Allow for 9.36 rule sets in current htap-prm runs

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Allow for 9.36 rule sets in current htap-prm runs #26

Closed jblake59 closed 6 years ago

jblake59 commented 6 years ago

Use a variation of Julia's PERL script code to allow for the generation of an appropriate archetype that can be used to run upgrades as specified in a ".run" file. The "RunScope" section of this file describes everything that's required to generate an archetype file for further analysis.

jblake59 commented 6 years ago

Approach 1 (from discussions Feb 19/18):

Modify the .run file as required, including all rule set names required (i.e., 9.36 rule sets with %, 10 & 15% better)
If the rule set name is one of AW's, proceed with htap-prm.rb code as-is, otherwise call a new Ruby script (either from within htap-prm.rb or external) that generates a modified archetype file that is compliant with the rule set specified. The new script will read the existing archetype file and determine the type of foundation, presence of HRV and any other aspect of the file it needs in order to set the 9.36 parameters and generate a new .h2k file with the original archetype name concatenated with the rule set name.

jblake59 commented 6 years ago

Approach 2 (from Julia's email Feb 19/18):

Modify the .run file as required, including all rule set names required (i.e., 9.36 rule sets with %, 10 & 15% better)
Create a stand-alone script from Julia's PERL script that generates a hash of choices for the rule set specified in the .run file
Call this new script from within substitute-h2k.rb so that rule set choices can be "merged" with .run choices that were submitted to substitute-h2k.rb on the command line (by htap-prm.rb).
The merge is done so that any choice from htap-prm set that has a value of "NA" is left as-is and all other choices from htap-prm that have values other than "NA" will replace the rule set choices.
The new script will interrogate the existing model file (.h2k) to determine how to apply all of the rule set requirements. This includes information about foundation type, existence of an HRV and capacity of heating and cooling systems.

fergusoa commented 6 years ago

I feel that approach #2 makes more sense because substitute-h2k.rb has access to the .h2k file contents and could potentially determine what kind of foundation / ventilation requirements that would be needed for code rule sets.

jblake59 commented 6 years ago

After a discussion with Alex, we have agreed that approach 2 (Julia's suggestion) will work best.

Note that if the .run file does not include an "NA" in every upgrade option list, then there won't be a reference output case generated.

fergusoa commented 6 years ago

Relocated this issue into -> HTAP v19: 9.36 Ruleset baked in!