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/*  ******Functions included in start/_NG_utilities.def:******
 *
 *  so_balance ref_meanmax im1 im2 mask blur gauss *
 *  nonzero_mean im = no_out *
 *  so_meanmax im = result *
 *  so_calculate ref_meanmax im mask = result *
 *  simple_frame frame im_w im_h ov cs ms bf option = result *
 *  corner_frame frame im_w im_h ov cs ms bf = result *
 *  build_frame r_tl r_tr r_bl r_br r_mt r_mb r_ml r_mr im_w im_h ov bf = result *
 *  complex_frame frame im_w im_h ov cs es ms bf option= result *
 *  complex_edge ra rb t bl d = rc *
 *  frame_lr_min r_l r_r target bw = result *
 *  frame_tb_min r_t r_b target bw = result *
 *  frame_position_image im ref os colour= result *
 *  merge_array bw arr = result *
 *  merge_to_scale im target blend dir = result *
 *  select_ellipse line width = mask *
 *  select_tetragon p1 p2 p3 p4 = mask *
 *  select_polygon pt_list = mask *
 *  perspective_transform to from = trans'' *
 *  sort_pts_clockwise l = l'' *
 */

/* Called from:
* _NG_Extra.def Clone_area_item
*/
so_balance ref_meanmax im1 im2 mask gauss
   = result
   {
   //ref_meanmax = so_meanmax im1;
   so_values = so_calculate ref_meanmax im2 mask;
   im2_cor_a = clip2fmt im2.format im2'', has_member "format" im2
             = im2''
           {im2'' = im2 * (so_values?0) + (so_values?1);}
         // Option to convert replacement image to scaled gaussian noise
         im2_cor = im2_cor_a, gauss == false
           = clip2fmt im2_cor_a.format gauss_im
       {gauss_im =
           im_gaussnoise im2_cor_a.width im2_cor_a.height ref_meanmax?0
(deviation im2_cor_a);}
                           result = im_blend (get_image mask) (get_image
im2_cor) (get_image im1);
   };

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////	
/* Calculates the mean of the non zero pixels.
 * 
 * Called from:
 * _NG_utilities so_meanmax
 */
nonzero_mean im = no_out
	{
	zero_im = (im == 0);
	zero_mean = mean zero_im;              
	no_mean = mean im;
	no_out = no_mean/(1 - (zero_mean/255));
	};
	
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Calculates the max and nonzero mean of an image
 * 
 * Called from:
 * _NG_utilities so_balance
 * _NG_utilities so_calculate
 * _NG_Extra.def Clone_area_item
 * _NG_Extra.def Balance_item.Balance_find_item
 */
so_meanmax im = result
	{
	mean_of_im = nonzero_mean im;
	adjusted_im = im - mean_of_im;
	max_of_im = max adjusted_im;
		
	result = [mean_of_im, max_of_im];
	};
	
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Calculates the scale and offset required to match a reference mean and max 
 * 
 * Called from:
 * _NG_utilities so_balance
 * _NG_Extra.def Balance_item.Balance_find_item
 */	
so_calculate ref_meanmax im mask = result
	{
	im' = if mask then im else 0;
	im_values = so_meanmax im';

	mean_of_ref = ref_meanmax?0; 
	mean_of_im  = im_values?0;
		
	max_of_ref = ref_meanmax?1; 
	max_of_im  = im_values?1;
		
	scale = (max_of_ref)/(max_of_im);
	offset = mean_of_ref - (mean_of_im * scale);
	result = [ scale, offset ];
	};
	
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Extends or shortens the central sections of a simple frame to fit round a given image.
 * 
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Extra.def Frame_item.Simple_frame_item
 */
simple_frame frame im_w im_h ov cs ms bf option = result
		{
		cs' = (1 - cs);
		ms' = (0.5 - (ms/2));
		ms'' = (1 - cs);

