WATTS (Workflow and Template Toolkit for Simulation) consists of a set of Python classes that can manage simulation workflows for one or multiple codes. It provides the following capabilities:
- An isolated execution environment when running a code;
- The ability to use placeholder values in input files that are filled in programmatically;
- Seamless unit conversions when working with multiple codes;
- A managed database that simulation inputs and outputs are automatically saved to; and
- Python classes that provide extra post-processing and analysis capabilities for each code.
To install watts, run:
python -m pip install watts
Documentation for WATTS can be found here.
If you use WATTS in your research, please consider giving proper attribution by citing the following publication:
- Paul K. Romano, Nicolas E. Stauff, Zhiee Jhia Ooi, Yinbin Miao, Amanda Lund, and Ling Zou, "WATTS: Workflow and template toolkit for simulation," Journal of Open Source Software, 7 (79), 4735 (2022). doi:10.21105/joss.04735
WATTS is being developed with support from Argonne National Laboratory. For any questions, please contact watts@anl.gov.