load_BC_list.cc

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#include "../../include/userInputParameters.h"

// ==========================================================================================
// Method to extract the list of boundary conditions
// ==========================================================================================
template <int dim>
void userInputParameters<dim>::load_BC_list(std::vector<std::string> list_of_BCs){
    // Load the BC information from the strings into a varBCs object
    // Move this to a new method and write a unit test for it!!!!

    std::vector<std::string> temp;

    for (unsigned int i=0; i<list_of_BCs.size(); i++){
        varBCs<dim> newBC;
        temp = dealii::Utilities::split_string_list(list_of_BCs[i]);

        // If there is only one BC listed, make another dim*2-1 copies of it so that the same BC is applied for all boundaries
        if (temp.size() == 1){
            for (unsigned int boundary=0; boundary<(dim*2-1); boundary++){
                temp.push_back(temp[0]);
            }
        }

        // Load the BC for each boundary into 'newBC'
        for (unsigned int i=0; i<(2*dim); i++){
            if (boost::iequals(temp[i],"NATURAL")){
                newBC.var_BC_type.push_back(NATURAL);
                newBC.var_BC_val.push_back(0.0);
            }
            else if (boost::iequals(temp[i],"PERIODIC")){
                newBC.var_BC_type.push_back(PERIODIC);
                newBC.var_BC_val.push_back(0.0);
            }
            else if (boost::iequals(temp[i],"NON_UNIFORM_DIRICHLET")){
                newBC.var_BC_type.push_back(NON_UNIFORM_DIRICHLET);
                newBC.var_BC_val.push_back(0.0);
            }
            else if (boost::iequals(temp[i].substr(0,9),"DIRICHLET")){
                newBC.var_BC_type.push_back(DIRICHLET);
                std::string dirichlet_val = temp[i].substr(10,temp[i].size());
                dirichlet_val = dealii::Utilities::trim(dirichlet_val);
                newBC.var_BC_val.push_back(dealii::Utilities::string_to_double(dirichlet_val));
            }
            else if (boost::iequals(temp[i].substr(0,7),"NEUMANN")){
                newBC.var_BC_type.push_back(NEUMANN);
                std::string neumann_val = temp[i].substr(8,temp[i].size());
                neumann_val = dealii::Utilities::trim(neumann_val);
                newBC.var_BC_val.push_back(dealii::Utilities::string_to_double(neumann_val));
            }
            else {
                std::cout << temp[i].substr(0,8) << std::endl;
                std::cout << "Error: Boundary conditions specified improperly." << std::endl;
                abort();
            }
        }
        BC_list.push_back(newBC);

            // Validate input using something like this:
            // try{
            //     if ((BC_type_dim1_min == "PERIODIC") && (BC_type_dim1_max != "PERIODIC")){
            //         throw 0;
            //     }
            //     if ((BC_type_dim2_min == "PERIODIC") && (BC_type_dim2_max != "PERIODIC")){
            //         throw 0;
            //     }
            //     if ((BC_type_dim3_min == "PERIODIC") && (BC_type_dim3_max != "PERIODIC")){
            //         throw 0;
            //     }
            // }
            // catch (int e){
            //     if (e == 0){
            //         std::cout << "Error: For periodic BCs, both faces for a given direction must be set as periodic. "
            //                 "Please check the BCs that are set in ICs_and_BCs.h." << std::endl;
            //     }
            //     abort();
            // }
    }

}

// Template instantiations
#include "../../include/userInputParameters_template_instantiations.h"