		//Regions
		r_tl = Region_relative frame 0 0 cs cs;
		r_tr = fliplr r_tl, option == true
			  = Region_relative frame cs' 0 cs cs;
		r_bl = Region_relative frame 0 cs' cs cs;
		r_br = fliplr r_bl, option == true
		       = Region_relative frame cs' cs' cs cs;

		r_mt = Region_relative frame ms' 0 ms cs;
		r_mb = Region_relative frame ms' ms'' ms cs;
		r_ml = Region_relative frame 0 ms' cs ms;
		r_mr = fliplr r_ml, option == true
		       = Region_relative frame ms'' ms' cs ms;

		result = build_frame r_tl r_tr r_bl r_br r_mt r_mb r_ml r_mr im_w im_h ov bf;
		};
	
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Copies and extends a simple frame corner to produce a complete frame to fit round a given image.
 * 
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Extra.def Frame_item.Frame_corner_item
 */
corner_frame frame im_w im_h ov cs ms bf = result
	{
	cs' = (1 - cs);
	ms' = (0.5 - (ms/2));

	//Regions
	r_tl = Region_relative frame 0 0 cs cs;
	r_tr = fliplr r_tl;
	r_bl = fliptb r_tl;
	r_br = fliplr r_bl;
	r_mt = Region_relative frame ms' 0 ms cs;
	r_mb = fliptb r_mt;
	r_ml = Region_relative frame 0 ms' cs ms;;
	r_mr = fliplr r_ml;
	result = build_frame r_tl r_tr r_bl r_br r_mt r_mb r_ml r_mr im_w im_h ov bf;
	};
	
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Completes the frame building process for simple_frame and corner_frame.
 *
 * _NG_utilities simple_frame
 * _NG_utilities corner_frame
 */
build_frame r_tl r_tr r_bl r_br r_mt r_mb r_ml r_mr im_w im_h ov bf = result
	{
	//Find pixel thickness of frames section
	s_width = r_ml.width - mean (im_profile (map_unary fliplr (r_ml.value)?0) 1);
	s_height = r_mt.height - mean (im_profile (map_unary fliptb (r_mt.value)?0) 0);

	w_target = im_w + (2 * (s_width - ov));
	h_target = im_h + (2 * (s_height - ov));

	blend = bf * r_tl.width;

	cw_target = w_target - (2 * r_tl.width) + (2 * blend), w_target > (2 * r_tl.width)
			  = w_target;
	ch_target = h_target - (2 * r_tl.height) + (2 * blend), h_target > (2 * r_tl.height)
			  = h_target;

	//Use regions to produce sections
	top 	= merge_to_scale r_mt cw_target blend 0;
	bottom 	= merge_to_scale r_mb cw_target blend 0;
	left 	= merge_to_scale r_ml ch_target blend 1;
	right 	= merge_to_scale r_mr ch_target blend 1;
	middle  = Image 
		(image_new cw_target ch_target left.bands left.format left.coding left.type 0 0 0);

	//Build sections into full frame.
	row_1 = frame_lr_min r_tl r_tr w_target blend, ( w_target < (r_tl.width * 2))
		  = merge_array blend [[r_tl, top, r_tr]];
	row_2 = frame_lr_min left right w_target blend, ( w_target < (r_tl.width * 2))
		  = merge_array blend [[left, middle, right]];
	row_3 = frame_lr_min r_bl r_br w_target blend, ( w_target < (r_tl.width * 2))
		  = merge_array blend [[r_bl, bottom, r_br]];

	result = frame_tb_min row_1 row_3 h_target blend, (h_target < (r_tl.height * 2))
	 	   = merge_array blend [[row_1], [row_2], [row_3]];
	};
		
