ci.yml

name: CI

on:
  pull_request:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      run_all_tests:
        description: 'Run all extended MAPDL build tests'
        required: true
        type: boolean

  push:
    tags:
      - "v*"
    branches:
       - main
  schedule:
    # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
    - cron:  '30 4 * * *'

env:
  PROJECT_NAME: 'PyMAPDL'
  MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
  PACKAGE_NAME: 'ansys-mapdl-core'
  PACKAGE_NAMESPACE: 'ansys.mapdl.core'
  DOCUMENTATION_CNAME: 'mapdl.docs.pyansys.com'
  MEILISEARCH_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.MEILISEARCH_API_KEY }}
  MEILISEARCH_PUBLIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.MEILISEARCH_PUBLIC_API_KEY }}
  PYANSYS_OFF_SCREEN: True
  DPF_START_SERVER: False
  DPF_PORT: 21004
  MAPDL_PACKAGE: ghcr.io/ansys/mapdl
  MAPDL_IMAGE_VERSION_DOCS_BUILD: v24.1-ubuntu-student
  ON_CI: True
  PYTEST_ARGUMENTS: '-vvv --durations=10 --maxfail=3 --reruns 3 --reruns-delay 4 --cov=ansys.mapdl.core --cov-report=html'

  # Following env vars when changed will "reset" the mentioned cache,
  # by changing the cache file name. It is rendered as ...-v%RESET_XXX%-...
  # You should go up in number, if you go down (or repeat a previous value)
  # you might end up reusing a previous cache if it haven't been deleted already.
  # It applies 7 days retention policy by default.
  RESET_EXAMPLES_CACHE: 2
  RESET_DOC_BUILD_CACHE: 2
  RESET_AUTOSUMMARY_CACHE: 2

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

defaults:
  run:
    shell: bash

permissions:
  contents: write
  packages: read
  pull-requests: write
  issues: write

jobs:


  update-changelog:
    name: "Update CHANGELOG (on release)"
    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
      pull-requests: write
    steps:
      - uses: ansys/actions/doc-deploy-changelog@v6
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.PYANSYS_CI_BOT_TOKEN }}


  branch-name:
    # Only if the event is a pull request and the branch name is not from the pre-commit-ci bot
    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.head_ref != 'pre-commit-ci-update-config'
    name: Check the name of the branch
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check branch name
        uses: ansys/actions/branch-name-style@v6


  commit-name:
    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
    name: Check the name of the commit
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check commit name
        uses: ansys/actions/commit-style@v6
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}


  doc-style:
    name: "Documentation style check"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: "Ansys documentation style checks"
        uses: ansys/actions/doc-style@v6
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          vale-version: "3.4.1"


  smoke-tests:
    name: "Build and smoke test (${{ matrix.os }} | Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}) (Release=${{ matrix.should-release }})"
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
    timeout-minutes: 20
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
        # Only perform wheelhouse builds for macOS when releasing
        should-release: 
          - ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags') }}
        exclude:
          - should-release: false
            os: macos-latest
    steps:
      - name: "Build wheelhouse and perform smoke test"
        uses: ansys/actions/build-wheelhouse@v6
        with:
          library-name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
          operating-system: ${{ matrix.os }}
          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}

      - name: "Importing library"
        run: |
          python -c "from ansys.mapdl import core as pymapdl; print(pymapdl.Report())"

      - name: "Checking plotting support"
        run:
          python -c "from pyvista.plotting import system_supports_plotting; print('System support plotting ' + str(system_supports_plotting()))"


  docs-build:
    name: "Build documentation"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: doc-style
    timeout-minutes: 60
    outputs:
      PYMAPDL_VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}
    env:
      PYMAPDL_PORT: 21000  # default won't work on GitHub runners
      PYMAPDL_DB_PORT: 21001  # default won't work on GitHub runners
      PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE: FALSE
      ON_DOCUMENTATION: TRUE
    steps:
      - name: "Install Git and checkout project"
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7

