combine fft filter into a single node, fix tests

backend/execution.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from threading import RLock
 from time import perf_counter
 from typing import Any, Callable
 
-from backend.node_registry import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS, get_node_output_types
+from backend.node_registry import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS, get_node_output_types, get_node_output_accepted_types
 from backend.execution_context import active_node, execution_callbacks
 
 
@@ -462,16 +462,19 @@ class ExecutionEngine:
                 return
 
         return_types = get_node_output_types(cls)
+        output_accepted = get_node_output_accepted_types(cls)
 
         for slot, type_name in enumerate(return_types):
             if slot >= len(result):
                 break
             value = result[slot]
+            all_types = {type_name} | set(output_accepted[slot] if slot < len(output_accepted) else [])
 
-            if type_name == "DATA_FIELD" and isinstance(value, DataField) and on_preview:
+            # For polymorphic outputs, check the actual runtime type first.
+            if isinstance(value, DataField) and ("DATA_FIELD" in all_types) and on_preview:
                 arr = render_datafield_preview(value, value.colormap)
                 on_preview(node_id, encode_preview(arr))
-                return  # one preview per node is enough
+                return
 
             if type_name == "IMAGE" and isinstance(value, np.ndarray) and on_preview:
                 arr = image_to_uint8(value)
@@ -488,7 +491,7 @@ class ExecutionEngine:
                     on_preview(node_id, encode_preview(arr))
                     return
 
-            if type_name == "LINE" and isinstance(value, (np.ndarray, LineData)) and on_preview:
+            if "LINE" in all_types and isinstance(value, (np.ndarray, LineData)) and on_preview:
                 preview = self._render_line_preview(cls, slot, result)
                 if preview:
                     on_preview(node_id, preview)

backend/node_registry.py

@@ -15,28 +15,38 @@ NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS: dict[str, type] = {}
 NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS: dict[str, str] = {}
 
 
-def get_node_output_specs(cls: type) -> tuple[tuple[str, str], ...]:
+def get_node_output_specs(cls: type) -> tuple[tuple[str, str, dict], ...]:
     raw_outputs = getattr(cls, "OUTPUTS", None)
     if raw_outputs is None:
         raise AttributeError(f"{cls.__name__} must define OUTPUTS.")
 
-    specs: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
+    specs: list[tuple[str, str, dict]] = []
     for index, output in enumerate(raw_outputs):
-        if not isinstance(output, (list, tuple)) or len(output) != 2:
+        if not isinstance(output, (list, tuple)) or len(output) not in (2, 3):
             raise TypeError(
-                f"{cls.__name__}.OUTPUTS[{index}] must be a 2-item tuple of (type, name)."
+                f"{cls.__name__}.OUTPUTS[{index}] must be a 2- or 3-item tuple of (type, name[, meta])."
             )
-        type_name, name = output
+        type_name = output[0]
-        specs.append((str(type_name), str(name)))
+        name = output[1]
+        meta: dict = output[2] if len(output) == 3 else {}
+        specs.append((str(type_name), str(name), meta))
     return tuple(specs)
 
 
 def get_node_output_types(cls: type) -> tuple[str, ...]:
-    return tuple(type_name for type_name, _ in get_node_output_specs(cls))
+    return tuple(type_name for type_name, _, _meta in get_node_output_specs(cls))
 
 
 def get_node_output_names(cls: type) -> tuple[str, ...]:
-    return tuple(name for _, name in get_node_output_specs(cls))
+    return tuple(name for _, name, _meta in get_node_output_specs(cls))
+
+
+def get_node_output_accepted_types(cls: type) -> tuple[list[str], ...]:
+    """Return per-slot accepted_types lists (empty list means only the declared type)."""
+    return tuple(
+        list(meta.get("accepted_types", []))
+        for _, _, meta in get_node_output_specs(cls)
+    )
 
 
 def register_node(display_name: str | None = None):
@@ -77,6 +87,7 @@ def get_node_info(class_name: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "input_order": {k: list(v.keys()) for k, v in input_types.items()},
         "output": list(get_node_output_types(cls)),
         "output_name": list(get_node_output_names(cls)),
+        "output_accepted_types": list(get_node_output_accepted_types(cls)),
         "output_node": bool(getattr(cls, "OUTPUT_NODE", False)),
         "manual_trigger": bool(getattr(cls, "MANUAL_TRIGGER", False)),
         "description": getattr(cls, "DESCRIPTION", ""),

