fix: check_input_types not working with forward refs (#1471)

Co-authored-by: pyansys-ci-bot <92810346+pyansys-ci-bot@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: RobPasMue

doc/changelog.d/1471.fixed.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+``check_input_types`` not working with forward refs

src/ansys/geometry/core/tools/prepare_tools.py

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from beartype import beartype as check_input_types
 from google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2 import BoolValue, DoubleValue
 
 from ansys.api.dbu.v0.dbumodels_pb2 import EntityIdentifier
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@
     get_design_from_edge,
     get_design_from_face,
 )
-from ansys.geometry.core.misc.checks import min_backend_version
+from ansys.geometry.core.misc.checks import check_type_all_elements_in_iterable, min_backend_version
 from ansys.geometry.core.typing import Real
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ def __init__(self, grpc_client: GrpcClient):
         self._prepare_stub = PrepareToolsStub(self._grpc_client.channel)
 
     @protect_grpc
-    @check_input_types
     @min_backend_version(25, 1, 0)
     def extract_volume_from_faces(
         self, sealing_faces: list["Face"], inside_faces: list["Face"]
@@ -87,10 +85,16 @@ def extract_volume_from_faces(
         list[Body]
             List of created bodies.
         """
+        from ansys.geometry.core.designer.face import Face
+
         if not sealing_faces or not inside_faces:
             self._grpc_client.log.info("No sealing faces or inside faces provided...")
             return []
 
+        # Verify inputs
+        check_type_all_elements_in_iterable(sealing_faces, Face)
+        check_type_all_elements_in_iterable(inside_faces, Face)
+
         parent_design = get_design_from_face(sealing_faces[0])
 
         response = self._prepare_stub.ExtractVolumeFromFaces(
@@ -110,10 +114,9 @@ def extract_volume_from_faces(
             return []
 
     @protect_grpc
-    @check_input_types
     @min_backend_version(25, 1, 0)
     def extract_volume_from_edge_loops(
-        self, sealing_edges: list["Edge"], inside_faces: list["Face"]
+        self, sealing_edges: list["Edge"], inside_faces: list["Face"] = None
     ) -> list["Body"]:
         """Extract a volume from input edge loops.
 
@@ -124,18 +127,28 @@ def extract_volume_from_edge_loops(
         ----------
         sealing_edges : list[Edge]
             List of faces that seal the volume.
-        inside_faces : list[Face]
-            List of faces that define the interior of the solid (Not always necessary).
+        inside_faces : list[Face], optional
+            List of faces that define the interior of the solid (not always necessary).
 
         Returns
         -------
         list[Body]
             List of created bodies.
         """
+        from ansys.geometry.core.designer.edge import Edge
+        from ansys.geometry.core.designer.face import Face
+
         if not sealing_edges:
             self._grpc_client.log.info("No sealing edges provided...")
             return []
 
+        # Assign default values to inside_faces
+        inside_faces = [] if inside_faces is None else inside_faces
+
+        # Verify inputs
+        check_type_all_elements_in_iterable(sealing_edges, Edge)
+        check_type_all_elements_in_iterable(inside_faces, Face)
+
         parent_design = get_design_from_edge(sealing_edges[0])
 
         response = self._prepare_stub.ExtractVolumeFromEdgeLoops(
@@ -155,7 +168,6 @@ def extract_volume_from_edge_loops(
             return []
 
     @protect_grpc
-    @check_input_types
     @min_backend_version(24, 2, 0)
     def share_topology(
         self, bodies: list["Body"], tol: Real = 0.0, preserve_instances: bool = False
@@ -176,9 +188,14 @@ def share_topology(
         bool
             ``True`` if successful, ``False`` if failed.
         """
+        from ansys.geometry.core.designer.body import Body
+
         if not bodies:
             return False
 
+        # Verify inputs
+        check_type_all_elements_in_iterable(bodies, Body)
+
         share_topo_response = self._prepare_stub.ShareTopology(
             ShareTopologyRequest(
                 selection=[GRPCBody(id=body.id) for body in bodies],

tests/integration/test_prepare_tools.py

@@ -49,11 +49,9 @@ def test_volume_extract_from_edge_loops(modeler: Modeler):
     design = modeler.open_file(FILES_DIR / "hollowCylinder.scdocx")
 
     body = design.bodies[0]
-    inside_faces = []
     sealing_edges = [body.edges[2], body.edges[3]]
     created_bodies = modeler.prepare_tools.extract_volume_from_edge_loops(
         sealing_edges,
-        inside_faces,
     )
 
     assert len(created_bodies) == 1