# ******************************************************************************* # 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 AddMeter < 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 'Add Meter' end # human readable description def description return 'This measure adds an meter at the requested reporting frequency.' end # human readable description of modeling approach def modeler_description return 'The measure just passes in the string and does not validate that it is a proper meter name. It is up to the user to know this or to look at the .mdd file from a previous simulation run.' end # define the arguments that the user will input def arguments(model) args = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgumentVector.new # make an argument for the meter name meter_name = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeStringArgument('meter_name', true) meter_name.setDisplayName('Enter Meter Name') meter_name.setDefaultValue('Electricity:Facility') args << meter_name # make an argument for the electric tariff reporting_frequency_chs = OpenStudio::StringVector.new reporting_frequency_chs << 'detailed' reporting_frequency_chs << 'timestep' reporting_frequency_chs << 'hourly' reporting_frequency_chs << 'daily' reporting_frequency_chs << 'monthly' reporting_frequency = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeChoiceArgument('reporting_frequency', reporting_frequency_chs, true) reporting_frequency.setDisplayName('Reporting Frequency') reporting_frequency.setDefaultValue('hourly') args << reporting_frequency 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 meter_name = runner.getStringArgumentValue('meter_name', user_arguments) reporting_frequency = runner.getStringArgumentValue('reporting_frequency', user_arguments) # check the user_name for reasonableness if meter_name == '' runner.registerError('No meter name was entered.') return false end meters = model.getOutputMeters # reporting initial condition of model runner.registerInitialCondition("The model started with #{meters.size} meter objects.") # flag to add meter add_flag = true # OpenStudio doesn't seemt to like two meters of the same name, even if they have different reporting frequencies. meters.each do |meter| if meter.name == meter_name runner.registerWarning("A meter named #{meter_name} already exists. One will not be added to the model.") if meter.reportingFrequency != reporting_frequency meter.setReportingFrequency(reporting_frequency) runner.registerInfo("Changing reporting frequency of existing meter to #{reporting_frequency}.") end add_flag = false end end if add_flag meter = OpenStudio::Model::OutputMeter.new(model) meter.setName(meter_name) meter.setReportingFrequency(reporting_frequency) runner.registerInfo("Adding meter for #{meter.name} reporting #{reporting_frequency}") end meters = model.getOutputMeters # reporting final condition of model runner.registerFinalCondition("The model finished with #{meters.size} meter objects.") return true end end # this allows the measure to be use by the application AddMeter.new.registerWithApplication