Rename 'factories' to 'factory' and expose all factories at top-level

Address review comments.

Author: szemate

README.md

@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ Example usage:
 
 ```python
 from web3 import Web3
-from autonity import networks
-from autonity.factories import Autonity, Liquid
+from autonity import Autonity, Liquid, networks
 
 # Connect to the default RPC provider on the Autonity Piccadilly Testnet
 w3 = Web3(networks.piccadilly.http_provider)
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ can be reviewed to determine which methods have been modified, removed or
 added. The generated Python bindings include the contract ABIs as Python dictionaries.
 
 If there is a new contract to include, add a new target to `Makefile` and a new
-factory function to `autonity/factories.py`.
+factory function to `autonity/factories.py` and `autonity/__init__.py`.
 
 ## Reporting a Vulnerability
 

autonity/__init__.py

@@ -2,6 +2,32 @@
 
 """Package for interacting with the protocol contracts of the Autonity network."""
 
-from . import constants, contracts, factories, networks
+from . import constants, contracts, networks
+from .factory import (
+    Accountability,
+    ACU,
+    Autonity,
+    InflationController,
+    Liquid,
+    NonStakableVesting,
+    Oracle,
+    Stabilization,
+    SupplyControl,
+    UpgradeManager,
+)
 
-__all__ = ("constants", "contracts", "factories", "networks")
+__all__ = (
+    "constants",
+    "contracts",
+    "networks",
+    "Accountability",
+    "ACU",
+    "Autonity",
+    "InflationController",
+    "Liquid",
+    "NonStakableVesting",
+    "Oracle",
+    "Stabilization",
+    "SupplyControl",
+    "UpgradeManager",
+)

autonity/factories.py autonity/factory.pyautonity/factories.py renamed to autonity/factory.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# type: ignore
+
 from enum import IntEnum
 from inspect import isclass, signature
 from typing import Callable, List
@@ -8,23 +10,14 @@
 from web3.exceptions import ContractLogicError, ContractPanicError
 from web3.contract.contract import ContractFunction
 
-from autonity import factories, networks
+import autonity
 from autonity.constants import AUTONITY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS
 from autonity.contracts import ierc20
 
 
-BINDINGS = [
-    factories.Accountability,
-    factories.ACU,
-    factories.Autonity,
-    factories.InflationController,
-    factories.Liquid,
-    factories.NonStakableVesting,
-    factories.Oracle,
-    factories.Stabilization,
-    factories.SupplyControl,
-    factories.UpgradeManager,
-    ierc20.IERC20,
+FACTORIES = [attr for attr in autonity.__dict__.values() if isinstance(attr, Callable)]
+BINDINGS = FACTORIES + [
+    ierc20.IERC20,  # IERC20 is used internally by aut-cli, not part of the public API
 ]
 
 TEST_INPUTS = {
@@ -47,16 +40,16 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     ids = []
 
     for binding in BINDINGS:
-        w3 = Web3(networks.piccadilly.http_provider)
+        w3 = Web3(autonity.networks.piccadilly.http_provider)
 
         if binding.__name__ == "Liquid":
-            autonity = factories.Autonity(w3)
-            validator = autonity.get_validator(autonity.get_validators()[0])
-            contract = binding(w3, validator.liquid_contract)  # type: ignore
+            aut = autonity.Autonity(w3)
+            validator = aut.get_validator(aut.get_validators()[0])
+            contract = binding(w3, validator.liquid_contract)
         elif binding.__name__ == "IERC20":
-            contract = binding(w3, AUTONITY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)  # type: ignore
+            contract = binding(w3, AUTONITY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
         else:
-            contract = binding(w3)  # type: ignore
+            contract = binding(w3)
 
         for attr_name in dir(contract):
             if attr_name.startswith("_"):