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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright held by original author
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+    Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
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+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+    Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+Class
+    meshOps
+
+Description
+    Various utility functions that perform mesh-related operations.
+
+Author
+    Sandeep Menon
+    University of Massachusetts Amherst
+    All rights reserved
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "Pair.H"
+#include "meshOps.H"
+#include "ListOps.H"
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+namespace Foam
+{
+
+namespace meshOps
+{
+
+// Utility method to find the common edge between two faces.
+inline bool findCommonEdge
+(
+    const label first,
+    const label second,
+    const UList<labelList>& faceEdges,
+    label& common
+)
+{
+    bool found = false;
+
+    const labelList& fEi = faceEdges[first];
+    const labelList& fEj = faceEdges[second];
+
+    forAll(fEi, edgeI)
+    {
+        forAll(fEj, edgeJ)
+        {
+            if (fEi[edgeI] == fEj[edgeJ])
+            {
+                common = fEi[edgeI];
+
+                found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (found)
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return found;
+}
+
+
+// Utility method to find the interior (quad) / boundary (tri) faces
+// for an input quad-face and adjacent triangle-prism cell.
+inline void findPrismFaces
+(
+    const label fIndex,
+    const label cIndex,
+    const UList<face>& faces,
+    const UList<cell>& cells,
+    const UList<label>& neighbour,
+    FixedList<face,2>& bdyf,
+    FixedList<label,2>& bidx,
+    FixedList<face,2>& intf,
+    FixedList<label,2>& iidx
+)
+{
+    label indexO = 0, indexI = 0;
+
+    const cell& c = cells[cIndex];
+
+    forAll(c, i)
+    {
+        label faceIndex = c[i];
+
+        // Don't count the face under consideration
+        if (faceIndex != fIndex)
+        {
+            const face& fi = faces[faceIndex];
+
+            if (neighbour[faceIndex] == -1)
+            {
+                if (fi.size() == 3)
+                {
+                    // Triangular face on the boundary
+                    bidx[indexO] = faceIndex;
+                    bdyf[indexO++] = fi;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // This seems to be a non-triangular face on the boundary
+                    // Consider this as "interior" and move on
+                    iidx[indexI] = faceIndex;
+                    intf[indexI++] = fi;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Face on the interior
+                iidx[indexI] = faceIndex;
+                intf[indexI++] = fi;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+// Utility method to find the isolated point given two triangular faces.
+//  - Returns the point on checkFace that does not belong to baseFace.
+inline label findIsolatedPoint
+(
+    const face& baseFace,
+    const face& checkFace
+)
+{
+    // Get the fourth point
+    forAll(checkFace, pointI)
+    {
+        if
+        (
+            checkFace[pointI] != baseFace[0] &&
+            checkFace[pointI] != baseFace[1] &&
+            checkFace[pointI] != baseFace[2]
+        )
+        {
+            return checkFace[pointI];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+
+// Utility method to find the isolated point on a triangular face
+// that doesn't lie on the specified edge. Also returns the point next to it.
+inline void findIsolatedPoint
+(
+    const face& f,
+    const edge& e,
+    label& ptIndex,
+    label& nextPtIndex
+)
+{
+    // Check the first point
+    if ( f[0] != e.start() && f[0] != e.end() )
+    {
+        ptIndex = f[0];
+        nextPtIndex = f[1];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Check the second point
+    if ( f[1] != e.start() && f[1] != e.end() )
+    {
+        ptIndex = f[1];
+        nextPtIndex = f[2];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Check the third point
+    if ( f[2] != e.start() && f[2] != e.end() )
+    {
+        ptIndex = f[2];
+        nextPtIndex = f[0];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // This bit should never happen.
+    FatalErrorIn
+    (
+        "inline void meshOps::findIsolatedPoint"
+        "(const face&, const edge&, label&, label&)"
+    )
+        << "Cannot find isolated point in face " << f << endl
+        << " Using edge: " << e
+        << abort(FatalError);
+}
+
+
+// Given a face and cell index, find the apex point for a tet cell.
