feat(tidy3d): FXC-5401-default-to-local-caching-true-in-tidy-3-d-2-11

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added deprecation warning for `TemperatureMonitor` and `SteadyPotentialMonitor` when `unstructured` parameter is not explicitly set. The default value of `unstructured` will change from `False` to `True` in the next release.
 - Added deprecation warning for ``TemperatureMonitor`` and ``SteadyPotentialMonitor`` when ``unstructured`` parameter is not explicitly set. The default value of ``unstructured`` will change from ``False`` to ``True`` after the 2.11 release.
 - Added validation to `GaussianDoping` to ensure `ref_con < concentration`, validate `source` face identifier, and warn the user when the box size is not sufficient for the specified transition width.
+- Local caching is now enabled by default (set `td.config.local_cache.enabled=False` to opt out).
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed intermittent "API key not found" errors in parallel job launches by making configuration directory detection race-safe.

docs/index.rst

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ You can now postprocess simulation data using the same python session, or view t
    :class: tip
 
    Repeated runs of the same simulation can reuse solver results by enabling the
-   local cache: ``td.config.local_cache.enabled = True``. You may configure the cache directory
+   local cache with ``td.config.local_cache.enabled = True`` which is the default. You may configure the cache directory
    with ``local_cache.directory``. If the number of entries (``local_cache.max_entries``) or the storage size
    (``local_cache.max_size_gb``) is exceeded, cache entries are evicted by least-recently-used (LRU) order.
    You can clear all stored artifacts with ``td.web.cache.clear()``.

tidy3d/config/sections.py

@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class LocalCacheConfig(ConfigSection):
     """Settings controlling the optional local simulation cache."""
 
     enabled: bool = Field(
-        False,
+        True,
         title="Enable cache",
         description="Enable or disable the local simulation cache.",
         json_schema_extra={"persist": True},