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Add ability to change how often we checkpoint

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Description

The serac driver does it once per time step. This should be user toggleable.

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Research direction

Start by locating the serac driver code that checkpoints once per time step and trace how user options are configured. Define the user-facing checkpoint-frequency setting and verify that checkpointing follows it rather than always occurring each time step.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
hpc
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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