Batch instance set with view and (empty) plugin to output Excel schedule of operators

dream/plugins/BatchesOperatorSpreadsheet.py

+from dream.plugins import plugin
+
+class BatchesOperatorSpreadsheet(plugin.OutputPreparationPlugin):
+  """ Output the result of demand planning in a format compatible with
+  Output_viewDownloadFile
+  """
+
+  def postprocess(self, data):
+    # XXX the event generator should store its result in data and not in global
+    # variable.
+    print "I'm in"
+    
+#     from dream.simulation.applications.DemandPlanning.Globals import G
+#     data['result']['result_list'][-1][self.configuration_dict['output_id']] = {
+#       'name': 'Result.xlsx',
+#       'mime_type': 'application/vnd.ms-excel',
+#       'data': G.reportResults.xlsx.encode('base64')
+#     }
+#     import json
+#     utilisationString=json.dumps(G.Utilisation, indent=5)
+#     outputJSONFile=open('Utilisation.json', mode='w')
+#     outputJSONFile.write(utilisationString)
+    return data

dream/simulation/Examples/GUI_instances/BatchAllInOneEmpty.json

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 		  "output_id": "operator_gantt"
 		}, 
 		"gadget": "Output_viewGantt", 
-		"title": "Operator Schedule", 
+		"title": "Operator Schedule Gantt", 
 		"type": "object_view"
 	  }, 
       "view_queue_stats": {
@@ -255,6 +255,14 @@
         "gadget": "Output_viewGraph", 
         "title": "Operator Utilization", 
         "type": "object_view"
+      },
+      "view_download_spreadsheet": {
+        "configuration": {
+          "output_id": "operator_spreadsheet"
+        }, 
+        "gadget": "Output_viewDownloadFile", 
+        "title": "Operator Schedule Spreadsheet", 
+        "type": "object_view"
       }
     }, 
     "post_processing": {
@@ -284,6 +292,10 @@
         {
           "_class": "dream.plugins.BatchesOperatorGantt.BatchesOperatorGantt", 
           "output_id": "operator_gantt"
+        },
+        {
+          "_class": "dream.plugins.BatchesOperatorSpreadsheet.BatchesOperatorSpreadsheet", 
+          "output_id": "operator_spreadsheet"
         }
 	  ]
     },