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Class
Foam::functionEntries::codeStream
Description
Compiles and executes C++ OpenFOAM code string expressions
inserting the result into the dictionary or dictionary entry.
\c \#codeStream reads three entries: \c code, \c codeInclude (optional),
\c codeOptions (optional) to generate the library source code stored in the
local \c dynamicCode directory with a subdirectory name corresponding to the
SHA1 of the code. The code is then compiled into a dynamically loaded
library libcodeStream_.so stored in the
\c dynamicCode/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS/lib directory using 'wmake libso'.
The resulting library is loaded in executed with arguments
\code
(const dictionary& dict, Ostream& os)
\endcode
where the dictionary is the current dictionary. The code writes results to
the current entry via the \c Ostream \c os.
The verbatim string format \c \#{ ... \c \#} is used to allow multi-line
input without the need to escape the newlines.
Dictionary entries constructed with \c \#codeStream can conveniently access
and use typed variables. This means calculations involving vectors and
tensors and list etc. are possible. To access a variable and construct it
as a given type within a \c \#codeStream entry, put the type immediately
after the $ symbol inside angled brackets <>. So, $var or
${var} substitutes a variable named var as a vector.
The variable values are looked-up at run-time making the code corresponding
to each \c \#codeStream independent of the values in the dictionary and of
each other. Hence the \c \#codeStream code does not need to be recompiled
when the values in the dictionary are changed, only if the code is changed.
Usage
Example to set the internal field of a field:
\verbatim
internalField #codeStream
{
code
#{
const IOdictionary& d = static_cast(dict);
const fvMesh& mesh = refCast(d.db());
scalarField fld(mesh.nCells(), 12.34);
writeEntry(os, "", fld);
#};
//- Optional:
codeInclude
#{
#include "volFields.H"
#};
//- Optional:
codeOptions
#{
-I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude
#};
};
\endverbatim
Example to rotate a list of points around an axis by a given angle
\verbatim
points ((3 0 0) (2 1 1) (1 2 2) (0 3 3));
rotation
{
axis (0 1 1);
angle 45;
}
#codeStream
{
codeInclude
#{
#include "pointField.H"
#include "transform.H"
#};
code
#{
const pointField points($>points);
const vector axis = $!rotation/axis;
const scalar angle = degToRad($!rotation/angle);
os << "pointsRotated" << nl
<< (Ra(axis, angle) & points)() << ";";
#};
};
\endverbatim
Example Compute the centre and trianglation of a polygon
\verbatim
polygon ((0 0 0) (1 0 0) (2 1 0) (0 2 0) (-1 1 0));
#codeStream
{
codeInclude
#{
#include "polygonTriangulate.H"
#};
code
#{
const List polygon($>polygon);
writeEntry(os, "polygonCentre", face::centre(polygon));
polygonTriangulate triEngine;
triEngine.triangulate(polygon);
os << "polygonTris" << ' ' << triEngine.triPoints() << ";";
#};
};
\endverbatim
Example to generate a single block blockMeshDict for use with snappyHexMesh
with no redundant information
\verbatim
min (-2.5 -1.2 -3.0); // Minimum coordinates of the block
max (2.5 1.2 3.0); // Maximum coordinates of the block
nCellsByL 33.3333; // Number of cells per unit length
// Calculate the number of cells in each block direction
nCells #calc
"Vector