Project Meeting 2025.04.01

Agenda

• Input File Validation

Technical

• Input File Validation (Presentation)
  • Scope and Motivation
    • Check for errors in input files before running the model
    • Want to identify bug upfront rather than once model is running
  • Step 1: Loading Model Settings
  • Step 2: Loading SPEC
  • Key Design Considerations
    • Runs quickly, so do not need an on/off switch
    • Limiting how much code is written
    • All errors will be collected and reported out at end of error checking script
  • Not easy to automate the script as a handful of model components have non-regular inputs that prevent doing same thing for every component
  • Can not catch errors early that require the model to be run in order to catch the error
  • Will test on MTC and SANDAG ActivitySim example models
  • Jeff was invited to a draft pull request to confirm that task was on track as initially envisioned
  • Task should be wrapped up by next update in about a month
• SANDAG model issue (Issue #933)
  • Need access to SANDAG's network
    • WSP is checking whether they have access; if not Joe C will follow up with SANDAG to get consultant access