refactor, fix, feature: turned 'Config' class into YAML-parsing file context manager, refactored CLI command nesting and prepared associated functions for rewrite

anodes.py

@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ Library of classes modeling Ansible nodes or their types.
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
 from typing import TypeAlias as Neotype
 from typing import TypedDict as Dict
-from typing import Never, Union, Literal
+from typing import Never, Union, Literal, Required
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from custtypes import ExecutedPath, IdlePath
 from enum import Enum
-from softman import Software, SoftPathGroup, SoftScope
+from softman import Software, SoftPathGroup, SoftScope, _Apps
 from whereami import USER_PATH, PROJ_ROOT
 from ansible_vault import Vault
 from cerberus import Validator as constrain_by
+from random import choice
 
 class ControlNode:
     __user_path: ExecutedPath = USER_PATH
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class ControlNode:
         PurePath(str(__user_path), ".local", "share")
     )
     
-    def __init__(self, ansible_proj_root: ExecutedPath | None):
+    def __init__(self, ansible_proj_root: ExecutedPath | None = None):
         if ansible_proj_root is not None:
             self.__proj_root = ansible_proj_root
         self.proj_roles: tuple[IdlePath] | list[IdlePath] = (
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ class ControlNode:
         )
         self.role_data: tuple[IdlePath] | list[IdlePath] = (
             PurePath(str(self.proj_roles[0]), "files"),
-            PurePath(str(self.proj_roles[0]), "templates")
+            PurePath(str(self.proj_roles[0]), "templates"),
+            PurePath(str(self.proj_roles[1]), "files"),
+            PurePath(str(self.proj_roles[1]), "templates")
         )
         self.invvar_data: tuple[IdlePath] | list[IdlePath] = (
             PurePath(str(self.__proj_root), "group_vars"),
@@ -56,21 +59,34 @@ class ControlNode:
         return self.__conf_paths
 
     @property
-    def conf_paths(self) -> ExecutedPath:
+    def data_paths(self) -> ExecutedPath:
         return self.__data_paths
 
 class Softs(Enum):
-    OpenSSH = "ssh"
+    ssh = 0
 
+userSSHSubParams = {
+    "available": Required[tuple[ExecutedPath]],
+    "selected": Required[ExecutedPath | list[ExecutedPath] | int | list[int]],
+    "authorized": ExecutedPath | list[ExecutedPath] | int | list[int],
+    "used": ExecutedPath | list[ExecutedPath] | int | list[int]
+}
+__user_ssh_keys = {
+    "available": tuple(),
+    "selected": [0, 1],
+    "authorized": 1,
+    "used": 0
+}
+def userSSHInit(self, username: str = "root", paths: _Apps | None = None, keys: userSSHSubParams = __user_ssh_keys, password: str = "password123", fate: Literal["disposal", "retention"] = "disposal"):
+    self.username = username
+    self.paths = paths
+    self.keys = keys
+    self.password = password
+    self.fate = fate
 userSSHParams = Dict("userSSHParams", {
     "username": Required[str],
-    "paths": Software._Apps,
+    "paths": _Apps,
-    "keys": {
+    "keys": __user_ssh_keys,
-        "available": Required[tuple[ExecutedPath]],
-        "selected": Required[ExecutedPath | list[ExecutedPath] | int | list[int]],
-        "authorized": ExecutedPath | list[ExecutedPath] | int | list[int],
-        "used": ExecutedPath | list[ExecutedPath] | int | list[int]
-    },
     "password": Required[str],
     "fate": Literal["disposal", "retention"]
 }, total=False)
@@ -84,37 +100,27 @@ __user_ssh_input = {
         "used": 0
     },
     "password": "password123",
-    "fate": "disposal"
+    "fate": "disposal",\
+    "__init__": userSSHInit
 }
-# @TODO remove unpacking of '__user_ssh_input'
+userSSH = type("userSSH", (), __user_ssh_input)
-userSSH = type("userSSH", (), **__user_ssh_input)
 
