Start a global server as LegacyGrpc in conftest.py

Author: PProfizi

tests/conftest.py

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 running_docker = ansys.dpf.core.server_types.RUNNING_DOCKER.use_docker
 local_test_repo = False
 
+# Detect if gatebin binaries are available
+IS_USING_GATEBIN = _try_use_gatebin()
+
 
 def _get_test_files_directory():
     if local_test_repo is False:
@@ -72,6 +75,10 @@ def _get_test_files_directory():
     )
 
 
+# Start a first global server to test for version
+global_server = core.start_local_server(config=core.AvailableServerConfigs.LegacyGrpcServer)
+
+
 @pytest.hookimpl()
 def pytest_sessionfinish(session, exitstatus):
     if os.name == "posix":
@@ -375,9 +382,6 @@ def return_ds(server=None):
     get_server_version(core._global_server()), "2.1"
 )
 
-# Detect if gatebin binaries are available
-IS_USING_GATEBIN = _try_use_gatebin()
-
 
 def raises_for_servers_version_under(version):
     """Launch the test normally if the server version is equal or higher than the "version"