backend/nodes/__init__.py

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ from backend.nodes import (
     colormap,
     crop_resize,
     fft_2d_inverse,
-    filter_fft_1d,
+    filter_fft,
-    filter_fft_2d,
     filter_gaussian,
     filter_median,
     flip,

backend/nodes/filter_fft.py

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+import numpy as np
+from backend.node_registry import register_node
+from backend.data_types import DataField, LineData
+from backend.nodes.helpers import _cached_1d_transfer, _cached_2d_transfer
+
+
+@register_node(display_name="FFT Filter")
+class FFTFilter:
+    """Frequency-domain filtering of a line profile or 2-D data field.
+
+    Accepts either a LINE or DATA_FIELD and returns a filtered output of the
+    same type.  Uses a Butterworth transfer function with configurable order
+    for a smooth roll-off.  Equivalent to Gwyddion fft_filter_1d / fft_filter_2d.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "input": ("LINE", {
+                    "label": "input",
+                    "accepted_types": ["DATA_FIELD"],
+                }),
+                "filter_type": (["lowpass", "highpass", "bandpass", "notch"],),
+                "cutoff": ("FLOAT", {
+                    "default": 0.1, "min": 0.001, "max": 1.0, "step": 0.001,
+                }),
+                "cutoff_high": ("FLOAT", {
+                    "default": 0.4, "min": 0.001, "max": 1.0, "step": 0.001,
+                }),
+                "order": ("INT", {"default": 2, "min": 1, "max": 10, "step": 1}),
+            }
+        }
+
+    OUTPUTS = (
+        ('LINE', 'filtered', {"accepted_types": ["DATA_FIELD"]}),
+    )
+    FUNCTION = "process"
+
+    DESCRIPTION = (
+        "Frequency-domain filtering of a line profile or 2-D data field. "
+        "Connect a LINE for 1-D filtering or a DATA_FIELD for 2-D filtering — "
+        "the output mirrors the input type. "
+        "Supports lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and notch (band-reject) modes "
+        "with a Butterworth roll-off. Cutoffs are fractions of the Nyquist frequency."
+    )
+
+    def process(self, input, filter_type: str, cutoff: float,
+                cutoff_high: float, order: int) -> tuple:
+        if isinstance(input, DataField):
+            return self._process_field(input, filter_type, float(cutoff), float(cutoff_high), int(order))
+        return self._process_line(input, filter_type, float(cutoff), float(cutoff_high), int(order))
+
+    def _process_line(self, line, filter_type: str, cutoff: float,
+                      cutoff_high: float, order: int) -> tuple:
+        z = np.asarray(line, dtype=np.float64).ravel()
+        n = len(z)
+
+        Z = np.fft.rfft(z)
+        H = _cached_1d_transfer(n, filter_type, cutoff, cutoff_high, order)
+        Z *= H
+        filtered = np.fft.irfft(Z, n=n)
+
+        if isinstance(line, LineData):
+            return (
+                LineData(
+                    data=filtered,
+                    x_axis=line.x_axis.copy() if line.x_axis is not None else None,
+                    x_unit=line.x_unit,
+                    y_unit=line.y_unit,
+                ),
+            )
+        return (filtered,)
+
+    def _process_field(self, field: DataField, filter_type: str, cutoff: float,
+                       cutoff_high: float, order: int) -> tuple:
+        data = field.data
+        yres, xres = data.shape
+
+        mean_val = float(data.mean())
+        centered = data - mean_val
+
+        spectrum = np.fft.rfft2(centered)
+        transfer = _cached_2d_transfer(yres, xres, filter_type, cutoff, cutoff_high, order)
+        result = np.fft.irfft2(spectrum * transfer, s=(yres, xres))
+        result += mean_val
+
+        return (field.replace(data=result),)

