Taking time info from ngen

src/bmi/ControlFile.cxx

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ ueb::ControlFile::~ControlFile() {
 }
 
 void ueb::ControlFile::loadControlFile(std::string const& contrl_file) {
+    _conFilename = contrl_file;
+
     std::stringstream std_ss("");
 
     std_ss << "Control File is " << contrl_file << std::endl;
@@ -310,6 +312,24 @@ int ueb::ControlFile::getStepsInADay() const {
     return nstepinaDay;
 }
 
+void ueb::ControlFile::overrideModelTiming(
+    int startYear, int startMonth, int startDay, double startHour,
+    int endYear, int endMonth, int endDay, double endHour,
+    double dt_hours
+) {
+    if (dt_hours <= 0.0) {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("UEB ControlFile overrideModelTiming received non-positive dt_hours");
+    }
+
+    _ModelStartDate = {startYear, startMonth, startDay};
+    _ModelStartHour = startHour;
+
+    _ModelEndDate = {endYear, endMonth, endDay};
+    _ModelEndHour = endHour;
+
+    _ModelDt = dt_hours;
+}
+
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, ueb::ControlFile f) { // operator<<
     os << "Control file: " << f._conFilename << std::endl;
     os << "Parameter file: " << f._paramFilename << std::endl;

src/bmi/ControlFile.hxx

@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ class ControlFile {
 
     int getStepsInADay() const;
 
+    void overrideModelTiming(int startYear, int startMonth, int startDay, double startHour,
+                             int endYear, int endMonth, int endDay, double endHour,
+                             double dt_hours);
     friend std::ostream& ::operator<<(std::ostream& os, ControlFile f);
 };