      - name: "Login in Github container registry"
        uses: docker/login-action@v3.2.0
        with:
          registry: ghcr.io
          username: ${{ github.actor }}
          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: "Pull, launch, and validate MAPDL service"
        id: start_mapdl
        env:
          LICENSE_SERVER: ${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}
          MAPDL_VERSION: ${{ env.MAPDL_IMAGE_VERSION_DOCS_BUILD }}
          DISTRIBUTED_MODE: "dmp"
        run: |
          export INSTANCE_NAME=MAPDL_0
          .ci/start_mapdl.sh &> mapdl_launch.log & export DOCKER_PID=$!
          echo "Launching MAPDL service at PID: $DOCKER_PID"
          echo "DOCKER_PID=$(echo $DOCKER_PID)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: "DPF server activation"
        run: |
          $(docker pull ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev && docker run -d --name dpfserver -p ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}:50052 ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev && echo "DPF Server active on port ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}.") &

      - name: "Getting files change filters"
        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
        id: changes
        with:
          filters: |
            workflows:
              - '.github/workflows/**'
              - 'pyproject.toml'
            examples:
              - 'examples/**'
              - 'pyproject.toml'

      - name: "Setup Python with cache"
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        if:  steps.changes.outputs.workflows != 'true'
        with:
          cache: 'pip'
          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}

      - name: "Setup Python without cache"
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        if: steps.changes.outputs.workflows == 'true'
        with:
          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}

      - name: "Install OS packages"
        run: |
          sudo apt update 
          sudo apt install zip pandoc libgl1-mesa-glx xvfb texlive-latex-extra latexmk graphviz texlive-xetex texlive-fonts-extra qpdf xindy

      - name: "Test virtual framebuffer"
        run: |
          pip install -r .ci/requirements_test_xvfb.txt
          xvfb-run python .ci/display_test.py

      - name: "Install ansys-mapdl-core"
        run: |
          pip install .
          xvfb-run python -c "from ansys.mapdl import core as pymapdl; print(pymapdl.Report())"

      - name: "Retrieve PyMAPDL version"
        id: version
        run: |
          echo "PYMAPDL_VERSION=$(python -c 'from ansys.mapdl.core import __version__; print(__version__)')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "PyMAPDL version is: $(python -c "from ansys.mapdl.core import __version__; print(__version__)")"

      - name: "Cache examples"
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        if: steps.changes.outputs.examples != 'true' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags'))
        with:
          path: doc/source/examples
          key: Examples-v${{ env.RESET_EXAMPLES_CACHE }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}-${{ github.sha }}
          restore-keys: |
            Examples-v${{ env.RESET_EXAMPLES_CACHE }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}

      - name: "Cache docs build directory"
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        if: steps.changes.outputs.workflows != 'true' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags'))
        with:
          path: doc/_build
          key: doc-build-v${{ env.RESET_DOC_BUILD_CACHE }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}-${{ github.sha }}
          restore-keys: |
            doc-build-v${{ env.RESET_DOC_BUILD_CACHE }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}

      - name: "Cache autosummary"
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        if: steps.changes.outputs.workflows != 'true' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags'))
        with:
          path: doc/source/**/_autosummary/*.rst
          key: autosummary-v${{ env.RESET_AUTOSUMMARY_CACHE }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}-${{ github.sha }}
          restore-keys: |
            autosummary-v${{ env.RESET_AUTOSUMMARY_CACHE }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}

      - name: "Install docs build requirements"
        run: |
          pip install .[doc]

      - name: "Waiting for the services to be up"
        run: |
          .ci/waiting_services.sh

      - name: "Build documentation"
        run: |
          xvfb-run make -C doc html SPHINXOPTS="-j auto -W --keep-going"

      - name: "Substitute defective GIF"
        run: |
          .ci/substitute_defective_gif.sh

      - name: "Upload HTML Documentation"
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: documentation-html
          path: doc/_build/html
          retention-days: 7

      - name: "Build PDF Documentation"
        working-directory: doc
        run: make pdf

      - name: "Show latex dir"
        working-directory: doc
        run: ls _build/latex

      - name: "Upload PDF documentation"
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: documentation-pdf
          path: doc/_build/latex/pymapdl*.pdf
          retention-days: 7

      - name: "Upload minimal requirements file"
        # To include it in the release
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: minimum_requirements.txt
          path: ./minimum_requirements.txt

      - name: "Collect logs on failure"
        if: always()
        env:
          MAPDL_VERSION: ${{ env.MAPDL_IMAGE_VERSION_DOCS_BUILD }}
          MAPDL_INSTANCE: MAPDL_0
          LOG_NAMES: logs-build-docs
        run: |
          .ci/collect_mapdl_logs.sh

      - name: "Upload logs to GitHub"
        if: always()
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
        with:
          name: logs-build-docs.tgz
          path: ./logs-build-docs.tgz

      - name: "Display files structure"
        if: always()
        env:
          MAPDL_INSTANCE: mapdl
          LOG_NAMES: logs-build-docs
        run: |
          .ci/display_logs.sh

  build-test:
    name: "Remote: Build & test MAPDL ${{ matrix.mapdl-version }} (Extended testing ${{ matrix.extended_testing }})"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
    needs: [smoke-tests]
    timeout-minutes: 35
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        mapdl-version: [
          'v22.2.1',
          'v22.2-ubuntu',
          'v23.1.0',
          'v23.1-ubuntu',
          'v23.2.0',
          'v23.2-ubuntu',
          'v24.1.0',
          'v24.1-ubuntu',
          'v24.1-ubuntu-student',
          'v24.2.0',
          'latest-ubuntu',
          'latest-ubuntu-student',
          ]
        extended_testing:
          - ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.run_all_tests ) || ( github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags') ) }}
        exclude:
          # In PRs skipping all MAPDL version except student ones (commented out).
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v22.2.1'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v22.2-ubuntu'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v23.1.0'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v23.1-ubuntu'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v23.2.0'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v23.2-ubuntu'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v24.1.0'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v24.1-ubuntu'
          # - extended_testing: false
          #   mapdl-version: 'v24.1-ubuntu-student'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'v24.2.0'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-version: 'latest-ubuntu'
          # - extended_testing: false
          #   mapdl-version: 'latest-ubuntu-student'

    env:
      PYMAPDL_PORT: 21000  # default won't work on GitHub runners
      PYMAPDL_PORT2: 21001  # for the pool testing and default won't work on GitHub runners
      PYMAPDL_DB_PORT: 21002  # default won't work on GitHub runners
      PYMAPDL_DB_PORT2: 21003  # default won't work on GitHub runners
      PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE: FALSE
      ON_LOCAL: FALSE
      ON_UBUNTU: FALSE

    outputs:
      DISTRIBUTED_MODE: ${{ steps.distributed_mode.outputs.distributed_mode }}

    steps:
      - name: "Install Git and checkout project"
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7

      - name: "Login in Github container registry"
        uses: docker/login-action@v3.2.0
        with:
          registry: ghcr.io
          username: ${{ github.actor }}
          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: "Getting SMP/DMP mode"
        id: distributed_mode
        run: |
          image=${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}
          export distributed_mode="smp"
          if [[ $image == *".1."* ]]; then
            export distributed_mode="dmp";
          fi
          echo "Distributed mode: $distributed_mode"
          echo "distributed_mode=$(echo $distributed_mode)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: "Pull, launch, and validate MAPDL service"
        id: start_mapdl
        env:
          LICENSE_SERVER: ${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}
          MAPDL_VERSION: ${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}
          DISTRIBUTED_MODE: ${{ steps.distributed_mode.outputs.distributed_mode }}
        run: |
          echo "Launching first MAPDL instance..."
          export INSTANCE_NAME=MAPDL_0
          .ci/start_mapdl.sh &> mapdl_launch_0.log & export DOCKER_PID_0=$!
          echo "Launching a second instance for MAPDL pool testing..."
          export PYMAPDL_PORT=${{ env.PYMAPDL_PORT2 }}
          export PYMAPDL_DB_PORT=${{ env.PYMAPDL_DB_PORT2 }}
          export INSTANCE_NAME=MAPDL_1
          .ci/start_mapdl.sh &> mapdl_launch_1.log & export DOCKER_PID_1=$!
          echo "Launching MAPDL service 0 at PID: $DOCKER_PID_0"
          echo "Launching MAPDL service 1 at PID: $DOCKER_PID_2"
          echo "DOCKER_PID_0=$(echo $DOCKER_PID_0)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "DOCKER_PID_1=$(echo $DOCKER_PID_1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: "DPF server activation"
        run: |
          $(docker pull ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev && docker run -d --name dpfserver -p ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}:50052 ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev && echo "DPF Server active on port ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}.") &

