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standalone attribute for `Section` and `Property` objects.

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reading discussion #93 and the existing Section and Property object definitions. Determine how parent assignment and attachment currently work, then define the standalone behavior, including immutability and rejection of attachment. Done means both object types support the attribute and the specified default and restrictions are covered.

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Description

Following discussion #93

  • Introduce standalone attribute for Section and Property objects. If parent is not explicitly set, default standalone could be yes.
  • If defined as standalone, the object should be immutable and not attachable to another object. Use case could be a similar sections in multiple experiments could reoccur, so one could copy one of those in different experiment metadata.
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