Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses
Package with base classes for Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files
Information
This package contains base classes that are used to construct the models in Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.
Extends from Modelica.Icons.BasesPackage (Icon for packages containing base classes).
Package Content
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
 FileWriter
|
Partial model for writing results to a .csv file |
 FileWriterObject
|
Class used to ensure that each CSV writer writes to a unique file |
| JSONWriterObject
|
Class used to ensure that each JSON writer writes to a unique file |
| OutputTime
|
Time when results are outputted |
| WeeklyScheduleObject
|
Class that loads a weekly schedule |
 cacheVals
|
Function for caching results such that they can be written at destruction |
 printRealArray
|
Print string to terminal or file |
| writeJSON
|
Write a vector of Real variables to a JSON file |
Types and constants
type OutputTime = enumeration( Initial "Output results at initial() time", Terminal "Output results at terminal() time", Custom "Output results at custom time value") "Time when results are outputted";
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.FileWriter
Partial model for writing results to a .csv file
Information
Base class for a file writer. See extending classes.
Extends from Modelica.Blocks.Icons.DiscreteBlock (Graphical layout of discrete block component icon).
Parameters
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | fileName | getInstanceName() + ".csv" | File name, including extension |
| Time | samplePeriod | Sample period: equidistant interval for which the inputs are saved [s] | |
| Advanced | |||
| String | delimiter | "\t" | Delimiter for csv file |
| Boolean | writeHeader | true | =true, to write header with variable names, otherwise no header will be written |
| String | headerNames[nin] | {"col" + String(i) for i in ... | Header names, indices by default |
| Integer | significantDigits | 6 | Number of significant digits that are used for converting inputs into string format |
Connectors
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| input RealVectorInput | u[nin] | Variables that are saved |
Modelica definition
model FileWriter "Partial model for writing results to a .csv file"
extends Modelica.Blocks.Icons.DiscreteBlock;
parameter Integer nin
"Number of inputs";
parameter String fileName = getInstanceName() + ".csv"
"File name, including extension";
parameter Modelica.Units.SI.Time samplePeriod
"Sample period: equidistant interval for which the inputs are saved";
parameter String delimiter = "\t"
"Delimiter for csv file";
parameter Boolean writeHeader = true
"=true, to write header with variable names, otherwise no header will be written";
parameter String[nin] headerNames = {"col"+String(i) for i in 1:nin}
"Header names, indices by default";
parameter Integer significantDigits(min=1,max=15) = 6
"Number of significant digits that are used for converting inputs into string format";
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealVectorInput[nin] u "Variables that are saved";
protected
parameter Boolean isCombiTimeTable = false
"=true, if CombiTimeTable header should be prepended upon destruction";
parameter Modelica.Units.SI.Time t0(fixed=false) "First sample time instant";
parameter String insNam = getInstanceName() "Instance name";
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.FileWriterObject filWri=
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.FileWriterObject(
insNam,
fileName,
nin+1,
isCombiTimeTable)
"File writer object";
discrete String str "Intermediate variable for constructing a single line";
output Boolean sampleTrigger "True, if sample time instant";
function writeLine
"Prepend a string to an existing text file"
extends Modelica.Icons.Function;
input Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.FileWriterObject id "ID of the file writer";
input String string "Written string";
input Integer isMetaData "=1, if line should not be included for row count of combiTimeTable";
external"C" writeLine(id, string, isMetaData);
end writeLine;
initial equation
t0 = time;
equation
sampleTrigger = sample(t0, samplePeriod);
algorithm
when sampleTrigger then
str :=String(time,significantDigits=significantDigits) + delimiter;
for i in 1:nin-1 loop
str :=str + String(u[i],significantDigits=significantDigits) + delimiter;
if mod(i+1,10)==0 then // write out buffer every 10 entries to avoid overflow
writeLine(filWri, str, 1); // not adding this one to row count
str:="";
end if;
end for;
str :=str + String(u[nin],significantDigits=significantDigits) + "\n";
writeLine(filWri, str, 0);
end when;
end FileWriter;
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.FileWriterObject
Class used to ensure that each CSV writer writes to a unique file
Information
Class derived from ExternalObject having two local external function definition,
named destructor and constructor respectively.
Extends from ExternalObject.
Modelica definition
class FileWriterObject
"Class used to ensure that each CSV writer writes to a unique file"
extends ExternalObject;
function constructor
"Construct an extendable array that can be used to store double valuesCreate empty file"
extends Modelica.Icons.Function;
input String instanceName "Instance name of the file write";
input String fileName "Name of the file, including extension";
input Integer numColumns "Number of columns that are written to file";
input Boolean isCombiTimeTable
"Flag to indicate whether combiTimeTable header should be prepended upon destruction";
output FileWriterObject fileWriter "Pointer to the file writer";
external"C" fileWriter = fileWriterInit(instanceName, fileName, numColumns, isCombiTimeTable);
end constructor;
function destructor "Release storage and close the external object"
input FileWriterObject fileWriter "Pointer to file writer object";
external "C" fileWriterFree(fileWriter);
end destructor;
end FileWriterObject;
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.JSONWriterObject
Class used to ensure that each JSON writer writes to a unique file
Information
Class derived from ExternalObject having two local external function definition,
named destructor and constructor respectively.
