Forcings .bc file¶
The forcings .bc files contain forcing data for point locations, for example time series input for a boundary condition. Various quantities and function types are supported.
The forcings file is represented by the classes below.
Model¶
Representation of a .bc file in various classes.
Most relevant classes are:
- ForcingModel: toplevel class containing the whole .bc file contents.
- ForcingBase subclasses: containing the actual data columns, for example: TimeSeries, HarmonicComponent, AstronomicComponent, HarmonicCorrection, AstronomicCorrection, Constant, T3D.
ForcingData = Union[float, RealTime, ForcingModel]
module-attribute
¶
Data type that selects from three different types of forcing data: * a scalar float constant * "realtime" keyword, indicating externally controlled. * A ForcingModel coming from a .bc file.
Astronomic
¶
Bases: ForcingBase
Subclass for a .bc file [Forcing] block with astronomic components data.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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factor = Field(1.0, alias='factor')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
float: All values in the table are multiplied with the factor. Defaults to 1.0.
AstronomicCorrection
¶
Bases: ForcingBase
Subclass for a .bc file [Forcing] block with astronomic components correction data.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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Constant
¶
Bases: ForcingBase
Subclass for a .bc file [Forcing] block with constant value data.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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factor = Field(1.0, alias='factor')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
float: All values in the table are multiplied with the factor. Defaults to 1.0.
offset = Field(0.0, alias='offset')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
float: All values in the table are increased by the offset (after multiplication by factor). Defaults to 0.0.
ForcingBase
¶
Bases: DataBlockINIBasedModel
The base class of a single [Forcing] block in a .bc forcings file.
The ForcingBase
class is used as the foundational model for various types
of forcing data blocks, such as TimeSeries, Harmonic, Astronomic, and others.
It includes functionality for handling structured data, validating input,
and serializing the forcing data.
This model is referenced under a ForcingModel.forcing[..]
.
Attributes:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
name |
str
|
Unique identifier that specifies the location for this forcing data. |
function |
str
|
Specifies the function type of the data in the associated data block. |
quantityunitpair |
List[ScalarOrVectorQUP]
|
List of header lines for one or more quantities and their units. These describe the columns in the associated data block. |
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
---|---|---|---|
name
|
str
|
The unique name identifying this forcing block. |
required |
function
|
str
|
The function type specifying the behavior of the forcing block. Possible values are timeseries, harmonic, astronomic, harmonic-correction, astronomic-correction, t3d, constant, qhtable. |
required |
quantityunitpair
|
List[ScalarOrVectorQUP]
|
The quantities and units associated with the data block. |
required |
Returns:
Type | Description |
---|---|
None |
Raises:
Type | Description |
---|---|
ValueError
|
If |
ValueError
|
If the |
See Also
DataBlockINIBasedModel: Parent class for handling data blocks in INI files. QuantityUnitPair: Represents a single quantity and its unit. VectorQuantityUnitPairs: Handles vector quantities in the data block.
Examples:
Create a simple forcing block:
```python
>>> from hydrolib.core.dflowfm.bc.models import ForcingBase, QuantityUnitPair
>>> forcing = ForcingBase(
... name="Location1",
... function="timeseries",
... quantityunitpair=[QuantityUnitPair(quantity="waterlevel", unit="m")]
... )
>>> print(forcing.name)
Location1
>>> print(forcing.function)
timeseries
```
Handle vector quantities:
```python
>>> from hydrolib.core.dflowfm.bc.models import VectorQuantityUnitPairs
>>> forcing = ForcingBase(
... name="Location2",
... function="vector",
... quantityunitpair=[
... VectorQuantityUnitPairs(
... vectorname="velocity",
... elementname=["u", "v"],
... quantityunitpair=[
... QuantityUnitPair(quantity="u", unit="m/s"),
... QuantityUnitPair(quantity="v", unit="m/s")
... ]
... )
... ]
... )
>>> print(forcing.quantityunitpair[0].vectorname)
velocity
```
Notes
- The
ForcingBase
class is typically subclassed to provide specific behavior for different forcing types. - It includes robust validation mechanisms to ensure consistency between quantities and units.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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function = Field(alias='function')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Function type of the data in the actual datablock.
name = Field(alias='name')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Unique identifier that identifies the location for this forcing data.
quantityunitpair
instance-attribute
¶
List[ScalarOrVectorQUP]: List of header lines for one or more quantities and their unit. Describes the columns in the actual datablock.
validate(v)
classmethod
¶
Try to initialize subclass based on the function
field.
