feat: adding instant_update switch

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { useEffect, useReducer } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useReducer, useState } from 'react';
+import { Form } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import { hostname, port, socket } from './socket';
 import {
   DataServiceComponent,
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ const reducer = (state: State, action: Action): State => {
 
 const App = () => {
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, null);
+  const [isInstantUpdate, setIsInstantUpdate] = useState(true);
   // const [isConnected, setIsConnected] = useState(socket.connected);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -134,9 +136,20 @@ const App = () => {
     return <p>Loading...</p>;
   }
   return (
+    <>
+      <Form.Check
+        checked={isInstantUpdate}
+        onChange={(e) => setIsInstantUpdate(e.target.checked)}
+        type="switch"
+      />
+
       <div className="App">
-      <DataServiceComponent props={state as DataServiceJSON} />
+        <DataServiceComponent
+          props={state as DataServiceJSON}
+          isInstantUpdate={isInstantUpdate}
+        />
       </div>
+    </>
   );
 };
 

frontend/src/components/DataServiceComponent.tsx

@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import { Attribute, GenericComponent } from './GenericComponent';
 type DataServiceProps = {
   props: DataServiceJSON;
   parentPath?: string;
+  isInstantUpdate: boolean;
 };
 
 export type DataServiceJSON = Record<string, Attribute>;
 
 export const DataServiceComponent = React.memo(
-  ({ props, parentPath = 'DataService' }: DataServiceProps) => {
+  ({ props, parentPath = 'DataService', isInstantUpdate }: DataServiceProps) => {
     const [open, setOpen] = useState(true);
 
     return (
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export const DataServiceComponent = React.memo(
                     attribute={value}
                     name={key}
                     parentPath={parentPath}
+                    isInstantUpdate={isInstantUpdate}
                   />
                 );
               })}

frontend/src/components/GenericComponent.tsx

@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ type GenericComponentProps = {
   attribute: Attribute;
   name: string;
   parentPath: string;
+  isInstantUpdate: boolean;
 };
 
 export const GenericComponent = React.memo(
-  ({ attribute, name, parentPath }: GenericComponentProps) => {
+  ({ attribute, name, parentPath, isInstantUpdate }: GenericComponentProps) => {
     if (attribute.type === 'bool') {
       return (
         <ButtonComponent
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export const GenericComponent = React.memo(
           docString={attribute.doc}
           readOnly={attribute.readonly}
           value={Number(attribute.value)}
+          isInstantUpdate={isInstantUpdate}
         />
       );
     } else if (attribute.type === 'NumberSlider') {
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export const GenericComponent = React.memo(
           min={attribute.value['min']['value']}
           max={attribute.value['max']['value']}
           stepSize={attribute.value['step_size']['value']}
+          isInstantUpdate={isInstantUpdate}
         />
       );
     } else if (attribute.type === 'Enum') {
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ export const GenericComponent = React.memo(
           readOnly={attribute.readonly}
           docString={attribute.doc}
           parent_path={parentPath}
+          isInstantUpdate={isInstantUpdate}
         />
       );
     } else if (attribute.type === 'DataService') {
@@ -118,15 +122,17 @@ export const GenericComponent = React.memo(
         <DataServiceComponent
           props={attribute.value as DataServiceJSON}
           parentPath={parentPath.concat('.', name)}
+          isInstantUpdate={isInstantUpdate}
         />
       );
     } else if (attribute.type === 'list') {
       return (
         <ListComponent
           name={name}
-          value={attribute.value as object[]}
+          value={attribute.value as Attribute[]}
           docString={attribute.doc}
           parent_path={parentPath}
+          isInstantUpdate={isInstantUpdate}
         />
       );
     } else {

frontend/src/components/ListComponent.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { DocStringComponent } from './DocStringComponent';
-import { GenericComponent } from './GenericComponent';
+import { Attribute, GenericComponent } from './GenericComponent';
 
 interface ListComponentProps {
   name: string;
   parent_path?: string;
-  value: object[];
+  value: Attribute[];
   docString: string;
+  isInstantUpdate: boolean;
 }
 
 export const ListComponent = React.memo((props: ListComponentProps) => {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export const ListComponent = React.memo((props: ListComponentProps) => {
     renderCount.current++;
   });
 
-  const { name, parent_path, value, docString } = props;
+  const { name, parent_path, value, docString, isInstantUpdate } = props;
 
   return (
     <div className={'component list'} id={parent_path.concat(name)}>
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export const ListComponent = React.memo((props: ListComponentProps) => {
             attribute={item}
             name={`${name}[${index}]`}
             parentPath={parent_path}
+            isInstantUpdate={isInstantUpdate}
           />
         );
       })}

frontend/src/components/NumberComponent.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Form, InputGroup, Button } from 'react-bootstrap';
-import { socket } from '../socket';
+import { emit_update } from '../socket';
 import { DocStringComponent } from './DocStringComponent';
 
