FIX: Update gRPC API version check and improve exception handling (#7278)

Co-authored-by: pyansys-ci-bot <92810346+pyansys-ci-bot@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: Samuelopez-ansys

doc/changelog.d/7278.fixed.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update gRPC API version check and improve exception handling

doc/source/Resources/pyaedt_settings.yaml

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ general:
   # Skip license check during Desktop initialization
   skip_license_check: true
   # Enable or disable gRPC API for the EDB module.
-  # If null, the gRPC API is used if AEDT version is 2026 R1 or later, otherwise the legacy COM object is used.
+  # If null, the gRPC API is used if AEDT version is above 2026 R1, otherwise the legacy COM object is used.
   pyedb_use_grpc: null
 
 grpc:

doc/source/User_guide/settings.rst

@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@ Below is the content that can be updated through the YAML file.
         # Path to the user defined PyD libraries. If set, it overrides the default pyd_libraries_path
         pyd_libraries_user_path: null
         # Enable or disable gRPC API for the EDB module.
-        # If null, the gRPC API is used if AEDT version is 2026 R1 or later, otherwise the legacy COM object is used.
+        # If null, the gRPC API is used if AEDT version is above 2026 R1, otherwise the legacy COM object is used.
         pyedb_use_grpc: null

src/ansys/aedt/core/desktop.py

@@ -2804,8 +2804,10 @@ def __init_grpc(self):
                 is_launched, self.port = launch_aedt(
                     installer, self.non_graphical, self.port, self.student_version, host=self.machine
                 )
+                self.launched_by_pyaedt = True
+
             self.new_desktop = not is_launched
-            self.launched_by_pyaedt = True
+
             # Establish gRPC connection (implementation details)
             result = self.__initialize()
 

src/ansys/aedt/core/edb.py

@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ def Edb(
         else:
             settings.aedt_version = aedt_versions.current_version
 
-    if settings.pyedb_use_grpc is None and settings.aedt_version > "2025.2":  # pragma: no cover
+    if settings.pyedb_use_grpc is None and settings.aedt_version > "2026.1":  # pragma: no cover
         settings.logger.info("No EDB gRPC setting provided. Enabling gRPC for EDB.")
         settings.pyedb_use_grpc = True
 
-    use_grpc = True if settings.pyedb_use_grpc and settings.aedt_version > "2025.2" else False  # pragma: no cover
+    use_grpc = True if settings.pyedb_use_grpc and settings.aedt_version > "2026.1" else False  # pragma: no cover
     grpc_enabled = "Grpc enabled" if use_grpc else "Dotnet enabled"  # pragma: no cover
     settings.logger.info(f"Loading EDB with {grpc_enabled}.")
 

src/ansys/aedt/core/extensions/installer/console_setup.py

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 from IPython import get_ipython
 import tempfile
 
+
 aedt_process_id = int(os.environ.get("PYAEDT_PROCESS_ID", None))  # pragma: no cover
 version = os.environ.get("PYAEDT_DESKTOP_VERSION", None)  # pragma: no cover
 print("Loading the PyAEDT Console.")
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@
     from ansys.aedt.core.generic.general_methods import active_sessions
     from ansys.aedt.core.generic.general_methods import is_windows
     from ansys.aedt.core.generic.file_utils import available_file_name
+    from ansys.aedt.core import settings
+    settings.release_on_exception = False
 
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     # Debug only purpose. If the tool is added to the ribbon from a GitHub clone, then a link
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@
     from ansys.aedt.core.generic.general_methods import active_sessions
     from ansys.aedt.core.generic.general_methods import is_windows
     from ansys.aedt.core.generic.file_utils import available_file_name
+    from ansys.aedt.core import settings
+    settings.release_on_exception = False
 
 
 def release(d) -> None:  # pragma: no cover

src/ansys/aedt/core/extensions/installer/jupyter_template.ipynb

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     "from ansys.aedt.core import Desktop\n",
     "from ansys.aedt.core import settings\n",
     "\n",
-    "settings.use_grpc_api = True\n"
+    "settings.use_grpc_api = True\n",
+    "settings.release_on_exception = False"
    ]
   },
   {

src/ansys/aedt/core/generic/general_methods.py

@@ -203,10 +203,8 @@ def raise_exception_or_return_false(e):
             from ansys.aedt.core.internal.desktop_sessions import _desktop_sessions
 
             for v in list(_desktop_sessions.values())[:]:
-                if v.launched_by_pyaedt:
-                    v.close_desktop()
-                else:
-                    v.release_desktop(False, False)
+                v.release_desktop(close_projects=v.close_on_exit, close_on_exit=v.close_on_exit)
+
         raise e
     elif "__init__" in str(e):  # pragma: no cover
         return