-vps_schema = {
+vpsSchema = Dict("vpsSchema", {
-    "fqdn": {"type": "string"},
+    "fqdn": Required[str],
     "vps_service": {
-        "type": "dict",
+        "exists": Required[bool],
-        "schema": {
+        "password": Required[str],
-            "exists": {"type": "boolean"},
+        "api_key": Required[str],
-            "password": {"type": "string"},
+        "type": Required[Literal["linode"]],
-            "api_key": {"type": "string"},
+        "region": Literal["us-east"],
-            "type": {
+        "ssh_authorized_keys": list[IdlePath | ExecutedPath | str],
-                "type": "string",
+        "ssh_private_key_paths": list[IdlePath | ExecutedPath | str],
-                "anyof": ["linode"]
+        "ssh_private_key_path_pref": int,
-            },
+        "root_fate": Required[Literal["disposal","retention"]],
-            "region": {
+        "ssh_motd_script_basenames": list[str]
-                "type": "string",
-                "anyof": ["us-east"]
-            },
-            "ssh_authorized_keys": {"type": "list"},
-            "root_fate": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "anyof": ["disposal", "retention"]
-            }
-        }
     },
-    "keywords": {"type": "list"}
+    "keywords": list[str]
-}
+}, total=False)
-vps_schema = constrain_by(vps_schema)
 
 class VirtualPrivateServers(Enum):
     Linode = 0
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ class RemoteNode:
     # __user_path =
     _fqdn: str | None = None
 
-    def __init__(self, cnode: ControlNode, api_key: str, password: str, name: str, service: VirtualPrivateServers = VirtualPrivateServers.Linode.name, keywords: list[str] | None = None):
+    def __init__(self, cnode: ControlNode, api_key: str, password: str, name: str, service: VirtualPrivateServers = VirtualPrivateServers.Linode.name, region: Literal["us-east"] | None = None, keywords: list[str] | None = None):
         self.root: dict = dict()
         self.root["username"]: str = "root"
         vault = Vault(password)
@@ -132,13 +138,13 @@ class RemoteNode:
 
         app_input = {
             SoftPathGroup.CONFIG.name: { 
-                SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: PurePath(str(cnode.user_path), ("." + Softs.OpenSSH))
+                SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: PurePath(str(cnode.user_path), ("." + Softs.ssh.name))
             },
             SoftPathGroup.DATA.name: {
                 SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: PurePath(str(cnode.conf_paths[0]), "update-motd.d")
             }
         }
-        self.root["software"].declare(Softs.OpenSSH, **app_input)
+        self.root["software"].declare(Softs.ssh.name, **app_input)
 
         self._fqdn = name
         self.root["software"]._fqdn = name
@@ -153,6 +159,11 @@ class RemoteNode:
         self.keywords = keywords
         self._api_key: str | None = api_key
         self.service = service
+        self.region = region
+        self.__authkeys_selected = False
+        self.__usedkeys_selected = False
+        self.__keys_selected = False
+        self.__finalized_keys = False
 
     def set_region(self, name: Literal["us-east"] = "us-east") -> None:
         self.region = name
@@ -179,7 +190,7 @@ class RemoteNode:
         self.keywords: list = []
         self.keywords += list(name)
 
-    def import_keys(self, key_basenames: str | tuple[str], match_sort: tuple[Callable, bool] = (lambda e: e, False)):
+    def import_keys(self, key_basenames: str | tuple[str], match_sort: tuple[Callable, bool] = (lambda e: e.stem, False)):
         keyfiles: list[ExecutedPath] | list[None] | None = list()
         if isinstance(key_basenames, tuple):
             for basename in key_basenames:
@@ -196,10 +207,10 @@ class RemoteNode:
         keyfiles = updated_keyfiles
 
         self.ssh.paths = self.root["software"].ssh
-        self.ssh.keys["available"] = tuple(keyfiles.sort(reverse = match_sort[1], key = match_sort[0]))
+        self.ssh.keys["available"] = tuple(sorted(keyfiles, key=match_sort[0], reverse=match_sort[1]))
 
