remove additional_attributes and to_json method

Author: c-w-feldmann

molpipeline/abstract_pipeline_elements/core.py

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-import numpy as np
 from joblib import Parallel, delayed
 from loguru import logger
 from rdkit import Chem
@@ -205,11 +204,6 @@ def set_params(self, **parameters: Any) -> Self:
             setattr(self, att_name, att_value)
         return self
 
-    @property
-    def additional_attributes(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Any attribute relevant for recreating and exact copy, which is not a parameter."""
-        return {}
-
     @property
     def n_jobs(self) -> int:
         """Get the number of cores."""
@@ -571,29 +565,6 @@ def transform(self, values: Any) -> Any:
         self.finish()
         return output
 
-    def to_json(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Return all defining attributes of object as dict.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        dict[str, Any]
-            A dictionary with all attributes necessary to initialize a object with same parameters.
-        """
-        json_dict: dict[str, Any] = {
-            "__name__": self.__class__.__name__,
-            "__module__": self.__class__.__module__,
-        }
-        json_dict.update(self.parameters)
-        if self.additional_attributes:
-            adittional_attributes = {}
-            for key, value in self.additional_attributes.items():
-                if isinstance(value, np.ndarray):
-                    adittional_attributes[key] = value.tolist()
-                else:
-                    adittional_attributes[key] = value
-            json_dict["additional_attributes"] = adittional_attributes
-        return json_dict
-
 
 class MolToMolPipelineElement(TransformingPipelineElement, abc.ABC):
     """Abstract PipelineElement where input and outputs are molecules."""