+inline label tetApexPoint
+(
+    const label cIndex,
+    const label fIndex,
+    const UList<face>& faces,
+    const UList<cell>& cells
+)
+{
+    label apexPoint = -1;
+    bool foundApex = false;
+
+    const cell& cellToCheck = cells[cIndex];
+    const face& baseFace = faces[fIndex];
+
+    forAll(cellToCheck, faceI)
+    {
+        const face& faceToCheck = faces[cellToCheck[faceI]];
+
+        apexPoint = findIsolatedPoint(baseFace, faceToCheck);
+
+        if (apexPoint > -1)
+        {
+            foundApex = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!foundApex)
+    {
+        Pout<< "fIndex: " << fIndex << ":: " << faces[fIndex] << endl;
+        Pout<< "cIndex: " << cIndex << ":: " << cellToCheck << endl;
+
+        forAll(cellToCheck, faceI)
+        {
+            Pout<< '\t' << cellToCheck[faceI] << ":: "
+                << faces[cellToCheck[faceI]] << endl;
+        }
+
+        FatalErrorIn
+        (
+            "\n\n"
+            "inline label meshOps::tetApexPoint\n"
+            "(\n"
+            "    const label cIndex,\n"
+            "    const label fIndex,\n"
+            "    const UList<face>& faces,\n"
+            "    const UList<cell>& cells\n"
+            ")\n"
+        )
+            << "Could not find an apex point in cell: " << cIndex
+            << " given face: " << fIndex
+            << abort(FatalError);
+    }
+
+    return apexPoint;
+}
+
+
+// Given a cell index, find the centroid / volume of a cell.
+//  - If checking is enabled, return whether the cell is closed
+inline void cellCentreAndVolume
+(
+    const label cIndex,
+    const vectorField& points,
+    const UList<face>& faces,
+    const UList<cell>& cells,
+    const UList<label>& owner,
+    vector& centre,
+    scalar& volume
+)
+{
+    // Reset inputs
+    volume = 0.0;
+    centre = vector::zero;
+
+    const cell& cellToCheck = cells[cIndex];
+
+    // Average face-centres to get an estimate centroid
+    vector cEst(vector::zero), fCentre(vector::zero);
+
+    forAll(cellToCheck, faceI)
+    {
+        const face& checkFace = faces[cellToCheck[faceI]];
+
+        cEst += checkFace.centre(points);
+    }
+
+    cEst /= cellToCheck.size();
+
+    forAll(cellToCheck, faceI)
+    {
+        const face& checkFace = faces[cellToCheck[faceI]];
+
+        if (checkFace.size() == 3)
+        {
+            tetPointRef tpr
+            (
+                points[checkFace[2]],
+                points[checkFace[1]],
+                points[checkFace[0]],
+                cEst
+            );
+
+            scalar tetVol = tpr.mag();
+
+            // Flip if necessary
+            if (owner[cellToCheck[faceI]] != cIndex)
+            {
+                tetVol *= -1.0;
+            }
+
+            // Accumulate volume-weighted tet centre
+            centre += tetVol*tpr.centre();
+
+            // Accumulate tet volume
+            volume += tetVol;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            forAll(checkFace, pI)
+            {
+                tetPointRef tpr
+                (
+                    points[checkFace[pI]],
+                    points[checkFace.prevLabel(pI)],
+                    checkFace.centre(points),
+                    cEst
+                );
+
+                scalar tetVol = tpr.mag();
+
+                // Flip if necessary
+                if (owner[cellToCheck[faceI]] != cIndex)
+                {
+                    tetVol *= -1.0;
+                }
+
+                // Accumulate volume-weighted tet centre
+                centre += tetVol*tpr.centre();
+
+                // Accumulate tet volume
+                volume += tetVol;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    centre /= volume + VSMALL;
+}
+
+
+// Determine whether a segment intersects a triangular face
+inline bool segmentTriFaceIntersection
+(
+    const triPointRef& faceToCheck,
+    const linePointRef& edgeToCheck,
+    vector& intPoint
+)
+{
+    // Fetch references
+    const vector& p1 = edgeToCheck.start();
+    const vector& p2 = edgeToCheck.end();
+
+    // Define face-normal
+    vector n = faceToCheck.normal();
+    n /= mag(n) + VSMALL;
+
+    // Compute uValue
+    scalar numerator = n & (faceToCheck.a() - p1);
+    scalar denominator = n & (p2 - p1);
+
+    // Check if the edge is parallel to the face
+    if (mag(denominator) < VSMALL)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    scalar u = (numerator / denominator);
+
+    // Check for intersection along line.
