.gitignore

@@ -173,4 +173,3 @@ cython_debug/
 
 # PyPI configuration file
 .pypirc
-

LICENSE

@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) 2025 brian
 
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and 
-associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including 
-without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell 
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the 
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
+associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
 following conditions:
 
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial 
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial
 portions of the Software.
 
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT 
-LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO 
-EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER 
-IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE 
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO
+EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
 USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Subclass an adapter in your own repository to add domain-specific methods while
 
 ## Optional dependencies
 
+Repository **interfaces** import with the base package. **Adapters** require the matching extra; importing an adapter without its extra raises `ImportError` with install instructions.
+
 Install with the extras you need:
 
 ```bash

python_repositories/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 """python_repositories: Unified repository interfaces and adapters."""
 
-from .adapters import MinioAdapter, RedisAdapter
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+# Interfaces are always available; they have no optional backend dependencies.
+from . import adapters
 from .interfaces import (
     ConnectionAwareInterface,
     ContextAwareInterface,
@@ -8,11 +13,27 @@ from .interfaces import (
     ObjectRepositoryInterface,
 )
 
+# Adapters are imported only for static type checkers; runtime loading is delegated below.
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .adapters.minio_adapter import MinioAdapter as MinioAdapter
+    from .adapters.redis_adapter import RedisAdapter as RedisAdapter
+
 __all__ = [
     "ConnectionAwareInterface",
     "ContextAwareInterface",
     "JsonRepositoryInterface",
     "ObjectRepositoryInterface",
-    "RedisAdapter",
-    "MinioAdapter",
+    *adapters.__all__,
 ]
+
+
+def __getattr__(name: str) -> object:
+    """Delegate adapter lookups to adapters; lazy loading is defined there."""
+    if name in adapters.__all__:
+        return getattr(adapters, name)
+    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
+
+
+def __dir__() -> list[str]:
+    """Expose lazy adapter names in tab completion and dir()."""
+    return sorted(__all__)

python_repositories/adapters/__init__.py

@@ -4,10 +4,39 @@ Adapters for various backend repositories (e.g., Redis, Minio).
 This module exposes concrete implementations for repository interfaces.
 """
 
-from .redis_adapter import RedisAdapter
-from .minio_adapter import MinioAdapter
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+# Adapters are imported only for static type checkers; runtime loading is deferred below.
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .minio_adapter import MinioAdapter
+    from .redis_adapter import RedisAdapter
+
+# Map public adapter names to their defining module and class.
+# Each adapter module fails fast with an install hint if its extra is missing.
+# When adding a new adapter, update this dict and __all__ only.
+_LAZY_EXPORTS = {
+    "RedisAdapter": (".redis_adapter", "RedisAdapter"),
+    "MinioAdapter": (".minio_adapter", "MinioAdapter"),
+}
 
 __all__ = [
     "RedisAdapter",
     "MinioAdapter",
 ]
+
+
+def __getattr__(name: str) -> object:
+    """Load an adapter on first access so the base package installs without backend clients."""
+    if name in _LAZY_EXPORTS:
+        module_path, attr = _LAZY_EXPORTS[name]
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_path, __package__)
+        return getattr(module, attr)
+    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
+
+
+def __dir__() -> list[str]:
+    """Expose lazy adapter names in tab completion and dir()."""
+    return sorted(__all__)

python_repositories/adapters/minio_adapter.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 from io import BytesIO
-from importlib.util import find_spec
 from typing import Self
 import structlog
 from python_utils import check_env
@@ -14,9 +13,13 @@ from python_repositories.interfaces import (
     ObjectRepositoryInterface,
 )
 
-# Handle optional dependencies
-if find_spec("minio") is not None:
+try:
     import minio
+except ImportError as exc:
+    raise ImportError(
+        "MinIO support requires the minio extra. "
+        "Install with: pip install python-repositories[minio]"
+    ) from exc
 
 
 class MinioAdapter(
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ class MinioAdapter(
     @property
     def is_connected(self) -> bool:
         """Check if connected to Minio server."""
-        res = bool(isinstance(self._client, minio.Minio))
+        res = self._client is not None
         self.logger.debug(res)
         return res
 

