[property] Change name handling on init

name can now be none on init. If no name was provided on init,
id is used as name value.

Author: mpsonntag

odml/property.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class BaseProperty(base.BaseObject):
     """An odML Property"""
     _format = frmt.Property
 
-    def __init__(self, name, value=None, parent=None, unit=None,
+    def __init__(self, name=None, value=None, parent=None, unit=None,
                  uncertainty=None, reference=None, definition=None,
                  dependency=None, dependency_value=None, dtype=None,
                  value_origin=None, id=None):
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ def __init__(self, name, value=None, parent=None, unit=None,
             print(e)
             self._id = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
+        # Use id if no name was provided.
+        if not name:
+            name = self._id
+
+        self._name = name
         self._parent = None
         self._name = name
         self._value_origin = value_origin

test/test_property.py

@@ -327,6 +327,17 @@ def test_str_to_int_convert(self):
         assert(p.dtype == 'string')
         assert(p.value == ['7', '20', '1 Dog', 'Seven'])
 
+    def test_name(self):
+        # Test id is used when name is not provided
+        p = Property()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(p.name)
+        self.assertEqual(p.name, p.id)
+
+        # Test name is properly set on init
+        name = "rumpelstilzchen"
+        p = Property(name)
+        self.assertEqual(p.name, name)
+
     def test_parent(self):
         p = Property("property_section", parent=Section("S"))
         self.assertIsInstance(p.parent, BaseSection)