batch, schema: use Dict instead of Any

Add new Dict parameter class and use it in the batch and command_defaults
plugins.

https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4739

Reviewed-By: David Kupka <dkupka@redhat.com>

ipaserver/plugins/batch.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import six
 
 from ipalib import api, errors
 from ipalib import Command
-from ipalib.parameters import Str, Any
+from ipalib.parameters import Str, Dict
 from ipalib.output import Output
 from ipalib.text import _
 from ipalib.request import context
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class batch(Command):
     NO_CLI = True
 
     takes_args = (
-        Any('methods*',
+        Dict('methods*',
             doc=_('Nested Methods to execute'),
         ),
     )
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ class batch(Command):
     def execute(self, methods=None, **options):
         results = []
         for arg in (methods or []):
-            # As take_args = Any, no check is done before
-            # Need to make sure that methods contain dict objects
-            if not isinstance(arg, dict):
-                raise errors.ConversionError(
-                    name='methods',
-                    error=_(u'must contain dict objects'))
             params = dict()
             name = None
             try:

ipaserver/plugins/schema.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from ipalib import errors
 from ipalib.crud import PKQuery, Retrieve, Search
 from ipalib.frontend import Command, Method, Object
 from ipalib.output import Entry, ListOfEntries, ListOfPrimaryKeys, PrimaryKey
-from ipalib.parameters import Any, Bool, Flag, Int, Str
+from ipalib.parameters import Bool, Dict, Flag, Int, Str
 from ipalib.plugable import Registry
 from ipalib.text import _
 from ipapython.version import API_VERSION
@@ -216,18 +216,14 @@ class command_defaults(PKQuery):
 
     takes_options = (
         Str('params*'),
-        Any('kw?'),
+        Dict('kw?'),
     )
 
     def execute(self, name, **options):
         command = self.api.Command[name]
 
         params = options.get('params', [])
-
         kw = options.get('kw', {})
-        if not isinstance(kw, dict):
-            raise errors.ConversionError(name=name,
-                                         error=_("must be a dictionary"))
 
         result = command.get_default(params, **kw)