From cb82ae7d96ea31e2f43a0a1ffdd050827a67e9cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry <Henry>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 11:51:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] timeSelector: Change select0 to return 'constant' if no times
 are specified or available

This allows checkMesh and other mesh manipulation utilities to operate
on the mesh without any time directories being present.
---
 src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C | 35 +++++++++++++++--------------
 src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H |  5 +++--
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C
index 7a8bcc5eb..05c12671b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Foam::List<bool> Foam::timeSelector::selected(const instantList& Times) const
 {
     List<bool> lst(Times.size(), false);
 
-    // check ranges, avoid false positive on constant/
+    // Check ranges, avoid false positive on constant/
     forAll(Times, timeI)
     {
         if (Times[timeI].name() != "constant" && selected(Times[timeI]))
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Foam::List<bool> Foam::timeSelector::selected(const instantList& Times) const
         }
     }
 
-    // check specific values
+    // Check specific values
     forAll(*this, rangeI)
     {
         if (operator[](rangeI).isExact())
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select
     {
         List<bool> selectTimes(timeDirs.size(), true);
 
-        // determine locations of constant/ and 0/ directories
+        // Determine locations of constant/ and 0/ directories
         label constantIdx = -1;
         label zeroIdx = -1;
 
@@ -184,15 +184,15 @@ Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select
             }
         }
 
-        // determine latestTime selection (if any)
-        // this must appear before the -time option processing
+        // Determine latestTime selection (if any)
+        // This must appear before the -time option processing
         label latestIdx = -1;
         if (args.optionFound("latestTime"))
         {
             selectTimes = false;
             latestIdx = timeDirs.size() - 1;
 
-            // avoid false match on constant/
+            // Avoid false match on constant/
             if (latestIdx == constantIdx)
             {
                 latestIdx = -1;
@@ -201,15 +201,14 @@ Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select
 
         if (args.optionFound("time"))
         {
-            // can match 0/, but can never match constant/
+            // Can match 0/, but can never match constant/
             selectTimes = timeSelector
             (
                 args.optionLookup("time")()
             ).selected(timeDirs);
         }
 
-
-        // add in latestTime (if selected)
+        // Add in latestTime (if selected)
         if (latestIdx >= 0)
         {
             selectTimes[latestIdx] = true;
@@ -217,21 +216,21 @@ Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select
 
         if (constantIdx >= 0)
         {
-            // only add constant/ if specifically requested
+            // Only add constant/ if specifically requested
             selectTimes[constantIdx] = args.optionFound("constant");
         }
 
-        // special treatment for 0/
+        // Special treatment for 0/
         if (zeroIdx >= 0)
         {
             if (args.optionFound("noZero"))
             {
-                // exclude 0/ if specifically requested
+                // Exclude 0/ if specifically requested
                 selectTimes[zeroIdx] = false;
             }
             else if (argList::validOptions.found("zeroTime"))
             {
-                // with -zeroTime enabled, drop 0/ unless specifically requested
+                // With -zeroTime enabled, drop 0/ unless specifically requested
                 selectTimes[zeroIdx] = args.optionFound("zeroTime");
             }
         }
@@ -260,9 +259,11 @@ Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select0
 
     if (timeDirs.empty())
     {
-        FatalErrorIn(args.executable())
-            << "No times selected"
-            << exit(FatalError);
+        WarningIn(args.executable())
+            << "No time specified or available, selecting 'constant'"
+            << endl;
+
+        timeDirs.append(instant(0, runTime.constant()));
     }
 
     runTime.setTime(timeDirs[0], 0);
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H
index ce22d83fc..1af2be592 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ public:
         );
 
         //- Return the set of times selected based on the argList options
-        //  also set the runTime to the first instance
+        //  also set the runTime to the first instance or the
+        //  \c constant/ directory if no instances are specified or available
         static instantList select0
         (
             Time& runTime,