Add Paint Stratigraphic Order processing algorithm and widget

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Adds QGIS processing algorithm and GUI widget to paint stratigraphic order or cumulative thickness onto geology polygons for visual debugging of stratigraphic columns.

Changes

• New algorithm: PaintStratigraphicOrderAlgorithm in loopstructural/processing/algorithms/paint_stratigraphic_order.py

  • Matches polygon unit names against stratigraphic column
  • Two paint modes:
    • Stratigraphic order (0=youngest, N=oldest)
    • Cumulative thickness from bottom unit
  • Handles unmatched units with null values

• Registration: Added algorithm to Map2LoopProvider

• Tests: Comprehensive test coverage with synthetic and real data in tests/qgis/test_paint_stratigraphic_order.py

• Documentation: Added Processing Tools section to docs/usage/interface.md

• GUI Widget: PaintStratigraphicOrderWidget in loopstructural/gui/map2loop_tools/

  • Form-based interface with QGIS layer/field selectors
  • Auto-selects common field names (UNITNAME, unit_name, thickness, etc.)
  • Follows same pattern as Sampler and Thickness Calculator widgets
  • Dialog wrapper with OK/Cancel buttons
  • Accessible from toolbar and menu (LoopStructural > Paint Stratigraphic Order)
  • Integrated debug logging support

Usage

Processing Algorithm: Accessible via QGIS Processing Toolbox under LoopStructural > Stratigraphy > Paint Stratigraphic Order.

Widget: Accessible from the LoopStructural toolbar button or menu item. Provides a user-friendly form interface for selecting layers and configuring parameters.

Both interfaces take a polygon layer + stratigraphic column table and output polygons with new strat_order or cum_thickness field for visualization and QC.

Unconformities are implicitly handled through the stratigraphic column order - units separated by unconformities maintain their sequential order values.

Original prompt

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<issue_title>Paint stratigraphic order onto geology polygons</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Feature description

Add a widget to paint the stratigraphic order e.g. 0-N onto the shapefile where the unit name is matched. This will help visually debugging the stratigraphic column. We should add a break where there are unconformities.

Additional context

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<agent_instructions>Please add a new widget/tool that allows the user to choose a polygon shapefile with unitname that match the stratigraphic column unit names. Then paint the stratigraphic order e.g. 0-N for the units with 0 being the youngest. Alternatively allow the user to paint the cummulative thickness using the stratigraphic column thickness and starting from the bottom unit. </agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Paint stratigraphic order onto geology polygons #70

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[lachlangrose]

@copilot I have merged this with my development branch, can you add this as a widget as well as a processing tool. I'd like a widget similar to the sampling tools and other widgets

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@copilot I have merged this with my development branch, can you add this as a widget as well as a processing tool. I'd like a widget similar to the sampling tools and other widgets

Added in commit fdebe4f. The Paint Stratigraphic Order tool is now available as a widget following the same pattern as the Sampler and Thickness Calculator widgets.

Widget Features:

• Accessible from the toolbar and menu (LoopStructural > Paint Stratigraphic Order)
• Clean form-based interface with QGIS layer/field selectors
• Auto-selects common field names (UNITNAME, unit_name, thickness, etc.)
• Two paint modes: Stratigraphic Order (0=youngest) or Cumulative Thickness
• Integrated debug logging support

Widget Structure:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Geology Polygon Layer:    [Select Layer ▼]     │
│ Unit Name Field:           [UNITNAME    ▼]     │
│ Stratigraphic Column Layer:[Select Layer ▼]     │
│ Strat Column Unit Field:   [unit_name   ▼]     │
│ Strat Column Thickness:    [thickness   ▼]     │
│ Paint Mode:                [Order/Thickness ▼] │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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The widget uses the processing algorithm internally, so both interfaces provide the same functionality with consistent results.