[BUGFIX] Create outputs folder in examples to avoid error when output file does not exist

.gitignore

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ hercules/local_amr_wind_demo/sample_copy.nc
 # Some output files to ignore
 t_00*
 logdummy
-loghercules
-logstandin
-logfloris
+loghercules*
+logstandin*
+logfloris*
 *echo
 *out-example.json
 

example_case_folders/02_amr_wind_standin_only/bash_script.sh

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ conda activate hercules
 export HELICS_PORT=32000
 
 #make sure you use the same port number in the amr_input.inp and hercules_input_000.yaml files. 
+rm loghercules logstandin
 
 # Set up the helics broker
 helics_broker -t zmq  -f 2 --loglevel="debug" --local_port=$HELICS_PORT & 

hercules/amr_wind_standin.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 # Set up the logger
 # Useful for when running on eagle
+Path("outputs").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.DEBUG,
     format="%(asctime)s %(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s",
@@ -114,8 +115,6 @@ def read_amr_wind_input(amr_wind_input):
 
 class AMRWindStandin(FederateAgent):
     def __init__(self, config_dict, amr_wind_input, amr_standin_data_file=None):
-        # Ensure outputs folder exists
-        Path("outputs").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
         super(AMRWindStandin, self).__init__(
             name=config_dict["name"],

hercules/emulator.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 LOGFILE = str(dt.datetime.now()).replace(":", "_").replace(" ", "_").replace(".", "_")
 
+Path("outputs").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 class Emulator(FederateAgent):
     def __init__(self, controller, py_sims, input_dict):