add extract method to fix external

src/fix_external.cpp

@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void FixExternal::set_virial_peratom(double **caller_virial)
 
 void FixExternal::set_vector_length(int n)
 {
-  delete [] caller_vector;
+  delete[] caller_vector;
 
   vector_flag = 1;
   size_vector = n;
@@ -342,3 +342,16 @@ void FixExternal::set_callback(FnPtr caller_callback, void *caller_ptr)
   callback = caller_callback;
   ptr_caller = caller_ptr;
 }
+
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   get access to internal data structures
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void *FixExternal::extract(const char *str, int &dim)
+{
+  if (strcmp(str, "fexternal") == 0) {
+    dim = 2;
+    return (void *) fexternal;
+  }
+  return nullptr;
+}

src/fix_external.h

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class FixExternal : public Fix {
   typedef void (*FnPtr)(void *, bigint, int, tagint *, double **, double **);
   void set_callback(FnPtr, void *);
 
+  void *extract(const char *, int &);
+
  private:
   int mode, ncall, napply, eflag_caller;
   FnPtr callback;