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/* ***************************************************************** 
    MESQUITE -- The Mesh Quality Improvement Toolkit

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// -*- Mode : c++; tab-width: 2; c-tab-always-indent: t; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
//
//   SUMMARY: 
//     USAGE:
//
// ORIG-DATE: 16-May-02 at 10:26:21
//  LAST-MOD: 22-Jun-04 at 14:31:34 by Thomas Leurent
//
#include "Mesquite.hpp"
#include "MeshSet.hpp"
#include "QualityImprover.hpp"
#include "MsqError.hpp"
#include "MsqDebug.hpp"
#include "TopologyInfo.hpp"

#ifdef MSQ_USE_OLD_IO_HEADERS
#include <fstream.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <iomanip.h>
#else
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;
#endif

namespace Mesquite {

MeshSet::MeshSet() :
  vertexIterator(NULL),
  spaceDim(0),
  csrOffsets(0),
//  csrData(0),
//  vertArray(NULL),
//  elemArray(NULL),
  elemTopologies(0),
  vertexOnBoundary(0),
  csrOffsetsSize(0),
//  csrDataSize(0),
  vertArraySize(0),
  elemArraySize(0),
  mDomain(NULL)
{
  cullFlag=MsqVertex::MSQ_SOFT_FIXED;
}

MeshSet::~MeshSet()
{
    // Delete the vertex iterator
  delete vertexIterator;
    // Release all of our meshes
  list<Mesquite::Mesh*>::iterator it = meshSet.begin();
  while(!(it == meshSet.end()))
    (*it++)->release();
  
    // Delete cache arrays
  delete [] csrOffsets;
//  delete [] csrData;
//  delete [] vertArray;
//  delete [] elemArray;
  delete [] elemTopologies;
  delete [] vertexOnBoundary;
}


void MeshSet::add_mesh(Mesquite::Mesh* mesh, MsqError &err)
{
    // sets MeshSet::SpaceDim
  int dim = mesh->get_geometric_dimension(err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
  if (spaceDim == 0) 
    spaceDim = dim;
  else if (dim != spaceDim)
  {
    MSQ_SETERR(err)( "Meshes of different dimensions added to the same MeshSet.",
                     MsqError::INVALID_STATE );
    return;
  }
  
    // adds the Mesh* to the MeshSet.
  meshSet.push_front(mesh);
}


void MeshSet::reset(MsqError& err)
{
    // If we have at least one mesh...
  if (meshSet.size())
  {
      // If we aren't already on the first mesh...
    if (!vertexIterator || !(currentMesh == meshSet.begin()))
    {
      currentMesh = meshSet.begin();
      delete vertexIterator;
      vertexIterator = (*currentMesh)->vertex_iterator(err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
    }
    else // We ARE on the first mesh...
    {
        // ...so we can re-use the iterator.
      vertexIterator->restart();
    }
  }
  else
  {
      // This is probably redundant...
    vertexIterator = NULL;
  }
}


void MeshSet::set_domain_constraint(MeshDomain* domain, MsqError &/*err*/)
{
    mDomain = domain;
}



bool MeshSet::get_next_patch(PatchData &pd,
                             PatchDataParameters &pd_params,
                             MsqError &err )
{
  MSQ_FUNCTION_TIMER( "MeshSet::get_next_patch" );

    // get rid of previous Patch information (but keep memory allocated).
  pd.clear();

    // Mark this MeshSet as the originator
  pd.meshSet = this;
  pd.domainSet = (mDomain != NULL);

  bool result = false;
  switch (pd_params.get_patch_type())
  {
    case PatchData::ELEMENTS_ON_VERTEX_PATCH:
      result = get_next_elem_on_vert_patch( pd, pd_params, err );
      break;
    case PatchData::GLOBAL_PATCH:
      result = get_next_global_patch( pd, pd_params, err );
      break;
    default:
      MSQ_SETERR(err)( "no implementation for specified patch type.",
                       MsqError::NOT_IMPLEMENTED );
      result = false;
      break;
  }

  return !MSQ_CHKERR(err) && result;
}


bool MeshSet::get_next_elem_on_vert_patch( PatchData& pd,
                                           PatchDataParameters &pd_params,
                                           MsqError& err )
{
  size_t i;

