Time.H

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Class
    Foam::Time
 
Description
    Class to control time during OpenFOAM simulations that is also the
    top-level objectRegistry.
 
SourceFiles
    Time.C
    TimeIO.C
    findInstance.C
 
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#ifndef Time_H
#define Time_H
 
#include "TimePaths.H"
#include "objectRegistry.H"
#include "controlIOdictionary.H"
#include "FIFOStack.H"
#include "clock.H"
#include "cpuTime.H"
#include "TimeState.H"
#include "userTime.H"
#include "Switch.H"
#include "instantList.H"
#include "NamedEnum.H"
#include "typeInfo.H"
#include "dlLibraryTable.H"
#include "functionObjectList.H"
#include "sigWriteNow.H"
#include "sigStopAtWriteNow.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
 
// Forward declaration of classes
class argList;
 
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                            Class Time Declaration
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class Time
:
    public clock,
    public cpuTime,
    public TimePaths,
    public objectRegistry,
    public TimeState
{
    // Private Data
 
        //- Is runtime modification of dictionaries allowed?
        Switch runTimeModifiable_;
 
        friend class controlIOdictionary;
 
        //- The controlDict
        controlIOdictionary controlDict_;
 
 
public:
 
        //- Write control options
        enum class writeControl
        {
            timeStep,
            runTime,
            adjustableRunTime,
            clockTime,
            cpuTime
        };
 
        //- Stop-run control options
        enum class stopAtControl
        {
            endTime,    
            noWriteNow, 
            writeNow,   
            nextWrite   
        };
 
        //- Supported time directory name formats
        enum class format
        {
            general    = 0,
            fixed      = ios_base::fixed,
            scientific = ios_base::scientific
        };
 
        static const NamedEnum<stopAtControl, 4> stopAtControlNames;
 
        static const NamedEnum<writeControl, 5> writeControlNames;
 
 
protected:
 
    // Protected data
 
        label  startTimeIndex_;
        scalar startTime_;
        mutable scalar endTime_;
        scalar beginTime_;
 
        //- Optional user-time, defaults to realTime in s
        autoPtr<userTimes::userTime> userTime_;
 
        mutable stopAtControl stopAt_;
 
        writeControl writeControl_;
 
        scalar writeInterval_;
 
        label  purgeWrite_;
        mutable FIFOStack<word> previousWriteTimes_;
 
        // One-shot writing
        bool writeOnce_;
 
        //- Is the time currently being sub-cycled?
        bool subCycling_;
 
        //- If time is being sub-cycled this is the previous TimeState
        autoPtr<TimeState> prevTimeState_;
 
        // Signal handlers for writing
 
            //- Enable one-shot writing upon signal
            sigWriteNow sigWriteNow_;
 
            //- Enable write and clean exit upon signal
            sigStopAtWriteNow sigStopAtWriteNow_;
 
 
        //- Time directory name format
        static format format_;
 
        //- Time directory name precision
        static int precision_;
 
        //- Current time directory name precision adjusted as necessary
        //  to ensure time directory names are unique
        //  particularly if the time-step is reduced during the run
        static int curPrecision_;
 
        //- Maximum time directory name precision
        static const int maxPrecision_;
 
        //- Adjust the time step so that writing occurs at the specified time
        void adjustDeltaT();
 
        //- Set the controls from the current controlDict
        void setControls();
 
        //- Read the control dictionary and set the write controls etc.
        virtual void readDict();
 
 
private:
 
        //- Default write option
        IOstream::streamFormat writeFormat_;
 
        //- Default output file format version number
        IOstream::versionNumber writeVersion_;
 
        //- Default output compression
        IOstream::compressionType writeCompression_;
 
        //- Is temporary object cache enabled
        mutable bool cacheTemporaryObjects_;
 
        //- Function objects executed at start and on ++, +=
        mutable functionObjectList functionObjects_;
 
 
public:
 
    TypeName("time");
 
    //- The default control dictionary name (normally "controlDict")
    static word controlDictName;
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct given name of dictionary to read and argument list
        Time
        (
            const word& name,
            const argList& args,
            const bool enableFunctionObjects = true
        );
 
        //- Construct given name of dictionary to read, rootPath and casePath
        Time
        (
            const word& name,
            const fileName& rootPath,
            const fileName& caseName,
            const bool enableFunctionObjects = true
        );
 
