Combine multiple classes

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5/5
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Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
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Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

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Start by reviewing attrs' existing class-composition and inheritance APIs, with particular attention to the slots requirement described in the issue. Determine whether the requested flattened attribute access is supported or needs a new design; done would be a documented existing approach or a clearly scoped feature proposal.

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Description

Feature

Is it possible to combine two (or more) class declarations into one?
This should be similar to multiple inheritance I guess, but should work with slots.

For example:

@define
class Point2d:
    x : int
    y : int

@define
class Line:
    start : Point2d
    end : Point2d
    
@define
class StrokeProperties:
     size : float
     color : Color
     
DrawnPoint = some_magic(Point2d, StrokeProperties)
DrawnLine = some_magic(Line, StrokeProperties)

print(DrawnPoint.x, DrawnPoint.size)

One could argue, that composition should be used instead, but I think it could be nicer to be able to access attributes without nesting.

Is there something like this in attrs, or how it could be done using existing api?

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