0.70.0

Automatically generated by python-semantic-release
fix(bec-desiger+plugins): imports fixed, PYSIDE6 check to not enable run plugins with pyqt6
2026-04-10 10:40:55 +02:00 · 2024-06-21 17:22:25 +00:00 · 2024-06-21 18:34:20 +02:00 · 2024-06-21 18:34:20 +02:00 · 2024-06-21 17:40:53 +02:00 · 2024-06-21 17:30:02 +02:00
76 changed files with 3006 additions and 361 deletions
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ workflow:

 include:
  - template: Security/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml
+  - project: "bec/awi_utils"
+    file: "/templates/check-packages-job.yml"
+    inputs:
+      stage: test
+      path: "."
+      pytest_args: "-v --random-order tests/"
+      exclude_packages: ""

 # different stages in the pipeline
 stages:
@@ -32,21 +39,21 @@ stages:
  - Deploy

 .install-qt-webengine-deps: &install-qt-webengine-deps
-    - apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2 libatomic1 libxcursor1
-    - export QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX=1
+  - apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2 libatomic1 libxcursor1
+  - export QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX=1

 .clone-repos: &clone-repos
-    - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
-    - git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
-    - export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
-  
+  - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
+  - git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
+  - export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
+
 .install-os-packages: &install-os-packages
-    - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
-    - *install-qt-webengine-deps
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
+  - *install-qt-webengine-deps

 before_script:
-  - if [[ "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" != "bec/bec_widgets" ]]; then 
+  - if [[ "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" != "bec/bec_widgets" ]]; then
    echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH of BEC Widgets \033[0;m";
    test -d bec_widgets || git clone --branch $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets.git; cd bec_widgets;
    fi
@@ -92,10 +99,10 @@ pylint-check:
    - git fetch origin $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
    # Identify changed Python files
    - if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]; then
-        TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse origin/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME);
-        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA HEAD | grep '\.py$' || true);
+      TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse origin/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME);
+      CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA HEAD | grep '\.py$' || true);
      else
-        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
+      CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
      fi
    - if [ -z "$CHANGED_FILES" ]; then echo "No Python files changed."; exit 0; fi

@@ -120,7 +127,7 @@ tests:
  stage: test
  needs: []
  variables:
-      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
  script:
    - *clone-repos
    - *install-os-packages
@@ -141,21 +148,21 @@ tests:
 test-matrix:
  parallel:
    matrix:
-      - PYTHON_VERSION: 
-        - "3.10"
-        - "3.11"
-        - "3.12"
-        QT_PCKG: 
-        - "pyside6"
-        - "pyqt5"
-        - "pyqt6"
+      - PYTHON_VERSION:
+          - "3.10"
+          - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
+        QT_PCKG:
+          - "pyside6"
+          - "pyqt5"
+          - "pyqt6"

  stage: AdditionalTests
  needs: []
  variables:
-      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: ""
-      QT_PCKG: ""
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+    PYTHON_VERSION: ""
+    QT_PCKG: ""
  image: $CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX/python:$PYTHON_VERSION
  script:
    - *clone-repos
@@ -226,7 +233,7 @@ semver:
    - pip install python-semantic-release==9.* wheel build twine
    - export GL_TOKEN=$CI_UPDATES
    - semantic-release -vv version
-    
+
    # check if any artifacts were created
    - if [ ! -d dist ]; then echo No release will be made; exit 0; fi
    - twine upload dist/* -u __token__ -p $CI_PYPI_TOKEN --skip-existing
@@ -242,7 +249,7 @@ pages:
  variables:
    TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG != null'
+    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_TAG != null"
      variables:
        TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"'
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,165 +1,167 @@
 # CHANGELOG

+## v0.70.0 (2024-06-21)

+### Documentation

-## v0.62.0 (2024-06-12)
+* docs: fix typo in link ([`fdf11d8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fdf11d8147750e379af9b17792761a267b49ae53))

