v7.2.0

Features

• Simulation dashboard: A new "Geographic Trimming" option is now available in the "Configure" menu. This option makes it possible to filter the simulation's output content so as to include only results regarding Areas and Links of interest

• Optimization: a new parameter "Unfeasible Problems Behavior" is available in the "advanced preferences" section of the "Configure" menu, with four possible values: (Error Dry, Error Verbose, Warning Dry, Warning Verbose)
  The first two options make the simulation stop right after encountering the first mathematically unfeasible problem, if any
  The last two options make the simulation skip all unfeasible problems, if any
  "Verbose" options print faulty problems in the “mps” format
  "Dry" options only report the time frame (MC year, week) for which an unfeasible problem was detected

• Compilation and cmake tree :
  Updates were made for more modern CMake use. Git submodules (extern dependencies : curl, openssl, wxwidget) are no more in use.
  These external dependencies can be retrieved :

  • either from a library manager : vcpkg for Windows, classic package
    repositories for Linux. With this way to proceed, an installation of external
    dependencies is required once for all.
  • or thanks to an automatic download : at Antares' cmake configure step,
    all needed downloads, compilation and installation are done.

• Unit tests :
  unit tests around class Matrix are now available. They can be compiled (on demand) during Antares' cmake build step and run either with ctest or in the classic way.
  Boost.Test is required and can be priorily retrieved and installed in the same way as the other external dependencies.

• Continuous integration : yaml files for github actions allow the run of all build chain and unit tests on several environment (Windows and Ubuntu). The 2 ways of getting external dependencies are also tested.

• Documentation: updated reference guide

• Usage metrics: added reference key for this version

Bug fixes

• GUI of the "Thematic trimming" option: Window size is naturally readjusted to improve readability by upgrading wxwidgets (3.1.3 and above).

• Auxiliary "Batchrun" tool: two options previously missing in the command line syntax have been introduced and now make it possible to launch a sequence of simulations to run in parallel