fix: avoid verbose grpc interface when solving

doc/changelog.d/3608.fixed.md

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

src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py

@@ -2216,6 +2216,8 @@ def run(
 
         command = command.strip()
 
+        is_comment = command.startswith("!") or command.upper().startswith("/COM")
+
         # always reset the cache
         self._reset_cache()
 
@@ -2261,7 +2263,7 @@ def run(
             # simply return the contents of the file
             return self.list(*command.split(",")[1:])
 
-        if "=" in command:
+        if "=" in command and not is_comment:
             # We are storing a parameter.
             param_name = command.split("=")[0].strip()
 
@@ -2873,11 +2875,6 @@ def _raise_output_errors(self, response):
                     [each for each in error_message.splitlines() if each]
                 )
 
-                # Trimming empty lines
-                error_message = "\n".join(
-                    [each for each in error_message.splitlines() if each]
-                )
-
                 # Checking for permitted error.
                 for each_error in _PERMITTED_ERRORS:
                     permited_error_message = re.search(each_error, error_message)

src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py

@@ -931,6 +931,9 @@ 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)
 
@@ -1611,6 +1614,11 @@ 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

@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ 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):