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#ifndef MFEM_MESH_OPERATORS
#define MFEM_MESH_OPERATORS
 
#include "../config/config.hpp"
#include "../general/array.hpp"
#include "mesh.hpp"
#include "../fem/estimators.hpp"
 
#include <limits>
 
namespace mfem
{
 
/** @brief The MeshOperator class serves as base for mesh manipulation classes.
 
    The purpose of the class is to provide a common abstraction for various
    AMR mesh control schemes. The typical use in an AMR loop is illustrated
    in examples 6/6p and 15/15p.
 
    A more general loop that also supports sequences of mesh operators with
    multiple updates looks like this:
    \code
       for (...)
       {
          // computations on the current mesh ...
          while (mesh_operator->Apply(mesh))
          {
             // update FiniteElementSpaces and interpolate GridFunctions ...
             if (mesh_operator->Continue()) { break; }
          }
          if (mesh_operator->Stop()) { break; }
       }
    \endcode
 */
class MeshOperator
{
private:
   int mod;
 
protected:
   friend class MeshOperatorSequence;
 
   /** @brief Implementation of the mesh operation. Invoked by the Apply()
              public method.
       @return Combination of ActionInfo constants. */
   virtual int ApplyImpl(Mesh &mesh) = 0;
 
   /// Constructor to be used by derived classes.
   MeshOperator() : mod(NONE) { }
 
public:
   /** @brief Action and information constants and masks.
 
       Combinations of constants are returned by the Apply() virtual method and
       can be accessed directly with GetActionInfo() or indirectly with methods
       like Stop(), Continue(), etc. The information bits (MASK_INFO) can be set
       only when the update bit is set (see MASK_UPDATE). */
   enum Action
   {
      NONE        = 0, /**< continue with computations without updating spaces
                            or grid-functions, i.e. the mesh was not modified */
      CONTINUE    = 1, /**< update spaces and grid-functions and continue
                            computations with the new mesh */
      STOP        = 2, ///< a stopping criterion was satisfied
      REPEAT      = 3, /**< update spaces and grid-functions and call the
                            operator Apply() method again */
      MASK_UPDATE = 1, ///< bit mask for the "update" bit
      MASK_ACTION = 3  ///< bit mask for all "action" bits
   };
 
   enum Info
   {
      REFINED     = 4*1, ///< the mesh was refined
      DEREFINED   = 4*2, ///< the mesh was de-refined
      REBALANCED  = 4*3, ///< the mesh was rebalanced
      MASK_INFO   = ~3   ///< bit mask for all "info" bits
   };
 
   /** @brief Perform the mesh operation.
       @return true if FiniteElementSpaces and GridFunctions need to be updated.
   */
   bool Apply(Mesh &mesh) { return ((mod = ApplyImpl(mesh)) & MASK_UPDATE); }
 
   /** @brief Check if STOP action is requested, e.g. stopping criterion is
       satisfied. */
   bool Stop() const { return ((mod & MASK_ACTION) == STOP); }
   /** @brief Check if REPEAT action is requested, i.e. FiniteElementSpaces and
       GridFunctions need to be updated, and Apply() must be called again. */
   bool Repeat() const { return ((mod & MASK_ACTION) == REPEAT); }
   /** @brief Check if CONTINUE action is requested, i.e. FiniteElementSpaces
       and GridFunctions need to be updated and computations should continue. */
   bool Continue() const { return ((mod & MASK_ACTION) == CONTINUE); }
 
   /// Check if the mesh was refined.
   bool Refined() const { return ((mod & MASK_INFO) == REFINED); }
   /// Check if the mesh was de-refined.
   bool Derefined() const { return ((mod & MASK_INFO) == DEREFINED); }
   /// Check if the mesh was rebalanced.
   bool Rebalanced() const { return ((mod & MASK_INFO) == REBALANCED); }
 
   /** @brief Get the full ActionInfo value generated by the last call to
       Apply(). */
   int GetActionInfo() const { return mod; }
 
   /// Reset the MeshOperator.
   virtual void Reset() = 0;
 
   /// The destructor is virtual.
   virtual ~MeshOperator() { }
};
 
 
/** Composition of MeshOperators into a sequence. Use the Append() method to
    create the sequence. */
class MeshOperatorSequence : public MeshOperator
{
protected:
   int step;
   Array<MeshOperator*> sequence; ///< MeshOperators sequence, owned by us.
 