    // Get the patch parameters.
  long unsigned int culling_method_bits = pd_params.get_culling_method_bits();

    //variable to store the center vertex's fixed flag
  MsqVertex::FlagMask center_fixed_byte;
    // Make sure we're only getting a patch depth of 1
  int num_layers = pd_params.get_nb_layers(err); 
  if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;

  if ((unsigned)num_layers > (unsigned)1)
  {
    MSQ_SETERR(err)( "no implementation for patch depth > 1.",
                     MsqError::NOT_IMPLEMENTED ); 
    return false;
  }

    // Set the patch type
  pd.mType = PatchData::ELEMENTS_ON_VERTEX_PATCH;
  pd.domainHint = NO_DOMAIN_HINT;
  if (mDomain)
    pd.domainHint = mDomain->hint();

    // If this is our first time through the mesh,
    // initialize everything.
  if (!vertexIterator)
  {
    reset(err);
    if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
  }

    // currentVertex is pointing at next potential center vertex.
    // Move forward in the list of vertices if necessary.
  bool next_vertex_identified = false;
  while (!next_vertex_identified)
  {
      // Move to next mesh if necessary
    while (vertexIterator->is_at_end())
    {
      delete vertexIterator;
      ++currentMesh;
      if (currentMesh == meshSet.end())
      {
        vertexIterator = NULL;
        return false;
      }
      vertexIterator = (*currentMesh)->vertex_iterator(err); MSQ_CHKERR(err);
    }

    bool on_bnd = false;
    bool is_mid = false;
    Mesquite::Mesh::VertexHandle vtx = **vertexIterator;
    (*currentMesh)->vertices_are_on_boundary(&vtx, &on_bnd, 1, err);
    if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
    //(*currentMesh)->vertices_are_midnodes(&vtx, &is_mid, 1, err);
    //if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;

      //always skip midnodes
    if (is_mid)
    {
       vertexIterator->operator++();
    }
      //if this is a 'boundary' fixed flag, skip it now
    else if ((culling_method_bits & PatchData::NO_BOUNDARY_VTX)
             && (on_bnd==true))
    {
        ++(*vertexIterator);
    }
    else if ((culling_method_bits & PatchData::NO_INTERIOR_VTX)
             && (on_bnd==false))
    {
        ++(*vertexIterator);
    }
      //otherwise we check to see if this vertex has been culled
    else{
        //get the fixed_bit_flag for the center vertex
      (*currentMesh)->vertex_get_byte(**vertexIterator,&center_fixed_byte, err);
      if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;

        //remove the hard fixed flag if it has been set
      center_fixed_byte &= ~(MsqVertex::MSQ_HARD_FIXED);
        //if it is culled, skip it
      if(center_fixed_byte & cullFlag)
      {
        ++(*vertexIterator);
      }
      else
      {
          // We found the right one
        next_vertex_identified = true;
      }//end else (vertex was not fixed [boundary] or culled)
    }//end else (iterator was not at the end and vertex was not boundary)  
  }//end while (!next_vertex_identified)
  Mesh::VertexHandle vertex = **vertexIterator;
  vertexIterator->operator++();
  if(num_layers == 0 ){
    pd.vertexArray.resize( 1 );
    MsqVertex* pd_vert_array = pd.get_vertex_array(err);
    (*currentMesh)->vertices_get_coordinates(&vertex,
                                             pd_vert_array,
                                             1,
                                             err); MSQ_ERRZERO(err);
    pd_vert_array[0].vertexBitFlags=center_fixed_byte;
    
    pd.vertexHandlesArray.resize(1);
    pd.vertexHandlesArray[0]=vertex;
    
    pd.initialize_data( NULL, err ); MSQ_ERRZERO(err);
    return true;
  }
      // Get the number of elements in this vertex
  size_t num_elems =
    (*currentMesh)->vertex_get_attached_element_count(vertex, err);
  if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
  pd.elementHandlesArray.resize( num_elems );
 