This field is compared to each function
field of the derived models of ForcingBase
or models derived from derived models.
The derived model with an equal function type will be initialized.
Raises:
Type | Description |
---|---|
ValueError
|
When the given type is not a known structure type. |
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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ForcingGeneral
¶
Bases: INIGeneral
[General]
section with .bc file metadata.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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fileversion = Field('1.01', alias='fileVersion')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: The file version.
ForcingModel
¶
Bases: INIModel
The overall model that contains the contents of one .bc forcings file.
The ForcingModel
class is the top-level model that aggregates metadata
and multiple [Forcing]
blocks. It provides functionality for parsing,
serializing, and managing data within a .bc file.
Attributes:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
general |
ForcingGeneral
|
The |
forcing |
List[ForcingBase]
|
A list of |
serializer_config |
DataBlockINIBasedSerializerConfig
|
Configuration for serialization of the .bc file. |
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
---|---|---|---|
general
|
ForcingGeneral
|
Metadata for the file. Defaults to an instance of |
required |
forcing
|
(List[ForcingBase], optional, Defaults is [])
|
A list of forcing definitions. |
required |
serializer_config
|
DataBlockINIBasedSerializerConfig
|
Serialization settings. Default to a predefined configuration. |
required |
See Also
ForcingBase: Represents individual forcing blocks within the file.
ForcingGeneral: Metadata model for the [General]
section.
Examples:
Create a simple ForcingModel:
>>> from hydrolib.core.dflowfm.bc.models import ForcingModel, ForcingBase, ForcingGeneral, QuantityUnitPair
>>> forcing_block = ForcingBase(
... name="Location1",
... function="timeseries",
... quantityunitpair=[
... QuantityUnitPair(quantity="waterlevel", unit="m")
... ]
... )
>>> model = ForcingModel(
... general=ForcingGeneral(fileversion="1.01", filetype="boundConds"),
... forcing=[forcing_block]
... )
>>> print(model.general.fileversion)
1.01
>>> model.save(filepath="tests/data/output.bc") # doctest: +SKIP
Parse a .bc file:
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> filepath = Path("tests/data/reference/bc/test.bc")
>>> parsed_model = ForcingModel.parse(filepath)
>>> print(parsed_model.keys())
dict_keys(['general', 'forcing'])
>>> print(len(parsed_model["forcing"]))
6
>>> print(parsed_model["forcing"][0]) # doctest: +SKIP
{'_header': 'Forcing',
'datablock': [['0.0000', '1.2300'],
['60.0000', '2.3400'],
['120.0000', '3.4500']],
'name': 'boundary_timeseries',
'function': 'timeseries',
'timeinterpolation': 'block-To',
'offset': '1.230',
'factor': '2.340',
'quantity': ['time', 'dischargebnd'],
'unit': ['minutes since 2015-01-01 00:00:00', 'm³/s']}
Serialize a ForcingModel:
>>> save_path = Path("output.bc")
>>> model.save(filepath=save_path) # doctest: +SKIP
>>> print(save_path.exists()) # doctest: +SKIP
True
Create a ForcingModel from a dictionary:
>>> from hydrolib.core.dflowfm.bc.models import ForcingModel
>>> forcing_blocks_list = [
... {
... '_header': 'Forcing',
... 'datablock': [
... ['0.0000', '1.2300'],
... ['60.0000', '2.3400'],
... ['120.0000', '3.4500']
... ],
... 'name': 'boundary_timeseries',
... 'function': 'timeseries',
... 'timeinterpolation': 'block-To',
... 'offset': '1.230',
... 'factor': '2.340',
... 'quantity': ['time', 'dischargebnd'],
... 'unit': ['minutes since 2015-01-01 00:00:00', 'm³/s']
... }
... ]
>>> model_dict = {
... "forcing": forcing_blocks_list,
... "general": {"fileVersion": "1.01", "fileType": "boundConds"}
... }
>>> model = ForcingModel(**model_dict)
>>> print(len(model.forcing))
1
>>> type(model.forcing[0])
<class 'hydrolib.core.dflowfm.bc.models.TimeSeries'>
>>> print(model.general.fileversion)
1.01
Example .bc file content:
# written by HYDROLIB-core 0.3.0
[General]
fileVersion = 1.01
fileType = boundConds
[Forcing]
name = boundary_timeseries
function = timeseries
Time Interpolation = block-To
offset = 1.23
factor = 2.34
quantity = time
unit = minutes since 2015-01-01 00:00:00
quantity = dischargebnd
unit = m³/s
0.0 1.23
60.0 2.34
120.0 3.45
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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forcing = Field(default_factory=list)
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
List[ForcingBase]: List of [Forcing]
blocks for all forcing
definitions in a single .bc file. Actual data is stored in
forcing[..].datablock from [hydrolib.core.dflowfm.ini.models.DataBlockINIBasedModel.datablock].