 // TODO: add button functionality
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface NumberComponentProps {
   value: number;
   readOnly: boolean;
   docString: string;
+  isInstantUpdate: boolean;
 }
 
 // TODO: highlight the digit that is being changed by setting both selectionStart and
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ const handleDeleteKey = (
 };
 
 export const NumberComponent = React.memo((props: NumberComponentProps) => {
-  const { name, parent_path, readOnly, docString } = props;
+  const { name, parent_path, readOnly, docString, isInstantUpdate } = props;
   const renderCount = useRef(0);
   // Create a state for the cursor position
   const [cursorPosition, setCursorPosition] = useState(null);
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export const NumberComponent = React.memo((props: NumberComponentProps) => {
 
     // Update inputString only when value is different from numericInputString
     // preventing the removal of trailing decimals or zeros after the decimal.
-    if (props.value !== numericInputString) {
+    if (isInstantUpdate && props.value !== numericInputString) {
       setInputString(props.value.toString());
     }
 
@@ -195,17 +196,18 @@ export const NumberComponent = React.memo((props: NumberComponentProps) => {
         selectionStart,
         selectionEnd
       ));
+    } else if (key === 'Enter' && !isInstantUpdate) {
+      emit_update(name, parent_path, Number(newValue));
+      return;
     } else {
       console.debug(key);
       return;
     }
 
     // Update the input value and maintain the cursor position
-    socket.emit('frontend_update', {
-      name: name,
-      parent_path: parent_path,
-      value: Number(newValue)
-    });
+    if (isInstantUpdate) {
+      emit_update(name, parent_path, Number(newValue));
+    }
 
     setInputString(newValue);
 
@@ -213,6 +215,13 @@ export const NumberComponent = React.memo((props: NumberComponentProps) => {
     setCursorPosition(selectionStart);
   };
 
+  const handleBlur = () => {
+    if (!isInstantUpdate) {
+      // If not in "instant update" mode, emit an update when the input field loses focus
+      emit_update(name, parent_path, Number(inputString));
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className={'number component'} id={parent_path.concat(name)}>
       {process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && (
@@ -229,6 +238,7 @@ export const NumberComponent = React.memo((props: NumberComponentProps) => {
               disabled={readOnly}
               name={parent_path.concat(name)}
               onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+              onBlur={handleBlur}
             />
           </InputGroup>
           {!readOnly && (

frontend/src/components/SliderComponent.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ interface SliderComponentProps {
   readOnly: boolean;
   docString: string;
   stepSize: number;
+  isInstantUpdate: boolean;
 }
 
 export const SliderComponent = React.memo((props: SliderComponentProps) => {

frontend/src/components/StringComponent.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Form, InputGroup } from 'react-bootstrap';
-import { socket } from '../socket';
+import { emit_update } from '../socket';
 import { DocStringComponent } from './DocStringComponent';
 
 // TODO: add button functionality
@@ -11,22 +11,38 @@ interface StringComponentProps {
   value: string;
   readOnly: boolean;
   docString: string;
+  isInstantUpdate: boolean;
 }
 
 export const StringComponent = React.memo((props: StringComponentProps) => {
   const renderCount = useRef(0);
+  const [inputString, setInputString] = useState(props.value);
 
+  const { name, parent_path, readOnly, docString, isInstantUpdate } = props;
   useEffect(() => {
     renderCount.current++;
-  });
+    if (isInstantUpdate && props.value !== inputString) {
+      setInputString(props.value);
+    }
+  }, [isInstantUpdate, props.value, inputString, renderCount]);
 
-  const { name, parent_path, value, readOnly, docString } = props;
   const handleChange = (event) => {
-    socket.emit('frontend_update', {
-      name: name,
-      parent_path: parent_path,
-      value: event.target.value
-    });
+    setInputString(event.target.value);
+    if (isInstantUpdate) {
+      emit_update(name, parent_path, event.target.value);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (event) => {
+    if (event.key === 'Enter' && !isInstantUpdate) {
+      emit_update(name, parent_path, inputString);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleBlur = () => {
+    if (!isInstantUpdate) {
+      emit_update(name, parent_path, inputString);
+    }
   };
 
   return (
@@ -41,10 +57,12 @@ export const StringComponent = React.memo((props: StringComponentProps) => {
             <InputGroup.Text>{name}</InputGroup.Text>
             <Form.Control
               type="text"
-              value={value}
+              value={inputString}
               disabled={readOnly}
               name={name}
               onChange={handleChange}
+              onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+              onBlur={handleBlur}
             />
           </InputGroup>
         </div>