bmi.bmi module

The complete Basic Model Interface.

class bmi.bmi.Bmi

Bases: bmi.base.BmiBase, bmi.info.BmiInfo, bmi.time.BmiTime, bmi.vars.BmiVars, bmi.getter_setter.BmiGetter, bmi.getter_setter.BmiSetter, bmi.grid_rectilinear.BmiGridRectilinear, bmi.grid_uniform_rectilinear.BmiGridUniformRectilinear, bmi.grid_structured_quad.BmiGridStructuredQuad, bmi.grid_unstructured.BmiGridUnstructured

The complete Basic Model Interface.

Defines an interface for converting a standalone model into an integrated modeling framework component.

Methods

finalize()	Perform tear-down tasks for the model.
get_component_name()	Name of the component.
get_current_time()	Current time of the model.
get_end_time()	End time of the model.
get_grid_connectivity(grid_id)	Get connectivity array of the grid.
get_grid_offset(grid_id)	Get offsets for the grid nodes.
get_grid_origin(grid_id)	Get coordinates for the origin of the computational grid.
get_grid_rank(grid_id)	Get number of dimensions of the computational grid.
get_grid_shape(grid_id)	Get dimensions of the computational grid.
get_grid_size(grid_id)	Get the total number of elements in the computational grid.
get_grid_spacing(grid_id)	Get distance between nodes of the computational grid.
get_grid_type(grid_id)	Get the grid type as a string.
get_grid_x(grid_id)	Get coordinates of grid nodes in the streamwise direction.
get_grid_y(grid_id)	Get coordinates of grid nodes in the transverse direction.
get_grid_z(grid_id)	Get coordinates of grid nodes in the normal direction.
get_input_var_names()	List of a model’s input variables.
get_output_var_names()	List of a model’s output variables.
get_start_time()	Start time of the model.
get_time_step()	Current time step of the model.
get_time_units()	Time units of the model.
get_value(var_name)	Get a copy of values of the given variable.
get_value_at_indices(var_name, indices)	Get values at particular indices.
get_value_ref(var_name)	Get a reference to values of the given variable.
get_var_grid(var_name)	Get grid identifier for the given variable.
get_var_itemsize(var_name)	Get memory use for each array element in bytes.
get_var_nbytes(var_name)	Get size, in bytes, of the given variable.
get_var_type(var_name)	Get data type of the given variable.
get_var_units(var_name)	Get units of the given variable.
initialize(filename)	Perform startup tasks for the model.
set_value(var_name, src)	Specify a new value for a model variable.
set_value_at_indices(var_name, indices, src)	Specify a new value for a model variable at particular indices.
update()	Advance model state by one time step.
update_frac(time_frac)	Advance model state by a fraction of a time step.
update_until(time)	Advance model state until the given time.