 ### Feature

-* feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout ([`abc6caa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/abc6caa2d0b6141dfbe1f3d025f78ae14deddcb3))
+* feat(bec-designer): automatic plugin discovery ([`4639eee`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4639eee0b975ebd7a946e0e290449f5b88c372eb))
+
+* feat(device_line_edit): plugin added to bec-designer ([`b4b27ae`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b4b27aea3d8c08fa3d5d5514c69dbde32721d1dc))
+
+* feat(device_combobox): plugin added to bec-designer ([`e483b28`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e483b282db20a81182b87938ea172654092419b5))
+
+* feat: added entry point for bec-designer ([`36391db`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/36391db60735d57b371211791ddf8d3d00cebcf1))
+
+* feat(utils/bec-designer): added startup script to launched QtDesigner compatible with conda environments ([`5362334`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5362334ff3b07fc83653323a084a4b6946bade96))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(bec-desiger+plugins): imports fixed, PYSIDE6 check to not enable run plugins with pyqt6 ([`50b3422`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/50b3422528d46d74317e8c903b6286e868ab7fe0))
+
+## v0.69.0 (2024-06-21)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(widgets): added vscode widget ([`48ae950`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/48ae950d57b454307ce409e2511f7b7adf3cfc6b))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(generate_cli): fixed rpc generate for classes without user access; closes #226 ([`925c893`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/925c893f3ff4337fc8b4d237c8ffc19a597b0996))
+
+## v0.68.0 (2024-06-21)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: properly handle SIGINT (ctrl-c) in BEC GUI server -&gt; calls qapplication.quit() ([`3644f34`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3644f344da2df674bc0d5740c376a86b9d0dfe95))
+
+* feat: bec-gui-server: redirect stdout and stderr (if any) as proper debug and error log entries ([`d1266a1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d1266a1ce148ff89557a039e3a182a87a3948f49))
+
+* feat: add logger for BEC GUI server ([`630616e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/630616ec729f60aa0b4d17a9e0379f9c6198eb96))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: ignore GUI server output (any output will go to log file)
+
+If a logger is given to log `_start_log_process`, the server stdout and
+stderr streams will be redirected as log entries with levels DEBUG or ERROR
+in their parent process ([`ce37416`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ce374163cab87a92847409051739777bc505a77b))
+
+* fix: do not create &#39;BECClient&#39; logger when instantiating BECDispatcher ([`f7d0b07`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f7d0b0768ace42a33e2556bb33611d4f02e5a6d9))
+
+## v0.67.0 (2024-06-21)
+
+### Documentation
+
+* docs: add widget to documentation ([`6fa1c06`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6fa1c06053131dabd084bb3cf13c853b5d3ce833))
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: introduce BECStatusBox Widget ([`443b6c1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/443b6c1d7b02c772fda02e2d1eefd5bd40249e0c))
+
+### Refactor
+
+* refactor: Change inheritance to QTreeWidget from QWidget ([`d2f2b20`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d2f2b206bb0eab60b8a9b0d0ac60a6b7887fa6fb))
+
+### Test
+
+* test: add test suite for bec_status_box and status_item ([`5d4ca81`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5d4ca816cdedec4c88aba9eb326f85392504ea1c))

 ### Unknown

-* doc: add documentation about creating custom GUI applications embedding BEC Widgets ([`17a0068`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/17a00687579f5efab1990cd83862ec0e78198633))
+* Update file requirements.txt ([`505a5ec`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/505a5ec8334ff4422913b3a7b79d39bcb42ad535))

-
-## v0.61.0 (2024-06-12)
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat(widgets/stop_button): General stop button added ([`61ba08d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/61ba08d0b8df9f48f5c54c7c2b4e6d395206e7e6))
-
-### Refactor
-
-* refactor: improve labe of auto_update script ([`40b5688`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/40b568815893cd41af3531bb2e647ca1e2e315f4))
-
-
-## v0.60.0 (2024-06-08)
-
-### Ci
-
-* ci: added git fetch for target branch ([`fc4f4f8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fc4f4f81ad1be99cf5112f2188a46c5bed2679ee))
-
-* ci: fixed pylint-check ([`6b1d582`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6b1d5827d6599f06a3acd316060a8d25f0686d54))
-
-* ci: cleanup ([`11173b9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/11173b9c0a7dc4b36e35962042e5b86407da49f1))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat: added isort to bw-generate-cli ([`f0391f5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f0391f59c9eb0a51b693fccfe2e399e869d35dda))
-
-* feat: added entry point for bw-generate-cli ([`1c7f491`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1c7f4912ce5998e666276969bf4af8656d619a91))
-
-* feat(cli): auto-discover rpc-enabled widgets ([`df1be10`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/df1be10057a5e85a3f35bef1c1b27366b6727276))
+## v0.66.1 (2024-06-20)

 ### Fix

-* fix: removed BECConnector from rpc client interface ([`6428e38`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6428e38ab94c15a2c904e75cc6404bb6d0394e04))
+* fix: fixed shutdown for pyside ([`2718bc6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2718bc624731301756df524d0d5beef6cb1c1430))

-* fix: added bec_ipython_client as dependency; needed for jupyter widget ([`006a089`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/006a0894b85cba3b2773737ed6fe3e92c81cdee0))
+## v0.66.0 (2024-06-20)

-* fix(BECFigure): removed duplicated user access for plot ([`954c576`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/954c576131f7deac669ddf9f51eeb1d41b6f92b7))
+### Feature

-* fix(bec_connector): field validator should be a classmethod ([`867720a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/867720a897b6713bd0df9af71ffdd11a6a380f7d))
+* feat(rpc): discover widgets automatically ([`ef25f56`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ef25f5638032f931ceb292540ada618508bb2aed))

-### Refactor
+## v0.65.2 (2024-06-20)

-* refactor: minor cleanup ([`3adf6cf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3adf6cfd586355c8b8ce7fdc9722f868e22287c5))
+### Fix

-* refactor: disabled pylint for auto-gen client ([`b15816c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b15816ca9fd3e4ae87cca5fcfe029b4dfca570ca))
+* fix(pyqt): webengine must be imported before qcoreapplication ([`cbbd23a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cbbd23aa33095141e4c265719d176c4aa8c25996))

-* refactor(isort): added bec_widgets as known first party package ([`9c5a471`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9c5a471234ed2928e4527b079436db2a807c5f6f))
+## v0.65.1 (2024-06-20)