general = ForcingGeneral()
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
ForcingGeneral: [General]
block with file metadata.
parse(filepath)
classmethod
¶
Parse a .bc file and create an instance of ForcingModel
.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
---|---|---|---|
filepath
|
Path
|
The path to the .bc file. |
required |
Returns:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
ForcingModel |
Dict[str, Any]
|
The parsed model instance. |
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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Harmonic
¶
Bases: ForcingBase
Subclass for a .bc file [Forcing] block with harmonic components data.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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factor = Field(1.0, alias='factor')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
float: All values in the table are multiplied with the factor. Defaults to 1.0.
HarmonicCorrection
¶
Bases: ForcingBase
Subclass for a .bc file [Forcing] block with harmonic components correction data.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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QHTable
¶
Bases: ForcingBase
Subclass for a .bc file [Forcing] block with Q-h table data.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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QuantityUnitPair
¶
Bases: BaseModel
A .bc file header lines tuple containing a quantity name, its unit and optionally a vertical position index.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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quantity
instance-attribute
¶
str: Name of quantity.
unit
instance-attribute
¶
str: Unit of quantity.
vertpositionindex = Field(alias='vertPositionIndex')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
int (optional): This is a (one-based) index into the verticalposition-specification, assigning a vertical position to the quantity (t3D-blocks only).
RealTime
¶
Bases: StrEnum
Enum class containing the valid value for the "realtime" reserved keyword for real-time controlled forcing data, e.g., for hydraulic structures.
This class is used inside the ForcingData Union, to force detection of the realtime keyword, prior to considering it a filename.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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realtime = 'realtime'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Realtime data source, externally provided
T3D
¶
Bases: VectorForcingBase
Subclass for a .bc file [Forcing] block with 3D timeseries data.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
---|---|---|---|
offset
|
float
|
default is 0.0 All values in the table are increased by the offset (after multiplication by factor). |
required |
factor
|
float
|
default is 1.0 all values in the table are multiplied with the factor. |
required |
vertpositions
|
List[float]
|
The specification of the vertical positions. |
required |
vertinterpolation
|
VerticalInterpolation
|
default is linear The type of vertical interpolation. |
required |
vertpositiontype
|
VerticalPositionType
|
The vertical position type of the verticalpositions values. |
required |
timeinterpolation
|
TimeInterpolation
|
default is linear The type of time interpolation. |
required |
Examples:
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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rename_keys(values)
¶
Renames some old keywords to the currently supported keywords.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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TimeInterpolation
¶
Bases: StrEnum
Enum class containing the valid values for the time interpolation.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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block_from = 'block-From'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Equal to that at the start of the time interval (latest specified time value).
block_to = 'block-To'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Equal to that at the end of the time interval (upcoming specified time value).
linear = 'linear'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Linear interpolation between times.
TimeSeries
¶
Bases: VectorForcingBase
Subclass for a .bc file [Forcing] block with timeseries data.
