FinalOptimizationAlgorithm.txt

var& fp = "${getDataFolder()}\\Final_Summer_Control.inp" // filepath
var& p = EPAnet.loadProject(fp); // load the EPAnet project
p.DoHydraulicSimulation(); // create the initial (control) simulation results
var& perf;
int numV = 4; // number of valves to try and site at once (will try more combinations)
while (true) {
	try{
		var& opt = p.Optimize(
			numV, /* num valves */
			"Genetic", /* method ==> "PSO", "Genetic", or "Random" */
			120 /* num particles or policies per iterations */
		);
		if (opt.contains("Project") && opt["Project"]){
			perf ?= opt["Performance"];
			if (perf <= opt["Performance"]){ // better performance?
				p = opt["Project"]; // set the project to this optimized version.
				perf = opt["Performance"]; // capture the performance.
			} else if (numV <= 4 && numV > 1){ // worse performance but room to try again?
				numV--; // try to site one less number of valves simultaneously
			} else{ // worse performance and no room left to try again?
				break; // break loop
			}
		}else{
			break // something went wrong in the optimization -> break loop. 
		}
	}catch(e){ // capture an error, which can come from anywhere. 
		return e.what(); // return the error.
	}
}
return p; // return the final, optimized EPAnet project.