tomwer 1.3.27__py3-none-any.whl → 1.4.0rc0__py3-none-any.whl

tomwer/gui/stitching/stitching.py

@@ -1,1388 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-import os
-import shutil
-import tempfile
-import functools
-
-from typing import Optional
-
-from nabu.stitching import config as stitching_config
-from nabu.stitching.config import StitchingType, dict_to_config_obj
-from nabu.stitching.z_stitching import (
-    PostProcessZStitcher,
-    PreProcessZStitcher,
-)
-from nabu.pipeline.config import generate_nabu_configfile, parse_nabu_config_file
-from nabu.stitching.alignment import AlignmentAxis1, AlignmentAxis2
-from nabu.stitching.config import (
-    get_default_stitching_config,
-    identifiers_as_str_to_instances,
-    KEY_RESCALE_MAX_PERCENTILES,
-    KEY_RESCALE_MIN_PERCENTILES,
-    RESCALE_FRAMES,
-    RESCALE_PARAMS,
-    SECTIONS_COMMENTS as _SECTIONS_COMMENTS,
-    STITCHING_SECTION,
-)
-
-from nxtomomill.io.utils import (
-    convert_str_to_tuple as _convert_str_to_tuple,
-    convert_str_to_bool as _convert_str_to_bool,
-)
-from silx.gui import qt
-from tomoscan.serie import Serie
-from tomoscan.scanbase import TomoScanBase as _TomoScanBase
-from tomoscan.volumebase import VolumeBase as _VolumeBase
-
-from tomwer.core.scan.nxtomoscan import NXtomoScan, NXtomoScanIdentifier
-from tomwer.core.scan.scanfactory import ScanFactory
-from tomwer.core.volume.volumefactory import VolumeFactory
-from tomwer.core.volume.volumebase import TomwerVolumeBase
-from tomwer.core.tomwer_object import TomwerObject
-from tomwer.core.volume.hdf5volume import HDF5Volume, HDF5VolumeIdentifier
-from tomwer.io.utils.utils import str_to_dict
-from tomwer.gui.qconfigfile import QConfigFileDialog
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.config.axisparams import StitcherAxisParams
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.config.positionoveraxis import PosEditorOverOneAxis
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.config.output import StitchingOutput
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.config.stitchingstrategies import StitchingStrategies
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.stitching_preview import PreviewStitchingPlot
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.stitching_raw import RawStitchingPlot
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.axisorderedlist import EditableZOrderedTomoObjWidget
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.z_stitching.fineestimation import _SliceGetter
-from tomwer.gui.configuration.action import (
-    BasicConfigurationAction,
-    ExpertConfigurationAction,
-    MinimalisticConfigurationAction,
-)
-from tomwer.gui.configuration.level import ConfigurationLevel
-from tomwer.gui.stitching import action as stitching_action
-from tomwer.gui.stitching.normalization import NormalizationBySampleGroupBox
-
-
-_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def convert_str_to_tuple(input_str, none_if_empty):
-    if input_str is None:
-        return None
-    elif isinstance(input_str, (tuple, list)):
-        return tuple(input_str)
-    else:
-        return _convert_str_to_tuple(input_str=input_str, none_if_empty=none_if_empty)
-
-
-class ZStitchingCentralWidget(qt.QWidget):
-    sigStitchingTypeChanged = qt.Signal(str)
-    """emit when stitching type changes"""
-    sigTomoObjsLoaded = qt.Signal(tuple)
-    """Signal emit when during setting a configuration this trigger some addition of tomo object"""
-
-    class _ZStitchingCentralTabWidget(qt.QTabWidget):
-        def __init__(self, parent=None) -> None:
-            super().__init__(parent)
-            self._serieName = None
-            self._zOrderedList = EditableZOrderedTomoObjWidget(parent=self)
-            self.addTab(self._zOrderedList, "axis 0 ordered list")
-            self._previewPlot = PreviewStitchingPlot(parent=self)
-            self.addTab(self._previewPlot, "stitching preview")
-            # TODO: add a raw display to print frame from raw position z positions ...
-            self._rawDisplayPlot = RawStitchingPlot(
-                parent=self,
-                aspectRatio=True,
-                logScale=False,
-                copy=False,
-                save=False,
-                print_=False,
-                grid=False,
-                curveStyle=False,
-                mask=False,
-                alpha_values=True,
-            )
-            self._rawDisplayPlot.setKeepDataAspectRatio(True)
-            self._rawDisplayPlot.setAxesDisplayed(False)
-            self.addTab(self._rawDisplayPlot, "raw display")
-            # add an option to activate / deactivate auto update of the raw display as it can be time consuming.
-            raw_display_idx = self.indexOf(self._rawDisplayPlot)
-            self._rawDisplayCB = qt.QCheckBox(self)
-            self.tabBar().setTabButton(
-                raw_display_idx,
-                qt.QTabBar.LeftSide,
-                self._rawDisplayCB,
-            )
-            self.setTabToolTip(
-                raw_display_idx,
-                "If toggled will keep the raw display up to date from axis 0 modifications",
-            )
-            # set up: turn overlay one by default
-            self._previewPlot._backGroundAction.setChecked(True)
-
-        def _handleRawDisplayconnection(self, toggled: bool):
-            if toggled:
-                self._connectRawDisplayConnection()
-            else:
-                self._disconnectRawDisplayConnection()
-
-        def setSerie(self, serie: Serie):
-            for elmt in serie:
-                self._zOrderedList.addTomoObj(elmt)
-            self.setSerieName(serie.name)
-
-        def addTomoObj(self, tomo_obj: TomwerObject):
-            self._zOrderedList.addTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-
-        def removeTomoObj(self, tomo_obj: TomwerObject):
-            self._zOrderedList.removeTomoObj(tomo_obj=tomo_obj)
-
-        def getSerieName(self) -> str:
-            return self._serieName
-
-        def setSerieName(self, name: str):
-            self._serieName = name
-
-        def getTomoObjs(self) -> tuple:
-            return self._zOrderedList.getTomoObjsZOrdered()
-
-        def clearTomoObjs(self):
-            self._zOrderedList.clearTomoObjs()
-
-        def clean(self) -> None:
-            self.clearTomoObjs()
-            self._previewPlot.clear()
-
-        def close(self):
-            self._previewPlot.close()
-            # requested for the waiting plot update
-            super().close()
-
-        def setAddTomoObjCallbacks(self, *args, **kwargs):
-            self._zOrderedList.setAddTomoObjCallbacks(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        def setRemoveTomoObjCallbacks(self, *args, **kwargs):
-            self._zOrderedList.setRemoveTomoObjCallbacks(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None) -> None:
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self.setLayout(qt.QGridLayout())
-
-        self._stitchingTypeCB = qt.QComboBox(parent=self)
-        for mode in StitchingType.values():
-            self._stitchingTypeCB.addItem(mode)
-        self._stitchingTypeCB.currentIndexChanged.connect(self._stitchingTypeChanged)
-        self.layout().addWidget(qt.QLabel("stitching method:"), 0, 0, 1, 1)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._stitchingTypeCB, 0, 1, 1, 1)
-
-        self._mainWidget = self._ZStitchingCentralTabWidget(parent=self)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._mainWidget, 1, 0, 4, 4)
-
-        # set up
-        self.setStitchingType(self.getStitchingType())
-        self._mainWidget.setCurrentWidget(self._mainWidget._previewPlot)
-
-        # conenct signal / slot
-        self._stitchingTypeCB.currentIndexChanged.connect(self._stitchingTypeChanged)
-
-    def close(self):
-        self._mainWidget.close()
-        # requested for the waiting plot update
-        super().close()
-
-    def clean(self):
-        self._mainWidget.clean()
-
-    def _stitchingTypeChanged(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.sigStitchingTypeChanged.emit(self.getStitchingType().value)
-
-    def getStitchingType(self):
-        return StitchingType.from_value(self._stitchingTypeCB.currentText())
-
-    def setStitchingType(self, mode):
-        mode = StitchingType.from_value(mode)
-        idx = self._stitchingTypeCB.findText(mode.value)
-        if idx >= 0:
-            self._stitchingTypeCB.setCurrentIndex(idx)
-
-    def addTomoObj(self, tomo_obj: TomwerObject):
-        self._mainWidget.addTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-        self._updatePreviewPixelSize()
-
-    def removeTomoObj(self, tomo_obj: TomwerObject):
-        self._mainWidget.removeTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-        self._updatePreviewPixelSize()
-
-    def _updatePreviewPixelSize(self):
-        """update the pixel size of the preview from existing tomo obj"""
-
-        def get_pixel_size():
-            tomo_objs = self._mainWidget.getTomoObjs()
-            for tomo_obj in tomo_objs:
-                if (
-                    isinstance(tomo_obj, NXtomoScan)
-                    and tomo_obj.x_pixel_size is not None
-                    and tomo_obj.y_pixel_size is not None
-                ):
-                    return tomo_obj.x_pixel_size, tomo_obj.y_pixel_size
-                elif (
-                    isinstance(tomo_obj, TomwerVolumeBase)
-                    and tomo_obj.voxel_size is not None
-                ):
-                    return tomo_obj.voxel_size[1], tomo_obj.voxel_size[2]
-            return None, None
-
-        pixel_size = get_pixel_size()
-        self._mainWidget._previewPlot.setPixelSize(pixel_size=pixel_size)
-
-    def getConfiguration(self) -> dict:
-        # missing parameters:
-        # * overwrite
-        # * slices
-        # * slurm stuff...
-
-        tomo_objs = self._mainWidget.getTomoObjs()
-
-        def filter_empty_list_and_cast_as_int(elmts):
-            new_list = [int(elmt) for elmt in elmts if elmt is not None]
-            if len(new_list) == 0:
-                return None
-            else:
-                return elmts
-
-        axis_0_pos_px = filter_empty_list_and_cast_as_int(
-            [
-                obj.stitching_metadata.get_abs_position_px(axis=0) or 0
-                for obj in tomo_objs
-            ]
-        )
-        axis_2_pos_px = filter_empty_list_and_cast_as_int(
-            [
-                obj.stitching_metadata.get_abs_position_px(axis=2) or 0
-                for obj in tomo_objs
-            ]
-        )
-        return {
-            "stitching": {
-                "type": self.getStitchingType().value,
-                "axis_0_pos_px": "" if axis_0_pos_px is None else axis_0_pos_px,
-                "axis_2_pos_px": "" if axis_2_pos_px is None else axis_2_pos_px,
-            },
-            "inputs": {
-                "input_datasets": [obj.get_identifier().to_str() for obj in tomo_objs],
-            },
-        }
-
-    def setConfiguration(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        stitching_type = config.get("stitching", {}).get("type", None)
-        if stitching_type is not None:
-            self.setStitchingType(stitching_type)
-        tomo_obj_ids = config.get("inputs", {}).get("input_datasets", None)
-        tomo_obj_ids = identifiers_as_str_to_instances(tomo_obj_ids)
-        axis_0_pos = convert_str_to_tuple(
-            config.get("stitching", {}).get("axis_0_pos_px", None),
-            none_if_empty=True,
-        )
-        axis_2_pos = convert_str_to_tuple(
-            config.get("stitching", {}).get("axis_2_pos_px", None),
-            none_if_empty=True,
-        )
-        if tomo_obj_ids is not None:
-            self._mainWidget.clearTomoObjs()
-            if axis_0_pos is None:
-                axis_0_pos = [None] * len(tomo_obj_ids)
-            if axis_2_pos is None:
-                axis_2_pos = [None] * len(tomo_obj_ids)
-            if len(axis_0_pos) != len(tomo_obj_ids):
-                _logger.error(
-                    "incoherent axis 0 position compared to the number of input datasets. Will ignore those"
-                )
-                axis_0_pos = [None] * len(tomo_obj_ids)
-            if len(axis_2_pos) != len(tomo_obj_ids):
-                _logger.error(
-                    "incoherent axis 2 position compared to the number of input datasets. Will ignore those"
-                )
-                axis_2_pos = [None] * len(tomo_obj_ids)
-
-            new_tomo_objs = []
-            for tomo_obj_id, axis_0_v, axis_2_v in zip(
-                tomo_obj_ids, axis_0_pos, axis_2_pos
-            ):
-                if isinstance(tomo_obj_id, TomwerObject):
-                    tomo_obj = tomo_obj_id
-                elif isinstance(tomo_obj_id, _TomoScanBase):
-                    # for now we need to convert it back because object are not the same
-                    tomo_obj = ScanFactory.create_tomo_object_from_identifier(
-                        tomo_obj_id.get_identifier().to_str()
-                    )
-                elif isinstance(tomo_obj_id, _VolumeBase):
-                    tomo_obj = VolumeFactory.create_tomo_object_from_identifier(
-                        tomo_obj_id.get_identifier().to_str()
-                    )
-                else:
-                    tomo_obj = ScanFactory.create_tomo_object_from_identifier(
-                        tomo_obj_id
-                    )
-                self.addTomoObj(tomo_obj=tomo_obj)
-                # set metadata information if any
-                for axis, axis_value in zip((0, 2), (axis_0_v, axis_2_v)):
-                    if axis_value is not None:
-                        tomo_obj.stitching_metadata.setPxPos(int(axis_value), axis=axis)
-                new_tomo_objs.append(tomo_obj)
-            self.sigTomoObjsLoaded.emit(tuple(new_tomo_objs))
-
-    # expose API
-    def setAddTomoObjCallbacks(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self._mainWidget.setAddTomoObjCallbacks(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def setRemoveTomoObjCallbacks(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self._mainWidget.setRemoveTomoObjCallbacks(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
-class ZStitchingWindow(qt.QMainWindow):
-    """
-    Main widget containing all the options to define the stitching to be done
-
-    :param bool with_configuration_action: if True append the load and save stitching configuration tool button.
-                                           In some cases those can also be part of Menu so we want to avoid having those twice
-    """
-
-    sigChanged = qt.Signal()
-    """Signal emit each time the configuration is modified"""
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, with_configuration_action=True) -> None:
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self._previewFolder = None
-        # folder to store files (volume or NXtomo) for previews
-        self._previewThread = None
-        # thread to compute the stitching for preview
-        self._callbackToGetSlurmConfig = None
-        self._callbackToSetSlurmConfig = None
-        # convenient work arounds to avoid having to redefine the n=interface for slurm and the API
-        # to load and save settings
-        # if it is defined upper
-
-        toolbar = qt.QToolBar(self)
-        self.addToolBar(qt.Qt.TopToolBarArea, toolbar)
-        style = qt.QApplication.instance().style()
-
-        # clean option
-        self.__cleanAction = qt.QAction(self)
-        self.__cleanAction.setToolTip("clear")
-        clear_icon = style.standardIcon(qt.QStyle.SP_DialogResetButton)
-        self.__cleanAction.setIcon(clear_icon)
-        toolbar.addAction(self.__cleanAction)
-        self.__cleanAction.triggered.connect(self.clean)
-
-        # separator
-        toolbar.addSeparator()
-
-        if with_configuration_action:
-            # load action
-            self.__loadAction = stitching_action.LoadConfigurationAction(self)
-            toolbar.addAction(self.__loadAction)
-            self.__loadAction.triggered.connect(
-                functools.partial(self._loadSettings, file_path=None)
-            )
-
-            # save action
-            self.__saveAction = stitching_action.SaveConfigurationAction(self)
-            toolbar.addAction(self.__saveAction)
-            self.__saveAction.triggered.connect(
-                functools.partial(self._saveSettings, file_path=None)
-            )
-
-            # separator
-            toolbar.addSeparator()
-
-        # update preview action
-        self.__updatePreviewAction = stitching_action.PreviewAction(self)
-        toolbar.addAction(self.__updatePreviewAction)
-        self.__updatePreviewAction.triggered.connect(self._trigger_update_preview)
-
-        # separator
-        toolbar.addSeparator()
-
-        # configuration level / mode
-        self.__configurationModesAction = qt.QAction(self)
-        self.__configurationModesAction.setCheckable(False)
-        menu = qt.QMenu(self)
-        self.__configurationModesAction.setMenu(menu)
-        toolbar.addAction(self.__configurationModesAction)
-
-        self.__configurationModesGroup = qt.QActionGroup(self)
-        self.__configurationModesGroup.setExclusive(True)
-        self.__configurationModesGroup.triggered.connect(self._userModeChanged)
-
-        self._minimalisticAction = MinimalisticConfigurationAction(toolbar)
-        menu.addAction(self._minimalisticAction)
-        self.__configurationModesGroup.addAction(self._minimalisticAction)
-        self._basicConfigAction = BasicConfigurationAction(toolbar)
-        menu.addAction(self._basicConfigAction)
-        self.__configurationModesGroup.addAction(self._basicConfigAction)
-        self._expertConfiguration = ExpertConfigurationAction(toolbar)
-        menu.addAction(self._expertConfiguration)
-        self.__configurationModesGroup.addAction(self._expertConfiguration)
-
-        # separator
-        toolbar.addSeparator()
-
-        # create central widget
-        self._widget = ZStitchingCentralWidget(parent=self)
-        self.setCentralWidget(self._widget)
-
-        # create Dock widgets
-        ##  output
-        self._outputWidget = StitchingOutput(parent=self)
-        self._outputWidget.setObjectName("outputSettingsWidget")
-        self._outputDockWidget = qt.QDockWidget(parent=self)
-        self._outputDockWidget.setWindowTitle("output")
-        self._outputDockWidget.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self._outputDockWidget.setFeatures(qt.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable)
-        self._outputDockWidget.setWidget(self._outputWidget)
-        self.addDockWidget(qt.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, self._outputDockWidget)
-        self._outputDockWidget.setToolTip(
-            "options to where and how to save the stitching"
-        )
-        ##  stitching strategies
-        self._stitchingOptsWidget = StitchingOptions(parent=self)
-        self._stitchingOptsScrollArea = qt.QScrollArea(self)
-        self._stitchingOptsScrollArea.setWidget(self._stitchingOptsWidget)
-        self._stitchingOptsScrollArea.setWidgetResizable(True)
-        self._stitchingOptsScrollArea.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(
-            qt.Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff
-        )
-        self._stitchingOptsDockWidget = qt.QDockWidget(parent=self)
-        self._stitchingOptsDockWidget.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self._stitchingOptsDockWidget.setFeatures(qt.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable)
-        self._stitchingOptsDockWidget.setWidget(self._stitchingOptsScrollArea)
-        self._stitchingOptsDockWidget.setWindowTitle("processing options")
-        self.addDockWidget(qt.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, self._stitchingOptsDockWidget)
-
-        ## all scan z positions
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget = PosEditorOverOneAxis(
-            parent=self,
-            axis_edited=0,
-            axis_order=0,
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsDockWidget = qt.QDockWidget(parent=self)
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsDockWidget.layout().setContentsMargins(
-            0, 0, 0, 0
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsDockWidget.setFeatures(
-            qt.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsDockWidget.setWidget(
-            self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsDockWidget.setWindowTitle(
-            "edit positions over axis 0 (px) - aka z"
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsDockWidget.setToolTip(
-            "This allows to edit tomo objects positions along the axis 0 (also aka z)"
-        )
-        self.addDockWidget(
-            qt.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsDockWidget
-        )
-        ### add a check box to update position from preview if asked by the user
-        self._updateAxis0PosFromPreviewCalc = qt.QCheckBox(
-            "update position 0 from preview calc",
-            self,
-        )
-        self._updateAxis0PosFromPreviewCalc.setToolTip(
-            "When the user trigger a preview, if some shift search refined over axis 0 is done then will update the axis 0 positions",
-        )
-        self._updateAxis0PosFromPreviewCalc.setChecked(True)
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget.layout().insertWidget(
-            0, self._updateAxis0PosFromPreviewCalc
-        )
-
-        ## all scan axis 2 positions
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget = PosEditorOverOneAxis(
-            parent=self,
-            axis_edited=2,
-            axis_order=0,
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget = qt.QDockWidget(parent=self)
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget.layout().setContentsMargins(
-            0, 0, 0, 0
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget.setFeatures(
-            qt.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget.setWidget(
-            self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget.setWindowTitle(
-            "edit positions over axis 2 (px)"
-        )
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget.setToolTip(
-            "This allows to edit tomo objects positions along the axis 2"
-        )
-        self.addDockWidget(
-            qt.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget
-        )
-        ### add a check box to update position from preview if asked by the user
-        self._updateAxis2PosFromPreviewCalc = qt.QCheckBox(
-            "update position 2 from preview calc", self
-        )
-        self._updateAxis2PosFromPreviewCalc.setToolTip(
-            "When the user trigger a preview, if some shift search refined over axis 2 is done then will update the axis 2 positions"
-        )
-        self._updateAxis2PosFromPreviewCalc.setChecked(True)
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget.layout().insertWidget(
-            0, self._updateAxis2PosFromPreviewCalc
-        )
-
-        self._widget.setAddTomoObjCallbacks(
-            (
-                self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget.addTomoObj,
-                self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget.addTomoObj,
-                self.getRawDisplayPlot().addTomoObj,
-            )
-        )
-        self._widget.setRemoveTomoObjCallbacks(
-            (
-                self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget.removeTomoObj,
-                self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget.removeTomoObj,
-                self.getRawDisplayPlot().removeTomoObj,
-            )
-        )
-
-        # update layout: for now lets tabify sime widget
-        self.tabifyDockWidget(self._outputDockWidget, self._stitchingOptsDockWidget)
-        self.tabifyDockWidget(
-            self._outputDockWidget, self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget
-        )
-        self.tabifyDockWidget(
-            self._outputDockWidget, self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsDockWidget
-        )
-
-        # handle raw display plot. By display avoid displaying raw data as this can be ressource consuming
-        self._widget._mainWidget._rawDisplayCB.setChecked(False)
-        self._widget._mainWidget._rawDisplayPlot.setActive(False)
-
-        # connect signal / slot
-        self._widget._mainWidget._rawDisplayCB.toggled.connect(
-            self._handleRawDisplayconnection
-        )
-        self._outputWidget.sigChanged.connect(self._changed)
-        self._stitchingOptsWidget.sigChanged.connect(self._changed)
-        self._widget.sigStitchingTypeChanged.connect(
-            self._outputWidget._updateOutputForStitchingType
-        )
-        self._widget.sigStitchingTypeChanged.connect(
-            self._stitchingOptsWidget._stitchingTypeChanged
-        )
-
-        ## handle raw plot preview
-        self._stitchingOptsWidget.sigFlipLRChanged.connect(
-            self.getRawDisplayPlot().setFlipLRFrames
-        )
-        self._stitchingOptsWidget.sigFlipUDChanged.connect(
-            self.getRawDisplayPlot().setFlipUDFrames
-        )
-        self._stitchingOptsWidget.sigSliceForPreviewChanged.connect(
-            self.getRawDisplayPlot().setSliceForPreview
-        )
-
-        ## handle tomo obj loading from settings
-        self._widget.sigTomoObjsLoaded.connect(
-            self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget.setTomoObjs
-        )
-        self._widget.sigTomoObjsLoaded.connect(
-            self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget.setTomoObjs
-        )
-        self._widget.sigTomoObjsLoaded.connect(self.getRawDisplayPlot().setTomoObjs)
-
-        # set up
-        self._basicConfigAction.setChecked(True)
-        self._userModeChanged(self._basicConfigAction)
-
-    def setCallbackToGetSlurmConfig(self, callback):
-        self._callbackToGetSlurmConfig = callback
-
-    def setCallbackToSetSlurmConfig(self, callback):
-        self._callbackToSetSlurmConfig = callback
-
-    def close(self):
-        # remove folder used for preview
-        shutil.rmtree(self._previewFolder, ignore_errors=True)
-        self._widget.close()
-        # requested for the waiting plot update
-        super().close()
-
-    def getRawDisplayPlot(self):
-        return self._widget._mainWidget._rawDisplayPlot
-
-    def _handleRawDisplayconnection(self, toggled: bool):
-        raw_display_plot = self.getRawDisplayPlot()
-        raw_display_plot.setActive(toggled)
-
-    def getPreviewAction(self):
-        return self.__updatePreviewAction
-
-    def getPreviewFolder(self):
-        if self._previewFolder is None:
-            self._previewFolder = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="tomwer_stitcher_preview")
-        return self._previewFolder
-
-    def getVolumeIdentifierPreview(self) -> HDF5VolumeIdentifier:
-        folder = self.getPreviewFolder()
-        # for now use hdf5 by default
-        return HDF5VolumeIdentifier(
-            object=HDF5Volume,
-            hdf5_file=os.path.join(folder, "vol_stitching_preview.hdf5"),
-            entry="my_volume",
-        )
-
-    def getNXtomoIdentifierForPreview(self):
-        folder = self.getPreviewFolder()
-        return NXtomoScanIdentifier(
-            object=NXtomoScan,
-            hdf5_file=os.path.join(folder, "nxtomo_stiching_preview.hdf5"),
-            entry="entry0000",
-        )
-
-    def _changed(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.sigChanged.emit()
-
-    def _saveSettings(self, file_path=None, **kwargs):
-        """
-        dump current configuration into a txt file
-        """
-        # get a file if necessary
-        if file_path is None:
-            dialog = QConfigFileDialog(self)
-            dialog.setAcceptMode(qt.QFileDialog.AcceptSave)
-            if not dialog.exec_():
-                return
-
-            selected_file = dialog.selectedFiles()
-            if len(selected_file) == 0:
-                return
-            file_path = selected_file[0]
-
-        configuration = self.getConfiguration()
-        if self._callbackToGetSlurmConfig is not None:
-            slurm_config = {"slurm": self._callbackToGetSlurmConfig()}
-            configuration = concatenate_dict(configuration, slurm_config)
-
-        # dump configuration
-        generate_nabu_configfile(
-            fname=file_path,
-            default_config=get_default_stitching_config(self.getStitchingType()),
-            comments=True,
-            sections_comments=_SECTIONS_COMMENTS,
-            options_level="advanced",
-            prefilled_values=configuration,
-        )
-
-    def _loadSettings(self, file_path=None, **kwargs):
-        """
-        load configuration from a txt file
-        """
-        # get a file if necessary
-        if file_path is None:
-            dialog = QConfigFileDialog(self)
-            dialog.setAcceptMode(qt.QFileDialog.AcceptOpen)
-            dialog.setFileMode(qt.QFileDialog.ExistingFiles)
-
-            if not dialog.exec_():
-                return
-
-            selected_file = dialog.selectedFiles()
-            if len(selected_file) == 0:
-                return
-            file_path = selected_file[0]
-
-        # Do configuration load
-        conf_dict = parse_nabu_config_file(file_path, allow_no_value=True)
-        self.setConfiguration(config=conf_dict)
-        if self._callbackToSetSlurmConfig is not None:
-            self._callbackToSetSlurmConfig(conf_dict.get("slurm", {}))
-
-    def _trigger_update_preview(self):
-        if self._previewThread is not None:
-            _logger.warning(
-                "some preview is already running. Please wait before relaunching it"
-            )
-            return
-        config = self.getConfiguration()
-        # update the output file to set if from raw...
-        stitching_type = config.get("stitching", {}).get("type", None)
-        if stitching_type == "z-preproc":
-            output_identifier = self.getNXtomoIdentifierForPreview()
-            config["z-preproc"]["location"] = output_identifier.file_path
-            config["z-preproc"]["data_path"] = output_identifier.data_path
-            assert "z-postproc" not in config
-        elif stitching_type == "z-postproc":
-            config["z-postproc"][
-                "output_volume"
-            ] = self.getVolumeIdentifierPreview().to_str()
-            assert "z-preproc" not in config
-        else:
-            raise NotImplementedError
-
-        # update the slice to avoid doing the stitching on all the frames
-        config["inputs"]["slices"] = self.getSlicesForPreview()
-
-        # update to force overwrite
-        config["output"]["overwrite_results"] = True
-
-        # clean current preview to notify some calculation is going on
-        preview_plot = self._widget._mainWidget._previewPlot
-        preview_plot._waitingOverlay.show()
-
-        # start sitching on a thread
-        self._previewThread = PreviewThread(stitching_config=config)
-        self._previewThread.finished.connect(self._previewCalculationFinished)
-        self._previewThread.start()
-
-    def getSlicesForPreview(self):
-        return self._stitchingOptsWidget.getSlicesForPreview()
-
-    def _previewCalculationFinished(self):
-        sender = self.sender()
-        assert isinstance(sender, PreviewThread)
-        composition = sender.frame_composition
-        tomo_objs_new_axis_positions = sender.final_tomo_objs_positions
-        assert isinstance(
-            tomo_objs_new_axis_positions, dict
-        ), "final_tomo_objs_positions is expected to be a dict with obj identifier as key and the tuple of position as value"
-        # expect it to be a dict with tomo obj identifier as key and a tuple of (axis_2_pos, axis_1_pos, axis_0_pos) as value
-        output_obj_identifier = sender.output_identifier
-
-        preview_plot = self._widget._mainWidget._previewPlot
-        preview_plot._waitingOverlay.hide()
-
-        self._previewThread.finished.disconnect(self._previewCalculationFinished)
-        self._previewThread = None
-
-        if output_obj_identifier is None:
-            _logger.error("preview of stitching failed")
-        else:
-            preview_plot.setStitchedTomoObj(
-                tomo_obj_id=output_obj_identifier,
-                composition=composition,
-            )
-
-        # update object values if requested
-        update_requested = {
-            0: self._updateAxis0PosFromPreviewCalc.isChecked(),
-            2: self._updateAxis2PosFromPreviewCalc.isChecked(),
-        }
-
-        if update_requested[0] or update_requested[2]:
-            existing_tomo_obj = {
-                tomo_obj.get_identifier().to_str(): tomo_obj
-                for tomo_obj in self._widget._mainWidget.getTomoObjs()
-            }
-
-            for tomo_obj_id, value in tomo_objs_new_axis_positions.items():
-                assert (
-                    isinstance(value, tuple) and len(value) == 3
-                ), "value is expected to be (new_pos_axis_0, new_pos_axis_1, new_pos_axis_2)"
-                new_axis_0_pos, _, new_axis_2_pos = value
-                tomo_obj = existing_tomo_obj.get(tomo_obj_id, None)
-                if tomo_obj is None:
-                    continue
-                if update_requested[0]:
-                    tomo_obj.stitching_metadata.setPxPos(int(new_axis_0_pos), 0)
-                if update_requested[2]:
-                    tomo_obj.stitching_metadata.setPxPos(int(new_axis_2_pos), 2)
-            if update_requested[0]:
-                self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget._orderedMightHavechanged(
-                    force_sb_update=True
-                )
-            if update_requested[2]:
-                self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget._orderedMightHavechanged(
-                    force_sb_update=True
-                )
-
-    def clean(self):
-        self._widget.clean()
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget.clean()
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget.clean()
-
-    def setSerie(self, serie):
-        self.clean()
-        self._widget._mainWidget.setSerie(serie)
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget.clean()
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget.clean()
-        for tomo_obj in serie:
-            self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget.addTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-            self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget.addTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-        self.getRawDisplayPlot().setTomoObjs(tomo_objs=serie[:])
-
-    def addTomoObj(self, tomo_obj):
-        self._widget.addTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-        self._editTomoObjAxis0PositionsWidget.addTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsWidget.addTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-        self.getRawDisplayPlot().addTomoObj(tomo_obj=tomo_obj)
-
-    def removeTomoObj(self, tomo_obj):
-        self._widget.removeTomoObj(tomo_obj)
-        self.getRawDisplayPlot().removeTomoObj(tomo_obj=tomo_obj)
-
-    def getConfiguration(self) -> dict:
-        # make sure the sync is fine between the two
-        configs = (
-            self._widget.getConfiguration(),
-            self._outputWidget.getConfiguration(),
-            self._stitchingOptsWidget.getConfiguration(),
-        )
-        result = {}
-        for config in configs:
-            result = concatenate_dict(result, config)
-        return result
-
-    def setConfiguration(self, config: dict):
-        self._widget.setConfiguration(config)
-        self._outputWidget.setConfiguration(config)
-        self._stitchingOptsWidget.setConfiguration(config)
-
-    # expose API
-    def getStitchingType(self) -> StitchingType:
-        return self._widget.getStitchingType()
-
-    def setStitchingType(self, stitching_type: StitchingType):
-        self._widget.setStitchingType(stitching_type)
-
-    def _userModeChanged(self, action):
-        self.__configurationModesAction.setIcon(action.icon())
-        self.__configurationModesAction.setToolTip(action.tooltip())
-        if action is self._basicConfigAction:
-            level = ConfigurationLevel.OPTIONAL
-        elif action is self._expertConfiguration:
-            level = ConfigurationLevel.ADVANCED
-        else:
-            level = ConfigurationLevel.REQUIRED
-        self._stitchingOptsWidget.setConfigurationLevel(level)
-        self._editTomoObjAxis2PositionsDockWidget.setVisible(
-            level >= ConfigurationLevel.ADVANCED
-        )
-
-
-def concatenate_dict(dict_1, dict_2) -> dict:
-    """update dict which has dict as values. And we want concatenate those values to"""
-    res = dict_1.copy()
-    for key in dict_2:
-        if key in dict_1:
-            if key in [f"axis_{axis}_params" for axis in (0, 1, 2)]:
-                res[key] = ";".join((dict_1[key], dict_2[key]))
-            elif isinstance(dict_1[key], dict):
-                res[key] = concatenate_dict(dict_1=dict_1[key], dict_2=dict_2[key])
-            else:
-                res[key].update(dict_2[key])
-        else:
-            res[key] = dict_2[key]
-    return res
-
-
-class PreviewThread(qt.QThread):
-    """
-    Thread to compute an overview of the stitching
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, stitching_config: dict, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self._stitching_config = dict_to_config_obj(stitching_config)
-        self._output_identifier = None
-        self._frame_composition = None
-        self._final_tomo_objs_positions = None
-        # store position of all the tomo objects (scan, volumes) used for the final stitching (after shift refinement)
-
-    @property
-    def stiching_config(self):
-        return self._stitching_config
-
-    @property
-    def output_identifier(self):
-        return self._output_identifier
-
-    @property
-    def frame_composition(self):
-        return self._frame_composition
-
-    @property
-    def final_tomo_objs_positions(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        :return: dict with tomo object identifier (str) as key and a tuple of position in pixel (axis_0_pos, axis_1_pos, axis_2_pos)
-        :rtype: dict
-        """
-        return self._final_tomo_objs_positions
-
-    @property
-    def final_axis_2_pos(self):
-        return self._final_axis_2_pos
-
-    def run(self):
-        stitching_type = self.stiching_config.stitching_type
-        if stitching_type.value == "z-preproc":
-            stitcher = PreProcessZStitcher(configuration=self.stiching_config)
-        elif stitching_type.value == "z-postproc":
-            stitcher = PostProcessZStitcher(configuration=self.stiching_config)
-        else:
-            raise NotImplementedError
-        self._output_identifier = stitcher.stitch()
-        if self._output_identifier is not None:
-            self._output_identifier = self._output_identifier.to_str()
-        # store in cache the frame composition to be able to provide them to the PreviewPlot
-        self._frame_composition = stitcher.frame_composition
-        self._final_tomo_objs_positions = stitcher.get_final_axis_positions_in_px()
-
-
-class _SlicesSelector(qt.QGroupBox):
-    """
-    Widget to determine the slices values (to be stitched)
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None) -> None:
-        super().__init__("slices", parent)
-        # start interface
-        self.setLayout(qt.QHBoxLayout())
-        self._startSliceCB = qt.QCheckBox("start", self)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._startSliceCB)
-        self._startSliceSB = qt.QSpinBox(self)
-        self._startSliceSB.setMinimum(0)
-        self._startSliceSB.setMaximum(9999999)
-        self._startSliceSB.setValue(0)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._startSliceSB)
-        # stop interface
-        self._stopSliceCB = qt.QCheckBox("stop", self)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._stopSliceCB)
-        self._stopSliceSB = qt.QSpinBox(self)
-        self._stopSliceSB.setMinimum(-1)
-        self._stopSliceSB.setMaximum(9999999)
-        self._stopSliceSB.setValue(-1)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._stopSliceSB)
-        # step interface
-        self._stepSliceLabel = qt.QLabel("step", self)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._stepSliceLabel)
-        self._stepSliceSB = qt.QSpinBox(self)
-        self._stepSliceSB.setMinimum(1)
-        self._stepSliceSB.setMaximum(9999999)
-        self._stepSliceSB.setValue(1)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._stepSliceSB)
-
-        # connect signal / slot
-        self._startSliceCB.toggled.connect(self._startSliceSB.setDisabled)
-        self._stopSliceCB.toggled.connect(self._stopSliceSB.setDisabled)
-
-        self._startSliceCB.setChecked(True)
-        self._stopSliceCB.setChecked(True)
-
-    def getSlices(self) -> tuple:
-        if self._startSliceCB.isChecked():
-            start = 0
-        else:
-            start = self._startSliceSB.value()
-        if self._stopSliceCB.isChecked():
-            stop = -1
-        else:
-            stop = self._stopSliceSB.value()
-        step = self._stepSliceSB.value()
-        return (start, stop, step)
-
-    def setSlices(self, start: int, stop: int, step: Optional[int] = None):
-        start = int(start)
-        stop = int(stop)
-        if start == 0:
-            self._startSliceCB.setChecked(True)
-        else:
-            self._startSliceCB.setChecked(False)
-            self._startSliceSB.setValue(start)
-
-        if stop == -1:
-            self._stopSliceCB.setChecked(True)
-        else:
-            self._stopSliceCB.setChecked(False)
-            self._stopSliceSB.setValue(stop)
-
-        if step is not None:
-            self._stepSliceSB.setValue(int(step))
-
-
-class _AlignmentGroupBox(qt.QGroupBox):
-    DEFAULT_PAD_MODE = "constant"
-
-    ALIGNMENT_DOC = (
-        "https://tomotools.gitlab-pages.esrf.fr/nabu/stitching/alignment.html"
-    )
-
-    DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT_AXIS_1 = AlignmentAxis1.CENTER
-    DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT_AXIS_2 = AlignmentAxis2.CENTER
-
-    _PAD_MODES = (
-        "constant",  # Pads with a constant value.
-        "edge",  # Pads with the edge values of array.
-        "linear_ramp",  # Pads with the linear ramp between end_value and the array edge value.
-        "maximum",  # Pads with the maximum value of all or part of the vector along each axis.
-        "mean",  # Pads with the mean value of all or part of the vector along each axis.
-        "median",  # Pads with the median value of all or part of the vector along each axis.
-        "minimum",  # Pads with the minimum value of all or part of the vector along each axis.
-        "reflect",  # Pads with the reflection of the vector mirrored on the first and last values of the vector along each axis.
-        "symmetric",  # Pads with the reflection of the vector mirrored along the edge of the array.
-        "wrap",  # Pads with the wrap of the vector along the axis. The first values are used to pad the end and the end values are used to pad the beginning.
-    )
-
-    def __init__(self, parent: qt.QWidget = None, title="alignment") -> None:
-        super().__init__(title, parent)
-        self.setLayout(qt.QFormLayout())
-
-        # alignment axis 1
-        self._alignmentAxis1CB = qt.QComboBox(self)
-        for alignment in AlignmentAxis1.values():
-            self._alignmentAxis1CB.addItem(alignment)
-        self.layout().addRow("Axis 1 alignment", self._alignmentAxis1CB)
-        self._alignmentAxis1CB.setToolTip(
-            f"Alignment to do in case of volumes with different size over axis 1. Only possible for post-processing (reconstructed volume). See {self.ALIGNMENT_DOC} for details."
-        )
-
-        # alignment axis 2
-        self._alignmentAxis2CB = qt.QComboBox(self)
-        for alignment in AlignmentAxis2.values():
-            self._alignmentAxis2CB.addItem(alignment)
-        self.layout().addRow("Axis 2 alignment", self._alignmentAxis2CB)
-        self._alignmentAxis2CB.setToolTip(
-            f"Alignment to do in case of frames with different size over axis 2. See {self.ALIGNMENT_DOC} for details."
-        )
-
-        # pad mode
-        self._padModeCB = qt.QComboBox(self)
-        for pad_mode in self._PAD_MODES:
-            self._padModeCB.addItem(pad_mode)
-        self.layout().addRow("pad mode", self._padModeCB)
-        self._padModeCB.setToolTip("padding mode to apply for alignment")
-
-        # set up
-        self.setAlignmentAxis1(self.DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT_AXIS_1)
-        self.setAlignmentAxis2(self.DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT_AXIS_2)
-
-    def getAlignmentAxis1(self) -> AlignmentAxis1:
-        return AlignmentAxis1.from_value(self._alignmentAxis1CB.currentText())
-
-    def setAlignmentAxis1(self, alignment: AlignmentAxis1):
-        alignment = AlignmentAxis1.from_value(alignment)
-        self._alignmentAxis1CB.setCurrentIndex(
-            self._alignmentAxis1CB.findText(alignment.value)
-        )
-
-    def getAlignmentAxis2(self) -> AlignmentAxis2:
-        return AlignmentAxis2.from_value(self._alignmentAxis2CB.currentText())
-
-    def setAlignmentAxis2(self, alignment: AlignmentAxis2):
-        alignment = AlignmentAxis2.from_value(alignment)
-        self._alignmentAxis2CB.setCurrentIndex(
-            self._alignmentAxis2CB.findText(alignment.value)
-        )
-
-    def getPadMode(self) -> str:
-        return self._padModeCB.currentText()
-
-    def setPadMode(self, pad_mode: str):
-        idx = self._padModeCB.findText(pad_mode)
-        if idx >= 0:
-            self._padModeCB.setCurrentIndex(idx)
-
-    def setAlignmentAxis1Enabled(self, enabled: bool):
-        self._alignmentAxis1CB.setEnabled(enabled)
-
-
-class StitchingOptions(qt.QWidget):
-    """
-    Widget to let the user define the different options for z-stitching such as which algorithm to search shift,
-    which stitching strategy...
-    """
-
-    sigChanged = qt.Signal()
-    """Signal emit when the options change"""
-    sigSliceForPreviewChanged = qt.Signal(object)
-    """Signal emit when the slice requested for the preview has changed. Parameter is a str or an int"""
-    sigFlipLRChanged = qt.Signal(bool)
-    """Signal emit when the request to flip LR frame has changed"""
-    sigFlipUDChanged = qt.Signal(bool)
-    """Signal emit when the request to flip UD frame has changed"""
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
-        # stitching strategy (aka stitcher behavior)
-        self.setLayout(qt.QFormLayout())
-        self._stitchingStrategiesWidget = StitchingStrategies(parent=self)
-        self._stitchingStrategiesWidget.setObjectName("strategy")
-        self.layout().addRow(self._stitchingStrategiesWidget)
-        # slice for preview
-        self._previewSlices = _SliceGetter("middle", parent=self)
-        self._previewSlices.setPlaceholderText(
-            "slice index or one of ('middle', 'first', 'last')"
-        )
-        self._previewSlices.setToolTip(
-            "expects a slice index (int > 0) or a str in ('first', 'middle', 'last')"
-        )
-        self.layout().addRow("slice for preview", self._previewSlices)
-
-        # invert frame up - down
-        self._flipLR_CB = qt.QCheckBox("flip frame left-right", self)
-        self._flipLR_CB.setChecked(False)
-        self._flipLR_CB.setToolTip(
-            "Flip frame for stitching. This is mostly for volume has no metadata are existing to specify the direction of the frame"
-        )
-        self.layout().addRow(self._flipLR_CB)
-        # invert frame left-right
-        self._flipUD_CB = qt.QCheckBox("flip frame up-down", self)
-        self._flipUD_CB.setChecked(False)
-        self._flipUD_CB.setToolTip(
-            "Flip frame for stitching. This is mostly for volume has no metadata are existing to specify the direction of the frame"
-        )
-        self.layout().addRow(self._flipUD_CB)
-
-        # alignment options
-        self._alignmentGroup = _AlignmentGroupBox(self)
-        self.layout().addRow(self._alignmentGroup)
-
-        # slices to be reconstructed
-        self._slices = _SlicesSelector(parent=self)
-        self._slices.setToolTip(
-            "for pre processing stitchting those are projections and for post prcessing stitching those are volume slices"
-        )
-        self.layout().addRow(self._slices)
-
-        # axis 0 params for shift search
-        self._axis0Group = qt.QGroupBox("axis 0 (aka z)", self)
-        self._axis0Group.setLayout(qt.QVBoxLayout())
-        self.layout().addRow(self._axis0Group)
-        self._axis0ShiftSearchParams = StitcherAxisParams(axis=0, parent=self)
-        self._axis0ShiftSearchParams.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self._axis0ShiftSearchParams.layout().setSpacing(0)
-        self._axis0Group.layout().addWidget(self._axis0ShiftSearchParams)
-
-        # axis 2 params for shift search
-        self._axis2Group = qt.QGroupBox("axis 2 (aka x)", self)
-        self._axis2Group.setLayout(qt.QVBoxLayout())
-        self.layout().addRow(self._axis2Group)
-        self._axis2ShiftSearchParams = StitcherAxisParams(axis=2, parent=self)
-        self._axis2ShiftSearchParams.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self._axis2ShiftSearchParams.layout().setSpacing(0)
-        self._axis2Group.layout().addWidget(self._axis2ShiftSearchParams)
-        # by default avoid doing x shift research
-        self._axis2ShiftSearchParams.setShiftSearchMethod(None)
-
-        # frame rescaling option
-        self._rescalingWidget = RescalingWidget(parent=self)
-        self.layout().addRow(self._rescalingWidget)
-
-        # normalization by sample
-        self._normalizationBySampleWidget = NormalizationBySampleGroupBox(parent=self)
-        self._normalizationBySampleWidget.setChecked(False)
-        self.layout().addRow(self._normalizationBySampleWidget)
-
-        # connect signal / slot
-        self._stitchingStrategiesWidget.sigChanged.connect(self._updated)
-        self._previewSlices.editingFinished.connect(self._sliceForPreviewHasChanged)
-        self._flipLR_CB.toggled.connect(self._flipLRHasChanged)
-        self._flipUD_CB.toggled.connect(self._flipUDHasChanged)
-
-    def _sliceForPreviewHasChanged(self):
-        slice_for_preview = self.getSlicesForPreview()
-        try:
-            slice_for_preview = int(slice_for_preview)
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
-        self.sigSliceForPreviewChanged.emit(slice_for_preview)
-        self._updated()
-
-    def _flipLRHasChanged(self):
-        self.sigFlipLRChanged.emit(self._flipLR_CB.isChecked())
-
-    def _flipUDHasChanged(self):
-        self.sigFlipUDChanged.emit(self._flipUD_CB.isChecked())
-
-    def _updated(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.sigChanged.emit()
-
-    def getSlicesForPreview(self):
-        return self._previewSlices.text()
-
-    def getSlices(self):
-        slices = self._slices.getSlices()
-        if slices == (0, -1, 1):
-            return None
-        else:
-            return (str(slices[0]), str(slices[1]), str(slices[2]))
-
-    def setSlices(self, slices: tuple):
-        if isinstance(slices, str):
-            slices = slices.replace(" ", "").split(":")
-        if len(slices) > 2:
-            step = int(slices[2])
-        else:
-            step = None
-        self._slices.setSlices(int(slices[0]), int(slices[1]), step)
-
-    def getConfiguration(self) -> dict:
-        slices = self.getSlices()
-        if slices is None:
-            slices = ""
-        else:
-            slices = ":".join(slices)
-        res = {
-            stitching_config.STITCHING_SECTION: {
-                stitching_config.FLIP_LR: self._flipLR_CB.isChecked(),
-                stitching_config.FLIP_UD: self._flipUD_CB.isChecked(),
-                stitching_config.ALIGNMENT_AXIS_1_FIELD: self._alignmentGroup.getAlignmentAxis1().value,
-                stitching_config.ALIGNMENT_AXIS_2_FIELD: self._alignmentGroup.getAlignmentAxis2().value,
-                stitching_config.PAD_MODE_FIELD: self._alignmentGroup.getPadMode(),
-            },
-            stitching_config.INPUTS_SECTION: {
-                stitching_config.STITCHING_SLICES: slices,
-            },
-            stitching_config.NORMALIZATION_BY_SAMPLE_SECTION: self._normalizationBySampleWidget.getConfiguration(),
-        }
-
-        for ddict in (
-            self._stitchingStrategiesWidget.getConfiguration(),
