feature: Permit an array to be provided for 'type'. Fixes #17

python_jsonschema_objects/classbuilder.py

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def __new__(cls, **props):
         else:  # We got nothing
             raise validators.ValidationError(
                 "Unable to instantiate any valid types: \n"
-                "\n".join("{0}: {1}".format(k, e) for k, e in validation_errors)
+                "".join("{0}: {1}\n".format(k, e) for k, e in validation_errors)
             )
 
         return obj
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def __call__(self, *a, **kw):
         else:  # We got nothing
             raise validators.ValidationError(
                 "Unable to instantiate any valid types: \n"
-                "\n".join("{0}: {1}".format(k, e) for k, e in validation_errors)
+                "".join("{0}: {1}\n".format(k, e) for k, e in validation_errors)
             )
 
 
@@ -474,6 +474,18 @@ def _construct(self, uri, clsdata, parent=(ProtocolBase,)):
                 **clsdata_copy)
             return self.resolved[uri]
 
+        elif isinstance(clsdata.get('type'), list):
+            types = []
+            for i, item_detail in enumerate(clsdata['type']):
+                subdata = {k: v for k, v in six.iteritems(clsdata) if k != 'type'}
+                subdata['type'] = item_detail
+                types.append(self._build_literal(
+                    uri + "_%s" % i,
+                    subdata))
+
+            self.resolved[uri] = TypeProxy(types)
+            return self.resolved[uri]
+
         elif (clsdata.get('type', None) == 'object' or
               clsdata.get('properties', None) is not None or
               clsdata.get('additionalProperties', False)):
@@ -770,6 +782,10 @@ def setprop(self, val):
                 val = info['type'](**util.coerce_for_expansion(val))
 
             val.validate()
+
+        elif isinstance(info['type'], TypeProxy):
+            val = info['type'](val)
+
         elif info['type'] is None:
             # This is the null value
             if val is not None:

test/test_regression_17.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import pytest
+
+import python_jsonschema_objects as pjo
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_class():
+    schema =  {
+        'title': 'Example',
+        'properties': {
+            "claimed_by": {
+                "id": "claimed",
+                "type": ["string", "integer", "null"],
+                "description": "Robots Only. The human agent that has claimed this robot.",
+                "required": False
+                },
+            }
+        }
+
+    builder = pjo.ObjectBuilder(schema)
+    ns = builder.build_classes()
+    return ns
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', [
+    "Hi", 4, None])
+def test_properties_can_have_multiple_types(test_class, value):
+    test_class.Example(claimed_by=value)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', [2.4])
+def test_multiply_typed_properties_still_validate(test_class, value):
+    with pytest.raises(pjo.ValidationError):
+        test_class.Example(claimed_by=value)