Extend GaudiConfig2 configurable to match Configurables API.

GaudiConfiguration/python/GaudiConfig2/_configurables.py

@@ -237,8 +237,13 @@ class Configurable(ConfigMetaHelper):
     def is_property_set(self, propname):
         return self._descriptors[propname].__is_set__(self, type(self))
 
-    def getGaudiType(self):
-        return self.__component_type__
+    @classmethod
+    def getGaudiType(cls):
+        return cls.__component_type__
+
+    @classmethod
+    def getType(cls):
+        return cls.__cpp_type__
 
     def getName(self):
         return self.name
@@ -249,6 +254,14 @@ class Configurable(ConfigMetaHelper):
     def toStringProperty(self):
         return "{}/{}".format(self.__cpp_type__, self.name)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def getDefaultProperties(cls):
+        return {k: v.default for k, v in cls._descriptors.items()}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def getDefaultProperty(cls, name):
+        return cls._descriptors[name].default
+
     def merge(self, other):
         '''
         Merge the properties of the other instance into the current one.

GaudiConfiguration/tests/nose/test_configurable.py

@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ def test_configurable():
 
     assert a.toStringProperty() == MyAlg.__cpp_type__ + '/abc'
 
+    assert MyAlg.getGaudiType() == 'Algorithm'
+
+    assert MyAlg.getType() == 'TestConf::MyAlg'
+
+    assert MyAlg.getDefaultProperty("AStringProp") == 'text'
+
+    assert MyAlg.getDefaultProperties()['ABoolProp'] == False
+
 
 def test_properties():
     p = MyAlg()