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\chapter{\label{libuse}Library ParaViewHelper API description}
The ParaViewHelper library can be used in C++/C environment. Has the library is designed in C++,
the associated interface will be described first. Then the C wrapper will presented.
The description of the API will always be illustrated from the example that can be found in the {\bf examples}
directory.
\section{C++ use}
\definecolor{darkgray}{rgb}{0.95,0.95,0.95}
\lstset{language=C}
\lstset{xleftmargin=.1cm}
\lstset{xrightmargin=.1cm}
\lstset{backgroundcolor=\color{darkgray}}
\lstset{keywordstyle=\color{red}\bfseries\emph}
\noindent In a C++ context, to use ParaViewHelper library, one should include the necessary header file with:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
#include <dumper_paraview.h>
\end{lstlisting}
\noindent First one have to declare a ParaView dumper object. For example, an object named dumper can be
created by:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
DumperParaview dumper;
\end{lstlisting}
Then the library can only work if data concerning the mesh is given. Nodal coordinates and connectivity
are separately forwarded to the API. In order to give the coordinates one should call the method:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
void SetPoints(double * points,int dimension,int nb,const char * name);
\end{lstlisting}
where:
\begin{itemize}
\item {\bf points} is a pointer to a contiguous array containing the coordinates
\item {\bf dimension} is an integer giving the dimension of the stored coordinates
\item {\bf nb} is the number of nodes
\item {\bf name} is the name associated with this mesh. This name will be a prefix to all generated file. \\
\end{itemize}
Such a call is made in {\it testcpp.cpp} with:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
dumper.SetPoints(positions,3,nb_nodes,"cube-mesh");
\end{lstlisting}
Then the connectivity should be given to the API through a call to the method:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
void SetConnectivity(int * connectivity,int element_type,int nb_elem,int mode);
\end{lstlisting}
where:
\begin{itemize}
\item {\bf connectivity} is a pointer to a contiguous array containing the connectivity data for
each element. In other words it contain the nodes connected in element 1, then in element 2, etc...
\item {\bf element\_type} can take only for values at present time: {\it TRIANGLE1, TRIANGLE2, TETRA1 or TETRA2}
for 1st order triangle, 2nd order triangle, 1st order tetrahedron and 2nd order tetrahedron respectively.
\item {\bf nb\_elem} is the number of stored elements.
\item {\bf mode} can take two values : {\it FORTRAN\_MODE} or {\it C\_MODE}. It depends wether the connectivity indexes
stored in the array {\bf connectivity} start at 0 or 1 (in SimulPack FORTRAN\_MODE is required).\\
\end{itemize}
In the C++ example, the call is made by:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
dumper.SetConnectivity(connectivity,TETRA2,nb_elements,FORTRAN_MODE);
\end{lstlisting}
Then an init method should simply be called in order to prepare the internal data of ParaViewHelper library:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
dumper.Init();
\end{lstlisting}
Now, you can dump files with a simple call like:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
dumper.Dump();
\end{lstlisting}
Each time you call {\bf Dump()} method, an internal count is incremented. This number will be used
to name the files generated. We will see in the following sections how to modify properties of the
generated files. ParaViewHelper API allow for instance binary of compressed output as well as other features.
\section{Attaching Nodal and Elementary Data to the output}
Dumping just the mesh data lack interest when most users want to see the computed fields along simulation
steps. Then it is possible to declare fields to be dumped in the output file. In the case of nodal data the
following method is to be used:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
void AddNodeDataField(double * data,int dimension,const char * name);
\end{lstlisting}
where:
\begin{itemize}
\item {\bf data} is a pointer to the nodal data to be attached. The dimension of the represented field
is provided by the {\bf dimension} parameter (see below).
\item {\bf dimension} is the dimension of the stored field. It can be any value, in such a way that tensorial fields
can be asked to be plotted by giving the appropriate value (1 in 1D, 4 in 2D, 9 in 3D).