backend/nodes/filter_fft_1d.py

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-import numpy as np
-from backend.node_registry import register_node
-from backend.data_types import LineData
-from backend.nodes.helpers import _cached_1d_transfer
-
-
-@register_node(display_name="FFT Filter 1D")
-class FFTFilter1D:
-    """Bandpass / lowpass / highpass / notch filtering of 1-D line profiles.
-
-    Equivalent to Gwyddion's fft_filter_1d module.  Uses a Butterworth
-    transfer function with configurable order for a smooth roll-off.
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
-        return {
-            "required": {
-                "line": ("LINE",),
-                "filter_type": (["lowpass", "highpass", "bandpass", "notch"],),
-                "cutoff": ("FLOAT", {
-                    "default": 0.1, "min": 0.001, "max": 1.0, "step": 0.001,
-                }),
-                "cutoff_high": ("FLOAT", {
-                    "default": 0.4, "min": 0.001, "max": 1.0, "step": 0.001,
-                }),
-                "order": ("INT", {"default": 2, "min": 1, "max": 10, "step": 1}),
-            }
-        }
-
-    OUTPUTS = (
-        ('LINE', 'filtered'),
-    )
-    FUNCTION = "process"
-
-    DESCRIPTION = (
-        "Frequency-domain filtering of a 1-D line profile. "
-        "Supports lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and notch (band-reject) modes "
-        "with a Butterworth roll-off. Cutoffs are fractions of the Nyquist frequency. "
-        "Equivalent to Gwyddion fft_filter_1d."
-    )
-
-    def process(self, line, filter_type: str, cutoff: float,
-                cutoff_high: float, order: int) -> tuple:
-        z = np.asarray(line, dtype=np.float64).ravel()
-        n = len(z)
-
-        Z = np.fft.rfft(z)
-        H = _cached_1d_transfer(n, filter_type, float(cutoff), float(cutoff_high), int(order))
-        Z *= H
-        filtered = np.fft.irfft(Z, n=n)
-
-        if isinstance(line, LineData):
-            return (
-                LineData(
-                    data=filtered,
-                    x_axis=line.x_axis.copy() if line.x_axis is not None else None,
-                    x_unit=line.x_unit,
-                    y_unit=line.y_unit,
-                ),
-            )
-        return (filtered,)

backend/nodes/filter_fft_2d.py

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-import numpy as np
-from backend.node_registry import register_node
-from backend.data_types import DataField
-from backend.nodes.helpers import _cached_2d_transfer
-
-
-@register_node(display_name="FFT Filter 2D")
-class FFTFilter2D:
-    """Frequency-domain filtering of 2-D data fields (images).
-
-    Equivalent to Gwyddion's fft_filter_2d module.  Applies a radial
-    Butterworth transfer function in the frequency domain to remove or
-    isolate periodic features.
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
-        return {
-            "required": {
-                "field": ("DATA_FIELD",),
-                "filter_type": (["lowpass", "highpass", "bandpass", "notch"],),
-                "cutoff": ("FLOAT", {
-                    "default": 0.1, "min": 0.001, "max": 1.0, "step": 0.001,
-                }),
-                "cutoff_high": ("FLOAT", {
-                    "default": 0.4, "min": 0.001, "max": 1.0, "step": 0.001,
-                }),
-                "order": ("INT", {"default": 2, "min": 1, "max": 10, "step": 1}),
-            }
-        }
-
-    OUTPUTS = (
-        ('DATA_FIELD', 'filtered'),
-    )
-    FUNCTION = "process"
-
-    DESCRIPTION = (
-        "Frequency-domain filtering of a 2-D data field. "
-        "Supports lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and notch (band-reject) modes "
-        "with a radial Butterworth roll-off. Cutoffs are fractions of the "
-        "Nyquist frequency. Use lowpass to smooth, highpass to sharpen, or "
-        "bandpass/notch to isolate or remove periodic noise. "
-        "Equivalent to Gwyddion fft_filter_2d."
-    )
-
-    def process(self, field: DataField, filter_type: str, cutoff: float,
-                cutoff_high: float, order: int) -> tuple:
-        data = field.data
-        yres, xres = data.shape
-
-        mean_val = float(data.mean())
-        centered = data - mean_val
-
-        spectrum = np.fft.rfft2(centered)
-        transfer = _cached_2d_transfer(
-            yres, xres, filter_type,
-            float(cutoff), float(cutoff_high), int(order),
-        )
-        result = np.fft.irfft2(spectrum * transfer, s=(yres, xres))
-        result += mean_val
-
-        return (field.replace(data=result),)

frontend/src/App.jsx

@@ -454,10 +454,15 @@ function socketTypesCompatible(sourceType, targetSpecOrType) {
   return socketSpecAcceptsType(sourceType, targetSpecOrType);
 }
 
