make artifact properties work as a dict for #293

artifactory.py

@@ -1441,6 +1441,38 @@ def _init(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         super(ArtifactoryPath, self)._init(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    class _ArtifactProperties(dict):
+        def __init__(self, pathobj, *args, **kwargs):
+            self.pathobj = pathobj
+            super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        def __setitem__(self, key, item):
+            self.pathobj.update_properties({key: item})
+            super().__setitem__(key, item)
+
+        def __delitem__(self, key):
+            self.pathobj.del_properties([key])
+            super().__delitem__(key)
+
+        def clear(self):
+            self.pathobj.del_properties(self)
+            return super().clear()
+
+        def copy(self):
+            raise ArtifactoryException(f"It is not allowed to copy {__class__}")
+
+        def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            super().update(*args, **kwargs)
+            # first run super(), since signature is unknown
+            self.pathobj.update_properties(super().copy())
+
+        def pop(self, *args):
+            self.pathobj.del_properties(args)
+            return super().pop(*args)
+
+        def __repr__(self):
+            return str(self.pathobj._accessor.get_properties(self.pathobj))
+
     @property
     def top(self):
         obj = ArtifactoryPath(self.drive)
@@ -1981,7 +2013,7 @@ def properties(self):
         """
         Fetch artifact properties
         """
-        return self._accessor.get_properties(self)
+        return self._ArtifactProperties(self, self._accessor.get_properties(self))
 
     @properties.setter
     def properties(self, properties):