Can't run resstock in parallel

[willf]

I know this is an odd workflow, but I'd like to call resstock in parallel, to run multiple models (baseline only) built each with a precomputed buildstock.csv

Issues:

• run_analysis.rb consistently wipes and recreates the resstock/lib folder

  • At initialization
    • cp resstock/resources to resstock/lib/resources
    • cp resstock/project_<national|baseline>/housing_characteristics to resstock/lib/housing_characteristics
  • Also wipes the lib folder at end unless --debug is passed
  • This is avoidable, especially considering there's a smart way to check if it's needed to recreate it, via checksuming the content of the source dir and target dir to ensure we have up to date copies in resstock/lib

• It copies (or create if not precomputed) the buildstock.csv to the resstock/lib/housing_characteristics/buildstock.csv and BuildExistingModel measure just plain assumes it there, with no option to change it

  • resstock/measures/BuildExistingModel/measure.rb

    Line 236 in 1348def

    buildstock_csv_path = File.absolute_path(File.join(characteristics_dir, 'buildstock.csv')) # Should have been generated by the Worker Initialization Script (run_sampling.rb) or provided by the project

_{Source: NREL on 2023-09-05.}