refactor: Revamped serialization (non-working)

TODO.md

@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ We need support for arbitrary objects, but still backed by the persistance seman
 
 ### Parallel Features
 - [x] Move serialization work to a `utils`.
-- [ ] Also make ENCODER a function that can shortcut the easy cases.
-- [ ] For serializeability, let the encoder/decoder be able to make use of an optional `.msgspec_encodable()` and similar decoder respectively, and add support for these in the ENCODER/DECODER functions.
-- [ ] Define a superclass for `SocketDef` and make everyone inherit from it
+- [x] Also make ENCODER a function that can shortcut the easy cases.
+- [x] For serializeability, let the encoder/decoder be able to make use of an optional `.msgspec_encodable()` and similar decoder respectively, and add support for these in the ENCODER/DECODER functions.
+- [x] Define a superclass for `SocketDef` and make everyone inherit from it
 	- [ ] Collect with a `BL_SOCKET_DEFS` object, instead of manually from `__init__.py`s
 	- [ ] Add support for `.msgspec_*()` methods, so that we remove the dependency on sockets from the serialization module.
 

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/bl_cache.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class KeyedCache:
 		self,
 		func: typ.Callable,
 		exclude: set[str],
-		serialize: set[str],
+		encode: set[str],
 	):
 		# Function Information
 		self.func: typ.Callable = func
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class KeyedCache:
 		# Arg -> Key Information
 		self.exclude: set[str] = exclude
 		self.include: set[str] = set(self.func_sig.parameters.keys()) - exclude
-		self.serialize: set[str] = serialize
+		self.encode: set[str] = encode
 
 		# Cache Information
 		self.key_schema: tuple[str, ...] = tuple(
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class KeyedCache:
 			[
 				(
 					arg_value
-					if arg_name not in self.serialize
-					else ENCODER.encode(arg_value)
+					if arg_name not in self.encode
+					else serialize.encode(arg_value)
 				)
 				for arg_name, arg_value in arguments.items()
 				if arg_name in self.include
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ class KeyedCache:
 
 		# Compute Keys to Invalidate
 		arguments_hashable = {
-			arg_name: ENCODER.encode(arg_value)
-			if arg_name in self.serialize and arg_name not in wildcard_arguments
+			arg_name: serialize.encode(arg_value)
+			if arg_name in self.encode and arg_name not in wildcard_arguments
 			else arg_value
 			for arg_name, arg_value in arguments.items()
 		}
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ class KeyedCache:
 				cache.pop(key)
 
 
-def keyed_cache(exclude: set[str], serialize: set[str] = frozenset()) -> typ.Callable:
+def keyed_cache(exclude: set[str], encode: set[str] = frozenset()) -> typ.Callable:
 	def decorator(func: typ.Callable) -> typ.Callable:
 		return KeyedCache(
 			func,
 			exclude=exclude,
-			serialize=serialize,
+			encode=encode,
 		)
 
 	return decorator
@@ -219,9 +219,6 @@ class CachedBLProperty:
 			inspect.signature(getter_method).return_annotation if persist else None
 		)
 
-		# Check Non-Empty Type Annotation
-		## For now, just presume that all types can be encoded/decoded.
-
 		# Check Non-Empty Type Annotation
 		## For now, just presume that all types can be encoded/decoded.
 		if self._type is not None and self._type is inspect.Signature.empty:
@@ -283,7 +280,7 @@ class CachedBLProperty:
 			self._persist
 			and (encoded_value := getattr(bl_instance, self._bl_prop_name)) != ''
 		):
-			value = decode_any(self._type, encoded_value)
+			value = serialize.decode(self._type, encoded_value)
 			cache_nopersist[self._bl_prop_name] = value
 			return value
 
@@ -294,7 +291,7 @@ class CachedBLProperty:
 		cache_nopersist[self._bl_prop_name] = value
 		if self._persist:
 			setattr(
-				bl_instance, self._bl_prop_name, ENCODER.encode(value).decode('utf-8')
+				bl_instance, self._bl_prop_name, serialize.encode(value).decode('utf-8')
 			)
 		return value
 
@@ -466,7 +463,7 @@ class BLField:
 			raise TypeError(msg)
 
