Working with GDMLOADER - Grid-Data-Models

GDMLOADER is a helper package designed to simplify downloading and loading example distribution system models into your workspace. It provides convenience functions for retrieving prebuilt test cases, allowing you to focus on using the models rather than building them from scratch.

First, we will add sources to SystemLoader and explore the available test cases.

Setting Up Data Source¶

from gdmloader.constants import GCS_CASE_SOURCE
from gdmloader.source import SystemLoader

gdm_loader = SystemLoader()
gdm_loader.add_source(GCS_CASE_SOURCE)
gdm_loader.show_sources()

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Viewing Available Models¶

Sources are designed to support all systems in GDM, including DistributionSystem and CatalogSystem. You can view all available models hosted by the source using the show_dataset_by_source method.

gdm_loader.show_dataset_by_source("gdm_data")

Alternatively, models for a specific system can be viewed using the show_dataset_by_system method.

gdm_loader.show_dataset_by_system("DistributionSystem", "gdm_data")

Downloading case files¶

Users can download specific models using the load_dataset method.

from gdm.systems.distribution import DistributionSystem
from gdmloader.constants import GCS_CASE_SOURCE
from gdmloader.source import SystemLoader

gdm_loader = SystemLoader()
gdm_loader.add_source(GCS_CASE_SOURCE)

distribution_system: DistributionSystem = gdm_loader.load_dataset(
    system_type=DistributionSystem,
    source_name=GCS_CASE_SOURCE.name,
    dataset_name="p5r",
)

Downloaded models are cached on the local machine for improved performance. Users can view system information using the info method on the system instance.

distribution_system.name = "P5R"
distribution_system.info()

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