You can now add and remove work plans with a new UI. Thanks @bosonprojets and @jesusbill!

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/sequence/add_work_plan.py

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+import ifcopenshell.api
+import ifcopenshell.util.date
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {"name": None, "predefined_type": "NOTDEFINED", "start_time": datetime.now()}
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        work_plan = ifcopenshell.api.run(
+            "root.create_entity",
+            self.file,
+            ifc_class="IfcWorkPlan",
+            predefined_type=self.settings["predefined_type"],
+            name=self.settings["name"],
+        )
+        work_plan.CreationDate = ifcopenshell.util.date.datetime2ifc(datetime.now(), "IfcDateTime")
+        person = ifcopenshell.api.owner.settings.get_person(self.file)
+        if person:
+            work_plan.Creators = [person]
+        work_plan.StartTime = ifcopenshell.util.date.datetime2ifc(self.settings["start_time"], "IfcDateTime")
+
+        context = self.file.by_type("IfcContext")[0]
+        if context.Declares:
+            rel_declares = context.Declares[0]
+            ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.update_owner_history", self.file, element=rel_declares)
+        else:
+            rel_declares = self.file.create_entity("IfcRelDeclares", **{
+                "GlobalId": ifcopenshell.guid.new(),
+                "OwnerHistory": ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.create_owner_history", self.file),
+                "RelatingContext": context
+            })
+
+        related_definitions = list(rel_declares.RelatedDefinitions or [])
+        related_definitions.append(work_plan)
+        rel_declares.RelatedDefinitions = related_definitions
+
+        return work_plan

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/sequence/data.py

@@ -1,15 +1,31 @@
+import ifcopenshell.util.date
+
+
 class Data:
     is_loaded = False
+    work_plans = {}
     tasks = {}
 
     @classmethod
     def purge(cls):
         cls.is_loaded = False
+        cls.work_plans = {}
         cls.tasks = {}
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, file):
+        cls.work_plans = {}
         cls.tasks = {}
+        for work_plan in file.by_type("IfcWorkPlan"):
+            data = work_plan.get_info()
+            del data["OwnerHistory"]
+            if data["Creators"]:
+                data["Creators"] = [p.id() for p in data["Creators"]]
+            data["CreationDate"] = ifcopenshell.util.date.ifc2datetime(data["CreationDate"])
+            data["StartTime"] = ifcopenshell.util.date.ifc2datetime(data["StartTime"])
+            if data["FinishTime"]:
+                data["FinishTime"] = ifcopenshell.util.date.ifc2datetime(data["FinishTime"])
+            cls.work_plans[work_plan.id()] = data
         for task in file.by_type("IfcTask"):
             cls.tasks[task.id()] = {"Name": task.Name, "Identification": task.Identification or ""}
         cls.is_loaded=True

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/sequence/remove_work_plan.py

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+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {"work_plan": None}
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        # TODO: do a deep purge
+        if self.settings["work_plan"].HasContext:
+            rel_declares = self.settings["work_plan"].HasContext[0]
+            if len(rel_declares.RelatedDefinitions) == 1:
+                self.file.remove(rel_declares)
+        self.file.remove(self.settings["work_plan"])