The IfcOpenShell API now supports adding a distribution port.

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/system/add_port.py

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+# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Dion Moult <dion@thinkmoult.com>
+#
+# This file is part of IfcOpenShell.
+#
+# IfcOpenShell is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# IfcOpenShell is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with IfcOpenShell.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import ifcopenshell
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {
+            "element": None,
+        }
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        port = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcDistributionPort")
+        if self.settings["element"]:
+            ifcopenshell.api.run("system.assign_port", self.file, element=self.settings["element"], port=port)
+        return port