def dict(self) -> dict:
"""
A dictionary representation of this object
"""
from autofit.mapper.prior_model.abstract import AbstractPriorModel
from autofit.mapper.prior_model.collection import CollectionPriorModel
from autofit.mapper.prior_model.prior_model import PriorModel
from autofit.mapper.prior.tuple_prior import TuplePrior
if isinstance(self, CollectionPriorModel):
type_ = "collection"
elif isinstance(self, AbstractPriorModel) and self.prior_count == 0:
type_ = "instance"
elif isinstance(self, PriorModel):
type_ = "model"
elif isinstance(self, TuplePrior):
type_ = "tuple_prior"
else:
raise AssertionError(
f"{self.__class__.__name__} cannot be serialised to dict")
dict_ = {"type": type_}
for key, value in self._dict.items():
try:
if not isinstance(value, ModelObject):
value = AbstractPriorModel.from_instance(value)
value = value.dict()
except AttributeError:
pass
except TypeError:
pass
dict_[key] = value
return dict_
def as_model(self, model_classes=tuple()):
from autofit.mapper.prior_model.abstract import AbstractPriorModel
return AbstractPriorModel.from_instance(self, model_classes)