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Extends or shortens the central sections of a frame, preserving any central details on each
 * edge, to fit round a given image.
 * 
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Extra.def Frame_item.Complex_frame_item
 */
complex_frame frame im_w im_h ov cs es ms bf option= result
	{
	cs' = (1 - cs);
	ms' = (0.5 - (ms/2));
	es' = (0.25 - (es/2));

	r_tl = Region_relative frame 0 0 cs cs;
	r_tr = fliplr r_tl, option == true
	   	 = Region_relative frame cs' 0 cs cs;
	r_bl = Region_relative frame 0 cs' cs cs;
	r_br = fliplr r_bl, option == true
		 = Region_relative frame cs' cs' cs cs;

	r_mt = Region_relative frame ms' 0 ms cs;
	r_mb = Region_relative frame ms' cs' ms cs;
	r_ml = Region_relative frame 0 ms' cs ms;
	r_mr = fliplr r_ml, option == true
	     = Region_relative frame cs' ms' cs ms;

	r_et = Region_relative frame es' 0 es cs;
	r_eb = Region_relative frame es' cs' es cs;
	r_el = Region_relative frame 0 es' cs es;
	r_er = fliplr r_el, option == true
	     = Region_relative frame cs' es' cs es;

	//Find pixel thickness of frames section
	s_width = r_el.width - mean (im_profile (map_unary fliplr (r_el.value)?0) 1);
	s_height = r_et.height - mean (im_profile (map_unary fliptb (r_et.value)?0) 0);

	w_target = im_w + (2 * (s_width - ov));
	h_target = im_h + (2 * (s_height - ov));
	min_size = foldr1 min_pair [r_tl.width, r_tl.height,
								r_mt.width, r_mt.height,
								r_et.width, r_et.height];
	blend = bf * min_size;

	cw_target = w_target - (2 * r_tl.width) + (2 * blend);
	ch_target = h_target - (2 * r_tl.height) + (2 * blend);

	top 	= complex_edge r_mt r_et cw_target blend 0;
	bottom 	= complex_edge r_mb r_eb cw_target blend 0;
	left	= complex_edge r_ml r_el ch_target blend 1;
	right	= complex_edge r_mr r_er ch_target blend 1;
	middle  = Image 
		(image_new top.width left.height left.bands left.format left.coding left.type 0 0 0);

	//Build regions into full frame.
	row_1 = frame_lr_min r_tl r_tr w_target blend, ( w_target < (r_tl.width * 2))
		  = merge_array blend [[r_tl, top, r_tr]];
	row_2 = frame_lr_min left right w_target blend, ( w_target < (r_tl.width * 2))
		  = merge_array blend [[left, middle, right]];
	row_3 = frame_lr_min r_bl r_br w_target blend, ( w_target < (r_tl.width * 2))
		  = merge_array blend [[r_bl, bottom, r_br]];
	result = frame_tb_min row_1 row_3 h_target blend, (h_target < (r_tl.height * 2))
		   = merge_array blend [[row_1], [row_2], [row_3]];
	};
		
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////	
/*  Function called by complex frame, used to produce section
 * 
 * Called from:
 * _NG_utilities.def complex_frame
 */
complex_edge ra rb t bl d = rc
	{
	e1 = ceil (ra.width - t)/2, d == 0
	   = 0;
	e2 = 0, d == 0
	   = ceil (ra.height - t)/2;
	e3 = t, d == 0
       = ra.width;
	e4 = ra.height, d == 0
	   = t;
	
	check = ra.width, d == 0;
    	  = ra.height;
		
	rai = get_image ra;

	t2 = (t - ra.width + (2 * bl))/2, d == 0
	   = (t - ra.height + (2 * bl))/2;

	rc = ra , t <= 0
	   = Image (im_extract_area rai e1 e2 e3 e4), t <= check
	   = merge_array bl [[rb',ra,rb']], d == 0
	   = merge_array bl [[rb'],[ra],[rb']]
	   	{rb' = merge_to_scale rb t2 bl d;}
	}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Blends two images left/right to produce an image a specific width.
 *
 * _NG_utilities build_frame
 * _NG_utilities complex_frame
 */
frame_lr_min r_l r_r target bw = result
	{
	//Calculating the new widh required for each image.
	no = (target/2 + bw);
	n_w = no, (r_l.width > no)
		= r_l.width;
	
	//Removing excess from what will be the middle of the final image.
	n_l = im_extract_area r_l.value 0 0 n_w r_l.height;
	n_r = im_extract_area r_r.value (r_r.width - n_w) 0 n_w r_l.height;

