feat(service): add ServiceInterface.add_property for runtime registration

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What

Add a public ServiceInterface.add_property() method so DBus properties can be registered at runtime by passing plain getter and setter callables.

Why

Resolves #612. Today properties can only be declared via the @dbus_property class decorator. That means the property set must be known at class-definition time, which doesn't fit services that derive their property catalog from external configuration, a database, or other runtime input.

How

• New ServiceInterface.add_property(name, signature, getter=, setter=, access=, disabled=) builds a _Property via a private _Property._make_dynamic constructor that bypasses decorator-only setup and registers the property on the instance.
• _get_property_value / _set_property_value now invoke the stored callable directly when the property is dynamic, instead of going through getattr(instance, getter.__name__) (which can't work for non-method callables). Class-defined properties keep the existing descriptor path.
• Access mode is inferred from which callables are provided when not given explicitly. Name and signature go through the existing assert_member_name_valid / get_signature_tree validators.
• emit_properties_changed, introspect(), and the standard Properties interface all use _get_properties, so dynamic properties light up automatically.

Testing

• 17 new unit tests in tests/service/test_add_property.py cover sync/async getter+setter, inferred and explicit access modes, duplicate-name and bad-signature/name rejection, type-error guards, coexistence with decorator-defined properties, callback-routed exceptions, and emit_properties_changed for dynamic props.
• Full tests/service/ + introspection/marshaller/signature/validator suites pass (the bus-dependent tests PermissionError locally; that's unchanged).

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Quality Report

Changes: 3 files changed, 477 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Code scan: clean

Tests: failed (FAILED)

Branch hygiene: clean

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ci is failing

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PR Review — feat(service): add ServiceInterface.add_property for runtime registration

The feature itself is well-shaped: a single new public method on ServiceInterface, properly routed through _get_properties so introspection, Properties.Get/Set/GetAll, and emit_properties_changed light up automatically; access mode inference is sensible; the test file covers sync/async, read-only/write-only/readwrite, duplicate names, bad signatures, coexistence with decorator-defined properties, and exception routing. The doc note in high-level-service/index.rst is appropriately scoped.

The blocker is real and surfaced by CI: test_add_property_type_errors fails on every use_cython matrix cell (including s390x) because Cython enforces the name: str / signature: str annotations at the C boundary and raises its own TypeError("Argument 'name' has incorrect type ...") before the manual type(name) is not str_ check ever runs. Either drop the strict annotations on the public method (matching how dbus_method/dbus_signal handle validation) or accept either error message in the test. Until that's resolved, the manual error-message contract is broken in the wheels that ship to production.

The skip_cython failures (test_fd_passing, test_signals::test_interface_add_remove_signal, test_tcp_address::test_tcp_connection_with_forwarding) all show the same ExceptionGroup: multiple unraisable exception warnings (3 sub-exceptions) pattern from event-loop cleanup; the test that flaked on 3.10/skip_cython (test_high_level_service_fd_passing) passes on main, so it's worth one rerun before concluding they're pre-existing flake — but they're not the same root cause as the cython failure.

Secondary items: _make_dynamic duplicates field initialisation that __init__+set_options already does and will drift; the __dict__["_dynamic"] marker can just be a plain attribute; and the duplicate-name check isn't atomic under free-threading (3.14t), which the docstring should mention.

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🔴 Blocking

1. Cython argument type-checks bypass manual TypeError messages, breaking tests (`src/dbus_fast/service.py`, L544-551)

On every use_cython matrix cell (3.10–3.14, 3.14t, and the s390x leg), tests/service/test_add_property.py::test_add_property_type_errors fails:

E  AssertionError: Regex pattern did not match.
E    Expected regex: 'name must be a string'
E    Actual message: "Argument 'name' has incorrect type (expected str, got int)"

When service.py is cythonized with language_level="3", the name: str / signature: str / disabled: bool annotations on add_property become hard C-extension argument-type checks that fire before the function body runs. The manual if type(name) is not str_: raise TypeError("name must be a string") checks at lines ~592–602 therefore become dead code in the compiled wheel, and Cython raises a different message than the tests assert.

The symmetric module-level dbus_property() doesn't have this problem because it's a free function, not a method on a cdef class. Pick one of:

1. Drop the narrow annotations on the public method (use name/signature/disabled untyped or object) and keep the manual checks as the single source of error messages — matches dbus_method's pattern of validating via explicit type-checks rather than annotations.
2. Add @cython.exceptval or # cython: cpp_locals=True style escape hatches — not really applicable here; the cleanest fix is option 1.
3. Update the tests to accept either the Cython-emitted message or the manual one — papers over the inconsistency but the manual checks are still dead code in production wheels.

