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WriteParameterFile: Orders of entries

Hello,

I use pyFoam's WriteParameterFile to write to the files in 0 directory (U, p, ...)

Code:

field_file = WriteParameterFile(field_name), className=_OF_units[field_name][1])

field_file["internalField"] = internalField

field_file["dimensions"] = dimensions



boundaryField = {}

# Fill boundaryField in a loop



field_file["boundaryField"] = boundaryField

field_file.writeFile()

My problem is that in thesulting field there is the boundaryField first and after that dimensions and internalField. Since I use $internalField as a value to several BCs this a problem since it can't be referenced before used. I also tried and changed the order in which I write I set the dictionaries entries in the field_file but it changed nothing.

Is there a way to change the order? It have to, cause the pyFoamCaseBuilder uses the "correct" order. (though python dictionaries do not have any order...)

Thanks!

Ok, kind of an addendum. I found that piece of code:

Code:

        if type(dic)==DictProxy:

            order=dic._order

        else:

            order=dic.keys()

            order.sort()

in PyFoam.Basics.FoamFileGenerator.FoamFileGenerator. strDict. So it seems to I need to use PyFoam DictProxy objects... Is that correct so far?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horus (Post 383001)

Hello,

I use pyFoam's WriteParameterFile to write to the files in 0 directory (U, p, ...)

Code:

field_file = WriteParameterFile(field_name), className=_OF_units[field_name][1])

field_file["internalField"] = internalField

field_file["dimensions"] = dimensions



boundaryField = {}

# Fill boundaryField in a loop



field_file["boundaryField"] = boundaryField

field_file.writeFile()

Code:

        if type(dic)==DictProxy:

            order=dic._order

        else:

            order=dic.keys()

            order.sort()

in PyFoam.Basics.FoamFileGenerator.FoamFileGenerator. strDict. So it seems to I need to use PyFoam DictProxy objects... Is that correct so far?

You're right in the constructor of WriteParameterFile the line
self.content={}
should be replaced with
self.content=DictProxy()

DictProxy is a wrapper around a regular dictionary whose purpose it is to preserve the order of the entries (and preserve comments) and for purposes of output it will order the entries in the order they were added

Let me know if the fix works for you and I'll add it to the next release

I have worked around it in another way.

After writing the internalField and dimensions I close the file and reopen it (as ParsedParameterFile). This keeps the entries so far in order that the ones that already existed are kept on top.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horus (Post 383794)

OK. But I've already implemented the fix (it was as easy as described above) and it will be in the next release