Extends from ExternalObject.
Modelica definition
class JSONWriterObject
"Class used to ensure that each JSON writer writes to a unique file"
extends ExternalObject;
function constructor
"Verify whether a file writer with the same path exists and cache variable keys"
extends Modelica.Icons.Function;
input String instanceName "Instance name of the file write";
input String fileName "Name of the file, including extension";
input Boolean dumpAtDestruction "=true, to write cached values at destruction";
input String[:] varKeys "Keys for values that are written to file";
output JSONWriterObject jsonWriter "Pointer to the file writer";
external"C" jsonWriter = jsonWriterInit(instanceName, fileName, dumpAtDestruction, size(varKeys,1), varKeys);
end constructor;
function destructor "Release storage and close the external object, write data if needed"
input JSONWriterObject jsonWriter "Pointer to file writer object";
external "C" jsonWriterFree(jsonWriter);
end destructor;
end JSONWriterObject;
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.OutputTime
Time when results are outputted
Information
Enumeration for when output files are written.
Modelica definition
type OutputTime = enumeration(
Initial "Output results at initial() time",
Terminal "Output results at terminal() time",
Custom "Output results at custom time value")
"Time when results are outputted";
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.WeeklyScheduleObject
Class that loads a weekly schedule
Information
Class definition for weekly schedule object used by Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.WeeklySchedule.
Extends from ExternalObject.
Modelica definition
class WeeklyScheduleObject "Class that loads a weekly schedule"
extends ExternalObject;
impure function constructor
"Creates an object for the weekly schedule"
extends Modelica.Icons.Function;
input Boolean tableOnFile "Table is on file";
input String sourceName "Data source";
input Real t_offset "When time=t_offset, the time is assumed to be monday at midnight";
input String data "Data, when tableOnFile=false";
output WeeklyScheduleObject weeklySchedule "Pointer to the weekly schedule";
external"C" weeklySchedule = weeklyScheduleInit(tableOnFile, sourceName, t_offset, data);
end constructor;
pure function destructor "Release storage and close the external object, write data if needed"
input WeeklyScheduleObject weeklySchedule "Pointer to file writer object";
external "C" weeklyScheduleFree(weeklySchedule);
end destructor;
end WeeklyScheduleObject;
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.cacheVals
Function for caching results such that they can be written at destruction
Information
Function for writing data to cache such that the results can be written at destruction.
Inputs
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSONWriterObject | ID | Json writer object id | |
| Real | varVals[:] | Variable values |
Modelica definition
function cacheVals
"Function for caching results such that they can be written at destruction"
input Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.JSONWriterObject ID "Json writer object id";
input Real[:] varVals "Variable values";
external "C" cacheVals(ID, varVals, size(varVals,1));
end cacheVals;
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.printRealArray
Print string to terminal or file
Information
Function that prints a real array to an output file.
Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).
Inputs
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real | x[:] | Input to be printed | |
| String | fileName | "" | File where to print (empty string is the terminal) |
| Integer | minimumLength | 1 | Minimum width of result |
| Integer | significantDigits | 6 | Number of significant digits |
Outputs
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | outStr | String to be printed |
Modelica definition
function printRealArray "Print string to terminal or file"
extends Modelica.Icons.Function;
input Real[:] x "Input to be printed";
input String fileName="" "File where to print (empty string is the terminal)";
input Integer minimumLength = 1 "Minimum width of result";
input Integer significantDigits = 6 "Number of significant digits";
output String outStr="" "String to be printed";
algorithm
for i in 1:size(x,1) loop
outStr :=outStr + " "
+ String(x[i],
minimumLength=minimumLength,
significantDigits=significantDigits);
end for;
Modelica.Utilities.Streams.print(string=outStr, fileName=fileName);
end printRealArray;
Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.writeJSON
Write a vector of Real variables to a JSON file
Information
Function for writing data to a JSON file.
Inputs
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSONWriterObject | ID | JSON writer object id | |
| Real | varVals[:] | Variable values |
Modelica definition
function writeJSON
"Write a vector of Real variables to a JSON file"
input Buildings.Utilities.IO.Files.BaseClasses.JSONWriterObject ID "JSON writer object id";
input Real[:] varVals "Variable values";
external "C" writeJson(ID, varVals, size(varVals,1));
end writeJSON;