fix json deserialization due to cert path handling

src/sec_certs/sample/cc.py

@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ class InternalState(ComplexSerializableType):
         st_txt_hash: str | None
         report_txt_hash: str | None
 
-        st_pdf_path: Path
-        report_pdf_path: Path
-        st_txt_path: Path
-        report_txt_path: Path
+        _st_pdf_path: Path | None = None
+        _report_pdf_path: Path | None = None
+        _st_txt_path: Path | None = None
+        _report_txt_path: Path | None = None
 
         def __init__(
             self,
@@ -150,6 +150,46 @@ def __init__(
             self.st_txt_hash = st_txt_hash
             self.report_txt_hash = report_txt_hash
 
+        @property
+        def st_pdf_path(self) -> Path:
+            if not self._st_pdf_path:
+                raise ValueError(f"st_pdf_path not set on {type(self)}")
+            return self._st_pdf_path
+
+        @st_pdf_path.setter
+        def st_pdf_path(self, pth: str | Path | None) -> None:
+            self._st_pdf_path = Path(pth) if pth else None
+
+        @property
+        def report_pdf_path(self) -> Path:
+            if not self._report_pdf_path:
+                raise ValueError(f"report_pdf_path not set on {type(self)}")
+            return self._report_pdf_path
+
+        @report_pdf_path.setter
+        def report_pdf_path(self, pth: str | Path | None) -> None:
+            self._report_pdf_path = Path(pth) if pth else None
+
+        @property
+        def st_txt_path(self) -> Path:
+            if not self._st_txt_path:
+                raise ValueError(f"st_txt_path not set on {type(self)}")
+            return self._st_txt_path
+
+        @st_txt_path.setter
+        def st_txt_path(self, pth: str | Path | None) -> None:
+            self._st_txt_path = Path(pth) if pth else None
+
+        @property
+        def report_txt_path(self) -> Path:
+            if not self._report_txt_path:
+                raise ValueError(f"report_txt_path not set on {type(self)}")
+            return self._report_txt_path
+
+        @report_txt_path.setter
+        def report_txt_path(self, pth: str | Path | None) -> None:
+            self._report_txt_path = Path(pth) if pth else None
+
         @property
         def serialized_attributes(self) -> list[str]:
             return [
@@ -754,13 +794,13 @@ def set_local_paths(
         :param Optional[Union[str, Path]] report_txt_dir: Directory where txt reports shall be stored
         :param Optional[Union[str, Path]] st_txt_dir: Directory where txt security targets shall be stored
         """
-        if report_pdf_dir is not None:
+        if report_pdf_dir:
             self.state.report_pdf_path = Path(report_pdf_dir) / (self.dgst + ".pdf")
-        if st_pdf_dir is not None:
+        if st_pdf_dir:
             self.state.st_pdf_path = Path(st_pdf_dir) / (self.dgst + ".pdf")
-        if report_txt_dir is not None:
+        if report_txt_dir:
             self.state.report_txt_path = Path(report_txt_dir) / (self.dgst + ".txt")
-        if st_txt_dir is not None:
+        if st_txt_dir:
             self.state.st_txt_path = Path(st_txt_dir) / (self.dgst + ".txt")
 
     @staticmethod

src/sec_certs/sample/fips.py

@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ class InternalState(ComplexSerializableType):
         policy_pdf_hash: str | None
         policy_txt_hash: str | None
 
-        policy_pdf_path: Path
-        policy_txt_path: Path
-        module_html_path: Path
+        _policy_pdf_path: Path | None = None
+        _policy_txt_path: Path | None = None
+        _module_html_path: Path | None = None
 
         def __init__(
             self,
@@ -267,6 +267,36 @@ def __init__(
             self.policy_pdf_hash = policy_pdf_hash
             self.policy_txt_hash = policy_txt_hash
 
+        @property
+        def policy_pdf_path(self) -> Path:
+            if not self._policy_pdf_path:
+                raise ValueError(f"policy_pdf_path not set on {type(self)}")
+            return self._policy_pdf_path
+
+        @policy_pdf_path.setter
+        def policy_pdf_path(self, pth: str | Path | None) -> None:
+            self._policy_pdf_path = Path(pth) if pth else None
+
+        @property
+        def policy_txt_path(self) -> Path:
+            if not self._policy_txt_path:
+                raise ValueError(f"policy_txt_path not set on {type(self)}")
+            return self._policy_txt_path
+
+        @policy_txt_path.setter
+        def policy_txt_path(self, pth: str | Path | None) -> None:
+            self._policy_txt_path = Path(pth) if pth else None
+
+        @property
+        def module_html_path(self) -> Path:
+            if not self._module_html_path:
+                raise ValueError(f"module_html_path not set on {type(self)}")
+            return self._module_html_path
+
+        @module_html_path.setter
+        def module_html_path(self, pth: str | Path | None) -> None:
+            self._module_html_path = Path(pth) if pth else None
+
         @property
         def serialized_attributes(self) -> list[str]:
             return [