IfcOpenShell/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/library/edit_reference.py

# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine
# Copyright (C) 2021 Dion Moult <dion@thinkmoult.com>
#
# This file is part of IfcOpenShell.
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class Usecase:
    def __init__(self, file, reference=None, attributes=None):
        """Edits the attributes of an IfcLibraryReference

        For more information about the attributes and data types of an
        IfcLibraryReference, consult the IFC documentation.

        :param reference: The IfcLibraryReference entity you want to edit
        :type reference: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
        :param attributes: a dictionary of attribute names and values.
        :type attributes: dict, optional
        :return: None
        :rtype: None

        Example::

            library = ifcopenshell.api.run("library.add_library", model, name="Brickschema")
            # Let's create a reference to a single AHU in our Brickschema dataset
            reference = ifcopenshell.api.run("library.add_reference", model, library=library)
            ifcopenshell.api.run("library.edit_reference", model,
                reference=reference, attributes={"Identification": "http://example.org/digitaltwin#AHU01"})
        """
        self.file = file
        self.settings = {"reference": reference, "attributes": attributes or {}}

    def execute(self):
        for name, value in self.settings["attributes"].items():
            setattr(self.settings["reference"], name, value)