Add currentSimTime to API

[mitchute]

Pull request overview

• Add an API method to access the current sim time, as referenced from the start of the environment.

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[mitchute]

@Myoldmopar maybe we need a "NonBreakingAPIChange" GH label for instances like this?

[Myoldmopar]

I'd be OK with another label if it is helpful, much more concerned about PRs that break the API being highlighted than PRs that add to it. Could you add a call to the new C and Python endpoints in the tst/EnergyPlus/api/* files to exercise the new functions? I think it would be ready to go in after that. Thanks, this is a great little addition!

[Myoldmopar]

Awesome all around, thanks @mitchute!! If CI ever wakes up out of the Queued state then we'll get this merged.

[Myoldmopar]

The Actions issues could be related to a known issue encountered today:

[Myoldmopar]

No need to wait on integration to finish, this was good before your final tidying up commits. Thanks for cleaning up the little doc warnings as well! Merging.