 		# Define Blender Property (w/Update Sync)
-		encoded_default_value = ENCODER.encode(self._default_value).decode('utf-8')
+		encoded_default_value = serialize.encode(self._default_value).decode('utf-8')
 		log.debug(
 			'%s set to StringProperty w/default "%s" and no_update="%s"',
 			bl_attr_name,
@@ -487,14 +484,14 @@ class BLField:
 		## 2. Retrieve bpy.props.StringProperty string.
 		## 3. Decode using annotated type.
 		def getter(_self: BLInstance) -> AttrType:
-			return decode_any(AttrType, getattr(_self, bl_attr_name))
+			return serialize.decode(AttrType, getattr(_self, bl_attr_name))
 
 		## Setter:
 		## 1. Initialize bpy.props.StringProperty to Default (if undefined).
 		## 3. Encode value (implicitly using the annotated type).
 		## 2. Set bpy.props.StringProperty string.
 		def setter(_self: BLInstance, value: AttrType) -> None:
-			encoded_value = ENCODER.encode(value).decode('utf-8')
+			encoded_value = serialize.encode(value).decode('utf-8')
 			log.debug(
 				'Writing BLField attr "%s" w/encoded value: %s',
 				bl_attr_name,

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/contracts/schemas/managed_obj.py

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import typing as typ
-
-from ..bl import ManagedObjName
-from ..managed_obj_type import ManagedObjType
-
-
-class ManagedObj(typ.Protocol):
-	managed_obj_type: ManagedObjType
-
-	def __init__(
-		self,
-		name: ManagedObjName,
-	): ...
-
-	@property
-	def name(self) -> str: ...
-	@name.setter
-	def name(self, value: str): ...
-
-	def free(self): ...
-
-	def bl_select(self): ...

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/contracts/schemas/managed_obj_def.py

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import typing as typ
-
-import pydantic as pyd
-
-from .managed_obj import ManagedObj
-
-
-class ManagedObjDef(pyd.BaseModel):
-	mk: typ.Callable[[str], ManagedObj]
-	name_prefix: str = ''

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/contracts/schemas/socket_def.py

@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
+import abc
 import typing as typ
 
 import bpy
+import pydantic as pyd
 
+from .....utils import serialize
 from ..socket_types import SocketType
 
 
-@typ.runtime_checkable
-class SocketDef(typ.Protocol):
+class SocketDef(pyd.BaseModel, abc.ABC):
 	socket_type: SocketType
 
-	def init(self, bl_socket: bpy.types.NodeSocket) -> None: ...
+	@abc.abstractmethod
+	def init(self, bl_socket: bpy.types.NodeSocket) -> None:
+		"""Initializes a real Blender node socket from this socket definition."""
+
+	####################
+	# - Serialization
+	####################
+	def dump_as_msgspec(self) -> serialize.NaiveRepresentation:
+		return [serialize.TypeID.SocketDef, self.__class__.__name__, self.model_dump()]
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def parse_as_msgspec(obj: serialize.NaiveRepresentation) -> typ.Self:
+		return SocketDef.__subclasses__[obj[1]](**obj[2])

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/managed_objs/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import typing as typ
 
+from .base import ManagedObj
+
 # from .managed_bl_empty import ManagedBLEmpty
 from .managed_bl_image import ManagedBLImage
 
@@ -10,9 +12,8 @@ from .managed_bl_mesh import ManagedBLMesh
 # from .managed_bl_volume import ManagedBLVolume
 from .managed_bl_modifier import ManagedBLModifier
 
-ManagedObj: typ.TypeAlias = ManagedBLImage | ManagedBLMesh | ManagedBLModifier
-
 __all__ = [
+	'ManagedObj',
 	#'ManagedBLEmpty',
 	'ManagedBLImage',
 	#'ManagedBLCollection',

