From bc4ea9b10191fcbd9f7769e47a485d665826ba33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mattia Succurro <sakuragasaki46@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:39:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] fix missing imports

---
 src/suou/__init__.py         | 2 +-
 src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/suou/__init__.py b/src/suou/__init__.py
index 97743c8..39a7b30 100644
--- a/src/suou/__init__.py
+++ b/src/suou/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .itertools import makelist, kwargs_prefix, ltuple, rtuple, additem
 from .i18n import I18n, JsonI18n, TomlI18n
 from .snowflake import Snowflake, SnowflakeGen
 
-__version__ = "0.3.3"
+__version__ = "0.3.4-dev24"
 
 __all__ = (
     'Siq', 'SiqCache', 'SiqType', 'SiqGen', 'StringCase',
diff --git a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
index 8ef0d12..6af4cec 100644
--- a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Session
 
 from .codecs import want_bytes
-from .sqlalchemy import require_auth_base
+from .sqlalchemy import AuthSrc, require_auth_base
 
 class FlaskAuthSrc(AuthSrc):
     '''

From 1c2bd11212fc2c333c969855f87c29cac433a7e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mattia Succurro <sakuragasaki46@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:58:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] bugfix #2

---
 CHANGELOG.md                 | 4 ++++
 src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eab0c55..543a1d8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.3.4
+
+- Bug fixes in `.flask_sqlalchemy`
+
 ## 0.3.3
 
 - Fixed leftovers in `snowflake` module from unchecked code copying — i.e. `SnowflakeGen.generate_one()` used to require an unused typ= parameter
diff --git a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
index 6af4cec..7cd5b41 100644
--- a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class FlaskAuthSrc(AuthSrc):
     def get_session(self) -> Session:
         return self.db.session
     def get_token(self):
-        return request.authorization.token
+        if request.authorization:
+            return request.authorization.token
     def get_signature(self) -> bytes:
         sig = request.headers.get('authorization-signature', None)
         return want_bytes(sig) if sig else None
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ def require_auth(cls: type[DeclarativeBase], db: SQLAlchemy) -> Callable[Any, Ca
     This looks for a token in the Authorization header, validates it, loads the
     appropriate object, and injects it as the user= parameter.
 
+    NOTE: the actual decorator to be used on routes is **auth_required()**,
+    NOT require_auth() which is the **constructor** for it.
+
     cls is a SQLAlchemy table.
     db is a flask_sqlalchemy.SQLAlchemy() binding.
 

From 04ce86a43e15164906104e5c3b9ceed3fdaece0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yusur Princeps <sakuragasaki46@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:28:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] release candidate for staging. BUGS ARE NOT FIXED YET.

---
 CHANGELOG.md                 |  2 +-
 src/suou/__init__.py         |  2 +-
 src/suou/flask_restx.py      |  3 +++
 src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py | 11 ++++++++---
 src/suou/sqlalchemy.py       |  9 ++++-----
 5 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 543a1d8..4011856 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 0.3.4
 
-- Bug fixes in `.flask_sqlalchemy`
+- Bug fixes in `.flask_sqlalchemy` and `.sqlalchemy` — `require_auth()` is unusable before this point!
 
 ## 0.3.3
 
diff --git a/src/suou/__init__.py b/src/suou/__init__.py
index 39a7b30..51253f2 100644
--- a/src/suou/__init__.py
+++ b/src/suou/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .itertools import makelist, kwargs_prefix, ltuple, rtuple, additem
 from .i18n import I18n, JsonI18n, TomlI18n
 from .snowflake import Snowflake, SnowflakeGen
 
-__version__ = "0.3.4-dev24"
+__version__ = "0.3.4.rc1"
 
