Enable regression testing of TEASER output with BuildingsPy

[marcusfuchs]

For quality control, I think it would be really useful if we could easily run all models generated from a TEASER project as regression tests. With BuildingsPy this can be achieved fairly easy. As TEASER outputs a Modelica package, all that is need for this is to add the following things to the output:

• Add a script e.g. /Resources/Scripts/runUnitTests.py similar to https://github.com/RWTH-EBC/AixLib/blob/development/bin/02_CITests/UnitTests/runUnitTests.py
• Add annotations to each building model that enable using the model as a regression test
• Add MOS scripts to run the regression tests as in https://github.com/RWTH-EBC/AixLib/tree/development/AixLib/Resources/Scripts/Dymola

This way, BuildingsPy can directly run the simulation of all buildings as a regression test and generate reference results. Then users can always verify whether the models still give the same results.

I can suggest an implementation for this, but feedback and help is of course very welcome

[MichaMans]

@marcusfuchs I like this addition! I may check an automated testing in the CI afterwards. 👍

[marcusfuchs]

@MichaMans Yes, I think this would be perfect. We already have implemented something similar as would be needed for TEASER, so once I get around to work on this I think the effort required will not be too large. For automated testing in your CI afterwards, I also think that lbl-srg/BuildingsPy#393 will be helpful so you do not have to copy the reference results into the output directory.

[marcusfuchs]

@MichaMans Starting to use this I noticed one error: I forgot to add the modelica_test_script template to setup.py, so when installing TEASER from GitHub with pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/RWTH-EBC/TEASER@development the file is missing. I'll create a PR to fix this.

[marcusfuchs]

@MichaMans Thanks again, this is all working as intended, so I am closing this.