WIP log panel no initialisation for designer testing proof of concept

bec_widgets/widgets/utility/logpanel/log_panel_plugin.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
-# 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
 from bec_widgets.widgets.utility.logpanel.logpanel import LogPanel
@@ -17,11 +15,17 @@ DOM_XML = """
 class LogPanelPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
+        self._initialized = False
         self._form_editor = None
 
     def createWidget(self, parent):
-        t = LogPanel(parent)
-        return t
+        # 1) Detect if Qt Designer is just enumerating your widget for the palette
+        if parent is None:
+            # Return a minimal stub (or do nothing) so you don’t initialize LogPanel fully
+            return QWidget()
+
+        # 2) Otherwise, create the real widget
+        return LogPanel(parent)
 
     def domXml(self):
         return DOM_XML
@@ -33,16 +37,20 @@ class LogPanelPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
         return designer_material_icon(LogPanel.ICON_NAME)
 
     def includeFile(self):
+        # Return the Python import path for the actual class
         return "log_panel"
 
     def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        if self._initialized:
+            return
         self._form_editor = form_editor
+        self._initialized = True
 
     def isContainer(self):
         return False
 
     def isInitialized(self):
-        return self._form_editor is not None
+        return self._initialized
 
     def name(self):
         return "LogPanel"

bec_widgets/widgets/utility/logpanel/logpanel.py

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class BecLogsQueue:
         self._new_message_signal.disconnect()
 
     def _process_incoming_log_msg(self, msg: dict):
+        logger.error(f"LogPanel received message {msg}")
         try:
             _msg: LogMessage = msg["data"]
             self._data.append(_msg)