Simplified Group/Entity Lists/Ref to simple type aliases

src/fiber_package/groups/committees/committee.py

@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ class CommitteeModel(BaseModel):
     full_name_NL: str
     description_EN: str
     description_NL: str
+    committee_type: CommitteeType
 
     active: bool = True
 
     editions: GroupList
-    current_edition: GroupRef
+    current_edition: GroupRef | None
 
     @model_validator(mode='after')
     def current_edition_in_editions(self) -> Self:
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ class CommitteeModel(BaseModel):
             raise ValueError("Current edition must be in list of editions")
         return self
 
+    # TODO... maybe require that an active board always has a current_edition that is non-empty?
+
 class CommitteeEditionModel(BaseModel):
     members: EntityList
     functions: dict[UUID4, str]

src/fiber_package/util.py

@@ -1,33 +1,9 @@
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Annotated
+from pydantic import RootModel, Field, UUID4
 
-from pydantic import UUID4
 
-'''
+EntityList = Annotated[list[UUID4], Field(default_factory=list)]
-(Entity/Group)(List/Ref) represents a list / single instance of entities / groups.
+GroupList  = Annotated[list[UUID4], Field(default_factory=list)]
-This is for fiber to know in which Mongo collection to look.
 
-the __iter__ function allows us to do things as 
+EntityRef = UUID4
-    "for member in edition.members"
+GroupRef = UUID4
-'''
-
-@dataclass(slots=True)
-class EntityList:
-    uuids: list[UUID4] = field(default_factory=list)
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        return iter(self.uuids)
-
-@dataclass(slots=True)
-class GroupList:
-    uuids: list[UUID4] = field(default_factory=list)
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        return iter(self.uuids)
-
-@dataclass(slots=True)
-class EntityRef:
-    uuids: UUID4
-
-@dataclass(slots=True)
-class GroupRef:
-    uuids: UUID4