Can we use epjson as input file to run energy simulation?

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If you call the EnergyPlus CLI with the -h flag, it will display all options:

C:\EnergyPlusV22-1-0\energyplus.exe -h
EnergyPlus, Version 22.1.0-ed759b17ee, YMD=2022.05.05 09:35
Usage: energyplus [options] [input-file]
Options:
  -a, --annual                 Force annual simulation
  -c, --convert                Output IDF->epJSON or epJSON->IDF, dependent on
                               input file type
   ...
   (truncated)
   ...
--convert-only                 Only convert IDF->epJSON or epJSON->IDF,
                               dependent on input file type. No simulation
Example: energyplus -w weather.epw -r input.idf

The --convert-only option is used to generate an epJSON file from an IDF (and vice versa). So you can do:

C:\EnergyPlusV22-1-0\energyplus.exe --convert-only in.idf

and it will output the in.epJSON file.

Then you can run the epJSON file like so:

C:\EnergyPlusV22-1-0\energyplus.exe in.epJSON

Alternatively, you can use the --convert or -c option to do both steps (convert the file and run the simulation) at the same time:

C:\EnergyPlusV22-1-0\energyplus.exe -c in.idf