-    def show_keys(self, which: Literal["authorized", "used", "available", "selected"] = "available") -> tuple[tuple, str]:
+    def show_keys(self, which: Literal["authorized", "used", "available", "selected"] = "available", kformat = object) -> tuple[tuple, str]:
-        delimiters: str | tuple = "{}"
+        delimiters: str | tuple = "[]"
         gap: Callable[[bool], str | None] = lambda b: " " if b else ""
         sep_format: str = "{0}"
         sep: Callable[[str, bool], str] = lambda s, b: sep_format.format(s) + gap(b)
@@ -235,17 +246,34 @@ class RemoteNode:
 
         stringified_keyfiles = list(map(lambda t: label(t[0], True) + str(t[1]), enumerate(keyfiles)))
         stringified_keyfiles = sep(",", True).join(stringified_keyfiles)
-        stringified_keyfiles = delimiters[0:len(delimiters)] + stringified_keyfiles[:(len(stringified_keyfiles) - 2)] + delimiters[1:]
+        stringified_keyfiles = delimiters[0] + stringified_keyfiles[:(len(stringified_keyfiles) - 2)] + delimiters[1:]
 
-        return (tuple(keyfiles), stringified_keyfiles)
+        if kformat == str:
+            result = stringified_keyfiles
+        elif kformat == list:
+            result = keyfiles
+        elif kformat == tuple:
+            result = tuple(keyfiles)
+        elif kformat == object:
+            result = (tuple(keyfiles), stringified_keyfiles)
+
+        print(result)
+        return result
 
     def pick_keys(self, source: Literal["authorized", "used", "available", "selected"] = "available", *selections: int | ExecutedPath | str) -> list[ExecutedPath] | Never:
         keyfiles = self.ssh.keys[source]
+        # print(keyfiles)
+
+        if keyfiles is None:
+            raise TypeError
+        elif isinstance(keyfiles, (tuple, list)) and len(keyfiles) < 1:
+            raise ValueError
         
         authlist = []
-        if source == "available" or source == "selected":
+        if source == "available":
             for s in selections:
                 if isinstance(s, int):
+                    # print(s)
                     authlist.append(keyfiles[s])
                 elif isinstance(s, ExecutedPath):
                     path_set = set([s])
@@ -262,32 +290,73 @@ class RemoteNode:
                     if s in kf_strs:
                         authlist.append(Path(s))
 
-            if source == "available":
+            self.ssh.keys["selected"] = authlist
-                self.ssh.keys["selected"] = authlist
+            self.__keys_selected = True
-                return self.ssh.keys["selected"]
+            result = self.ssh.keys["selected"]
-            elif source == "selected":
+        if source == "selected":
-                self.ssh.keys["authorized"] = authlist
+            privkeys = list()
-                return self.ssh.keys["authorized"]
+            pubkeys = list()
+
+            count = 1
+            for s in selections:
+                if isinstance(s, int):
+                    # print(s)
+                    if count % 2 == 0:
+                        pubkeys.append(keyfiles[s])
+                    else:
+                        privkeys.append(keyfiles[s])
+                elif isinstance(s, ExecutedPath):
+                    path_set = set([s])
+                    kf_set = set(keyfiles)
+                    overlap = kf_set & path_set
+
+                    if overlap is not None and len(overlap) > 0:
+                        if count % 2 == 0:
+                            pubkeys.append(list(overlap)[0])
+                        else:
+                            privkeys.append(list(overlap)[0])
+                    else:
+                        continue
+                elif isinstance(s, str):
+                    kf_strs = list(map(lambda p: str(p), keyfiles))
+
+                    if s in kf_strs:
+                        if count % 2 == 0:
+                            pubkeys.append(Path(s))
+                        else:
+                            privkeys.append(Path(s))
+                count += 1
+
+            self.ssh.keys["authorized"] = pubkeys
+            self.ssh.keys["used"] = privkeys
+            self.__authkeys_selected = True
+            self.__usedkeys_selected = True
+            result = (self.ssh.keys["authorized"], self.ssh.keys["used"])
         elif source == "authorized":
             for s in selections:
                 if isinstance(s, int):
-                    authlist.append(keyfiles[s])
+                    if self.ssh.keys["selected"][s] in keyfiles:
+                        authlist.append(self.ssh.keys["selected"][s])
                 elif isinstance(s, ExecutedPath):
-                    for p in keyfiles:
+                    for p in self.ssh.keys["selected"]:
-                        if str(s) in str(p):
+                        if str(s) in str(p) and str(s) in list(map(lambda p: str(p), keyfiles)):
                             authlist.append(p)
                         else:
                             continue
                 elif isinstance(s, str):
-                    for p in keyfiles:
+                    for p in self.ssh.keys["selected"]:
-                        if s in str(p):
+                        if s in str(p) and s in list(map(lambda p: str(p), keyfiles)):
                             authlist.append(p)
                         else:
                             continue
 
