From 2c091f7a12bcf4f24dc4a3f239c6c4bf326b43a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Garette <egarette@silique.fr>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 21:55:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: name and type for a config

---
 tests/test_metaconfig.py |  6 ++++++
 tiramisu/api.py          | 20 ++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_metaconfig.py b/tests/test_metaconfig.py
index 463b905..1637f86 100644
--- a/tests/test_metaconfig.py
+++ b/tests/test_metaconfig.py
@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ def make_metaconfig(double=False):
     conf2.property.read_write()
     meta = MetaConfig([conf1, conf2], name='meta')
     assert meta.config.type() == 'metaconfig'
+    assert meta.type() == 'metaconfig'
     assert meta.config.name() == 'meta'
+    assert meta.name() == 'meta'
+    assert conf1.config.type() == 'config'
+    assert conf1.type() == 'config'
+    assert conf1.config.name() == 'conf1'
+    assert conf1.name() == 'conf1'
     if double:
         meta.owner.set(owners.meta2)
         meta = MetaConfig([meta], name='doublemeta')
diff --git a/tiramisu/api.py b/tiramisu/api.py
index a722451..6fef95d 100644
--- a/tiramisu/api.py
+++ b/tiramisu/api.py
@@ -1211,6 +1211,18 @@ class TiramisuConfig(TiramisuHelp, _TiramisuOptionWalk):
         if isinstance(config, KernelGroupConfig):
             return GroupConfig(config)
 
+    def type(self):
+        """get the type"""
+        config = self._config_bag.context
+        if isinstance(config, KernelConfig):
+            return "config"
+        if isinstance(config, KernelMetaConfig):
+            return "metaconfig"
+        if isinstance(config, KernelMixConfig):
+            return "mixconfig"
+        if isinstance(config, KernelGroupConfig):
+            return "groupconfig"
+
     def name(self):
         """get the name"""
         return self._config_bag.context.impl_getname()
@@ -1826,10 +1838,6 @@ class TiramisuContextOption(TiramisuConfig, _TiramisuOptionWalk):
             None,
         )
 
-    def name(self):
-        """Get option name"""
-        return None
-
     def path(
         self,
     ):
@@ -1851,10 +1859,6 @@ class TiramisuContextOption(TiramisuConfig, _TiramisuOptionWalk):
         """Test if option is a dynamic optiondescription"""
         return False
 
-    def type(self):
-        """Get de option type"""
-        return "optiondescription"
-
     def list(
         self,
         *,