Warn users in case they try to use base types as arguments

delivrance · delivrance · commit 22d9077e2bb1 · 2020-08-29T15:12:45.000+02:00
diff --git a/compiler/api/compiler.py b/compiler/api/compiler.py
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ def start(format: bool = False):
                     docstring=docstring,
                     name=type,
                     qualname=qualtype,
-                    types=", ".join([f"raw.types.{c}" for c in constructors])
+                    types=", ".join([f"raw.types.{c}" for c in constructors]),
+                    doc_name=snake(type).replace("_", "-")
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/compiler/api/template/type.txt b/compiler/api/template/type.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ class {name}:  # type: ignore
     """
 
     QUALNAME = "pyrogram.raw.base.{qualname}"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        raise TypeError("Base types can only be used for type checking purposes: "
+                        "you tried to use a base type instance as argument, "
+                        "but you need to instantiate one of its constructors instead. "
+                        "More info: https://docs.pyrogram.org/telegram/base/{doc_name}")

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`@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ def start(format: bool = False):`
`336`	`336`	`docstring=docstring,`
`337`	`337`	`name=type,`
`338`	`338`	`qualname=qualtype,`
`339`		`- types=", ".join([f"raw.types.{c}" for c in constructors])`
	`339`	`+ types=", ".join([f"raw.types.{c}" for c in constructors]),`
	`340`	`+ doc_name=snake(type).replace("_", "-")`
`340`	`341`	`)`
`341`	`342`	`)`
`342`	`343`