             self.ssh.keys["used"] = authlist
-            return self.ssh.keys["used"]
+            self.__usedkeys_selected = True
+            result = self.ssh.keys["used"]
+        self.__finalized_keys = self.__keys_selected and self.__authkeys_selected and self.__usedkeys_selected
+        return result
 
+    # @TODO test and debug below 'RemoteNode' method
     def remove_keys(self, source: Literal["authorized", "used", "available", "selected"] = "available", *selections: int | ExecutedPath | str) -> list[ExecutedPath] | Never:
         keyfiles = self.ssh.keys[source]
         
@@ -324,9 +393,18 @@ class RemoteNode:
         return self.ssh.keys
 
     def itemize(self):
-        model = dict()
+        model: dict | vpsSchema = dict()
         vault_api = Vault(self._api_key)
         vault_pass = Vault(self.ssh.password)
+        # print(self.ssh.keys["selected"])
+
+        if not self.__keys_selected:
+            self.pick_keys("available", *self.ssh.keys["selected"])
+            self.pick_keys("selected", self.ssh.keys["authorized"], self.ssh.keys["used"])
+            # self.pick_keys("selected", self.ssh.keys["used"])
+
+        authorized_keys = list(map(lambda p: p.read_text(), self.ssh.keys["authorized"]))
+        used_keys = list(map(lambda p: str(p), self.ssh.keys["used"]))
 
         model["fqdn"] = self._fqdn
         model["vps_service"] = {
@@ -335,10 +413,11 @@ class RemoteNode:
             "api_key": vault_api.dump(self._api_key),
             "type": self.service.lower(),
             "region": self.region,
-            "ssh_authorized_keys": self.ssh.keys["authorized"],
+            "ssh_authorized_keys": authorized_keys,
-            "root_fate": self.ssh.fate
+            "ssh_private_key_paths": used_keys,
+            "ssh_private_key_path_pref": choice(list(range(len(used_keys)))),
+            "root_fate": self.ssh.fate,
+            "ssh_motd_script_basenames": []
         }
         model["keywords"] = self.keywords
-
+        return model
-        if vps_schema.validate(model):
-            return model

main.py

@@ -1,89 +1,112 @@
-import click
+import click as cli
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath, PurePosixPath, PureWindowsPath, PosixPath, WindowsPath
 from whereami import PROJ_ROOT
 from custtypes import ExecutedPath, IdlePath
 import yaml as yams
 from anodes import RemoteNode, ControlNode
 # from typing import TypeAlias as Neotype
-# from typing import Literal
+from typing import Literal
+from enum import Enum
+from ansible_vault import Vault
+from random import choice
 # import configparser as ini
 # from cerberus import Validator as constrain_by
 # import skansible_types as skato
 
+class AnsibleScope(Enum):
+    INTERNAL = 0
+    INVENTORY = 1
+    GROUPVARS = 2
+    HOSTVARS = 3
+    ROLE = 4
+
+# @TODO for 'Config' class, write methods to pull and push from Ansible YAML files
 # @NOTE https://docs.python.org/3/library/configparser.html#quick-start
 class Config:
     path: ExecutedPath = PROJ_ROOT / "config.ini"
+    _cnode = ControlNode(PROJ_ROOT)
+    __scope_paths = {
+        AnsibleScope.INTERNAL.name: path,
+        AnsibleScope.GROUPVARS.name: Path(str(_cnode.invvar_data[0])),
+        AnsibleScope.HOSTVARS.name: Path(str(_cnode.invvar_data[1]))
+    }
 
