# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine
# Copyright (C) 2021 Dion Moult <dion@thinkmoult.com>
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import ifcopenshell


def add_parameterized_profile(file: ifcopenshell.file, ifc_class: str) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance:
    """Adds a new parameterised profile

    IFC offers parameterised profiles for common standardised hot roll
    steel sections and common concrete forms. A full list is available on
    the IFC documentation as subclasses of IfcParameterizedProfileDef.

    Currently, this API has no benefit over directly calling
    ifcopenshell.file.create_entity.

    :param ifc_class: The subclass of IfcParameterizedProfileDef that you'd
        like to create.
    :type ifc_class: str
    :return: The newly created element depending on the specified ifc_class.
    :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance

    Example:

    .. code:: python

        circle = ifcopenshell.api.profile.add_parameterized_profile(model,
            ifc_class="IfcCircleProfileDef")
        circle.Radius = 1.
    """
    settings = {"ifc_class": ifc_class}

    return file.create_entity(settings["ifc_class"])