    // Get the elements attached to this vertex
  if (elemArraySize < num_elems)
  {
    delete [] elemTopologies;
    elemTopologies = new EntityTopology[num_elems];
    elemArraySize = num_elems;
  }

  (*currentMesh)->vertex_get_attached_elements(vertex,
                                               &pd.elementHandlesArray[0],
                                               num_elems, err);
  if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;

    // Get the topologies of those elements
  (*currentMesh)->elements_get_topologies(&pd.elementHandlesArray[0],
                                          elemTopologies,
                                          num_elems, err);
  if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;

    // Figure out how many vertices we need to allocate
  //size_t num_vert_uses = 1;
  //size_t i;
  //for (i = 0; i < num_elems; ++i)
  //  num_vert_uses += vertices_in_topology(elemTopologies[i]);
  size_t num_vert_uses = (*currentMesh)->
    get_vertex_use_count( &pd.elementHandlesArray[0], num_elems, err ); 
  MSQ_ERRZERO(err);

    // All elems share at least 1 vertex (the center vertex).  The
    // center vertex is used 1 time, but it was counted num_elems times.
  size_t num_verts = num_vert_uses - num_elems + 1;
  pd.vertexHandlesArray.resize( num_verts );
  pd.elementArray.resize( num_elems );
  pd.elemConnectivityArray.resize( num_vert_uses );

    // Get the vertices attached to those elements
  
  if (csrOffsetsSize < num_elems + 1)
  {
    delete [] csrOffsets;
    csrOffsets = new size_t[num_elems + 1];
    csrOffsetsSize = num_elems + 1;
  }
  (*currentMesh)->elements_get_attached_vertices(&pd.elementHandlesArray[0],
                                                 num_elems,
                                                 &pd.vertexHandlesArray[0],
                                                 num_verts,
                                                 &pd.elemConnectivityArray[0],
                                                 num_vert_uses,
                                                 csrOffsets,
                                                 err); 
  if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
  
    // Update with actual vertex count
  pd.vertexHandlesArray.resize( num_verts );

    // Put the elements into the PatchData
  MsqMeshEntity* pd_elem_array = pd.get_element_array(err);
  for (i = 0; i < num_elems; ++i)
    pd_elem_array[i].set_element_type( elemTopologies[i] );
  pd.initialize_data( csrOffsets, err ); MSQ_ERRZERO(err);

    // Get the coordinates of the vertices and its flags.
  pd.vertexArray.resize( num_verts );
  MsqVertex* pd_vert_array = pd.get_vertex_array(err);
    //get the coordinates
  (*currentMesh)->vertices_get_coordinates(&pd.vertexHandlesArray[0],
                                           pd_vert_array,
                                           num_verts,
                                           err);
  if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
  for (i = 0; i < num_verts; i++)
  {

      // If it's not the center vertex, mark it as hard fixed
    if (pd.vertexHandlesArray[i] != vertex)
    {
        // Get its flags
      (*currentMesh)->vertex_get_byte(pd.vertexHandlesArray[i],
                                      &(pd_vert_array[i].vertexBitFlags),
                                      err);
      if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
      pd_vert_array[i].vertexBitFlags |= MsqVertex::MSQ_HARD_FIXED;
    }
      //else it is the center vertex.  We therefore already have
      //the fixed flag stored center_fixed_byte.  The hard fixed
      //flag has already been removed (when flag was retreived).
    else{
      pd_vert_array[i].vertexBitFlags = (center_fixed_byte);
    }
  }

  return true;
}


bool MeshSet::get_next_global_patch( PatchData& pd,
                                     PatchDataParameters& pd_params,
                                     MsqError& err )
{
    // We only support global patches for a single Mesh
  if (meshSet.size() != 1)
  {
    MSQ_SETERR(err)( 
       "Global patches only supported for single-Mesh MeshSets.",
       MsqError::NOT_IMPLEMENTED );
    return false;
  }

  pd.mType = PatchData::GLOBAL_PATCH;
  pd.domainHint = NO_DOMAIN_HINT;
  if (mDomain)
    pd.domainHint = mDomain->hint();

