fixes issues with super->sub-class auto-cast and handles MultiInputOb…

…j coercion

pydra/utils/typing.py

@@ -366,7 +366,18 @@ def coerce_obj(obj, type_):
                     f"Cannot coerce {obj!r} into {type_}{msg}{self.label_str}"
                 ) from e
 
-        return expand_and_coerce(object_, self.pattern)
+        # Special handling for MultiInputObjects (which are annoying)
+        if isinstance(self.pattern, tuple) and self.pattern[0] == MultiInputObj:
+            try:
+                self.check_coercible(object_, self.pattern[1][0])
+            except TypeError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                obj = [object_]
+        else:
+            obj = object_
+
+        return expand_and_coerce(obj, self.pattern)
 
     def check_type(self, type_: ty.Type[ty.Any]):
         """Checks the given type to see whether it matches or is a subtype of the
@@ -413,7 +424,7 @@ def expand_and_check(tp, pattern: ty.Union[type, tuple]):
                     f"{self.pattern}{self.label_str}"
                 )
             tp_args = get_args(tp)
-            self.check_coercible(tp_origin, pattern_origin)
+            self.check_type_coercible(tp_origin, pattern_origin)
             if issubclass(pattern_origin, ty.Mapping):
                 return check_mapping(tp_args, pattern_args)
             if issubclass(pattern_origin, tuple):
@@ -446,7 +457,7 @@ def check_basic(tp, target):
                         + "\n\n".join(f"{a} -> {e}" for a, e in zip(tp_args, reasons))
                     )
             if not self.is_subclass(tp, target):
-                self.check_coercible(tp, target)
+                self.check_type_coercible(tp, target)
 
         def check_union(tp, pattern_args):
             if get_origin(tp) in UNION_TYPES:
@@ -526,19 +537,46 @@ def check_sequence(tp_args, pattern_args):
             for arg in tp_args:
                 expand_and_check(arg, pattern_args[0])
 
-        return expand_and_check(type_, self.pattern)
+        # Special handling for MultiInputObjects (which are annoying)
+        if isinstance(self.pattern, tuple) and self.pattern[0] == MultiInputObj:
+            pattern = (ty.Union, [self.pattern[1][0], (ty.List, self.pattern[1])])
+        else:
+            pattern = self.pattern
+        return expand_and_check(type_, pattern)
+
+    def check_coercible(self, source: ty.Any, target: ty.Union[type, ty.Any]):
+        """Checks whether the source object is coercible to the target type given the coercion
+        rules defined in the `coercible` and `not_coercible` attrs
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        source : object
+            the object to be coerced
+        target : type or typing.Any
+            the target type for the object to be coerced to
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        TypeError
+            If the object cannot be coerced into the target type depending on the explicit
+            inclusions and exclusions set in the `coercible` and `not_coercible` member attrs
+        """
+        self.check_type_coercible(type(source), target, source_repr=repr(source))
 
-    def check_coercible(
-        self, source: ty.Union[object, type], target: ty.Union[type, ty.Any]
+    def check_type_coercible(
+        self,
+        source: ty.Union[type, ty.Any],
+        target: ty.Union[type, ty.Any],
+        source_repr: ty.Optional[str] = None,
     ):
-        """Checks whether the source object or type is coercible to the target type
+        """Checks whether the source type is coercible to the target type
         given the coercion rules defined in the `coercible` and `not_coercible` attrs
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        source : object or type
-            source object or type to be coerced
-        target : type or ty.Any
+        source : type or typing.Any
+            source type to be coerced
+        target : type or typing.Any
             target type for the source to be coerced to
 
         Raises
@@ -548,10 +586,12 @@ def check_coercible(
             explicit inclusions and exclusions set in the `coercible` and `not_coercible`
             member attrs
         """
+        if source_repr is None:
+            source_repr = repr(source)
         # Short-circuit the basic cases where the source and target are the same
         if source is target:
             return
-        if self.superclass_auto_cast and self.is_subclass(target, type(source)):
+        if self.superclass_auto_cast and self.is_subclass(target, source):
             logger.info(
                 "Attempting to coerce %s into %s due to super-to-sub class coercion "
                 "being permitted",
@@ -563,13 +603,11 @@ def check_coercible(
         if source_origin is not None:
             source = source_origin
 
-        source_check = self.is_subclass if inspect.isclass(source) else self.is_instance
-
         def matches_criteria(criteria):
             return [
                 (src, tgt)
                 for src, tgt in criteria
-                if source_check(source, src) and self.is_subclass(target, tgt)
+                if self.is_subclass(source, src) and self.is_subclass(target, tgt)
             ]
 
         def type_name(t):
@@ -580,7 +618,7 @@ def type_name(t):
 
         if not matches_criteria(self.coercible):
             raise TypeError(
-                f"Cannot coerce {repr(source)} into {target}{self.label_str} as the "
+                f"Cannot coerce {source_repr} into {target}{self.label_str} as the "
                 "coercion doesn't match any of the explicit inclusion criteria: "
                 + ", ".join(
                     f"{type_name(s)} -> {type_name(t)}" for s, t in self.coercible
@@ -589,7 +627,7 @@ def type_name(t):
         matches_not_coercible = matches_criteria(self.not_coercible)
         if matches_not_coercible:
             raise TypeError(
-                f"Cannot coerce {repr(source)} into {target}{self.label_str} as it is explicitly "
+                f"Cannot coerce {source_repr} into {target}{self.label_str} as it is explicitly "
                 "excluded by the following coercion criteria: "
                 + ", ".join(
                     f"{type_name(s)} -> {type_name(t)}"