	//Merge the two image together with a bw*2 pixel overlap.
	result = Image (im_lrmerge n_l n_r ((bw*2) - n_w) 0 bw);
	};
	
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Blends two images top/bottom to produce an image a specific width.
 *
 * _NG_utilities build_frame
 * _NG_utilities complex_frame
 */
frame_tb_min r_t r_b target bw = result
	{
	//Calculating the new height required for each image.
	no = (target/2 + bw);
	n_h = no, (r_t.height > no)
		= r_t.height;
		
	//Removing excess from what will be the middle of the final image.
	n_t = im_extract_area r_t.value 0 0 r_t.width n_h;
	n_b = im_extract_area r_b.value 0 (r_b.height - n_h) r_b.width n_h;

	//Merge the two image together with a 50 pixel overlap.
	result = Image (im_tbmerge n_t n_b 0 ((bw*2) -n_h) bw);
	};
	
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Resixe canvas of an image to accomodate a frame and possible mount 
 *
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Extra.def Frame_item.Frame_corner_item
 * _NG_Extra.def Frame_item.Simple_frame_item
 * _NG_Extra.def Frame_item.Complex_frame_item
 */
frame_position_image im ref os colour= result
	{
	background = image_new ref.width ref.height
					im.bands im.format im.coding im.type colour 0 0;

	result = insert_noexpand xp yp im background
		{
		xp = (ref.width - im.width)/2;
		yp = (ref.height - im.height - os)/2;
		}
	};
		
		
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Merges an array of images together according to blend width bw 
 *
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Utilites.def build_frame
 * _NG_Utilites.def complex_frame
 * _NG_Utilites.def complex_edge
 */	
merge_array bw arr = result
	{
	merge_lr bw im1 im2 = im3
		{
		bw' = get_header "Xsize" (get_image im1);
		bw'' = -(bw' - bw);
		im3 = im_lrmerge (get_image im1) (get_image im2) bw'' 0 bw;
		}
	merge_tb bw im1 im2 = im3
		{
		bw' = get_header "Ysize" (get_image im1);
		bw'' = -(bw' - bw);
		im3 = im_tbmerge (get_image im1) (get_image im2) 0 bw'' bw;
		}

	im_out 	= (image_set_origin 0 0 @ 
			foldl1 (merge_tb bw) @
			map (foldl1 (merge_lr bw))) arr;
	result = Image im_out;
	}
	
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Repeatably top/bottom add clones of im, with a defined overlap, until final height > target
 *
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Utilites.def build_frame
 * _NG_Utilites.def complex_edge
 */
merge_to_scale im target blend dir = result
	{
	blend' = floor blend;
	
	//allow fir lr or tb process
	var_a = im.width, dir == 0
		  = im.height;
	
	var_w = im.width, dir == 1
	      = target, target > blend'
		  = blend';
	var_h = im.height, dir == 0
	      = target, target > blend'
		  = blend';

	//total numner of copies of im requires, taking overlap into account.
	no_loops = ceil ((log ((target - blend')/(var_a - blend')))/(log 2));
	
	process im no = result
		{
		pr_a = get_header "Xsize" (get_image im), dir == 0
	    	 = get_header "Ysize" (get_image im);
		pr_b = -(pr_a - blend' + 1);
	
		im' = im_lrmerge (get_image im) (get_image im) pr_b 0 blend', dir == 0
	    	= im_tbmerge (get_image im) (get_image im) 0 pr_b blend';
		no' = no - 1;
		
		result = im', no' < 1
		       = process im' no';
		}
		
	im_tmp 	= im.value, var_a > target
		    = process im no_loops;

	result = Image (im_extract_area (get_image im_tmp) 0 0 var_w var_h);
	}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Selects an elispe based on a line and a width
 *
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Extra.def Select_item.Elipse
 */  
select_ellipse line width = mask
	{
	im = line.image;
	
	//Make a 2 band image whose value equals its coordinates.
	im_coor = Image (make_xy im.width im.height);	