    // for a global patch, we always reset to start of the mesh.
  reset(err);
  if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;

  size_t i;

    // Get sizes for mesh data
  size_t num_verts, num_elems, num_uses;
  (*currentMesh)->get_all_sizes( num_verts, num_elems, num_uses, err ); MSQ_ERRZERO(err);

    // Get handles and connectivity
  pd.vertexHandlesArray.resize( num_verts );
  pd.elementHandlesArray.resize( num_elems );
  pd.elemConnectivityArray.resize( num_uses );
  msq_std::vector<size_t> offsets(num_elems+1);
  (*currentMesh)->get_all_mesh( &pd.vertexHandlesArray[0], num_verts,
                                &pd.elementHandlesArray[0], num_elems,
                                &offsets[0], offsets.size(),
                                &pd.elemConnectivityArray[0], 
                                pd.elemConnectivityArray.size(),
                                err ); MSQ_ERRZERO(err);
  
    // Get element topologies
  pd.elementArray.resize( num_elems );
  msq_std::vector<EntityTopology> elem_topologies(num_elems);
  (*currentMesh)->elements_get_topologies( &pd.elementHandlesArray[0], 
                                           &elem_topologies[0], 
                                           num_elems, err );MSQ_ERRZERO(err);

    // Put them into the patch
  MsqMeshEntity* pd_elem_array = pd.get_element_array(err);MSQ_ERRZERO(err);
  for (i = 0; i < num_elems; ++i)
    pd_elem_array[i].set_element_type( elem_topologies[i] );
    
    // Complete connectivity data in patch
  pd.initialize_data( &offsets[0], err ); MSQ_ERRZERO(err);


    // Get vertex coordinates
  pd.vertexArray.resize( num_verts );
  MsqVertex* pd_vert_array = pd.get_vertex_array(err);MSQ_ERRZERO(err);
  (*currentMesh)->vertices_get_coordinates(&pd.vertexHandlesArray[0],
                                           pd_vert_array,
                                           num_verts,
                                           err); MSQ_ERRZERO(err);

    // Get vertex boundary flag
  if (vertArraySize < num_verts)
  {
    delete [] vertexOnBoundary;
    vertArraySize = num_verts;
    vertexOnBoundary = new bool[vertArraySize];
  }
  (*currentMesh)->vertices_are_on_boundary( &pd.vertexHandlesArray[0],
                                            vertexOnBoundary,
                                            num_verts,
                                            err );MSQ_ERRZERO(err);

  for (i = 0; i < num_verts; i++)
  {
      // Get its flags
    /*(*currentMesh)->vertex_get_byte(vertArray[i],
                                    &(pd_vert_array[i].vertexBitFlags),
                                    err); MSQ_CHKERR(err);*/
      // Set its hard-fixed flag
    if (/*(*currentMesh)->vertex_is_fixed(vertArray[i], err) ||*/
       vertexOnBoundary[i])
    {
      pd_vert_array[i].vertexBitFlags |= MsqVertex::MSQ_HARD_FIXED;
    }
    else
    {
      pd_vert_array[i].vertexBitFlags &= ~(MsqVertex::MSQ_HARD_FIXED);
    }
  }

  return true;
}

// Currently, the only thing supported is updating each vertices
// coordinates and flags.  Connectivity changes aren't supported yet.
void Mesquite::MeshSet::update_mesh(const PatchData &pd, MsqError &err)
{
  MSQ_FUNCTION_TIMER( "MeshSet::update_mesh" );
  if (pd.num_nodes() == 0)
    return;
  
  size_t i;
  
  switch (pd.type())
  {
    // If the patch type is marked as local,
    // all handles belong to the currentMesh.
  case PatchData::ELEMENTS_ON_VERTEX_PATCH:
      // For each vertex, update the coordinates
        // and the "mesquite byte".
      for (i = 0; i < pd.num_nodes(); i++)
      {
        if(!pd.vertexArray[i].is_flag_set( MsqVertex::MSQ_HARD_FIXED))
        {
          (*currentMesh)->vertex_set_coordinates(pd.vertexHandlesArray[i],
                                                 pd.vertexArray[i],
                                                 err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
        }
        
