fix: sanitize name space util for bec connector and ads

bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
 from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import ErrorPopupUtility, SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.name_utils import sanitize_namespace
 from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetHierarchy
 from bec_widgets.utils.yaml_dialog import load_yaml, load_yaml_gui, save_yaml, save_yaml_gui
 
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ class BECConnector:
         """
         # Extract object_name from kwargs to not pass it to Qt class
         object_name = object_name or kwargs.pop("objectName", None)
+        if object_name is not None:
+            object_name = sanitize_namespace(object_name)
         # Ensure the parent is always the first argument for QObject
         parent = kwargs.pop("parent", None)
         # This initializes the QObject or any qt related class BECConnector has to be used from this line down with QObject, otherwise hierarchy logic will not work

bec_widgets/utils/name_utils.py

@@ -14,3 +14,22 @@ def pascal_to_snake(name: str) -> str:
     s1 = re.sub(r"([a-z0-9])([A-Z])", r"\1_\2", name)
     s2 = re.sub(r"([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])", r"\1_\2", s1)
     return s2.lower()
+
+
+def sanitize_namespace(namespace: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """
+    Clean user-provided namespace labels for filesystem compatibility.
+
+    Args:
+        namespace (str | None): Arbitrary namespace identifier supplied by the caller.
+
+    Returns:
+        str | None: Sanitized namespace containing only safe characters, or ``None``
+            when the input is empty.
+    """
+    if not namespace:
+        return None
+    ns = namespace.strip()
+    if not ns:
+        return None
+    return re.sub(r"[^0-9A-Za-z._-]+", "_", ns)

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/advanced_dock_area/advanced_dock_area.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from bec_widgets import BECWidget, SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_widget_handler import widget_handler
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
 from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+from bec_widgets.utils.name_utils import sanitize_namespace
 from bec_widgets.utils.toolbars.actions import (
     ExpandableMenuAction,
     MaterialIconAction,
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.advanced_dock_area.profile_utils import (
     profile_origin_display,
     read_manifest,
     restore_user_from_default,
-    sanitize_namespace,
     set_last_profile,
     set_quick_select,
     user_profile_candidates,
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ class AdvancedDockArea(DockAreaWidget):
         title_buttons: Mapping[str, bool] | Sequence[str] | str | None = None,
         show_settings_action: bool | None = None,
         promote_central: bool = False,
+        object_name: str | None = None,
         **widget_kwargs,
     ) -> QWidget | CDockWidget | BECWidget:
         """
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ class AdvancedDockArea(DockAreaWidget):
             title_buttons=title_buttons,
             show_settings_action=show_settings_action,
             promote_central=promote_central,
+            object_name=object_name,
             **widget_kwargs,
         )
 

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/advanced_dock_area/basic_dock_area.py

@@ -1227,6 +1227,7 @@ class DockAreaWidget(BECWidget, QWidget):
         promote_central: bool = False,
         dock_icon: QIcon | None = None,
         apply_widget_icon: bool = True,
+        object_name: str | None = None,
         **widget_kwargs,
     ) -> QWidget | CDockWidget | BECWidget:
         """
@@ -1262,6 +1263,9 @@ class DockAreaWidget(BECWidget, QWidget):
                 the widget's ``ICON_NAME`` attribute is used when available.
             apply_widget_icon(bool): When False, skip automatically resolving the icon from
                 the widget's ``ICON_NAME`` (useful for callers who want no icon and do not pass one explicitly).
+            object_name(str | None): Optional object name to assign to the created widget.
+            **widget_kwargs: Additional keyword arguments passed to the widget constructor
+                when creating by type name.
 
         Returns:
             The widget instance by default, or the created `CDockWidget` when `return_dock` is True.
@@ -1273,7 +1277,9 @@ class DockAreaWidget(BECWidget, QWidget):
                 )
             widget = cast(
                 BECWidget,
-                widget_handler.create_widget(widget_type=widget, parent=self, **widget_kwargs),
+                widget_handler.create_widget(
+                    widget_type=widget, parent=self, object_name=object_name, **widget_kwargs
+                ),
             )
 
             spec = self._build_creation_spec(

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/advanced_dock_area/profile_utils.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from qtpy.QtCore import QByteArray, QDateTime, QSettings, Qt
 from qtpy.QtGui import QPixmap
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
+from bec_widgets.utils.name_utils import sanitize_namespace
 from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.qt_ads import CDockWidget
 
 logger = bec_logger.logger
@@ -124,25 +125,6 @@ def _settings_profiles_root() -> str:
     return root
 
 
-def sanitize_namespace(namespace: str | None) -> str | None:
-    """
-    Clean user-provided namespace labels for filesystem compatibility.
-
-    Args:
-        namespace (str | None): Arbitrary namespace identifier supplied by the caller.
-
-    Returns:
-        str | None: Sanitized namespace containing only safe characters, or ``None``
-            when the input is empty.
-    """
-    if not namespace:
-        return None
-    ns = namespace.strip()
-    if not ns:
-        return None
-    return re.sub(r"[^0-9A-Za-z._-]+", "_", ns)
-
-
 def _profiles_dir(segment: str, namespace: str | None) -> str:
     """
     Build (and ensure) the directory that holds profiles for a namespace segment.