	//Adjust the values to center tham on (line.left, line.top)
	im_cent = im_coor - Vector [line.left,line.top];
		
	w = line.width;
	h = line.height;
		
	angle	= 270, w == 0 && h < 0
			= 90, w == 0 && h >= 0
			= 360 + atan (h/w), w > 0 && h < 0
	 		= atan (h/w), w > 0 && h >= 0
	 		= 180 + atan (h/w);

	a = ( (h ** 2) + (w ** 2) )**0.5;
	b = a * width;

	x' = ( (cos angle) * im_cent?0) + ( (sin angle) * im_cent?1);
	y' = ( (cos angle) * im_cent?1) - ( (sin angle) * im_cent?0);
	
	mask =  ( (b**2) * (x'**2) ) +  ( (a**2) * (y'**2) ) <= (a * b)**2;
	}
	
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Selects a tetragon based on four points.
 *
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Extra.def Select_item.Tetragon
 * _NG_Extra.def Perspective_item
 */  
select_tetragon p1 p2 p3 p4 = mask
	{
	//Put points in clockwise order starting at the top left.
	pt_list = sort_pts_clockwise [p1, p2, p3, p4];
				
	pair_list = [
    	[ pt_list?0, pt_list?1 ],
    	[ pt_list?1, pt_list?2 ],
    	[ pt_list?2, pt_list?3 ],
    	[ pt_list?3, pt_list?0 ] ];

	//Make xy image the same size as p1.image;
   	im_xy = Image (make_xy p1.image.width p1.image.height);
	white = Image (image_new p1.image.width p1.image.height 1 0 Image_coding.NOCODING 1 255 0 0);
	
	mask = foldl process white pair_list;
	
	/* Treat each pair of point as a vector going from p1 to p2,
	 * then select all to right of line. This is done for each pair,
	 * the results are all combined to select the area defined by
	 * the four points.
	 */
	process im_in pair = im_out
		{
		x = (pair?0).left;
		y = (pair?0).top;
		x'= (pair?1).left;
		y'= (pair?1).top;

		w = x' - x;
		h = y' - y;
		
		m = 0, x == x'
		  = (y-y')/(x-x');
		c = 0, x == x'
		  = ((y*x') - (y'*x))/(x' - x);

		mask=  im_xy?1 - (im_xy?0 * m)  >= c, w > 0
			=  im_xy?1 - (im_xy?0 * m)  <= c, w < 0
			=  im_xy?0 <= x, w == 0 && h > 0
			=  im_xy?0 >= x;
	
		im_out = im_in & mask;
		}
	}
	
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Selects a tetragon based on four points.
 *
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Extra.def Select_item.Polygon
 */ 	
select_polygon pt_list = mask
	{
	group_check = is_Group pt_list;
	pt_l = pt_list.value, group_check
		 = pt_list;
			 
	im = (pt_l?0).image;
	im_xy = Image (make_xy im.width im.height);
	black = Image (image_new im_xy.width im_xy.height 1 0 Image_coding.NOCODING 1 0 0 0);

	x = im_xy?0;
	y = im_xy?1;

	pt_l' = grp_trip pt_l;
	
	mask = foldl process black pt_l';
				
	/*Takes a group adds the first two the end and then creates a lists of 
	 *lists [[a, b, c], [b, c, d] .... [x, a, b]]
 	 */
	grp_trip l = l''
		{
		px = take 2 l;
		l' = join l px;
		start = [(take 3 l')];
		rest = drop 3 l';

		process a b = c
			{
			x = (last a)?1;
			x'= (last a)?2;
			x'' = [[x, x', b]];
			c = join a x'';
			}
				
		l'' = foldl process start rest;
		};
					
	process im_in triplet = im_out
		{
		p1 = triplet?0;
		p2 = triplet?1;
		p3 = triplet?2;	
					
		//check for change in x direction between p1-p2 and p2 -p3
		dir_1 = sign (p2.left - p1.left);
		dir_2 = sign (p3.left - p2.left);
		dir = dir_1 + dir_2;

