Support PropertyField location after server changes

src/ansys/dpf/core/custom_type_field.py

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def _init_api_env(self):
     @staticmethod
     def _field_create_internal_obj(
         api,
-        client,
+        server,
         nature,
         nentities,
         location=locations.nodal,
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ def _field_create_internal_obj(
         with_type=None,
     ):
         dpf_type_name = numpy_type_to_dpf[with_type]
+        client = server.client
         if client is not None:
             return api.cscustom_type_field_new_on_client(
                 client, dpf_type_name, with_type.itemsize, nentities, nentities

src/ansys/dpf/core/field.py

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def _init_api_env(self):
     @staticmethod
     def _field_create_internal_obj(
         api: field_abstract_api.FieldAbstractAPI,
-        client,
+        server,
         nature,
         nentities,
         location=locations.nodal,
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ def _field_create_internal_obj(
         with_type=None,
     ):
         dim = dimensionality.Dimensionality([ncomp_n, ncomp_m], nature)
+        client = server.client
 
         if dim.is_1d_dim():
             if client is not None:
@@ -659,9 +660,7 @@ def unit(self, value: str | tuple[Homogeneity, str]):
         Setting a named dimensionless unit requires DPF 11.0 (2026 R1) or above.
 
         """
-        field_def = self.field_definition
-        field_def.unit = value
-        self.field_definition = field_def
+        self.field_definition.unit = value
 
     @property
     def dimensionality(self):

src/ansys/dpf/core/field_base.py

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def __init__(
         else:
             self._internal_obj = self.__class__._field_create_internal_obj(
                 self._api,
-                client=self._server.client,
+                server=self._server,
                 nature=nature,
                 nentities=nentities,
                 location=location,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def _api(self):
     @abstractmethod
     def _field_create_internal_obj(
         api: field_abstract_api.FieldAbstractAPI,
-        client,
+        server,
         nature,
         nentities,
         location=locations.nodal,

src/ansys/dpf/core/fields_factory.py

@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ def _create_field(
     api.init_field_environment(server)
     internal_obj = Field._field_create_internal_obj(
         api=api,
-        client=server.client,
+        server=server,
         nature=nature,
         nentities=n_entities,
         location=str(location),

src/ansys/dpf/core/property_field.py

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def _init_api_env(self):
     @staticmethod
     def _field_create_internal_obj(
         api: property_field_abstract_api.PropertyFieldAbstractAPI,
-        client,
+        server,
         nature,
         nentities,
         location=locations.nodal,
@@ -123,12 +123,23 @@ def _field_create_internal_obj(
         with_type=None,
     ):
         dim = dimensionality.Dimensionality([ncomp_n, ncomp_m], nature)
-        if client is not None:
-            return api.csproperty_field_new_on_client(
-                client, nentities, nentities * dim.component_count
-            )
+        client = server.client
+        if meets_version(server.version, "11.0"):
+            if client is not None:
+                return api.csproperty_field_new_location_on_client(
+                    client, nentities, nentities * dim.component_count, location
+                )
+            else:
+                return api.csproperty_field_new_location(
+                    nentities, nentities * dim.component_count, location
+                )
         else:
-            return api.csproperty_field_new(nentities, nentities * dim.component_count)
+            if client is not None:
+                return api.csproperty_field_new_on_client(
+                    client, nentities, nentities * dim.component_count
+                )
+            else:
+                return api.csproperty_field_new(nentities, nentities * dim.component_count)
 
     @version_requires("8.1")
     def _load_field_definition(self):
@@ -141,8 +152,8 @@ def _load_field_definition(self):
     def location(self):
         """Location of the property field.
 
-        A property field contains a scoping, which is the location that is read.
-        To update location, directly update the scoping location.
+        The property field location is the one contained in its field definition.
+        To update location, just update the property field location.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -156,16 +167,18 @@ def location(self):
 
         >>> from ansys.dpf import core as dpf
         >>> pfield = dpf.PropertyField()
-        >>> list_ids = [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]
-        >>> scop = dpf.Scoping(ids = list_ids, location = dpf.locations.nodal)
-        >>> pfield.scoping = scop
-        >>> pfield.scoping.location = dpf.locations.nodal
+        >>> pfield.location = dpf.locations.nodal
         >>> pfield.location
         'Nodal'
 
         """
-        location = self.scoping.location
-        return location if location else None
+        if meets_version(self._server.version, "11.0"):
+            if self._field_definition:
+                return self._field_definition.location
+        elif self.scoping:
+            return self.scoping.location
+        else:
+            return None
 
     @location.setter
     def location(self, value):
@@ -181,14 +194,27 @@ def location(self, value):
         --------
         >>> from ansys.dpf import core as dpf
         >>> pfield = dpf.PropertyField()
-        >>> scop = dpf.Scoping(ids = list_ids, location = dpf.locations.nodal)
-        >>> pfield.scoping = scop
+        >>> list_ids = [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]
         >>> pfield.location = 'Nodal'
         >>> pfield.location
         'Nodal'
 
         """
-        self.scoping.location = value
+        if meets_version(self._server.version, "11.0"):
+            if self._field_definition:
+                self._field_definition.location = value
+                return
+            else:
+                raise Exception(
+                    "Property field location is based on field definition, and field definition is not defined"
+                )
+        elif self.scoping:
+            self.scoping.location = value
+            return
+        else:
+            raise Exception(
+                "Property field location before is based on scoping, and scoping is not defined"
+            )
 
     @property
     def component_count(self):

src/ansys/dpf/core/string_field.py

@@ -103,14 +103,15 @@ def _init_api_env(self):
     @staticmethod
     def _field_create_internal_obj(
         api: string_field_abstract_api.StringFieldAbstractAPI,
-        client,
+        server,
         nature,
         nentities,
         location=locations.nodal,
         ncomp_n=0,
         ncomp_m=0,
         with_type=None,
     ):
+        client = server.client
         if client is not None:
             return api.csstring_field_new_on_client(client, nentities, nentities)
         else:

src/ansys/dpf/gate/property_field_grpcapi.py

@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ def csproperty_field_new_on_client(client, numEntities, data_size):
         request.datatype = "int"
         return field_grpcapi._get_stub(client).Create(request)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def csproperty_field_new_location_on_client(client, numEntities, data_size, location):
+        from ansys.grpc.dpf import field_pb2
+        request = field_pb2.FieldRequest()
+        request.size.scoping_size = numEntities
+        request.size.data_size = data_size
+        request.location.location = location
+        request.datatype = "int"
+        return field_grpcapi._get_stub(client).Create(request)
+
     @staticmethod
     def csproperty_field_get_number_elementary_data(field):
         return api_to_call.csfield_get_number_elementary_data(field)