IDF.from_example_files uses the as_version argument to pick from the correct folder of example files (based on the EnergyPlus version)

.gitmodules

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "geomeppy"]
 	path = geomeppy
-	url = git@github.com:samuelduchesne/geomeppy.git
+	url = https://github.com/samuelduchesne/geomeppy.git

archetypal/eplus_interface/basement.py

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ def run(self):
         # get version from IDF object or by parsing the IDF file for it
 
         # Move files into place
-        # copy "%wthrfile%.epw" in.epw
         self.epw = self.idf.epw.copy(self.run_dir / "in.epw").expand()
         self.idfname = Path(self.idf.savecopy(self.run_dir / "in.idf")).expand()
         self.idd = self.idf.iddname.copy(self.run_dir).expand()
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ def run(self):
         basemenet_exe = shutil.which("Basement", path=self.eplus_home)
         if basemenet_exe is None:
             log(
-                f"The Basement program could not be found at " f"'{self.eplus_home}",
+                f"The Basement program could not be found at '{self.eplus_home}'",
                 lg.WARNING,
             )
             return
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ def run(self):
         self.msg_callback(f"Weather File: {self.epw}")
 
         # Run Slab Program
-        with logging_redirect_tqdm(loggers=[lg.getLogger(self.idf.name)]):
+        with logging_redirect_tqdm(loggers=[lg.getLogger("archetypal")]):
             with tqdm(
                 unit_scale=True,
                 miniters=1,
@@ -109,10 +108,16 @@ def run(self):
                     "Begin Basement Temperature Calculation processing . . ."
                 )
 
-                for line in self.p.stdout:
-                    self.msg_callback(line.decode("utf-8").strip("\n"))
+                # Read stdout line by line
+                for line in iter(self.p.stdout.readline, b""):
+                    decoded_line = line.decode("utf-8").strip()
+                    self.msg_callback(decoded_line)
                     progress.update()
 
+                # Process stderr after stdout is fully read
+                stderr = self.p.stderr.read()
+                stderr_lines = stderr.decode("utf-8").splitlines()
+
                 # We explicitly close stdout
                 self.p.stdout.close()
 
@@ -121,20 +126,21 @@ def run(self):
 
                 # Communicate callbacks
                 if self.cancelled:
-                    self.msg_callback("RunSlab cancelled")
+                    self.msg_callback("Basement cancelled")
                     # self.cancelled_callback(self.std_out, self.std_err)
                 else:
                     if self.p.returncode == 0:
                         self.msg_callback(
-                            "RunSlab completed in {:,.2f} seconds".format(
+                            "Basement completed in {:,.2f} seconds".format(
                                 time.time() - start_time
                             )
                         )
                         self.success_callback()
-                        for line in self.p.stderr:
-                            self.msg_callback(line.decode("utf-8"))
+                        for line in stderr_lines:
+                            self.msg_callback(line)
                     else:
-                        self.msg_callback("RunSlab failed")
+                        self.msg_callback("Basement failed")
+                        self.msg_callback("\n".join(stderr_lines), level=lg.ERROR)
                         self.failure_callback()
 
     def msg_callback(self, *args, **kwargs):

archetypal/eplus_interface/slab.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import time
+from io import StringIO
 from threading import Thread
 
 from packaging.version import Version
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
 from tqdm.contrib.logging import logging_redirect_tqdm
 
 from archetypal.eplus_interface.exceptions import EnergyPlusProcessError
-from archetypal.eplus_interface.version import EnergyPlusVersion
 from archetypal.utils import log
 
 
@@ -41,59 +41,66 @@ def __init__(self, idf, tmp):
     @property
     def cmd(self):
         """Get the command."""
-        cmd_path = Path(shutil.which("Slab", path=self.run_dir))
-        return [cmd_path]
+        # if platform is windows
+        return [self.slabexe]
 
     def run(self):
-        """Wrapper around the EnergyPlus command line interface."""
+        """Wrapper around the Slab command line interface."""
         self.cancelled = False
-        # get version from IDF object or by parsing the IDF file for it
 
