load_spandrel_model: always return a model descriptor

modules/modelloader.py

 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib
 import logging
 import os
-import importlib
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import torch
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import torch
 from modules import shared
 from modules.upscaler import Upscaler, UpscalerLanczos, UpscalerNearest, UpscalerNone
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import spandrel
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -142,17 +145,17 @@ def load_spandrel_model(
     half: bool = False,
     dtype: str | None = None,
     expected_architecture: str | None = None,
-):
+) -> spandrel.ModelDescriptor:
     import spandrel
-    model = spandrel.ModelLoader(device=device).load_from_file(path)
-    if expected_architecture and model.architecture != expected_architecture:
+    model_descriptor = spandrel.ModelLoader(device=device).load_from_file(path)
+    if expected_architecture and model_descriptor.architecture != expected_architecture:
         logger.warning(
-            f"Model {path!r} is not a {expected_architecture!r} model (got {model.architecture!r})",
+            f"Model {path!r} is not a {expected_architecture!r} model (got {model_descriptor.architecture!r})",
         )
     if half:
-        model = model.model.half()
+        model_descriptor.model.half()
     if dtype:
-        model = model.model.to(dtype=dtype)
-    model.eval()
-    logger.debug("Loaded %s from %s (device=%s, half=%s, dtype=%s)", model, path, device, half, dtype)
-    return model
+        model_descriptor.model.to(dtype=dtype)
+    model_descriptor.model.eval()
+    logger.debug("Loaded %s from %s (device=%s, half=%s, dtype=%s)", model_descriptor, path, device, half, dtype)
+    return model_descriptor