-config = Config()
+    def __init__(self, filepath: str, anscope: AnsibleScope = AnsibleScope.INTERNAL.name, mode: str = "r+"):
+        filepath: ExecutedPath = self.__scope_paths[anscope] / filepath
 
-@click.group()
+        if filepath.exists():
-def skansible():
+            self.filepath = filepath
+        else:
+            raise FileNotFoundError
+
+        self.mode: str = mode
+        self.file = None
+        self.model = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.file = open(str(self.filepath), self.mode)
+        self.model = yams.load(self.file.read())
+        return self.model
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
+        file_content = yams.dump(self.model)
+        self.file.write(file_content)
+        self.file.close()
+
+@cli.group()
+@cli.pass_context
+def skansible(ctx):
+    ctx.ensure_object(dict)
+
+@skansible.group(help="Replace conventionally-typed Ansible variables")
+@cli.pass_context
+def mod(ctx):
+    with Config(entity, AnsibleScope.HOSTVARS.name) as config:
+        ctx.obj["fqdn"] = config["fqdn"]
+
+@skansible.group(help="Remove conventionally-typed Ansible variables")
+def rm():
     pass
 
-@click.group()
+@skansible.group(help="Append conventionally-typed entries to Ansible variables")
-@click.argument("hostname", nargs=-1, type=str)
+def append():
-@click.option("-g", "--group", type=str, show_default=True)
+    pass
-@click.option("-p", "--password", type=str, prompt=True, prompt_required=False)
-@click.option("-a", "--api", type=str)
-@click.option("-k", "--key", multiple=True)
-@click.option("-t", "--tag", multiple=True, type=str)
-@click.option("-n", "--fqdn", type=(str, None))
-@click.option("-s", "--service", type=(str, None))
-def addhost(hostname, password, api, key, group = "ungrouped", service = None, fqdn = None, tags = None):
-    hosts_model = dict()
-    hosts_model[group]["hosts"] = dict()
 
-    for name in hostname:
+@skansible.group(help="Initialize Ansible variable or object with defaults")
-        hosts_model[group]["hosts"][name] = None
+def init():
+    pass
 
-    with open(str(PROJ_ROOT / "hosts.yml")) as hosts_file:
+# @skansible.group(help="Show Ansible assets")
-        yams.dump(hosts_model, hosts_file)
+# @cli.argument("-d", "--datatype", type=str, help="Specify type of Ansible object or variable to show")
+# def show(datatype):
+#     pass
 
-    cnode = ControlNode()
+@mod.command("vps", help="Add 'vps_service' Ansible variable")
-    if fqdn is not None:
+@cli.argument("entity", type=str, help="Specify FQDN/alias or host group to associate with the VPS")
-        rnode = RemoteNode(cnode, api, password, fqdn)
+@cli.option("-p", "--password", type=str, prompt=True, prompt_required=False, help="Prompt for password of root or administrative user of VPS")
-    else:
+@cli.option("-a", "--api", type=str, help="API key for host service providing VPS")
-        if isinstance(hostname, (tuple, list)):
+@cli.option("-k", "--pubkey", multiple=True, help="A file glob pattern for acquiring user's public SSH keys")
-            if len(hostname) > 0 and len(hostname) < 2:
+@cli.option("-k", "--privkey", multiple=True, help="A file glob pattern for acquiring user's private SSH keys")
-                rnode = RemoteNode(cnode, api, password, hostname[0])
+@cli.option("-m", "--motd", multiple=True, help="Provide basenames for MOTD SSH scripts")
-            else:
+@cli.option("-t", "--tag", multiple=True, type=str)
-                raise ValueError
+@cli.option("-s", "--service", type=str)
-        elif isinstance(hostname, str):
+@cli.option("-r", "--region", type=str)
-            rnode = RemoteNode(cnode, api, password, hostname)
+@cli.option("-f", "--fate", type=str)
-        else:
+@cli.pass_context
-            raise TypeError
+# @TODO rewrite below command function, using 'ctx' parameter for values shared with sibling commands
+def mod_vps(ctx, entity: str, password: str | None = None, api: str | None = None, pubkey: tuple[str] = None, privkey: tuple[str] = None, service: str | int | None = None, region: Literal["us-east"] | None = None, tags: tuple[str] = None, fate: Literal["disposal", "retention"] | None = None):
+    with Config(entity, AnsibleScope.HOSTVARS.name) as config:
+        raise NotImplementedError
 
