Debug System

Overview

The [Debug] input file block is designed to contain options to enable debugging tools for a simulation. For example, the input file snippet below demonstrates how to enable the material property debugging tool. A complete list of the available options is provided in Input Parameters.

[Debug]
  show_material_props = true
[]

Input Parameters

active__all__ If specified only the blocks named will be visited and made active
Default:__all__
C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>
Controllable:No
Description:If specified only the blocks named will be visited and made active
inactiveIf specified blocks matching these identifiers will be skipped.
C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>
Controllable:No
Description:If specified blocks matching these identifiers will be skipped.
pid_auxFalseAdd a AuxVariable named "pid" that shows the processors and partitioning
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Add a AuxVariable named "pid" that shows the processors and partitioning
show_action_dependenciesFalsePrint out the action dependencies
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Print out the action dependencies
show_actionsFalsePrint out the actions being executed
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Print out the actions being executed
show_material_propsFalsePrint out the material properties supplied for each block, face, neighbor, and/or sideset
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Print out the material properties supplied for each block, face, neighbor, and/or sideset
show_mesh_meta_dataFalsePrint out the available mesh meta data
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Print out the available mesh meta data
show_parserFalseShows parser block extraction and debugging information
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Shows parser block extraction and debugging information
show_reportersFalsePrint out information about the declared and requested Reporters
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Print out information about the declared and requested Reporters
show_top_residuals0The number of top residuals to print out (0 = no output)
Default:0
C++ Type:unsigned int
Controllable:No
Description:The number of top residuals to print out (0 = no output)
show_var_residual_normsFalsePrint the residual norms of the individual solution variables at each nonlinear iteration
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Print the residual norms of the individual solution variables at each nonlinear iteration
show_var_residualVariables for which residuals will be sent to the output file.
C++ Type:std::vector<NonlinearVariableName>
Controllable:No
Description:Variables for which residuals will be sent to the output file.

Available Subsystems

Moose App
MaterialDerivativeTest

Available Actions

Moose App
SetupDebugActionAdds various debugging type Output objects to the simulation system.
SetupResidualDebugActionAdds the necessary objects for computing the residuals for individual variables.

(../../../SoftwareDownloads/moose/test/tests/outputs/debug/show_material_props_debug.i)

[Mesh]
  [gen]
    type = GeneratedMeshGenerator
    dim = 2
    nx = 10
    ny = 10
  []
  [./subdomains]
    input = gen
    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
    bottom_left = '0.1 0.1 0'
    block_id = 1
    top_right = '0.9 0.9 0'
  [../]
[]

[Variables]
  [./u]
  [../]
[]

[Kernels]
  [./diff]
    type = Diffusion
    variable = u
  [../]
[]

[BCs]
  [./left]
    type = DirichletBC
    variable = u
    boundary = left
    value = 0
  [../]
  [./right]
    type = DirichletBC
    variable = u
    boundary = right
    value = 1
  [../]
[]

[Materials]
  [./block]
    type = GenericConstantMaterial
    block = '0 1'
    prop_names = 'property0 property1 property2 property3 property4 property5 property6 property7 property8 property9 property10'
    prop_values = '0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10'
  [../]
  [./boundary]
    type = GenericConstantMaterial
    prop_names = bnd_prop
    boundary = top
    prop_values = 12345
  [../]
  [./restricted]
    type = GenericConstantMaterial
    block = 1
    prop_names = 'restricted0 restricted1'
    prop_values = '10 11'
  [../]
[]

[Executioner]
  type = Steady

  solve_type = 'PJFNK'


  petsc_options_iname = '-pc_type -pc_hypre_type'
  petsc_options_value = 'hypre boomeramg'
[]

[Outputs]
  execute_on = 'timestep_end'
[]

[Debug]
  show_material_props = true
[]

Overview
Input Parameters
Available Subsystems
Available Actions