# ******************************************************************************* # OpenStudio(R), Copyright (c) Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. # See also https://openstudio.net/license # ******************************************************************************* # see the URL below for information on how to write OpenStudio measures # http://openstudio.nrel.gov/openstudio-measure-writing-guide # see your EnergyPlus installation or the URL below for information on EnergyPlus objects # http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/pdfs/inputoutputreference.pdf # see the URL below for information on using life cycle cost objects in OpenStudio # http://openstudio.nrel.gov/openstudio-life-cycle-examples # see the URL below for access to C++ documentation on workspace objects (click on "workspace" in the main window to view workspace objects) # http://openstudio.nrel.gov/sites/openstudio.nrel.gov/files/nv_data/cpp_documentation_it/utilities/html/idf_page.html # start the measure class InjectIDFObjects < OpenStudio::Measure::EnergyPlusMeasure # define the name that a user will see, this method may be deprecated as # the display name in PAT comes from the name field in measure.xml def name return ' Inject IDF Objects' end # define the arguments that the user will input def arguments(workspace) args = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgumentVector.new # make an argument for external idf source_idf_path = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument.makeStringArgument('source_idf_path', true) source_idf_path.setDisplayName('External IDF File Name') source_idf_path.setDescription('Name of the IDF file to inject objects from. This is the filename with the extension (e.g. MyModel.idf). Optionally this can inclucde the full file path, but for most use cases should just be file name.') args << source_idf_path return args end # define what happens when the measure is run def run(workspace, runner, user_arguments) super(workspace, runner, user_arguments) # use the built-in error checking if !runner.validateUserArguments(arguments(workspace), user_arguments) return false end # assign the user inputs to variables source_idf_path = runner.getStringArgumentValue('source_idf_path', user_arguments) # report initial condition runner.registerInitialCondition("The initial IDF file had #{workspace.objects.size} objects.") # find source_idf_path osw_file = runner.workflow.findFile(source_idf_path) if osw_file.is_initialized source_idf_path = osw_file.get.to_s else runner.registerError("Did not find #{source_idf_path} in paths described in OSW file.") return false end # load IDF source_idf = OpenStudio::IdfFile.load(OpenStudio::Path.new(source_idf_path)).get # add everything from the file workspace.addObjects(source_idf.objects) # report final condition runner.registerFinalCondition("The final IDF file had #{workspace.objects.size} objects.") return true end end # this allows the measure to be use by the application InjectIDFObjects.new.registerWithApplication