-* refactor(dock): parent_dock_area changed to orig_area (native for pyqtgraph) ([`2b40602`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2b40602bdc593ece0447ec926c2100414bd5cf67))
+### Fix
+
+* fix: prevent segfault by closing the QCoreApplication, if any ([`fa344a5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fa344a5799b07a2d8ace63cc7010b69bc4ed6f1d))
+
+## v0.65.0 (2024-06-20)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(device_input): DeviceLineEdit with QCompleter added ([`50e41ff`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/50e41ff26160ec26d77feb6d519e4dad902a9b9b))
+
+* feat(device_combobox): DeviceInputBase and DeviceComboBox added ([`430b282`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/430b282039806e3fbc6cf98e958861a065760620))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(device_input_base): bug with setting config and overwriting default device and filter ([`d79f7e9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d79f7e9ccde03dc77819ca556c79736d30f7821a))

 ### Test

-* test: added missing pylint statement to header ([`f662985`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f6629852ebc2b4ee239fa560cc310a5ae2627cf7))
+* test(device_input): tests added ([`1a0a98a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1a0a98a45367db414bed813bbd346b3e1ae8d550))

-
-## v0.59.1 (2024-06-07)
+## v0.64.2 (2024-06-19)

 ### Fix

-* fix(curve): set_color_map_z typo fixed in user access ([`e7838b0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e7838b0f2fc23b0a232ed7d68fbd7f3493a91b9e))
+* fix(client_utils): added close rpc command to shutdown of gui from bec_ipython_client ([`e5a7d47`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e5a7d47b21cbf066f740f1d11d7c9ea7c70f3080))

-
-## v0.59.0 (2024-06-07)
-
-### Build
-
-* build: added webengine dependency ([`d56c549`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d56c5493cd28f379d04a79d90b01c73b0760da1b))
-
-### Ci
-
-* ci: merged additional tests to parallel matrix job ([`178fe4d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/178fe4d2da3a959f7cd90e7ea0f47314dc1ef4ed))
-
-* ci: added webengine dependencies ([`2d79ef8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2d79ef8fe5e52c61f4a78782770377cd6b41958b))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs: added website docs ([`cf6e5a4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cf6e5a40fc8320e9898a446a5bf14b77e94ef013))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat(widget): added simple website widget with rpc ([`64abd67`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/64abd67b9b416bff9c89880b248d6e8639aa1e70))
-
-
-## v0.58.1 (2024-06-07)
+## v0.64.1 (2024-06-19)

 ### Fix

-* fix(dock): new dock can be detached upon creation ([`02a2608`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/02a26086c4540127a11c235cba30afc4fd712007))
-
-
-## v0.58.0 (2024-06-07)
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat(utils.colors): general color validators ([`3094632`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/30946321348abc349fb4003dc39d0232dc19606c))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: bar colormap dynamic setting ([`67fd5e8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/67fd5e8581f60fe64027ac57f1f12cefa4d28343))
-
-* fix: formatting isort ([`bf699ec`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bf699ec1fbe2aacd31854e84fb0438c336840fcf))
-
-* fix(curve): 2D scatter updated if color_map_z is changed ([`6985ff0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6985ff0fcef9791b53198206ec8cbccd1d65ef99))
-
-* fix(curve): color_map_z setting works ([`33f7be4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/33f7be42c512402dab3fdd9781a8234e3ec5f4ba))
-
-### Test
-
-* test(color): validation tests added ([`c0ddece`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c0ddeceeeabacbf33019a8f24b18821926dc17ac))
-
-
-## v0.57.7 (2024-06-07)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs: added schema of BECDockArea and BECFigure ([`828067f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/828067f486a905eb4678538df58e2bdd6c770de1))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: add model_config to pydantic models to allow runtime checks after creation ([`ca5e8d2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ca5e8d2fbbffbf221cc5472710fef81a33ee29d6))
-
-
-## v0.57.6 (2024-06-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(bar): docstrings extended ([`edb1775`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/edb1775967c3ff0723d0edad2b764f1ffc832b7c))
-
-
-## v0.57.5 (2024-06-06)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs(figure): docs adjusted to be compatible with new signature ([`c037b87`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c037b87675af91b26e8c7c60e76622d4ed4cf5d5))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(waveform): added .plot method with the same signature as BECFigure.plot ([`8479caf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8479caf53a7325788ca264e5bd9aee01f1d4c5a0))
-
-* fix(plot_base): .plot removed from plot_base.py, because there is no use case for it ([`82e2c89`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/82e2c898d2e26f786b2d481f85c647472675e75b))
+* fix(widgets): removed widget module import of sub widgets ([`216511b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/216511b951ff0e15b6d7c70133095f3ac45c23f4))

 ### Refactor

-* refactor(figure): logic for .add_image and .image consolidated; logic for .add_plot and .plot consolidated ([`52bc322`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/52bc322b2b8d3ef92ff3480e61bddaf32464f976))
+* refactor(utils): moved get_rpc_widgets to plugin_utils ([`6dabbf8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6dabbf874fbbdde89c34a7885bf95aa9c895a28b))

