added methods Type_Safe.bytes and Json.json_to_bytes

Author: DinisCruz

osbot_utils/base_classes/Type_Safe.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from osbot_utils.helpers.Random_Guid_Short      import Random_Guid_Short
 from osbot_utils.helpers.Timestamp_Now          import Timestamp_Now
 from osbot_utils.utils.Dev                      import pprint
-from osbot_utils.utils.Json                     import json_parse
+from osbot_utils.utils.Json                     import json_parse, json_to_bytes
 from osbot_utils.utils.Misc                     import list_set
 from osbot_utils.utils.Objects                  import default_value, value_type_matches_obj_annotation_for_attr, \
     raise_exception_on_obj_type_annotation_mismatch, obj_is_attribute_annotation_of_type, enum_from_value, \
@@ -230,9 +230,13 @@ def __schema__(cls):
     # global methods added to any class that base classes this
     # todo: see if there should be a prefix on these methods, to make it easier to spot them
     #       of if these are actually that useful that they should be added like this
+    def bytes(self):
+        return json_to_bytes(self.json())
+
     def json(self):
         return self.serialize_to_dict()
 
+
     def merge_with(self, target):
         original_attrs = {k: v for k, v in self.__dict__.items() if k not in target.__dict__}       # Store the original attributes of self that should be retained.
         self.__dict__ = target.__dict__                                                             # Set the target's __dict__ to self, now self and target share the same __dict__.

osbot_utils/utils/Json.py

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ def json_save_tmp_file(python_object, pretty=True):
 json_lines_loads             = Json.loads_json_lines
 json_parse                   = Json.loads
 json_lines_parse             = Json.loads_json_lines
+json_to_bytes                = json_dumps_to_bytes
 json_to_str                  = json_dumps
 json_round_trip              = Json.round_trip
 json_save                    = Json.save_file