feat (Configuration): add attribute docstrings and enable use_attribute_docstrings for the pydantic models

feat (Configuration): documenting other attributes

fix: formatting and remove caching

Author: ryuwd

diracx-core/src/diracx/core/config/schema.py

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 
 
 class BaseModel(_BaseModel):
-    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid", frozen=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra="forbid", frozen=True, use_attribute_docstrings=True
+    )
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -68,28 +70,51 @@ def legacy_adaptor(cls, v):
 
 class UserConfig(BaseModel):
     PreferedUsername: str
+    """Preferred username for the user account."""
     DNs: list[str] = []
+    """Distinguished Names of the user's certificates (Mandatory for certificate-based authentication)."""
     Email: EmailStr | None = None
+    """User e-mail address (Mandatory for user registration)."""
     Suspended: list[str] = []
+    """List of VOs where the user is suspended."""
     Quota: int | None = None
+    """Quota assigned to the user, expressed in MBs."""
 
 
 class GroupConfig(BaseModel):
     AutoAddVOMS: bool = False
+    """Controls automatic addition of VOMS extension when creating proxies."""
     AutoUploadPilotProxy: bool = False
+    """Controls automatic Proxy upload for Pilot groups."""
     AutoUploadProxy: bool = False
+    """Controls automatic Proxy upload for users in this group."""
     JobShare: int = 1000
+    """Share of computing resources allocated to this group for fair share scheduling."""
     Properties: SerializableSet[SecurityProperty]
+    """Group properties (set permissions of the group users).
+
+    Examples: NormalUser, GenericPilot, ServiceAdministrator.
+    """
     Quota: int | None = None
+    """Group-specific quota override."""
     Users: SerializableSet[str]
+    """DIRAC user logins that belong to this group."""
     AllowBackgroundTQs: bool = False
+    """Allow background Task Queues for this group."""
     VOMSRole: str | None = None
+    """Role of the users in the VO (e.g., '/lhcb' for LHCb VO)."""
     AutoSyncVOMS: bool = False
+    """Automatically synchronize group membership with VOMS server."""
 
 
 class IdpConfig(BaseModel):
     URL: str
+    """The authorization server's issuer identifier.
+
+    This is a URL that uses the 'https' scheme and has no query or fragment components.
+    """
     ClientID: str
+    """OAuth 2.0 client identifier received after client registration with the identity provider."""
 
     @property
     def server_metadata_url(self):
@@ -98,25 +123,44 @@ def server_metadata_url(self):
 
 class SupportInfo(BaseModel):
     Email: str | None = None
+    """Support contact email address."""
     Webpage: str | None = None
+    """Support webpage URL."""
     Message: str = "Please contact system administrator"
+    """Default support message displayed to users."""
 
 
 class RegistryConfig(BaseModel):
     IdP: IdpConfig
+    """Registered identity provider associated with this VO."""
     Support: SupportInfo = Field(default_factory=SupportInfo)
+    """Support contact information for this VO."""
     DefaultGroup: str
+    """Default user group to be used for new users in this VO."""
     DefaultStorageQuota: float = 0
+    """Default storage quota in GB for users in this VO."""
     DefaultProxyLifeTime: int = 12 * 60 * 60
+    """Default proxy time expressed in seconds (default: 43200 = 12 hours)."""
     VOMSName: str | None = None
+    """Real VOMS VO name, if this VO is associated with VOMS VO."""
 
     Users: MutableMapping[str, UserConfig]
+    """DIRAC users section, subsections represent the name of the user."""
     Groups: MutableMapping[str, GroupConfig]
+    """DIRAC groups section, subsections represent the name of the group."""
 
     def sub_from_preferred_username(self, preferred_username: str) -> str:
         """Get the user sub from the preferred username.
 
-        TODO: This could easily be cached or optimised
+        Args:
+            preferred_username: The preferred username to look up.
+
+        Returns:
+            The user sub (subject identifier) for the given username.
+
+        Raises:
+            KeyError: If no user with the given preferred username is found.
+
         """
         for sub, user in self.Users.items():
             if user.PreferedUsername == preferred_username:
@@ -126,80 +170,135 @@ def sub_from_preferred_username(self, preferred_username: str) -> str:
 
 class DIRACConfig(BaseModel):
     NoSetup: bool = False
+    """Flag to skip setup procedures during DIRAC initialization. Takes a boolean value. By default false."""
 
 
 class JobMonitoringConfig(BaseModel):
     GlobalJobsInfo: bool = True
+    """Enable global job information monitoring across all VOs."""
 
 
 class JobSchedulingConfig(BaseModel):
     EnableSharesCorrection: bool = False
+    """Enable correction of job shares based on historical usage."""
     MaxRescheduling: int = 3
+    """Maximum number of times a job can be rescheduled."""
 
 
 class ServicesConfig(BaseModel):
     Catalogs: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Configuration for data catalog services."""
     JobMonitoring: JobMonitoringConfig = JobMonitoringConfig()
+    """Job monitoring service configuration."""
     JobScheduling: JobSchedulingConfig = JobSchedulingConfig()
+    """Job scheduling service configuration."""
 
 
 class JobDescriptionConfig(BaseModel):
     DefaultCPUTime: int = 86400
+    """Default CPU time limit for jobs in seconds (default: 24 hours)."""
     DefaultPriority: int = 1
+    """Default job priority."""
     MinCPUTime: int = 100
+    """Minimum allowed CPU time for jobs in seconds."""
     MinPriority: int = 0
+    """Minimum allowed job priority."""
     MaxCPUTime: int = 500000
+    """Maximum allowed CPU time for jobs in seconds."""
     MaxPriority: int = 10
+    """Maximum allowed job priority."""
     MaxInputData: int = 100
+    """Maximum number of input data files per job."""
     AllowedJobTypes: list[str] = ["User", "Test", "Hospital"]
+    """List of allowed job types."""
 
