Class: SpaceTypeAndConstructionSetWizard

Inherits:
OpenStudio::Measure::ModelMeasure
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/measures/SpaceTypeAndConstructionSetWizard/measure.rb

Overview

start the measure

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#arguments(model) ⇒ Object

define the arguments that the user will input



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# File 'lib/measures/SpaceTypeAndConstructionSetWizard/measure.rb', line 36

def arguments(model)
  args = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgumentVector.new

  # Make an argument for the building type
  building_type = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeChoiceArgument('building_type', OpenstudioStandards::CreateTypical.get_doe_building_types, true)
  building_type.setDisplayName('Building Type.')
  building_type.setDefaultValue('SmallOffice')
  args << building_type

  # Make an argument for the template
  template = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeChoiceArgument('template', OpenstudioStandards::CreateTypical.get_doe_templates, true)
  template.setDisplayName('Template.')
  template.setDefaultValue('90.1-2010')
  args << template

  # Make an argument for the climate zone
  climate_zone = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeChoiceArgument('climate_zone', OpenstudioStandards::CreateTypical.get_doe_climate_zones, true)
  climate_zone.setDisplayName('Climate Zone.')
  climate_zone.setDefaultValue('ASHRAE 169-2013-2A')
  args << climate_zone

  # make an argument to add new space types
  create_space_types = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeBoolArgument('create_space_types', true)
  create_space_types.setDisplayName('Create Space Types?')
  create_space_types.setDefaultValue(true)
  args << create_space_types

  # make an argument to add new construction set
  create_construction_set = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeBoolArgument('create_construction_set', true)
  create_construction_set.setDisplayName('Create Construction Set?')
  create_construction_set.setDefaultValue(true)
  args << create_construction_set

  # make an argument to determine if building defaults should be set
  set_building_defaults = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeBoolArgument('set_building_defaults', true)
  set_building_defaults.setDisplayName('Set Building Defaults Using New Objects?')
  set_building_defaults.setDefaultValue(true)
  args << set_building_defaults

  return args
end

#description ⇒ Object

human readable description



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# File 'lib/measures/SpaceTypeAndConstructionSetWizard/measure.rb', line 26

def description
  'Create DOE space types and or construction sets for the requested building type, climate zone, and target.'
end

#modeler_description ⇒ Object

human readable description of modeling approach



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# File 'lib/measures/SpaceTypeAndConstructionSetWizard/measure.rb', line 31

def modeler_description
  'The data for this measure comes from the openstudio-standards Ruby Gem. They are no longer created from the same JSON file that was used to make the OpenStudio templates. Optionally this will also set the building default space type and construction set.'
end

#name ⇒ Object

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



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# File 'lib/measures/SpaceTypeAndConstructionSetWizard/measure.rb', line 21

def name
  'Space Type and Construction Set Wizard'
end

#run(model, runner, user_arguments) ⇒ Object

define what happens when the measure is run



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# File 'lib/measures/SpaceTypeAndConstructionSetWizard/measure.rb', line 79

def run(model, runner, user_arguments)
  super(model, runner, user_arguments)

  # assign the user inputs to variables
  args = runner.getArgumentValues(arguments(model), user_arguments)
  args = Hash[args.collect{ |k, v| [k.to_s, v] }]
  if !args then return false end

  # run create_space_types_and_constructions
  results = OpenstudioStandards::CreateTypical.create_space_types_and_constructions(model, args['building_type'], args['template'], args['climate_zone'])

  if results == false
    return false
  else
    return true
  end
end