        (*currentMesh)->vertex_set_byte(pd.vertexHandlesArray[i],
                                        pd.vertexArray[i].vertexBitFlags,
                                        err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
      }
      break;
      
    // If the patch type is marked as global,
    // the handles may belong to more than
    // one Mesh.
  case PatchData::GLOBAL_PATCH:
    {
      list<Mesquite::Mesh*>::iterator mesh_itr = meshSet.begin();
      assert( mesh_itr != meshSet.end() );
      Mesquite::Mesh* cur_mesh = *mesh_itr;
      Mesquite::VertexIterator *vert_itr = cur_mesh->vertex_iterator(err);
      MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
      for (i = 0; i < pd.num_nodes(); i++)
      {
        if (vert_itr->is_at_end())
        {
          mesh_itr++;
          if ( mesh_itr==meshSet.end() )
            return;
          cur_mesh = *mesh_itr;
          delete vert_itr;
          vert_itr = cur_mesh->vertex_iterator(err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
        }
        if(!pd.vertexArray[i].is_flag_set( MsqVertex::MSQ_HARD_FIXED))
        {
          cur_mesh->vertex_set_coordinates(pd.vertexHandlesArray[i],
                                           pd.vertexArray[i],
                                           err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
        }
        cur_mesh->vertex_set_byte(pd.vertexHandlesArray[i],
                                  pd.vertexArray[i].vertexBitFlags,
                                  err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
      }
      delete vert_itr;
    }
    break;
  default:
    {
      MSQ_SETERR(err)("PatchData Type not accepted yet.", MsqError::NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
      break;
    }
  }
}

bool MeshSet::clear_all_soft_fixed_flags(MsqError &err)
{
    //variable to store the center vertex's fixed flag
  MsqVertex::FlagMask fixed_byte;
  bool finished_with_vertices=false;
    // initialize everything.
  if (!vertexIterator)
  {  reset(err); if(MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false; }
    // currentVertex is pointing at next potential center vertex.
    
  while(!finished_with_vertices){
      // Move to next mesh if necessary
    if (vertexIterator->is_at_end())
    {
      delete vertexIterator;
      ++currentMesh;
      if (currentMesh == meshSet.end())
      {
        vertexIterator = NULL;
        finished_with_vertices=true;
      }
      if(!finished_with_vertices){
        vertexIterator = (*currentMesh)->vertex_iterator(err); 
        if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
      }
    }
      //otherwise we check to see if this vertex has been culled
    else{
        //get the fixed_bit_flag 
      (*currentMesh)->vertex_get_byte(**vertexIterator,&fixed_byte, err);
      if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
      fixed_byte &= (~MsqVertex::MSQ_SOFT_FIXED);
      (*currentMesh)->vertex_set_byte(**vertexIterator,fixed_byte, err);
      if (MSQ_CHKERR(err)) return false;
      ++(*vertexIterator);
    }
  }
  return true;
}



/* ************************************************************************* */
/* ************* Mesh Files can be written directly from the MeshSet ******* */
/* *************      Various formats are available below            ******* */
/* ************************************************************************* */



void MeshSet::write_vtk(const char* out_filename,
                   Mesquite::MsqError &err)
{
    // Open the file
  msq_stdio::ofstream file(out_filename);
  if (!file)
  {
    MSQ_SETERR(err)(MsqError::FILE_ACCESS);
    return;
  }

    // loads a global patch
  PatchData pd;
  PatchDataParameters pd_params;
  pd_params.set_patch_type(PatchData::GLOBAL_PATCH, err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
  pd_params.no_culling_method();
  get_next_patch(pd, pd_params, err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
    