\item {\bf name} is the name desired to be given in the generated paraview file. The effect will only be noticed
once the paraview file opened. \\
\end{itemize}
For instance, if one have access to the displacement field, one can make the following call to attach
the displacements to the output files:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
dumper.AddNodeDataField(displacements,3,"positions");
\end{lstlisting}
Now, if the data is a per-element data, it should be attached using the method:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
void AddElemDataField(double * data,int dimension,const char * name);
\end{lstlisting}
where:
\begin{itemize}
\item {\bf data} is a pointer to the per-element data.
\item {\bf dimension} is the dimension of the stored field. It is to be noticed that in the case where
2nd order elements are used, the the data dumped to output file will be the average value over the quadrature points.
\item {\bf name} is the name desired to be given to the field in the generated paraview file.\\
\end{itemize}
It can be useful to ``extend'' a field of dimension lower than 3D. For example, the ``Wrap'' filter provided
by paraview, which allow to diplace node coordinates coherently with the computed displacement field, can only
do so with a 3D field. Then in the case where 2D simulations are run, one need to extend the displacement field
with zeros for the z-axis. This can be done by use of the method:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
void SetEmbeddedValue(const char * name,int flag);
\end{lstlisting}
where:
\begin{itemize}
\item {\bf name} is the name of a field to extend, accordingly the name given in a previous call to {\it AddNodeDataField}.
\item {\bf flag} should have the value {\bf 0} or {\bf 1}. Zero means that no extension is required while one
request the contrary.
\end{itemize}
According to the example given in ``testcpp.cpp'', such a call should take the form:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
void SetMode(COMPRESSED|TEXT);
\end{lstlisting}
\section{Properties of the output file}
There few methods, that allow users to specify properties of the output. The main one is:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
void SetMode(int mode);
\end{lstlisting}
where:
\begin{itemize}
\item {\bf mode} is a mask composed with the values {\it TEXT, BASE64 or COMPRESSED}.
{\it TEXT} request a text file to be dumped. This means that numerical values will be
human readable. While {\it BASE64} request a base64 encoding for the numerical values.
The data stored that way increase with a ratio of 4/3. The main purpose of that encoding is that
it uses only alphanumeric characters, allowing sending such files with emails. To get a better
compression {\it COMPRESSED} flag should be used to request a globally gzipped file as output. But
such files will have to be uncompressed to be read by paraview. The main purpose of that option
is to compress and transport files between a computational site and a workstation for example.
\end{itemize}
Such options are combined in a mask fashion. For instance, to request TEXT and gzipped output files
one should call:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
void SetMode(COMPRESSED|TEXT);
\end{lstlisting}
and to get a BASE64 and gzipped file:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
void SetMode(BASE64|TEXT);
\end{lstlisting}
\section{C wrapper use}
\noindent Altough the library is implemented in C++, a C wrapped interface is provided. An example
is given in the file testc.c.
Thus, in a C context, to use ParaViewHelper library, one should include the necessary header file with:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tb,backgroundcolor=\color{white}]
#include <dumper_paraview_C_wrapper.h>
\end{lstlisting}
\noindent Then, instead of creating a new object, a handle has to be requested. This handle represent
like a pointer to a C++ object, that will be used to invoke the methods on the right object. This call
is brought by the function:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
PHelper * getNewHandle();
\end{lstlisting}
where {\bf PHelper} is the C structure used to store a pointer to the newly created object. \\
\noindent Then all calls to C++ methods are made through the following functions, that all
take as first argument a Handle previously created by a call to {\it getNewHandle}. The prototype
of all the wrapped functions where on purpose really similar to the C++ ones:
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
void Dump(PHelper * pH);
void Init(PHelper * pH);
void SetPoints(PHelper * pH,double * points,
int dimension,int nb,const char * name);
void SetConnectivity(PHelper * pH,int * connectivity,
int element_type,int nb_elem,int mode);
void AddNodeDataField(PHelper * pH,double * data,int dimension,
const char * name);
void AddElemDataField(PHelper * pH,double * data,int dimension,
const char * name);
void SetMode(PHelper * pH,int mode);
void SetEmbeddedValue(PHelper * ph,const char * name,int flag);
void SetPrefix(PHelper * ph,const char * dir);
\end{lstlisting}
\section{Support}
For any question, bug report or other please contact
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=tbrl]
G. ANCIAUX : guillaume.anciaux@epfl.ch
\end{lstlisting}

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