+### Test

-## v0.57.4 (2024-06-06)
+* test: moved rpc_classes test ([`b3575eb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b3575eb06852b456cde915dfda281a3e778e3aeb))
+
+## v0.64.0 (2024-06-19)
+
+### Ci
+
+* ci: add job optional dependency check ([`27426ce`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/27426ce7a52b4cbad7f3bef114d6efe6ad73bd7f))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* docs: fix links in developer section ([`9e16f2f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9e16f2faf9c59a5d36ae878512c5a910cca31e69))
+
+* docs: refactor developer section, add widget tutorial ([`2a36d93`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2a36d9364f242bf42e4cda4b50e6f46aa3833bbd))
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: add option to change size of the fonts ([`ea805d1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ea805d1362fc084d3b703b6f81b0180072f0825d))

 ### Fix

-* fix(docks): set_title do update dock internal _name now ([`15cbc21`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/15cbc21e5bb3cf85f5822d44a2b3665b5aa2f346))
+* fix(plot_base): font size is set with setScale which is scaling the whole legend window ([`5d66720`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5d6672069ea1cbceb62104f66c127e4e3c23e4a4))
+
+### Test
+
+* test: add tests ([`140ad83`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/140ad83380808928edf7953e23c762ab72a0a1e9))
+
+## v0.63.2 (2024-06-14)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: do not import &#34;server&#34; in client, prevents from having trouble with QApplication creation order
+
+Like with QtWebEngine ([`6f96498`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6f96498de66358b89f3a2035627eed2e02dde5a1))
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ class Widgets(str, enum.Enum):
    Enum for the available widgets.
    """

+    BECStatusBox = "BECStatusBox"
    BECDock = "BECDock"
    BECDockArea = "BECDockArea"
    BECFigure = "BECFigure"
    SpiralProgressBar = "SpiralProgressBar"
+    TextBox = "TextBox"
+    VSCodeEditor = "VSCodeEditor"
    WebsiteWidget = "WebsiteWidget"


@@ -1043,33 +1046,37 @@ class BECImageShow(RPCBase):
            - y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"]
            - x_lim: tuple
            - y_lim: tuple
+            - legend_label_size: int
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_title(self, title: "str"):
+    def set_title(self, title: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the title of the plot widget.

        Args:
            title(str): Title of the plot widget.
+            size(int): Font size of the title.
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_x_label(self, label: "str"):
+    def set_x_label(self, label: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the label of the x-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the x-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_y_label(self, label: "str"):
+    def set_y_label(self, label: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the label of the y-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the y-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """

    @rpc_call
@@ -1267,33 +1274,37 @@ class BECPlotBase(RPCBase):
            - y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"]
            - x_lim: tuple
            - y_lim: tuple
+            - legend_label_size: int
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_title(self, title: "str"):
+    def set_title(self, title: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the title of the plot widget.

        Args:
            title(str): Title of the plot widget.
+            size(int): Font size of the title.
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_x_label(self, label: "str"):
+    def set_x_label(self, label: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the label of the x-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the x-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_y_label(self, label: "str"):
+    def set_y_label(self, label: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the label of the y-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the y-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """

    @rpc_call
@@ -1369,6 +1380,33 @@ class BECPlotBase(RPCBase):
        Remove the plot widget from the figure.
        """

+    @rpc_call
+    def set_legend_label_size(self, size: "int" = None):
+        """
+        Set the font size of the legend.
+
+        Args:
+            size(int): Font size of the legend.
+        """
+
+
+class BECStatusBox(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+

 class BECWaveform(RPCBase):
    @property
@@ -1515,33 +1553,37 @@ class BECWaveform(RPCBase):
            - y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"]
            - x_lim: tuple
            - y_lim: tuple
+            - legend_label_size: int
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_title(self, title: "str"):
+    def set_title(self, title: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the title of the plot widget.

        Args:
            title(str): Title of the plot widget.
+            size(int): Font size of the title.
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_x_label(self, label: "str"):
+    def set_x_label(self, label: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the label of the x-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the x-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def set_y_label(self, label: "str"):
+    def set_y_label(self, label: "str", size: "int" = None):
        """
        Set the label of the y-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the y-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """

    @rpc_call
@@ -1617,6 +1659,69 @@ class BECWaveform(RPCBase):
        Remove the plot widget from the figure.
        """

+    @rpc_call
+    def set_legend_label_size(self, size: "int" = None):
+        """
+        Set the font size of the legend.
+
+        Args:
+            size(int): Font size of the legend.
+        """
+
+
+class DeviceComboBox(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
+class DeviceInputBase(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
+class DeviceLineEdit(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+

 class Ring(RPCBase):
    @rpc_call
@@ -1897,6 +2002,57 @@ class SpiralProgressBar(RPCBase):
        """


+class StopButton(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
+class TextBox(RPCBase):
+    @rpc_call
+    def set_color(self, background_color: str, font_color: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the background color of the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            background_color (str): The color to set the background in HEX.
+            font_color (str): The color to set the font in HEX.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def set_text(self, text: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the text of the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): The text to set.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def set_font_size(self, size: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the font size of the text in the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            size (int): The font size to set.
+        """
+
+
+class VSCodeEditor(RPCBase): ...
+
+
 class WebsiteWidget(RPCBase):
    @rpc_call
    def set_url(self, url: str) -> None:
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import isinstance_based_on_class_name, lazy_import, lazy_import_from
 from qtpy.QtCore import QEventLoop, QSocketNotifier, QTimer