    // Write a header
  file << "# vtk DataFile Version 2.0\n";
  file << "Mesquite Mesh " << out_filename << " .\n";
  file << "ASCII\n";
  file << "DATASET UNSTRUCTURED_GRID\n";
  
    // Write vertex coordinates
  file << "POINTS " << pd.num_nodes() << " float\n";
  size_t i;
  for (i = 0; i < pd.num_nodes(); i++)
  {
    file << pd.vertexArray[i][0] << ' '
         << pd.vertexArray[i][1] << ' '
         << pd.vertexArray[i][2] << '\n';
  }
  
    // Write out the connectivity table
  size_t connectivity_size = 0;
  for (i = 0; i < pd.num_elements(); ++i)
    connectivity_size += pd.elementArray[i].node_count()+1;
    
  file << "CELLS " << pd.num_elements() << ' ' << connectivity_size << '\n';
  for (i = 0; i < pd.num_elements(); i++)
  {
    std::vector<size_t> vtx_indices;
    pd.elementArray[i].get_node_indices(vtx_indices);
    file << vtx_indices.size();
    for (msq_stdc::size_t j = 0; j < vtx_indices.size(); ++j)
    {
      file << ' ' << vtx_indices[j];
    }
    file << '\n';
  }
  
    // Write out the element types
  file << "CELL_TYPES " << pd.num_elements() << '\n';
  for (i = 0; i < pd.num_elements(); i++)
  {
    unsigned char type_id = 0;
    switch (pd.elementArray[i].get_element_type())
    {
      case Mesquite::TRIANGLE:
        type_id = 5;
        break;
      case Mesquite::QUADRILATERAL:
        type_id = 9;
        break;
      case Mesquite::TETRAHEDRON:
        type_id = 10;
        break;
      case Mesquite::HEXAHEDRON:
        type_id = 12;
        break;
    default:
      MSQ_SETERR(err)("element type not implemented",MsqError::NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
      break;
    }
    file << (int)type_id << '\n';
  }
  
    // Write out which points are fixed.
  file << "POINT_DATA " << pd.num_nodes()
       << "\nSCALARS fixed float\nLOOKUP_TABLE default\n";
  for (i = 0; i < pd.num_nodes(); ++i)
  {
    if (pd.vertexArray[i].is_free_vertex())
      file << "0\n";
    else
      file << "1\n";
  }
  
    // Close the file
  file.close();
}



void MeshSet::write_gnuplot(const char* out_filebase,
                   Mesquite::MsqError &err)
{
    // Open the file
  string out_filename = out_filebase;
  out_filename += ".gpt";
  ofstream file(out_filename.c_str());
  if (!file)
  {
    MSQ_SETERR(err)(MsqError::FILE_ACCESS);
    return;
  }

    // loads a global patch
  PatchData pd;
  PatchDataParameters pd_params;
  pd_params.set_patch_type(PatchData::GLOBAL_PATCH, err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
  pd_params.no_culling_method();
  get_next_patch(pd, pd_params, err); MSQ_ERRRTN(err);
    
    // Write a header
  file << "\n";
  
  for (size_t i=0; i<pd.num_elements(); ++i)
  {
    std::vector<size_t> vtx_indices;
    pd.elementArray[i].get_node_indices(vtx_indices);
    for (size_t j = 0; j < vtx_indices.size(); ++j)
    {
      file << pd.vertexArray[vtx_indices[j]][0] << ' '
           << pd.vertexArray[vtx_indices[j]][1] << ' '
           << pd.vertexArray[vtx_indices[j]][2] << '\n';
    }
      file << pd.vertexArray[vtx_indices[0]][0] << ' '
           << pd.vertexArray[vtx_indices[0]][1] << ' '
           << pd.vertexArray[vtx_indices[0]][2] << '\n';
    file << '\n';
  }
  
    // Close the file
  file.close();
}

} // namespace Mesquite