parasweep: a template-based utility for generating, dispatching, and post-processing of parameter sweeps

Bach, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-0203 (2021) parasweep: a template-based utility for generating, dispatching, and post-processing of parameter sweeps. SoftwareX, 13. 100631. ISSN 2352-7110 doi: 10.1016/j.softx.2020.100631

Abstract/Summary

We introduce parasweep, a free and open-source utility for facilitating parallel parameter sweeps with computational models. Instead of requiring parameters to be passed by command-line, which can be error-prone and time-consuming, parasweep leverages the model's existing configuration files using a template system, requiring minimal code changes. parasweep supports a variety different sweep types, generating parameter sets accordingly and dispatching a parallel job for each set, with support for common high-performance computing (HPC) job schedulers. Post-processing is facilitated by providing a mapping between the parameter sets and the simulations. We demonstrate the usage of parasweep with an example.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/116998
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.softx.2020.100631
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Publisher	Elsevier
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