   /// Do not allow copy construction, due to assumed ownership.
   MeshOperatorSequence(const MeshOperatorSequence &) { }
 
   /// Do not allow copy assignment, due to assumed ownership.
   MeshOperatorSequence& operator=(const MeshOperatorSequence &s) = delete;
 
   /** @brief Apply the MeshOperatorSequence.
       @return ActionInfo value corresponding to the last applied operator from
       the sequence. */
   int ApplyImpl(Mesh &mesh) override;
 
public:
   /// Constructor. Use the Append() method to create the sequence.
   MeshOperatorSequence() : step(-1) { }
 
   /// Delete all operators from the sequence.
   virtual ~MeshOperatorSequence();
 
   /** @brief Add an operator to the end of the sequence.
       The MeshOperatorSequence assumes ownership of the operator. */
   void Append(MeshOperator *mc) { sequence.Append(mc); }
 
   /// Access the underlying sequence.
   Array<MeshOperator*> &GetSequence() { return sequence; }
 
   /// Reset all MeshOperators in the sequence.
   void Reset() override;
};
 
 
/** @brief Mesh refinement operator using an error threshold.
 
    This class uses the given ErrorEstimator to estimate local element errors
    and then marks for refinement all elements i such that loc_err_i > threshold.
    The threshold is computed as
    \code
       threshold = max(total_err * total_fraction * pow(num_elements,-1.0/p),
                       local_err_goal);
    \endcode
    where p (=total_norm_p), total_fraction, and local_err_goal are settable
    parameters, total_err = (sum_i local_err_i^p)^{1/p}, when p < inf,
    or total_err = max_i local_err_i, when p = inf.
*/
class ThresholdRefiner : public MeshOperator
{
protected:
   ErrorEstimator &estimator;
   AnisotropicErrorEstimator *aniso_estimator;
 
   real_t total_norm_p;
   real_t total_err_goal;
   real_t total_fraction;
   real_t local_err_goal;
   long long max_elements;
 
   real_t threshold;
   long long num_marked_elements;
 
   Array<Refinement> marked_elements;
 
   int non_conforming;
   int nc_limit;
 
   real_t GetNorm(const Vector &local_err, Mesh &mesh) const;
 
   /** @brief Apply the operator to the mesh.
       @return STOP if a stopping criterion is satisfied or no elements were
       marked for refinement; REFINED + CONTINUE otherwise. */
   int ApplyImpl(Mesh &mesh) override;
 
public:
   /// Construct a ThresholdRefiner using the given ErrorEstimator.
   ThresholdRefiner(ErrorEstimator &est);
 
   // default destructor (virtual)
 
   /** @brief Set the exponent, p, of the discrete p-norm used to compute the
       total error from the local element errors. */
   void SetTotalErrorNormP(real_t norm_p = infinity())
   { total_norm_p = norm_p; }
 
   /** @brief Set the total error stopping criterion: stop when
       total_err <= total_err_goal. The default value is zero. */
   void SetTotalErrorGoal(real_t err_goal) { total_err_goal = err_goal; }
 
   /** @brief Set the total fraction used in the computation of the threshold.
       The default value is 1/2.
       @note If fraction == 0, total_err is essentially ignored in the threshold
       computation, i.e. threshold = local error goal. */
   void SetTotalErrorFraction(real_t fraction) { total_fraction = fraction; }
 
