idmtools.core.id_file module¶

Utility method for writing and reading id files.

ID Files allow us to reload entities like Experiment, Simulations, AssetCollections, etc from a platform through files. This can be enabling for workflows to chain steps together, or to self-document remote outputs in the local project directory.

idmtools.core.id_file.read_id_file(filename: Union[str, os.PathLike])¶

Reads an id from an id file.

An id file is in the format of

<id>::<item_type>::<config block>::<extra args> :param filename:

Returns:: None

idmtools.core.id_file.write_id_file(filename: Union[str, os.PathLike], item: IEntity, save_platform: bool = False, platform_args: Dict = None)¶

Write an item as and id file.

Parameters:

filename – Filename to write file to
item – Item to write out
save_platform – When true, writes platform details to the file
platform_args – Platform arguments to write out

Returns:

None