ENH: functionObjects: force writing when used through execFlowFunctionObjects

applications/utilities/postProcessing/miscellaneous/execFlowFunctionObjects/execFlowFunctionObjects.C

@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ namespace Foam
 
             functionObjectList fol(runTime, dict);
             fol.start();
-            fol.execute();
+            fol.execute(true);  // override outputControl - force writing
         }
         else
         {
             functionObjectList fol(runTime);
             fol.start();
-            fol.execute();
+            fol.execute(true);  // override outputControl - force writing
         }
     }
 }

src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.C

@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ bool Foam::OutputFilterFunctionObject<OutputFilter>::start()
 
 
 template<class OutputFilter>
-bool Foam::OutputFilterFunctionObject<OutputFilter>::execute()
+bool Foam::OutputFilterFunctionObject<OutputFilter>::execute
+(
+    const bool forceWrite
+)
 {
     if (enabled_)
     {
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ bool Foam::OutputFilterFunctionObject<OutputFilter>::execute()
 
         ptr_->execute();
 
-        if (outputControl_.output())
+        if (forceWrite || outputControl_.output())
         {
             ptr_->write();
         }

src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.H

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public:
             virtual bool start();
 
             //- Called at each ++ or += of the time-loop
-            virtual bool execute();
+            virtual bool execute(const bool forceWrite);
 
             //- Called when Time::run() determines that the time-loop exits
             virtual bool end();

src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const Foam::word& Foam::functionObject::name() const
 
 bool Foam::functionObject::end()
 {
-    return execute();
+    return execute(false);
 }
 
 

src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H

@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ public:
         //- Called at the start of the time-loop
         virtual bool start() = 0;
 
-        //- Called at each ++ or += of the time-loop
-        virtual bool execute() = 0;
+        //- Called at each ++ or += of the time-loop. forceWrite overrides the
+        //  outputControl behaviour.
+        virtual bool execute(const bool forceWrite) = 0;
 
         //- Called when Time::run() determines that the time-loop exits.
         //  By default it simply calls execute().

src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjectList::start()
 }
 
 
-bool Foam::functionObjectList::execute()
+bool Foam::functionObjectList::execute(const bool forceWrite)
 {
     bool ok = true;
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjectList::execute()
 
         forAll(*this, objectI)
         {
-            ok = operator[](objectI).execute() && ok;
+            ok = operator[](objectI).execute(forceWrite) && ok;
         }
     }
 

src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H

@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ public:
         //- Called at the start of the time-loop
         virtual bool start();
 
-        //- Called at each ++ or += of the time-loop
-        virtual bool execute();
+        //- Called at each ++ or += of the time-loop. forceWrite overrides
+        //  the usual outputControl behaviour and forces writing always
+        //  (used in postprocessing mode)
+        virtual bool execute(const bool forceWrite = false);
 
         //- Called when Time::run() determines that the time-loop exits
         virtual bool end();