Glossary

model data file

file containing concrete model data; maybe verified against a template file (see below)

model developer

somebody writing PyModelData template files besides simulation program code

model user

somebody writing model input files

roundtrip

writing input files which have previously been read and vice versa

template file, template

file containing a declarative description of model data; used to verify model data files

group

identifier at the top level of a model data file or a template file (see example below)

item

identifier on level below a group (see example below)

property

property of an item (see example below)

Example for group, item, and property:

group1:
    item1:
        property1: 10.0
        property2: 'text'
        property3: 2008-06-29
    item2:
        property1: 12
        property2: 2000.0

group2:
    item1:
        property1: 'foo'