remove is empty check due to it not being needed

src/serac/numerics/functional/quadrature_data.hpp

@@ -42,35 +42,6 @@ struct Nothing {};
  */
 struct Empty {};
 
-/**
- * @brief Checks at compile time if the StateType is of type Empty
- *
- * @tparam StateType Type to be checked if is of type Empty
- *
- * @return true if StateType is of type Empty
- */
-template <typename StateType>
-bool isEmptyType()
-{
-  if (std::is_same_v<typename StateType::State, Empty>) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Checks the passed in variable is of type Empty
- *
- * @tparam StateType Type to be checked if is of type Empty
- *
- * @return true if StateType is of type Empty
- */
-template <typename StateType>
-bool isEmptyType(const StateType&)
-{
-  return isEmptyType<std::decay_t<StateType>>();
-}
-
 template <typename T>
 struct QuadratureData;
 

src/serac/physics/state/state_manager.hpp

@@ -113,12 +113,10 @@ class StateManager {
       for (std::size_t i = 0; i < detail::qdata_geometries.size(); ++i) {
         auto geom      = detail::qdata_geometries[i];
         auto geom_data = qdata[geom];
-        if (!isEmptyType(geom_data)) {
-          auto                   geom_name = detail::qdata_geometry_names[i];
-          axom::sidre::View*     geom_view = qdata_group->createView(std::string(geom_name));
-          axom::sidre::IndexType shape[2]  = {geom_data.size(), sizeof(geom_data[0])};
-          geom_view->setExternalDataPtr(axom::sidre::CHAR8_STR_ID, 2, shape, geom_data);
-        }
+        auto                   geom_name = detail::qdata_geometry_names[i];
+        axom::sidre::View*     geom_view = qdata_group->createView(std::string(geom_name));
+        axom::sidre::IndexType shape[2]  = {geom_data.size(), sizeof(geom_data[0])};
+        geom_view->setExternalDataPtr(axom::sidre::CHAR8_STR_ID, 2, shape, geom_data);
       }
     } else {
       SLIC_ERROR_ROOT("restarts are not enabled yet here...");