Add PropertyField.name

src/ansys/dpf/core/field.py

@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ def shell_layers(self, value):
         fielddef.shell_layers = value
         self.field_definition = fielddef
 
-    def get_entity_data(self, index):
+    def get_entity_data(self, index: int) -> dpf_array.DPFArray:
         try:
             vec = dpf_vector.DPFVectorDouble(client=self._server.client)
             self._api.csfield_get_entity_data_for_dpf_vector(
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def get_entity_data(self, index):
             data.shape = (data.size // n_comp, n_comp)
         return data
 
-    def get_entity_data_by_id(self, id):
+    def get_entity_data_by_id(self, id: int) -> dpf_array.DPFArray:
         try:
             vec = dpf_vector.DPFVectorDouble(client=self._server.client)
             self._api.csfield_get_entity_data_by_id_for_dpf_vector(

src/ansys/dpf/core/fields_container.py

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def get_imaginary_field(self, timeid=None):
 
         return super()._get_entry(label_space)
 
-    def __getitem__(self, key):
+    def __getitem__(self, key) -> field.Field:
         """Retrieve the field at a requested index.
 
         Parameters

src/ansys/dpf/core/property_field.py

@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 """
 
 import numpy as np
+from ansys.dpf.core.check_version import version_requires
 from ansys.dpf.core.common import natures, locations, _get_size_of_list
 from ansys.dpf.core import scoping, dimensionality
 from ansys.dpf.core.field_base import _FieldBase, _LocalFieldBase
+from ansys.dpf.core.check_version import meets_version
+from ansys.dpf.core.field_definition import FieldDefinition
 from ansys.dpf.gate import (
     property_field_abstract_api,
     property_field_capi,
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@ def __init__(
             field=property_field,
             server=server,
         )
+        self._field_definition = None
+        if meets_version(self._server.version, "8.1"):
+            self._field_definition = self._load_field_definition()
 
     @property
     def _api(self) -> property_field_abstract_api.PropertyFieldAbstractAPI:
@@ -101,6 +107,14 @@ def _field_create_internal_obj(
         else:
             return api.csproperty_field_new(nentities, nentities * dim.component_count)
 
+
+    @version_requires("8.1")
+    def _load_field_definition(self):
+        """Attempt to load the field definition for this field."""
+        # try:
+        out = self._api.csproperty_field_get_shared_field_definition(self)
+        return FieldDefinition(out, self._server)
+
     @property
     def location(self):
         """Location of the property field.
@@ -299,6 +313,35 @@ def as_local_field(self):
         """
         return _LocalPropertyField(self)
 
+    @property
+    @version_requires("8.1")
+    def name(self):
+        """Name of the property field.
+
+        ..note:
+            Available starting with DPF 2024.2.pre1.
+        """
+        if self._field_definition:
+            return self._field_definition.name
+
+    @name.setter
+    @version_requires("8.1")
+    def name(self, value):
+        """Change the name of the property field
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        value : str
+            Name of the property field.
+
+        ..note:
+            Available starting with DPF 2024.2.pre1.
+        """
+        if self._field_definition:
+            self._field_definition._api.csfield_definition_set_name(
+                self._field_definition, name=value
+            )
+
 
 class _LocalPropertyField(_LocalFieldBase, PropertyField):
     """Caches the internal data of a field so that it can be modified locally.

tests/conftest.py

@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ def return_ds(server=None):
 
     return return_ds
 
-
+SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_8_1 = meets_version(
+    get_server_version(core._global_server()), "8.1"
+)
 SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_8_0 = meets_version(
     get_server_version(core._global_server()), "8.0"
 )

tests/test_propertyfield.py

@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ def test_set_get_data_property_field(server_type):
     assert np.allclose(field.data, data)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not conftest.SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_8_1,
+                    reason="Available starting with DPF 8.1")
+def test_set_get_name_property_field(server_type):
+    field = dpf.core.PropertyField(server=server_type)
+    field.name = "test"
+    assert field.name == "test"
+
+
 def test_create_property_field_push_back(server_type):
     f_vec = core.PropertyField(1, core.natures.vector, core.locations.nodal, server=server_type)
     f_vec.append([1, 2, 4], 1)