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Fixes #1063.

A periodic DFTB+ input/output pair read with fmt="dftbplus" came back with a zero cell, nopbc=True and no virials, even when the output had a stress tensor. The parser read the lattice of an F geometry only to convert the fractional coordinates, and skipped it for S geometries.

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  • dpdata/formats/dftbplus/output.py: new parse_dftb_plus() returns the frame as a dict. It adds cell (the lattice vectors of an S or F geometry) and stress (the Total stress tensor block, in Hartree/Bohr^3), both None when not present. read_dftb_plus() keeps its four-value return and now calls it.
  • dpdata/plugins/dftbplus.py: a periodic geometry keeps its cell and is no longer marked nopbc. When the output has a stress tensor, it is stored as virials = volume * stress, converted to eV. C geometries are unchanged.

About the sign: DFTB+ prints the stress with the opposite sign to ASE. ase/calculators/dftb.py reads it as stress = -np.array(stress) * Hartree / Bohr**3, and dpdata's ASE plugin uses virials = -volume * stress. Together that gives virials = +volume * stress_dftb, which is what this uses.

Tests

New TestDftbplusPeriodic in tests/test_dftbplus.py:

  • S supercell with a stress tensor: checks the cell, nopbc is false, and the virial value.
  • F geometry without stress: checks the cell, the converted coordinates, and that no virials key is added.

Both fail on master (nopbc is true) and pass with this change. test_dftbplus passes (20 tests), and the reproducer from the issue now gives a cell volume of 125, nopbc: False and the expected virial. I ran the full suite on Windows (Python 3.12) with and without the change: the only difference is the two new tests. The other errors in that run are the same on master and come from optional packages not installed locally and from Windows file handling. ruff check and ruff format --check pass.

I tested with synthetic files only. I have not run DFTB+ itself to check the stress block against a real detailed.out.

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    • Added support for reading periodic DFTB+ geometries, including unit cells and fractional coordinates.
    • Stress tensors in DFTB+ output can now be converted to virials; outputs without stress remain supported.

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The DFTB+ parser now returns cell and optional stress data. The adapter stores periodic cells and converts available stress to virials. Tests cover periodic geometry, stress conversion, and missing stress.

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DFTB+ periodic data

Layer / File(s) Summary
Parse periodic geometry and stress
dpdata/formats/dftbplus/output.py
The parser returns cell and optional stress alongside symbols, coordinates, energy, and forces. It reads lattice vectors in GenFormat S and F modes and transforms F-mode coordinates.
Store periodic cells and virials
dpdata/plugins/dftbplus.py, tests/test_dftbplus.py
The adapter stores parsed cells, marks systems without a cell as non-periodic, and converts available stress to virials. Tests check cells, fractional coordinates, stress conversion, and missing stress.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: njzjz

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to fbf44

Periodic cells and virials are now read from DFTB+ files. Some real outputs may indent the stress header; for those files, virials would be dropped without any error. The fix is a one-line change to tolerate leading whitespace, and it is worth making before merge.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #1063 requires cell and periodicity preservation for S and F GenFormat geometries. parse_dftb_plus() reads the origin and lattice for both modes, and DFTBplusFormat stores the cell witho…
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- Line 116: Update the `Total stress tensor` header check to match after
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elif line.startswith("Total energy:"):
s = line.split()
energy = float(s[2])
elif line.startswith("Total stress tensor"):

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Accept indentation before the stress header.

A DFTB+ detailed.out example indents Total stress tensor. For that output, startswith leaves stress as None, so dpdata/plugins/dftbplus.py omits the virial despite the stress being present. Match after lstrip() and add an indented-header fixture. (mailman.zfn.uni-bremen.de)

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--- "a/dpdata/formats/dftbplus/output.py"
+++ "b/dpdata/formats/dftbplus/output.py"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
             elif line.startswith("Total energy:"):
                 s = line.split()
                 energy = float(s[2])
-            elif line.startswith("Total stress tensor"):
+            elif line.lstrip().startswith("Total stress tensor"):
                 stress = np.array(
                     [[float(value) for value in next(lines).split()] for _ in range(3)]
                 )
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elif line.startswith("Total stress tensor"):
elif line.lstrip().startswith("Total stress tensor"):
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Review comment at @dpdata/formats/dftbplus/output.py at line 116:
Update the `Total stress tensor` header check to match after stripping leading
whitespace, and add an indented-header fixture to verify the stress is parsed
and the virial is preserved.

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[BUG] DFTB+ reader silently drops periodic cell/PBC and stress

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