 __all__ = (
     'Siq', 'SiqCache', 'SiqType', 'SiqGen', 'StringCase',
diff --git a/src/suou/flask_restx.py b/src/suou/flask_restx.py
index 9d4955a..ecdf3da 100644
--- a/src/suou/flask_restx.py
+++ b/src/suou/flask_restx.py
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ class Api(_Api):
     Notably, all JSON is whitespace-free and .message is remapped to .error
     """
     def handle_error(self, e):
+        ### XXX apparently this handle_error does not get called AT ALL.
+        print(e)
         res = super().handle_error(e)
+        print(res)
         if isinstance(res, Mapping) and 'message' in res:
             res['error'] = res['message']
             del res['message']
diff --git a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
index 7cd5b41..508e296 100644
--- a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class FlaskAuthSrc(AuthSrc):
     def invalid_exc(self, msg: str = 'validation failed') -> Never:
         abort(400, msg)
     def required_exc(self):
-        abort(401)
+        abort(401, 'Login required')
 
-def require_auth(cls: type[DeclarativeBase], db: SQLAlchemy) -> Callable[Any, Callable]:
+def require_auth(cls: type[DeclarativeBase], db: SQLAlchemy) -> Callable:
     """
     Make an auth_required() decorator for Flask views.
 
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ def require_auth(cls: type[DeclarativeBase], db: SQLAlchemy) -> Callable[Any, Ca
     def super_secret_stuff(user):
         pass
     """
-    return partial(require_auth_base, cls=cls, src=FlaskAuthSrc(db))
+    def auth_required(**kwargs):
+        return require_auth_base(cls=cls, src=FlaskAuthSrc(db), **kwargs)
+
+    auth_required.__doc__ = require_auth_base.__doc__
+
+    return auth_required
 
 
 __all__ = ('require_auth', )
diff --git a/src/suou/sqlalchemy.py b/src/suou/sqlalchemy.py
index 2019424..8ff32a4 100644
--- a/src/suou/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/src/suou/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ class AuthSrc(metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
 
 def require_auth_base(cls: type[DeclarativeBase], *, src: AuthSrc, column: str | Column[_T] = 'id', dest: str = 'user',
-        required: bool = False, signed: bool = False, sig_dest: str = 'signature', validators: Callable | Iterable[Callable] | None = None,
-        invalid_exc: Callable | None = None, required_exc: Callable | None = None):
+        required: bool = False, signed: bool = False, sig_dest: str = 'signature', validators: Callable | Iterable[Callable] | None = None):
     '''
     Inject the current user into a view, given the Authorization: Bearer header.
 
@@ -275,11 +274,11 @@ def require_auth_base(cls: type[DeclarativeBase], *, src: AuthSrc, column: str |
         except Exception:
             return None
 
-    def _default_invalid(msg: str):
+    def _default_invalid(msg: str = 'validation failed'):
         raise ValueError(msg)
         
-    invalid_exc = invalid_exc or _default_invalid
-    required_exc = required_exc or (lambda: _default_invalid())
+    invalid_exc = src.invalid_exc or _default_invalid
+    required_exc = src.required_exc or (lambda: _default_invalid())
 
     def decorator(func: Callable):
         @wraps(func)

From 96d25e0e85b83cc2c1f010716aacf80698fe0cee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yusur Princeps <sakuragasaki46@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:51:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] fixes in .configparse

---
 CHANGELOG.md            |  1 +
 src/suou/__init__.py    |  2 +-
 src/suou/configparse.py | 12 ++++++++----
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4011856..3d5856c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 0.3.4
 
 - Bug fixes in `.flask_sqlalchemy` and `.sqlalchemy` — `require_auth()` is unusable before this point!
+- Fixed a bug in `.configparse` dealing with unset values from multiple sources
 
 ## 0.3.3
 
diff --git a/src/suou/__init__.py b/src/suou/__init__.py
index 51253f2..0f45634 100644
--- a/src/suou/__init__.py
+++ b/src/suou/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .itertools import makelist, kwargs_prefix, ltuple, rtuple, additem
 from .i18n import I18n, JsonI18n, TomlI18n
 from .snowflake import Snowflake, SnowflakeGen
 
-__version__ = "0.3.4.rc1"
+__version__ = "0.3.4.rc2"
 