-    if tag is not None:
+@mod.command("host", help="Add host to Ansible inventory")
-        if isinstance(tag, (tuple, list)) and len(tag) > 0:
+@cli.argument("hostname", multiple=True, type=str, help="Provide aliases / FQDN / IP addresses for host(s)")
-            rnode.add_tags(*tag)
+@cli.option("-g", "--group", type=str, default="ungrouped", help="Provide group name given host(s) fall under")
+@cli.pass_context
+# @TODO rewrite below command function, using 'ctx' parameter for values shared with sibling commands
+def mod_host(group, hostname):
+    with Config(entity, AnsibleScope.INVENTORY.name) as config:
+        raise NotImplementedError
 
-    if key is not None:
-        if isinstance(key, tuple) and len(key) > 0:
-            rnode.import_keys(key)
-
-    if service is not None:
-        rnode.service = service
-
-    if group == "ungrouped":
-        if isinstance(hostname, (tuple, list)):
-            if len(hostname) > 0 and len(hostname) < 2:
-                filepath = PurePath(str(cnode.invvar_data[1]), hostname[0])
-            else:
-                raise ValueError
-        elif isinstance(hostname, str):
-            filepath = PurePath(str(cnode.invvar_data[1]), hostname)
-        else:
-            raise TypeError
-    else:
-        filepath = PurePath(str(cnode.invvar_data[0]), group)
-
-    inv_model = rnode.itemize()
-    with open(str(filepath), "w") as inv_file:
-        yams.dump(inv_model, inv_file)
-    
-    print((hosts_model, inv_model))
-
-skansible.add_command(addhost)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     skansible()

