add Functionality for plugins to define parameters in input file

[steffenger]

I think it would be useful to define parameters for a callbackplugin in an inputfile like:

' BEGIN_FECORE_CLASS(MyCallback, FECallBack); ADD_PARAMETER(m_test, FE_RANGE_GREATER(0.0), "test"); END_FECORE_CLASS(); ' One way could be to add the virtual functions

' void theClass::BuildParamList() ' to the FECallBack class but i am not really sure about this.
If there is already way to use this functionality in FEBio, please let me know.

best regards

Steffen

[SteveMaas1978]

Hi Steffen,

I think you can already do this, or maybe I don't understand the question. Since FECallBack inherits FECoreBase, derived classes use the BEGIN_FECORE_CLASS and END_FECORE_CLASS macros to define their parameter lists. In the FEBio input file, you reference the callback in the Code section: `

...

`

Does that answer your question?

Steve

[steffenger]

Hi Steve,

My mistake was that i forgot the

DECLARE_FECORE_CLASS();

at the end in the header file of the plugin. Now the plugin has compiled but i am not sure where to put this testparameter in the input file.

BEGIN_FECORE_CLASS(MyCallback, FECallBack); ADD_PARAMETER(m_test, FE_RANGE_GREATER(0.0), "test"); END_FECORE_CLASS();

My best guess was this

input file
`

         <test>1.0</test>
       </Code>`

but the tag is not recognized this way.

thanks for the help and best regards,

steffen

[SteveMaas1978]

Hi Steffen,

Did you register your class in your plugin? (See here)

Best,

Steve

[steffenger]

Hi Steve,

The callback is registered this way inside the plugin:

FECORE_PLUGIN void PluginInitialize(FECoreKernel& fecore) { FECoreKernel::SetInstance(&fecore); fecore.RegisterDomain(new FEMixDomainFactory);

fecore.SetActiveModule("solid");
fecore.CreateModule("biphasic"); 
fecore.SetModuleDependency("solid"); 
    REGISTER_FECORE_CLASS_EXPLICIT(MyCallback, FECALLBACK_ID, "my_callback");
   ...
    fecore.SetActiveModule(0);

}

best regards,

Steffen

[SteveMaas1978]

Hi Steffen,

Let's take this conversation offline. Can you please email me the source code of your plugin? You may email me at steve dot maas at utah dot edu. I'll see if I can reproduce the issue on my end.

Thanks,

Steve

[steffenger]

Hi Steve,

I am sorry, i forgot to answer. I will send you an email