@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
 MessageObject = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.connector", ("MessageObject",))
 BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))

+logger = bec_logger.logger
+

 def rpc_call(func):
    """
@@ -63,46 +66,64 @@ def rpc_call(func):
    return wrapper


-def _get_output(process) -> None:
+def _get_output(process, logger) -> None:
+    log_func = {process.stdout: logger.debug, process.stderr: logger.error}
+    stream_buffer = {process.stdout: [], process.stderr: []}
    try:
        os.set_blocking(process.stdout.fileno(), False)
        os.set_blocking(process.stderr.fileno(), False)
        while process.poll() is None:
            readylist, _, _ = select.select([process.stdout, process.stderr], [], [], 1)
-            if process.stdout in readylist:
-                output = process.stdout.read(1024)
+            for stream in (process.stdout, process.stderr):
+                buf = stream_buffer[stream]
+                if stream in readylist:
+                    buf.append(stream.read(4096))
+                output, _, remaining = "".join(buf).rpartition("\n")
                if output:
-                    print(output, end="")
-            if process.stderr in readylist:
-                error_output = process.stderr.read(1024)
-                if error_output:
-                    print(error_output, end="", file=sys.stderr)
+                    log_func[stream](output)
+                    buf.clear()
+                    buf.append(remaining)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error reading process output: {str(e)}")


-def _start_plot_process(gui_id, gui_class, config) -> None:
+def _start_plot_process(gui_id, gui_class, config, logger=None) -> None:
    """
    Start the plot in a new process.
+
+    Logger must be a logger object with "debug" and "error" functions,
+    or it can be left to "None" as default. None means output from the
+    process will not be captured.
    """
    # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
-    monitor_module = importlib.import_module("bec_widgets.cli.server")
-    monitor_path = monitor_module.__file__
+    command = ["bec-gui-server", "--id", gui_id, "--gui_class", gui_class.__name__]
+    if config:
+        command.extend(["--config", config])

-    command = [
-        sys.executable,
-        "-u",
-        monitor_path,
-        "--id",
-        gui_id,
-        "--config",
-        config,
-        "--gui_class",
-        gui_class.__name__,
-    ]
-    process = subprocess.Popen(command, text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-    process_output_processing_thread = threading.Thread(target=_get_output, args=(process,))
-    process_output_processing_thread.start()
+    env_dict = os.environ.copy()
+    env_dict["PYTHONUNBUFFERED"] = "1"
+    if logger is None:
+        stdout_redirect = subprocess.DEVNULL
+        stderr_redirect = subprocess.DEVNULL
+    else:
+        stdout_redirect = subprocess.PIPE
+        stderr_redirect = subprocess.PIPE
+
+    process = subprocess.Popen(
+        command,
+        text=True,
+        start_new_session=True,
+        stdout=stdout_redirect,
+        stderr=stderr_redirect,
+        env=env_dict,
+    )
+    if logger is None:
+        process_output_processing_thread = None
+    else:
+        process_output_processing_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=_get_output, args=(process, logger)
+        )
+        process_output_processing_thread.start()
    return process, process_output_processing_thread


@@ -114,7 +135,6 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
        self.auto_updates = self._get_update_script()
        self._target_endpoint = MessageEndpoints.scan_status()
        self._selected_device = None
-        self.stderr_output = []

    def _get_update_script(self) -> AutoUpdates | None:
        eps = imd.entry_points(group="bec.widgets.auto_updates")
@@ -166,7 +186,7 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
        if self._process is None or self._process.poll() is not None:
            self._start_update_script()
            self._process, self._process_output_processing_thread = _start_plot_process(
-                self._gui_id, self.__class__, self._client._service_config.redis
+                self._gui_id, self.__class__, self._client._service_config.config_path
            )
        while not self.gui_is_alive():
            print("Waiting for GUI to start...")
@@ -174,28 +194,21 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:

    def close(self) -> None:
        """
-        Close the figure.
+        Close the gui window.
        """
        if self._process is None:
            return
-        if self.gui_is_alive():
-            self._run_rpc("close", (), wait_for_rpc_response=True)
-        else:
-            self._run_rpc("close", (), wait_for_rpc_response=False)
-        self._process.terminate()
-        self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
-        self._process = None
-        self._client.shutdown()

-    def print_log(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Print the log of the plot process.
-        """
-        if self._process is None:
-            return
-        print("".join(self.stderr_output))
-        # Flush list
-        self.stderr_output.clear()
+        self._run_rpc("close", (), wait_for_rpc_response=False)
+        while self.gui_is_alive():
+            time.sleep(0.2)
+
+        self._client.shutdown()
+        if self._process:
+            self._process.terminate()
+            if self._process_output_processing_thread:
+                self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
+            self._process = None


 class RPCResponseTimeoutError(Exception):
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

 import argparse
-import importlib
 import inspect
 import os
 import sys
@@ -10,9 +9,8 @@ from typing import Literal

 import black
 import isort
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGraphicsWidget, QWidget

