Orb_it is a soon-to-be end-to-end testing package that will be able to test orbit prediction accuracy for Open Source Orbit Integrators such as Find_Orb, OpenOrb, and OrbFit. It currently only works for Find_Orb, OpenOrb, and OrbFit on Unix based systems. This is an expansion of the earlier testing platform Validate Find_Orb, and shares many features with it.
You can find documentation and helpful information on the orb_it wiki.
This project requires a Linux Based System, Python 3, and working current installation of each integrator (preferably installed with conda if possible). It is beneficial to also have a conda based package manager and Jupyter for ease of use.
To install Orb_it as a python package, clone this repository, and cd into the folder. Then follow the directions below for your use case,
To install its dependencies in a new conda environment, use this command,
conda create -n myenv -c defaults -c conda-forge --file requirements.txt python=3.9
To install on a preexisting conda environment, first activate your environment, conda activate myenv, then,
conda install -c defaults -c conda-forge --file requirements.txt
Once all the dependencies have been installed, run this command to install the development version of this package,
python setup.py develop --no-deps
Just type in the command line,
python setup.py develop
Note: It is not recommended to use python setup.py install for installation since this project is still in development and may have frequent updates.
Then check if its properly installed by typing in the python command line,
>>> import orb_it
NOTE: This project is still in active development
If you have any more questions email me here: aberres2@illinois.edu