functionObjects::age: Added caching of the age field

to allow post-processing, e.g. sampling, cutting planes, averaging etc.

src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.H

@@ -86,11 +86,15 @@ protected:
         template<class ObjectType>
         ObjectType& lookupObjectRef(const word& fieldName);
 
+        //- Store the given field in the objectRegistry
+        template<class ObjectType>
+        bool store(const tmp<ObjectType>& tfield);
+
         //- Store the given field in the objectRegistry under the given name
         template<class ObjectType>
         bool store
         (
-            word& fieldName,
+            const word& fieldName,
             const tmp<ObjectType>& tfield,
             bool cacheable = false
         );

src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObjectTemplates.C

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2018 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -61,7 +61,38 @@ ObjectType& Foam::functionObjects::regionFunctionObject::lookupObjectRef
 template<class ObjectType>
 bool Foam::functionObjects::regionFunctionObject::store
 (
-    word& fieldName,
+    const tmp<ObjectType>& tfield
+)
+{
+    if (obr_.foundObject<ObjectType>(tfield->name()))
+    {
+        ObjectType& field = obr_.lookupObjectRef<ObjectType>(tfield->name());
+
+        // If there is a result field already registered assign to the new
+        // result field otherwise transfer ownership of the new result field to
+        // the object registry
+        if (&field != &tfield())
+        {
+            field = tfield;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            obr_.objectRegistry::store(tfield.ptr());
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        obr_.objectRegistry::store(tfield.ptr());
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+template<class ObjectType>
+bool Foam::functionObjects::regionFunctionObject::store
+(
+    const word& fieldName,
     const tmp<ObjectType>& tfield,
     bool cacheable
 )
@@ -104,10 +135,6 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::regionFunctionObject::store
         {
             tfield.ref().rename(fieldName);
         }
-        else
-        {
-            fieldName = tfield().name();
-        }
 
         obr_.objectRegistry::store(tfield.ptr());
     }

src/functionObjects/field/age/age.C

@@ -124,26 +124,25 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::age::read(const dictionary& dict)
 
 bool Foam::functionObjects::age::execute()
 {
-    return true;
-}
-
-
-bool Foam::functionObjects::age::write()
-{
-    volScalarField age
+    tmp<volScalarField> tage
     (
-        IOobject
+        new volScalarField
         (
-            typeName,
-            mesh_.time().timeName(),
+            IOobject
+            (
+                typeName,
+                mesh_.time().timeName(),
+                mesh_,
+                IOobject::READ_IF_PRESENT,
+                IOobject::AUTO_WRITE,
+                false
+            ),
             mesh_,
-            IOobject::READ_IF_PRESENT,
-            IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
-        ),
-        mesh_,
-        dimensionedScalar(dimTime, 0),
-        patchTypes()
+            dimensionedScalar(dimTime, 0),
+            patchTypes()
+        )
     );
+    volScalarField& age = tage.ref();
 
     const word divScheme("div(phi," + schemesField_ + ")");
 
@@ -244,10 +243,16 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::age::write()
     Info<< "Min/max age:" << min(age).value()
         << ' ' << max(age).value() << endl;
 
-    age.write();
+    store(tage);
 
     return true;
 }
 
 
+bool Foam::functionObjects::age::write()
+{
+    return writeObject(typeName);
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //

src/functionObjects/field/age/age.H

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Usage
         type            age;
         libs            ("libsolverFunctionObjects.so");
 
+        executeControl  writeTime;
         writeControl    writeTime;
-        writeInterval   1;
 
         schemesField    k;
     }

tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/roomResidenceTime/system/age

@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ libs            ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
 
 diffusion       true;
 
+executeControl  writeTime;
+writeControl    writeTime;
+
 // ************************************************************************* //