Inspect an archive before using the export

Start from outputs/system.zip in the round-trip tutorial. This is an Infrasys archive, not PLEXOS XML. Keep r2x-plexos installed in the environment that reads it; serialized components refer to Python model modules and class names.

Repeat component and relationship checks

Copy the console input below without prompts into inspect_details.py and run it from the tutorial directory:

>>> from r2x_plexos.models import PLEXOSGenerator, PLEXOSMembership
>>> generators = list(sys.get_components(PLEXOSGenerator))
>>> assert len(generators) == 9
>>> if generators:
...     generator = generators[0]
...     print("Name:", generator.name)
...     print("Example fields:", list(type(generator).model_fields)[:8])
...     print("Capacity:", generator.max_capacity)
...     series_list = sys.list_time_series(generator)
...     print("Matching single series:", len(series_list))
...     for series in series_list:
...         print(series.name, series.initial_timestamp, series.resolution)
...         print(series.data[:3])
...
Name: Alta
Example fields: ['uuid', 'name', 'category', 'description', 'object_id', 'ext', 'acceptable_risk', 'aux_base']
Capacity: 40.0
Matching single series: 0
>>> memberships = list(sys.get_supplemental_attributes(PLEXOSMembership))
>>> for membership in memberships[:3]:
...     print(membership.parent_object.name, membership.collection, membership.child_object.name)
...
Storage HeadStorage StorageHead
Storage TailStorage StorageTail
Alta Nodes node_a

r2x read outputs/system.zip --zip --exec inspect_details.py

On the fixture, the first generator is Alta and its selected max_capacity is 40.0. The default single-series query returns zero for that generator. The membership rows show the actual parent, collection and child names. A supplemental attribute count is separate from the ordinary component count. list_time_series queries single time series by default. An empty result means no matching series is attached to that component, not that every series in the system is absent. Other time-series types need their corresponding API argument. See Infrasys System source for supported filters and serialization behavior.

Load the same archive from Python

Use the Python executable shown by r2x python show, or a separate environment with compatible r2x-plexos and Infrasys versions. Copy the console input below without >>>/... prompts into load_archive.py:

>>> from infrasys import Component, System
>>> system = System.load("outputs/system.zip")
>>> assert len(list(system.get_components(Component))) == 37

Run it with that interpreter. For example, in an activated compatible environment:

python load_archive.py

Expect 37 components for the pinned tutorial fixture. System.load extracts and restores the archive’s storage. An Infrasys JSON created with system.to_json(...) instead uses System.from_json(...) and needs its sibling storage directory. A filename extension alone does not identify the schema.

Decide whether the result is usable

Check names/counts against the input, component fields against schema/unit expectations, and profiles against intended length and resolution. Inspect Model/Scenario/Horizon objects and generated DataFile references in the native XML before a PLEXOS solve. For a translation, compare mappings with the relevant R2X property reference. For import/schema/storage errors, follow troubleshooting.