feat: adding-mode-warning

doc/changelog.d/3574.miscellaneous.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+feat: adding-mode-warning

src/ansys/mapdl/core/launcher.py

@@ -1644,6 +1644,13 @@ def check_mode(mode: ALLOWABLE_MODES, version: Optional[int] = None):
     """
     if not mode and not version:
         return "grpc"
+    elif not version:
+        warnings.warn(
+            "PyMAPDL couldn't detect MAPDL version, hence it could not "
+            f"verify that the provided connection mode '{mode}' is compatible "
+            "with the current MAPDL installation."
+        )
+        return mode
 
     if isinstance(mode, str):
         mode = mode.lower()

tests/test_component.py

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_defaul_entity_warning(mapdl, cube_geom_and_mesh):
         mapdl.components["mycomp"] = (1, 2, 3)
 
     mapdl.components.default_entity_warning = False
-    with warnings.catch_warnings():
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True):
         mapdl.components["mycomp"] = (1, 2, 3)
 
     mapdl.components.default_entity_warning = True

tests/test_launcher.py

@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ def test_ip_and_start_instance(
 
     ###################
     # Faking MAPDL launching and returning args
-    with warnings.catch_warnings():
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True):
         options = launch_mapdl(
             start_instance=start_instance,
             ip=ip,
@@ -1790,11 +1790,18 @@ def test_get_version_env_var(monkeypatch, version):
             pytest.raises(VersionError, match="Running MAPDL as a service requires"),
             None,
         ],
+        [
+            "anymode",
+            None,
+            "posix",
+            pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="PyMAPDL couldn't detect MAPDL version"),
+            "anymode",
+        ],
     ],
 )
 def test_check_mode(mode, version, osname, context, res):
     with patch("os.name", osname):
-        with context:
+        with context as cnt:
             assert res == check_mode(mode, version)
 
 

tests/test_mapdl.py

@@ -2516,14 +2516,14 @@ def test_load_not_raising_warning():
 
     os.remove(FIRST_TIME_FILE)
 
-    with catch_warnings():
+    with catch_warnings(record=True):
         reload(pymapdl)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "python_version,minimal_version,deprecating,context",
     [
-        ((3, 9, 10), (3, 9), False, catch_warnings()),  # standard case
+        ((3, 9, 10), (3, 9), False, catch_warnings(record=True)),  # standard case
         (
             (3, 9, 10),
             (3, 9),
@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@ def func(*args, **kwargs):
         pymapdl.helpers.run_first_time()
 
     # Assert warnings won't be retrigger
-    with catch_warnings():
+    with catch_warnings(record=True):
         reload(pymapdl)
 
     pymapdl.helpers.run_first_time()