      - name: "Getting files change filters"
        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
        id: changes
        with:
          filters: |
            workflows:
              - '.github/workflows/**'

      - name: "Setup Python with cache"
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        if:  steps.changes.outputs.workflows != 'true'
        with:
          cache: 'pip'
          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}

      - name: "Setup Python without cache"
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        if: steps.changes.outputs.workflows == 'true'
        with:
          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}

      - name: "Install os packages"
        run: |
          sudo apt update
          sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-glx xvfb

      - name: "Test virtual framebuffer"
        run: |
          pip install -r .ci/requirements_test_xvfb.txt
          xvfb-run python .ci/display_test.py

      - name: Install ansys-mapdl-core
        run: |
          python -m pip install build
          python -m build
          python -m pip install dist/*.whl
          xvfb-run python -c "from ansys.mapdl import core as pymapdl; print(pymapdl.Report())"

      - name: "Unit testing requirements installation"
        run: |
          python -m pip install .[tests]

      - name: "Waiting for the services to be up"
        run: |
          .ci/waiting_services.sh

      - name: "Unit testing"
        env:
          DISTRIBUTED_MODE: ${{ steps.distributed_mode.outputs.distributed_mode }}
        run: |
          if [[ "${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}" == *"ubuntu"* ]]; then export ON_UBUNTU=true; else export ON_UBUNTU=false; fi
          echo "ON_UBUNTU: $ON_UBUNTU"
          xvfb-run pytest \
            ${{ env.PYTEST_ARGUMENTS }} \
            --ignore_image_cache \
            --cov-report=xml:centos-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}-remote.xml

      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
        name: "Upload coverage to Codecov"
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} # required
          name: centos-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}-remote.xml
          flags: centos,remote,${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}

      - name: Upload coverage artifacts
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: centos-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}-remote.xml
          path: ./centos-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}-remote.xml

      - name: "Check package"
        run: |
          pip install twine
          twine check dist/*

      - name: "Upload wheel and binaries"
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: PyMAPDL-packages-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}
          path: dist/
          retention-days: 7

      - name: "Collect logs on failure"
        if: always()
        env:
          MAPDL_VERSION: ${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}
          MAPDL_INSTANCE: mapdl
          LOG_NAMES: logs-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}
        run: |
          .ci/collect_mapdl_logs.sh

      - name: "Upload logs to GitHub"
        if: always()
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: logs-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}.tgz
          path: ./logs-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}.tgz

      - name: "Display files structure"
        if: always()
        env:
          MAPDL_INSTANCE: mapdl
          LOG_NAMES: logs-${{ matrix.mapdl-version }}
        run: |
          .ci/display_logs.sh

  build-test-ubuntu:
    name: "Local: Build & test on Ubuntu MAPDL ${{ matrix.mapdl-image }} (Extended testing ${{ matrix.extended_testing }})"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
    needs: [smoke-tests]
    timeout-minutes: 55
    outputs:
      pushed: ${{ steps.attatch-to-pr.outputs.pushed }}
      committed: ${{ steps.attatch-to-pr.outputs.committed }}
      commit_long_sha: ${{ steps.attatch-to-pr.outputs.commit_long_sha }}
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        mapdl-image: [
          'v23.2-ubuntu', 
          'v24.1-ubuntu', 
          'v24.1-ubuntu-student',
          'latest-ubuntu',
          'latest-ubuntu-student',
          ]
        extended_testing:
          - ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.run_all_tests ) || ( github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags') ) }}
        exclude:
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-image: 'v23.2-ubuntu'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-image: 'v24.1-ubuntu'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-image: 'latest-ubuntu'
    container:
      image: ghcr.io/ansys/mapdl:${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}
      options: -u=0:0 --oom-kill-disable --memory=6656MB --memory-swap=16896MB --shm-size=1gb --entrypoint /bin/bash
      credentials:
        username: ${{ github.actor }}
        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
    env:
      ON_LOCAL: true
      ON_UBUNTU: true
      ON_STUDENT: true
      P_SCHEMA: "/ansys_inc/v241/ansys/ac4/schema"
      PYTEST_TIMEOUT: 120 # seconds. Limit the duration for each unit test

    steps:
      - name: "Install Git and checkout project"
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}

