get_provider_map for type Any

[guillaume-alliander]

Trying to use polyfactory with a model with a Any field, I cannot seem to cover it in the get_provider_map. Using object instead of Any works as a workaround, but I am curious about how to properly work with Any.

            @classmethod
            def get_provider_map(cls) -> dict[type, Any]:
                providers_map = super().get_provider_map()

                return {
                    **providers_map,
                    Any: lambda: "this does not work",
                    object: lambda: "this works as workaround",
                    ATypeAlias: lambda: "type alias", # I have seen https://github.com/litestar-org/polyfactory/issues/348 : will not work
                }

What is the correct way to catch Any?

[guacs]

Unfortunately, Any is handled specially and polyfactory always generates a random string for that. This probably isn't the right way to do this, but instead we should be using the provider map to create the value for a field annotated with Any. Feel free to create an issue for this because I think you have a valid usecase :) If not, I can create the issue as well.

[guillaume-alliander]

Done #521
Thanks for your answer!