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.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility.yml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
   # vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv    RUNNING ON SELF-HOSTED RUNNER    vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
   # =================================================================================================
 
-  testing-backwards-compatibility-windows:
+  testing-backwards-compatibility-windows-old-images:
     name: Windows ${{ matrix.backend-version }}
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Windows, pygeometry]
     strategy:
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ jobs:
             backend-version: "24.2"
           - image-tag: "windows-25.1"
             backend-version: "25.1"
-          - image-tag: "core-windows-25.2"
-            backend-version: "25.2"
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
@@ -155,3 +154,82 @@ jobs:
 # =================================================================================================
 # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    RUNNING ON SELF-HOSTED RUNNER    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 # =================================================================================================
+
+
+  testing-backwards-compatibility-windows:
+    name: Windows ${{ matrix.backend-version }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.windows-runner }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - image-tag: "core-windows-25.2"
+            backend-version: "25.2"
+            windows-runner: "windows-2025"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Set up headless display
+        uses: pyvista/setup-headless-display-action@7d84ae825e6d9297a8e99bdbbae20d1b919a0b19 # v4.2
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Install packages for testing
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install --upgrade build wheel
+          pip install -e .[tests]
+
+      - name: Download Geometry service container (if needed)
+        env:
+          FULL_IMAGE_NAME: "${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE }}:${{ matrix.image-tag }}"
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "Pulling Docker image: $env:FULL_IMAGE_NAME"
+          docker pull $env:FULL_IMAGE_NAME
+
+      - name: Start Geometry service and verify start
+        env:
+          FULL_IMAGE_NAME: "${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE }}:${{ matrix.image-tag }}"
+          PORT_MAPPING: "${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_PORT }}:50051"
+          TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION: ${{ secrets.TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION }}
+        run: |
+          # Write command to file launch.txt for sanitizing purposes
+          echo "docker run --detach --name $env:GEO_CONT_NAME -e LICENSE_SERVER=$env:ANSRV_GEO_LICENSE_SERVER $env:SERVER_ENDPOINT -p $env:PORT_MAPPING $env:FULL_IMAGE_NAME $env:TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION" | Out-File -FilePath launch.txt
+          # Read the file and execute the command
+          $command = Get-Content -Path launch.txt | Select-String -Pattern "docker run"
+          Invoke-Expression $command.Line
+          Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
+          python -c "from ansys.geometry.core.connection.validate import validate; validate()"
+
+      - name: Testing
+        timeout-minutes: 20  # Sometimes hangs...
+        env:
+          BACKEND_VERSION: ${{ matrix.backend-version }}
+        run: |
+          pytest -v --backwards-compatibility=yes --backend-version=$env:BACKEND_VERSION -rf
+
+      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@5a1091511ad55cbe89839c7260b706298ca349f7 # v5.5.1
+        env:
+          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          files: .cov/xml
+
+      - 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

.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ env:
   ANSRV_GEO_PORT: 700
   ANSRV_GEO_LICENSE_SERVER: ${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}
   GEO_CONT_NAME: ans_geo
-  RESET_IMAGE_CACHE: 10
+  RESET_IMAGE_CACHE: 0
   IS_WORKFLOW_RUNNING: True
   ARTIFACTORY_VERSION: v261
 
@@ -167,14 +167,10 @@ jobs:
             echo "skip_${SERVICE}=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-# =================================================================================================
-# vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv    RUNNING ON SELF-HOSTED RUNNER    vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
-# =================================================================================================
-
   testing-windows:
     name: Testing and coverage (Windows)
     needs: [smoke-tests, manifests]
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, Windows, pygeometry]
+    runs-on: windows-latest
     continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.experimental }}
     env:
       SKIP_UNSTABLE: false
@@ -228,19 +224,12 @@ jobs:
         if: env.SKIP_UNSTABLE == 'false'
         uses: pyvista/setup-headless-display-action@7d84ae825e6d9297a8e99bdbbae20d1b919a0b19 # v4.2
 
