MethodSCRIPT

def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Return the technique instance as a new key/value dictionary mapping."""
    return self.model_dump()

@classmethod
def from_dict(cls, obj: dict[str, Any]) -> MethodType:
    """Structure technique instance from dict.

    Opposite of `.to_dict()`"""
    return cls.model_validate(obj)  # type:ignore

@classmethod
def from_method_id(cls, id: str) -> MethodType:
    """Create new instance of appropriate technique from method ID."""
    new = cls._registry[id]
    return new()

@classmethod
def from_file(cls, path: str | Path = 'methodscript.mscr') -> MethodScript:
    """Load methodscript from file.

    Parameters
    ----------
    path: str | Path
        Path to methodscript file.

    Returns
    -------
    method: MethodScript
    """
    with Path(path).open('r') as f:
        script = f.read()

    return cls(script=script)

def to_file(self, path: str | Path = 'methodscript.mscr') -> None:
    """Save script to file.

    Parameters
    ----------
    path: str | Path
        Path to methodscript file.
    """
    with Path(path).open('w') as f:
        _ = f.write(self.script)

@classmethod
def from_url(cls, url: str) -> MethodScript:
    """Download script over http.

    Parameters
    ----------
    url : url
        URL to download methodscript file from.

    Returns
    -------
    method: MethodScript
    """
    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:
        script = response.read().decode()

    return cls(script=script)