-function outputTypeCanConnectToTarget(outputType, targetSpecOrType) {
+function outputTypeCanConnectToTarget(outputType, targetSpecOrType, outputAcceptedTypes = []) {
   if (socketTypesCompatible(outputType, targetSpecOrType)) {
     return true;
   }
+  // Polymorphic output: the output socket declares it can also produce the target type
+  if (outputAcceptedTypes.length > 0) {
+    const targetType = Array.isArray(targetSpecOrType) ? targetSpecOrType[0] : targetSpecOrType;
+    if (outputAcceptedTypes.includes(targetType)) return true;
+  }
   return outputType === 'ANNOTATION_SOURCE'
     && !socketTypesCompatible('ANNOTATION_SOURCE', targetSpecOrType)
     && (
@@ -674,8 +679,8 @@ function ContextMenu({
           });
           if (!hasMatch) continue;
         } else {
-          const hasMatch = def.output.some((type) =>
+          const hasMatch = def.output.some((type, idx) =>
-            outputTypeCanConnectToTarget(type, filterSpec || filterType)
+            outputTypeCanConnectToTarget(type, filterSpec || filterType, def.output_accepted_types?.[idx] || [])
           );
           if (!hasMatch) continue;
         }
@@ -1392,7 +1397,16 @@ function Flow() {
     const resolvedTarget = getResolvedHandleRef(connection.target, connection.targetHandle);
     const targetNode = reactFlow.getNode(resolvedTarget.nodeId);
     const targetSpec = getNodeInputSpecForHandle(targetNode, resolvedTarget.handleId) || resolvedTarget.type;
-    return socketTypesCompatible(srcType, targetSpec);
+    if (socketTypesCompatible(srcType, targetSpec)) return true;
+    // Polymorphic output: check if the source output declares it can produce the target type
+    const srcProxy = parseGroupProxyHandle(connection.sourceHandle);
+    const srcNodeId = srcProxy ? srcProxy.nodeId : connection.source;
+    const srcHandleId = srcProxy ? srcProxy.realHandle : connection.sourceHandle;
+    const srcNode = reactFlow.getNode(srcNodeId);
+    const srcSlot = getOutputSlot(srcHandleId);
+    const srcAcceptedTypes = srcNode?.data?.definition?.output_accepted_types?.[srcSlot] || [];
+    const targetType = Array.isArray(targetSpec) ? targetSpec[0] : targetSpec;
+    return Array.isArray(srcAcceptedTypes) && srcAcceptedTypes.includes(targetType);
   }, [reactFlow]);
 
   const onConnect = useCallback((params) => {
@@ -1765,8 +1779,8 @@ function Flow() {
         }
       } else {
         // Dragged from an input → connect from the first matching output on the new node
-        const outputIdx = def.output.findIndex((type) =>
+        const outputIdx = def.output.findIndex((type, idx) =>
-          outputTypeCanConnectToTarget(type, filterSpec)
+          outputTypeCanConnectToTarget(type, filterSpec, def.output_accepted_types?.[idx] || [])
         );
         if (outputIdx !== -1) {
           const outputType = resolveOutputTypeForTarget(def.output[outputIdx], filterSpec);