         # Move files into place
         self.epw = self.idf.epw.copy(self.run_dir / "in.epw").expand()
         self.idfname = Path(self.idf.savecopy(self.run_dir / "in.idf")).expand()
         self.idd = self.idf.iddname.copy(self.run_dir).expand()
 
-        # Get executable using shutil.which (determines the extension based on
-        # the platform, eg: .exe. And copy the executable to tmp
+        # Get executable using shutil.which
         slab_exe = shutil.which("Slab", path=self.eplus_home)
         if slab_exe is None:
             log(
-                f"The Slab program could not be found at " f"'{self.eplus_home}'",
+                f"The Slab program could not be found at '{self.eplus_home}'",
                 lg.WARNING,
             )
             return
-        self.slabexe = Path(slab_exe).copy(self.run_dir)
+        else:
+            slab_exe = (self.eplus_home / slab_exe).expand()
+        self.slabexe = slab_exe
         self.slabidd = (self.eplus_home / "SlabGHT.idd").copy(self.run_dir)
+        self.outfile = self.idf.name
 
-        # The GHTin.idf file is copied from the self.include list (added by
-        # ExpandObjects. If self.include is empty, no need to run Slab.
+        # The GHTin.idf file is copied from the self.include list
         self.include = [Path(file).copy(self.run_dir) for file in self.idf.include]
         if not self.include:
             self.cleanup_callback()
             return
 
         # Run Slab Program
-        with logging_redirect_tqdm(loggers=[lg.getLogger(self.idf.name)]):
+        with logging_redirect_tqdm(loggers=[lg.getLogger("archetypal")]):
             with tqdm(
                 unit_scale=True,
                 miniters=1,
-                desc=f"RunSlab #{self.idf.position}-{self.idf.name}",
+                desc=f"{self.slabexe} #{self.idf.position}-{self.idf.name}",
                 position=self.idf.position,
             ) as progress:
                 self.p = subprocess.Popen(
                     self.cmd,
                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                     stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                    shell=True,  # can use shell
-                    cwd=self.run_dir.abspath(),
+                    shell=False,
+                    cwd=self.run_dir,
                 )
                 start_time = time.time()
                 self.msg_callback("Begin Slab Temperature Calculation processing . . .")
-                for line in self.p.stdout:
-                    self.msg_callback(line.decode("utf-8").strip("\n"))
+
+                # Read stdout line by line
+                for line in iter(self.p.stdout.readline, b""):
+                    decoded_line = line.decode("utf-8").strip()
+                    self.msg_callback(decoded_line)
                     progress.update()
 
+                # Process stderr after stdout is fully read
+                stderr = self.p.stderr.read()
+                stderr_lines = stderr.decode("utf-8").splitlines()
+
                 # We explicitly close stdout
                 self.p.stdout.close()
 
@@ -102,20 +109,20 @@ def run(self):
 
                 # Communicate callbacks
                 if self.cancelled:
-                    self.msg_callback("RunSlab cancelled")
-                    # self.cancelled_callback(self.std_out, self.std_err)
+                    self.msg_callback("Slab cancelled")
                 else:
                     if self.p.returncode == 0:
                         self.msg_callback(
-                            "RunSlab completed in {:,.2f} seconds".format(
+                            "Slab completed in {:,.2f} seconds".format(
                                 time.time() - start_time
                             )
                         )
                         self.success_callback()
-                        for line in self.p.stderr:
-                            self.msg_callback(line.decode("utf-8"))
+                        for line in stderr_lines:
+                            self.msg_callback(line)
                     else:
-                        self.msg_callback("RunSlab failed")
+                        self.msg_callback("Slab failed", level=lg.ERROR)
+                        self.msg_callback("\n".join(stderr_lines), level=lg.ERROR)
                         self.failure_callback()
 
