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OpenStudio workflow not producing in.json however Eplus does

asked 2024-12-20 10:43:10 -0600

antonszilasi's avatar

updated 2024-12-21 14:58:37 -0600

When I run an OpenStudio workflow the in.json is not produced in the run directory, however, upon running the .idf file in the run directory with EPlaunch the in.json file is produced.

The Output:JSON object is present in both in the .osm and idf and is set to Yes, so I would expect that the in.json is produced in the openstudio workflow.

I also tried the debug flag of the OpenStudio CLI to no avail.

I am unable to determine why this is happening.

OpenStudio version is 3.9.0 if that is helpful

Any insights would be appreciated!

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Do you mean a in.epJSON file ?

Denis Bourgeois's avatar Denis Bourgeois  ( 2024-12-20 13:53:29 -0600 )edit

@Denis Bourgeois no I mean the "in.json"

antonszilasi's avatar antonszilasi  ( 2024-12-20 14:23:22 -0600 )edit

Can you link to an example in.json? I’m also not sure what you are referring to.

shorowit's avatar shorowit  ( 2024-12-20 19:43:06 -0600 )edit

@shorowit unfortunately I cant find a reference to this file in the EnergyPlus input output reference

I've created a share directory with a file in it here

antonszilasi's avatar antonszilasi  ( 2024-12-23 09:50:32 -0600 )edit
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I see. Usually EnergyPlus output files are "eplusout.xxx" not "in.xxx". But yes, that JSON file is the output you get from the Output:JSON object. I don't know why you wouldn't get it when you run OpenStudio CLI, I definitely have examples where we do.

shorowit's avatar shorowit  ( 2024-12-23 13:31:45 -0600 )edit

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answered 2024-12-30 10:44:27 -0600

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This has been solved to some extent, I determined that in.json is the same file as eplusout.json

in some cases EnergyPlus creates a file called eplusout.json and not in.json

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If your IDF is named "in.idf", then EP-Launch will create the JSON output file named "in.json". Running an OS workflow without specifying output file names may instead create the same JSON output file with a different name -- like "eplusout.json".

Aaron Boranian's avatar Aaron Boranian  ( 2024-12-30 14:35:23 -0600 )edit

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