Avoiding running get_array and non_interactive raising exceptions

src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl.py

@@ -826,10 +826,20 @@
             self._parent()._store_commands = True
 
         def __exit__(self, *args):
-            self._parent()._log.debug("Exiting non-interactive mode")
-            self._parent()._flush_stored()
             self._parent()._store_commands = False
 
+            if args[0] is not None:
+                # An exception was raised, let's exit now without flushing
+                self._parent()._log.debug(
+                    "An exception was found in the `non_interactive` environment. "
+                    "Hence the commands are not flushed."
+                )
+                return None
+            else:
+                # No exception so let's flush.
+                self._parent()._log.debug("Exiting non-interactive mode")
+                self._parent()._flush_stored()
+
     class _save_selection:
         """Save the selection and returns to it when exiting"""
 
@@ -3827,7 +3837,20 @@
                -0.00178402, -0.01234851,  0.01234851, -0.01234851])
 
         """
-        arr = self._get_array(entity, entnum, item1, it1num, item2, it2num, kloop)
+        parm_name = kwargs.get("parm", None)
+
+        if self._store_commands:
+            raise MapdlRuntimeError(
+                "Cannot use `mapdl.get_array` when in `non_interactive` mode, "
+                "since it does not return anything until the `non_interactive` context "
+                "manager is finished.\n"
+                "Exit `non_interactive` mode before using this method.\n\n"
+                "Alternatively you can use `mapdl.vget` to specify the name of the MAPDL parameter where to store the retrieved value."
+            )
+
+        arr = self._get_array(
+            entity, entnum, item1, it1num, item2, it2num, kloop, **kwargs
+        )
 
         # edge case where corba refuses to return the array
         ntry = 0
@@ -3853,6 +3876,16 @@
         """Uses the VGET command to get an array from ANSYS"""
         parm_name = kwargs.pop("parm", None)
 
+        if self._store_commands and not parm_name:
+            raise MapdlRuntimeError(
+                "Cannot use `mapdl._get_array` when in `non_interactive` mode, "
+                "since it does not return anything until the `non_interactive` context "
+                "manager is finished.\n"
+                "Exit `non_interactive` mode before using this method.\n\n"
+                "Alternatively you can use `mapdl.vget` or use the `parm` kwarg in "
+                "`mapdl._get_array` to specify the name of the MAPDL parameter where to store the retrieved value. In any case, this function will return `None`"
+            )
+
         if parm_name is None:
             parm_name = "__vget_tmp_%d__" % self._vget_arr_counter
             self._vget_arr_counter += 1
@@ -3869,6 +3902,10 @@
             mute=False,
         )
 
+        if self._store_commands:
+            # Return early
+            return None
+
         # check if empty array
         if "the dimension number 1 is 0" in out:
             return np.empty(0)

src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py

@@ -2040,8 +2040,10 @@ def _get(
 
         if self._store_commands:
             raise MapdlRuntimeError(
-                "Cannot use gRPC enabled ``GET`` when in non_interactive mode. "
-                "Exit non_interactive mode before using this method."
+                "Cannot use `mapdl.get_value` when in `non_interactive` mode. "
+                "Exit non_interactive mode before using this method.\n\n"
+                "Alternatively you can use `mapdl.get` to specify the name of "
+                "the MAPDL parameter where to store the retrieved value.\n"
             )
 
         cmd = f"{entity},{entnum},{item1},{it1num},{item2},{it2num},{item3}, {it3num}, {item4}, {it4num}"

tests/test_mapdl.py

@@ -2117,3 +2117,10 @@ def test_saving_selection_context(mapdl, cube_solve):
 
     assert "nod_selection_4".upper() not in mapdl.cmlist()
     assert "nod_selection_4" not in mapdl.components
+
+
+def test_get_array_non_interactive(mapdl, solved_box):
+    mapdl.allsel()
+    with pytest.raises(MapdlRuntimeError):
+        with mapdl.non_interactive:
+            mapdl.get_array("asdf", "2")