def METHOD_NAME(args, comm, data, cache_name=None, verbose=True):
    """Apply the polynomial filter to data under `cache_name`."""
    if not args.METHOD_NAME:
        return
    log = Logger.get()
    timer = Timer()
    timer.start()
    if comm.world_rank == 0 and verbose:
        log.info("Polyfiltering signal")
    polyfilter = OpPolyFilter(
        order=args.poly_order, name=cache_name, common_flag_mask=args.common_flag_mask
    )
    polyfilter.exec(data)
    if comm.comm_world is not None:
        comm.comm_world.barrier()
    if comm.world_rank == 0 and verbose:
        timer.report_clear("Polynomial filtering")
    return