Attribute datatypes

SHOP attributes, both inputs and outputs, uses the following datatypes:

int

An integer, a number without decimals. For example, it is used to denote number of generators on a plant through the num_gen attribute.

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int_array

A list of integers.

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double

A decimal number.

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double_array

A list of decimal numbers.

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string

A text string.

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string_array

A list of text strings.

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xy

An indexed table.

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xy_array

A list of indexed tables.

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txy

A time series.

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• Yaml example (stochastic)

xyt

Similar to xy_array, but the xy array reference value is a timestamp.

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sy

A map with string keys and numerical values.

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