   /** @brief Set the local stopping criterion: stop when
       local_err_i <= local_err_goal. The default value is zero.
       @note If local_err_goal == 0, it is essentially ignored in the threshold
       computation. */
   void SetLocalErrorGoal(real_t err_goal) { local_err_goal = err_goal; }
 
   /** @brief Set the maximum number of elements stopping criterion: stop when
       the input mesh has num_elements >= max_elem. The default value is
       LONG_MAX. */
   void SetMaxElements(long long max_elem) { max_elements = max_elem; }
 
   /// Use nonconforming refinement, if possible (triangles, quads, hexes).
   void PreferNonconformingRefinement() { non_conforming = 1; }
 
   /** @brief Use conforming refinement, if possible (triangles, tetrahedra)
       -- this is the default. */
   void PreferConformingRefinement() { non_conforming = -1; }
 
   /** @brief Set the maximum ratio of refinement levels of adjacent elements
       (0 = unlimited). */
   void SetNCLimit(int nc_limit_)
   {
      MFEM_ASSERT(nc_limit_ >= 0, "Invalid NC limit");
      nc_limit = nc_limit_;
   }
 
   /// Get the number of marked elements in the last Apply() call.
   long long GetNumMarkedElements() const { return num_marked_elements; }
 
   /// Get the threshold used in the last Apply() call.
   real_t GetThreshold() const { return threshold; }
 
   /// Reset the associated estimator.
   void Reset() override;
 
   /// Set the array @a refinements of elements to refine, without refining.
   int MarkWithoutRefining(Mesh & mesh, Array<Refinement> & refinements);
};
 
// TODO: BulkRefiner to refine a portion of the global error
 
 
/** @brief De-refinement operator using an error threshold.
 
    This de-refinement operator marks elements in the hierarchy whose children
    are leaves and their combined error is below a given threshold. The
    errors of the children are combined by one of the following operations:
    - op = 0: minimum of the errors
    - op = 1: sum of the errors (default)
    - op = 2: maximum of the errors. */
class ThresholdDerefiner : public MeshOperator
{
protected:
   ErrorEstimator &estimator;
 
   real_t threshold;
   int nc_limit, op;
 
   /** @brief Apply the operator to the mesh.
       @return DEREFINED + CONTINUE if some elements were de-refined; NONE
       otherwise. */
   int ApplyImpl(Mesh &mesh) override;
 
public:
   /// Construct a ThresholdDerefiner using the given ErrorEstimator.
   ThresholdDerefiner(ErrorEstimator &est)
      : estimator(est)
   {
      threshold = 0.0;
      nc_limit = 0;
      op = 1;
   }
 
   // default destructor (virtual)
 
   /// Set the de-refinement threshold. The default value is zero.
   void SetThreshold(real_t thresh) { threshold = thresh; }
 
   void SetOp(int oper) { op = oper; }
 
   /** @brief Set the maximum ratio of refinement levels of adjacent elements
       (0 = unlimited). */
   void SetNCLimit(int nc_limit_)
   {
      MFEM_ASSERT(nc_limit_ >= 0, "Invalid NC limit");
      nc_limit = nc_limit_;
   }
 
   /// Reset the associated estimator.
   void Reset() override { estimator.Reset(); }
};
 
 
/** @brief Refinement operator to control data oscillation.
 
    This class computes osc_K(f) := || h ⋅ (I - Π) f ||_K  at each element K.
    Here, Π is the L2-projection and ||⋅||_K is the L2-norm, restricted to the
    element K. All elements satisfying the inequality
    \code
       osc_K(f) > threshold ⋅ ||f|| / sqrt(n_el),
    \endcode
    are refined. Here, threshold is a positive parameter, ||⋅|| is the L2-norm
    over the entire domain Ω, and n_el is the number of elements in the mesh.
 
