fix: support const in typename

src/uproot/interpretation/identify.py

@@ -577,6 +577,8 @@ def _parse_node(tokens, i, typename, file, quote, header, inner_header):
     if tokens[i].group(0) == ",":
         _parse_error(tokens[i].start() + 1, typename, file)
 
+    elif tokens[i].group(0) == "const":
+        return _parse_node(tokens, i + 1, typename, file, quote, header, inner_header)
     elif tokens[i].group(0) == "Bool_t":
         return i + 1, _parse_maybe_quote('numpy.dtype("?")', quote)
     elif tokens[i].group(0) == "bool":
@@ -919,19 +921,6 @@ def _parse_node(tokens, i, typename, file, quote, header, inner_header):
             _parse_maybe_quote(f"uproot.containers.AsString({header})", quote),
         )
 
-    elif (
-        has2
-        and tokens[i].group(0) == "const"
-        and (
-            tokens[i + 1].group(0) == "string"
-            or _simplify_token(tokens[i + 1]) == "std::string"
-        )
-    ):
-        return (
-            i + 2,
-            _parse_maybe_quote(f"uproot.containers.AsString({header})", quote),
-        )
-
     elif tokens[i].group(0) == "TString":
         return (
             i + 1,
@@ -947,18 +936,6 @@ def _parse_node(tokens, i, typename, file, quote, header, inner_header):
                 quote,
             ),
         )
-    elif (
-        has2
-        and tokens[i].group(0) == "const"
-        and _simplify_token(tokens[i + 1]) == "char*"
-    ):
-        return (
-            i + 2,
-            _parse_maybe_quote(
-                "uproot.containers.AsString(False, length_bytes='4', typename='char*')",
-                quote,
-            ),
-        )
 
     elif tokens[i].group(0) == "bitset" or _simplify_token(tokens[i]) == "std::bitset":
         _parse_expect("<", tokens, i + 1, typename, file)

tests/test_1229_const_in_typename.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# BSD 3-Clause License; see https://github.com/scikit-hep/uproot5/blob/main/LICENSE
+
+import pytest
+import skhep_testdata
+
+import uproot
+from uproot.interpretation.identify import parse_typename
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def datafile(tmpdir_factory):
+    yield skhep_testdata.data_path("uproot-issue-1229.root")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def tree(datafile):
+    with uproot.open(datafile) as f:
+        yield f["tree"]
+
+
+def test_const_in_typename(tree):
+    assert tree["branch/pointer"].typename == "TFooMember*"
+    assert tree["branch/const_pointer"].typename == "TFooMember*"
+
+
+def test_const_parse_typename():
+    assert parse_typename("TH1I*") == parse_typename("const TH1I*")