# ******************************************************************************* # 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 OpenStuido measures # http://openstudio.nrel.gov/openstudio-measure-writing-guide # see the URL below for access to C++ documentation on mondel objects (click on "model" in the main window to view model objects) # http://openstudio.nrel.gov/sites/openstudio.nrel.gov/files/nv_data/cpp_documentation_it/model/html/namespaces.html # start the measure class SetLifecycleCostParameters < OpenStudio::Measure::ModelMeasure # 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 'SetLifecycleCostParameters' end # define the arguments that the user will input def arguments(model) args = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgumentVector.new # make an argument for your name study_period = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeIntegerArgument('study_period', true) study_period.setDisplayName('Set the Length of the Study Period (years).') study_period.setDefaultValue(25) args << study_period return args end # define what happens when the measure is run def run(model, runner, user_arguments) super(model, runner, user_arguments) # use the built-in error checking if !runner.validateUserArguments(arguments(model), user_arguments) return false end # assign the user inputs to variables study_period = runner.getIntegerArgumentValue('study_period', user_arguments) # check the user_name for reasonableness if study_period < 1 runner.registerError('Length of the Study Period needs to be an integer greater than 0.') return false end # get lifecycle object lifeCycleCostParameters = model.getLifeCycleCostParameters # reporting initial condition of model starting_spaces = model.getSpaces runner.registerInitialCondition("Initial Lifecycle Analysis Type is #{lifeCycleCostParameters.analysisType}. Initial Analysis Length is #{lifeCycleCostParameters.lengthOfStudyPeriodInYears}.") # this will eventually be in the GUI, but just adding to measure for now lifeCycleCostParameters.setAnalysisType('FEMP') lifeCycleCostParameters.setLengthOfStudyPeriodInYears(study_period) # reporting final condition of model finishing_spaces = model.getSpaces runner.registerFinalCondition("Final Lifecycle Analysis Type is #{lifeCycleCostParameters.analysisType}. Final Analysis Length is #{lifeCycleCostParameters.lengthOfStudyPeriodInYears}.") return true end end # this allows the measure to be use by the application SetLifecycleCostParameters.new.registerWithApplication