Throw Exceptions in Asserts

Fix #1348: Set AMReX `system::throw_exception` so that in interactive
usage we can potentially catch an exception and handle it, instead of
terminating the process (Python interpreter).

Author: ax3l

src/initialization/InitParser.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ namespace impactx::initialization
     {
         amrex::ParmParse pp_amrex("amrex");
 
+        // throw exceptions in asserts, to enable optional error handling, especially in Python
+        // https://amrex-codes.github.io/amrex/docs_html/RuntimeParameters.html#amrex.throw_exception
+        bool throw_exception = true; // AMReX' default: false
+        pp_amrex.queryAdd("throw_exception", throw_exception);
+
         // https://amrex-codes.github.io/amrex/docs_html/GPU.html#inputs-parameters
         bool abort_on_out_of_gpu_memory = true; // AMReX' default: false
         pp_amrex.queryAdd("abort_on_out_of_gpu_memory", abort_on_out_of_gpu_memory);