-            self._axis0ShiftSearchParams.getConfiguration(),
-            self._axis2ShiftSearchParams.getConfiguration(),
-            self._rescalingWidget.getConfiguration(),
-        ):
-            res = concatenate_dict(res, ddict)
-        return res
-
-    def setConfiguration(self, config: dict):
-        self._stitchingStrategiesWidget.setConfiguration(config)
-        self._axis0ShiftSearchParams.setConfiguration(config)
-        self._axis2ShiftSearchParams.setConfiguration(config)
-        self._rescalingWidget.setConfiguration(config)
-        slices = config.get(stitching_config.STITCHING_SECTION, {}).get(
-            stitching_config.STITCHING_SLICES, ""
-        )
-        # slices
-        if slices == "":
-            slices = None
-        if slices is not None:
-            self.setSlices(slices)
-        # flip_lr
-        flip_lr = config.get(stitching_config.STITCHING_SECTION, {}).get(
-            stitching_config.FLIP_LR, None
-        )
-        if flip_lr is not None:
-            self._flipLR_CB.setChecked(flip_lr in (True, "True", 1, "1"))
-        # flip_ud
-        flip_ud = config.get(stitching_config.STITCHING_SECTION, {}).get(
-            stitching_config.FLIP_UD, None
-        )
-        if flip_ud is not None:
-            self._flipUD_CB.setChecked(flip_ud in (True, "True", 1, "1"))
-        # alignment
-        alignment_axis_1 = config.get(stitching_config.STITCHING_SECTION, {}).get(
-            stitching_config.ALIGNMENT_AXIS_1_FIELD, None
-        )
-        if alignment_axis_1 is not None:
-            self._alignmentGroup.setAlignmentAxis1(alignment_axis_1)
-        alignment_axis_2 = config.get(stitching_config.STITCHING_SECTION, {}).get(
-            stitching_config.ALIGNMENT_AXIS_2_FIELD, None
-        )
-        if alignment_axis_2 is not None:
-            self._alignmentGroup.setAlignmentAxis2(alignment_axis_2)
-        # pad_mode
-        pad_mode = config.get(stitching_config.STITCHING_SECTION, {}).get(
-            stitching_config.PAD_MODE_FIELD, None
-        )
-        if pad_mode is not None:
-            self._alignmentGroup.setPadMode(pad_mode=pad_mode)
-
-        # normalization by sample
-        normalization_by_sample = config.get(
-            stitching_config.NORMALIZATION_BY_SAMPLE_SECTION, None
-        )
-        if normalization_by_sample is not None:
-            self._normalizationBySampleWidget.setConfiguration(normalization_by_sample)
-
-    def _stitchingTypeChanged(self, stiching_type: str):
-        stiching_type = StitchingType.from_value(stiching_type)
-        self._alignmentGroup.setAlignmentAxis1Enabled(
-            stiching_type is StitchingType.Z_POSTPROC
-        )
-
-    def setConfigurationLevel(self, level: ConfigurationLevel):
-        self._alignmentGroup.setVisible(level >= ConfigurationLevel.ADVANCED)
-        self._previewSlices.setVisible(level >= ConfigurationLevel.OPTIONAL)
-        self._flipLR_CB.setVisible(level >= ConfigurationLevel.ADVANCED)
-        self._flipUD_CB.setVisible(level >= ConfigurationLevel.ADVANCED)
-        self._rescalingWidget.setVisible(level >= ConfigurationLevel.ADVANCED)
-        self._axis0ShiftSearchParams.setConfigurationLevel(level)
-        self._axis2ShiftSearchParams.setConfigurationLevel(level)
-        self._normalizationBySampleWidget.setVisible(
-            level >= ConfigurationLevel.ADVANCED
-        )
-
-
-class RescalingWidget(qt.QWidget):
-    DEFAULT_MIN_PERCENTILE = 0
-
-    DEFAULT_MAX_PERCENTILE = 100
-
-    def __init__(self, parent, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.setLayout(qt.QHBoxLayout())
-        self._activatedCB = qt.QCheckBox("rescale frames", self)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._activatedCB)
-
-        self._minPercentileQSB = qt.QSpinBox(self)
-        self._minPercentileQSB.setRange(0, 100)
-        self._minPercentileQSB.setPrefix("min:")
-        self._minPercentileQSB.setSuffix("%")
-        self._minPercentileQSB.setValue(self.DEFAULT_MIN_PERCENTILE)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._minPercentileQSB)
-
-        self._maxPercentileQSB = qt.QSpinBox(self)
-        self._maxPercentileQSB.setRange(0, 100)
-        self._maxPercentileQSB.setPrefix("max:")
-        self._maxPercentileQSB.setSuffix("%")
-        self._maxPercentileQSB.setValue(self.DEFAULT_MAX_PERCENTILE)
-        self.layout().addWidget(self._maxPercentileQSB)
-
-        # set up
-        self._activatedCB.setChecked(False)
-        self._minPercentileQSB.setEnabled(False)
-        self._maxPercentileQSB.setEnabled(False)
-
-        # connect signal / slot
-        self._activatedCB.toggled.connect(self._activationChanged)
-        self._activatedCB.toggled.connect(self._activationChanged)
-
-    def _activationChanged(self):
-        self._minPercentileQSB.setEnabled(self._activatedCB.isChecked())
-        self._maxPercentileQSB.setEnabled(self._activatedCB.isChecked())
-
-    def getConfiguration(self):
-        return {
-            STITCHING_SECTION: {
-                RESCALE_FRAMES: self._activatedCB.isChecked(),
-                RESCALE_PARAMS: ";".join(
-                    [
-                        f"{KEY_RESCALE_MIN_PERCENTILES}={self._minPercentileQSB.value()}",
-                        f"{KEY_RESCALE_MAX_PERCENTILES}={self._maxPercentileQSB.value()}",
-                    ]
-                ),
-            }
-        }
-
-    def setConfiguration(self, config: dict):
-        def cast_percentile(percentile) -> int:
-            if isinstance(percentile, str):
-                percentile.replace(" ", "").rstrip("%")
-            return int(percentile)
-
-        stitching_config = config.get(STITCHING_SECTION, {})
-        rescale_params = str_to_dict(stitching_config.get(RESCALE_PARAMS, {}))
-        rescale_min_percentile = rescale_params.get(KEY_RESCALE_MIN_PERCENTILES, None)
-        if rescale_min_percentile is not None:
-            rescale_min_percentile = cast_percentile(rescale_min_percentile)
-            self._minPercentileQSB.setValue(rescale_min_percentile)
-        rescale_max_percentile = rescale_params.get(KEY_RESCALE_MAX_PERCENTILES, None)
-        if rescale_max_percentile is not None:
-            rescale_max_percentile = cast_percentile(rescale_max_percentile)
-            self._maxPercentileQSB.setValue(rescale_max_percentile)
-
-        rescale = stitching_config.get(RESCALE_FRAMES, None)
-        if rescale is not None:
-            self._activatedCB.setChecked(_convert_str_to_bool(rescale))