by_type now returns tuple - update annotations and fix failing tests

src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/boundary/operator.py

@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ class AddBoundary(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
 
         # Identify all potential building elements
         # TODO: don't select everything, use AABB culling in Blender
-        building_elements = (
+        building_elements = list(
             tool.Ifc.get().by_type("IfcWall")
             + tool.Ifc.get().by_type("IfcSlab")
             + tool.Ifc.get().by_type("IfcVirtualElement")

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py

@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ class file_mixin:
             [self.transaction.store_create(e) for e in reversed(added_elements)]
         return result
 
-    def by_type(self, type: str, include_subtypes=True) -> list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]:
+    def by_type(self, type: str, include_subtypes=True) -> tuple[ifcopenshell.entity_instance, ...]:
         """Return IFC objects filtered by IFC Type and wrapped with the entity_instance class.
 
         If an IFC type class has subclasses, all entities of those subclasses are also returned.
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ class file_mixin:
 
     def traverse(
         self, inst: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, max_levels: Optional[int] = None, breadth_first: bool = False
-    ) -> list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]:
+    ) -> tuple[ifcopenshell.entity_instance, ...]:
         """Get a list of all referenced instances for a particular instance including itself
 
         :param inst: The entity instance to get all sub instances

src/ifcpatch/test/test_UnsharePsets.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TestUnsharePsets(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         rel.RelatedObjects = elements
 
         ifcpatch.execute({"file": self.file, "recipe": "UnsharePsets", "arguments": ["IfcWall"]})
-        assert len(psets := self.file.by_type("IfcPropertySet")) == 4
+        assert len(psets := list(self.file.by_type("IfcPropertySet"))) == 4
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcRelDefinesByProperties")) == 4
 
         psets.remove(shared_pset)