Index: wflow-py/Scripts/bmi2runner.py
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diff -u -r3e39e84af48f1bcb5ec0d243748147be223674f2 -rc3d4f45b39e8806a46597b1e2b1463487f053ce5
--- wflow-py/Scripts/bmi2runner.py	(.../bmi2runner.py)	(revision 3e39e84af48f1bcb5ec0d243748147be223674f2)
+++ wflow-py/Scripts/bmi2runner.py	(.../bmi2runner.py)	(revision c3d4f45b39e8806a46597b1e2b1463487f053ce5)
@@ -26,77 +26,81 @@
 import wflow.pcrut as pcrut
 import os
 import time
+import sys
+import getopt
+import logging
 
+def usage(*args):
+    sys.stdout = sys.stderr
+    """Way"""
+    for msg in args: print msg
+    print __doc__
+    sys.exit(0)
 
-"""
-Perform command line execution of the model.
-"""
 
-configfile = "bmi2runner.ini"
+def main(argv=None):
+    """
+    Perform command line execution of the model.
+    """
 
-loglevel = "INFO"
-combilogger = pcrut.setlogger("bmi2runner.log", "bmi2runner_logging", thelevel=loglevel)
+    configfile = "bmirunner.ini"
 
-# Construct object and initilize the models
-combilogger.info("Starting combined bmi object")
-bmiobj = wfbmi.wflowbmi_csdms()
 
-# this line is needed when running from batch script
-# os.sys.path.append(os.getcwd() +'\\rtc\\rtc_brantas\\bin\\')
+    if argv is None:
+        argv = sys.argv[1:]
+        if len(argv) == 0:
+            usage()
+            return
+    ########################################################################
+    ## Process command-line options                                        #
+    ########################################################################
+    try:
+        opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, 'c:l:')
+    except getopt.error, msg:
+        usage(msg)
 
-bmiobj.initialize_config(configfile, loglevel=loglevel)
-bmiobj.initialize_model()
+    loglevel=logging.WARN
+    for o, a in opts:
+        if o == '-c': configfile = a
+        if o == '-l': exec "loglevel = logging." + a
 
-# Get and set start and end times
-start = bmiobj.get_start_time()
-end = bmiobj.get_end_time()
-bmiobj.set_start_time(start)
-bmiobj.set_end_time(end)
 
-# Update models (if necessary) to start time
-bmiobj.update_to_start_time(start)
 
-# Number of steps to run models
-ts = bmiobj.get_time_step()
-steps = int((end - start) / ts + 1)
-
-print("start = ", start)  # time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(start))
-print(
-    "start time rtc =",
-    time.strftime(
-        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(bmiobj.bmimodels["RTC-Tools"].get_start_time())
-    ),
-)
-print(
-    "start time wflow =",
-    time.strftime(
-        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(bmiobj.bmimodels["wflow_sbm"].get_start_time())
-    ),
-)
-print(
-    "start time lintul =",
-    time.strftime(
-        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
-        time.gmtime(bmiobj.bmimodels["wflow_lintul"].get_start_time()),
-    ),
-)
-
-
-cts = bmiobj.currenttimestep
-# Loop over the time duration
-while cts < steps:
-
-    bmiobj.update()
+    combilogger = pcrut.setlogger("bmi2runner.log", "bmi2runner_logging", thelevel=loglevel)
+    
+    # Construct object and initilize the models
+    combilogger.info("Starting combined bmi object")
+    bmiobj = wfbmi.wflowbmi_csdms()
+    
+    bmiobj.initialize_config(configfile, loglevel=loglevel)
+    bmiobj.initialize_model()
+    
+    # Get and set start and end times
+    start = bmiobj.get_start_time()
+    end = bmiobj.get_end_time()
+    bmiobj.set_start_time(start)
+    bmiobj.set_end_time(end)
+    
+    # Update models (if necessary) to start time
+    bmiobj.update_to_start_time(start)
+    
+    # Number of steps to run models
+    ts = bmiobj.get_time_step()
+    steps = int((end - start) / ts + 1)
+    
     cts = bmiobj.currenttimestep
+    # Loop over the time duration
+    while cts < steps:
+        combilogger.info("time is: " + str(bmiobj.get_current_time()))
+        bmiobj.update()
+        cts = bmiobj.currenttimestep
+    
+    
+    bmiobj.finalize()
+    combilogger.info("Finishing run")
 
 
-# else:
-#    bmiobj.bmimodels['RTC-Tools'].update()
-#    bmiobj.bmimodels['wflow_sbm'].update()
-#    bmiobj.bmimodels['wflow_lintul'].update()
-#    cts = bmiobj.currenttimestep
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
 
-bmiobj.bmimodels["RTC-Tools"].finalize()
-bmiobj.bmimodels["wflow_sbm"].finalize()
-bmiobj.bmimodels["wflow_lintul"].finalize()
-combilogger.info("Finishing run")
+