Create a minimal requirements file

.ci/run_vms.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+"""Run some vm manuals"""
+from ansys.mapdl.core import launch_mapdl
+from ansys.mapdl.core.examples import vmfiles
+
+mapdl = launch_mapdl()
+
+vms = list(vmfiles.keys())
+
+for i, vm in enumerate(vms[:2]):
+    mapdl.clear()
+    print(f"Running the vm {i}: {vm}")
+    output = mapdl.input(vmfiles[vm])
+    print(f"Running the vm {i}: Successfully completed")
+mapdl.exit()

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ defaults:
 permissions:
   contents: write
   packages: read
-
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
 
   doc-style:
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cat log.txt
 
   build-test:
-    name: "Remote: Build and unit testing"
+    name: "Remote: Build & test"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     timeout-minutes: 35
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ jobs:
           if compgen -G './logs-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}/*.out' > /dev/null ;then for f in ./logs-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}/*.out; do echo "::group:: Output file $f" && cat $f && echo "::endgroup::" ; done; fi || echo "Failed to display the 'log' files."
 
   build-test-ubuntu:
-    name: "Local: Build and unit testing on Ubuntu"
+    name: "Local: Build & test on Ubuntu"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     timeout-minutes: 55
@@ -482,8 +483,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-          persist-credentials: false
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
 
       - name: "Setup Python"
@@ -581,10 +580,89 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ubuntu-v22.2.0-local.xml
           path: ./ubuntu-v22.2.0-local.xml
+
+      - name: 'Upload minimal requirements file'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: minimum_requirements.txt
+          path: ./minimum_requirements.txt
+
+  build-test-ubuntu-minimal:
+    name: "Local: Build & test minimal package on Ubuntu"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    timeout-minutes: 55
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/ansys/mapdl:v22.2-ubuntu
+      options: "-u=0:0 --entrypoint /bin/bash"
+      credentials:
+        username: ${{ secrets.GH_USERNAME }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    env:
+      ON_LOCAL: true
+      ON_UBUNTU: true
+      # Because there is no 'ansys-tools-path' we need to input the executable path.
+      PYMAPDL_MAPDL_EXEC: /ansys_inc/v222/ansys/bin/ansys222
+
+    steps:
+      - name: "Install Git and checkout project"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+
+      - name: "Setup Python"
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: "Checking Python"
+        run: |
+          python --version
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+      - name: "Install ansys-mapdl-core"
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install . --no-deps
+          python -m pip install -r minimum_requirements.txt
+          python -c "from ansys.mapdl import core as pymapdl; print('Import successfull')"
+
+      - name: "Running some verification manual examples"
+        run: |
+          unset PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE
+          export ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE=1055@${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}
+          python .ci/run_vms.py
+
+      - name: "Unit testing requirements installation"
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install pytest pytest-rerunfailures pytest-cov
+
+      - name: "Unit testing"
+        run: |
+          unset PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE
+          export ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE=1055@${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}
+          pytest -k "not test_dpf" \
+            ${{ env.PYTEST_ARGUMENTS }} \
+            --skip-regression-check \
+            --cov-report=xml:ubuntu-v22.2.0-local-minimal.xml
+
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        name: "Upload coverage to Codecov"
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          root_dir: ${{ github.workspace }}
+          name: ubuntu-v22.2.0-local-minimal.xml
+          flags: ubuntu,local,v22.2.0,minimal
+
+      - name: 'Upload coverage artifacts'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: ubuntu-v22.2.0-local-minimal.xml
+          path: ./ubuntu-v22.2.0-local-minimal.xml
 
   test-windows:
     if: github.repository == ''
-    name: "Local: Build and unit testing on Windows"
+    name: "Local: Build & test on Windows"
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Windows, pymapdl]
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env:
@@ -676,6 +754,7 @@ jobs:
             ./**/*.tar.gz
             ./**/*pymapdl-Documentation-*.pdf
             ./**/ansys-mapdl-core*.zip
+            ./minimum_requirements.txt
 
       - name: Upload to Public PyPi
         env:

doc/source/getting_started/contribution.rst

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use these issue templates:
 * **🎓 Adding an example**: Proposing a new example for the library
 * **💡 New feature**: Enhancements to the code
 
-If your issue does not fit into one of these categories, click on `Open a black issue <pymapdl_new_blank_issue_>`_.
+If your issue does not fit into one of these categories, click on `Open a blank issue <pymapdl_new_blank_issue_>`_.
 
 
 Viewing PyMAPDL documentation

minimum_requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ansys-api-mapdl==0.5.1
+importlib-metadata==6.8.0
+numpy==1.26.1
+platformdirs==3.11.0
+psutil==5.9.6
+pyansys-tools-versioning==0.5.0

src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py

@@ -73,14 +73,18 @@
 
 __version__ = importlib_metadata.version(__name__.replace(".", "-"))
 
-
-from ansys.tools.path.path import (
-    change_default_ansys_path,
-    find_ansys,
-    get_ansys_path,
-    get_available_ansys_installations,
-    save_ansys_path,
-)
+try:
+    from ansys.tools.path.path import (
+        change_default_ansys_path,
+        find_ansys,
+        get_ansys_path,
+        get_available_ansys_installations,
+        save_ansys_path,
+    )
+except:
+    # We don't really use these imports in the library. They are here for
+    # convenience.
+    pass
 
 from ansys.mapdl.core._version import SUPPORTED_ANSYS_VERSIONS
 from ansys.mapdl.core.convert import convert_apdl_block, convert_script