Use only dots to delimit controls

src/everest/bin/config_branch_script.py

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def _updated_initial_guess(conf_controls, opt_controls):
     conf_controls = copy(conf_controls)
 
     for control in conf_controls:
-        control_name = f"{control['name']}_"
+        control_name = f"{control['name']}."
         control.pop("initial_guess", None)
         batch_controls = {
             key.split(control_name)[-1]: val
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _updated_initial_guess(conf_controls, opt_controls):
             var_index = variable.get("index", None)
 
             if var_index is not None:
-                opt_control_name = f"{variable['name']}-{var_index}"
+                opt_control_name = f"{variable['name']}.{var_index}"
             else:
                 opt_control_name = variable["name"]
 

src/everest/config/everest_config.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 from ..config_file_loader import yaml_file_to_substituted_config_dict
 from ..strings import (
     DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR,
+    EVEREST,
     OPTIMIZATION_LOG_DIR,
     OPTIMIZATION_OUTPUT_DIR,
     STORAGE_DIR,
@@ -419,27 +420,26 @@ def validate_input_constraints_weight_definition(self) -> Self:
         controls = self.controls
         if controls is None:
             return self
-        control_full_name = []
+        control_names = self.formatted_control_names
+        control_names_deprecated = self.formatted_control_names_dotdash
         errors = []
-        for c in controls:
-            for v in c.variables:
-                if isinstance(v, ControlVariableGuessListConfig):
-                    control_full_name.extend(
-                        f"{c.name}.{v.name}-{index}"
-                        for index, _ in enumerate(v.initial_guess, start=1)
-                    )
-                elif v.index is not None:
-                    control_full_name.append(f"{c.name}.{v.name}-{v.index}")
-                else:
-                    control_full_name.append(f"{c.name}.{v.name}")
 
         for input_const in input_constraints:
             for key in input_const.weights:
-                if key not in control_full_name:
+                if key in control_names_deprecated and key not in control_names:
+                    logging.getLogger(EVEREST).warning(
+                        f"Deprecated reference to control: {key} in input constraint."
+                    )
+                    print(
+                        f"Deprecated input control name: {key} "
+                        f"reference in input constraint. This format is deprecated, "
+                        f"please use only '.' as delimiters: {key.replace('-', '.')}"
+                    )
+                elif key not in control_names and key not in control_names_deprecated:
                     errors.append(
                         f"Input control weight name {key} "
                         f"does not match any instance of "
-                        f"control_name.variable_name-variable_index"
+                        f"control_name.variable_name.variable_index"
                     )
 
         if len(errors) > 0:  # Note: python3.11 ExceptionGroup will solve this nicely
@@ -628,11 +628,27 @@ def formatted_control_names(self) -> list[str]:
             for variable in control.variables:
                 if isinstance(variable, ControlVariableGuessListConfig):
                     for index in range(1, len(variable.initial_guess) + 1):
-                        names.append(f"{control.name}_{variable.name}-{index}")
+                        names.append(f"{control.name}.{variable.name}.{index}")
+                elif variable.index is not None:
+                    names.append(f"{control.name}.{variable.name}.{variable.index}")
+                else:
+                    names.append(f"{control.name}.{variable.name}")
+        return names
+
+    @property
+    def formatted_control_names_dotdash(self) -> list[str]:
+        # Note: Should be removed as the .- way of referencing controls
+        # from input constraints is removed
+        names = []
+        for control in self.controls:
+            for variable in control.variables:
+                if isinstance(variable, ControlVariableGuessListConfig):
+                    for index in range(1, len(variable.initial_guess) + 1):
+                        names.append(f"{control.name}.{variable.name}-{index}")
                 elif variable.index is not None:
-                    names.append(f"{control.name}_{variable.name}-{variable.index}")
+                    names.append(f"{control.name}.{variable.name}-{variable.index}")
                 else:
-                    names.append(f"{control.name}_{variable.name}")
+                    names.append(f"{control.name}.{variable.name}")
         return names
 
     @property

src/everest/config/input_constraint_config.py

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ class InputConstraintConfig(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):  # type: ignore
 If we are trying to constrain only one control (i.e the z control) value:
 | input_constraints:
 | - weights:
-|   point_3D.x-0: 0
-|   point_3D.y-1: 0
-|   point_3D.z-2: 1
+|   point_3D.x.0: 0
+|   point_3D.y.1: 0
+|   point_3D.z.2: 1
 | upper_bound: 0.2
 
