Setup for energyplus calculations

energy_validation.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class EnergyValidation:
                     while not min_m2_satisfied:
                         building_to_simulate.append(sorted_buildings[code_utili][random.randrange(
                             len(sorted_buildings[code_utili]))])
-                        if building_to_simulate[0]['bldgarea'] < 500:
+                        if building_to_simulate[0]['properties']['bldgarea'] < 500:
                             building_to_simulate.clear()
                         else:
                             min_m2_satisfied = True
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@ class EnergyValidation:
                     meb_time = datetime.datetime.now() - start
                     print(f"{building_id} meb time: {meb_time}\n")
 
-                    #print('starting energy plus')
+                    print(f'{building_id} starting energy plus')
+                    EnergyBuildingsExportsFactory('idf', city, self.ep_folder).export()
+                    idf_file = (self.tmp_folder / f'{city.name}.idf').resolve
+                    #EP(self.ep_folder).run()
+
                     building_to_simulate.clear()
 
-
-
-
 data_file = open('data/VMTrial_cleaned.geojson', 'r')
 city = json.load(data_file)
 buildings = city['features']

ep.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import subprocess
+from subprocess import SubprocessError, TimeoutExpired, CalledProcessError
+import platform
+
+class EP:
+  def __init__(self, file_path, output_file_path):
+    """
+    SRA class
+    :param file_path: .idf file path
+    :param output_file_path: path to output the energyplus calculation
+    """
+    self._file_path = file_path
+    self._output_file_path = output_file_path
+    if platform.system() == 'Linux':
+      self._executable = 'energyplus'
+    elif platform.system() == 'Windows':
+      self._executable = 'energyplus'
+
+
+  def run(self):
+    """
+    Calls the software
+    """
+    try:
+      subprocess.run([self._executable, str(self._file_path)], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+    except (SubprocessError, TimeoutExpired, CalledProcessError) as error:
+      raise Exception(error)