function simSettings=readSimulationSettings(settingFile,path,homePath)
% Read settings file into settings struct.
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% FUNCTION readSimulationSettings
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% Author: Rui Yao <ruiyao@ieee.org>
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if nargin<3
    homePath=pwd;
end
if nargin<2
    path=pwd;
end

simSettings=[];
try
    cd(path);
    eval(settingFile);
    % if ~exist('eventList','var');eventList=events;end
    
    if exist('nlvl','var');simSettings.nlvl=nlvl;end
    if exist('taylorN','var');simSettings.taylorN=taylorN;end
    if exist('alphaTol','var');simSettings.alphaTol=alphaTol;end
    if exist('diffTol','var');simSettings.diffTol=diffTol;end
    if exist('diffTolMax','var');simSettings.diffTolMax=diffTolMax;end
    if exist('method','var');simSettings.method=method;end
    if exist('diffTolCtrl','var');simSettings.diffTolCtrl=diffTolCtrl;end
    simSettings.eventList=eventList;
    simSettings.bsSyn=bsSyn;
    simSettings.bsBus=bsBus;
    simSettings.bsInd=bsInd;
    if exist('Efstd','var');simSettings.Efstd=Efstd;else simSettings.Efstd=1.2;end
    simSettings.evtLine=evtLine;
    simSettings.evtLineSpec=evtLineSpec;
    simSettings.evtZip=evtZip;
    simSettings.evtZipSpec=evtZipSpec;
    simSettings.evtZipSpec2=evtZipSpec2;
    simSettings.evtInd=evtInd;
    simSettings.evtIndSpec=evtIndSpec;
    simSettings.evtSyn=evtSyn;
    simSettings.evtSynSpec=evtSynSpec;
    simSettings.evtFault=evtFault;
    simSettings.evtFaultSpec=evtFaultSpec;
    simSettings.evtDyn=evtDyn;
    simSettings.evtDynPQ=evtDynPQ;
    simSettings.evtDynPV=evtDynPV;
    simSettings.evtDynInd=evtDynInd;
    simSettings.evtDynZip=evtDynZip;
    simSettings.evtDynSh=evtDynSh;
    simSettings.evtDynZipRamp=evtDynZipRamp;
    simSettings.evtDynTmech=evtDynTmech;
    simSettings.evtDynPm=evtDynPm;
    simSettings.evtDynEf=evtDynEf;
    simSettings.evtDynVref=evtDynVref;
    simSettings.evtDynEq1=evtDynEq1;
    cd(homePath);
catch ME
    cd(homePath);
    rethrow(ME);
end


end