Fix parsing of ansys_path version in start_local_server

src/ansys/dpf/core/misc.py

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 import platform
 import glob
 import os
+import re
 
 import packaging.version
 import pkg_resources
 import importlib
 from pkgutil import iter_modules
+from ansys.dpf.core import errors
 from ansys.dpf.gate._version import __ansys_version__
 from ansys.dpf.gate import load_api
 
@@ -97,6 +99,20 @@ def get_ansys_path(ansys_path=None):
             '- when starting the server with "start_local_server(ansys_path=*/vXXX)"\n'
             '- or by setting it by default with the environment variable "ANSYS_DPF_PATH"'
         )
+    # parse the version to an int and check for supported
+    ansys_folder_name = str(ansys_path).split(os.sep)[-1]
+    reobj_vXYZ = re.compile(
+        "^v[0123456789]{3}$"
+    )
+    if reobj_vXYZ.match(ansys_folder_name):
+        # vXYZ Unified Install folder
+        ver = int(str(ansys_path)[-3:])
+    else:
+        ver = 222
+    if ver < 211:
+        raise errors.InvalidANSYSVersionError(f"Ansys v{ver} does not support DPF")
+    if ver == 211 and is_ubuntu():
+        raise OSError("DPF on v211 does not support Ubuntu")
     return ansys_path
 
 

src/ansys/dpf/core/server.py

@@ -190,15 +190,6 @@ def start_local_server(
     use_pypim = use_pypim_by_default and is_pypim_configured()
     if not use_docker and not use_pypim:
         ansys_path = get_ansys_path(ansys_path)
-        # parse the version to an int and check for supported
-        try:
-            ver = int(str(ansys_path)[-3:])
-            if ver < 211:
-                raise errors.InvalidANSYSVersionError(f"Ansys v{ver} does not support DPF")
-            if ver == 211 and is_ubuntu():
-                raise OSError("DPF on v211 does not support Ubuntu")
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
 
     # avoid using any ports in use from existing servers
     used_ports = []

src/ansys/dpf/core/server_types.py

@@ -427,10 +427,12 @@ def info(self):
         -------
         info : dictionary
             Dictionary with server information, including ``"server_ip"``,
-            ``"server_port"``, ``"server_process_id"``, and
-            ``"server_version"`` keys.
+            ``"server_port"``, ``"server_process_id"``, ``"server_version"`` , ``"os"``
+            and ``"path"`` keys.
         """
-        return self._base_service.server_info
+        server_info = self._base_service.server_info
+        server_info["path"] = self.ansys_path
+        return server_info
 
     def _del_session(self):
         if self._session_instance: