def test_file_string_methods():
"""Test serialization to/from EPW file strings"""
relative_path = './tests/assets/epw/chicago.epw'
epw = EPW(relative_path)
epw_contents = epw.to_file_string()
rebuilt_epw = EPW.from_file_string(epw_contents)
assert epw.location == rebuilt_epw.location
assert epw.dry_bulb_temperature == rebuilt_epw.dry_bulb_temperature
def test_epw_from_file_string():
"""Test initialization of EPW from a file string."""
relative_path = './tests/assets/epw/chicago.epw'
with open(relative_path, 'r') as epwin:
file_contents = epwin.read()
epw = EPW.from_file_string(file_contents)
assert epw.is_header_loaded
assert epw.is_data_loaded
assert len(epw.dry_bulb_temperature) == 8760
