polaris.Step.validate_baselines

Step.validate_baselines()

Compare variables between output files in this step and in the same step from a baseline run if one was provided.

Writes out either a baseline_passed.log or baseline_failed.log file in the work directory depending on whether all variables passed the comparison.

Returns:

• compared (bool) – Whether a baseline comparison was performed

• success (bool) – Whether the outputs were successfully validated against a baseline