The RiverSystem.CommandLine.exe provides a mechanism to run existing projects without the Source interface. It is possible to modify or change the behaviour of the project from the command line, by changing the values of functions. Results can be returned for recorded items or functions within the project.
RiverSystem.CommandLine.exe is included with Source.
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- Standalone mode – the project loads; the simulation runs with a single line command:
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RiverSystem.CommandLine.exe -p C:\Temp\ExampleProject.rsproj |
- Client/server mode – one command line runs projects. It does anything except for loading a project until a second command line is run in client mode. In this way, multiple runs can be completed with the server loading the project only once. It also enables the server to run on a different machine to the client. The examples provided assume a client/server mode, illustrating the calls made by the client. They could also work in standalone mode. Refer to Advanced configuration options for two options available in this mode.
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Display option commands | Function | Example | |||||
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-a, --address | Address for server to create, or client to connect. | -a "net.pipe://localhost/PipeReverse" or "net.tcp://localhost:8523/eWater/Services/RiverSystemService" | |||||
-b, --baseSIUnits | Ignore units set within project and output base SI units | --baseSIUnits | |||||
-c, -rec, --recording | File to load state from when in client mode or file to save state in when in server mode. | -c "c:\StateFiles\state.txt" | |||||
--cp, --configurationproperty | Run configuration property. | --configurationproperty "name=value" | |||||
-d, --directory | Directory in which to look for projects. | -d "c:\ProjectFiles" | |||||
-e, --timeout | Operation timeout for WCF service in seconds. | -e 2000 | |||||
-et, -endtime | The end Data/Time of the scenario run. | --endtime "1/1/2011" | |||||
-f, --settingFile | File to merge command-line settings from. | -f "settings.txt" | |||||
-?, --help | Show usage help | -? | |||||
--is, --inputset | The Scenario Input Set to use for this run. | --inputset "ScenarioInputSetName" --inputset "ScenarioInputSetName\ChildInputSetName" | |||||
--ip, --inputSetProperty | Scenario Input Set property. These are Scenario input set parameter lines. If you are using child input sets, these are applied after the last child input set. See: Scenario Input Sets | --ip "Functions.Functions.$MyFunction.Expression = 0.25" --ip "Nodes.InflowNode.Flow =20 ML/d" | |||||
-l, --loadPlugin | This option allows a plugin (that the project has been saved with) to be loaded for this run only. The path specified is a relative path to the plugin from the command line. eg. "Plugins\ExampleRainfallRunoffModel.dll" | -l "plugin.dll" | |||||
-m, --mode | Application mode Client/Server/InProcess. | -m Client or -m Server | |||||
-o, --output | File to save output into. The extension selects the output format based on the standard TIME I/O formats. A directory of the name specified will be created if the format only supports a single time series. | -o "output.res.csv" for CSV or -o "output.nc" for NetCDF etc. | |||||
-p, --project | Path to the project, or project name on server and optional scenario within that project, DateTime values to override the default start and end times of the loaded scenario and data source input set to run. | -p "projectName.rsproj", or to specify the scenario within the project | |||||
-md, --ProjectMetadata | Display the metadata for the given project | --ProjectMetadata | |||||
-r, --results | Which results to return. This can appear multiple times.
| -r "someResult" -r "someOtherResult" | |||||
-rc, --runconfiguration | Allows you to set the running configuration to be used for the run. | -rc "Flow Calibration" | |||||
--scenario | Specify the scenario name | --scenario "New Scenario" | |||||
--starttime | The Start Time for the scenario run | --starttime "1/1/2011" | |||||
-s, --step | Number of time-steps to run. | --step 1 | |||||
-t, --reset | Reset the loaded project. | --reset | |||||
-u, --current | Return only the current time step's value for the specified results | --current | |||||
-y, --saveAs | Save the loaded project after the run is complete to the specified path and file. The string argument cannot be empty, and the path provided must be an existing directory and have saving permissions for the current user. | -y "C:\ProjectFiles\newProject.rsproj" |
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When using a running configuration other than the default Single Analysis, there can be additional configuration properties available. These are handled with the -cp command.
-cp, --ConfigurationProperty
When using River Operations, you can specify the additional properties listed in the table below:
Operations Configuration Property | Data | Example |
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WarmUpStart | Date Time | -cp "WarmUpStart=1/1/2017" |
| ReloadOnRun | Boolean | -cp "ReloadOnRun=True" |
| Today | Date Time | -cp "Today=1/1/2018" |
| ForecastLength | Positive integer | -cp "ForecastLength=90" |
DataUpdatePeriod | Positive integer | -cp "DataUpdatePeriod=15" |
For details about these parameters, please see: Operations forecasting
PEST calibration using the command line
PEST (Parameter ESTimation and uncertainty analysis) allows analysis of complex environmental models, and can be used in Source for calibration of catchments. You can use the command line to do calibration and uncertainty in a catchments model. The steps to do the calibration are as follows:
- Starting with a Source Catchment project file, use the Calibration Wizard to set up ‘functions’ for the parameters of the rainfall runoff models.
When defining the metaparameters in the Calibration Wizard, the list of Existing Metaparameters will be used in the parameter file for invoking RiverSystem.CommandLine; - Turn on any recorders for the hydrological quantities that will be used in the objective function. In step 4 of the Calibration Wizard, choose Manual optimisation and enable Create functions for use from an external tool;
- Save the project;
- Set up the RiverSystem.CommandLine input file;
- Setup the PEST input and template files;
- Prepare a batch file to invoke the commandline and pre-processors; and
- Run PEST.
Once the Calibration wizard has been set up, start the command line server (RiverSystem.CommandLine.exe -p projectname.rsproj -m server) and then PEST (pest pestcontrolfile.pst).
Batch running using the command line
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Refer to Batch running using the command line in the Source community for details and an example.