From 517c3f061850a753ecc6a2dd12c1807384fceca1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xiaoqiang Wang <xiaoqiangwang@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 08:34:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add SPEC styled hkl scans wrapper

---
 .../high_level_interface/hkl_hli.py           | 24 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/addams_bec/bec_ipython_client/high_level_interface/hkl_hli.py b/addams_bec/bec_ipython_client/high_level_interface/hkl_hli.py
index 356047e..9e91c04 100644
--- a/addams_bec/bec_ipython_client/high_level_interface/hkl_hli.py
+++ b/addams_bec/bec_ipython_client/high_level_interface/hkl_hli.py
@@ -169,6 +169,30 @@ def umvhkl(h: float, k: float, l: float, auto=False):
     ubr(h, k, l)
 
 
+def hklscan(h1: float, h2: float, k1: float, k2: float, l1: float, l2: float, steps: int, exp_time: float, fly: bool = False):
+    """
+    Scan in reciprocol space along a line starting at (h1, k1, l1) and ending at (h2, k2,l2) in number of steps.
+    """
+    if fly:
+        scans.hkl_flyscan(h1, h2, k1, k2, l1, l2, steps, exp_time=exp_time)
+    else:
+        scans.hkl_scan(h1, h2, k1, k2, l1, l2, steps, exp_time=exp_time)
+
+def hscan(h1: float, h2: float, steps: int, exp_time: float, fly: bool = False):
+    k = diffract.k.position
+    l = diffract.l.position
+    hklscan(h1, h2, k, k, l, l, steps, exp_time, fly)
+
+def kscan(k1: float, k2: float, steps: int, exp_time: float, fly: bool = False):
+    h = diffract.h.position
+    l = diffract.l.position
+    hklscan(h, h, k1, k2, l, l, steps, exp_time, fly)
+
+def lscan(l1: float, l2: float, steps: int, exp_time: float, fly: bool = False):
+    h = diffract.h.position
+    k = diffract.k.position
+    hklscan(h, h, k, k, l1, l2, steps, exp_time, fly)
+
 def ca(h: float, k: float, l: float):
     """
     Calculate angle positions for a given point in reciprocol space