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rok-cesnovar
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I think this basically means support supplying the model as a string.

This one was suggested by @stevebronder, just putting it out there so it doesnt get missed.
Import and use models made with brms or rstanarm
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mitzimorris
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why does this require model as a string?  why not add a mechanism that lets the user create a named file somewhere and save the model?
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mitzimorris
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@username_2 opinions?
I know that we can add in features to allow this, but it's bad practice - the compiler works from *files*  - we should make it easy for the user to see and find these files.  not r-thonic?
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rok-cesnovar
username_0
I am fine with that. Will wait for feedback before proceeding.
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rok-cesnovar
username_0
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jgabry
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That makes sense to me!
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mitzimorris
username_1
CmdStanPy allows you to specify the compiled exe file without corresponding stan file - this would also be a way to run CmdStanR and BRMS models
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mitzimorris
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that is, when instantiating a CmdStanModel object, it can take either a stan_file or an exe_file arg - can also take both, and if exe file is newer than stan file, will skip compile step.
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jgabry
username_2
that also sounds good!
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rok-cesnovar
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Also see https://github.com/paul-buerkner/brms/issues/891 
Will help Paul with this one.
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