        //- Construct given dictionary, rootPath and casePath
        Time
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const fileName& rootPath,
            const fileName& caseName,
            const bool enableFunctionObjects = true
        );
 
        //- Construct given endTime, rootPath and casePath
        Time
        (
            const fileName& rootPath,
            const fileName& caseName,
            const bool enableFunctionObjects = true
        );
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~Time();
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        // Database functions
 
            //- Explicitly inherit rootPath from TimePaths to disambiguate from
            //  the corresponding method in objectRegistry
            using TimePaths::rootPath;
 
            //- Explicitly inherit caseName from TimePaths to disambiguate from
            //  the corresponding method in objectRegistry
            using TimePaths::caseName;
 
            //- Explicitly inherit path from TimePaths to disambiguate from
            //  the corresponding method in objectRegistry
            using TimePaths::path;
 
            //- Return true if this is a complete serial or parallel case
            bool completeCase() const
            {
                return Pstream::parRun() || !processorCase();
            }
 
            //- Return the control dict
            const IOdictionary& controlDict() const
            {
                return controlDict_;
            }
 
            //- Return the list of region names
            //  specified in the regionSolvers list in controlDict
            //  or a null list if not specified
            wordList regionNames() const;
 
            //- Return current time path
            fileName timePath() const
            {
                return path()/name();
            }
 
            //- Default write format
            IOstream::streamFormat writeFormat() const
            {
                return writeFormat_;
            }
 
            //- Default write version number
            IOstream::versionNumber writeVersion() const
            {
                return writeVersion_;
            }
 
            //- Default write compression
            IOstream::compressionType writeCompression() const
            {
                return writeCompression_;
            }
 
            //- Supports re-reading
            const Switch& runTimeModifiable() const
            {
                return runTimeModifiable_;
            }
 
            //- Read the objects that have been modified
            void readModifiedObjects();
 
            //- Return the location of "dir" containing the file "name".
            //  (eg, used in reading mesh data)
            //  If name is null, search for the directory "dir" only.
            //  Does not search beyond stopInstance (if set) or constant.
            word findInstance
            (
                const fileName& dir,
                const word& name = word::null,
                const IOobject::readOption rOpt = IOobject::MUST_READ,
                const word& stopInstance = word::null
            ) const;
 
            //- Search the case for valid time directories
            instantList times() const;
 
            //- Search the case for the time directory path
            //  corresponding to the given instance
            word findInstancePath(const fileName& path, const instant&) const;
 
            //- Search the case for the time directory path
            //  corresponding to the given instance
            word findInstancePath(const instant&) const;
 
            //- Search the case for the time closest to the given time
            instant findClosestTime(const scalar) const;
 
            //- Search instantList for the time index closest to the given time
            static label findClosestTimeIndex
            (
                const instantList&,
                const scalar,
                const word& constantName = "constant"
            );
 
            //- Write time dictionary to the <time>/uniform directory
            virtual bool writeTimeDict() const;
 
            //- Write using given format, version and compression
            virtual bool writeObject
            (
                IOstream::streamFormat,
                IOstream::versionNumber,
                IOstream::compressionType,
                const bool write
            ) const;
 
            //- Write the objects now (not at end of iteration) and continue
            //  the run
            bool writeNow();
 
            //- Write the objects now (not at end of iteration) and end the run
            bool writeAndEnd();
 
            //- Write the objects once (one shot) and continue the run
            void writeOnce();
 
 
        // Access
 
            using dimensionedScalar::name;
 
            //- Return time name of given scalar time
            //  formatted with given precision
            static word timeName
            (
                const scalar,
                const int precision = curPrecision_
            );
 
            //- Search a given directory for valid time directories
            instantList findTimes
            (
                const fileName&,
                const word& constantName = "constant"
            ) const;
 
            //- Return start time index
            virtual label startTimeIndex() const;
 
            //- Return begin time (initial start time)
            virtual dimensionedScalar beginTime() const;
 
            //- Return start time
            virtual dimensionedScalar startTime() const;
 
            //- Return end time
            virtual dimensionedScalar endTime() const;
 
            //- Return the userTime
            const userTimes::userTime& userTime() const;
 
            //- Return current user time value
            scalar userTimeValue() const;
 
