Allow GenericDataContainer as input/output of a CustomOperator and fix dpf-site.zip update

src/ansys/dpf/core/__init__.py

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 from ansys.dpf.core.mesh_info import MeshInfo
 from ansys.dpf.core.generic_data_container import GenericDataContainer
 
+from ansys.dpf.core.dpf_operator import available_operator_names
 
 # for matplotlib
 # solves "QApplication: invalid style override passed, ignoring it."

src/ansys/dpf/core/_custom_operators_helpers.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     meshes_container,
     result_info,
     string_field,
-    custom_type_field,
+    custom_type_field, generic_data_container,
 )
 
 external_operator_api = external_operator_capi.ExternalOperatorCAPI
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ def __operator_main__(operator_functor, data):
         custom_type_field.CustomTypeField,
         external_operator_api.external_operator_put_out_custom_type_field,
     ),
+    (
+        generic_data_container.GenericDataContainer,
+        external_operator_api.external_operator_put_out_generic_data_container,
+    )
 ]
 
 _type_to_input_method = [

src/ansys/dpf/core/server.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import inspect
 import warnings
 import traceback
+from typing import Union
 
 from ansys import dpf
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
     ServerFactory,
     CommunicationProtocols,
 )
-from ansys.dpf.core.server_types import DPF_DEFAULT_PORT, LOCALHOST, RUNNING_DOCKER
+from ansys.dpf.core.server_types import DPF_DEFAULT_PORT, LOCALHOST, RUNNING_DOCKER, BaseServer
 from ansys.dpf.core import server_context
 
 
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ def connect():
         raise e
 
 
-def get_or_create_server(server):
+def get_or_create_server(server: BaseServer) -> Union[BaseServer, None]:
     """Returns the given server or if None, creates a new one.
 
     Parameters

src/ansys/dpf/core/server_types.py

@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ def available_api_types(self):
         pass
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def get_api_for_type(self, c_api, grpc_api):
+    def get_api_for_type(self, capi, grpcapi):
         pass
 
     @property