Tranformation copy

Author: melonora

src/spatialdata/models/models.py

@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ def parse(
         :class:`spatial_image.SpatialImage` or
         :class:`multiscale_spatial_image.MultiscaleSpatialImage`.
         """
+        if transformations:
+            transformations = transformations.copy()
         if "name" in kwargs:
             raise ValueError("The `name` argument is not (yet) supported for raster data.")
         # if dims is specified inside the data, get the value of dims from the data

tests/core/operations/test_spatialdata_operations.py

@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@
 from spatial_image import SpatialImage
 from spatialdata import SpatialData
 from spatialdata._core.concatenate import _concatenate_tables, concatenate
+from spatialdata.datasets import blobs
 from spatialdata.models import (
     Image2DModel,
     Labels2DModel,
     PointsModel,
     ShapesModel,
     TableModel,
 )
-from spatialdata.transformations.operations import set_transformation
+from spatialdata.transformations.operations import get_transformation, set_transformation
 from spatialdata.transformations.transformations import Identity, Scale
 
 from tests.conftest import _get_table
@@ -239,3 +240,18 @@ def test_set_item(full_sdata):
             # trying to overwrite the file used for backing (only for images, labels and points)
             with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 full_sdata[name] = full_sdata[name]
+
+
+def test_no_shared_transformations():
+    """Test transformation dictionary copy for transformations not to be shared."""
+    sdata = blobs()
+    element_name = "blobs_image"
+    test_space = "test"
+    set_transformation(sdata.images[element_name], Identity(), to_coordinate_system=test_space)
+
+    gen = sdata._gen_elements()
+    for _, name, obj in gen:
+        if name != element_name:
+            assert test_space not in get_transformation(obj, get_all=True)
+        else:
+            assert test_space in get_transformation(obj, get_all=True)