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Earth System Modeling Framework
Software Developer's Guide
Silverio Vasquez, Sylvia Murphy, Cecelia DeLuca, Walter Spector, Gerhard Theurich
January 17, 2025
Contents
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Introduction
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About this Document
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Supplementary Information
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Acknowledgments
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Groups and Roles in ESMF Development
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Core Team
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Core Team Roles
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Joint Specification Team (JST)
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Change Review Board (CRB)
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Quality Assurance Responsibilities
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Collaboration Environment and Communication
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Mailing Lists
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Meetings and Telecons
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GitHub Open Source Development Environment
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The Main ESMF Site and Repository
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Processes
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Software Process Model
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ESMF Process History
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Software Concept
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Requirements Analysis
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Architectural Design
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Ongoing Development
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Telecon Etiquette
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Design Reviews
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Implementation and Test Before Internal Release
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Implementation and Test Before Public Release
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Code Check-In
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Code Reviews
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Releases
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Backups
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Testing and Validation
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Unit Tests
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Writing Unit Tests
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Analyzing unit test results
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Disabling unit tests
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Benchmarking Unit Tests
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Examples
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Disabling examples
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System Tests
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Writing System Tests
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Disabling system tests
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Test Harness
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Analyzing Test Harness results
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Use Test Cases (UTCs)
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Beta Testing
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Automated Regression Tests
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Investigating Test Failures
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Building the Documentation
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Testing for Releases
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User Support
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Roles
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Support Categories
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Summary Work Flow
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General Guidelines for Handling Tickets
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esmf_support@ucar.edu Mail Archives
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INFO:Code (subject) mail messages
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freeCRM
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Annual Code Contact
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Dealing with Applications that use ESMF
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Apps
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Test Harness
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Specifying Test Harness Tests
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Running Test Harness Tests as Part of Unit Tests
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Invoking a Single Test Harness Test Case Using gmake
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Invoking a Single Test Harness Test Case from the Command Line
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Top Level Configuration File
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Problem descriptor file
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Problem descriptor string syntax
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Grid syntax
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Distribution syntax
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Transformation method
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Staggering syntax (Not currently implemented)
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General Data Structures
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Specifier files
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Grid Specification
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Curvilinear Grid Coordinate Generation (For Future Implementation)
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Specifier file syntax for redistribution
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Specifier file syntax for regridding
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Distribution Specification
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Class Specification
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Reporting test results
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Conventions
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Docs: Code and Documentation Templates and Associated Scripts
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Documentation Generation Script
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Code Generation Scripts
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Docs: Documentation Guidelines and Conventions
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Accessibility
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File format
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Typeface and Diagram Conventions
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Docs: Performance Report Conventions
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Docs: Reference Manual Conventions
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Description, Use and Examples, and Other Introductory Sections
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Examples Sections
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Flags and Options Sections
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Class API Sections
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Code: Method Conventions
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Standard Method Names
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Use of *Set and *Get
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Use of Is* and Has*
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Functions vs. Subroutines
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Source and Destination Ordering
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Code: Argument Conventions
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Variable Capitalization
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Variables Associated with Options
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Variables Having Logical Data Type
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Arguments which are Arrays
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Arguments which are Pointers
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Code: File Rules
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License and Copyright Information
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TODO: Reminder
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FILENAME Macros
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Code: Style Rules for Source Code
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Code: Error Handling Conventions
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Objectives
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Approach
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Error Masking
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Example (pre-review method)
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Example (post-review method)
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Memory Allocation Checking
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Initialization Standardization Instructions
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Overview
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Instructions
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Module
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Shallow Class
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Deep Class
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Parameter Class
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Subroutine
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ESMF Class Types
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Code: Data Type Consistency Guidelines
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ESMF_TypeKind_Flag “labels”: When knowing the data type/kind is necessary
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Guidelines for Fortran-C Interfaces
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Code: Optional Argument Conventions for the C/C++ API
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Internal Macros for Processing the Optional Argument List
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Parsing the Optional Argument List
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Code: Makefile Conventions
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Code Building Rules
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Document Building Rules
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Include Files
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Preprocessor Usage
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Using the Preprocessor For Generic Fortran Code
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System Dependent Strategy Using Preprocessor
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ESMF Data Type Autopromotion Support Policy and Guide
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How We Arrived at This Autopromotion Support Policy
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Scripts: Script Coding Standard
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Content Rules
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Lang: Interlanguage Coding Conventions
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Optional Arguments Across Language Interfaces
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Lang: Fortran Coding Standard
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Content Rules
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Style Rules
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Lang: C/C++ Coding Standard
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Repo: Source Code Naming and Tagging Conventions
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Internal Releases
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Data Management Conventions
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Tracking and Metrics
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Release Schedule
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Task List
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Trackers
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Setting Ticket Priorities
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Labeling Tickets Longer than 2 Weeks
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Estimating Ticket Completion Time
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Labeling Tickets with Time Estimates
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Cross-Referencing the Task List and Trackers
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Summary
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Types of Trackers
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Metrics
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Unit and System Tests Coverage
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ESMF Requirements Coverage
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Source Lines of Code, SLOC
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Policies
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External Software Libraries
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Graphics Packages
Appendix A: Testing Terminology
Bibliography
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