-from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes

 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
    from typing import get_overloads
@@ -85,6 +83,9 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin):"""
        else:
            self.content += f"""
 class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
+        if not cls.USER_ACCESS:
+            self.content += """...
+    """
        for method in cls.USER_ACCESS:
            obj = getattr(cls, method)
            if isinstance(obj, property):
@@ -138,50 +139,6 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
        with open(file_name, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
            file.write(formatted_content)

-    @staticmethod
-    def get_rpc_classes(
-        repo_name: str,
-    ) -> dict[Literal["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"], list[type]]:
-        """
-        Get all RPC-enabled classes in the specified repository.
-
-        Args:
-            repo_name(str): The name of the repository.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: A dictionary with keys "connector_classes" and "top_level_classes" and values as lists of classes.
-        """
-        connector_classes = []
-        top_level_classes = []
-        anchor_module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets")
-        directory = os.path.dirname(anchor_module.__file__)
-        for root, _, files in sorted(os.walk(directory)):
-            for file in files:
-                if not file.endswith(".py") or file.startswith("__"):
-                    continue
-
-                path = os.path.join(root, file)
-                subs = os.path.dirname(os.path.relpath(path, directory)).split("/")
-                if len(subs) == 1 and not subs[0]:
-                    module_name = file.split(".")[0]
-                else:
-                    module_name = ".".join(subs + [file.split(".")[0]])
-
-                module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets.{module_name}")
-
-                for name in dir(module):
-                    obj = getattr(module, name)
-                    if not hasattr(obj, "__module__") or obj.__module__ != module.__name__:
-                        continue
-                    if isinstance(obj, type) and issubclass(obj, BECConnector):
-                        connector_classes.append(obj)
-                        if len(subs) == 1 and (
-                            issubclass(obj, QWidget) or issubclass(obj, QGraphicsWidget)
-                        ):
-                            top_level_classes.append(obj)
-
-        return {"connector_classes": connector_classes, "top_level_classes": top_level_classes}
-

 def main():
    """
@@ -197,7 +154,7 @@ def main():
        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
        client_path = os.path.join(current_path, "client.py")

-        rpc_classes = ClientGenerator.get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
+        rpc_classes = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
        rpc_classes["connector_classes"].sort(key=lambda x: x.__name__)

        generator = ClientGenerator()
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
@@ -1,20 +1,37 @@
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
-from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
-from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar.spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
-from bec_widgets.widgets.website.website import WebsiteWidget


 class RPCWidgetHandler:
    """Handler class for creating widgets from RPC messages."""

-    widget_classes = {
-        "BECFigure": BECFigure,
-        "SpiralProgressBar": SpiralProgressBar,
-        "Website": WebsiteWidget,
-    }
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._widget_classes = None

-    @staticmethod
-    def create_widget(widget_type, **kwargs) -> BECConnector:
+    @property
+    def widget_classes(self):
+        """
+        Get the available widget classes.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The available widget classes.
+        """
+        if self._widget_classes is None:
+            self.update_available_widgets()
+        return self._widget_classes
+
+    def update_available_widgets(self):
+        """
+        Update the available widgets.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes
+
+        clss = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
+        self._widget_classes = {cls.__name__: cls for cls in clss["top_level_classes"]}
+
+    def create_widget(self, widget_type, **kwargs) -> BECConnector:
        """
        Create a widget from an RPC message.

@@ -25,7 +42,12 @@ class RPCWidgetHandler:
        Returns:
            widget(BECConnector): The created widget.
        """
-        widget_class = RPCWidgetHandler.widget_classes.get(widget_type)
+        if self._widget_classes is None:
+            self.update_available_widgets()
+        widget_class = self._widget_classes.get(widget_type)
        if widget_class:
            return widget_class(**kwargs)
        raise ValueError(f"Unknown widget type: {widget_type}")
+
+
+widget_handler = RPCWidgetHandler()
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 import inspect
+import signal
+import sys
+from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
 from typing import Union

 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
 from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import
 from qtpy.QtCore import QTimer

 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_register import RPCRegister
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import QtRedisConnector
 from bec_widgets.widgets.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure

 messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
+logger = bec_logger.logger


 class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
        self._shutdown_event = False
        self._heartbeat_timer = QTimer()
        self._heartbeat_timer.timeout.connect(self.emit_heartbeat)
-        self._heartbeat_timer.start(200)  # Emit heartbeat every 1 seconds
+        self._heartbeat_timer.start(200)

    def on_rpc_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
        request_id = metadata.get("request_id")
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
            self.client.connector.set(
                MessageEndpoints.gui_heartbeat(self.gui_id),
                messages.StatusMessage(name=self.gui_id, status=1, info={}),
-                expire=10,
+                expire=1,
            )

    def shutdown(self):  # TODO not sure if needed when cleanup is done at level of BECConnector
@@ -114,7 +121,24 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
        self.client.shutdown()


