From 33638eadd70d66636c7ece45c27f4d6e7dab1344 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian Neumann-Fopiano <mypsn1550@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:21:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] height-bound samples

---
 .../art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplex.java   |  4 ++
 .../IrisComplexGridBoundsCacheTest.java       | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+)

diff --git a/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplex.java b/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplex.java
index 89dbd0156..028022c06 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplex.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplex.java
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ public class IrisComplex implements DataProvider {
         double fz = (z - gz) / grid;
 
         long b00 = cornerBounds(cache, engine, interpolator, interpolatorIndex, generators, gx, gz);
+        if (fx == 0D && fz == 0D) {
+            return new NoiseBounds(boundsLow(b00), boundsHigh(b00));
+        }
+
         long b10 = cornerBounds(cache, engine, interpolator, interpolatorIndex, generators, gx + grid, gz);
         long b01 = cornerBounds(cache, engine, interpolator, interpolatorIndex, generators, gx, gz + grid);
         long b11 = cornerBounds(cache, engine, interpolator, interpolatorIndex, generators, gx + grid, gz + grid);
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplexGridBoundsCacheTest.java b/core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplexGridBoundsCacheTest.java
index 8083f72f3..a97aeda8b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplexGridBoundsCacheTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/IrisComplexGridBoundsCacheTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ public class IrisComplexGridBoundsCacheTest {
         assertEquals(1, interpolator.getInvocations());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void alignedGridSampleUsesOnlyTheContributingCorner() throws Exception {
+        IrisComplex complex = createComplex();
+        Method gridSampleBounds = gridSampleBoundsMethod();
+        CountingInterpolator interpolator = new CountingInterpolator(3.5D, 7.25D);
+
+        NoiseBounds bounds = invokeGridSampleBounds(complex, gridSampleBounds, interpolator, 64D, -32D);
+
+        assertEquals(3.5F, bounds.min(), 0D);
+        assertEquals(7.25F, bounds.max(), 0D);
+        assertEquals(1, interpolator.getInvocations());
+    }
+
     private IrisComplex createComplex() throws Exception {
         IrisComplex complex = mock(IrisComplex.class, CALLS_REAL_METHODS);
 
@@ -89,6 +102,20 @@ public class IrisComplexGridBoundsCacheTest {
         return method;
     }
 
+    private Method gridSampleBoundsMethod() throws Exception {
+        Method method = IrisComplex.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+                "gridSampleBounds",
+                Engine.class,
+                IrisInterpolator.class,
+                int.class,
+                IrisGenerator[].class,
+                double.class,
+                double.class
+        );
+        method.setAccessible(true);
+        return method;
+    }
+
     private long invokeCornerBounds(IrisComplex complex, Method method, IrisInterpolator interpolator, int x, int z) throws Exception {
         Field gridBoundsCache = IrisComplex.class.getDeclaredField("gridBoundsCache");
         gridBoundsCache.setAccessible(true);
@@ -96,6 +123,16 @@ public class IrisComplexGridBoundsCacheTest {
         return (long) method.invoke(complex, cache.get(), null, interpolator, 0, new IrisGenerator[0], x, z);
     }
 
+    private NoiseBounds invokeGridSampleBounds(
+            IrisComplex complex,
+            Method method,
+            IrisInterpolator interpolator,
+            double x,
+            double z
+    ) throws Exception {
+        return (NoiseBounds) method.invoke(complex, null, interpolator, 0, new IrisGenerator[0], x, z);
+    }
+
     private float unpackLow(long packed) {
         return Float.intBitsToFloat((int) (packed >>> 32));
     }