-      - name: Create Python venv
-        if: env.SKIP_UNSTABLE == 'false'
-        run: |
-          python -m venv .venv
-          .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
-
       - name: Install packages for testing
         if: env.SKIP_UNSTABLE == 'false'
         run: |
-          .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install --upgrade build wheel
-          pip install .[tests]
+          pip install -e .[tests]
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         if: env.SKIP_UNSTABLE == 'false'
@@ -258,29 +247,13 @@ jobs:
           Write-Host "Pulling Docker image: $env:FULL_IMAGE_NAME"
           docker pull $env:FULL_IMAGE_NAME
 
-      - name: Check location of self-hosted runner and define license server accordingly
-        if: env.SKIP_UNSTABLE == 'false' && runner.name == 'pygeometry-ci-2'
-        env:
-          LICENSE_SERVER_INTERNAL: ${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER_INTERNAL }}
-        run:
-          echo "ANSRV_GEO_LICENSE_SERVER=$env:LICENSE_SERVER_INTERNAL" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
-
-      - name: Stop any running containers
-        run: |
-          $dockerContainers = docker ps -a -q
-          if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($dockerContainers)) {
-              docker stop $dockerContainers
-              docker rm $dockerContainers
-          }
-
       - name: Start Geometry service and verify start
         if: env.SKIP_UNSTABLE == 'false'
         env:
           FULL_IMAGE_NAME: "${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE }}:${{ matrix.docker-image }}"
           PORT_MAPPING: "${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_PORT }}:50051"
           TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION: ${{ secrets.TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION }}
         run: |
-          .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
           # Write command to file launch.txt for sanitizing purposes
           echo "docker run --detach --name $env:GEO_CONT_NAME -e LICENSE_SERVER=$env:ANSRV_GEO_LICENSE_SERVER -p $env:PORT_MAPPING $env:FULL_IMAGE_NAME $env:TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION" | Out-File -FilePath launch.txt
           # Read the file and execute the command
@@ -294,15 +267,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
         with:
           path: .\tests\integration\image_cache
-          key: pyvista-image-cache-${{ runner.name }}-v-${{ env.RESET_IMAGE_CACHE }}-${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml') }}
-          restore-keys: pyvista-image-cache-${{ runner.name }}-v-${{ env.RESET_IMAGE_CACHE }}
+          key: pyvista-image-cache-${{ runner.os }}-v-${{ env.RESET_IMAGE_CACHE }}-${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml') }}
+          restore-keys: pyvista-image-cache-${{ runner.os }}-v-${{ env.RESET_IMAGE_CACHE }}
           lookup-only: false  # zizmor: ignore[cache-poisoning]
 
       - name: Testing
         if: env.SKIP_UNSTABLE == 'false'
-        timeout-minutes: 20  # On Windows self-hosted runners, sometimes hangs...
+        timeout-minutes: 20  # Sometimes hangs...
         run: |
-          .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
           pytest -v
 
       - name: Upload integration test logs
@@ -348,19 +320,6 @@ jobs:
             docker rm $env:GEO_CONT_NAME
           }
 
-      - name: Stop any remaining containers
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          $dockerContainers = docker ps -a -q
-          if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($dockerContainers)) {
-              docker stop $dockerContainers
-              docker rm $dockerContainers
-          }
-
-# =================================================================================================
-# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    RUNNING ON SELF-HOSTED RUNNER    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-# =================================================================================================
-
   docs:
     name: Documentation
     needs: [docs-style]
@@ -661,7 +620,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
     runs-on:
       group: ansys-network
-      labels: [self-hosted, Windows, pygeometry]
+      labels: [Windows, pygeometry]
     env:
       REUSE_LAST_ARTIFACTS: ${{ vars.REUSE_LAST_ARTIFACTS == 1 }}
 