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/managed_objs/base.py

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import abc
+import typing as typ
+
+from ....utils import serialize
+from .. import contracts as ct
+
+
+class ManagedObj(abc.ABC):
+	managed_obj_type: ct.ManagedObjType
+
+	@abc.abstractmethod
+	def __init__(
+		self,
+		name: ct.ManagedObjName,
+	):
+		"""Initializes the managed object with a unique name."""
+
+	####################
+	# - Properties
+	####################
+	@property
+	@abc.abstractmethod
+	def name(self) -> str:
+		"""Retrieve the name of the managed object."""
+
+	@name.setter
+	@abc.abstractmethod
+	def name(self, value: str) -> None:
+		"""Retrieve the name of the managed object."""
+
+	####################
+	# - Methods
+	####################
+	@abc.abstractmethod
+	def free(self) -> None:
+		"""Cleanup the resources managed by the managed object."""
+
+	@abc.abstractmethod
+	def bl_select(self) -> None:
+		"""Select the managed object in Blender, if such an operation makes sense."""
+
+	@abc.abstractmethod
+	def hide_preview(self) -> None:
+		"""Select the managed object in Blender, if such an operation makes sense."""
+
+	####################
+	# - Serialization
+	####################
+	def dump_as_msgspec(self) -> serialize.NaiveRepresentation:
+		return [
+			serialize.TypeID.ManagedObj,
+			self.__class__.__name__,
+			(self.managed_obj_type, self.name),
+		]
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def parse_as_msgspec(obj: serialize.NaiveRepresentation) -> typ.Self:
+		return ManagedObj.__subclasses__[obj[1]](**obj[2])

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/managed_objs/managed_bl_image.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import typing_extensions as typx
 
 from ....utils import logger
 from .. import contracts as ct
+from . import base
 
 log = logger.get(__name__)
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def rgba_image_from_xyzf(xyz_freq, colormap: str | None = None):
 		return rgba_image_from_xyzf__grayscale(xyz_freq)
 
 
-class ManagedBLImage(ct.schemas.ManagedObj):
+class ManagedBLImage(base.ManagedObj):
 	managed_obj_type = ct.ManagedObjType.ManagedBLImage
 	_bl_image_name: str
 
@@ -181,6 +182,9 @@ class ManagedBLImage(ct.schemas.ManagedObj):
 		if bl_image := bpy.data.images.get(self.name):
 			self.preview_space.image = bl_image
 
+	def hide_preview(self) -> None:
+		self.preview_space.image = None
+
 	####################
 	# - Image Geometry
 	####################
@@ -269,12 +273,12 @@ class ManagedBLImage(ct.schemas.ManagedObj):
 		)
 		# log.debug('Computed MPL Geometry (%f)', time.perf_counter() - time_start)
 
-		#log.debug(
-		#	'Creating MPL Axes (aspect=%f, width=%f, height=%f)',
-		#	aspect_ratio,
-		#	_width_inches,
-		#	_height_inches,
-		#)
+		# log.debug(
+		# 'Creating MPL Axes (aspect=%f, width=%f, height=%f)',
+		# aspect_ratio,
+		# _width_inches,
+		# _height_inches,
+		# )
 		# Create MPL Figure, Axes, and Compute Figure Geometry
 		fig, ax = plt.subplots(
 			figsize=[_width_inches, _height_inches],

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/managed_objs/managed_bl_mesh.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from ....utils import logger
 from .. import contracts as ct
 from .managed_bl_collection import managed_collection, preview_collection
+from . import base
 
 log = logger.get(__name__)
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ log = logger.get(__name__)
 ####################
 # - BLMesh
 ####################
-class ManagedBLMesh(ct.schemas.ManagedObj):
+class ManagedBLMesh(base.ManagedObj):
 	managed_obj_type = ct.ManagedObjType.ManagedBLMesh
 	_bl_object_name: str | None = None
 

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/managed_objs/managed_bl_modifier.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import typing_extensions as typx
 from ....utils import analyze_geonodes, logger
 from .. import bl_socket_map
 from .. import contracts as ct
+from . import base
 
 log = logger.get(__name__)
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ def write_modifier(
 ####################
 # - ManagedObj
 ####################
-class ManagedBLModifier(ct.schemas.ManagedObj):
+class ManagedBLModifier(base.ManagedObj):
 	managed_obj_type = ct.ManagedObjType.ManagedBLModifier
 	_modifier_name: str | None = None
 
