GEOPY-2826: Plate match parallel process fails without good error log

[domfournier]

GEOPY-2826 - Plate match parallel process fails without good error log

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR updates driver resolution to use a new driver_class_from_dict helper (supporting run_command-based UI JSONs), adjusts plate simulation sweep/match behavior, and refreshes dependency pins/lockfiles for the GA_4.8 release alignment.

Changes:

• Replace legacy driver lookup (from_input_file) with driver_class_from_dict across runtime entry points and tests.
• Simplify/remove plate sweep/match UIJson Pydantic models and adjust sweep/match driver logic.
• Update build/dependency configuration and regenerate conda-lock environments (including new py-3.14 locks).

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 27 out of 28 changed files in this pull request and generated 6 comments.

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File	Description
tests/uijson_test.py	Updates UI JSON driver-class resolution to use driver_class_from_dict.
tests/run_tests/driver_joint_pgi_homogeneous_test.py	Adjusts test setup to match newer JSON option expectations.
simpeg_drivers/utils/utils.py	Introduces driver_class_from_dict / moves driver_class_from_name; updates group-to-driver creation.
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/sweep/uijson.py	Removes legacy sweep UIJson model.
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/sweep/options.py	Tightens sweep parameter types and adds legacy workdir handling.
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/sweep/driver.py	Delegates start() to base implementation and expands group detection logic.
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/options.py	Switches plate simulation parameter dispatch to driver_class_from_dict.
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/match/uijson.py	Removes legacy match UIJson model.
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/match/driver.py	Sets headless matplotlib backend and modifies plate placement/scoring logic.
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/driver.py	Rehomes driver_class_from_name import to new location.
simpeg_drivers/options.py	Sets a default documentation URL in CoreOptions.
simpeg_drivers/driver.py	Removes from_input_file and uses driver_class_from_dict in the CLI entry.
pyproject.toml	Updates VCS dependency refs to GA_4.8 release branches and tweaks build requirements.
py-3.13.conda-lock.yml	Regenerated lock with updated package versions/resolutions.
py-3.12.conda-lock.yml	Regenerated lock with updated package versions/resolutions.
environments/py-3.14-win-64.conda.lock.yml	Adds new py3.14 Windows lockfile.
environments/py-3.14-win-64-dev.conda.lock.yml	Adds new py3.14 Windows dev lockfile.
environments/py-3.14-linux-64.conda.lock.yml	Adds new py3.14 Linux lockfile.
environments/py-3.14-linux-64-dev.conda.lock.yml	Adds new py3.14 Linux dev lockfile.
environments/py-3.13-*.conda.lock.yml	Updates existing py3.13 environment lockfiles.
environments/py-3.12-*.conda.lock.yml	Updates existing py3.12 environment lockfiles.

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Codecov Report

❌ Patch coverage is 50.00000% with 3 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 90.21%. Comparing base (749ec6c) to head (9a960ef).
⚠️ Report is 12 commits behind head on release/GA_4.8.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/match/driver.py	50.00%	1 Missing and 2 partials ⚠️

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Files with missing lines	Coverage Δ
simpeg_drivers/plate_simulation/match/driver.py	84.82% <50.00%> (-0.84%)	⬇️

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