Option 1 is the right fix: it keeps the human-readable error messages, matches the rest of the file's pattern, and is what fails the use_cython CI matrix today.

    def add_property(
        self,
        name: str,
        signature: str,
        getter: Callable[[Any], Any] | None = None,
        setter: Callable[[Any, Any], None] | None = None,
        access: PropertyAccess | None = None,
        disabled: bool = False,
    ) -> None:

🟡 Important

1. `_make_dynamic` bypasses `_Property.__init__` and will drift (`src/dbus_fast/service.py`, L348-374)

_make_dynamic uses cls.__new__(cls) + manual field assignment, deliberately skipping _Property.__init__. That works today, but the regular constructor and set_options together initialise prop_getter, prop_setter, signature, type, name, access, disabled, options, introspection, and __DBUS_PROPERTY; this method has to mirror all of them exactly. If anyone later adds a new field to _Property.__init__ or set_options (e.g. a cached signature tree, an attached coroutine flag, a setter validation hook), dynamic properties will silently lack it and class-defined vs. dynamic properties will diverge in ways that are hard to spot without a test that specifically exercises the dynamic path.

Consider factoring the field initialisation out of __init__/set_options into a single private helper (_init_fields(getter, setter, signature, tree, options)) that both paths call. The decorator path would parse the signature from the return annotation and then call the helper; _make_dynamic would take the signature directly and call the same helper. That makes the two construction paths converge instead of forking.

    @classmethod
    def _make_dynamic(
        cls,
        name: str,
        signature: str,
        tree: SignatureTree,
        getter: Callable[..., Any] | None,
        setter: Callable[..., Any] | None,
        access: PropertyAccess,
        disabled: bool,
    ) -> _Property:
        prop = cls.__new__(cls)
        property.__init__(prop, getter, setter)
        prop.prop_getter = getter
        prop.prop_setter = setter
        ...

🟢 Suggestions

1. `__dict__["_dynamic"]` is heavier than needed (`src/dbus_fast/service.py`, L373)

prop.__dict__["_dynamic"] = True + prop.__dict__.get("_dynamic") is the pattern used for __DBUS_PROPERTY because the double-leading-underscore would otherwise trigger Python name-mangling. _dynamic has a single underscore, so plain attribute access (prop._dynamic = True; getattr(prop, "_dynamic", False)) works the same and reads more naturally — especially in _get_property_value and _set_property_value where this is now checked once per property access in a hot-ish dispatch path.

Not blocking, but worth doing while the code is still fresh.

        prop.__dict__["__DBUS_PROPERTY"] = True
        prop.__dict__["_dynamic"] = True

2. Duplicate-name check is not atomic under free-threading (`src/dbus_fast/service.py`, L631-637)

The matrix includes 3.14t (PEP 703, free-threaded) and service.py is marked # cython: freethreading_compatible = True. The duplicate-name check here is a classic check-then-act:

for existing in self.__properties:
    if existing.name == name:
        raise ValueError(...)
...
self.__properties.append(prop)

Under free-threading, two concurrent add_property("Foo", ...) calls from different threads can both pass the check and both append. The result is two _Property entries with the same name in __properties; introspection emits the duplicate, and Properties.Get picks whichever happens to come first in the list — a silent overwrite that depends on registration order.

It's reasonable to declare add_property not thread-safe (most users will only call it from one place), but please make that explicit in the docstring, since the broader package advertises free-threading support. Alternatively, guard the check + append with a lock on the interface.

        for existing in self.__properties:
            if existing.name == name:
                raise ValueError(
                    f'property "{name}" is already defined on this interface'
                )

        prop = _Property._make_dynamic(
            name, signature, tree, getter, setter, access, disabled
        )
        self.__properties.append(prop)

3. `inspect.iscoroutinefunction(None)` on write-only dynamic property (`src/dbus_fast/service.py`, L834-837)

For a dynamic property created with only a setter (add_property("X", "s", setter=...)), prop.prop_getter is None. _get_property_value then runs inspect.iscoroutinefunction(prop.prop_getter) (returns False cleanly for None) and falls through to value = prop.prop_getter(interface), which raises TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable. The wrapper catches it and routes it to the callback, so the bus client sees a org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed rather than a clean UNKNOWN_PROPERTY/PROPERTY_WRITE_ONLY.

