Example #1
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def test_vasp2_wdir():
    """
    Run tests to ensure that the VASP txt and label arguments function correctly,
    i.e. correctly sets the working directories and works in that directory.

    This is conditional on the existence of the ASE_VASP_COMMAND, VASP_COMMAND
    or VASP_SCRIPT environment variables

    """

    import filecmp
    import os

    from ase.test.vasp import installed2 as installed

    from ase import Atoms
    from ase.calculators.vasp import Vasp2 as Vasp

    assert installed()

    def compare_paths(path1, path2):
        assert os.path.abspath(path1) == os.path.abspath(path2)

    # Test setup system, borrowed from vasp_co.py
    d = 1.14
    atoms = Atoms('CO', positions=[(0, 0, 0), (0, 0, d)], pbc=True)
    atoms.center(vacuum=5.)

    file1 = '_vasp_dummy_str.out'
    file2 = '_vasp_dummy_io.out'
    file3 = '_vasp_dummy_2.out'

    testdir = '_dummy_txt_testdir'
    label = os.path.join(testdir, 'vasp')

    # Test
    settings = dict(label=label,
                    xc='PBE',
                    prec='Low',
                    algo='Fast',
                    ismear=0,
                    sigma=1.,
                    istart=0,
                    lwave=False,
                    lcharg=False)

    # Make 2 copies of the calculator object
    calc = Vasp(**settings)
    calc2 = Vasp(**settings)

    # Check the calculator path is the expected path
    compare_paths(calc.directory, testdir)

    calc.set_txt(file1)
    atoms.set_calculator(calc)
    en1 = atoms.get_potential_energy()

    # Check that the output files are in the correct directory
    for fi in ['OUTCAR', 'CONTCAR', 'vasprun.xml']:
        fi = os.path.join(testdir, fi)
        assert os.path.isfile(fi)

    # We open file2 in our current directory, so we don't want it to write
    # in the label directory
    with open(file2, 'w') as f:
        calc2.set_txt(f)
        atoms.set_calculator(calc2)
        atoms.get_potential_energy()

    # Make sure the two outputfiles are identical
    assert filecmp.cmp(os.path.join(calc.directory, file1), file2)

    # Test restarting from working directory in test directory
    label2 = os.path.join(testdir, file3)
    calc2 = Vasp(restart=label, label=label2)

    # Check the calculator path is the expected path
    compare_paths(calc2.directory, testdir)

    assert not calc2.calculation_required(calc2.atoms, ['energy', 'forces'])
    en2 = calc2.get_potential_energy()

    # Check that the restarted calculation didn't run, i.e. write to output file
    assert not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(calc.directory, file3))

    # Check that we loaded energy correctly
    assert en1 == en2
Example #2
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                prec='Low',
                algo='Fast',
                ismear=0,
                sigma=1.,
                istart=0,
                lwave=False,
                lcharg=False)

# Make 2 copies of the calculator object
calc = Vasp(**settings)
calc2 = Vasp(**settings)

# Check the calculator path is the expected path
compare_paths(calc.directory, testdir)

calc.set_txt(file1)
atoms.set_calculator(calc)
en1 = atoms.get_potential_energy()

# Check that the output files are in the correct directory
for fi in ['OUTCAR', 'CONTCAR', 'vasprun.xml']:
    fi = os.path.join(testdir, fi)
    assert os.path.isfile(fi)

# We open file2 in our current directory, so we don't want it to write
# in the label directory
with open(file2, 'w') as f:
    calc2.set_txt(f)
    atoms.set_calculator(calc2)
    atoms.get_potential_energy()