 __all__ = (
     'Siq', 'SiqCache', 'SiqType', 'SiqGen', 'StringCase',
diff --git a/src/suou/configparse.py b/src/suou/configparse.py
index ace075f..d9a0506 100644
--- a/src/suou/configparse.py
+++ b/src/suou/configparse.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from ast import TypeVar
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from configparser import ConfigParser as _ConfigParser
 import os
-from typing import Any, Callable, Iterable, Iterator
+from typing import Any, Callable, Iterator
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from .functools import deprecated_alias
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class ConfigParserConfigSource(ConfigSource):
     _cfp: _ConfigParser
 
     def __init__(self, cfp: _ConfigParser):
+        if not isinstance(cfp, _ConfigParser):
+           raise TypeError(f'a ConfigParser object is required (got {cfp.__class__.__name__!r})')
         self._cfp = cfp
     def __getitem__(self, key: str, /) -> str:
         k1, _, k2 = key.partition('.')
@@ -174,10 +176,12 @@ class ConfigValue:
             owner.expose(self._pub_name, name)
     def __get__(self, obj: ConfigOptions, owner=False):
         if self._val is MISSING:
+            v = MISSING
             for srckey, src in obj._srcs.items():
-                v = src.get(self._srcs[srckey], MISSING)
-            if self._required and not v:
-                    raise MissingConfigError(f'required config {self._src} not set!')
+                if srckey in self._srcs:
+                    v = src.get(self._srcs[srckey], v)
+            if self._required and (not v or v is MISSING):
+                raise MissingConfigError(f'required config {self._srcs['default']} not set!')
             if v is MISSING:
                 v = self._default
             if callable(self._cast):

From f0a109983bf78d901b1bf196f887cad48656aa6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yusur Princeps <sakuragasaki46@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 14:48:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] fix flask_restx error handler, update README.md, give up
 on fixing require_auth() on flask_restx

---
 CHANGELOG.md                 |  2 +-
 README.md                    |  2 +-
 src/suou/__init__.py         |  2 +-
 src/suou/codecs.py           |  2 +-
 src/suou/flask_restx.py      | 18 +++++++++++++-----
 src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py |  2 ++
 6 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d5856c..0895211 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 0.3.4
 
-- Bug fixes in `.flask_sqlalchemy` and `.sqlalchemy` — `require_auth()` is unusable before this point!
+- Bug fixes in `.flask_restx` regarding error handling
 - Fixed a bug in `.configparse` dealing with unset values from multiple sources
 
 ## 0.3.3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ae6d56..29ee187 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Good morning, my brother! Welcome the SUOU (SIS Unified Object Underarmor), a library for the management of the storage of objects into a database.
 
-It provides utilities such as [SIQ](https://sakux.moe/protocols/siq.html), signing and generation of access tokens (on top of [ItsDangerous](https://github.com/pallets/itsdangerous)) and various utilities, including helpers for use in Flask and SQLAlchemy.
+It provides utilities such as [SIQ](https://yusur.moe/protocols/siq.html), signing and generation of access tokens (on top of [ItsDangerous](https://github.com/pallets/itsdangerous)) and various utilities, including helpers for use in Flask and SQLAlchemy.
 
 **It is not an ORM** nor a replacement of it; it works along existing ORMs (currently only SQLAlchemy is supported lol).
 
diff --git a/src/suou/__init__.py b/src/suou/__init__.py
index 0f45634..a0aa794 100644
--- a/src/suou/__init__.py
+++ b/src/suou/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .itertools import makelist, kwargs_prefix, ltuple, rtuple, additem
 from .i18n import I18n, JsonI18n, TomlI18n
 from .snowflake import Snowflake, SnowflakeGen
 
-__version__ = "0.3.4.rc2"
+__version__ = "0.3.4"
 
 __all__ = (
     'Siq', 'SiqCache', 'SiqType', 'SiqGen', 'StringCase',
diff --git a/src/suou/codecs.py b/src/suou/codecs.py
index 2bee255..3efe53f 100644
--- a/src/suou/codecs.py
+++ b/src/suou/codecs.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def jsonencode(obj: dict, *, skipkeys: bool = True, separators: tuple[str, str]
     '''
     return json.dumps(obj, skipkeys=skipkeys, separators=separators, default=_json_default(default), **kwargs)
 
