About the command line runner
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 global expressions. Results can be returned for recorded items or global expressions within the project.
riversystem.commandline.exe is included with Source.
The command line is used where it is impractical to run Source from the main user interface. For example, the command line can be used for batch runs, where Source is run many times with a range of different parameter values. The command line can also be used in optimisation scenarios and when integrating Source with other models or business systems.
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This section describes how to load, run, retrieve results, and modifying parameters using the command line.
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Note: All characters in the command line are case-sensitive. |
Loading and Running
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By default, all recorded items are returned, as configured from within the Source application (Running scenarios). Alternatively, you can specify specific items to record by using a command line argument:
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The service is ready at net.tcp://localhost:8523/eWater/Services/RiverSystemService.
Additional examples of running Source using a DOS batch file, a Python script or an R script can be found here.
Advanced configuration options
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Notice in the examples that the command line contains various options, which result in different outputs. The function of these options is provided in Table 1. Note that these are optional extras.
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Display option commands | Function | Example |
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-p, --project | Path to project, or project name on server followed by these optional parameters: scenario within that project, start and end times, name of data input set | -p "projectName.rsproj" or -p "c:\somePath\projectName.rsproj;someScenarioName;1/1/2011;31/12/2011;dry" |
-m, --mode | Application mode Client/Server/InProcess. | -m Client or -m Server |
-d, --directory | Directory in which to look for projects. | -d "c:\ProjectFiles" |
-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 specifed will be created if the format only supports a single time series. | -o "output.csv" for CSV or -o "output.nc" for NetCDF etc. |
-r, --results | Which results to return. This can appear multiple times. | -r "someResult" -r "someOtherResult" |
-v, --value | Set value of meta-parameter or internal setting. | -v "$metaparam=25", or -v "$anotherMetaParam=2.3" |
-s, --step | Number of time-steps to run. | --step 1 |
-t, --reset | Reset the loaded project. | |
-e, --timeout | Operation timeout for WCF service in seconds. | -e 2000 |
-b, -baseSIUnits | Ignore units set within project and output base SI units | |
-a, --address | Address for server to create, or client to connect. | -a "net.pipe://localhost/PipeReverse" or "net.tcp://localhost:8523/eWater/Services/RiverSystemService" |
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 new calibration tool to set up ‘global expressions’ for the parameters of the rainfall runoff models. When defining the metaparameters in the Calibration Wizard (Figure 168), 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 global expressions 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 -p projectname.rsproj -m server) and then PEST (pest pestcontrolfile.pst).