@@ -185,6 +186,9 @@ class ManagedBLModifier(ct.schemas.ManagedObj):
 	def __init__(self, name: str):
 		self.name = name
 
+	def bl_select(self) -> None: pass
+	def hide_preview(self) -> None: pass
+
 	####################
 	# - Deallocation
 	####################

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/nodes/base.py

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class MaxwellSimNode(bpy.types.Node):
 	presets: typ.ClassVar = MappingProxyType({})
 
 	# Managed Objects
-	managed_obj_defs: typ.ClassVar[
-		dict[ct.ManagedObjName, ct.schemas.ManagedObjDef]
+	managed_obj_types: typ.ClassVar[
+		dict[ct.ManagedObjName, type[_managed_objs.ManagedObj]]
 	] = MappingProxyType({})
 
 	####################
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class MaxwellSimNode(bpy.types.Node):
 	####################
 	@events.on_value_changed(
 		prop_name='sim_node_name',
-		props={'sim_node_name', 'managed_objs', 'managed_obj_defs'},
+		props={'sim_node_name', 'managed_objs', 'managed_obj_types'},
 	)
 	def _on_sim_node_name_changed(self, props: dict):
 		log.info(
@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ class MaxwellSimNode(bpy.types.Node):
 		)
 
 		# Set Name of Managed Objects
-		for mobj_id, mobj in props['managed_objs'].items():
-			mobj_def = props['managed_obj_defs'][mobj_id]
-			mobj.name = mobj_def.name_prefix + props['sim_node_name']
+		for mobj in props['managed_objs'].values():
+			mobj.name = props['sim_node_name']
 
 	@events.on_value_changed(prop_name='active_socket_set')
 	def _on_socket_set_changed(self):
@@ -282,9 +281,7 @@ class MaxwellSimNode(bpy.types.Node):
 	def _on_preview_changed(self, props):
 		if not props['preview_active']:
 			for mobj in self.managed_objs.values():
-				if isinstance(mobj, _managed_objs.ManagedBLMesh):
-					## TODO: This is a Workaround
-					mobj.hide_preview()
+				mobj.hide_preview()
 
 	@events.on_enable_lock()
 	def _on_enabled_lock(self):
@@ -460,33 +457,17 @@ class MaxwellSimNode(bpy.types.Node):
 	####################
 	# - Managed Objects
 	####################
-	managed_bl_meshes: dict[str, _managed_objs.ManagedBLMesh] = bl_cache.BLField({})
-	managed_bl_images: dict[str, _managed_objs.ManagedBLImage] = bl_cache.BLField({})
-	managed_bl_modifiers: dict[str, _managed_objs.ManagedBLModifier] = bl_cache.BLField(
-		{}
-	)
-
-	@bl_cache.cached_bl_property(
-		persist=False
-	)  ## Disable broken ManagedObj union DECODER
+	@bl_cache.cached_bl_property(persist=True)
 	def managed_objs(self) -> dict[str, _managed_objs.ManagedObj]:
 		"""Access the managed objects defined on this node.
 
 		Persistent cache ensures that the managed objects are only created on first access, even across file reloads.
 		"""
-		if self.managed_obj_defs:
-			if not (
-				managed_objs := (
-					self.managed_bl_meshes
-					| self.managed_bl_images
-					| self.managed_bl_modifiers
-				)
-			):
-				return {
-					mobj_name: mobj_def.mk(mobj_def.name_prefix + self.sim_node_name)
-					for mobj_name, mobj_def in self.managed_obj_defs.items()
-				}
-			return managed_objs
+		if self.managed_obj_types:
+			return {
+				mobj_name: mobj_type(self.sim_node_name)
+				for mobj_name, mobj_type in self.managed_obj_types.items()
+			}
 
 		return {}
 
@@ -564,7 +545,7 @@ class MaxwellSimNode(bpy.types.Node):
 	####################
 	@bl_cache.keyed_cache(
 		exclude={'self', 'optional'},
-		serialize={'unit_system'},
+		encode={'unit_system'},
 	)
 	def _compute_input(
 		self,

src/blender_maxwell/node_trees/maxwell_sim_nodes/sockets/base.py

@@ -1,17 +1,44 @@
+import abc
 import functools
 import typing as typ
 
 import bpy
+import pydantic as pyd
 import sympy as sp
-import sympy.physics.units as spu
 import typing_extensions as typx
 