-jsondecode = deprecated('just use json.loads()')(json.loads)
+jsondecode: Callable[Any, dict] = deprecated('just use json.loads()')(json.loads)
 
 def ssv_list(s: str, *, sep_chars = ',;') -> list[str]:
     """
diff --git a/src/suou/flask_restx.py b/src/suou/flask_restx.py
index ecdf3da..8dd9d86 100644
--- a/src/suou/flask_restx.py
+++ b/src/suou/flask_restx.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 
 from typing import Any, Mapping
 import warnings
-from flask import current_app, make_response
+from flask import current_app, Response, make_response
 from flask_restx import Api as _Api
 
-from .codecs import jsonencode
+from .codecs import jsondecode, jsonencode, want_bytes, want_str
 
 
 def output_json(data, code, headers=None):
@@ -54,13 +54,21 @@ class Api(_Api):
     Notably, all JSON is whitespace-free and .message is remapped to .error
     """
     def handle_error(self, e):
-        ### XXX apparently this handle_error does not get called AT ALL.
-        print(e)
+        ### XXX in order for errors to get handled the correct way, import 
+        ### suou.flask_restx.Api() NOT flask_restx.Api() !!!!
         res = super().handle_error(e)
-        print(res)
         if isinstance(res, Mapping) and 'message' in res:
             res['error'] = res['message']
             del res['message']
+        elif isinstance(res, Response):
+            try:
+                body = want_str(res.response[0])
+                bodj = jsondecode(body)
+                if 'message' in bodj:
+                    bodj['error'] = bodj.pop('message')
+                res.response = [want_bytes(jsonencode(bodj))]
+            except (IndexError, KeyError):
+                pass
         return res
     def __init__(self, *a, **ka):
         super().__init__(*a, **ka)
diff --git a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
index 508e296..8c587e1 100644
--- a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def require_auth(cls: type[DeclarativeBase], db: SQLAlchemy) -> Callable:
     @auth_required(validators=[lambda x: x.is_administrator])
     def super_secret_stuff(user):
         pass
+        
+    NOTE: require_auth() DOES NOT work with flask_restx.
     """
     def auth_required(**kwargs):
         return require_auth_base(cls=cls, src=FlaskAuthSrc(db), **kwargs)

From cb99c3911c44f7ccb1701367d5e3b5a344e9750a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yusur Princeps <sakuragasaki46@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2025 22:52:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] improve cb32 handling

---
 CHANGELOG.md                 | 8 ++++++++
 src/suou/__init__.py         | 2 +-
 src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py | 2 +-
 src/suou/iding.py            | 9 +++++++--
 src/suou/sqlalchemy.py       | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0895211..30fbc5f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.4.0
+
+👀
+
+## 0.3.5
+
+- Fixed cb32 handling. Now leading zeros in SIQ's are stripped, and `.from_cb32()` was implemented.
+
 ## 0.3.4
 
 - Bug fixes in `.flask_restx` regarding error handling
diff --git a/src/suou/__init__.py b/src/suou/__init__.py
index a0aa794..74ff48f 100644
--- a/src/suou/__init__.py
+++ b/src/suou/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .itertools import makelist, kwargs_prefix, ltuple, rtuple, additem
 from .i18n import I18n, JsonI18n, TomlI18n
 from .snowflake import Snowflake, SnowflakeGen
 
-__version__ = "0.3.4"
+__version__ = "0.3.5"
 
 __all__ = (
     'Siq', 'SiqCache', 'SiqType', 'SiqGen', 'StringCase',
diff --git a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
index 8c587e1..963b34d 100644
--- a/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/src/suou/flask_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class FlaskAuthSrc(AuthSrc):
     def get_signature(self) -> bytes:
         sig = request.headers.get('authorization-signature', None)
         return want_bytes(sig) if sig else None
-    def invalid_exc(self, msg: str = 'validation failed') -> Never:
+    def invalid_exc(self, msg: str = 'Validation failed') -> Never:
         abort(400, msg)
     def required_exc(self):
         abort(401, 'Login required')
diff --git a/src/suou/iding.py b/src/suou/iding.py
index 6cfcd5e..8797340 100644
--- a/src/suou/iding.py
+++ b/src/suou/iding.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from typing import Iterable, override
 import warnings
 
