test: add fixture for running with tracker (#2120)

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.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml

@@ -526,6 +526,58 @@ jobs:
           docker logs ${{ env.GEO_CONT_NAME }}
           docker rm ${{ env.GEO_CONT_NAME }}
 
+  testing-min-reqs-tracker:
+    name: Testing with minimum requirements with tracker
+    needs: [smoke-tests]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE_MINREQS: 'ghcr.io/ansys/geometry:core-linux-latest'
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.13']
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up headless display
+        uses: pyvista/setup-headless-display-action@7d84ae825e6d9297a8e99bdbbae20d1b919a0b19 # v4.2
+
+      - name: Login in Github Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install minimum requirements with tracker
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -e .[all,tests-minimal]
+          pip install pytest
+
+      - name: Start Geometry service and verify start
+        run: |
+          docker pull ${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE_MINREQS }}
+          docker run --detach --name ${{ env.GEO_CONT_NAME }} -e LICENSE_SERVER=${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_LICENSE_SERVER }} -p ${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_PORT }}:50051 ${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE_MINREQS }}
+          python -c "from ansys.geometry.core.connection.validate import validate; validate()"
+
+      - name: Run pytest
+        run: |
+          pytest -v --use-tracker=yes
+
+      - name: Stop the Geometry service
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          docker stop ${{ env.GEO_CONT_NAME }}
+          docker logs ${{ env.GEO_CONT_NAME }}
+          docker rm ${{ env.GEO_CONT_NAME }}
+
   testing-no-graphics:
     name: Testing with minimum requirements (no graphics)
     needs: [smoke-tests]

doc/changelog.d/2120.test.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add fixture for running with tracker

tests/conftest.py

@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         ),
         choices=("yes", "no"),
     )
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--use-tracker",
+        action="store",
+        default="no",
+        help=("Enable the tracker to update the design. Options: 'yes' or 'no'. By default, 'no'."),
+        choices=("yes", "no"),
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -51,6 +58,23 @@ def use_existing_service(request):
     return True if value.lower() == "yes" else False
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+def use_tracker(request):
+    """Fixture to enable or disable the tracker."""
+    value: str = request.config.getoption("--use-tracker", default="no")  # Explicitly set default
+    import ansys.geometry.core as pyansys_geometry
+
+    if value.lower() == "yes":
+        pyansys_geometry.USE_TRACKER_TO_UPDATE_DESIGN = True
+    else:
+        pyansys_geometry.USE_TRACKER_TO_UPDATE_DESIGN = False
+
+    yield  # This allows the test to run
+
+    # Revert the state after the test session
+    pyansys_geometry.USE_TRACKER_TO_UPDATE_DESIGN = False
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def fake_record():
     def inner_fake_record(