Add blackbox flag

src/ansys/motorcad/core/motorcad_methods.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def __init__(
         keep_instance_open=False,
         url="",
         timeout=2,
+        use_blackbox_licence=False,
     ):
         self.connection = _MotorCADConnection(
             port,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def __init__(
             keep_instance_open,
             url=url,
             timeout=timeout,
+            use_blackbox_licence=use_blackbox_licence,
         )
 
         _RpcMethodsCore.__init__(self, mc_connection=self.connection)
@@ -78,6 +80,9 @@ class MotorCAD(_MotorCADCore):
         Whether to keep the Motor-CAD instance open after the instance becomes free.
     url: string, default = ""
         Full url for Motor-CAD connection. Assumes we are connecting to existing instance.
+    use_blackbox_licence: Boolean, default: False
+            Ask Motor-CAD to consume blackbox licence.
+
     Returns
     -------
     MotorCAD object.
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ def __init__(
         reuse_parallel_instances=False,
         keep_instance_open=False,
         url="",
+        use_blackbox_licence=False,
     ):
         """Initiate MotorCAD object."""
         _MotorCADCore.__init__(
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ def __init__(
             reuse_parallel_instances=reuse_parallel_instances,
             keep_instance_open=keep_instance_open,
             url=url,
+            use_blackbox_licence=use_blackbox_licence,
         )
 
 

src/ansys/motorcad/core/rpc_client_core.py

@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ def __init__(
         url="",
         timeout=2,
         compatibility_mode=False,
+        use_blackbox_licence=False,
     ):
         """Create a MotorCAD object for communication.
 
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ def __init__(
             Whether to try to run an old script written for ActiveX.
         url: string, default = ""
             Full url for Motor-CAD connection. Assumes we are connecting to existing instance.
+        use_blackbox_licence: Boolean, default: False
+            Ask Motor-CAD to consume blackbox licence.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -231,6 +234,9 @@ def __init__(
         self._url = url
         self._timeout = timeout
 
+        if use_blackbox_licence:
+            environ["MOTORDES_BLACKBOX"] = "1"
+
         if DEFAULT_INSTANCE != -1:
             # Getting called from MotorCAD internal scripting so port is known
             port = DEFAULT_INSTANCE

tests/test_rpc_client_core.py

@@ -336,3 +336,10 @@ def test__resolve_localhost():
         raise e
     finally:
         mc2.quit()
+
+
+def test_blackbox_licencing():
+    mc2 = MotorCAD(use_blackbox_licence=True)
+    # Not sure it's possible to assert that only a blackbox licence was consumed
+    # Just check it works for now
+    mc2.get_licence()