tests/node_tests/filter_fft.py

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import numpy as np
+from tests.node_tests._shared import make_field
+
+
+def test_fft_filter_line():
+    from backend.nodes.filter_fft import FFTFilter
+    node = FFTFilter()
+
+    n = 256
+    t = np.arange(n, dtype=np.float64) / n
+    low = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 3 * t)
+    high = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 80 * t)
+    line = low + high
+
+    filtered_lp, = node.process(line, filter_type="lowpass", cutoff=0.15, cutoff_high=0.4, order=4)
+    assert len(filtered_lp) == n
+    corr_low = np.corrcoef(filtered_lp, low)[0, 1]
+    corr_high = np.corrcoef(filtered_lp, high)[0, 1]
+    assert corr_low > 0.95
+    assert abs(corr_high) < 0.3
+
+    filtered_hp, = node.process(line, filter_type="highpass", cutoff=0.4, cutoff_high=0.4, order=4)
+    assert abs(np.corrcoef(filtered_hp, low)[0, 1]) < 0.3
+    assert np.corrcoef(filtered_hp, high)[0, 1] > 0.95
+
+    filtered_bp, = node.process(line, filter_type="bandpass", cutoff=0.4, cutoff_high=0.8, order=4)
+    assert abs(np.corrcoef(filtered_bp, low)[0, 1]) < 0.3
+    assert np.corrcoef(filtered_bp, high)[0, 1] > 0.9
+
+    filtered_notch, = node.process(line, filter_type="notch", cutoff=0.4, cutoff_high=0.8, order=4)
+    assert np.corrcoef(filtered_notch, low)[0, 1] > 0.95
+    assert abs(np.corrcoef(filtered_notch, high)[0, 1]) < 0.3
+
+
+def test_fft_filter_field():
+    from backend.nodes.filter_fft import FFTFilter
+    from backend.data_types import DataField
+    node = FFTFilter()
+
+    N = 128
+    y, x = np.mgrid[0:N, 0:N] / N
+    low_2d = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 3 * x) + np.sin(2 * np.pi * 3 * y)
+    high_2d = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 40 * x) + np.sin(2 * np.pi * 40 * y)
+    data = low_2d + high_2d
+    field = make_field(data=data, shape=None, xreal=1e-6, yreal=1e-6)
+
+    result_lp, = node.process(field, filter_type="lowpass", cutoff=0.15, cutoff_high=0.4, order=4)
+    assert isinstance(result_lp, DataField)
+    assert result_lp.data.shape == (N, N)
+    assert result_lp.xreal == field.xreal
+    assert result_lp.si_unit_z == field.si_unit_z
+    corr_low = np.corrcoef(result_lp.data.ravel(), low_2d.ravel())[0, 1]
+    corr_high = np.corrcoef(result_lp.data.ravel(), high_2d.ravel())[0, 1]
+    assert corr_low > 0.9
+    assert abs(corr_high) < 0.3
+
+    result_hp, = node.process(field, filter_type="highpass", cutoff=0.4, cutoff_high=0.4, order=4)
+    assert abs(np.corrcoef(result_hp.data.ravel(), low_2d.ravel())[0, 1]) < 0.3
+    assert np.corrcoef(result_hp.data.ravel(), high_2d.ravel())[0, 1] > 0.9
+
+    const = make_field(data=np.ones((32, 32)) * 7.0)
+    result_const, = node.process(const, filter_type="lowpass", cutoff=0.5, cutoff_high=0.5, order=2)
+    assert np.allclose(result_const.data, 7.0, atol=1e-10)

tests/node_tests/filter_fft_1d.py

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-
-
-def test_fft_filter_1d():
-    from backend.nodes.filter_fft_1d import FFTFilter1D
-    node = FFTFilter1D()
-
-    n = 256
-    t = np.arange(n, dtype=np.float64) / n
-    low = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 3 * t)
-    high = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 80 * t)
-    line = low + high
-
-    filtered_lp, = node.process(line, filter_type="lowpass", cutoff=0.15, cutoff_high=0.4, order=4)
-    assert len(filtered_lp) == n
-    corr_low = np.corrcoef(filtered_lp, low)[0, 1]
-    corr_high = np.corrcoef(filtered_lp, high)[0, 1]
-    assert corr_low > 0.95
-    assert abs(corr_high) < 0.3
-
-    filtered_hp, = node.process(line, filter_type="highpass", cutoff=0.4, cutoff_high=0.4, order=4)
-    corr_low_hp = np.corrcoef(filtered_hp, low)[0, 1]
-    corr_high_hp = np.corrcoef(filtered_hp, high)[0, 1]
-    assert abs(corr_low_hp) < 0.3
-    assert corr_high_hp > 0.95
-
-    filtered_bp, = node.process(line, filter_type="bandpass", cutoff=0.4, cutoff_high=0.8, order=4)
-    assert abs(np.corrcoef(filtered_bp, low)[0, 1]) < 0.3
-    assert np.corrcoef(filtered_bp, high)[0, 1] > 0.9
-
-    filtered_notch, = node.process(line, filter_type="notch", cutoff=0.4, cutoff_high=0.8, order=4)
-    assert np.corrcoef(filtered_notch, low)[0, 1] > 0.95
-    assert abs(np.corrcoef(filtered_notch, high)[0, 1]) < 0.3

