ansys / ansys/pyfluent

Access to inactive objects

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enhancement
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Description

Children of inactive objects in the API hierarchy cannot be aliased without triggering an `InactiveObjectError`. E.g.:

```Python
>>> viscous = solver.settings.setup.models.viscous
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "C:\Users\spearson\AppData\Local\Temp\tmphjkcu785\ansys\fluent\core\solver\flobject.py", line 1047, in __getattribute__
raise InactiveObjectError(self.python_path)
ansys.fluent.core.solver.flobject.InactiveObjectError: '.setup.models' is currently inactive.
```

This is unnecessarily restrictive.

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Research direction

Start at ansys/fluent/core/solver/flobject.py around line 1047 and trace how attribute access checks inactive objects and handles aliases. Reproduce the example with an inactive parent, then define and test the expected behavior so child aliasing no longer raises InactiveObjectError while inactive-object access remains covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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