      - name: "Setup Python"
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}

      - name: "Checking Python"
        run: |
          python --version
          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
          python -m venv ./.venv
          source ./.venv/bin/activate

      - name: "Install OS packages"
        run: |
          apt update
          apt install -y libgl1-mesa-glx xvfb libgomp1

      - name: "Test virtual framebuffer"
        run: |
          python -m pip install -r .ci/requirements_test_xvfb.txt
          xvfb-run python .ci/display_test.py

      - name: "Install ansys-mapdl-core"
        run: |
          python -m pip install build
          python -m build
          python -m pip install dist/*.whl
          xvfb-run python -c "from ansys.mapdl import core as pymapdl; print(pymapdl.Report())"

      - name: "Unit testing requirements installation"
        run: |
          python -m pip install .[tests]

      - name: "Unit testing"
        env:
          ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE: "1055@${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}"
        run: |
          unset PYMAPDL_PORT
          unset PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE
          export AWP_ROOT222=/ansys_inc
          xvfb-run pytest -k "not test_dpf" \
            ${{ env.PYTEST_ARGUMENTS }} \
            --reset_only_failed --add_missing_images \
            --cov-report=xml:${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}-local.xml

      - name: "Adding the directory as safe directory for later step"
        run: |
          git config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE

      - name: "Attaching modified files to PR"
        id: attatch-to-pr
        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
        with:
          message: Update the image cache
          committer_name: GitHub Actions
          committer_email: actions@github.com
          add: './tests/.image_cache/*.png'

      - name: "PR comment with reactions"
        if: ${{ steps.attatch-to-pr.outputs.pushed == 'true' }}
        uses: thollander/actions-comment-pull-request@v2
        with:
          message: |
            Hello!  :wave:

            Your PR is changing the image cache. So I am attaching the new image cache in a new [commit](https://github.com/ansys/pymapdl/commit/${{ steps.attatch-to-pr.outputs.commit_long_sha }}).

            This commit does not re-run the CICD workflows (since no changes are made in the codebase) therefore you will see the actions showing in their status `Expected — Waiting for status to be reported`. Do not worry. You commit workflow is still running [here](https://github.com/ansys/pymapdl/pull/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/checks?sha=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}) :smile:

            You might want to rerun the test to make sure that everything is passing. You can retrigger the CICD sending an empty commit `git commit -m "Empty comment to trigger CICD" --allow-empty`.

            You will see this message everytime your commit changes the image cache but you are not attaching the updated cache. :nerd_face:

          reactions: rocket

      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
        name: "Upload coverage to Codecov"
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} # required
          root_dir: ${{ github.workspace }}
          name: ${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}-local.xml
          flags: ubuntu,local,${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}

      - name: "Upload coverage artifacts"
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: ${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}-local.xml
          path: ./${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}-local.xml


  build-test-ubuntu-minimal:
    name: "Local: Build & test minimal setup on Ubuntu MAPDL ${{ matrix.mapdl-image }} (Extended testing ${{ matrix.extended_testing }})"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
    needs: [smoke-tests]
    timeout-minutes: 55
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        mapdl-image: [
          'v23.2-ubuntu',
          'v24.1-ubuntu',
          'v24.1-ubuntu-student',
          'latest-ubuntu',
          'latest-ubuntu-student',
          ]
        extended_testing:
          - ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.run_all_tests ) || ( github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags') ) }}
        exclude:
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-image: 'v23.2-ubuntu'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-image: 'v24.1-ubuntu'
          - extended_testing: false
            mapdl-image: 'latest-ubuntu'
    container:
      image: ghcr.io/ansys/mapdl:${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}
      options: -u=0:0 --oom-kill-disable --memory=6656MB --memory-swap=16896MB --shm-size=1gb --entrypoint /bin/bash
      credentials:
        username: ${{ github.actor }}
        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
    env:
      ON_LOCAL: true
      ON_UBUNTU: true
      ON_STUDENT: true

    steps:
      - name: "Install Git and checkout project"
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}

