Bypass changing paths if new path is the same as old one

model_server/api.py

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def list_session_paths():
 
 def change_path(key, path):
     try:
+        if session.get_paths()[key] == path:
+            return session.get_paths()
         session.set_data_directory(key, path)
     except InvalidPathError as e:
         raise HTTPException(

model_server/util.py

 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 from time import localtime, strftime
+from typing import List
 
 import pandas as pd
 
 from model_server.accessors import InMemoryDataAccessor, write_accessor_data_to_file
+from model_server.models import Model
 
 def autonumber_new_directory(where: str, prefix: str) -> str:
     """
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ def loop_workflow(
         files: list,
         output_folder_path: str,
         workflow_func: callable,
+        models: List[Model],
         params: dict,
         export_batch_csvs: bool = True,
         write_intermediate_products: bool = True,
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ def loop_workflow(
         export_kwargs = {
             'input_file_path': ff,
             'output_folder_path': output_folder_path,
+            'models': models,
             **params,
         }
 

tests/test_api.py

@@ -155,4 +155,20 @@ class TestApiFromAutomatedClient(TestServerBaseClass):
         resp_check = requests.get(
             self.uri + 'paths'
         )
-        self.assertEqual(resp_inpath.json()['inbound_images'], resp_check.json()['inbound_images'])
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+        self.assertEqual(resp_inpath.json()['outbound_images'], resp_check.json()['outbound_images'])
+
+    def test_no_change_inbound_path(self):
+        resp_inpath = requests.get(
+            self.uri + 'paths'
+        )
+        resp_change = requests.put(
+            self.uri + f'paths/watch_output',
+            params={
+                'path': resp_inpath.json()['outbound_images']
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(resp_change.status_code, 200)
+        resp_check = requests.get(
+            self.uri + 'paths'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(resp_inpath.json()['outbound_images'], resp_check.json()['outbound_images'])
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