Project configuration input files

Update how arguments for ecm_prep.py and run.py are handled. A configuration .yml file is introduced to simplify running these scripts, improve repeatability, and allow for version control. New arguments are introduced as needed to replace the user prompts and responses. Additionally, a new set of tests is added to cover these new features and as well as gaps in testing for existing argument handling.

Summary of Changes

New scout/config.py to:
- digest yml inputs files and maps to Scout arguments
- validate the yml against a custom schema
- translate the schema file to be read with the --help flag
Update scout/ecm_prep_args.py to remove all user prompts and utilize config.py
New tests/test_config.py to test new features in config.py and test existing features for handling args in ecm_prep.py and run.py

Functionality Changes

Arguments for ecm_prep.py and run.py can be defined with either a .yml file (e.g., python scout/ecm_prep.py -y <myyml>.yml) or by passing CLI arguments directly
User prompts and responses are no longer part of the argument handling in ecm_prep.py and run.py

Example yml Input:

description: This is an example config file to run ecm_prep.py and/or run.py
ecm_prep:
  site_energy: true
  add_typ_eff: true
  rp_persist: true
  alt_regions: EMM
  adopt_scn_restrict: Max adoption potential
  fugitive_emissions: [methane, typical refrigerant]
  retrofits:
    retrofit_type: increasing
    retrofit_multiplier: 1.2
    retrofit_mult_year: 2030
  exog_hp_rates: 
    exog_hp_rate_scenario: aggressive
    switch_all_retrofit_hp: False
  grid_decarb:
    grid_decarb_level: full
    grid_assesment_timing: after
  tsv_metrics:
    tsv_type: energy
    tsv_daily_hr_restrict: all
    tsv_sys_shape_case: total reference
    tsv_season: summer
    tsv_energy_agg: average
    tsv_average_days: weekdays
  detail_brkout: [regions, fuel types]
  pkg_env_costs: include HVAC  

run:
  mkt_fracs: true

trynthink / scout

Project configuration input files #355