fix: do not display error popup if command is executed via RPC

bec_widgets/cli/server.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import functools
 import json
 import signal
 import sys
-from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
+import types
+from contextlib import contextmanager, redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
 from typing import Union
 
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import
 from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
 
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import ErrorPopupUtility
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
 from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock import BECDockArea
@@ -23,6 +26,27 @@ messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def rpc_exception_hook(err_func):
+    """This context replaces the popup message box for error display with a specific hook"""
+    # get error popup utility singleton
+    popup = ErrorPopupUtility()
+    # save current setting
+    old_exception_hook = popup.custom_exception_hook
+
+    # install err_func, if it is a callable
+    def custom_exception_hook(self, exc_type, value, tb, **kwargs):
+        err_func({"error": popup.get_error_message(exc_type, value, tb)})
+
+    popup.custom_exception_hook = types.MethodType(custom_exception_hook, popup)
+
+    try:
+        yield popup
+    finally:
+        # restore state of error popup utility singleton
+        popup.custom_exception_hook = old_exception_hook
+
+
 class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
 
     def __init__(
@@ -57,6 +81,7 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
     def on_rpc_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
         request_id = metadata.get("request_id")
         logger.debug(f"Received RPC instruction: {msg}, metadata: {metadata}")
+        with rpc_exception_hook(functools.partial(self.send_response, request_id, False)):
             try:
                 obj = self.get_object_from_config(msg["parameter"])
                 method = msg["action"]

bec_widgets/qt_utils/error_popups.py

@@ -169,12 +169,14 @@ class _ErrorPopupUtility(QObject):
             error_message = " ".join(captured_message)
         return error_message
 
+    def get_error_message(self, exctype, value, tb):
+        return "".join(traceback.format_exception(exctype, value, tb))
+
     def custom_exception_hook(self, exctype, value, tb, popup_error=False):
         if popup_error or self.enable_error_popup:
-            error_message = traceback.format_exception(exctype, value, tb)
             self.error_occurred.emit(
                 "Method error" if popup_error else "Application Error",
-                "".join(error_message),
+                self.get_error_message(exctype, value, tb),
                 self.parent(),
             )
         else:

tests/end-2-end/test_bec_dock_rpc_e2e.py

@@ -349,3 +349,12 @@ def test_rpc_gui_obj(connected_client_gui_obj, qtbot):
     # check it is really deleted on server
     gui_info = gui._dump()
     assert yw._gui_id not in gui_info
+
+
+def test_rpc_call_with_exception_in_safeslot_error_popup(connected_client_gui_obj, qtbot):
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+
+    gui.main.add_dock("test")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        gui.main.add_dock("test")
+        # time.sleep(0.1)