ENH: Compatibility updates for finiteArea

src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public:
         );
 
         //- Construct by mapping from the given tmp field. Supplied uniform
-        //  value for unmapped items
+        //- value for unmapped items
         Field
         (
             const tmp<Field<Type>>& tmapF,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public:
         );
 
         //- Construct by mapping from the given tmp field. Supplied values
-        //  for unmapped items
+        //- for unmapped items
         Field
         (
             const tmp<Field<Type>>& tmapF,
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ public:
         //- Clone
         inline tmp<Field<Type>> clone() const;
 
+        //- Return a pointer to a new Field created on freestore
+        static autoPtr<Field<Type>> New(Istream& is)
+        {
+            return autoPtr<Field<Type>>(new Field<Type>(is));
+        }
+
         //- Return a pointer to a new calculatedFvPatchFieldField created on
         //  freestore without setting patchField values
         template<class Type2>

src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/faPatchField/faPatchField.C

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ Foam::faPatchField<Type>::faPatchField
     Field<Type>(p.size()),
     patch_(p),
     internalField_(iF),
-    updated_(false)
+    updated_(false),
+    patchType_(word::null)
 {}
 
 
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ Foam::faPatchField<Type>::faPatchField
     Field<Type>(f),
     patch_(p),
     internalField_(iF),
-    updated_(false)
+    updated_(false),
+    patchType_(word::null)
 {}
 
 
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@ Foam::faPatchField<Type>::faPatchField
     Field<Type>(ptf, mapper),
     patch_(p),
     internalField_(iF),
-    updated_(false)
+    updated_(false),
+    patchType_(word::null)
 {}
 
 
@@ -86,7 +89,8 @@ Foam::faPatchField<Type>::faPatchField
     Field<Type>(p.size()),
     patch_(p),
     internalField_(iF),
-    updated_(false)
+    updated_(false),
+    patchType_(dict.lookupOrDefault<word>("patchType", word::null))
 {
     if (dict.found("value"))
     {
@@ -111,7 +115,8 @@ Foam::faPatchField<Type>::faPatchField
     Field<Type>(ptf),
     patch_(ptf.patch_),
     internalField_(ptf.internalField_),
-    updated_(false)
+    updated_(false),
+    patchType_(ptf.patchType_)
 {}
 
 
@@ -125,7 +130,8 @@ Foam::faPatchField<Type>::faPatchField
     Field<Type>(ptf),
     patch_(ptf.patch_),
     internalField_(iF),
-    updated_(false)
+    updated_(false),
+    patchType_(ptf.patchType_)
 {}
 
 
@@ -200,6 +206,11 @@ template<class Type>
 void Foam::faPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
 {
     os.writeEntry("type", type());
+
+    if (patchType_.size())
+    {
+        os.writeEntry("patchType", patchType_);
+    }
 }
 
 

src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/faPatchField/faPatchField.H

@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ class faPatchField
         //  the construction of the matrix
         bool updated_;
 
+        //- Optional patch type, used to allow specified boundary conditions
+        //  to be applied to constraint patches by providing the constraint
+        //  patch type as 'patchType'
+        word patchType_;
+
 
 public:
 
@@ -217,7 +222,18 @@ public:
         //  (does not set the patch field values)
         static tmp<faPatchField<Type>> New
         (
-            const word&,
+            const word& patchFieldType,
+            const word& actualPatchType,
+            const faPatch&,
+            const DimensionedField<Type, areaMesh>&
+        );
+
+        //- Return a pointer to a new patchField created on freestore given
+        //  patch and internal field
+        //  (does not set the patch field values)
+        static tmp<faPatchField<Type>> New
+        (
+            const word& patchFieldType,
             const faPatch&,
             const DimensionedField<Type, areaMesh>&
         );
@@ -280,6 +296,18 @@ public:
                 return internalField_;
             }
 
+            //- Optional patch type
+            const word& patchType() const
+            {
+                return patchType_;
+            }
+
+            //- Optional patch type
+            word& patchType()
+            {
+                return patchType_;
+            }
+
             //- Return the type of the calculated for of faPatchField
             static const word& calculatedType();
 

src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/faPatchField/faPatchFieldNew.C

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ template<class Type>
 Foam::tmp<Foam::faPatchField<Type>> Foam::faPatchField<Type>::New
 (
     const word& patchFieldType,
+    const word& actualPatchType,
     const faPatch& p,
     const DimensionedField<Type, areaMesh>& iF
 )
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::faPatchField<Type>> Foam::faPatchField<Type>::New
 
     auto patchTypeCstrIter = patchConstructorTablePtr_->cfind(p.type());
 
+    if
+    (
+        actualPatchType == word::null
+     || actualPatchType != p.type()
+    )
+    {
         if (patchTypeCstrIter.found())
         {
             return patchTypeCstrIter()(p, iF);
@@ -61,6 +68,30 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::faPatchField<Type>> Foam::faPatchField<Type>::New
             return cstrIter()(p, iF);
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        tmp<faPatchField<Type>> tfap = cstrIter()(p, iF);
+
+        // Check if constraint type override and store patchType if so
+        if (patchTypeCstrIter.found())
+        {
+            tfap.ref().patchType() = actualPatchType;
+        }
+        return tfap;
+    }
+}
+
+
+template<class Type>
+Foam::tmp<Foam::faPatchField<Type>> Foam::faPatchField<Type>::New
+(
+    const word& patchFieldType,
+    const faPatch& p,
+    const DimensionedField<Type, areaMesh>& iF
+)
+{
+    return New(patchFieldType, word::null, p, iF);
+}
 
 
 template<class Type>