[olesen]

I am looking for a (simple) method to exit cleanly from the main calculation loop.
As pseudo-code:

for (runTime++; !runTime.end(); runTime++) {
solve_equations();
if ( isConverged() or user_signal())
{
runTime.writeNow() and exit_loop;
}
}

Looking through Time*.H, it would appear that something like altering the stop flag to 'saWriteNow' might do the trick, but I would really appreciate some pointers about the correct approach.

Thanks,
/mark

[mattijs]

You can create your own derived Time class. All the main functions (specifically 'end()') are virtual.

Modifying the stop flag to saWriteNow will probably do the trick. It does require the operator++ to be executed though (since the time needs to be past the endTime) so will only stop at the start of the next loop.

Let us know how you solved it.

[olesen]

Hi Mattijs,

Following your tip, I tried my preferred solution, which resembled the following ...

bool Foam::myTime::writeAndEnd() const
{
stopAt_ = saWriteNow;
endTime_ = value();
outputTime_ = true;
return write();
}

After too many messages about fiddling with protected fields, I ditched this for the brute-force method:

loop (!runTime.end()) {
solve_equations();
bool written = runTime.write();

if ( isConverged() ) {
while (!written && !runTime.end()) {
written = (++runTime).write();
}
break;
}
}

This is certainly not elegant, but it does ensure that my data are written and the calculations stop.

I'll see about getting back to the 'proper' solution when I have more time. Perhaps it would even be useful enough to add back into the Foam::Time class?

Thanks,
/mark

[olesen]

Hi Mattijs,

I finally had a few minutes more time and found the 'const' mistake. Attached is a version of myTime
myTime.tar.gz

that adds the following two member functions:

//- Write immediately
bool writeNow();

//- Write immediately and increment endTime to finish
bool writeAndEnd();

I left the copyright as "OpenCFD Ltd."

/mark

[hjasak]

Looks pretty good - thanks! I have added it to the Time class.

Hrv