_types.rst to mention that we use monty/pymatgen convention where certain arguments are illegal to use and refer to a link to their standard. Commit change using aiida commit conventions. Add PR number "(#7598)" into the commit message header. Second add a check in in JsonableData that validates user input data to the monty/pymatgen convention and raises an error. Commit change using aiida commit conventions. Add PR number "(#7598)" into the commit message header

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Thanks for the feedback! I have added both requested changes in separate commits:

  1. Documentation: Added a note in docs/source/topics/data_types.rst documenting that JsonableData follows the MSONable convention where @-prefixed keys are reserved for internal class identification, with a reference link to the standard.
  2. Validation: Added validation in JsonableData.init to check for invalid @-prefixed keys and raise a ValueError with an explanatory message, along with a regression test.

:py:class:`~aiida.orm.JsonableData` follows the `MSONable serialization convention <https://materialsproject.github.io/monty/monty.json.html#monty.json.MSONable>`_ used by monty and pymatgen.
Dictionary keys prefixed with ``@`` (such as ``@module``, ``@class``, and ``@version``) are reserved for internal class identification and reconstruction.
User-defined attributes in ``as_dict()`` must not use ``@``-prefixed keys.

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link does not exist, find correct reference

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module_name = attributes['@module']
except KeyError as exc:
msg = f'the attributes do not contain `{exc.args[0]}`.'
raise ImportError(msg) from exc

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Remove this logic. It checks a state that should never exist.

This state should just not exist, we should extend attributes type for this class to ensure that it has these
fields instead of doing a runtime check. its internal logic in aiida so if static type checker passes this state should never exist. Try to check through the field declaration in the AttributesModel that these keys exist after initialization, then this here cannot really fail. this is a deeper change and should not be part of this PR, so put it as separate commit. I just want to see how this would like like.

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Hello @agoscinski, I've addressed the two requested
also I'll look into the AttributesModel typing approach separately as suggested

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fix: JsonableData strips @module and @class before passing dict to from_dict(), breaking MSONable round-trips

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