From 728d4efd9646ffcecd7d1a2f70988a7d7c799124 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wyzula-jan <jan.wyzula@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:33:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(utils): plugin template createWidget do not initialise
 widgets by default

---
 bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
index 55a8e337..d1696762 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
 
 from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_designer import designer_material_icon
 {widget_import}
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ class {plugin_name_pascal}Plugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no
         self._form_editor = None
 
     def createWidget(self, parent):
+        if parent is None:
+           return QWidget()
         t = {plugin_name_pascal}(parent)
         return t