Feat: add operator internal name alias for operator Python modules

src/ansys/dpf/core/operators/build.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import black
 import chevron
+
 from ansys.dpf import core as dpf
 from ansys.dpf.core import common
 from ansys.dpf.core.dpf_operator import available_operator_names
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@
 from ansys.dpf.core.operators.translator import Markdown2RstTranslator
 
 
+# Operator internal names to call if first name is not available
+# Allows deprecating internal names associated to public Python operator modules
+operator_aliases = {
+    "support_provider_cyclic": "mapdl::rst::support_provider_cyclic",
+    "NMISC": "mapdl::nmisc",
+    "SMISC": "mapdl::smisc",
+}
+
 def build_docstring(specification_description):
     """Used to generate class docstrings."""
     docstring = ""
@@ -157,6 +166,8 @@ def build_operator(
         "date_and_time": date_and_time,
         "has_input_aliases": has_input_aliases,
         "has_output_aliases": has_output_aliases,
+        "has_internal_name_alias": operator_name in operator_aliases.keys(),
+        "internal_name_alias": operator_aliases.get(operator_name),
     }
 
     this_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

src/ansys/dpf/core/operators/metadata/cyclic_support_provider.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from warnings import warn
+from ansys.dpf.core.core import errors
 from ansys.dpf.core.dpf_operator import Operator
 from ansys.dpf.core.inputs import Input, _Inputs
 from ansys.dpf.core.outputs import Output, _Outputs
@@ -81,7 +82,19 @@ def __init__(
         config=None,
         server=None,
     ):
-        super().__init__(name="support_provider_cyclic", config=config, server=server)
+        try:
+            super().__init__(
+                name="support_provider_cyclic", config=config, server=server
+            )
+        except (KeyError, errors.DPFServerException) as e:
+            if "doesn't exist in the registry" in str(e):
+                super().__init__(
+                    name="mapdl::rst::support_provider_cyclic",
+                    config=config,
+                    server=server,
+                )
+            else:
+                raise e
         self._inputs = InputsCyclicSupportProvider(self)
         self._outputs = OutputsCyclicSupportProvider(self)
         if streams_container is not None:

src/ansys/dpf/core/operators/operator.mustache

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Autogenerated DPF operator classes.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from warnings import warn
+{{#has_internal_name_alias}}
+from ansys.dpf.core.core import errors
+{{/has_internal_name_alias}}
 from ansys.dpf.core.dpf_operator import Operator
 from ansys.dpf.core.inputs import Input, _Inputs
 {{#outputs}}
@@ -83,7 +86,18 @@ class {{class_name}}(Operator):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, {{#input_pins}}{{name}}=None, {{/input_pins}}config=None, server=None{{#has_input_aliases}}, {{#input_pins}}{{#aliases_list}}{{alias}}=None, {{/aliases_list}}{{/input_pins}}{{/has_input_aliases}}):
+        {{^has_internal_name_alias}}
         super().__init__(name="{{operator_name}}", config=config, server=server)
+        {{/has_internal_name_alias}}
+        {{#has_internal_name_alias}}
+        try:
+            super().__init__(name="{{operator_name}}", config=config, server=server)
+        except (KeyError, errors.DPFServerException) as e:
+            if "doesn't exist in the registry" in str(e):
+                super().__init__(name="{{internal_name_alias}}", config=config, server=server)
+            else:
+                raise e
+        {{/has_internal_name_alias}}
         self._inputs = Inputs{{capital_class_name}}(self)
         self._outputs = Outputs{{capital_class_name}}(self)
         {{#input_pins}}