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+name = "user_init";
+param = ( 
+  {
+    type = "string";
+    name = "output_dir";
+    comment = "Output directory";
+    value = "output";
+  }, 
+  {
+    type = "int";
+    name = "restart";
+    comment = "If restart is 1 (TRUE), the simulation will continue with data from a previous run";
+    value = 0;
+  },
+  {
+    type = "string";
+    name = "load_file";
+    comment = "If restart is TRUE, the name of the file with data from previous run, otherwise empty";
+    value = "";
+  }, 
+  {
+    type = "double";
+    name = "end_t";
+    comment = "End time";
+    value = 0.600;
+  } 
+);