tests/node_tests/filter_fft_2d.py

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-from tests.node_tests._shared import make_field
-
-
-def test_fft_filter_2d():
-    from backend.nodes.filter_fft_2d import FFTFilter2D
-    node = FFTFilter2D()
-
-    N = 128
-    y, x = np.mgrid[0:N, 0:N] / N
-    low_2d = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 3 * x) + np.sin(2 * np.pi * 3 * y)
-    high_2d = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 40 * x) + np.sin(2 * np.pi * 40 * y)
-    data = low_2d + high_2d
-    field = make_field(data=data, shape=None, xreal=1e-6, yreal=1e-6)
-
-    result_lp, = node.process(field, filter_type="lowpass", cutoff=0.15, cutoff_high=0.4, order=4)
-    assert result_lp.data.shape == (N, N)
-    assert result_lp.xreal == field.xreal
-    assert result_lp.si_unit_z == field.si_unit_z
-    corr_low = np.corrcoef(result_lp.data.ravel(), low_2d.ravel())[0, 1]
-    corr_high = np.corrcoef(result_lp.data.ravel(), high_2d.ravel())[0, 1]
-    assert corr_low > 0.9
-    assert abs(corr_high) < 0.3
-
-    result_hp, = node.process(field, filter_type="highpass", cutoff=0.4, cutoff_high=0.4, order=4)
-    assert abs(np.corrcoef(result_hp.data.ravel(), low_2d.ravel())[0, 1]) < 0.3
-    assert np.corrcoef(result_hp.data.ravel(), high_2d.ravel())[0, 1] > 0.9
-
-    const = make_field(data=np.ones((32, 32)) * 7.0)
-    result_const, = node.process(const, filter_type="lowpass", cutoff=0.5, cutoff_high=0.5, order=2)
-    assert np.allclose(result_const.data, 7.0, atol=1e-10)

tests/test_grains.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_threshold_otsu_bimodal():
     data[70:100, 80:110] = 10.0  # another bright region
     field = make_field(data)
 
-    mask, = node.process(field, method="otsu", threshold=0.0, direction="above")
+    mask, table = node.process(field, method="otsu", threshold=0.0, direction="above")
     bright_pixels = (mask == 255)
     # Should capture both bright regions
     assert bright_pixels[40, 40], "Otsu missed bright region 1"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_threshold_relative_range():
     data[10:20, 10:20] = 8.0  # bright patch, range = [2, 8], midpoint = 5
     field = make_field(data)
 
-    mask, = node.process(field, method="relative", threshold=0.5, direction="above")
+    mask, table = node.process(field, method="relative", threshold=0.5, direction="above")
     # Only the bright patch (value 8 >= 5) should be masked
     assert np.all(mask[10:20, 10:20] == 255)
     assert np.all(mask[0:10, :] == 0)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def test_threshold_empty_mask():
     data = np.ones((64, 64))
     field = make_field(data)
 
-    mask, = node.process(field, method="absolute", threshold=999.0, direction="above")
+    mask, table = node.process(field, method="absolute", threshold=999.0, direction="above")
     assert mask.sum() == 0, "Mask should be completely empty"
     print("  PASS\n")
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_threshold_full_mask():
     data = np.ones((64, 64)) * 5.0
     field = make_field(data)
 
-    mask, = node.process(field, method="absolute", threshold=-1.0, direction="above")
+    mask, table = node.process(field, method="absolute", threshold=-1.0, direction="above")
     assert np.all(mask == 255), "Mask should be all white"
     print("  PASS\n")
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ def test_pipeline_synthetic():
 
     # Step 1: threshold
     thresh = ThresholdMask()
-    mask, = thresh.process(field, method="absolute", threshold=1.0, direction="above")
+    mask, table = thresh.process(field, method="absolute", threshold=1.0, direction="above")
 
     # Grains are well above noise, so mask should capture all 5
     assert mask.max() == 255, "No grains detected"
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def test_pipeline_demo_image():
 
     # Threshold to find grains (they are raised above background)
     thresh = ThresholdMask()
-    mask, = thresh.process(field, method="otsu", threshold=0.0, direction="above")
+    mask, table = thresh.process(field, method="otsu", threshold=0.0, direction="above")
 
     # Should detect grains
     assert mask.max() == 255, "No grains found in demo image"