.github/workflows/nightly_docker_test.yml

@@ -90,15 +90,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "skip_${SERVICE}=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-# =================================================================================================
-# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    RUNNING ON SELF-HOSTED RUNNER    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-# =================================================================================================
-
   windows-tests:
     name: Windows Core Service
     needs: manifests
     if: needs.manifests.outputs.skip_core_windows == 0
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, Windows, pygeometry]
+    runs-on: windows-latest
     env:
       PYVISTA_OFF_SCREEN: true
     permissions:
@@ -117,16 +113,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up headless display
         uses: pyvista/setup-headless-display-action@7d84ae825e6d9297a8e99bdbbae20d1b919a0b19 # v4.2
 
-      - name: Create Python venv
-        run: |
-          python -m venv .venv
-          .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
-
       - name: Install packages for testing
         run: |
-          .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
           pip install --upgrade build
-          pip install .[tests]
+          pip install -e .[tests]
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
@@ -140,19 +130,11 @@ jobs:
           docker image rm $env:ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE_WINDOWS_CORE_TAG
           docker pull $env:ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE_WINDOWS_CORE_TAG
 
-      - name: Check location of self-hosted runner and define license server accordingly
-        if: runner.name == 'pygeometry-ci-2'
-        env:
-          LICENSE_SERVER_INTERNAL: ${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER_INTERNAL }}
-        run:
-          echo "ANSRV_GEO_LICENSE_SERVER=$env:LICENSE_SERVER_INTERNAL" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
-
       - name: Start Geometry service and verify start
         env:
           TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION: ${{ secrets.TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION }}
           PORT_MAPPING: "${{ env.ANSRV_GEO_PORT }}:50051"
         run: |
-          .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
           # Write command to file launch.txt for sanitizing purposes
           echo "docker run --detach --name $env:GEO_CONT_NAME -e LICENSE_SERVER=$env:ANSRV_GEO_LICENSE_SERVER -p $env:PORT_MAPPING $env:ANSRV_GEO_IMAGE_WINDOWS_CORE_TAG $env:TRANSPORT_MODE_SELECTION" | Out-File -FilePath launch.txt
           # Read the file and execute the command
@@ -162,9 +144,8 @@ jobs:
           python -c "from ansys.geometry.core.connection.validate import validate; validate()"
 
       - name: Run PyAnsys Geometry tests
-        timeout-minutes: 20  # On Windows self-hosted runners, sometimes hangs...
+        timeout-minutes: 20  # Sometimes hangs...
         run: |
-          .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
           pytest -v
 
       - name: Stop the Geometry service
@@ -174,19 +155,6 @@ jobs:
           docker logs $env:GEO_CONT_NAME
           docker rm $env:GEO_CONT_NAME
 
-      - name: Stop any remaining containers
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          $dockerContainers = docker ps -a -q
-          if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($dockerContainers)) {
-              docker stop $dockerContainers
-              docker rm $dockerContainers
-          }
-
-      - name: Clean all Docker dangling images
-        if: always()
-        run: docker image prune -f
-
       - name: Microsoft Teams Notification
         uses: skitionek/notify-microsoft-teams@11e40c38c3a629ae65a985b582eca4897b01e79e # v1.0.9
         if: failure()
@@ -215,11 +183,6 @@ jobs:
               ]
             }
 
-
-# =================================================================================================
-# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    RUNNING ON SELF-HOSTED RUNNER    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-# =================================================================================================
-
   linux-tests:
     name: Linux Core Service
     needs: manifests

doc/changelog.d/2286.maintenance.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Run on GitHub runners directly

pyproject.toml

@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 graphics = [
-    "ansys-tools-visualization-interface>=0.2.6",
+    "ansys-tools-visualization-interface>=0.2.6,<0.12",
     "pygltflib>=1.16,<2",
     "pyvista[jupyter]>=0.38.1,<1",
     "vtk>=9,<10",
 ]
 all = [
     "ansys-platform-instancemanagement>=1.0.3,<2",
-    "ansys-tools-visualization-interface>=0.2.6",
+    "ansys-tools-visualization-interface>=0.2.6,<0.12",
     "docker>=6.0.1,<8",
     "pygltflib>=1.16,<2",
     "pyvista[jupyter]>=0.38.1,<1",