From 07a3b83d764fa2b345e649cbfa2a85251cb483ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jun Komoda <45822440+junkmd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:35:40 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Improve patching classes in `_compointer_meta`. (#624)

* Extract the parts where classes are being patched
in `_cominterface_meta.__new__` into a `staticmethod`.

* Add a `type: ignore` comment.
---
 comtypes/_post_coinit/unknwn.py | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/comtypes/_post_coinit/unknwn.py b/comtypes/_post_coinit/unknwn.py
index 046d1bc2..00624a46 100644
--- a/comtypes/_post_coinit/unknwn.py
+++ b/comtypes/_post_coinit/unknwn.py
@@ -96,11 +96,20 @@ def __new__(cls, name, bases, namespace):
             {"__com_interface__": new_cls, "_needs_com_addref_": None},
         )
 
-        from ctypes import _pointer_type_cache
+        from ctypes import _pointer_type_cache  # type: ignore
 
         _pointer_type_cache[new_cls] = p
 
         if new_cls._case_insensitive_:
+            new_cls._patch_to_ptr_type(p, True)
+        else:
+            new_cls._patch_to_ptr_type(p, False)
+
+        return new_cls
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _patch_to_ptr_type(p, case_insensitive) -> None:
+        if case_insensitive:
 
             @patcher.Patch(p)
             class CaseInsensitive(object):
@@ -155,8 +164,6 @@ def __setitem__(self, index, value):
 
                 CopyComPointer(value, self)
 
-        return new_cls
-
     def __setattr__(self, name, value):
         if name == "_methods_":
             # XXX I'm no longer sure why the code generator generates