Bugfix for outline parameter in render_shapes

src/spatialdata_plot/pl/basic.py

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def render_shapes(
         size: float = 1.0,
         outline: bool = False,
         outline_width: tuple[float, float] = (0.3, 0.05),
-        outline_color: tuple[str, str] = ("#000000ff", "#ffffffff"),  # black, white
+        outline_color: str | list[float] = "#000000ff",
         alt_var: str | None = None,
         layer: str | None = None,
         palette: ListedColormap | str | None = None,

src/spatialdata_plot/pl/render.py

@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ def _render_shapes(
     else:
         table = sdata.table[sdata.table.obs[_get_region_key(sdata)].isin(elements)]
 
-    # refactor plz, squidpy leftovers
-    render_params.outline_params.bg_color = (0.83, 0.83, 0.83, render_params.fill_alpha)
-
     # get color vector (categorical or continuous)
     color_source_vector, color_vector, _ = _set_color_source_vec(
         adata=table,
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ def _get_collection_shape(
         fill_c[..., -1] = render_params.fill_alpha
 
         if render_params.outline_params.outline:
-            outline_c = ColorConverter().to_rgba_array(c)
+            outline_c = ColorConverter().to_rgba_array(render_params.outline_params.outline_color)
             outline_c[..., -1] = render_params.outline_alpha
         else:
             outline_c = None

src/spatialdata_plot/pl/utils.py

@@ -482,31 +482,32 @@ class OutlineParams:
     """Cmap params."""
 
     outline: bool
+    outline_color: str | list[float]
     gap_size: float
-    gap_color: str
     bg_size: float
-    bg_color: str | tuple[float, ...]
 
 
 def _set_outline(
     size: float,
     outline: bool = False,
     outline_width: tuple[float, float] = (0.3, 0.05),
-    outline_color: tuple[str, str] = ("#0000000ff", "#ffffffff"),  # black, white
+    outline_color: str | list[float] = "#0000000ff",  # black, white
     **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> OutlineParams:
     bg_width, gap_width = outline_width
     point = np.sqrt(size)
     gap_size = (point + (point * gap_width) * 2) ** 2
     bg_size = (np.sqrt(gap_size) + (point * bg_width) * 2) ** 2
     # the default black and white colors can be changes using the contour_config parameter
-    bg_color, gap_color = outline_color
+
+    if (len(outline_color) == 3 or len(outline_color) == 4) and all(isinstance(c, float) for c in outline_color):
+        outline_color = matplotlib.colors.to_hex(outline_color)
 
     if outline:
         kwargs.pop("edgecolor", None)  # remove edge from kwargs if present
         kwargs.pop("alpha", None)  # remove alpha from kwargs if present
 
-    return OutlineParams(outline, gap_size, gap_color, bg_size, bg_color)
+    return OutlineParams(outline, outline_color, gap_size, bg_size)
 
 
 def _get_subplots(num_images: int, ncols: int = 4, width: int = 4, height: int = 3) -> plt.Figure | plt.Axes:

tests/pl/test_render_shapes.py

@@ -22,5 +22,27 @@ class TestShapes(PlotTester, metaclass=PlotTesterMeta):
     def test_plot_can_render_circles(self, sdata_blobs: SpatialData):
         sdata_blobs.pl.render_shapes(elements="blobs_circles").pl.show()
 
+    def test_plot_can_render_circles_with_outline(self, sdata_blobs: SpatialData):
+        sdata_blobs.pl.render_shapes(elements="blobs_circles", outline=True).pl.show()
+
+    def test_plot_can_render_circles_with_colored_outline(self, sdata_blobs: SpatialData):
+        sdata_blobs.pl.render_shapes(elements="blobs_circles", outline=True, outline_color="red").pl.show()
+
     def test_plot_can_render_polygons(self, sdata_blobs: SpatialData):
         sdata_blobs.pl.render_shapes(elements="blobs_polygons").pl.show()
+
+    def test_plot_can_render_polygons_with_outline(self, sdata_blobs: SpatialData):
+        sdata_blobs.pl.render_shapes(elements="blobs_polygons", outline=True).pl.show()
+
+    def test_plot_can_render_polygons_with_str_colored_outline(self, sdata_blobs: SpatialData):
+        sdata_blobs.pl.render_shapes(elements="blobs_polygons", outline=True, outline_color="red").pl.show()
+
+    def test_plot_can_render_polygons_with_rgb_colored_outline(self, sdata_blobs: SpatialData):
+        sdata_blobs.pl.render_shapes(
+            elements="blobs_polygons", outline=True, outline_color=(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0)
+        ).pl.show()
+
+    def test_plot_can_render_polygons_with_rgba_colored_outline(self, sdata_blobs: SpatialData):
+        sdata_blobs.pl.render_shapes(
+            elements="blobs_polygons", outline=True, outline_color=(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0)
+        ).pl.show()

tests/pl/test_utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import pytest
+from spatialdata.datasets import blobs
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "outline_color",
+    [
+        (0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+        "#00ff00",
+    ],
+)
+def test_set_outline_accepts_str_or_float_or_list_thereof(outline_color):
+    sdata = blobs()
+    sdata.pl.render_shapes(elements="blobs_polygons", outline=True, outline_color=outline_color).pl.show()