 Only control values (x, y, z) that satisfy the following equation will be allowed:
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class InputConstraintConfig(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):  # type: ignore
         description="""**Example**
 | input_constraints:
 | - weights:
-|   point_3D.x-0: 1
-|   point_3D.y-1: 2
-|   point_3D.z-2: 3
+|   point_3D.x.0: 1
+|   point_3D.y.1: 2
+|   point_3D.z.2: 3
 | target: 4
 
 Only control values (x, y, z) that satisfy the following equation will be allowed:
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class InputConstraintConfig(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):  # type: ignore
         description="""**Example**
 | input_constraints:
 | - weights:
-|   point_3D.x-0: 1
-|   point_3D.y-1: 2
-|   point_3D.z-2: 3
+|   point_3D.x.0: 1
+|   point_3D.y.1: 2
+|   point_3D.z.2: 3
 | lower_bound: 4
 
 Only control values (x, y, z) that satisfy the following
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class InputConstraintConfig(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):  # type: ignore
         description="""**Example**
 | input_constraints:
 | - weights:
-|   point_3D.x-0: 1
-|   point_3D.y-1: 2
-|   point_3D.z-2: 3
+|   point_3D.x.0: 1
+|   point_3D.y.1: 2
+|   point_3D.z.2: 3
 | upper_bound: 4
 
 Only control values (x, y, z) that satisfy the following equation will be allowed:

src/everest/optimizer/everest2ropt.py

@@ -107,22 +107,21 @@ def _parse_objectives(objective_functions: list[ObjectiveFunctionConfig], ropt_c
 def _parse_input_constraints(
     controls: FlattenedControls,
     input_constraints: list[InputConstraintConfig] | None,
+    formatted_control_names: list[str],
+    formatted_control_names_dotdash: list[str],
     ropt_config,
 ):
     if not input_constraints:
         return
 
-    # TODO: Issue #9816 is intended to address the need for a more general
-    # naming scheme. This code should be revisited once that issue is resolved.
-    # Ideally the formatted_control_names property of the config is used.
-    formatted_names = [
-        (
-            f"{control_name[0]}.{control_name[1]}-{control_name[2]}"
-            if len(control_name) > 2
-            else f"{control_name[0]}.{control_name[1]}"
-        )
-        for control_name in controls.names
-    ]
+    def _get_control_index(name: str):
+        try:
+            matching_index = formatted_control_names.index(name.replace("-", "."))
+            return matching_index
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+
+        return formatted_control_names_dotdash.index(name)
 
     coefficients_matrix = []
     rhs_values = []
@@ -135,9 +134,11 @@ def _add_input_constraint(rhs_value, coefficients, constraint_type):
             types.append(constraint_type)
 
     for constr in input_constraints:
-        coefficients = [0.0] * len(formatted_names)
+        coefficients = [0.0] * len(formatted_control_names)
         for name, value in constr.weights.items():
-            coefficients[formatted_names.index(name)] = value
+            index = _get_control_index(name)
+            coefficients[index] = value
+
         target = constr.target
         upper_bound = constr.upper_bound
         lower_bound = constr.lower_bound
@@ -358,7 +359,11 @@ def everest2ropt(
     _parse_controls(flattened_controls, ropt_config)
     _parse_objectives(ever_config.objective_functions, ropt_config)
     _parse_input_constraints(
-        flattened_controls, ever_config.input_constraints, ropt_config
+        flattened_controls,
+        ever_config.input_constraints,
+        ever_config.formatted_control_names,
+        ever_config.formatted_control_names_dotdash,
+        ropt_config,
     )
     _parse_output_constraints(ever_config.output_constraints, ropt_config)
     _parse_optimization(

test-data/everest/math_func/config_advanced.yml

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ objective_functions:
 
 input_constraints:
   - weights:
-      point.x-0: 0
-      point.x-1: 0
-      point.x-2: 1
+      point.x.0: 0
+      point.x.1: 0
+      point.x.2: 1
     upper_bound: 0.4
 
 output_constraints:

tests/everest/functional/test_main_everest_entry.py

@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ def test_everest_entry_run(cached_example):
     storage.read_from_output_dir()
     optimal = storage.get_optimal_result()
 
-    assert optimal.controls["point_x"] == pytest.approx(0.5, abs=0.05)
-    assert optimal.controls["point_y"] == pytest.approx(0.5, abs=0.05)
-    assert optimal.controls["point_z"] == pytest.approx(0.5, abs=0.05)
+    assert optimal.controls["point.x"] == pytest.approx(0.5, abs=0.05)
+    assert optimal.controls["point.y"] == pytest.approx(0.5, abs=0.05)
+    assert optimal.controls["point.z"] == pytest.approx(0.5, abs=0.05)
 
     assert optimal.total_objective == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=0.0005)