tidy3d.web.api.webapi.estimate_cost

class estimate_cost

Bases:

Compute the maximum FlexCredit charge for a given task.

Parameters:

• task_id (str) – Unique identifier of task on server. Returned by upload().

• verbose (bool = True) – Whether to log the cost and helpful messages.

Returns:

Estimated maximum cost for Simulation associated with given task_id.

Return type:

float

Note

Cost is calculated assuming the simulation runs for the full run_time. If early shut-off is triggered, the cost is adjusted proportionately. A minimum simulation cost may also apply, which depends on the task details.

Notes

We can get the cost estimate of running the task before actually running it. This prevents us from accidentally running large jobs that we set up by mistake. The estimated cost is the maximum cost corresponding to running all the time steps.

Examples

Basic example:

# initializes job, puts task on server (but doesn't run it)
job = web.Job(simulation=sim, task_name="job", verbose=verbose)

# estimate the maximum cost
estimated_cost = web.estimate_cost(job.task_id)

print(f'The estimated maximum cost is {estimated_cost:.3f} Flex Credits.')