-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+class SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc:
+    def __init__(self, log_func):
+        self._log_func = log_func
+
+    def write(self, buffer):
+        for line in buffer.rstrip().splitlines():
+            line = line.rstrip()
+            if line:
+                self._log_func(line)
+
+    def flush(self):
+        return
+
+    def close(self):
+        return
+
+
+def main():
    import argparse
    import os
    import sys
@@ -125,16 +149,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover

    import bec_widgets

-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    app.setApplicationName("BEC Figure")
-    module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-    icon = QIcon()
-    icon.addFile(os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "bec_widgets_icon.png"), size=QSize(48, 48))
-    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-
-    win = QMainWindow()
-    win.setWindowTitle("BEC Widgets")
-
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="BEC Widgets CLI Server")
    parser.add_argument("--id", type=str, help="The id of the server")
    parser.add_argument(
@@ -142,7 +156,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
        type=str,
        help="Name of the gui class to be rendered. Possible values: \n- BECFigure\n- BECDockArea",
    )
-    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Config to connect to redis.")
+    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Config file")

    args = parser.parse_args()

@@ -157,12 +171,45 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
        )
        gui_class = BECFigure

-    server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id=args.id, config=args.config, gui_class=gui_class)
+    with redirect_stdout(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.debug)):
+        with redirect_stderr(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.error)):
+            app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+            app.setApplicationName("BEC Figure")
+            module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
+            icon = QIcon()
+            icon.addFile(
+                os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "bec_widgets_icon.png"), size=QSize(48, 48)
+            )
+            app.setWindowIcon(icon)

-    gui = server.gui
-    win.setCentralWidget(gui)
-    win.resize(800, 600)
-    win.show()
+            win = QMainWindow()
+            win.setWindowTitle("BEC Widgets")

-    app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
+            service_config = ServiceConfig(args.config)
+            bec_logger.configure(
+                service_config.redis,
+                QtRedisConnector,
+                service_name="BECWidgetsCLIServer",
+                service_config=service_config.service_config,
+            )
+            server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id=args.id, config=service_config, gui_class=gui_class)
+
+            gui = server.gui
+            win.setCentralWidget(gui)
+            win.resize(800, 600)
+            win.show()
+
+            app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
+
+            def sigint_handler(*args):
+                # display message, for people to let it terminate gracefully
+                print("Caught SIGINT, exiting")
+                app.quit()
+
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
+
+            sys.exit(app.exec())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QVBoxLayout, QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher, UILoader
-from bec_widgets.widgets import BECFigure
 from bec_widgets.widgets.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
 from bec_widgets.widgets.jupyter_console.jupyter_console import BECJupyterConsole

