Fix GridPatchDataset cache edge cases (#9100)

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Fixes #9100.

Description

GridPatchDataset could change dataset contents or reject valid pipelines in four cache configurations:

• partial caches reused the previous cached item for later cache misses;
• coordinate-free caches yielded no cached patches because patch data was zipped with an empty coordinate cache;
• zero-sized caches raised while unpacking an empty cache result;
• fully deterministic transform pipelines passed start=None to Compose on a cache hit and raised ValueError.

This change initializes empty cache buffers explicitly, resolves the cache index for each source item, feeds cached patches without a coordinate iterable when with_coordinates=False, and uses the end of a fully deterministic transform pipeline as its cache boundary. Regression tests cover all four cases, including both zero cache_rate and zero cache_num.

Types of changes

• Non-breaking change (fix or new feature that would not break existing functionality).
• Breaking change (fix or new feature that would cause existing functionality to change).
• New tests added to cover the changes.
• Integration tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh -f -u --net --coverage.
• Quick tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh --quick --unittests --disttests.
• In-line docstrings updated.
• Documentation updated, tested make html command in the docs/ folder.

Testing

python -m unittest tests.data.test_grid_dataset tests.data.test_patch_dataset tests.data.test_iterable_dataset tests.data.test_dataloader
Ran 48 tests in 25.336s - OK

ruff check --no-cache monai/data/grid_dataset.py tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py
All checks passed!

ruff format --check --no-cache monai/data/grid_dataset.py tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py
2 files already formatted

black --check monai/data/grid_dataset.py tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py
2 files would be left unchanged

isort --check-only monai/data/grid_dataset.py tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py
Passed

pyrefly check monai/data/grid_dataset.py tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py
0 errors

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

GridPatchDataset now handles empty caches without unpacking errors, preserves uncached items after cached items, and yields cached patches correctly when coordinates are disabled. New tests cover partial caching, coordinate-free caching, deterministic transforms, and zero-sized cache configurations.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b2487

GridPatchDataset now preserves yielded patches across partial, coordinate-free, and zero-sized cache configurations, with regression coverage for the corrected behaviors. No merge-blocking runtime risk remains.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 22.22% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 9 functions across 2 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address all objectives in issue #9100: partial caches preserve uncached items, coordinate-free caches yield patches, and zero-sized caches initialize and iterate correctly.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The production changes and regression tests remain focused on GridPatchDataset caching behavior and the linked issue requirements. No unrelated changes are identified.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: fixing GridPatchDataset cache edge cases.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description follows the required template, explains the four cache defects, identifies the implementation changes, includes regression tests, and reports validation results.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

monai/data/grid_dataset.py (1)

344-344: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add Google-style docstrings to the changed Python definitions.

• monai/data/grid_dataset.py#L344-L344: document the values yielded by GridPatchDataset.__iter__.
• tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py#L221-L221: document the partial-cache regression test.
• tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py#L228-L228: document the coordinate-free cache regression test.
• tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py#L239-L239: document the zero-sized-cache regression test.

As per path instructions, docstrings should be present for all Python definitions and use the appropriate Google-style sections.

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In `@monai/data/grid_dataset.py` at line 344, At monai/data/grid_dataset.py lines
344-344, add a Google-style docstring to GridPatchDataset.__iter__ describing
the values it yields; at tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py lines 221-221, 228-228,
and 239-239, add Google-style docstrings describing the partial-cache,
coordinate-free-cache, and zero-sized-cache regression tests respectively, using
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In `@monai/data/grid_dataset.py`:
- Line 344: At monai/data/grid_dataset.py lines 344-344, add a Google-style
docstring to GridPatchDataset.__iter__ describing the values it yields; at
tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py lines 221-221, 228-228, and 239-239, add
Google-style docstrings describing the partial-cache, coordinate-free-cache, and
zero-sized-cache regression tests respectively, using appropriate sections for
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221-221: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add docstrings to the new test methods.

The four new test methods have no docstrings. Add a short Google-style docstring to each method.

Proposed change

     def test_partial_cache_preserves_uncached_items(self):
+        """Verify that uncached items retain their patches and coordinates."""
 
     def test_cache_without_coordinates(self):
+        """Verify that cached output omits coordinates when requested."""
 
     def test_cache_with_deterministic_transform(self):
+        """Verify that deterministic transforms run before caching."""
 
     def test_zero_sized_cache(self):
+        """Verify that zero-sized caches bypass cache storage safely."""

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Also applies to: 228-228, 235-235, 248-248

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In `@tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py` at line 221, Add short Google-style
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test_partial_cache_preserves_uncached_items and the methods at the other
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In `@tests/data/test_grid_dataset.py`:
- Line 221: Add short Google-style docstrings to the four new test methods,
including test_partial_cache_preserves_uncached_items and the methods at the
other indicated definitions, describing the behavior each test verifies.

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