improve runtime client config

src/ansys/dpf/core/core.py

@@ -504,21 +504,6 @@ def release_dpf(self):
         else:
             error = self._api.data_processing_release(1)
 
-    def get_runtime_client_config(self):
-        if self._server().has_client():
-            data_tree_tmp = self._api.data_processing_get_client_config_as_data_tree()
-            config_to_return = RuntimeClientConfig(data_tree=data_tree_tmp, server=self._server())
-        else:
-            if misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG is None:
-                from ansys.dpf.core import data_tree
-
-                misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG = RuntimeClientConfig(
-                    data_tree=data_tree.DataTree(server=self._server())
-                )
-                misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG._data_tree._holds_server = False
-            config_to_return = misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG
-        return config_to_return
-
     @version_requires("4.0")
     def get_runtime_core_config(self):
         if self._server().has_client():

src/ansys/dpf/core/data_tree.py

@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@
         else:
             print(tb)
 
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return self._dict
+
     def __del__(self):
         if not self._is_exited:
             self._is_exited = True

src/ansys/dpf/core/runtime_config.py

@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
     def return_arrays(self, value):
         self._data_tree.add(return_arrays=int(value))
 
+    def copy_config(self, config):
+        config._data_tree.add(self._data_tree.to_dict())
+
 
 class RuntimeCoreConfig(_RuntimeConfig):
     """Enables to access and set runtime configuration

src/ansys/dpf/core/server_types.py

@@ -640,12 +640,20 @@ def __del__(self):
 
 
 class GrpcClient:
-    def __init__(self, address=None):
+    def __init__(self):
         from ansys.dpf.gate import client_capi
 
-        self._internal_obj = client_capi.ClientCAPI.client_new_full_address(address)
         client_capi.ClientCAPI.init_client_environment(self)
 
+    def set_address(self, address, server):
+        from ansys.dpf.core import misc, settings
+        if misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG is not None:
+            self_config = settings.get_runtime_client_config(server=server)
+            misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG.copy_config(self_config)
+        from ansys.dpf.gate import client_capi
+        self._internal_obj = client_capi.ClientCAPI.client_new_full_address(address)
+
+
     def __del__(self):
         try:
             self._deleter_func[0](self._deleter_func[1](self))
@@ -676,6 +684,8 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(ansys_path=ansys_path, load_operators=load_operators)
         # Load Ans.Dpf.GrpcClient
         self._grpc_client_path = load_api.load_grpc_client(ansys_path=ansys_path)
+
+        self._client = GrpcClient()
         self._own_process = launch_server
         self._local_server = False
         self._os = None
@@ -709,8 +719,8 @@ def __init__(
                 launch_dpf(ansys_path, ip, port, timeout=timeout)
                 self._local_server = True
 
-        self._client = GrpcClient(address)
         # store port and ip for later reference
+        self._client.set_address(address, self)
         self._address = address
         self._input_ip = ip
         self._input_port = port
@@ -1011,6 +1021,8 @@ def __init__(
         self._own_process = launch_server
         self.live = False
         self._local_server = False
+        self._stubs = {}
+        self.channel = None
 
         # Load Ans.Dpf.Grpc?
         import grpc
@@ -1048,7 +1060,10 @@ def __init__(
                 else:
                     launch_dpf(ansys_path, ip, port, timeout=timeout)
                     self._local_server = True
-
+        from ansys.dpf.core import misc, settings
+        if misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG is not None:
+            self_config = settings.get_runtime_client_config(server=self)
+            misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG.copy_config(self_config)
         self.channel = grpc.insecure_channel(address)
 
         # store the address for later reference
@@ -1057,7 +1072,6 @@ def __init__(
         self._input_port = port
         self.live = True
         self.ansys_path = ansys_path
-        self._stubs = {}
 
         self._create_shutdown_funcs()
 
@@ -1086,7 +1100,7 @@ def get_api_for_type(self, capi, grpcapi):
         return grpcapi
 
     def create_stub_if_necessary(self, stub_name, stub_type):
-        if not (stub_name in self._stubs.keys()):
+        if self.channel and not stub_name in self._stubs:
             self._stubs[stub_name] = stub_type(self.channel)
 
     def get_stub(self, stub_name):

src/ansys/dpf/core/settings.py

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 from ansys.dpf.core.server_context import set_default_server_context  # noqa: F401
 from ansys.dpf.core.server_factory import ServerConfig  # noqa: F401
 from ansys.dpf.core import core
+from ansys.dpf.gate import (
+    data_processing_capi,
+    data_processing_grpcapi,
+)
 
 
 def disable_off_screen_rendering() -> None:
@@ -121,8 +125,24 @@ def get_runtime_client_config(server=None):
         with Ans.Dpf.GrpcClient configuration.
 
     """
-    base = core.BaseService(server, load_operators=False)
-    return base.get_runtime_client_config()
+    from ansys.dpf.core.runtime_config import RuntimeClientConfig
+    from ansys.dpf import core as root
+    if server is None:
+        server = root.SERVER
+    if server is not None and server.has_client():
+        _api = server.get_api_for_type(
+            capi=data_processing_capi.DataProcessingCAPI,
+            grpcapi=data_processing_grpcapi.DataProcessingGRPCAPI,
+        )
+        _api.init_data_processing_environment(server)  # creates stub when gRPC
+        data_tree_tmp = _api.data_processing_get_client_config_as_data_tree()
+        config_to_return = RuntimeClientConfig(data_tree=data_tree_tmp, server=server)
+    else:
+        if misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG is None:
+            from ansys.dpf.gate import misc as gate_misc
+            misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG = gate_misc.client_config()
+        config_to_return = misc.RUNTIME_CLIENT_CONFIG
+    return config_to_return
 
 
 def get_runtime_core_config(server=None):

src/ansys/dpf/gate/misc.py

@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ def client_config():
         _CLIENT_CONFIG.streaming_buffer_size = DEFAULT_FILE_CHUNK_SIZE
         _CLIENT_CONFIG.stream_floats_instead_of_doubles = False
         _CLIENT_CONFIG.return_arrays = True
-    return _CLIENT_CONFIG
+    return _CLIENT_CONFIG

tests/entry/test_entry.py

@@ -105,6 +105,30 @@ def test_apply_context_remote(remote_config_server_type):
     assert dpf.SERVER.context == dpf.AvailableServerContexts.premium
 
 
+@pytest.mark.order(5)
+@conftest.raises_for_servers_version_under("4.0")
+def test_runtime_client_no_server(remote_config_server_type):
+    dpf.server.shutdown_all_session_servers()
+    dpf.SERVER_CONFIGURATION = remote_config_server_type
+    client_config = dpf.settings.get_runtime_client_config()
+    initial = client_config.stream_floats_instead_of_doubles
+    client_config.stream_floats_instead_of_doubles = True
+    server = dpf.start_local_server(as_global=False)
+    client_config = dpf.settings.get_runtime_client_config(server)
+    assert client_config.stream_floats_instead_of_doubles is True
+
+
+    server = dpf.connect_to_server(
+        ip=server.ip, port=server.port, as_global=False)
+    client_config = dpf.settings.get_runtime_client_config(server)
+    assert client_config.stream_floats_instead_of_doubles is True
+
+    dpf.server.shutdown_all_session_servers()
+    client_config = dpf.settings.get_runtime_client_config()
+    client_config.stream_floats_instead_of_doubles = initial
+    assert client_config.stream_floats_instead_of_doubles == initial
+
+
 @pytest.mark.order("last")  # Mandatory
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     running_docker or not conftest.SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_5_0,