/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ ========= | \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox \\ / O peration | \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2013-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation \\/ M anipulation | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- License This file is part of OpenFOAM. OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenFOAM. If not, see . Class Foam::externalCoupledMixedFvPatchField Group grpGenericBoundaryConditions grpCoupledBoundaryConditions Description This boundary condition provides an interface to an external application. Values are transferred as plain text files, where OpenFOAM data is written as: \verbatim # Patch: ... \endverbatim and received as the constituent pieces of the `mixed' condition, i.e. \verbatim # Patch: ... \endverbatim Data is sent/received as a single file for all patches from the directory \verbatim $FOAM_CASE/ \endverbatim At start-up, the boundary creates a lock file, i.e.. \verbatim OpenFOAM.lock \endverbatim ... to signal the external source to wait. During the boundary condition update, boundary values are written to file, e.g. \verbatim .out \endverbatim The lock file is then removed, instructing the external source to take control of the program execution. When ready, the external program should create the return values, e.g. to file \verbatim .in \endverbatim ... and then re-instate the lock file. The boundary condition will then read the return values, and pass program execution back to OpenFOAM. Usage \table Property | Description | Required | Default value commsDir | communications directory | yes | fileName | transfer file name | yes | waitInterval | interval [s] between file checks | no | 1 timeOut | time after which error invoked [s] |no |100*waitInterval calcFrequency | calculation frequency | no | 1 initByExternal | external app to initialises values | yes | log | log program control | no | no \endtable Example of the boundary condition specification: \verbatim { type externalCoupled; commsDir "$FOAM_CASE/comms"; fileName data; calcFrequency 1; initByExternal yes; } \endverbatim See also mixedFvPatchField SourceFiles externalCoupledMixedFvPatchField.C \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef externalCoupledMixedFvPatchField_H #define externalCoupledMixedFvPatchField_H #include "mixedFvPatchFields.H" #include "OFstream.H" // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // namespace Foam { class IFstream; /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ Class externalCoupledMixedFvPatchField Declaration \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ template class externalCoupledMixedFvPatchField : public mixedFvPatchField { private: // Private data //- Convenience typedefs typedef externalCoupledMixedFvPatchField patchType; typedef GeometricField volFieldType; //- Path to communications directory fileName commsDir_; //- Name of data file word fName_; //- Interval time between checking for return data [s] label waitInterval_; //- Time out time [s] label timeOut_; //- Calculation frequency label calcFrequency_; //- Flag to indicate values are initialised by external application bool initByExternal_; //- Log flag bool log_; //- Master patch flag - controls when to pause/resume execution // Note: only valid when collate option is selected bool master_; //- Offsets in data file to start reading at correct position List> offsets_; //- Initialised flag bool initialised_; //- List of coupled patch IDs List