Attributes:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
function |
Literal['timeseries']
|
Specifies that this is a timeseries forcing block. Defaults to "timeseries". |
timeinterpolation |
TimeInterpolation
|
The type of time interpolation, such as "linear", "block-From", or "block-To". |
offset |
float
|
All values in the table are increased by the offset (after multiplication by factor). Defaults to 0.0. |
factor |
float
|
All values in the table are multiplied by the factor. Defaults to 1.0. |
Methods: rename_keys(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict: Renames old keywords to currently supported keywords for backward compatibility.
Examples:
One quantity:
>>> from hydrolib.core.dflowfm.bc.models import TimeSeries
>>> timeseries = TimeSeries(
... name="Boundary1",
... function="timeseries",
... timeinterpolation="block-From",
... offset=1.23,
... factor=2.34,
... quantityunitpair=[
... QuantityUnitPair(quantity="time", unit="minutes since 2015-01-01 00:00:00"),
... QuantityUnitPair(quantity="waterlevel", unit="m")
... ],
... datablock=[["0", "10"], ["1.0", "20"], ["2.0", "30"]]
... )
[Forcing]
name = Boundary1
timeinterpolation = block-From
function = timeseries
quantity = time
unit = minutes since 2001-01-01
quantity = waterlevel
unit = m
offset = 1.23
factor = 2.34
0 10
1 20
2 30
>>> timeseries = TimeSeries(
... name="Boundary1",
... function="timeseries",
... timeinterpolation="block-From",
... offset=1.23,
... factor=2.34,
... quantityunitpair=[
... QuantityUnitPair(quantity="time", unit="minutes since 2015-01-01 00:00:00"),
... QuantityUnitPair(quantity="dischargebnd", unit="m³/s"),
... QuantityUnitPair(quantity="waterlevelbnd", unit="m")
... ],
... datablock=[["0", "50", "4.0"], ["1", "60", "5.0"], ["2", "70", "6.0"]]
... )
the forcing will look as follows:
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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factor = Field(1.0, alias='factor')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
float: All values in the table are multiplied with the factor. Defaults to 1.0.
offset = Field(0.0, alias='offset')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
float: All values in the table are increased by the offset (after multiplication by factor). Defaults to 0.0.
timeinterpolation = Field(alias='timeInterpolation')
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
TimeInterpolation: The type of time interpolation.
rename_keys(values)
¶
Renames some old keywords to the currently supported keywords.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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VectorForcingBase
¶
Bases: ForcingBase
The base class of a single [Forcing] block that supports vectors in a .bc forcings file.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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get_number_of_repetitions(values)
classmethod
¶
Gets the number of expected quantityunitpairs for each vector element. Defaults to 1.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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validate_and_update_quantityunitpairs(values)
¶
Validates and, if required, updates vector quantity unit pairs.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
---|---|---|---|
values
|
Dict
|
Dictionary of values to be used to validate or |
required |
Raises:
Type | Description |
---|---|
ValueError
|
When a quantity unit pair is found in a vector where it does not belong. |
ValueError
|
When the number of quantity unit pairs in a vectors is not as expected. |
Returns:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Dict |
Dict
|
Dictionary of validates values. |
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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VectorQuantityUnitPairs
¶
Bases: BaseModel
A subset of .bc file header lines containing a vector quantity definition, followed by all component quantity names, their unit and optionally their vertical position indexes.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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VerticalInterpolation
¶
Bases: StrEnum
Enum class containing the valid values for the vertical position type, which defines what the numeric values for vertical position specification mean.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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block = 'block'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Equal to the value at the directly lower specified vertical position.
linear = 'linear'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Linear interpolation between vertical positions.
log = 'log'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Logarithmic interpolation between vertical positions (e.g. vertical velocity profiles).
VerticalPositionType
¶
Bases: StrEnum
Enum class containing the valid values for the vertical position type.
Source code in hydrolib/core/dflowfm/bc/models.py
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percentage_bed = 'percBed'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Percentage with respect to the water depth from the bed upward.
z_bed = 'ZBed'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Absolute distance from the bed upward.
z_datum = 'ZDatum'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: z-coordinate with respect to the reference level of the model.
z_surf = 'ZSurf'
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
str: Absolute distance from the free surface downward.