typedargs/typeinfo.py
def inject_type(self, name, typeobj):
        """
        Given a module-like object that defines a type, add it to our type system so that
        it can be used with the iotile tool and with other annotated API functions.
        """

        name = self._canonicalize_type(name)
        _, is_complex, _ = self.split_type(name)

        if self.is_known_type(name):
            raise ArgumentError("attempting to inject a type that is already defined", type=name)

        if (not is_complex) and self._is_factory(typeobj):
            if name in self.type_factories:
                raise ArgumentError("attempted to inject a complex type factory that is already defined", type=name)
            self.type_factories[name] = typeobj
        else:
            self._validate_type(typeobj)
            self.known_types[name] = typeobj

        if not hasattr(typeobj, "default_formatter"):
            raise ArgumentError("type is invalid, does not have default_formatter function", type=typeobj, methods=dir(typeobj))
def inject_type(self, name, typeobj):
        """
        Given a module-like object that defines a type, add it to our type system so that
        it can be used with the iotile tool and with other annotated API functions.
        """

        name = self._canonicalize_type(name)
        _, is_complex, _ = self.split_type(name)

        if self.is_known_type(name):
            raise ArgumentError("attempting to inject a type that is already defined", type=name)

        if (not is_complex) and self._is_factory(typeobj):
            if name in self.type_factories:
                raise ArgumentError("attempted to inject a complex type factory that is already defined", type=name)
            self.type_factories[name] = typeobj
        else:
            self._validate_type(typeobj)
            self.known_types[name] = typeobj

        if not hasattr(typeobj, "default_formatter"):
            raise ArgumentError("type is invalid, does not have default_formatter function", type=typeobj, methods=dir(typeobj))
Given a module-like object that defines a type, add it to our type system so that
        it can be used with the iotile tool and with other annotated API functions.