softman.py

@@ -24,78 +24,83 @@ class SoftPathGroup(Enum):
     MEM = 2
     EXE = 3
 
-# @TODO continue adding magic methods to below class
+_AppParams = Dict("_AppParams", {
-# @NOTE https://rszalski.github.io/magicmethods/#sequence
+    SoftPathGroup.CONFIG.name: {
-class Software:
+        SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-    # @TODO move below 2 class variables declarations outside of class, but make class variables equal to them
+        SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-    # @TODO when done with above, rename all intra-class references to such variables appropriately
+        SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
-    _AppParams = Dict("_AppParams", {
+    },
-        SoftPathGroup.CONFIG.name: {
+    SoftPathGroup.DATA.name: {
-            SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
+        SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-            SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
+        SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-            SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
+        SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
-        },
+    },
-        SoftPathGroup.DATA.name: {
+    SoftPathGroup.MEM.name: {
-            SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
+        SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-            SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
+        SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-            SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
+        SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
-        },
+    },
-        SoftPathGroup.MEM.name: {
+    SoftPathGroup.EXE.name: {
-            SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-            SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-            SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
-        },
-        SoftPathGroup.EXE.name: {
-            SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-            SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
-            SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
-        }
-    }, total=False)
-    _SubAppParams = Dict("_SubAppParams", {
         SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
         SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
         SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
-    }, total=False)
-
-    __app_input = {
-        SoftPathGroup.CONFIG.name: {
-            SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: [],
-            SoftScope.LOCAL.name: [],
-            SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: []
-        },
-        SoftPathGroup.DATA.name: {
-            SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: [],
-            SoftScope.LOCAL.name: [],
-            SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: []
-        },
-        SoftPathGroup.MEM.name: {
-            SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: [],
-            SoftScope.LOCAL.name: [],
-            SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: []
-        },
-        SoftPathGroup.EXE.name: {
-            SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: [],
-            SoftScope.LOCAL.name: [],
-            SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: []
-        }
     }
-    _Apps = type("_Apps", (), __app_input)
+}, total=False)
+_SubAppParams = Dict("_SubAppParams", {
+    SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
+    SoftScope.LOCAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath],
+    SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: IdlePath | list[IdlePath]
+}, total=False)
+
+def _AppsInit(self, CONFIG = None, DATA = None, MEM = None, EXE = None):
+    self.CONFIG = CONFIG
+    self.DATA = DATA
+    self.MEM = MEM
+    self.EXE = EXE
+__app_input = {
+    SoftPathGroup.CONFIG.name: {
+        SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: [],
+        SoftScope.LOCAL.name: [],
+        SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: []
+    },
+    SoftPathGroup.DATA.name: {
+        SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: [],
+        SoftScope.LOCAL.name: [],
+        SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: []
+    },
+    SoftPathGroup.MEM.name: {
+        SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: [],
+        SoftScope.LOCAL.name: [],
+        SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: []
+    },
+    SoftPathGroup.EXE.name: {
+        SoftScope.PERSONAL.name: [],
+        SoftScope.LOCAL.name: [],
+        SoftScope.GLOBAL.name: []
+    },
+    "__init__": _AppsInit
+}
+_Apps = type("_Apps", (), __app_input)
+
+# @TODO continue adding magic methods to below class
+# @NOTE https://rszalski.github.io/magicmethods/#sequence
+class Software:
     __user_path: ExecutedPath = USER_PATH
 
     def __init__(self):
         self._fqdn: str | None = None
 
     # @TODO fix NameError for 'Software' in parameter type check
-    def declare(self, name: str, **kwpaths: Software._SubAppParams) -> Software._AppParams:
+    def declare(self, name: str, **kwpaths: _SubAppParams) -> _AppParams:
-        keyword_args: Software._AppParams = kwpaths
+        keyword_args: _AppParams = kwpaths
         
-        app = Software._Apps(**keyword_args)
+        app = _Apps(**keyword_args)
         setattr(self, name, app)
         return app
 
-    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> Software._AppParams | Never:
+    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> _AppParams | Never:
         if hasattr(self, key):
-            app: Software._Apps = getattr(self, key)
+            app: _Apps = getattr(self, key)
         else:
             raise KeyError
         return app
@@ -104,13 +109,13 @@ class Software:
         if len(value) < 1 or len(value) > 3:
             raise ValueError
 
-        app_params: Software._SubAppParams = value
+        app_params: _SubAppParams = value
 
         if hasattr(self, key[0]):
-            app: Software._Apps = getattr(self, key[0])
+            app: _Apps = getattr(self, key[0])
 
             if hasattr(app, key[1]):
-                app_child: Software._SubAppParams = getattr(app, key[1])
+                app_child: _SubAppParams = getattr(app, key[1])
 
                 for k, v in app_params.items():
                     v = [v] if not isinstance(v, list) else v
@@ -133,14 +138,14 @@ class Software:
         if len(key) == 1:
             delattr(self, key[0])
         elif len(key) > 1:
-            app: Software._Apps = getattr(self, key[0])
+            app: _Apps = getattr(self, key[0])
             delattr(app, key[1])
             setattr(self, key[0], app)
 
     def list(self, contents: bool = False) -> tuple[str]:
-        apps: tuple[str] | tuple[Software._Apps] = tuple(
+        apps: tuple[str] | tuple[_Apps] = tuple(
             filter(
-                lambda a: isinstance(getattr(self, a), Software._Apps),
+                lambda a: isinstance(getattr(self, a), _Apps),
                 dir(self)
             )
         )
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ class Software:
     def __len__(self) -> int:
         apps: tuple[str] = tuple(
             filter(
-                lambda a: isinstance(getattr(self, a), Software._Apps),
+                lambda a: isinstance(getattr(self, a), _Apps),
                 dir(self)
             )
         )