 
 class InputDataPolicyProtocolsConfig(BaseModel):
     Remote: list[str] = []
+    """List of protocols that should be considered as remote access methods (e.g., 'https', 'gsiftp', 'srm')."""
     Local: list[str] = []
+    """List of protocols that should be considered as local access methods (e.g., 'file', 'root')."""
 
 
 class InputDataPolicyConfig(BaseModel):
     # TODO: Remove this once the model is extended to support everything
-    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="ignore", frozen=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra="ignore", frozen=True, use_attribute_docstrings=True
+    )
 
     Default: str = "Default = DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client.InputDataByProtocol"
+    """Default input data access policy. This is the fallback policy when no specific protocol is matched."""
     Download: str = "DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client.DownloadInputData"
+    """Policy for downloading input data files to the local worker node before job execution."""
     Protocol: str = "DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client.InputDataByProtocol"
+    """Policy for accessing input data directly via supported protocols without downloading."""
     AllReplicas: bool = True
+    """Whether to consider all available replicas when resolving input data locations."""
     Protocols: InputDataPolicyProtocolsConfig = InputDataPolicyProtocolsConfig()
+    """Protocol-specific configuration defining which protocols are available for remote and local access."""
     InputDataModule: str = "DIRAC.Core.Utilities.InputDataResolution"
+    """Module responsible for resolving input data locations and determining access methods."""
 
 
 class OperationsConfig(BaseModel):
     EnableSecurityLogging: bool = False
+    """Flag for globally disabling the use of the SecurityLogging service.
+
+    This is False by default, as should be migrated to use centralized logging.
+    """
     InputDataPolicy: InputDataPolicyConfig = InputDataPolicyConfig()
+    """Specify how jobs access their data. See InputDataResolution documentation for details."""
     JobDescription: JobDescriptionConfig = JobDescriptionConfig()
+    """Configuration for job description defaults and limits."""
     Services: ServicesConfig = ServicesConfig()
+    """Configuration for various DIRAC services."""
     SoftwareDistModule: str = "LocalSoftwareDist"
+    """Module used for software distribution."""
 
     Cloud: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Cloud computing configuration."""
     DataConsistency: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Data consistency checking configuration."""
     DataManagement: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Data management operations configuration."""
     EMail: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Email notification configuration."""
     GaudiExecution: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Gaudi framework execution configuration."""
     Hospital: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Job recovery and hospital configuration."""
     JobScheduling: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Advanced job scheduling configuration."""
     JobTypeMapping: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Mapping of job types to execution environments."""
     LogFiles: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Log file management configuration."""
     LogStorage: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Log storage backend configuration."""
     Logging: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """General logging configuration."""
     Matching: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Job matching configuration."""
     MonitoringBackends: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Monitoring backend configuration."""
     NagiosConnector: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Nagios monitoring integration configuration."""
     Pilot: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Pilot job configuration."""
     Productions: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Production management configuration."""
     Shares: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Resource sharing configuration."""
     Shifter: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Shifter proxy configuration."""
     SiteSEMappingByProtocol: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Site storage element mapping by protocol."""
     TransformationPlugins: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Data transformation plugin configuration."""
     Transformations: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Data transformation system configuration."""
     ResourceStatus: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Resource status monitoring configuration."""
 
 
 class ResourcesComputingConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -209,6 +308,10 @@ class ResourcesComputingConfig(BaseModel):
     # TODO: Figure out how to remove this in LHCbDIRAC and then consider
     # constraining there to be at least one entry
     OSCompatibility: MutableMapping[str, set[str]] = {}
+    """Compatibility matrix between DIRAC platforms and OS versions.
+
+    Used by SiteDirector to match TaskQueues to Computing Element capabilities.
+    """
 
     @field_validator("OSCompatibility", mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -232,22 +335,34 @@ def ensure_self_compatibility(cls, v: dict[str, set[str]]) -> dict[str, set[str]
 
 class ResourcesConfig(BaseModel):
     # TODO: Remove this once the model is extended to support everything
-    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="ignore", frozen=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra="ignore", frozen=True, use_attribute_docstrings=True
+    )
 
     Computing: ResourcesComputingConfig = ResourcesComputingConfig()
+    """Computing resource configuration."""
 
 
 class Config(BaseModel):
     DIRAC: DIRACConfig
+    """The DIRAC section contains general parameters needed in most installation types."""
     Operations: MutableMapping[str, OperationsConfig]
+    """Operations configuration per VO. The Defaults entry is automatically merged into each VO-specific config."""
     Registry: MutableMapping[str, RegistryConfig]
+    """Registry sections to register VOs, groups, users and hosts. See UserManagement documentation for details."""
     Resources: ResourcesConfig = ResourcesConfig()
+    """Resources configuration including computing elements, storage elements, and sites."""
 
     LocalSite: Any = None
+    """Local site-specific configuration parameters."""
     LogLevel: Any = None
+    """Global logging level configuration."""
     MCTestingDestination: Any = None
+    """Monte Carlo testing destination configuration."""
     Systems: Any | None = None
+    """Systems configuration."""
     WebApp: Any = None
+    """Web application configuration parameters."""
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod