refactor(generate_classes): deprecate branch for ref, test commit hashes

autotest/test_generate_classes.py

@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ def nonempty(itr: Iterable):
 
 def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     # defaults
+    owner = "MODFLOW-USGS"
+    repo = "modflow6"
     ref = [
-        "MODFLOW-USGS/modflow6/develop",
-        "MODFLOW-USGS/modflow6/master",
-        "MODFLOW-USGS/modflow6/6.4.1",
+        f"{owner}/{repo}/develop",
+        f"{owner}/{repo}/master",
+        f"{owner}/{repo}/6.4.1",
+        f"{owner}/{repo}/4458f9f",
+        f"{owner}/{repo}/4458f9f7a6244182e6acc2430a6996f9ca2df367",
     ]
 
     # refs provided as env vars override the defaults
@@ -51,7 +55,10 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
 
 @pytest.mark.mf6
 @pytest.mark.slow
-def test_generate_classes_from_dfn(virtualenv, project_root_path, ref):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("ref_arg", ["ref", "branch"])
+def test_generate_classes_from_dfn(
+    virtualenv, project_root_path, ref, ref_arg
+):
     python = virtualenv.python
     venv = Path(python).parent
     print(
@@ -81,13 +88,16 @@ def test_generate_classes_from_dfn(virtualenv, project_root_path, ref):
     # generate classes
     spl = ref.split("/")
     owner = spl[0]
-    branch = spl[2]
+    repo = spl[1]
+    ref = spl[2]
     pprint(
         virtualenv.run(
             "python -c 'from flopy.mf6.utils import generate_classes; generate_classes(owner=\""
             + owner
-            + '", branch="'
-            + branch
+            + '", repo="'
+            + repo
+            + f'", {ref_arg}="'
+            + ref
             + "\", backup=False)'"
         )
     )

flopy/mf6/utils/generate_classes.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 import time
+from warnings import warn
 
 from .createpackages import create_packages
 
@@ -104,7 +105,12 @@ def delete_mf6_classes():
 
 
 def generate_classes(
-    owner="MODFLOW-USGS", branch="master", dfnpath=None, backup=True
+    owner="MODFLOW-USGS",
+    repo="modflow6",
+    branch="master",
+    ref=None,
+    dfnpath=None,
+    backup=True,
 ):
     """
     Generate the MODFLOW 6 flopy classes using definition files from the
@@ -116,9 +122,16 @@ def generate_classes(
     owner : str
         Owner of the MODFLOW 6 repository to use to update the definition
         files and generate the MODFLOW 6 classes. Default is MODFLOW-USGS.
+    repo : str
+        Name of the MODFLOW 6 repository to use to update the definition.
     branch : str
         Branch name of the MODFLOW 6 repository to use to update the
         definition files and generate the MODFLOW 6 classes. Default is master.
+
+        .. deprecated:: 3.5.0
+            Use ref instead.
+    ref : str
+        Branch name, tag, or commit hash to use to update the definition.
     dfnpath : str
         Path to a definition file folder that will be used to generate the
         MODFLOW 6 classes.  Default is none, which means that the branch
@@ -140,11 +153,19 @@ def generate_classes(
     # user provided dfnpath
     if dfnpath is None:
         print(
-            f"  Updating the MODFLOW 6 classes using {owner}/modflow6/{branch}"
+            f"  Updating the MODFLOW 6 classes using {owner}/{repo}/{branch}"
         )
         timestr = time.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
         new_dfn_pth = os.path.join(flopypth, "mf6", "data", f"dfn_{timestr}")
-        download_dfn(owner, branch, new_dfn_pth)
+
+        # branch deprecated 3.5.0
+        if not ref:
+            if not branch:
+                raise ValueError("branch or ref must be provided")
+            warn("branch is deprecated, use ref instead")
+            ref = branch
+
+        download_dfn(owner, ref, new_dfn_pth)
     else:
         print(f"  Updating the MODFLOW 6 classes using {dfnpath}")
         assert os.path.isdir(dfnpath)