In practice the bus layer at message_bus.py:1146 rejects Get on a non-readable property before it ever calls _get_property_value, so this path is unreachable through the bus. But _get_property_value is a static method on the public-ish ServiceInterface namespace and is exercised directly in your tests via _call_get. A short-circuit at the top — if prop.prop_getter is None: callback(interface, prop, None, ...some clear error); return — would make the failure mode predictable for callers who exercise the helper directly.

            if prop.__dict__.get("_dynamic"):
                value = prop.prop_getter(interface)
            else:
                value = getattr(interface, prop.prop_getter.__name__)
            callback(interface, prop, value, None)

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Checklist

• No hardcoded secrets
• Input validation at boundaries (name/signature/access/callables)
• Error messages reach callers through documented error types — critical ＃1
• Tests cover new branches (sync/async, RO/WO/RW, duplicates, bad input)
• Tests pass on the full matrix — critical ＃1
• .pxd discipline (no signature change to existing cdef classes)
• Free-threading safety (3.14t) — suggestion ＃4
• Docs updated in high-level-service/index.rst
• No 3.11+-only syntax / pyupgrade compatible
• Conventional Commit type matches user-visible effect (feat: for new API)

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Summary

The feature itself is well-shaped: a single new public method on ServiceInterface, properly routed through _get_properties so introspection, Properties.Get/Set/GetAll, and emit_properties_changed light up automatically; access mode inference is sensible; the test file covers sync/async, read-only/write-only/readwrite, duplicate names, bad signatures, coexistence with decorator-defined properties, and exception routing. The doc note in high-level-service/index.rst is appropriately scoped.

The blocker is real and surfaced by CI: test_add_property_type_errors fails on every use_cython matrix cell (including s390x) because Cython enforces the name: str / signature: str annotations at the C boundary and raises its own TypeError("Argument 'name' has incorrect type ...") before the manual type(name) is not str_ check ever runs. Either drop the strict annotations on the public method (matching how dbus_method/dbus_signal handle validation) or accept either error message in the test. Until that's resolved, the manual error-message contract is broken in the wheels that ship to production.

The skip_cython failures (test_fd_passing, test_signals::test_interface_add_remove_signal, test_tcp_address::test_tcp_connection_with_forwarding) all show the same ExceptionGroup: multiple unraisable exception warnings (3 sub-exceptions) pattern from event-loop cleanup; the test that flaked on 3.10/skip_cython (test_high_level_service_fd_passing) passes on main, so it's worth one rerun before concluding they're pre-existing flake — but they're not the same root cause as the cython failure.

Secondary items: _make_dynamic duplicates field initialisation that __init__+set_options already does and will drift; the __dict__["_dynamic"] marker can just be a plain attribute; and the duplicate-name check isn't atomic under free-threading (3.14t), which the docstring should mention.

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@bdraco: @bluetoothbot rr

The CI failure is consistent across every use_cython matrix cell (3.10–3.14, 3.14t, and the big-endian s390x leg) and points at a real bug in this PR, not a flake:

FAILED tests/service/test_add_property.py::test_add_property_type_errors
E  AssertionError: Regex pattern did not match.
E    Expected regex: 'name must be a string'
E    Actual message: "Argument 'name' has incorrect type (expected str, got int)"

With language_level="3", Cython compiles the name: str / signature: str / disabled: bool annotations on ServiceInterface.add_property into C-level argument-type checks that fire before the function body runs. The manual if type(name) is not str_: raise TypeError("name must be a string") block is therefore unreachable in the wheel — Cython has already raised its own TypeError with a different message.

Fix is to either drop the strict annotations on the public method (the pattern dbus_method/dbus_signal already follow — they validate inside the body and let the annotations be cosmetic) or update the test to accept both error wordings. Option 1 keeps the readable error messages and makes the validation logic actually exercised in production builds.

The skip_cython failures are a different story: test_fd_passing, test_signals::test_interface_add_remove_signal, test_tcp_address::test_tcp_connection_with_forwarding all fail with the same ExceptionGroup: multiple unraisable exception warnings (3 sub-exceptions) from event-loop cleanup. test_high_level_service_fd_passing passes on main as of 7fca763, so it's probably worth one rerun after the cython fix to see if those reproduce or settle, but they look like async-cleanup flakes rather than something caused by this PR.

[bluetoothbot]

Rebase with requested adjustments

Branch koan/add-property-runtime-api was rebased onto main and review feedback was applied.

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3 files changed, 480 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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