[http-client-python] Add test cases for XML models with enum and datetime properties

.chronus/changes/copilot-add-xml-enum-test-2026-02-10-01-01-15.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+changeKind: internal
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/http-client-python"
+---
+
+Add test cases for XML model with enum and datetime properties (tests will activate when PR #9660 is merged)

packages/http-client-python/generator/pygen/codegen/templates/model_base.py.jinja2

@@ -1020,11 +1020,15 @@ def _deserialize_with_callable(
                 return float(value.text) if value.text else None
             if deserializer is bool:
                 return value.text == "true" if value.text else None
+            if deserializer in _DESERIALIZE_MAPPING.values() or deserializer in _DESERIALIZE_MAPPING_WITHFORMAT.values():
+                return typing.cast(typing.Callable[[typing.Any], typing.Any], deserializer)(value.text) if value.text else None
         if deserializer is None:
             return value
         if deserializer in [int, float, bool]:
             return deserializer(value)
         if isinstance(deserializer, CaseInsensitiveEnumMeta):
+            if isinstance(value, ET.Element):
+                value = value.text if value.text else None
             try:
                 return deserializer(value)
             except ValueError:

packages/http-client-python/generator/test/generic_mock_api_tests/asynctests/test_payload_xml_async.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for
 # license information.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import datetime
+
 import pytest
 from payload.xml.aio import XmlClient
 from payload.xml.models import (
@@ -18,6 +20,9 @@
     ModelWithText,
     ModelWithDictionary,
     ModelWithEncodedNames,
+    ModelWithEnum,
+    ModelWithDatetime,
+    Status,
 )
 
 
@@ -119,6 +124,23 @@ async def test_model_with_encoded_names(client: XmlClient):
     await client.model_with_encoded_names_value.put(model)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_model_with_enum(client: XmlClient):
+    model = ModelWithEnum(status=Status.SUCCESS)
+    assert await client.model_with_enum_value.get() == model
+    await client.model_with_enum_value.put(model)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_model_with_datetime(client: XmlClient):
+    model = ModelWithDatetime(
+        rfc3339=datetime.datetime(2022, 8, 26, 18, 38, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
+        rfc7231=datetime.datetime(2022, 8, 26, 14, 38, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
+    )
+    assert await client.model_with_datetime_value.get() == model
+    await client.model_with_datetime_value.put(model)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_xml_error_value(client: XmlClient, core_library):
     with pytest.raises(core_library.exceptions.HttpResponseError) as ex:

packages/http-client-python/generator/test/generic_mock_api_tests/test_payload_xml.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for
 # license information.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import datetime
+
 import pytest
 from payload.xml import XmlClient
 from payload.xml.models import (
@@ -18,6 +20,9 @@
     ModelWithText,
     ModelWithDictionary,
     ModelWithEncodedNames,
+    ModelWithEnum,
+    ModelWithDatetime,
+    Status,
 )
 
 
@@ -107,6 +112,21 @@ def test_model_with_encoded_names(client: XmlClient):
     client.model_with_encoded_names_value.put(model)
 
 
+def test_model_with_enum(client: XmlClient):
+    model = ModelWithEnum(status=Status.SUCCESS)
+    assert client.model_with_enum_value.get() == model
+    client.model_with_enum_value.put(model)
+
+
+def test_model_with_datetime(client: XmlClient):
+    model = ModelWithDatetime(
+        rfc3339=datetime.datetime(2022, 8, 26, 18, 38, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
+        rfc7231=datetime.datetime(2022, 8, 26, 14, 38, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
+    )
+    assert client.model_with_datetime_value.get() == model
+    client.model_with_datetime_value.put(model)
+
+
 def test_xml_error_value(client: XmlClient, core_library):
     with pytest.raises(core_library.exceptions.HttpResponseError) as ex:
         client.xml_error_value.get()