AntaCatalog class has method from_dict(some_dict) why not AntaInventory?

[niksheridan]

Wondering why this is the case? adding input via dict allows wrapping with fastapi, without reading and writing local yaml files, and I feel this provides more programmatic use. for example if you wanted to present this as a "testing service" for other teams

[gmuloc]

Hi, thanks for your question! the answer is simply that so far we have not really had a need for it but we are quite happy to add this functionality.

Would you be willing to implement it?

You can open an issue so we can track this for ANTA 1.5.0.

As an alternative solution that would work today, we are building the inventory dynamically today in AVD by using the add_device method on an empty inventory.

[niksheridan]

Thanks @gmuloc I will look more at the add_device method - I am aware of this method, I assumed the catalog and inventory would follow similar patterns. I understand however, they are very different. If I feel I need to I will raise a PR, but expect I will probably loop with the add_device method as you suggest.