# {py:mod}`labthings_fastapi.thing`

```{py:module} labthings_fastapi.thing
```

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing
:allowtitles:
```

## Module Contents

### Classes

````{list-table}
:class: autosummary longtable
:align: left

* - {py:obj}`Thing <labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing
    :summary:
    ```
````

### API

`````{py:class} Thing
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing
```

````{py:attribute} title
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.title
:type: str
:value: >
   None

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.title
```

````

````{py:attribute} _labthings_blocking_portal
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing._labthings_blocking_portal
:type: typing.Optional[anyio.from_thread.BlockingPortal]
:value: >
   None

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing._labthings_blocking_portal
```

````

````{py:attribute} path
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.path
:type: typing.Optional[str]
:value: >
   None

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.path
```

````

````{py:method} __aenter__()
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.__aenter__
:async:

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.__aenter__
```

````

````{py:method} __aexit__(exc_t, exc_v, exc_tb)
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.__aexit__
:async:

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.__aexit__
```

````

````{py:method} attach_to_server(server: labthings_fastapi.server.ThingServer, path: str)
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.attach_to_server

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.attach_to_server
```

````

````{py:attribute} _labthings_thing_settings
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing._labthings_thing_settings
:type: typing.Optional[labthings_fastapi.thing_settings.ThingSettings]
:value: >
   None

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing._labthings_thing_settings
```

````

````{py:property} thing_settings
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.thing_settings
:type: labthings_fastapi.thing_settings.ThingSettings

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.thing_settings
```

````

````{py:attribute} _labthings_thing_state
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing._labthings_thing_state
:type: typing.Optional[dict]
:value: >
   None

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing._labthings_thing_state
```

````

````{py:property} thing_state
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.thing_state
:type: collections.abc.Mapping

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.thing_state
```

````

````{py:method} validate_thing_description()
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.validate_thing_description

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.validate_thing_description
```

````

````{py:attribute} _cached_thing_description
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing._cached_thing_description
:type: typing.Optional[tuple[typing.Optional[str], typing.Optional[str], labthings_fastapi.thing_description.model.ThingDescription]]
:value: >
   None

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing._cached_thing_description
```

````

````{py:method} thing_description(path: typing.Optional[str] = None, base: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> labthings_fastapi.thing_description.model.ThingDescription
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.thing_description

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.thing_description
```

````

````{py:method} thing_description_dict(path: typing.Optional[str] = None, base: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> dict
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.thing_description_dict

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.thing_description_dict
```

````

````{py:method} observe_property(property_name: str, stream: anyio.abc.ObjectSendStream)
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.observe_property

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.observe_property
```

````

````{py:method} observe_action(action_name: str, stream: anyio.abc.ObjectSendStream)
:canonical: labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.observe_action

```{autodoc2-docstring} labthings_fastapi.thing.Thing.observe_action
```

````

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