+from .....utils import serialize
 from ....utils import logger
 from .. import contracts as ct
+from ..socket_types import SocketType
 
 log = logger.get(__name__)
 
 
+####################
+# - SocketDef
+####################
+class SocketDef(pyd.BaseModel, abc.ABC):
+	socket_type: SocketType
+
+	@abc.abstractmethod
+	def init(self, bl_socket: bpy.types.NodeSocket) -> None:
+		"""Initializes a real Blender node socket from this socket definition."""
+
+	####################
+	# - Serialization
+	####################
+	def dump_as_msgspec(self) -> serialize.NaiveRepresentation:
+		return [serialize.TypeID.SocketDef, self.__class__.__name__, self.model_dump()]
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def parse_as_msgspec(obj: serialize.NaiveRepresentation) -> typ.Self:
+		return SocketDef.__subclasses__[obj[1]](**obj[2])
+
+
+####################
+# - SocketDef
+####################
 class MaxwellSimSocket(bpy.types.NodeSocket):
 	# Fundamentals
 	socket_type: ct.SocketType

src/blender_maxwell/utils/extra_sympy_units.py

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import typing as typ
 import sympy as sp
 import sympy.physics.units as spu
 
+SympyType = sp.Basic | sp.Expr | sp.MatrixBase | sp.Quantity
+
 
 ####################
 # - Useful Methods

src/blender_maxwell/utils/serialize.py

@@ -1,57 +1,131 @@
+"""
+
+Attributes:
+	NaiveEncodableType:
+		See <https://jcristharif.com/msgspec/supported-types.html> for details.
+"""
+
+import dataclasses
+import datetime as dt
+import decimal
+import enum
 import functools
 import typing as typ
+import uuid
 
 import msgspec
 import sympy as sp
-import sympy.physics.units as spu
 
 from . import extra_sympy_units as spux
 from . import logger
 
 log = logger.get(__name__)
 
-EncodableValue: typ.TypeAlias = typ.Any  ## msgspec-compatible
+####################
+# - Serialization Types
+####################
+NaivelyEncodableType: typ.TypeAlias = (
+	None
+	| bool
+	| int
+	| float
+	| str
+	| bytes
+	| bytearray
+	## NO SUPPORT:
+	# | memoryview
+	| tuple
+	| list
+	| dict
+	| set
+	| frozenset
+	## NO SUPPORT:
+	# | typ.Literal
+	| typ.Collection
+	## NO SUPPORT:
+	# | typ.Sequence  ## -> list
+	# | typ.MutableSequence  ## -> list
+	# | typ.AbstractSet  ## -> set
+	# | typ.MutableSet  ## -> set
+	# | typ.Mapping  ## -> dict
+	# | typ.MutableMapping  ## -> dict
+	| typ.TypedDict
+	| typ.NamedTuple
+	| dt.datetime
+	| dt.date
+	| dt.time
+	| dt.timedelta
+	| uuid.UUID
+	| decimal.Decimal
+	## NO SUPPORT:
+	# | enum.Enum
+	| enum.IntEnum
+	| enum.Flag
+	| enum.IntFlag
+	| dataclasses.dataclass
+	| typ.Optional
+	| typ.Union
+	| typ.NewType
+	| typ.TypeAlias
+	| typ.TypeAliasType
+	| typ.Generic
+	| typ.TypeVar
+	| typ.Final
+	| msgspec.Raw
+	## NO SUPPORT:
+	# | msgspec.UNSET
+)
+_NaivelyEncodableTypeSet = frozenset(typ.get_args(NaivelyEncodableType))
+
+
+class TypeID(enum.StrEnum):
+	Complex: str = '!type=complex'
+	SympyType: str = '!type=sympytype'
+	SocketDef: str = '!type=socketdef'
+	ManagedObj: str = '!type=managedobj'
+
+
+NaiveRepresentation: typ.TypeAlias = list[TypeID, str | None, typ.Any]
+
+
+def is_representation(obj: NaivelyEncodableType) -> bool:
+	return isinstance(obj, list) and obj[0] in set(TypeID) and len(obj) == 3  # noqa: PLR2004
+
 
