OpenFreeEnergy / OpenFreeEnergy/gufe

Mapping should default to None in Protocol methods

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Description

As of 1.7, mappings are not used in the majority of our Protocols. I realise that the intent is that Transformations just deal with the user facing parts of the API, but we also often have examples that just have users call Protocol.create directly. In those cases, it doesn't make a ton of sense to have to pass mapping=None when it is only necessary for a few Protocols.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Protocol methods whose signatures require a mapping argument, then inspect the surrounding Protocol implementations and direct-call examples. Update the relevant defaults so callers can omit mapping where appropriate, and verify that existing Protocol usage and the examples still work without explicitly passing mapping=None.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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