      - name: "Installing missing package"
        run: |
          sudo apt-get update
          sudo apt-get install -y libgomp1

      - name: "Setup Python"
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        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: "Unit testing requirements installation"
        run: |
          python -m pip install pytest pytest-rerunfailures pytest-cov

      - name: "Unit testing"
        env:
          ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE: "1055@${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}"
        run: |
          # Because there is no 'ansys-tools-path' we need to input the
          # executable path with the env var: PYMAPDL_MAPDL_EXEC.

          if [[ "${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}" == *"latest-ubuntu"* ]] ; then
            version="242"
          else
            version=$(echo "${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}" | head -c 5 | tail -c 4 | tr -d '.')
          fi;

          echo "$version"

          export PYMAPDL_MAPDL_EXEC=/ansys_inc/v"$version"/ansys/bin/ansys"$version"
          echo "$PYMAPDL_MAPDL_EXEC"

          unset PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE
          pytest -k "not test_dpf" \
            ${{ env.PYTEST_ARGUMENTS }} \
            --cov-report=xml:${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}-minimal.xml

      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
        name: "Upload coverage to Codecov"
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} # required
          root_dir: ${{ github.workspace }}
          name: ${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}-minimal.xml
          flags: ubuntu,local,${{ matrix.mapdl-image }},minimal

      - name: "Upload coverage artifacts"
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: ${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}-minimal.xml
          path: ./${{ matrix.mapdl-image }}-minimal.xml


  test-windows:
    # Skipped
    if: github.repository == ''
    name: "Local: Build & test on Windows"
    runs-on: [self-hosted, Windows, pymapdl]
    timeout-minutes: 30
    env:
      ON_LOCAL: TRUE

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7

      # Skipping because it is installed locally.
      # - name: Setup Python
      #   uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      #   with:
      #     python-version: 3.9

      - name: "Checking Python"
        shell: powershell
        run: |
          python -m pip install --upgrade pip

      - name: "Creating python venv"
        shell: powershell
        run: |
          python -m venv .\.venv
          .\.venv\Scripts\activate

      - name: "Install ansys-mapdl-core"
        shell: powershell
        run: |
          python -m pip install build
          python -m build
          $FILE_=Resolve-Path '.\dist\*.whl'
          python -m pip install $FILE_.Path --upgrade
          python -c "from ansys.mapdl import core as pymapdl; print(pymapdl.Report())"

      - name: "Unit testing requirements installation"
        shell: powershell
        run: |
          python -m pip install .[tests]

      # - name: DPF Server Activation
      #   run: |
      #     docker pull ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev
      #     docker run -d --name dpfserver -p ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}:50052 ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev && echo "DPF Server active on port ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}."

      - name: "Unit testing"
        shell: powershell
        run: |
          set PYMAPDL_PORT=
          set PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE=
          python -m pytest -k "not test_database and not test_dpf" \
            ${{ env.PYTEST_ARGUMENTS }} \
            --ignore_image_cache \
            --cov-report=xml:windows-v22.2.0-local.xml

      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
        name: "Upload coverage to Codecov"
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} # required
          name: windows-v22.2.0-local.xml
          flags: windows,local,v22.2.0

      - name: "Upload coverage artifacts"
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: windows-v22.2.0-local.xml
          path: ./windows_local.xml


  package:
    name: "Package library"
    needs: [build-test, build-test-ubuntu, build-test-ubuntu-minimal, docs-build]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: "Build library source and wheel artifacts"
        uses: ansys/actions/build-library@v6
        with:
          library-name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}


  release:
    name: "Release project"
    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags') }}
    needs: [package, update-changelog]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    # Specifying a GitHub environment is optional, but strongly encouraged
    environment: release
    permissions:
      id-token: write
      contents: write
    steps:
      - name: "Release to the public PyPI repository"
        uses: ansys/actions/release-pypi-public@v6
        with:
          library-name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
          use-trusted-publisher: true

