#2533: fix missing implementation of output_dir override in io.py + moving the dev mode override in SIM_OUTPUT to prevent the override from being overridden

src/primaite/session/io.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 
-from primaite import _PRIMAITE_ROOT, getLogger, PRIMAITE_PATHS
+from primaite import _PRIMAITE_ROOT, getLogger, PRIMAITE_CONFIG, PRIMAITE_PATHS
 from primaite.simulator import LogLevel, SIM_OUTPUT
 from primaite.utils.cli.primaite_config_utils import is_dev_mode
 
@@ -66,9 +66,12 @@ class PrimaiteIO:
 
         # check if running in dev mode
         if is_dev_mode():
-            # check if there is an output directory set in config
             session_path = _PRIMAITE_ROOT.parent.parent / "sessions" / date_str / time_str
 
+            # check if there is an output directory set in config
+            if PRIMAITE_CONFIG["developer_mode"]["output_dir"]:
+                session_path = Path(PRIMAITE_CONFIG["developer_mode"]["output_dir"]) / "sessions" / date_str / time_str
+
         session_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
         return session_path
 

src/primaite/simulator/__init__.py

@@ -32,7 +32,17 @@ class _SimOutput:
 
         path = PRIMAITE_PATHS.user_sessions_path / date_str / time_str
 
+        self._path = path
+        self._save_pcap_logs: bool = False
+        self._save_sys_logs: bool = False
+        self._write_sys_log_to_terminal: bool = False
+        self._sys_log_level: LogLevel = LogLevel.WARNING  # default log level is at WARNING
+
+    @property
+    def path(self) -> Path:
         if is_dev_mode():
+            date_str = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+            time_str = datetime.now().strftime("%H-%M-%S")
             # if dev mode is enabled, if output dir is not set, print to primaite repo root
             path: Path = _PRIMAITE_ROOT.parent.parent / "sessions" / date_str / time_str / "simulation_output"
             # otherwise print to output dir
@@ -44,15 +54,7 @@ class _SimOutput:
                     / time_str
                     / "simulation_output"
                 )
-
+            self._path = path
-        self._path = path
-        self._save_pcap_logs: bool = False
-        self._save_sys_logs: bool = False
-        self._write_sys_log_to_terminal: bool = False
-        self._sys_log_level: LogLevel = LogLevel.WARNING  # default log level is at WARNING
-
-    @property
-    def path(self) -> Path:
         return self._path
 
     @path.setter