python_repositories/adapters/redis_adapter.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Self, cast
-from importlib.util import find_spec
 import os
 import structlog
 
@@ -14,10 +13,14 @@ from python_repositories.interfaces import (
     JsonRepositoryInterface,
 )
 
-# Handle optional dependencies
-if find_spec("redis") is not None:
+try:
     import redis
     from redis.commands.json.path import Path as RedisPath
+except ImportError as exc:
+    raise ImportError(
+        "Redis support requires the redis extra. "
+        "Install with: pip install python-repositories[redis]"
+    ) from exc
 
 
 class RedisAdapter(
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ class RedisAdapter(
     @property
     def is_connected(self) -> bool:
         """Check if connected to Redis server."""
-        res = bool(isinstance(self._client, redis.Redis))
+        res = self._client is not None
         self.logger.debug(res)
         return res
 

tests/unit/optional_dependencies_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+"""Tests for optional dependency import behavior."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import builtins
+import importlib
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from collections.abc import Callable, Mapping, Sequence
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import ModuleType
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+import python_repositories
+
+_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+
+
+def _block_backend_import(blocked_prefix: str) -> Callable[..., ModuleType]:
+    real_import = builtins.__import__
+
+    def fake_import(
+        name: str,
+        globals: Mapping[str, object] | None = None,
+        locals: Mapping[str, object] | None = None,
+        fromlist: Sequence[str] = (),
+        level: int = 0,
+    ) -> ModuleType:
+        if name == blocked_prefix or name.startswith(f"{blocked_prefix}."):
+            raise ImportError(f"No module named '{name}'")
+        return real_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
+
+    return fake_import
+
+
+def test_base_import_does_not_load_adapters() -> None:
+    """Base package import does not eagerly load backend adapter modules."""
+    script = """
+import sys
+from python_repositories import JsonRepositoryInterface
+
+assert JsonRepositoryInterface is not None
+assert "python_repositories.adapters.redis_adapter" not in sys.modules
+assert "python_repositories.adapters.minio_adapter" not in sys.modules
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-c", script],
+        cwd=_ROOT,
+        env={**os.environ, "PYTHONPATH": str(_ROOT)},
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr or result.stdout
+
+
+def test_lazy_adapter_load_succeeds_when_extra_present() -> None:
+    """Adapters load when their optional dependencies are installed."""
+    from python_repositories import MinioAdapter, RedisAdapter
+
+    assert RedisAdapter.__name__ == "RedisAdapter"
+    assert MinioAdapter.__name__ == "MinioAdapter"
+
+
+def test_redis_adapter_import_error_without_extra() -> None:
+    """Missing redis extra raises ImportError with install hint."""
+    import python_repositories.adapters.redis_adapter as redis_adapter_module
+
+    with patch.object(builtins, "__import__", new=_block_backend_import("redis")):
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError, match=r"python-repositories\[redis\]"):
+            importlib.reload(redis_adapter_module)
+
+    importlib.reload(redis_adapter_module)
+
+
+def test_minio_adapter_import_error_without_extra() -> None:
+    """Missing minio extra raises ImportError with install hint."""
+    import python_repositories.adapters.minio_adapter as minio_adapter_module
+
+    with patch.object(builtins, "__import__", new=_block_backend_import("minio")):
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError, match=r"python-repositories\[minio\]"):
+            importlib.reload(minio_adapter_module)
+
+    importlib.reload(minio_adapter_module)
+
+
+def test_top_level_lazy_import_propagates_redis_import_error() -> None:
+    """Top-level RedisAdapter access surfaces adapter import errors."""
+    with patch(
+        "importlib.import_module",
+        side_effect=ImportError(
+            "Redis support requires the redis extra. "
+            "Install with: pip install python-repositories[redis]"
+        ),
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError, match=r"python-repositories\[redis\]"):
+            _ = python_repositories.RedisAdapter
+
+
+def test_top_level_lazy_import_propagates_minio_import_error() -> None:
+    """Top-level MinioAdapter access surfaces adapter import errors."""
+    with patch(
+        "importlib.import_module",
+        side_effect=ImportError(
+            "MinIO support requires the minio extra. "
+            "Install with: pip install python-repositories[minio]"
+        ),
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError, match=r"python-repositories\[minio\]"):
+            _ = python_repositories.MinioAdapter
+
+
+def test_adapters_subpackage_lazy_import_succeeds() -> None:
+    """Adapter subpackage imports delegate to the same lazy loader."""
+    from python_repositories.adapters import RedisAdapter
+
+    assert RedisAdapter.__name__ == "RedisAdapter"