Resolves #4395 Add in CLI option to use epJSON

[tijcolem]

Pull request overview

• Resolves Add option to export epJSON #4395. Related Resolves #135 Add in option to support epJSON workflows OpenStudio-workflow-gem#136

This adds in a cli option --epjson to pass into the workflow gem to use epJSON vs IDF.

See NREL/OpenStudio-workflow-gem#136 for all the details on usage in workflow gem.

Pull Request Author

• Model API Changes / Additions
• Any new or modified fields have been implemented in the EnergyPlus ForwardTranslator (and ReverseTranslator as appropriate)
• Model API methods are tested (in src/model/test)
• EnergyPlus ForwardTranslator Tests (in src/energyplus/Test)
• If a new object or method, added a test in NREL/OpenStudio-resources: Add Link
• If needed, added VersionTranslation rules for the objects (src/osversion/VersionTranslator.cpp)
• Verified that C# bindings built fine on Windows, partial classes used as needed, etc.
• All new and existing tests passes
• If methods have been deprecated, update rest of code to use the new methods

Labels:

• If change to an IDD file, add the label IDDChange
• If breaking existing API, add the label APIChange
• If deemed ready, add label Pull Request - Ready for CI so that CI builds your PR

Review Checklist

This will not be exhaustively relevant to every PR.

• Perform a Code Review on GitHub
• Code Style, strip trailing whitespace, etc.
• All related changes have been implemented: model changes, model tests, FT changes, FT tests, VersionTranslation, OS App
• Labeling is ok
• If defect, verify by running develop branch and reproducing defect, then running PR and reproducing fix
• If feature, test running new feature, try creative ways to break it
• CI status: all green or justified

[tijcolem]

Converted to draft as need to add test cases and file an issue related IDF-epJSON conversion format.

[ci-commercialbuildings]

CI Results for be04c21:

• Ubuntu 18.04:

  • OpenStudio-3.2.2-alpha+45f7026e75-Ubuntu-18.04.deb
  • OpenStudio-3.2.2-alpha+45f7026e75-Ubuntu-18.04.tar.gz

• Ubuntu 20.04:

• Darwin:

  • OpenStudio-3.2.2-alpha+8b4382b04b-Darwin.dmg
  • OpenStudio-3.2.2-alpha+8b4382b04b-Darwin.tar.gz

• Windows:

  • OpenStudio-3.2.2-alpha+080d6c9be5-Windows.exe
  • OpenStudio-3.2.2-alpha+080d6c9be5-Windows.tar.gz

[kbenne]

This seems like all we need on the cli side. Awesome!

[tijcolem]

@kbenne Cool. Now that NREL/OpenStudio-workflow-gem#136 is merged I will drop this one in as well.