Move ThingSetting and ThingProperty docstrings under the definition.

src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/autofocus.py

@@ -393,33 +393,34 @@ class AutofocusThing(lt.Thing):
     stack_images_to_save = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=1,
         model=int,
-        description="""The number of images to save in a stack.
-
-            Defaults to 1 unless you need to see either side of focus""",
     )
+    """The number of images to save in a stack.
+
+    Defaults to 1 unless you need to see either side of focus
+    """
 
     stack_min_images_to_test = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=9,
         model=int,
-        description="""The minimum number of images to capture in a stack.
-
-            This many images are captures and tested for focus, if the focus
-            is not central enough more images may be captured. After new images
-            are captured the number sets the number of images used for checking
-            if focus is central.
-
-            Defaults to 9 which balances reliability and speed
-            """,
     )
+    """The minimum number of images to capture in a stack.
 
-    stack_dz = lt.ThingSetting(
-        initial_value=50,
-        model=int,
-        description="""Space in steps between images in a z-stack
-            Suggested is 50 for 60-100x
-            100 for 40x
-            200 for 20x""",
-    )
+    This many images are captures and tested for focus, if the focus is not central
+    enough more images may be captured. After new images are captured the number sets
+    the number of images used for checking if focus is central.
+
+    Defaults to 9 which balances reliability and speed/
+    """
+
+    stack_dz = lt.ThingSetting(initial_value=50, model=int)
+    """Distance in steps between images in a z-stack.
+
+    Suggested values:
+
+    * 50 for 60-100x
+    * 100 for 40x
+    * 200 for 20x
+    """
 
     @lt.thing_action
     def run_smart_stack(

src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/background_detect.py

@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ class BackgroundDetectThing(lt.Thing):
     tolerance = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=7.0,
         model=float,
-        description="How many standard deviations to allow for the background",
     )
+    """How many standard deviations to allow for the background."""
 
     fraction = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=25.0,
         model=float,
-        description="How much of the image needs to be not background to label as sample",
     )
+    """How much of the image needs to be not background to label as sample"""
 
     def background_mask(self, image: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
         """Calculate a binary image, showing whether each pixel is background.

src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/picamera.py

@@ -128,22 +128,22 @@ class StreamingPiCamera2(BaseCamera):
     stream_resolution = lt.ThingProperty(
         tuple[int, int],
         initial_value=(820, 616),
-        description="Resolution to use for the MJPEG stream",
     )
+    """Resolution to use for the MJPEG stream."""
 
     mjpeg_bitrate = lt.ThingProperty(
         Optional[int],
         initial_value=100000000,
-        description="Bitrate for MJPEG stream (None for default)",
     )
+    """Bitrate for MJPEG stream (None for default)."""
 
     stream_active = lt.ThingProperty(
         bool,
         initial_value=False,
-        description="Whether the MJPEG stream is active",
         observable=True,
         readonly=True,
     )
+    """Whether the MJPEG stream is active."""
 
     def save_settings(self):
         """Override save_settings to ensure that camera properties don't recurse.
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ class StreamingPiCamera2(BaseCamera):
             return cam.sensor_resolution
 
     tuning = lt.ThingSetting(Optional[dict], None, readonly=True)
+    """The Raspberry PiCamera Tuning File JSON."""
 
     def _initialise_picamera(self):
         """Acquire the picamera device and store it as ``self._picamera``.

src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera_stage_mapping.py

@@ -283,11 +283,9 @@ class CameraStageMapper(lt.Thing):
         return np.array(displacement_matrix).tolist()
 
     last_calibration = lt.ThingSetting(
-        initial_value=None,
-        model=Optional[dict],
-        readonly=True,
-        description="The most recent CSM calibration",
+        initial_value=None, model=Optional[dict], readonly=True
     )
+    """The most recent CSM calibration."""
 
     @lt.thing_property
     def image_resolution(self) -> Optional[Tuple[float, float]]:

src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/settings_manager.py

@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ class SettingsManager(lt.Thing):
     external_metadata = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value={},
         model=Mapping,
-        description="External metadata stored in the server's settings",
     )
+    """External metadata stored in the server's settings."""
 
     external_metadata_in_state = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=[],
         model=Sequence[str],
-        description='A list of strings that are included in the "state" metadata',
     )
+    """A list of strings that are included in the "state" metadata."""
 
     @lt.thing_action
     def update_external_metadata(

src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/smart_scan.py

@@ -587,51 +587,46 @@ class SmartScanThing(lt.Thing):
     save_resolution = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=(1640, 1232),
         model=tuple[int, int],
-        description=("A tuple of the image resolution to capture."),
     )
+    """A tuple of the image resolution to capture."""
 
     max_range = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=45000,
         model=int,
-        description=(
-            "The maximum distance from the centre of the scan before we break in steps"
-        ),
     )
+    """The maximum distance in steps from the centre of the scan."""
 
     stitch_tiff = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=False,
         model=bool,
-        description="Whether or not to also produce a pyramidal tiff",
     )
+    """Whether or not to also produce a pyramidal tiff at the end of a scan."""
 
     skip_background = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=True,
         model=bool,
-        description="""Whether to detect and skip empty fields of view
-
-        This uses the settings from the ``BackgroundDetectThing``.""",
     )
+    """Whether to detect and skip empty fields of view.
+
+    This uses the settings from the ``BackgroundDetectThing``."""
 
     autofocus_dz = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=1000,
         model=int,
-        description="The z distance to perform an autofocus in steps",
     )
+    """The z distance to perform an autofocus in steps."""
 
     overlap = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=0.45,
         model=float,
-        description="The fraction (0-1) that adjacent images should overlap in x or y",
     )
+    """The fraction (0-1) that adjacent images should overlap in x or y."""
 
     stitch_automatically = lt.ThingSetting(
         initial_value=True,
         model=bool,
-        description=(
-            "Whether to run a final stitch at the end of the scan (assuming scan "
-            "success)"
-        ),
     )
+    """Whether to run a final stitch at the end of a successful scan."""
 
     @lt.thing_property
     def scans(self) -> list[scan_directories.ScanInfo]:

src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/stage/__init__.py

@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ class BaseStage(lt.Thing):
     position = lt.ThingProperty(
         Mapping[str, int],
         dict.fromkeys(_axis_names, 0),
-        description="Current position of the stage",
         readonly=True,
         observable=True,
     )
+    """Current position of the stage."""
 
     moving = lt.ThingProperty(
         bool,
         False,
-        description="Whether the stage is in motion",
         readonly=True,
         observable=True,
     )
+    """Whether the stage is in motion."""
 
     @property
     def thing_state(self):