feat: noop type

src/ape/cli/__init__.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     skip_confirmation_option,
     verbosity_option,
 )
-from ape.cli.paramtype import JSON, Path
+from ape.cli.paramtype import JSON, Noop, Path
 
 __all__ = [
     "account_option",
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "network_option",
     "NetworkChoice",
     "NetworkOption",
+    "Noop",
     "non_existing_alias_argument",
     "output_format_choice",
     "output_format_option",

src/ape/cli/options.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     output_format_choice,
 )
 from ape.cli.commands import ConnectedProviderCommand
-from ape.cli.paramtype import JSON
+from ape.cli.paramtype import JSON, Noop
 from ape.exceptions import Abort, ProjectError
 from ape.logging import DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL, ApeLogger, LogLevel, logger
 from ape.utils.basemodel import ManagerAccessMixin
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def set_level(ctx, param, value):
         "expose_value": False,
         "help": f"One of {names_str}",
         "is_eager": True,
-        "type": lambda x: x,  # Ignores weird typing-issues
+        "type": Noop(),
     }
 
 

src/ape/cli/paramtype.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 from pathlib import Path as PathLibPath
+from typing import Any
 
 import click
 
@@ -34,3 +35,14 @@ def convert(self, value, param, ctx):
                 self.fail(f"Invalid JSON string: {err}", param, ctx)
 
         return value  # Good already.
+
+
+class Noop(click.ParamType):
+    """
+    A param-type for ignoring param-types.
+    Good to use when the multi-type handling
+    happens already in a callback or in the command itself.
+    """
+
+    def convert(self, value: Any, param, ctx) -> Any:
+        return value