Krita Image Layer node cannot output image excluding mask like Comfyui Load Image node

[zerobikappa]

In Load Image node, if user set a mask to the image, the 'image' output port would still output all pixels without the mask.
However, if I do the same thing in Krita Image Layer:

It cannot output both "the image without mask" and "the mask" at the same time.
As a workaround, I can add an individual Krita Mask Layer:

But in this case, it always ask for a mask layer, even though sometime I would like to redraw entire image instead of partial image:

I have 2 suggestions about this:
(1) add a "image without mask" output port to Krita Image Layer node, something like this:

(2) add a "None" option to drop-down box in Krita plugin(for both Krita Image Layer and Krita Mask Layer). If "None" was selected, Krita Image Layer can output an empty image, or Krita Mask Layer can output an empty mask.

Could you please think about this?

[Acly]

I can check, but I suspect if you apply a mask to the layer, Krita gives out only the masked image. So no "image without mask" exists that can be passed on (or it exist somewhere inside Krita but not accessible).

[zerobikappa]

I can check, but I suspect if you apply a mask to the layer, Krita gives out only the masked image. So no "image without mask" exists that can be passed on (or it exist somewhere inside Krita but not accessible).

Your concern is understandable. The first issue(separate image and mask output) is more complicated than I had expected. A layer node in Krita API can be a painter layer or a group layer. What is more, there can be multiple mask layers under a painter layer (or multiple painter + mask layers under a group layer). So it is difficult to separate image and mask output.
I will be appreciated if you can focus on the second issue(add "None" option for Krita Image Layer and Krita Mask Layer) first.