Ground_Engine: Add method to retrieve specific StratumProperty based on type

Ground_Engine/Compute/ConsolidateStrata.cs

@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
         /***************************************************/
         /**** Public Methods                            ****/
         /***************************************************/
-        [Description("A method that takes a Borehole, and consolidates the Strata sequentially by combining them based on a specific property.")]
+        [Description("A method that takes a Borehole, and consolidates the Strata sequentially by combining them based on a the property provided.")]
         [Input("borehole", "The Borehole to consolidate the strata for.")]
-        [Input("propertyCompare", "The property of the Strata to consolidate such as ObservedGeology, InterpretedGeology or Legend.")]
+        [Input("propertyCompare", "The property of the Strata to consolidate (e.g. ObservedGeology, InterpretedGeology or Legend).")]
         [Input("decimals", "The number of decimals to display the depth ranges.")]
         [Output("b", "The consolidated Borehole.")]
-        public static Borehole ConsolidateStrata(Borehole borehole, string propertyCompare, int decimals)
+        public static Borehole ConsolidateStrata(Borehole borehole, string propertyCompare, int decimals = 2)
         {
             if (borehole.IsValid())
             {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
             double bottom = stratum.Bottom;
 
             // Properties to skip over
             List<string> skipProp = new List<string>() { "Id", "Top", "Bottom", "Properties", "BHoM_Guid", "Name", "Fragments", "Tags", "CustomData" };
             skipProp.Add(propName);
 
             if (!initial)

Ground_Engine/Query/ContaminantProperty.cs

@@ -24,17 +24,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using BH.oM.Base;
 using BH.oM.Base.Attributes;
-using BH.oM.Data;
-using BH.oM.Geometry;
 using BH.oM.Ground;
-using BH.oM.Quantities.Attributes;
-using BH.Engine.Base;
-using BH.Engine.Data;
-using BH.Engine.Geometry;
-using BH.oM.Data.Requests;
 
 
 namespace BH.Engine.Ground

Ground_Engine/Query/StratumProperty.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Buildings and Habitats object Model (BHoM)
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 - 2025, the respective contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Each contributor holds copyright over their respective contributions.
+ * The project versioning (Git) records all such contribution source information.
+ *                                           
+ *                                                                              
+ * The BHoM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify         
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by  
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3.0 of the License, or          
+ * (at your option) any later version.                                          
+ *                                                                              
+ * The BHoM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,              
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of               
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the                 
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.                          
+ *                                                                            
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License     
+ * along with this code. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html>.      
+ */
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using BH.oM.Base.Attributes;
+using BH.oM.Ground;
+
+
+namespace BH.Engine.Ground
+{
+    public static partial class Query
+    {
+        /***************************************************/
+        /**** Public Methods                            ****/
+        /***************************************************/
+
+        [Description("Returns the IStratumProperty matching the type provided..")]
+        [Input("stratum", "The IStratumProperty to retrieve the property from.")]
+        [Input("type", "The type that inherits IStratumProperty to search the Stratum for.")]
+        [Output("property", "The IStratumProperty found on the Stratum.")]
+        public static IStratumProperty StratumProperty(this Stratum stratum, Type type)
+        {
+            if (stratum.IsValid())
+            {
+                List<IStratumProperty> stratumProperties = stratum.Properties;
+
+                if (stratumProperties.Select(x => x.GetType()).Contains(type))
+                    return (IStratumProperty)Base.Query.FilterByType(stratumProperties, type).First();
+                else
+                {
+                    Base.Compute.RecordError($"The Stratum does not contain {type}.");
+                    return null;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+                return null;
+        }
+
+        /***************************************************/
+
+    }
+}