    Note that if osc(f) = threshold ⋅ ||f|| / sqrt(n_el) for each K, then
    \code
       osc(f) = sqrt(sum_K osc_K^2(f)) = threshold ⋅ ||f||.
    \endcode
    This is the reason for the 1/sqrt(n_el) factor.
*/
class CoefficientRefiner : public MeshOperator
{
protected:
   bool print_level = false;
   int nc_limit = 1;
   int nonconforming = -1;
   int order;
   long long max_elements = std::numeric_limits<long long>::max();
   real_t threshold = 1.0e-2;
   real_t global_osc = NAN;
   Array<int> mesh_refinements;
   Vector element_oscs;
   Coefficient *coeff = NULL;
   const IntegrationRule *ir_default[Geometry::NumGeom];
   const IntegrationRule **irs = NULL;
 
   /** @brief Apply the operator to the mesh once.
       @return STOP if a stopping criterion is satisfied or no elements were
       marked for refinement; REFINED + CONTINUE otherwise. */
   int ApplyImpl(Mesh &mesh) override;
 
public:
   /// Constructor
   CoefficientRefiner(Coefficient &coeff_, int order_)
   {
      // function f
      coeff = &coeff_;
 
      // order of the projection Π
      order = order_;
   }
 
   /** @brief Apply the operator to the mesh max_it times or until tolerance
    *  achieved.
       @return STOP if a stopping criterion is satisfied or no elements were
       marked for refinement; REFINED + CONTINUE otherwise. */
   virtual int PreprocessMesh(Mesh &mesh, int max_it);
 
   int PreprocessMesh(Mesh &mesh)
   {
      int max_it = 10;
      return PreprocessMesh(mesh, max_it);
   }
 
   /// Set the refinement threshold. The default value is 1.0e-2.
   void SetThreshold(real_t threshold_) { threshold = threshold_; }
 
   /** @brief Set the maximum number of elements stopping criterion: stop when
       the input mesh has num_elements >= max_elem. The default value is
       LONG_MAX. */
   void SetMaxElements(long long max_elements_) { max_elements = max_elements_; }
 
   /// Reset the function f
   void ResetCoefficient(Coefficient &coeff_)
   {
      element_oscs.Destroy();
      global_osc = NAN;
      coeff = &coeff_;
   }
 
   /// Reset the oscillation order
   void SetOrder(int order_) { order = order_; }
 
   /** @brief Set the maximum ratio of refinement levels of adjacent elements
       (0 = unlimited). The default value is 1, which helps ensure appropriate
       refinements in pathological situations where the default quadrature
       order is too low.  */
   void SetNCLimit(int nc_limit_)
   {
      MFEM_ASSERT(nc_limit_ >= 0, "Invalid NC limit");
      nc_limit = nc_limit_;
   }
 
   // Set a custom integration rule
   void SetIntRule(const IntegrationRule *irs_[]) { irs = irs_; }
 
   // Set print level
   void PrintWarnings() { print_level = true; }
 
   // Return the value of the global relative data oscillation
   real_t GetOsc() const { return global_osc; }
 
   // Return the local relative data oscillation errors
   const Vector & GetLocalOscs() const
   {
      MFEM_ASSERT(element_oscs.Size() > 0,
                  "Local oscillations have not been computed yet")
      return element_oscs;
   }
 
   /// Reset
   void Reset() override;
};
 
 
/** @brief ParMesh rebalancing operator.
 
    If the mesh is a parallel mesh, perform rebalancing; otherwise, do nothing.
*/
class Rebalancer : public MeshOperator
{
protected:
   /** @brief Rebalance a parallel mesh (only non-conforming parallel meshes are
       supported).
       @return CONTINUE + REBALANCED on success, NONE otherwise. */
   int ApplyImpl(Mesh &mesh) override;
 
public:
   /// Empty.
   void Reset() override { }
};
 
} // namespace mfem
 
#endif // MFEM_MESH_OPERATORS