Merge branch 'main' into ci/add-timeout-to-tests

doc/changelog.d/3608.fixed.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix: avoid verbose grpc interface when solving

src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py

@@ -938,6 +938,9 @@ def _set_no_abort(self):
     def _run_at_connect(self):
         """Run house-keeping commands when initially connecting to MAPDL."""
         # increase the number of variables allowed in POST26 to the maximum
+        with self.run_as_routine("Begin level"):
+            self._run("/verify", mute=False)
+
         with self.run_as_routine("POST26"):
             self.numvar(200, mute=True)
 
@@ -1623,6 +1626,11 @@ def _ctrl(self, cmd: str, opt1: str = ""):
             return
 
         resp = self._stub.Ctrl(request)
+
+        if cmd.lower() == "set_verb" and str(opt1) == "0":
+            warn("Disabling gRPC verbose ('_ctr') by issuing also '/VERIFY' command.")
+            self.run("/verify")
+
         if hasattr(resp, "response"):
             return resp.response
 

tests/conftest.py

@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ def run_before_and_after_tests(
 
     yield  # this is where the testing happens
 
+    mapdl.prep7()
+
     # Check resetting state
     assert prev == mapdl.is_local
     assert not mapdl.exited, "MAPDL is exited after the test. It should have not!"

tests/test_mapdl.py

@@ -2429,8 +2429,15 @@ def test_not_correct_et_element(mapdl, cleared):
 
 
 def test_ctrl(mapdl, cleared):
-    mapdl._ctrl("set_verb", 5)  # Setting verbosity on the server
-    mapdl._ctrl("set_verb", 0)  # Returning to non-verbose
+    with patch("ansys.mapdl.core.mapdl_grpc.MapdlGrpc.run") as mck_run:
+
+        mapdl._ctrl("set_verb", 5)  # Setting verbosity on the server
+        mapdl._ctrl("set_verb", 0)  # Returning to non-verbose
+
+        assert "/verify" in mck_run.call_args_list[0].args[0]
+
+    mapdl.finish()
+    mapdl.run("/verify")  # mocking might skip running this inside mapdl._ctrl
 
 
 def test_cleanup_loggers(mapdl, cleared):