Fix connecting Any as inpt (#1991)

* Fix Any flagged as ambiguous inpt in Operator._find_outputs_corresponding_pins.

* Add test for reported failure

* Better fix

Author: PProfizi

src/ansys/dpf/core/dpf_operator.py

@@ -829,8 +829,10 @@ def _find_outputs_corresponding_pins(self, type_names, inpt, pin, corresponding_
             if python_name == "B":
                 python_name = "bool"
 
+            # Type match
             if type(inpt).__name__ == python_name:
                 corresponding_pins.append(pin)
+            # if the inpt has multiple potential outputs, find which ones can match
             elif isinstance(inpt, (_Outputs, Operator, Result)):
                 if isinstance(inpt, Operator):
                     output_pin_available = inpt.outputs._get_given_output([python_name])
@@ -840,12 +842,14 @@ def _find_outputs_corresponding_pins(self, type_names, inpt, pin, corresponding_
                     output_pin_available = inpt._get_given_output([python_name])
                 for outputpin in output_pin_available:
                     corresponding_pins.append((pin, outputpin))
+            # If any output type matches python_name
             elif isinstance(inpt, Output):
-                for inpttype in inpt._python_expected_types:
-                    if inpttype == python_name:
-                        corresponding_pins.append(pin)
                 if python_name == "Any":
                     corresponding_pins.append(pin)
+                else:
+                    for inpttype in inpt._python_expected_types:
+                        if inpttype == python_name:
+                            corresponding_pins.append(pin)
             elif python_name == "Any":
                 corresponding_pins.append(pin)
 

tests/test_operator.py

@@ -1496,3 +1496,9 @@ def test_operator_id(server_type):
         assert op.id not in ids
 
         ids.add(op.id)
+
+
+def test_operator_find_outputs_corresponding_pins_any(server_type):
+    f1 = ops.utility.forward()
+    f2 = ops.utility.forward()
+    f2.inputs.any.connect(f1.outputs.any)