fix(run): Update subprocess to-phpp write with variants

PHX/hbjson_to_phpp.py

@@ -6,21 +6,22 @@
 import sys
 import pathlib
 
-from from_HBJSON import read_HBJSON_file, create_project
+from PHX.from_HBJSON import read_HBJSON_file, create_project
 from PHX.to_PHPP import phpp_app, xl_app
 from PHX.to_PHPP.phpp_localization.shape_model import PhppShape
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-
     # --- Command line arguments
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     SOURCE_FILE = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1]).resolve()
     LBT_PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[2]).resolve()
+    ACTIVATE_VARIANTS = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[3]).resolve()
 
     # --- Read in an existing HB_JSON and re-build the HB Objects
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    print("- " * 20)
-    print(f"> Reading in the HBJSON file: {SOURCE_FILE}")
+    print("- " * 50)
+    print(
+        f"> Reading in the HBJSON file: ./{SOURCE_FILE}")
     hb_json_dict = read_HBJSON_file.read_hb_json_from_file(SOURCE_FILE)
     hb_model = read_HBJSON_file.convert_hbjson_dict_to_hb_model(hb_json_dict)
 
@@ -31,15 +32,15 @@
 
     # --- Connect to open instance of XL, Load the correct PHPP Shape file
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    xl = xl_app.XLConnection = xl_app.XLConnection()
-    shape_file_dir = pathlib.Path(LBT_PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES, "PHX", "to_PHPP", "phpp_localization")
+    xl = xl_app.XLConnection = xl_app.XLConnection(_output=print)
+    shape_file_dir = pathlib.Path("PHX", "to_PHPP", "phpp_localization")
     phpp_shape_file = phpp_app.get_shape_file(xl, shape_file_dir)
     phpp_shape = PhppShape.parse_file(phpp_shape_file)
     phpp_conn = phpp_app.PHPPConnection(xl, phpp_shape)
 
     if phpp_conn.xl.connection_is_open():
         file = phpp_conn.xl.wb.name
-        print(f'[bold green]> connected to excel doc: {file}[/bold green]')
+        print(f'> connected to excel doc: {file}')
 
     with phpp_conn.xl.in_silent_mode():
         phpp_conn.xl.unprotect_all_sheets()
@@ -60,3 +61,9 @@
         phpp_conn.write_project_volume(phx_project)
         phpp_conn.write_project_hot_water(phx_project)
         phpp_conn.write_project_res_elec_appliances(phx_project)
+
+        if ACTIVATE_VARIANTS == "True":
+            phpp_conn.activate_variant_assemblies()
+            phpp_conn.activate_variant_windows()
+            phpp_conn.activate_variant_ventilation()
+            phpp_conn.activate_variant_additional_vent()

PHX/run.py

@@ -87,15 +87,23 @@ def convert_hbjson_to_WUFI_XML(_hbjson_file, _save_file_name, _save_folder):
     return directory, file_name
 
 
-def write_hbjson_to_phpp(_hbjson_file, _lbt_python_site_packages_path):
-    # type: (str, str) -> None
+def write_hbjson_to_phpp(_hbjson_file, _lbt_python_site_packages_path, _activate_variants="False"):
+    # type: (str, str, str) -> None
     """Read in an hbjson file and write out to a PHPP file.
 
     Arguments:
     ---------
         * _hbjson (str): File path to an HBJSON file to be read in and converted to a PHX-Model.
-        * _lbt_python_site_packages_path (str) The full path to the LBT Python-3 Site-packages 
+        
+        * _lbt_python_site_packages_path (str): The full path to the LBT Python-3 Site-packages 
             folder where PHX and Honeybee-PH are installed
+        
+        * _activate_variants (str): Default="False". Set True if you would like to 
+            connect all of the various PHPP inputs to the 'Variants' worksheet. This
+            is used when testing various combinations of attributes during the 
+            early design phase. Note that if activated, any inputs will get overwritten
+            when the connection to the 'Variants' worksheet is made.
+            Note: Args must be strings, not actual boolean True/False.
     """
 
     # -- Specify the path to the subprocess python script to run
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ def write_hbjson_to_phpp(_hbjson_file, _lbt_python_site_packages_path):
         hb_folders.python_exe_path,
         run_file_path,
         _hbjson_file,
-        _lbt_python_site_packages_path
+        _lbt_python_site_packages_path,
+        _activate_variants
     ]
     _run_subprocess(commands)

_testing_to_PHPP.py

@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # -*- Python Version: 3.7 -*-
 
-"""DEV SANDBOX: export an HBJSON file to a PHPP XL file."""
+"""DEV SANDBOX: export a specified HBJSON file to a PHPP XL file."""
 
-import pathlib
 from rich import print
+import pathlib
 
 from PHX.from_HBJSON import read_HBJSON_file, create_project
 from PHX.to_PHPP import phpp_app, xl_app
 from PHX.to_PHPP.phpp_localization.shape_model import PhppShape
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    # --- Input file Path
-    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    SOURCE_FILE = pathlib.Path(
-        "sample/hbjson/220907_Chapman.hbjson"
-    )
+# --- Input file Path
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+SOURCE_FILE = pathlib.Path(
+    "/Users/em/Dropbox/bldgtyp-00/00_PH_Tools/PHX/tests/_source_hbjson/Default_Model_Single_Zone.hbjson"
+)
 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
     # --- Read in an existing HB_JSON and re-build the HB Objects
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     print("[bold green]- " * 50)
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@
         phpp_conn.activate_variant_assemblies()
         phpp_conn.activate_variant_windows()
         phpp_conn.activate_variant_ventilation()
-        phpp_conn.activate_variant_additional_vent()
+        phpp_conn.activate_variant_additional_vent()