 from .functools import deprecated
-from .codecs import b32lencode, b64encode, cb32encode
+from .codecs import b32lencode, b64encode, cb32decode, cb32encode, want_str
 
 
 class SiqType(enum.Enum):
@@ -235,9 +235,14 @@ class Siq(int):
 
     def to_base64(self, length: int = 15, *, strip: bool = True) -> str:
         return b64encode(self.to_bytes(length), strip=strip)
+    
     def to_cb32(self) -> str:
-        return cb32encode(self.to_bytes(15, 'big'))
+        return cb32encode(self.to_bytes(15, 'big')).lstrip('0')
     to_crockford = to_cb32
+    @classmethod
+    def from_cb32(cls, val: str | bytes):
+        return cls.from_bytes(cb32decode(want_str(val).zfill(24)))
+
     def to_hex(self) -> str:
         return f'{self:x}'
     def to_oct(self) -> str:
diff --git a/src/suou/sqlalchemy.py b/src/suou/sqlalchemy.py
index 8ff32a4..5a7bc81 100644
--- a/src/suou/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/src/suou/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def require_auth_base(cls: type[DeclarativeBase], *, src: AuthSrc, column: str |
         raise ValueError(msg)
         
     invalid_exc = src.invalid_exc or _default_invalid
-    required_exc = src.required_exc or (lambda: _default_invalid())
+    required_exc = src.required_exc or (lambda: _default_invalid('Login required'))
 
     def decorator(func: Callable):
         @wraps(func)

From f5030ef25a130ec7b419641f48ef0b68afeaaa57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yusur Princeps <sakuragasaki46@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 16:26:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] 0.3.6: fixed config handling with multiple sources

---
 CHANGELOG.md            |  4 ++++
 src/suou/__init__.py    |  2 +-
 src/suou/configparse.py | 14 ++++++++++----
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 30fbc5f..9ca4b52 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 👀
 
+## 0.3.6
+
+- Fixed `ConfigValue` behavior with multiple sources. It used to iterate through all the sources, possibly overwriting; now, iteration stops at first non-missing value.
+
 ## 0.3.5
 
 - Fixed cb32 handling. Now leading zeros in SIQ's are stripped, and `.from_cb32()` was implemented.
diff --git a/src/suou/__init__.py b/src/suou/__init__.py
index 74ff48f..4fad4a2 100644
--- a/src/suou/__init__.py
+++ b/src/suou/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .itertools import makelist, kwargs_prefix, ltuple, rtuple, additem
 from .i18n import I18n, JsonI18n, TomlI18n
 from .snowflake import Snowflake, SnowflakeGen
 
-__version__ = "0.3.5"
+__version__ = "0.3.6"
 
 __all__ = (
     'Siq', 'SiqCache', 'SiqType', 'SiqGen', 'StringCase',
diff --git a/src/suou/configparse.py b/src/suou/configparse.py
index d9a0506..b30c83f 100644
--- a/src/suou/configparse.py
+++ b/src/suou/configparse.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ from .functools import deprecated_alias
 MISSING = object()
 _T = TypeVar('T')
 
+def _not_missing(v) -> bool:
+    return v and v is not MISSING
+
 
 class MissingConfigError(LookupError):
     """
@@ -180,10 +183,13 @@ class ConfigValue:
             for srckey, src in obj._srcs.items():
                 if srckey in self._srcs:
                     v = src.get(self._srcs[srckey], v)
-            if self._required and (not v or v is MISSING):
-                raise MissingConfigError(f'required config {self._srcs['default']} not set!')
-            if v is MISSING:
-                v = self._default
+                    if _not_missing(v):
+                        break
+            if not _not_missing(v):
+                if self._required:
+                    raise MissingConfigError(f'required config {self._srcs['default']} not set!')
+                else:
+                    v = self._default
             if callable(self._cast):
                 v = self._cast(v) if v is not None else self._cast()
             self._val = v