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+###############################################################################
+# mpi-sppy: MPI-based Stochastic Programming in PYthon
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Alliance for
+# Sustainable Energy, LLC, The Regents of the University of California, et al.
+# All rights reserved. Please see the files COPYRIGHT.md and LICENSE.md for
+# full copyright and license information.
+###############################################################################
+""" Extension to write an lp file for each scenario and a json file for
+the nonant structure for each scenario (yes, for two stage problems this
+json file will be the same for all scenarios.)
+"""
+
+import json
+import mpisppy.extensions.extension
+
+
+def lpize(varname):
+    # convert varname to the string that will appear in the lp file
+    return varname.replace("[", "(").replace("]", ")").replace(",", "_").replace(".","_")
+
+
+class Scenario_lpfiles(mpisppy.extensions.extension.Extension):
+
+    def __init__(self, ph):
+        self.ph = ph
+
+    def pre_iter0(self):
+        for k, s in self.ph.local_subproblems.items():
+            s.write(f"{k}.lp", io_options={'symbolic_solver_labels': True})
+            nonants_by_node = {nd.name: [lpize(var.name) for var in nd.nonant_vardata_list] for nd in s._mpisppy_node_list}
+            with open(f"{k}_nonants.json", "w") as jfile:
+                json.dump(nonants_by_node, jfile)
+                                        
+    def post_iter0(self):
+        return
+
+
+
+