		//define min x limit.
		min_x = p1.left, p1.left < p2.left
			  = p2.left + 1, dir != 0
			  = p2.left;
		
		//define max x limit.
		max_x = p1.left, p1.left > p2.left
	       	  = p2.left - 1, dir != 0
			  = p2.left; 

		//equation of line defined by p1 and p2
		m = line_m p1 p2;
		c = line_c p1 p2;
		
		//Every thing below the line
		im_test = ((y >= (m * x) + c) & (x >= min_x) & (x <= max_x));		

		im_out = im_in ^ im_test;
		}
		
	line_c p1 p2 = c
		{m = line_m p1 p2;
		 c = p1.top - (m * p1.left);};

	line_m p1 p2 = (p2.top - p1.top)/(p2.left - p1.left), p2.left != p1.left
	    		 = 0;
	}
	
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Selects a tetragon based on four points.
 *
 * Called from:
 * _NG_Extra.def Perspective_match_item
 * _NG_Extra.def Perspective_item
 */ 	
perspective_transform to from = trans''
	{
	/*
	 *  Tramsformation matrix is calculated on the bases of the following functions:
	 *		x' = c0x + c1y + c2xy + c3
	 *		y' = c4x + c5y + c6xy + c7
	 *
	 *  The functions used in vips im_transform works based on the functions:
	 *		x = x' + b0 + b2x' + b4y' + b6x'y'
	 *		y = y' + b1 + b3x' + b5y' + b7x'y'
	 *
	 *  and is applied in the form of the matrix:
	 *
	 *  	[[b0, b1],
	 *   	 [b2, b3],
	 *   	 [b4, b5],
	 *   	 [b6, b7]]
	 *
	 * Therefore our required calculated matrix will be
	 *
	 *  	[[ c3		, c7],
	 *   	 [(c0 - 1)	, c4],
	 *   	 [ c1		, (c5 - 1)],
	 *   	 [ c2		, c6]]
	 *
	 * to = [x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, x4, y4]
	 * from = [x1', y1', x2', y2', x3', y3', x4', y4']
	 * trans = [[c0], [c1], [c2], [c3], [c4], [c5], [c6], [c7]]
	 *
	 */

	to' = Matrix
	   [[to?0, to?1, ((to?0)*(to?1)), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0],
		[0, 0, 0, 0, to?0, to?1, ((to?0)*(to?1)), 1],
		[to?2, to?3, ((to?2)*(to?3)), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0],
		[0, 0, 0, 0, to?2, to?3, ((to?2)*(to?3)), 1],
		[to?4, to?5, ((to?4)*(to?5)), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0],
		[0, 0, 0, 0, to?4, to?5, ((to?4)*(to?5)), 1],
		[to?6, to?7, ((to?6)*(to?7)), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0],
		[0, 0, 0, 0, to?6, to?7, ((to?6)*(to?7)), 1]];

	from' = Matrix (transpose [from]);

	to'' = to' ** (-1);

	trans = to'' * from';
	trans' = trans.value;
	trans''= Matrix [[(trans'?3)?0, 	  (trans'?7)?0		],
					 [((trans'?0)?0 - 1), (trans'?4)?0		],
					 [(trans'?1)?0, 	  ((trans'?5)?0 - 1)],
					 [(trans'?2)?0, 	  (trans'?6)?0		]];
	}


	
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* Sort a list of points into clockwise order.
 *
 * Called from:
 * _NG_utilities.def select_tetragon
 * _NG_Extra.def Perspective_match_item
 * _NG_Extra.def Perspective_item
 */ 	
sort_pts_clockwise l = l''
		{
		// sort functions:
		f_top a b = a.top < b.top;
		f_left a b = a.left < b.left;
		f_right a b = a.left > b.left;

		l' = sortc f_top l;
		l'_a = take 2 l';
		l'_b = drop 2 l';

		l''_a = sortc f_left l'_a;
		l''_b = sortc f_right l'_b;
		l'' = join l''_a l''_b;
		}