From d2e661f0f48bbd05c9a291bd178779745be98fb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kdairatchi <96064915+kdairatchi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:29:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] python: allow ROARMessage init via field names and wire
 aliases

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml       |  3 ++-
 python/src/roar_sdk/_compat.py | 17 ++++++++---------
 python/src/roar_sdk/types.py   |  4 ++--
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4f9fac5..35f9682 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: typecheck — mypy
         run: mypy src/roar_sdk/ --ignore-missing-imports
         working-directory: python
-      - run: pytest tests/conformance/ -v
+      - name: conformance tests
+        run: pytest tests/test_conformance*.py -v
         working-directory: .
       - name: cross-SDK interop tests
         run: pytest tests/test_cross_sdk_interop.py -v
diff --git a/python/src/roar_sdk/_compat.py b/python/src/roar_sdk/_compat.py
index d987f74..e10a030 100644
--- a/python/src/roar_sdk/_compat.py
+++ b/python/src/roar_sdk/_compat.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-# Python 3.10 compatibility shim for StrEnum (added in 3.11)
-try:
-    from enum import StrEnum
-except ImportError:
-    from enum import Enum
+"""Compatibility helpers for Python version differences."""
 
-    class StrEnum(str, Enum):  # type: ignore[no-redef]
-        """Backport of Python 3.11 StrEnum for Python 3.10."""
+from enum import Enum
 
-        def __str__(self) -> str:
-            return self.value
+
+class StrEnum(str, Enum):
+    """Lightweight StrEnum backport for consistent typing on Python 3.10+."""
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
diff --git a/python/src/roar_sdk/types.py b/python/src/roar_sdk/types.py
index c87d08a..b1bb8b3 100644
--- a/python/src/roar_sdk/types.py
+++ b/python/src/roar_sdk/types.py
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ class ROARMessage(BaseModel):
 
     roar: str = "1.0"
     id: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: f"msg_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:10]}")
-    from_identity: AgentIdentity = Field(alias="from")
-    to_identity: AgentIdentity = Field(alias="to")
+    from_identity: AgentIdentity = Field(validation_alias="from", serialization_alias="from")
+    to_identity: AgentIdentity = Field(validation_alias="to", serialization_alias="to")
     intent: MessageIntent
     payload: Dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)
     context: Dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict)