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Metadata API: Provide type as well as _type #1376

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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions tuf/api/metadata.py
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Expand Up @@ -315,22 +315,26 @@ class Signed:
are common for all TUF metadata types (roles).

Attributes:
_type: The metadata type string.
_type: The metadata type string. Also available without underscore.
version: The metadata version number.
spec_version: The TUF specification version number (semver) the
metadata format adheres to.
expires: The metadata expiration datetime object.
unrecognized_fields: Dictionary of all unrecognized fields.

"""

# Signed implementations are expected to override this
_signed_type = None

# _type and type are identical: 1st replicates file format, 2nd passes lint
@property
def _type(self):
return self._signed_type

@property
def type(self):
return self._signed_type

# NOTE: Signed is a stupid name, because this might not be signed yet, but
# we keep it to match spec terminology (I often refer to this as "payload",
# or "inner metadata")
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