template.json

{
    "meta": {
        "_comments": "<> denotes optional parameters.",
        "project_name": "<can be anything>",
        "output_directory": "can contain environment variables",
        "overwrite": "<bool>",
        "log_level": "<warning | info | debug>",
        "binary": "pschism_TVD-VL"
    },
    "mesh": {
        "hgrid": "Path to hgrid.",
        "vgrid": "<Path to vgrid>",
        "friction": {
            "ftype": "manning | drag | rough",
            "fgrid": "path to fgrid | float (constant)"
        }
    },
    "forcing": {
        "tidal_constituents": {
            "<constituent | major | all >": {
                "boundary_id (optional)": [
                    "list of boundary ids on which to apply forcing."
                ],
                "potential (required)": "<bool, use as potential>",
                "forcing (required)": "<bool, use as boundary forcing>"
            }
        },
        "winds": {
            "best_track": "<ATCF best track ID>"
        },
        "waves": {
            "properties": "<To be discussed. Disabled for now.>"
        },
        "temperature": {
            "properties": "<To be discussed. Disabled for now.>"
        },
        "salinity": {
            "properties": "<To be discussed. Disabled for now.>"
        },
        "tracers": {
            "properties": "<To be discussed. Disabled for now.>"
        }
    },
    "start_date": "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M",
    "utc_start": "<float, defaults to 0.0>",
    "run_days": "float",
    "timestep": "float",
    "spinup_days": "float",
    "date_formatting": "<%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M>",
    "outputs": {
        "nspool": "int | float (seconds)",
        "ihfskip": "<int>",
        "variables": [
            "names of requested outputs"
        ]
    },
    "server": {
        "hostname": "localhost",
        "port": 22
    }
}