From 4211e6557114b299e8af3615d033549f7b0dd2af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tenzin Choedon <tenzin.choedon@lasp.colorado.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 13:52:33 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] BUG: simplify release file import

---
 imap_data_access/__init__.py  | 2 ++
 tests/test_file_validation.py | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/imap_data_access/__init__.py b/imap_data_access/__init__.py
index fcd1646..7bfa28c 100644
--- a/imap_data_access/__init__.py
+++ b/imap_data_access/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     DependencyFilePath,
     ImapFilePath,
     QuicklookFilePath,
+    ReleaseFilePath,
     ScienceFilePath,
     SPICEFilePath,
 )
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
     "ImapFilePath",
     "ProcessingInputCollection",
     "QuicklookFilePath",
+    "ReleaseFilePath",
     "RepointInput",
     "SPICEFilePath",
     "SPICEInput",
diff --git a/tests/test_file_validation.py b/tests/test_file_validation.py
index 568085d..00ccae3 100644
--- a/tests/test_file_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_file_validation.py
@@ -727,3 +727,9 @@ def test_with_release_file_path():
     assert release_file_lo.descriptor == "unrelease"
     assert release_file_lo.start_date == "20260201"
     assert release_file_lo.end_date == "20260430"
+
+    # construct path test
+    expected_output = imap_data_access.config["DATA_DIR"] / Path(
+        "imap/release/mag/imap_mag_withhold-data-release-001_20260201_20260430_v001.txt"
+    )
+    assert release_file_mag.construct_path() == expected_output