New ifcopenshell.api.run syntax, and rename create_product to create_entity. See #1399.

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/create_entity.py

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+import ifcopenshell
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {
+            "ifc_class": "IfcBuildingElementProxy",
+            "predefined_type": None,
+            "name": None,
+        }
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        element = self.file.create_entity(self.settings["ifc_class"], **{
+            "GlobalId": ifcopenshell.guid.new(),
+            "OwnerHistory": ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.create_owner_history", self.file)
+        })
+        element.Name = self.settings["name"] or None
+        if self.settings["predefined_type"]:
+            if hasattr(element, "PredefinedType"):
+                try:
+                    element.PredefinedType = self.settings["predefined_type"]
+                except:
+                    element.PredefinedType = "USERDEFINED"
+                    element.ObjectType = self.settings["predefined_type"]
+            elif hasattr(element, "ObjectType"):
+                element.ObjectType = self.settings["predefined_type"]
+        return element