+    if ((u >= 0.0) && (u <= 1.0))
+    {
+        // Compute point of intersection
+        intPoint = p1 + u*(p2 - p1);
+
+        // Also make sure that intPoint lies within the face
+        if (pointInTriFace(faceToCheck, intPoint, false))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Failed to fall within edge-bounds, or within face
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+// Determine whether the particular point lies
+// inside the given triangular face
+inline bool pointInTriFace
+(
+    const triPointRef& faceToCheck,
+    const vector& cP,
+    bool testCoplanarity
+)
+{
+    // Copy inputs
+    const vector& a = faceToCheck.a();
+    const vector& b = faceToCheck.b();
+    const vector& c = faceToCheck.c();
+
+    // Compute the normal
+    vector nf = faceToCheck.normal();
+
+    if ( ((0.5 * ((b - a)^(cP - a))) & nf) < 0.0)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if ( ((0.5 * ((c - b)^(cP - b))) & nf) < 0.0)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if ( ((0.5 * ((a - c)^(cP - c))) & nf) < 0.0)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (testCoplanarity)
+    {
+        vector ftp(a - cP);
+
+        // Normalize vectors
+        nf /= mag(nf) + VSMALL;
+        ftp /= mag(ftp) + VSMALL;
+
+        if (mag(ftp & nf) > VSMALL)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Passed test with all edges
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+// Parallel blocking send
+inline void pWrite
+(
+    const label toID,
+    const label& data
+)
+{
+    OPstream::write
+    (
+        Pstream::blocking,
+        toID,
+        reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&data),
+        sizeof(label)
+    );
+}
+
+
+// Parallel blocking receive
+inline void pRead
+(
+    const label fromID,
+    label& data
+)
+{
+    IPstream::read
+    (
+        Pstream::blocking,
+        fromID,
+        reinterpret_cast<char*>(&data),
+        sizeof(label)
+    );
+}
+
+
+inline void waitForBuffers()
+{
+    if (Pstream::parRun())
+    {
+        OPstream::waitRequests();
+        IPstream::waitRequests();
+    }
+}
+
+
+// Method to insert a label between two labels in a list
+// Assumes that all labels are unique.
+inline void insertLabel
+(
+    const label newLabel,
+    const label labelA,
+    const label labelB,
+    labelList& list
+)
+{
+    // Create a new list
+    bool found = false;
+    label origSize = list.size();
+    labelList newList(origSize + 1);
+
+    label index = 0, nextI = -1;
+
+    // Start a linear search
+    forAll(list, itemI)
+    {
+        newList[index++] = list[itemI];
+
+        nextI = list.fcIndex(itemI);
+
+        if
+        (
+            (
+                (list[itemI] == labelA && list[nextI] == labelB) ||
+                (list[itemI] == labelB && list[nextI] == labelA)
+            ) &&
+           !found
+        )
+        {
+            found = true;
+            newList[index++] = newLabel;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!found)
+    {
+        FatalErrorIn
+        (
+            "inline void meshOps::insertLabel"
+            "(const label, const label, const label, labelList&)"
+        )   << nl << "Cannot insert " << newLabel
+            << " in list: " << list << nl
+            << " Labels: "
+            << labelA << " and " << labelB
+            << " were not found in sequence."
+            << abort(FatalError);
+    }
+
+    // Transfer the list
+    list.transfer(newList);
+}
+
+
+// Utility method to replace a label in a given list
+inline void replaceLabel
+(
+     const label original,
+     const label replacement,
+     labelList& list
+)
+{
+    label index = -1;
+
+    if ((index = findIndex(list, original)) > -1)
+    {
+        list[index] = replacement;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        FatalErrorIn
+        (
+            "inline void label meshOps::replaceLabel"
+            "(const label, const label, labelList&)"
+        )   << nl << "Cannot find " << original
+            << " in list: " << list << nl
+            << " Label: " << replacement
+            << " was not used in replacement."
+            << abort(FatalError);
+    }
+}
+
+
+} // End namespace meshOps
+
+
+} // End namespace Foam
+
+// ************************************************************************* //