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+Test-dynamicIndexedOctree.C
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-dynamicIndexedOctree
diff --git a/applications/test/dynamicIndexedOctree/Make/options b/applications/test/dynamicIndexedOctree/Make/options
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+EXE_INC = -I$(FOAM_SRC)/meshTools/lnInclude
+
+EXE_LIBS = -lmeshTools
diff --git a/applications/test/dynamicIndexedOctree/Test-dynamicIndexedOctree.C b/applications/test/dynamicIndexedOctree/Test-dynamicIndexedOctree.C
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     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 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Description
+    Test the construction, insertion and removal of points from the dynamic
+    indexed octree.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "argList.H"
+#include "cpuTime.H"
+#include "treeBoundBox.H"
+#include "dynamicIndexedOctree.H"
+#include "dynamicTreeDataPoint.H"
+#include "indexedOctree.H"
+#include "treeDataPoint.H"
+
+using namespace Foam;
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// Main program:
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    cpuTime timer;
+
+    treeBoundBox overallBb
+    (
+        point(0,0,0),
+        point(1,1,1)
+    );
+
+    label size = 5e6;
+
+    Info<< "Creating indexed octrees with " << size
+        << " points in bounding box: " << overallBb << endl;
+
+
+// Create the data
+
+    DynamicList<point> pointList(size);
+    pointField pointFieldList(size);
+
+    for (label pI = size - 1; pI >= 0; --pI)
+    {
+        scalar factor = pI/scalar(size);
+
+        pointList.append(0.99*point(factor, factor, factor));
+        pointFieldList[pI] = 0.99*point(factor, factor, factor);
+    }
+
+    for (label i=0; i<5; ++i)
+    {
+        pointList.append(point(0.95, 0.95,0.95));
+        pointFieldList.append(point(0.95, 0.95,0.95));
+    }
+
+    Info<< "Time to construct lists of points: "
+        << timer.cpuTimeIncrement() << endl;
+
+
+// Construct the trees
+
+    dynamicIndexedOctree<dynamicTreeDataPoint> tree
+    (
+        dynamicTreeDataPoint(pointList),
+        overallBb,  // overall search domain
+        20,         // max levels; n/a
+        100,          // maximum ratio of cubes v.s. cells
+        100.0       // max. duplicity; n/a since no bounding boxes.
+    );
+
+    Info<< "Time to construct dynamic tree:    "
+        << timer.cpuTimeIncrement() << endl;
+
+    indexedOctree<treeDataPoint> tree2
+    (
+        treeDataPoint(pointFieldList),
+        overallBb,  // overall search domain
+        20,         // max levels
+        100,       // maximum ratio of cubes v.s. cells
+        100.0       // max. duplicity; n/a since no bounding boxes.
+    );
+
+    Info<< "Time to construct normal tree:     "
+        << timer.cpuTimeIncrement() << endl;
+
+    Info<< "Statistics of the dynamic tree:" << endl;
+    tree.writeTreeInfo();
+
+
+// Test calls to findNearest()
+
+    point p(0.94,0.94,0.94);
+
+    Info<< "Nearest point to " << p << " = "
+        << tree.findNearest(p, 0.4) << endl;
+
+    for (label i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+    {
+        tree.findNearest
+        (
+            point(scalar(i)/size, scalar(i)/size, scalar(i)/size),
+            0.4
+        );
+    }
+
+    Info<< "Time to perform " << size
+        << " findNearest() calls on the dynamic tree: "
+        << timer.cpuTimeIncrement() << endl;
+
+    for (label i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+    {
+        tree2.findNearest
+        (
+            point(scalar(i)/size, scalar(i)/size, scalar(i)/size),
+            0.4
+        );
+    }
+
+    Info<< "Time to perform " << size
+        << " findNearest() calls on the normal tree: "
+        << timer.cpuTimeIncrement() << endl;
+
+
+// Test point insertion
+
+    label index = pointList.size();
+    pointList.append(p);
+
+    Info<< nl << "Inserting point " << p << " with index " << index << endl;
+
+    // Now insert a point into the tree.
+    tree.insert(index, pointList.size());
+
+    Info<< "Nearest point to " << p << " = "
+        << tree.findNearest(p, 0.4) << endl;
+
+    index = pointList.size();
+    pointList.append(p);
+
+    Info<< "Inserting same point " << p << " with index " << index << endl;
+
+    tree.insert(index, pointList.size());
+
+    Info<< "Nearest point to " << p << " = "
+        << tree.findNearest(p, 0.4) << endl;
+
+    Info<< nl << "Tree after insertion:" << endl;
+    tree.writeTreeInfo();
+
+
+// Test point removal
+
+    label nRemoved = 0;
+    for (label pI = size - 5; pI >= 5; pI--)
+    {
+        tree.remove(pI);
+        ++nRemoved;
+    }
+
+    Info<< "Time to remove " << nRemoved << " points from the tree: "
+        << timer.cpuTimeIncrement() << endl;
+
+    Info<< nl << "Tree after removal:" << endl;
+    tree.writeTreeInfo();
+
+    Info<< "Nearest point to " << p << " = "
+        << tree.findNearest(p, 0.4) << endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //