#2291: Add script for generating sample LBDatafile with lb_iter example

scripts/check_lb_data_files.sh

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ function run_schema_validator() {
     fi
 }
 
+# Use vt to generate LB Datafile
+python3 "${path_to_vt_src_dir}/scripts/generate_and_validate_lb_data_file.py" \
+    -g -s "${path_to_vt_src_dir}" -b "${path_to_vt_build_dir}" -i "LBData_from_lb_iter.%p.json"
+
 find . -iname "*.json" | grep -v "compile_commands" | while read f
 do
     run_schema_validator "$f"
@@ -27,3 +31,7 @@ find . -iname "*.json.br" | while read f
 do
     run_schema_validator "$f"
 done
+
+# # Use vt to generate LB Datafile
+# python3 "${path_to_vt_src_dir}/scripts/generate_and_validate_lb_data_file.py" \
+#     -v -s "${path_to_vt_src_dir}" -b "${path_to_vt_build_dir}" -i "${path_to_vt_build_dir}/LBData_from_lb_iter.json"

scripts/generate_and_validate_lb_data_file.py

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import subprocess
+import argparse
+
+def generate(vt_build, out_path):
+    """
+    Runs vt lb_iter example to generate LBDatafile
+    """
+    exe_path = vt_build + "/examples/collection/lb_iter"
+    out_dir = "--vt_lb_data_dir=" + vt_build
+    out_file = "--vt_lb_data_file=" + out_path
+
+    args = (exe_path, "8", "1.0", "2", "--vt_lb", "--vt_lb_interval=1", "--vt_lb_name=RotateLB", "--vt_lb_data", "--vt_lb_data_compress=false", out_dir, out_file)
+    runner = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    runner.wait()
+
+def validate(file_to_validate, reference_file):
+    """
+    Compares file to validate wih reference
+    """
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+    group.add_argument("--generate", "-g", dest='generate', required=False, action='store_true')
+    group.add_argument("--validate", "-v", dest='validate', required=False, action='store_true')
+
+    parser.add_argument("--vt-source-dir", "-s", dest='vt_source_dir', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--vt-build-dir", "-b", dest='vt_build_dir', required=True)
+
+    parser.add_argument("--inout-file", "-i", dest='inout_file', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--reference-file", "-r", dest='reference_file', required=False)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.generate:
+        generate(args.vt_build_dir, args.inout_file)
+    if args.validate:
+        validate(args.inout_file, args.reference_file)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()