      - name: "Release to GitHub"
        uses: ansys/actions/release-github@v6
        with:
          library-name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
          additional-artifacts: "minimum_requirements.txt"

      - name: "Display structure of downloaded files"
        run: ls -Rla


  upload-docs-release:
    name: "Upload release documentation"
    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [release]
    steps:
      - name: "Deploy the stable documentation"
        # TODO: testing SEO improvements. This branch avoids creating a
        # sitemap.xml pages in opposite to v5.
        uses: ansys/actions/doc-deploy-stable@feat/seo-improvements
        with:
          cname: ${{ env.DOCUMENTATION_CNAME }}
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          render-last: '5'


  doc-index-stable:
    name: "Deploy stable docs index"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: upload-docs-release
    steps:
      - name: "Install Git and clone project"
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7

      - name: "Install the package requirements"
        run: pip install -e .

      - name: "Get the version to PyMeilisearch"
        run: |
          VERSION=$(python -c "from ansys.mapdl.core import __version__; print('.'.join(__version__.split('.')[:2]))")
          VERSION_MEILI=$(python -c "from ansys.mapdl.core import __version__; print('-'.join(__version__.split('.')[:2]))")
          echo "Calculated VERSION: $VERSION"
          echo "Calculated VERSION_MEILI: $VERSION_MEILI"
          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo "VERSION_MEILI=$VERSION_MEILI" >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: "Deploy the latest documentation index"
        uses: ansys/actions/doc-deploy-index@v6
        with:
          cname: ${{ env.DOCUMENTATION_CNAME }}/version/${{ env.VERSION }}
          index-name: pymapdl-v${{ env.VERSION_MEILI }}
          host-url: ${{ vars.MEILISEARCH_HOST_URL }}
          api-key: ${{ env.MEILISEARCH_API_KEY }}


  upload-dev-docs:
    name: "Upload dev documentation"
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [docs-build]
    steps:
      - name: "Deploy the latest documentation"
        # TODO: testing SEO improvements. This branch reuses the "index.html" from the stable version
        uses: ansys/actions/doc-deploy-dev@feat/seo-improvements
        with:
          cname: ${{ env.DOCUMENTATION_CNAME }}
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}


  doc-index-dev:
    name: "Deploy dev index docs"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: upload-dev-docs
    steps:
      - name: "Deploy the latest documentation index"
        uses: ansys/actions/doc-deploy-index@v6
        with:
          cname: ${{ env.DOCUMENTATION_CNAME }}/version/dev
          index-name: pymapdl-vdev
          host-url: ${{ vars.MEILISEARCH_HOST_URL }}
          api-key: ${{ env.MEILISEARCH_API_KEY }}


  notify:
    name: "Notify failed build"
    needs: [smoke-tests, docs-build, build-test, build-test-ubuntu, build-test-ubuntu-minimal]
    if: failure() && github.event_name == 'schedule'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: "Open issue"
        uses: jayqi/failed-build-issue-action@v1
        with:
          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          title-template: "Failed scheduled build"
          label-name: "Build failed"


  test_julia:
    name: "Test julia implementation"
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        julia-version: ['1.10.2']  # '1.6.7'
        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
      - name: "Set up Julia"
        uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@v2
        with:
          version: ${{ matrix.julia-version }}

      - name: "Getting python interpreter"
        id: get_python
        run: |
          pycallpython=$(julia -e 'using Pkg;Pkg.add("PyCall");using PyCall;println(PyCall.python)')
          echo "pythonpath=$(echo $pycallpython)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: "Installing PyMAPDL"
        env:
          PYTHON_PATH: ${{ steps.get_python.outputs.pythonpath }}
        run: |
          "$PYTHON_PATH" -m pip install -e .

      - name: "Starting Julia"
        shell: julia {0}
        run: |
          using Pkg; Pkg.add("PyCall");using PyCall;pymapdl = pyimport("ansys.mapdl.core");print(pymapdl.__version__)