feat(server): Add BaseServer.plugins property to list loaded plugins

src/ansys/dpf/core/check_version.py

@@ -30,47 +30,49 @@
 
 from functools import wraps
 import sys
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 import weakref
 
 from ansys.dpf.core import errors as dpf_errors
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: nocover
+    from ansys.dpf.core.server_types import AnyServerType
 
-def server_meet_version(required_version, server: BaseServer):
+
+def server_meet_version(required_version: str, server: AnyServerType) -> bool:
     """Check if a given server version matches with a required version.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    required_version : str
+    required_version:
         Required version to compare with the server version.
-    server : :class:`ansys.dpf.core.server_types.BaseServer`
+    server:
         DPF server object.
 
-    Returns
-    -------
-    bool
-        ``True`` when successful, ``False`` when failed.
     """
     return server.meet_version(required_version)
 
 
-def server_meet_version_and_raise(required_version, server, msg=None):
+def server_meet_version_and_raise(
+    required_version: str, server: AnyServerType, msg: str = None
+) -> bool:
     """Check if a given server version matches with a required version and raise an exception if it does not match.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    required_version : str
+    required_version:
         Required version to compare with the server version.
-    server : :class:`dpf.core.server_types.BaseServer`
+    server:
         DPF server object.
-    msg : str, optional
+    msg:
         Message contained in the raised exception if the versions do
         not match. The default is ``None``, in which case the default message
         is used.
 
     Raises
     ------
-    dpf_errors : errors
-        errors.DpfVersionNotSupported is raised if the versions do not match.
+    dpf_errors: errors.DpfVersionNotSupported
+        En error is raised if the versions do not match.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -86,14 +88,14 @@
     return True
 
 
-def meets_version(version, meets):
+def meets_version(version: str, meets: str) -> bool:
     """Check if a version string meets a minimum version.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    version : str
+    version:
         Version string to check. For example, ``"1.32.1"``.
-    meets : str
+    meets:
         Required version for comparison. For example, ``"1.32.2"``.
 
     Returns
@@ -106,13 +108,13 @@
     return parse(version) >= parse(meets)
 
 
-def get_server_version(server=None):
+def get_server_version(server: AnyServerType = None) -> str:
     """Retrieve the server version as a string.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    server : :class:`ansys.dpf.core.server`, optional
-        DPF server object. The default is ``None``.
+    server:
+        DPF server object. Default is to ``ansys.dpf.core.SERVER``.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -128,11 +130,17 @@
     return version
 
 
-def version_requires(min_version):
+def version_requires(min_version: str):
     """Check that the method being called matches a certain server version.
 
     .. note::
        The method must be used as a decorator.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    min_version:
+        Version string to check. For example, ``"1.32.1"``.
+
     """
 
     def decorator(func):
@@ -143,10 +151,15 @@
         @wraps(func)
         def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
             """Call the original function."""
-            if isinstance(self._server, weakref.ref):
-                server = self._server()
-            else:
-                server = self._server
+            from ansys.dpf.core.server_types import AnyServerType
+
+            if hasattr(self, "_server"):
+                if isinstance(self._server, weakref.ref):
+                    server = self._server()
+                else:
+                    server = self._server
+            elif isinstance(self, AnyServerType):
+                server = self
             func_name = func.__name__
 
             # particular cases

src/ansys/dpf/core/server_types.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 import ansys.dpf.core as core
 from ansys.dpf.core import __version__, errors, server_context, server_factory
 from ansys.dpf.core._version import min_server_version, server_to_ansys_version
-from ansys.dpf.core.check_version import get_server_version, meets_version, server_meet_version
+from ansys.dpf.core.check_version import get_server_version, meets_version, version_requires
 from ansys.dpf.core.server_context import AvailableServerContexts, ServerContext
 from ansys.dpf.gate import data_processing_grpcapi, load_api
 
@@ -476,6 +476,12 @@
         """Must be implemented by subclasses."""
         pass
 
+    @property
+    @version_requires("7.0")
+    def plugins(self) -> dict:
+        """Return the list of plugins loaded on the server."""
+        return core.settings.get_runtime_core_config(self)._data_tree.to_dict()["loaded_plugins"]
+
     @property
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def available_api_types(self):

tests/test_server.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 from ansys.dpf.core.server_factory import CommunicationProtocols, ServerConfig
 from conftest import (
     SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_4_0,
+    raises_for_servers_version_under,
     remove_none_available_config,
     running_docker,
 )
@@ -172,6 +173,12 @@ def test_client(self, server_config):
         assert has_local_server()
         client = server.client
 
+    @raises_for_servers_version_under("7.0")
+    def test_server_plugins(self, server_config):
+        server_plugins = start_local_server(config=server_config).plugins
+        assert isinstance(server_plugins, dict)
+        assert "native" in server_plugins.keys()
+
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     os.name == "posix" or running_docker,