            //- Return user time step value
            scalar userDeltaTValue() const;
 
            //- Convert the user-time (e.g. CA deg) to real-time (s).
            scalar userTimeToTime(const scalar tau) const;
 
            //- Convert the real-time (s) into user-time (e.g. CA deg)
            scalar timeToUserTime(const scalar t) const;
 
            //- Return current user time name with units
            word userTimeName() const;
 
            //- Return the user-time unit conversion
            const unitSet& userUnits() const;
 
            //- Return the write interval units
            const unitSet& writeIntervalUnits() const;
 
            //- Return the list of function objects
            const functionObjectList& functionObjects() const
            {
                return functionObjects_;
            }
 
            //- Return true if the run is a restart, i.e. startTime != beginTime
            bool restart() const
            {
                return startTime_ != beginTime_;
            }
 
            //- Return true if time currently being sub-cycled, otherwise false
            bool subCycling() const
            {
                return subCycling_;
            }
 
            //- Return previous TimeState if time is being sub-cycled
            const TimeState& prevTimeState() const
            {
                return prevTimeState_();
            }
 
 
        // Check
 
            //- Return true if run should continue without any side effects
            virtual bool running() const;
 
            //- Return true if run should continue,
            //  also invokes the functionObjectList::end() method
            //  when the time goes out of range
            //  \note
            //  For correct behaviour, the following style of time-loop
            //  is recommended:
            //  \code
            //      while (runTime.run())
            //      {
            //          runTime++;
            //          solve;
            //          runTime.write();
            //      }
            //  \endcode
            virtual bool run() const;
 
            //- Return true if run should continue and if so increment time
            //  also invokes the functionObjectList::end() method
            //  when the time goes out of range
            //  \note
            //  For correct behaviour, the following style of time-loop
            //  is recommended:
            //  \code
            //      while (runTime.loop())
            //      {
            //          solve;
            //          runTime.write();
            //      }
            //  \endcode
            virtual bool loop();
 
            //- Return true if end of run,
            //  does not invoke any functionObject methods
            //  \note
            //      The rounding heuristics near endTime mean that
            //      \code run() \endcode and \code !end() \endcode may
            //      not yield the same result
            virtual bool end() const;
 
 
        // Edit
 
            //- Adjust the current stopAtControl. Note that this value
            //  only persists until the next time the dictionary is read.
            //  Return true if the stopAtControl changed.
            virtual bool stopAt(const stopAtControl) const;
 
            //- Reset the time and time-index to those of the given time
            virtual void setTime(const Time&);
 
            //- Reset the time and time-index
            virtual void setTime(const instant&, const label newIndex);
 
            //- Reset the time and time-index
            virtual void setTime
            (
                const dimensionedScalar&,
                const label newIndex
            );
 
            //- Reset the time and time-index
            virtual void setTime(const scalar, const label newIndex);
 
            //- Reset end time
            virtual void setEndTime(const dimensionedScalar&);
 
            //- Reset end time
            virtual void setEndTime(const scalar);
 
            //- Reset time step
            virtual void setDeltaT(const dimensionedScalar&);
 
            //- Reset time step
            virtual void setDeltaT(const scalar);
 
            //- Reset time step without additional adjustment or modification
            //  by function objects
            virtual void setDeltaTNoAdjust(const scalar);
 
            //- Reset the write interval
            virtual void setWriteInterval(const scalar writeInterval);
 
            //- Set time to sub-cycle for the given number of steps
            virtual TimeState subCycle(const label nSubCycles);
 
            //- Reset time after sub-cycling back to previous TimeState
            virtual void endSubCycle();
 
            //- Return non-const access to the list of function objects
            functionObjectList& functionObjects()
            {
                return functionObjects_;
            }
 
 
    // Member Operators
 
        //- Set deltaT to that specified and increment time via operator++()
        virtual Time& operator+=(const dimensionedScalar&);
 
        //- Set deltaT to that specified and increment time via operator++()
        virtual Time& operator+=(const scalar);
 
        //- Prefix increment,
        //  also invokes the functionObjectList::start() or
        //  functionObjectList::execute() method, depending on the time-index
        virtual Time& operator++();
 
        //- Postfix increment, this is identical to the prefix increment
        virtual Time& operator++(int);
};
 
 
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} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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