Merge pull request #148 from specklesystems/izzy/allow-nulls

feat(serialisation): allow null values

specklepy/objects/base.py

@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ class Base(_RegisteringBase):
         if t is None:
             return value
 
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+
         if t.__module__ == "typing":
             origin = getattr(t, "__origin__")
             t = (

specklepy/serialization/base_object_serializer.py

@@ -60,14 +60,19 @@ class BaseObjectSerializer:
             chunkable = False
             detach = False
 
-            # skip nulls or props marked to be ignored with "__" or "_"
-            if value is None or prop.startswith(("__", "_")):
+            # skip props marked to be ignored with "__" or "_"
+            if prop.startswith(("__", "_")):
                 continue
 
             # don't prepopulate id as this will mess up hashing
             if prop == "id":
                 continue
 
+            # allow serialisation of nulls
+            if value is None:
+                object_builder[prop] = value
+                continue
+
             # only bother with chunking and detaching if there is a write transport
             if self.write_transports:
                 dynamic_chunk_match = prop.startswith("@") and re.match(