Merge pull request #107 from simbilod/48-separate-cad-definition-and-…

…meshing

48 separate cad definition and meshing

docs/changelog.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - importing gds function and example [PR#102](https://github.com/simbilod/meshwell/pull/102)
 - refactor meshing into more manageable chunks, fixing [issue#87](https://github.com/simbilod/meshwell/issues/87) [PR#105](https://github.com/simbilod/meshwell/pull/105) [PR#106](https://github.com/simbilod/meshwell/pull/106)
+- refactor meshing into CAD + meshing to checkpoint [PR#107](https://github.com/simbilod/meshwell/pull/107)
 
 ## 1.3.8
 

meshwell/gmsh_entity.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class GMSH_entity(BaseModel):
     @validator("physical_name", pre=True, always=True)
     def _set_physical_name(cls, physical_name: Optional[str | tuple[str]]):
         if isinstance(physical_name, str):
-            return [physical_name]
+            return (physical_name,)
         else:
             return physical_name
 

meshwell/labeledentity.py

@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ class LabeledEntities(BaseModel):
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        """Convert entity to dictionary representation.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary containing serializable entity data
+        """
+        return {
+            "index": self.index,
+            "dimtags": self.dimtags,
+            "physical_name": self.physical_name,
+            "resolutions": [r.model_dump() for r in self.resolutions]
+            if self.resolutions
+            else None,
+            "keep": self.keep,
+            "boundaries": self.boundaries,
+            "interfaces": self.interfaces,
+            "mesh_edge_name_interfaces": self.mesh_edge_name_interfaces,
+        }
+
     def _fuse_self(self, dimtags: List[Union[int, str]]) -> List[Union[int, str]]:
         if len(dimtags) == 0:
             return []