added _validate_annotation pattern to avoid duplicate generation of v…

…alidate annotation method

.gitignore

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ ipython_config.py
 #   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more
 #   commonly ignored for libraries.
 #   https://python-poetry.org/docs/basic-usage/#commit-your-poetrylock-file-to-version-control
-#poetry.lock
+poetry.lock
 
 # pdm
 #   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include pdm.lock in version control.

sdRDM/generator/updater.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 FUNCTION_PATTERN = r"def ([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\("
 FUNCTION_NAME_PATTERN = r"def ([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\("
 XML_PARSER_PATTERN = r"_parse_raw_xml_data"
+ANNOTATION_PATTERN = r"_validate_annotation"
 
 
 class ModuleOrder(Enum):
@@ -72,9 +73,11 @@ def extract_custom_methods(rendered_class: str, path: str) -> List[str]:
         if not re.findall(FUNCTION_PATTERN, line):
             continue
 
-        # Ignore adder functions
+        # Ignore adder, annotation, and xml parser functions
         if re.findall(ADDER_PATTERN, line):
             continue
+        elif re.findall(ANNOTATION_PATTERN, line):
+            continue
         elif re.findall(XML_PARSER_PATTERN, line):
             continue