Connect a Python string list to an operator accepting a StringField or a list of strings

src/ansys/dpf/core/dpf_operator.py

@@ -265,7 +265,16 @@ def connect(self, pin, inpt, pin_out=0):
             self._api.operator_connect_operator_output(self, pin, inpt._operator, inpt._pin)
         elif isinstance(inpt, list):
             from ansys.dpf.core import collection
-
+
+            # If a list of strings, convert to StringField?
+            if all(isinstance(s, str) for s in inpt):
+                from ansys.dpf.core import StringField
+
+                string_field = StringField(nentities=len(inpt), server=self._server)
+                for i, s in enumerate(inpt):
+                    string_field.append([s], i)
+                self._api.operator_connect_string_field(self, pin, string_field)
+                return
             if server_meet_version("3.0", self._server):
                 inpt = collection.CollectionBase.integral_collection(inpt, self._server)
                 self._api.operator_connect_collection_as_vector(self, pin, inpt)

src/ansys/dpf/core/mesh_info.py

@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@
 ==========
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
 from ansys.dpf.core import server as server_module
 from ansys.dpf.core.generic_data_container import GenericDataContainer
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansys.dpf.core import PropertyField
 
 
 class MeshInfo:
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@
         mesh_info.generic_data_container = self._generic_data_container.deep_copy(server)
         return mesh_info
 
-    def get_property(self, property_name):
+    def get_property(self, property_name: str) -> PropertyField:
         """Get property with given name.
 
         Parameters

tests/test_operator.py

@@ -225,6 +225,16 @@ def test_connect_label_space_operator(server_type):
     op.connect(0, dic)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not conftest.SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_5_0,
+    reason="Copying data is " "supported starting server version 5.0",
+)
+def test_connect_string_list_as_string_field_operator(server_type):
+    op = dpf.core.Operator("Rescope", server=server_type)
+    string_list = ["test1", "test2"]
+    op.connect(0, string_list)
+
+
 def test_connect_datasources_operator(fields_container_csv, server_type):
     op = dpf.core.Operator("csv_to_field", server=server_type)
     data_sources = dpf.core.DataSources(server=server_type)