Adding a processing method

Adding a method spans a processing library, httomo-backends and HTTomo. Use the following workflow to keep each part in the correct project:

Fig. 25 Implement and test the function first; describe it for HTTomo only after its interface is stable.

HTTomo usually exposes processing functions supplied by a separate scientific library. Functions from modular packages can often be integrated directly when they accept an array and explicit processing parameters. Functions with more complex interfaces may require an HTTomo wrapper.

After integrating and testing the function in its backend library, register it in httomo-backends. That package supplies the execution metadata HTTomo needs for sectioning and memory management, and generates the user-facing YAML template. Follow Integrating methods with httomo-backends for the complete workflow.