honeybee_energy.reader module

Methods to read from idf.

honeybee_energy.reader.clean_idf_file_contents(idf_file)

Get the contents of an IDF file without any commented lines.

These comment lines might interfere with regex parsing if they are present.

Parameters:

idf_file – A path to an IDF file containing objects to be parsed.

Returns:

A single string for the clean IDF file contents.

honeybee_energy.reader.parse_idf_string(idf_string, expected_type=None)

Parse an EnergyPlus string of a single object into a list of values.

Parameters:

• idf_string – An IDF string for a single EnergyPlus object.

• expected_type – Text representing the expected start of the IDF object. (ie. WindowMaterial:Glazing). If None, no type check will be performed.

Returns:

ep_fields – A list of strings with each item in the list as a separate field. Note that this list does NOT include the string for the start of the IDF object. (ie. WindowMaterial:Glazing)