Local product launcher

Use the local product launcher rather than the launch functions implemented by various PyAnsys libraries. These pages provide an overview and describe how to use the local product launcher:

• Rationale: Provides a high-level overview of the problem that the local product launcher solves.

• Command-line interface: Describes the command-line interface.

• Launcher plugin creation: Describes how to create a launcher plugin to extend the local product launcher for use with another Ansys product.

Contents

• Rationale
  • Improvements over the current approach
  • Potential pitfalls
  • Future improvements
• Command-line interface
  • ansys-launcher
• Launcher plugin creation
  • Create configuration
  • Define launcher
  • Register entrypoint
  • Add command-line default and description
  • Add a fallback launch mode
  • Hide advanced options