Considering fixations outside AOI as expected aoi.

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/argaze/ArFeatures.py b/src/argaze/ArFeatures.py
index 0cb1d77..0314466 100644
--- a/src/argaze/ArFeatures.py
+++ b/src/argaze/ArFeatures.py
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ class ArLayer(DataFeatures.SharedObject, DataFeatures.PipelineStepObject):
 				if GazeFeatures.is_fixation(gaze_movement):
 
 					# Append fixation to aoi scan path
-					if self.__aoi_scan_path is not None and self.__looked_aoi_name is not None:
+					# TODO: add an option to filter None looked_aoi_name or not
+					if self.__aoi_scan_path is not None:
 
 						aoi_scan_step = self.__aoi_scan_path.append_fixation(timestamp, gaze_movement, self.__looked_aoi_name)
 
diff --git a/src/argaze/GazeFeatures.py b/src/argaze/GazeFeatures.py
index 7254205..81a87c8 100644
--- a/src/argaze/GazeFeatures.py
+++ b/src/argaze/GazeFeatures.py
@@ -960,6 +960,9 @@ class AOIScanStep():
 AOIScanPathType = TypeVar('AOIScanPathType', bound="AOIScanPathType")
 # Type definition for type annotation convenience
 
+# Define strings for outside AOI case
+OutsideAOI = 'GazeFeatures.OutsideAOI'
+
 class AOIScanPath(list):
     """List of aoi scan steps over successive aoi.
 
@@ -973,7 +976,7 @@ class AOIScanPath(list):
 
         self.duration_max = duration_max
         self.expected_aoi = expected_aoi
-        
+
         self.__duration = 0
 
     @property
@@ -1042,7 +1045,9 @@ class AOIScanPath(list):
         """
         self.clear()
 
-        self.__expected_aoi = expected_aoi
+        self.__expected_aoi = [OutsideAOI]
+        self.__expected_aoi += expected_aoi
+
         self.__movements = TimeStampedGazeMovements()
         self.__current_aoi = ''
         self.__index = ord('A')
@@ -1076,9 +1081,15 @@ class AOIScanPath(list):
         """Append new fixation to aoi scan path and return last new aoi scan step if one have been created.
 
         !!! warning
-                It could raise AOIScanStepError"""
+            It could raise AOIScanStepError"""
+
+        # Replace None aoi by generic OutsideAOI name
+        if looked_aoi is None:
+
+            looked_aoi = OutsideAOI
 
-        if looked_aoi not in self.__expected_aoi:
+        # Raise error when aoi is not expected
+        elif looked_aoi not in self.__expected_aoi:
 
             raise AOIScanStepError('AOI not expected', looked_aoi)