Let effects declare whether they need source images

Whether an effect works from the loaded photographs is now part of the
declarative plug-in contract, next to params(): Effect::needsSources()
defaults to true, and blur — which only softens what it is handed — says
no and blurs an empty canvas when given nothing.

Only the first stage of a cascade ever sees the sources, so
chainNeedsSources() just asks the first stage. Both front-ends gate on
that instead of on "are there any images": the CLI only refuses an empty
batch when the chain wants one, and the interface renders a blur-led
chain with no images loaded, saying whichever thing is actually missing.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ private:
void storeParams(); // widgets -> the selected stage's values
void applyInitial(const Options& initial);
bool canRender() const; // a chain, and sources if the chain needs them
std::string missingText() const; // what is still missing before a render
void showPlaceholder(); // drops the preview and says what is missing
void requestRender(); // coalesced: restarts the short debounce timer
void startRender(); // starts a worker, or marks the result stale
void onAddImages();