Adds validate() inside the to_json() method

archetypal/template/building_template.py

@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ def _graph_reduce(self, G):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["Core"] = self.Core.to_dict()

archetypal/template/conditioning.py

@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ def from_json(cls, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/dhw.py

@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ def from_json(cls, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/gas_material.py

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ def from_json(cls, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/glazing_material.py

@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ def combine(self, other, weights=None):
         return new_obj
 
     def to_json(self):
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/load.py

@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ def from_json(cls, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/opaque_construction.py

@@ -491,6 +491,8 @@ def _surface_layers(cls, epbunch):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/opaque_material.py

@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ def combine(self, other, weights=None):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/schedule.py

@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ def to_json(self):
         used when generating the json file. Only Year-Week- and DaySchedule
         classes are used
         """
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         pass
 
     def to_dict(self):

archetypal/template/structure.py

@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ def from_json(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         return sd
 
     def to_json(self):
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/ventilation.py

@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ def from_json(cls, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/window.py

@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ def from_epbunch(cls, Construction, **kwargs):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)

archetypal/template/zone.py

@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ def _domestichotwater(self):
         )
 
     def to_json(self):
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)
@@ -957,6 +959,8 @@ def from_json(cls, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Convert class properties to dict"""
+        self.validate()  # Validate object before trying to get json format
+
         data_dict = collections.OrderedDict()
 
         data_dict["$id"] = str(self.id)