public static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Showing the Header of the Simulation Program in the Console
if (ReadFarmSettings.outputMode != "str")
{
ReadFarmSettings.ShowHeader();
}
// Declaring a new simulation object
PVPlant = new Simulation();
SiteSettings = new XmlDocument();
// Load CSYX file
try
{
if (args.Length == 0)
{
// Set batch mode to true, and Ask user for all the arguments
Console.WriteLine("Status: You are running CASSYS in batch mode.");
Console.WriteLine("Status: You will need to provide a CASSYS Site File (.CSYX), Input File, and Output File Path.");
Console.WriteLine("Enter CASSYS Site (.CSYX) File Path: ");
String SimFilePath = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Enter Input file path (.csv file): ");
SimInputFilePath = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Enter an Output file path (.csv file, Note: if the file exists this will append your results to the file): ");
SimOutputFilePath = Console.ReadLine();
SiteSettings.Load(SimFilePath.Replace("\\", "/"));
ErrorLogger.RunFileName = SimFilePath;
ErrorLogger.Clean();
}
else
{
// Get .CSYX file name from CMDPrompt, and Load document
SiteSettings.Load(args[0]);
ErrorLogger.RunFileName = args[0];
}
// Assigning Xml document to ReadFarmSettings to allow reading of XML document. Check CSYX version
ReadFarmSettings.doc = SiteSettings;
ReadFarmSettings.CheckCSYXVersion();
// Variable Parameter mode
if (ReadFarmSettings.doc.SelectSingleNode("/Site/Iterations/Iteration1") != null)
{
variableParameters(args);
}
else if (args.Length == 1)
{
// Running the Simulation based on the CASSYS Configuration File provided
ReadFarmSettings.batchMode = false;
PVPlant.Simulate(SiteSettings);
// Show the end of simulation message, window should be kept open for longer
ReadFarmSettings.ShowFooter();
}
else if (args.Length == 3)
{
// Set batch mode to true, and Run from command prompt arguments directly
ReadFarmSettings.batchMode = true;
PVPlant.Simulate(SiteSettings, _Input: args[1], _Output: args[2]);
}
else if (args.Length == 0)
{
PVPlant.Simulate(SiteSettings, _Input: SimInputFilePath.Replace("\\", "/"), _Output: SimOutputFilePath.Replace("\\", "/"));
}
else
{
// CASSYS needs a site file name to run, so warn the user and exit the program.
ErrorLogger.Log("No site file provided for CASSYS to simulate. Please select a valid .CSYX file.", ErrLevel.FATAL);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
ErrorLogger.Log("CASSYS was unable to access or load the Site XML file. Simulation has ended.", ErrLevel.FATAL);
}
}