Refactor Attribute class to provide agnostic value access

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/prop.py

@@ -126,28 +126,8 @@ class StrProperty(PropertyGroup):
     pass
 
 
-def updateAttributeStringValue(self, context):
+def updateAttributeValue(self, context):
-    updateAttributeValue(self, self.string_value)
+    if getattr(self, self.get_value_attr(), None):  # Do not use get_value since it returns None if is_null is True
-
-
-def updateAttributeBoolValue(self, context):
-    updateAttributeValue(self, self.bool_value)
-
-
-def updateAttributeIntValue(self, context):
-    updateAttributeValue(self, self.int_value)
-
-
-def updateAttributeFloatValue(self, context):
-    updateAttributeValue(self, self.float_value)
-
-
-def updateAttributeEnumValue(self, context):
-    updateAttributeValue(self, self.enum_value)
-
-
-def updateAttributeValue(self, value):
-    if value:
         self.is_null = False
 
 
@@ -155,15 +135,58 @@ class Attribute(PropertyGroup):
     name: StringProperty(name="Name")
     description: StringProperty(name="Description")
     data_type: StringProperty(name="Data Type")
-    string_value: StringProperty(name="Value", update=updateAttributeStringValue)
+    string_value: StringProperty(name="Value", update=updateAttributeValue)
-    bool_value: BoolProperty(name="Value", update=updateAttributeBoolValue)
+    bool_value: BoolProperty(name="Value", update=updateAttributeValue)
-    int_value: IntProperty(name="Value", update=updateAttributeIntValue)
+    int_value: IntProperty(name="Value", update=updateAttributeValue)
-    float_value: FloatProperty(name="Value", update=updateAttributeFloatValue)
+    float_value: FloatProperty(name="Value", update=updateAttributeValue)
     is_null: BoolProperty(name="Is Null")
     is_optional: BoolProperty(name="Is Optional")
     enum_items: StringProperty(name="Value")
-    enum_value: EnumProperty(items=getAttributeEnumValues, name="Value", update=updateAttributeEnumValue)
+    enum_value: EnumProperty(items=getAttributeEnumValues, name="Value", update=updateAttributeValue)
 
+    def get_value(self):
+        if self.is_null:
+            return None
+        return getattr(self, self.get_value_attr(), None)
+    
+    def get_value_default(self):
+        if self.data_type == "string":
+            return ""
+        elif self.data_type == "integer":
+            return 0
+        elif self.data_type == "float":
+            return 0.0
+        elif self.data_type == "boolean":
+            return False
+        elif self.data_type == "enum":
+            return "0"
+    
+    def get_value_attr(self):        
+        if self.data_type == "string":
+            return "string_value"
+        elif self.data_type == "boolean":
+            return "bool_value"
+        elif self.data_type == "integer":
+            return "int_value"
+        elif self.data_type == "float":
+            return "float_value"
+        elif self.data_type == "enum":
+            return "enum_value"
+    
+    def set_value(self, value):
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            self.data_type = "string"
+        elif isinstance(value, bool): # Make sure this is evaluated BEFORE integer
+            self.data_type = "boolean"
+        elif isinstance(value, int):
+            self.data_type = "integer"
+        elif isinstance(value, float):
+            self.data_type = "float"
+        else:
+            self.data_type = "enum"
+            value = str(value)
+        setattr(self, self.get_value_attr(), value)
+    
 
 class BIMProperties(PropertyGroup):
     schema_dir: StringProperty(