Release notes for v0.4.0

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Summary

This version of SaltProc refactors the code in preparation for supporting OpenMC.

Dependency Changes

  • Saltproc now requires the following packages

New Features

Bug Fixes

Script Changes

  • The following scripts have been renamed:

    • process_j312.sh → process_j312.bash

Python API Changes

  • New tests for previously untested functions in simulation.py:

    • test_check_switch_geo_trigger

    • test_store_after_repr

    • test_store_mat_data

    • test_store_run_init_info

    • test_store_run_step_info

  • The following class methods have been added/(re)moved:

    • App.check_restart() → Simulation.check_restart()

    • Simulation.switch_to_next_geometry → DepcodeSerpent.switch_to_next_geometry

    • Simulation.runsim_no_reproc → test/integration_tests/test_no_reproc_run.py::runsim_no_reproc

    • Simulation.store_run_step_info

    • Simulation.store_run_init_info

    • (new) → Depcode.switch_to_next_geometry

    • (new) → Depcode.read_depcode_info

    • (new) → Depcode.read_repcode_step_param

    • DepcodeSerpent.sss_meta_zzz → DepcodeSerpent.convert_nuclide_name_serpent_to_zam

    • DepcodeSerpent.get_tra_or_dec → DepcodeSerpent.create_nuclide_name_map_zam_to_serpent

    • DepcodeSerpent.read_depcode_template → DepcodeSerpent.read_plaintext_file

  • Updated input file structure:

    • App.depcode_inp dictionary

      • (new) → App.depcode_inp['codename']

      • App.exec_path

      • App.template_file

      • App.neutron_pop → App.depcode_inp['npop']

      • App.active_cycles

      • App.inactive_cycles

      • App.geo_file → App.depcode_inp['geo_file_paths']

    • App.simulation_inp dictionary:

      • (new) → App.simulation['sim_name']

      • App.db_file → App.simulation['db_name']

      • App.restart_flag

      • App.adjust_geo

    • App.reactor_inp dictionary

      • (new) → App.reactor_inp['volume']

      • (new) → App.reactor_inp['mass_flowrate']

      • App.power_levels

      • App.depl_hist → App.reactor_inp['dep_step_length_cumulative']

  • The following class attributes have been added/(re)moved:

    • Depcode class:

      • template_path → template_inputfile_path

      • input_path → iter_inputfile

      • geo_file → geo_files

    • Simulation class:

      • h5_file → db_path

      • (new) → restart_flag

      • (new) → adjust_geo

      • iter_matfile → (removed)

  • The signatures for the following class methods have changed to better make use of object data encapsulation:

    • Depcode.read_dep_comp

    • Depcode.write_depcode_input

    • Depcode.write_mat_file

    • DepcodeSerpent.read_depcode_template

    • DepcodeSerpent.create_nuclide_map_serpent_to_zam

Contributors

The following people contributed code to this release of SaltProc:

Reviewers

The following people reviewed code for this release of SaltProc: