feat: Implement named-object commands using root-level commands

doc/changelog.d/4398.added.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Implement named-object commands using root-level commands

src/ansys/fluent/core/services/settings.py

@@ -345,11 +345,17 @@ def get_static_info(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     @_trace
     def execute_cmd(self, path: str, command: str, **kwds) -> Any:
-        """Execute a given command with the provided keyword arguments."""
+        """Execute a given command with the provided keyword arguments.
+
+        If `path` is in kwds, rename it to `path_1` to avoid conflict with
+        the `path` argument.
+        """
         request = _get_request_instance_for_path(
             SettingsModule.ExecuteCommandRequest, path
         )
         request.command = command
+        if "path_1" in kwds:
+            kwds["path"] = kwds.pop("path_1")
         self._set_state_from_value(request.args, kwds)
 
         response = self._service_impl.execute_cmd(request)

src/ansys/fluent/core/solver/flobject.py

@@ -1486,6 +1486,21 @@ def __add__(self, other):
             )
         return CombinedNamedObject([self, other])
 
+    def list(self):
+        """Print the object names."""
+        return self._root.list(object_path=self.path)
+
+    def list_properties(self, object_name):
+        """Print the properties of the given object name.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        object_name : str
+            Name of the object whose properties are to be listed.
+        """
+        # The generated parameter name is path_1 as the name path clashes with existing property.
+        return self._root.list_properties(path_1=self.path, name=object_name)
+
 
 class CombinedNamedObject:
     """A ``CombinedNamedObject`` contains the concatenated named-objects."""
@@ -1747,6 +1762,8 @@ def _execute_command(self, *args, **kwds):
                     else:
                         print("Please enter 'y[es]' or 'n[o]'.")
         with self._while_executing_command():
+            if "path" in kwds:
+                kwds["path_1"] = kwds.pop("path")
             ret = self.flproxy.execute_cmd(self._parent.path, self.obj_name, **kwds)
             if (
                 not config.disable_parameter_list_return_fix
@@ -2218,6 +2235,11 @@ def _process_cls_names(info_dict, names, write_doc=False):
             commands.pop("exit", None)
         if commands and not user_creatable:
             commands.pop("create", None)
+        # Temporary code for testing
+        if commands and parent is not None and version == "261":
+            for cmd in ["list", "list-properties"]:
+                if cmd in commands:
+                    commands.pop(cmd, None)
         if commands:
             cls.command_names = []
             _process_cls_names(commands, cls.command_names)

tests/test_settings_api.py

@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@
 from ansys.fluent.core import config
 from ansys.fluent.core.examples import download_file
 from ansys.fluent.core.pyfluent_warnings import PyFluentUserWarning
-from ansys.fluent.core.solver import Viscous
+from ansys.fluent.core.solver import VelocityInlets, Viscous
 from ansys.fluent.core.solver.flobject import (
     DeprecatedSettingWarning,
+    NamedObject,
     _Alias,
     _InputFile,
     _OutputFile,
@@ -793,3 +794,14 @@ def test_setting_string_constants(mixing_elbow_settings_session):
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         viscous.k_epsilon_model = viscous.k_epsilon_model.EASM
+
+
+@pytest.mark.fluent_version(">=24.2")
+def test_named_object_commands(mixing_elbow_settings_session):
+    solver = mixing_elbow_settings_session
+    inlets = VelocityInlets(solver)
+    inlets.list()
+    inlets.list_properties(object_name="hot-inlet")
+    if solver.get_fluent_version() >= FluentVersion.v261:
+        NamedObject.list(inlets)
+        NamedObject.list_properties(inlets, object_name="hot-inlet")