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Class
    Foam::lduInterface

Description
    An abstract base class for implicitly-coupled interfaces
    e.g. processor and cyclic patches.

SourceFiles
    lduInterface.C

\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#ifndef lduInterface_H
#define lduInterface_H

#include "labelField.H"
#include "typeInfo.H"
#include "Pstream.H"

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namespace Foam
{

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/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                     Class lduInterface Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

class lduInterface
{
    // Private Member Functions

        //- Disallow default bitwise copy construct
        lduInterface(const lduInterface&);

        //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
        void operator=(const lduInterface&);


public:

    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("lduInterface");


    // Constructors

        //- Construct null
        lduInterface()
        {}


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~lduInterface();


    // Member Functions

        // Access

            //- Return faceCell addressing
            virtual const labelUList& faceCells() const = 0;


        // Interface transfer functions

            //- Return the values of the given internal data adjacent to
            //  the interface as a field
            virtual tmp<labelField> interfaceInternalField
            (
                const labelUList& internalData
            ) const = 0;

            //- Initialise transfer of internal field adjacent to the interface
            virtual void initInternalFieldTransfer
            (
                const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
                const labelUList& iF
            ) const
            {}

            //- Transfer and return internal field adjacent to the interface
            virtual tmp<labelField> internalFieldTransfer
            (
                const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
                const labelUList& iF
            ) const = 0;
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

// ************************************************************************* //