     def msg_callback(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -124,16 +131,27 @@ def msg_callback(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def success_callback(self):
         """Parse surface temperature and append to IDF file."""
-        temp_schedule = self.run_dir / "SLABSurfaceTemps.txt"
-        if temp_schedule.exists():
-            with open(self.idf.idfname, "a") as outfile:
-                with open(temp_schedule) as infile:
-                    next(infile)  # Skipping first line
-                    next(infile)  # Skipping second line
-                    for line in infile:
-                        outfile.write(line)
-            # invalidate attributes dependant on idfname, since it has changed
-            self.idf._reset_dependant_vars("idfname")
+        for temp_schedule in self.run_dir.glob("SLABSurfaceTemps*"):
+            if temp_schedule.exists():
+                slab_models = self.idf.__class__(
+                    StringIO(open(temp_schedule, "r").read()),
+                    file_version=self.idf.file_version,
+                    as_version=self.idf.as_version,
+                    prep_outputs=False,
+                )
+                # Loop on all objects and using self.newidfobject
+                added_objects = []
+                for sequence in slab_models.idfobjects.values():
+                    if sequence:
+                        for obj in sequence:
+                            data = obj.to_dict()
+                            key = data.pop("key")
+                            added_objects.append(
+                                self.idf.newidfobject(key=key.upper(), **data)
+                            )
+                del slab_models  # remove loaded_string model
+            else:
+                self.msg_callback("No SLABSurfaceTemps.txt file found.", level=lg.ERROR)
         self.cleanup_callback()
 
     def cleanup_callback(self):

archetypal/idfclass/idf.py

@@ -383,9 +383,10 @@ def from_example_files(cls, example_name, epw=None, **kwargs):
         from pathlib import Path as Pathlib
 
         example_name = Path(example_name)
-        example_files_dir: Path = (
-            EnergyPlusVersion.current().current_install_dir / "ExampleFiles"
+        eplus_version = EnergyPlusVersion(
+            kwargs.get("as_version", EnergyPlusVersion.current())
         )
+        example_files_dir: Path = eplus_version.current_install_dir / "ExampleFiles"
         try:
             file = next(
                 iter(Pathlib(example_files_dir).rglob(f"{example_name.stem}.idf"))
@@ -399,9 +400,7 @@ def from_example_files(cls, example_name, epw=None, **kwargs):
             epw = Path(epw)
 
             if not epw.exists():
-                dir_weather_data_ = (
-                    EnergyPlusVersion.current().current_install_dir / "WeatherData"
-                )
+                dir_weather_data_ = eplus_version.current_install_dir / "WeatherData"
                 try:
                     epw = next(
                         iter(Pathlib(dir_weather_data_).rglob(f"{epw.stem}.epw"))
@@ -1485,7 +1484,8 @@ def simulate(self, force=False, **kwargs):
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             slab_thread.stop()
         finally:
-            tmp.rmtree(ignore_errors=True)
+            if not self.keep_data_err:
+                tmp.rmtree(ignore_errors=True)
             e = slab_thread.exception
             if e is not None:
                 raise e

archetypal/utils.py

@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ def get_logger(level=None, name=None, filename=None, log_dir=None):
         todays_date = dt.datetime.today().strftime("%Y_%m_%d")
 
         if not log_dir:
-            log_dir = settings.logs_folder
+            log_dir: Path = settings.logs_folder
 
         log_filename = log_dir / "{}_{}.log".format(filename, todays_date)
 
         # if the logs folder does not already exist, create it
         if not log_dir.exists():
-            log_dir.makedirs_p()
+            os.mkdir(log_dir)
         # create file handler and log formatter and set them up
         formatter = lg.Formatter(
             "%(asctime)s [%(process)d]  %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(" "message)s"

tests/test_idfclass.py

@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ def test_copy_saveas(self, idf_model, tmp_path):
         # assert saveas returns another object
         assert idf_copy.saveas(tmp_path / "in.idf", inplace=False) is not idf_copy
 
+    def test_copy_saveas(self, idf_model, tmp_path):
+        """Test making a copy of self and two ways of saving as (inplace or not)."""
+        idf_copy = idf_model.copy()  # make a copy of self
+
+        assert idf_copy is not idf_model
+
+        # assert saveas modifies self inplace.
+        id_before = id(idf_copy)
+        idf_copy.saveas(tmp_path / "in.idf", inplace=True)
+        id_after = id(idf_copy)
+        assert id_after == id_before
+
+        # assert saveas returns another object
+        assert idf_copy.saveas(tmp_path / "in.idf", inplace=False) is not idf_copy
+
     def test_default_version_none(self):
         file = (
             "tests/input_data/necb/NECB 2011-FullServiceRestaurant-NECB HDD "