 ####################
-# - (De)Serialization
+# - Serialization Hooks
 ####################
-EncodedComplex: typ.TypeAlias = tuple[float, float] | list[float, float]
-EncodedSympy: typ.TypeAlias = str
-EncodedManagedObj: typ.TypeAlias = tuple[str, str] | list[str, str]
-EncodedPydanticModel: typ.TypeAlias = tuple[str, str] | list[str, str]
-
-
-def _enc_hook(obj: typ.Any) -> EncodableValue:
+def _enc_hook(obj: typ.Any) -> NaivelyEncodableType:
 	"""Translates types not natively supported by `msgspec`, to an encodable form supported by `msgspec`.
 
 	Parameters:
-		obj: The object of arbitrary type to transform into an encodable value.
+	obj: The object of arbitrary type to transform into an encodable value.
 
 	Returns:
-		A value encodable by `msgspec`.
+	A value encodable by `msgspec`.
 
 	Raises:
-		NotImplementedError: When the type transformation hasn't been implemented.
+	NotImplementedError: When the type transformation hasn't been implemented.
 	"""
 	if isinstance(obj, complex):
-		return (obj.real, obj.imag)
-	if isinstance(obj, sp.Basic | sp.MatrixBase | sp.Expr | spu.Quantity):
-		return sp.srepr(obj)
-	if isinstance(obj, managed_objs.ManagedObj):
-		return (obj.name, obj.__class__.__name__)
-	if isinstance(obj, ct.schemas.SocketDef):
-		return (obj.model_dump(), obj.__class__.__name__)
+		return ['!type=complex', None, (obj.real, obj.imag)]
+
+	if isinstance(obj, spux.SympyType):
+		return ['!type=sympytype', None, sp.srepr(obj)]
+
+	if hasattr(obj, 'dump_as_msgspec'):
+		return obj.dump_as_msgspec()
 
 	msg = f'Can\'t encode "{obj}" of type {type(obj)}'
 	raise NotImplementedError(msg)
 
 
-def _dec_hook(_type: type, obj: EncodableValue) -> typ.Any:
+def _dec_hook(_type: type, obj: NaivelyEncodableType) -> typ.Any:
 	"""Translates the `msgspec`-encoded form of an object back to its true form.
 
 	Parameters:
 		_type: The type to transform the `msgspec`-encoded object back into.
-		obj: The encoded object of to transform back into an encodable value.
+		obj: The naively decoded object to transform back into its actual type.
 
 	Returns:
 		A value encodable by `msgspec`.
@@ -59,72 +133,31 @@ def _dec_hook(_type: type, obj: EncodableValue) -> typ.Any:
 	Raises:
 		NotImplementedError: When the type transformation hasn't been implemented.
 	"""
-	if _type is complex and isinstance(obj, EncodedComplex):
-		return complex(obj[0], obj[1])
-	if (
-		_type is sp.Basic
-		and isinstance(obj, EncodedSympy)
-		or _type is sp.Expr
-		and isinstance(obj, EncodedSympy)
-		or _type is sp.MatrixBase
-		and isinstance(obj, EncodedSympy)
-		or _type is spu.Quantity
-		and isinstance(obj, EncodedSympy)
+	if _type is complex or (is_representation(obj) and obj[0] == TypeID.Complex):
+		obj_value = obj[2]
+		return complex(obj_value[0], obj_value[1])
+
+	if _type in typ.get_args(spux.SympyType) or (
+		is_representation(obj) and obj[0] == TypeID.SympyType
 	):
-		return sp.sympify(obj).subs(spux.ALL_UNIT_SYMBOLS)
-	if (
-		_type is managed_objs.ManagedBLMesh
-		and isinstance(obj, EncodedManagedObj)
-		or _type is managed_objs.ManagedBLImage
-		and isinstance(obj, EncodedManagedObj)
-		or _type is managed_objs.ManagedBLModifier
-		and isinstance(obj, EncodedManagedObj)
-	):
-		return {
-			'ManagedBLMesh': managed_objs.ManagedBLMesh,
-			'ManagedBLImage': managed_objs.ManagedBLImage,
-			'ManagedBLModifier': managed_objs.ManagedBLModifier,
-		}[obj[1]](obj[0])
-	if _type is ct.schemas.SocketDef:
-		return getattr(sockets, obj[1])(**obj[0])
+		obj_value = obj[2]
+		return sp.sympify(obj_value).subs(spux.ALL_UNIT_SYMBOLS)
+
+	if hasattr(obj, 'parse_as_msgspec'):
+		return _type.parse_as_msgspec(obj)
 
