Add aliases to operator signature

Author: PProfizi

src/ansys/dpf/core/operators/build.py

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def build_pin_data(pins, output=False):
             "document_pin_docstring": document_pin_docstring,
             "ellipsis": 0 if specification.ellipsis else -1,
             "has_aliases": len(specification.aliases) > 0,
+            "aliases_list": [dict(("alias", alias)) for alias in specification.aliases],
             "aliases": str(specification.aliases),
         }
 
@@ -129,13 +130,13 @@ def build_operator(
     input_pins = []
     if specification.inputs:
         input_pins = build_pin_data(specification.inputs)
-    has_input_aliases = any(len(pin["aliases"]) > len("[]") for pin in input_pins)
+    has_input_aliases = any(len(pin["aliases_list"]) > 0 for pin in input_pins)
 
     output_pins = []
     if specification.outputs:
         output_pins = build_pin_data(specification.outputs, output=True)
     multiple_output_types = any(pin["multiple_types"] for pin in output_pins)
-    has_output_aliases = any(len(pin["aliases"]) > len("[]") for pin in output_pins)
+    has_output_aliases = any(len(pin["aliases_list"]) > 0 for pin in output_pins)
 
     docstring = build_docstring(specification_description)
 

src/ansys/dpf/core/operators/operator.mustache

@@ -82,13 +82,19 @@ class {{class_name}}(Operator):
     {{/outputs}}
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, {{#input_pins}}{{name}}=None, {{/input_pins}}config=None, server=None):
+    def __init__(self, {{#input_pins}}{{name}}=None, {{/input_pins}}config=None, server=None{{#has_input_aliases}}, {{#input_pins}}{{#aliases_list}}{{alias}}=None, {{/aliases_list}}{{/input_pins}}{{/has_input_aliases}}):
         super().__init__(name="{{operator_name}}", config=config, server=server)
         self._inputs = Inputs{{capital_class_name}}(self)
         self._outputs = Outputs{{capital_class_name}}(self)
         {{#input_pins}}
         if {{name}} is not None:
             self.inputs.{{name}}.connect({{name}})
+        {{#has_input_aliases}}
+        {{#aliases_list}}
+        elif {{alias}} is not None:
+            self.inputs.{{name}}.connect({{alias}})
+        {{/aliases_list}}
+        {{/has_input_aliases}}
         {{/input_pins}}
 
     @staticmethod