Binary Mask Explicit Stencil Opening

Description

Apply explicit-stencil erosion followed by dilation within the original finite binary-grid frame.

A binary grid represents foreground as numeric one and background as zero. A stencil is a set of integer [rowOffset,columnOffset] positions relative to a cell. Connectivity describes allowed neighbor steps: four-neighbor connectivity uses orthogonal steps, while eight-neighbor connectivity also includes diagonals. Finite image borders and asymmetric stencils affect the result.

Apply explicit-stencil erosion followed by dilation within the original finite binary-grid frame.

When to use this tool

Use opening to study how a supplied stencil changes local foreground structure under finite-border rules.

How to use the tool and how it works

Enter mask, stencil using the definitions below.
Run the operation. Resolve input-format errors before interpreting an output.
Read result.mask, using the stated boundary, ordering, sign and absence conventions.

Apply erosion with the supplied offsets, then apply dilation with the same stencil to the intermediate frame.^[1]

Input field	Meaning and units	Accepted input
mask	Rectangular numeric 0/1 rows, up to 64×64; row is the first coordinate and column the second.	Dense numeric rows, each dimension at most 128; the stated shape rules also apply.
stencil	Nonempty list of distinct integer [rowOffset,columnOffset] pairs, each coordinate -16 through 16; at most 128 offsets.	Dense numeric rows, each dimension at most 128; the stated shape rules also apply.

Output field	Interpretation
result	Object containing the fields below.
result.mask	Result grid in original frame dimensions, with numeric cell meanings and any signed subtraction convention described above.

json

{
  "input": {
    "mask": [
      [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      [
        0,
        1,
        0
      ],
      [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ]
    ],
    "stencil": [
      [
        0,
        0
      ],
      [
        0,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "output": {
    "result": {
      "mask": [
        [
          0,
          0,
          0
        ],
        [
          0,
          0,
          0
        ],
        [
          0,
          0,
          0
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

The explicit stencil need not be centered or symmetric. Each stage treats positions outside the original frame as zero; no automatic halo is preserved.
Masks are rectangular dense arrays of numeric 0/1 cells, with at most 64 rows and 64 columns. Empty frames are allowed where no in-bounds seed is required. Stencils are nonempty lists of distinct integer [rowOffset,columnOffset] pairs, each coordinate between -16 and 16. Outside-frame samples are zero at every stage.
Every declared outer field is required and unknown outer fields are rejected. Strings and JSON text have size limits, lists are bounded to 128 entries, and JSON nesting/node counts are bounded. Tighter operation-specific bounds stated above take precedence.
Numeric outputs must remain finite and within safe-integer magnitude. Original record indexes and cell coordinates are zero-based; stated half-open ranges exclude their end.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Choose a component operation for connected regions and an explicit stencil for local shape tests. Fix connectivity and border policy before comparing masks; convert cell counts to physical area separately when pixel spacing is known.

References

Tool behavior and example: Binary Mask Explicit Stencil Opening — tool.io

Similar or alternative tools

Binary Mask Explicit Stencil Erosion
Erode a binary mask using every positive-offset source position in the supplied stencil.
Binary Mask Explicit Stencil Dilation
Dilate a binary mask using reflected-offset source positions from the supplied stencil.