 	msg = f'Can\'t decode "{obj}" to type {type(obj)}'
 	raise NotImplementedError(msg)
 
 
-ENCODER = msgspec.json.Encoder(enc_hook=_enc_hook, order='deterministic')
-
-_DECODERS: dict[type, msgspec.json.Decoder] = {
-	complex: msgspec.json.Decoder(type=complex, dec_hook=_dec_hook),
-	sp.Basic: msgspec.json.Decoder(type=sp.Basic, dec_hook=_dec_hook),
-	sp.Expr: msgspec.json.Decoder(type=sp.Expr, dec_hook=_dec_hook),
-	sp.MatrixBase: msgspec.json.Decoder(type=sp.MatrixBase, dec_hook=_dec_hook),
-	spu.Quantity: msgspec.json.Decoder(type=spu.Quantity, dec_hook=_dec_hook),
-	managed_objs.ManagedBLMesh: msgspec.json.Decoder(
-		type=managed_objs.ManagedBLMesh,
-		dec_hook=_dec_hook,
-	),
-	managed_objs.ManagedBLImage: msgspec.json.Decoder(
-		type=managed_objs.ManagedBLImage,
-		dec_hook=_dec_hook,
-	),
-	managed_objs.ManagedBLModifier: msgspec.json.Decoder(
-		type=managed_objs.ManagedBLModifier,
-		dec_hook=_dec_hook,
-	),
-	# managed_objs.ManagedObj: msgspec.json.Decoder(
-	# type=managed_objs.ManagedObj, dec_hook=_dec_hook
-	# ),  ## Doesn't work b/c unions are not explicit
-	ct.schemas.SocketDef: msgspec.json.Decoder(
-		type=ct.schemas.SocketDef,
-		dec_hook=_dec_hook,
-	),
-}
-_DECODER_FALLBACK: msgspec.json.Decoder = msgspec.json.Decoder(dec_hook=_dec_hook)
+####################
+# - Global Encoders / Decoders
+####################
+_ENCODER = msgspec.json.Encoder(enc_hook=_enc_hook, order='deterministic')
 
 
 @functools.cache
-def DECODER(_type: type) -> msgspec.json.Decoder:  # noqa: N802
+def _DECODER(_type: type) -> msgspec.json.Decoder:  # noqa: N802
 	"""Retrieve a suitable `msgspec.json.Decoder` by-type.
 
 	Parameters:
@@ -133,21 +166,15 @@ def DECODER(_type: type) -> msgspec.json.Decoder:  # noqa: N802
 	Returns:
 		A suitable decoder.
 	"""
-	if (decoder := _DECODERS.get(_type)) is not None:
-		return decoder
-
-	return _DECODER_FALLBACK
+	return msgspec.json.Decoder(type=_type, dec_hook=_dec_hook)
 
 
-def decode_any(_type: type, obj: str) -> typ.Any:
-	naive_decode = DECODER(_type).decode(obj)
-	if _type == dict[str, ct.schemas.SocketDef]:
-		return {
-			socket_name: getattr(sockets, socket_def_list[1])(**socket_def_list[0])
-			for socket_name, socket_def_list in naive_decode.items()
-		}
+####################
+# - Encoder / Decoder Functions
+####################
+def encode(obj: typ.Any) -> bytes:
+	return _ENCODER.encode(obj)
 
-	log.critical(
-		'Naive Decode of "%s" to "%s" (%s)', str(obj), str(naive_decode), str(_type)
-	)
-	return naive_decode
+
+def decode(_type: type, obj: str | bytes) -> typ.Any:
+	return _DECODER(_type).decode(obj)