 # class JupyterConsoleWidget(RichJupyterWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/main.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+"""PySide6 port of the Qt Designer taskmenuextension example from Qt v6.x"""
+
+import sys
+
+from bec_ipython_client.main import BECIPythonClient
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    window = TicTacToe()
+    window.state = "-X-XO----"
+    window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/registertictactoe.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/registertictactoe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+from tictactoeplugin import TicTacToePlugin
+
+# Set PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS to point to this directory and load the plugin
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(TicTacToePlugin())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["tictactoe.py", "main.py", "registertictactoe.py", "tictactoeplugin.py",
+    "tictactoetaskmenu.py"]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoe.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Property, QPoint, QRect, QSize, Qt, Slot
+from qtpy.QtGui import QPainter, QPen
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
+
+EMPTY = "-"
+CROSS = "X"
+NOUGHT = "O"
+DEFAULT_STATE = "---------"
+
+
+class TicTacToe(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        self._turn_number = 0
+
+    def minimumSizeHint(self):
+        return QSize(200, 200)
+
+    def sizeHint(self):
+        return QSize(200, 200)
+
+    def setState(self, new_state):
+        self._turn_number = 0
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        for position in range(min(9, len(new_state))):
+            mark = new_state[position]
+            if mark == CROSS or mark == NOUGHT:
+                self._turn_number += 1
+                self._change_state_at(position, mark)
+            position += 1
+        self.update()
+
+    def state(self):
+        return self._state
+
+    @Slot()
+    def clear_board(self):
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        self._turn_number = 0
+        self.update()
+
+    def _change_state_at(self, pos, new_state):
+        self._state = self._state[:pos] + new_state + self._state[pos + 1 :]
+
+    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
+        if self._turn_number == 9:
+            self.clear_board()
+            return
+        for position in range(9):
+            cell = self._cell_rect(position)
+            if cell.contains(event.position().toPoint()):
+                if self._state[position] == EMPTY:
+                    new_state = CROSS if self._turn_number % 2 == 0 else NOUGHT
+                    self._change_state_at(position, new_state)
+                    self._turn_number += 1
+                    self.update()
+
+    def paintEvent(self, event):
+        with QPainter(self) as painter:
+            painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.darkGreen, 1))
+            painter.drawLine(self._cell_width(), 0, self._cell_width(), self.height())
+            painter.drawLine(2 * self._cell_width(), 0, 2 * self._cell_width(), self.height())
+            painter.drawLine(0, self._cell_height(), self.width(), self._cell_height())
+            painter.drawLine(0, 2 * self._cell_height(), self.width(), 2 * self._cell_height())
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.darkBlue, 2))
+
+            for position in range(9):
+                cell = self._cell_rect(position)
+                if self._state[position] == CROSS:
+                    painter.drawLine(cell.topLeft(), cell.bottomRight())
+                    painter.drawLine(cell.topRight(), cell.bottomLeft())
+                elif self._state[position] == NOUGHT:
+                    painter.drawEllipse(cell)
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.yellow, 3))
+
+            for position in range(0, 8, 3):
+                if (
+                    self._state[position] != EMPTY
+                    and self._state[position + 1] == self._state[position]
+                    and self._state[position + 2] == self._state[position]
+                ):
+                    y = self._cell_rect(position).center().y()
+                    painter.drawLine(0, y, self.width(), y)
+                    self._turn_number = 9
+
+            for position in range(3):
+                if (
+                    self._state[position] != EMPTY
+                    and self._state[position + 3] == self._state[position]
+                    and self._state[position + 6] == self._state[position]
+                ):
+                    x = self._cell_rect(position).center().x()
+                    painter.drawLine(x, 0, x, self.height())
+                    self._turn_number = 9
+
+            if (
+                self._state[0] != EMPTY
+                and self._state[4] == self._state[0]
+                and self._state[8] == self._state[0]
+            ):
+                painter.drawLine(0, 0, self.width(), self.height())
+                self._turn_number = 9
+
+            if (
+                self._state[2] != EMPTY
+                and self._state[4] == self._state[2]
+                and self._state[6] == self._state[2]
+            ):
+                painter.drawLine(0, self.height(), self.width(), 0)
+                self._turn_number = 9
+
+    def _cell_rect(self, position):
+        h_margin = self.width() / 30
+        v_margin = self.height() / 30
+        row = int(position / 3)
+        column = position - 3 * row
+        pos = QPoint(column * self._cell_width() + h_margin, row * self._cell_height() + v_margin)
+        size = QSize(self._cell_width() - 2 * h_margin, self._cell_height() - 2 * v_margin)
+        return QRect(pos, size)
+
+    def _cell_width(self):
+        return self.width() / 3
+
+    def _cell_height(self):
+        return self.height() / 3
+
+    state = Property(str, state, setState)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoeplugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoeplugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+from tictactoetaskmenu import TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='TicTacToe' name='ticTacToe'>
+        <property name='geometry'>
+            <rect>
+                <x>0</x>
+                <y>0</y>
+                <width>200</width>
+                <height>200</height>
+            </rect>
+        </property>
+        <property name='state'>
+            <string>-X-XO----</string>
+        </property>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class TicTacToePlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = TicTacToe(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "tictactoe"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+        manager = form_editor.extensionManager()
+        iid = TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory.task_menu_iid()
+        manager.registerExtensions(TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory(manager), iid)
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "TicTacToe"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Tic Tac Toe Example, demonstrating class QDesignerTaskMenuExtension (Python)"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QExtensionFactory, QPyDesignerTaskMenuExtension
+from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QVBoxLayout
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+
+
+class TicTacToeDialog(QDialog):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self._ticTacToe = TicTacToe(self)
+        layout.addWidget(self._ticTacToe)
+        button_box = QDialogButtonBox(
+            QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel | QDialogButtonBox.Reset
+        )
+        button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
+        button_box.rejected.connect(self.reject)
+        reset_button = button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Reset)
+        reset_button.clicked.connect(self._ticTacToe.clear_board)
+        layout.addWidget(button_box)
+
+    def set_state(self, new_state):
+        self._ticTacToe.setState(new_state)
+
+    def state(self):
+        return self._ticTacToe.state
+
+
+class TicTacToeTaskMenu(QPyDesignerTaskMenuExtension):
+    def __init__(self, ticTacToe, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._ticTacToe = ticTacToe
+        self._edit_state_action = QAction("Edit State...", None)
+        self._edit_state_action.triggered.connect(self._edit_state)
+
+    def taskActions(self):
+        return [self._edit_state_action]
+
+    def preferredEditAction(self):
+        return self._edit_state_action
+
+    @Slot()
+    def _edit_state(self):
+        dialog = TicTacToeDialog(self._ticTacToe)
+        dialog.set_state(self._ticTacToe.state)
+        if dialog.exec() == QDialog.Accepted:
+            self._ticTacToe.state = dialog.state()
+
+
+class TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory(QExtensionFactory):
+    def __init__(self, extension_manager):
+        super().__init__(extension_manager)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def task_menu_iid():
+        return "org.qt-project.Qt.Designer.TaskMenu"
+
+    def createExtension(self, object, iid, parent):
+        if iid != TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory.task_menu_iid():
+            return None
+        if object.__class__.__name__ != "TicTacToe":
+            return None
+        return TicTacToeTaskMenu(object, parent)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/init.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from qtpy.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView
+
 from .bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
 from .bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
 from .bec_table import BECTable
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+if PYSIDE6:
+    from PySide6.scripts.pyside_tool import (
+        _extend_path_var,
+        init_virtual_env,
+        is_pyenv_python,
+        is_virtual_env,
+        qt_tool_wrapper,
+        ui_tool_binary,
+    )
+
+import bec_widgets
+
+
+def patch_designer():  # pragma: no cover
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+
+    init_virtual_env()
+
+    major_version = sys.version_info[0]
+    minor_version = sys.version_info[1]
+    os.environ["PY_MAJOR_VERSION"] = str(major_version)
+    os.environ["PY_MINOR_VERSION"] = str(minor_version)
+
+    if sys.platform == "linux":
+        version = f"{major_version}.{minor_version}"
+        library_name = f"libpython{version}{sys.abiflags}.so"
+        if is_pyenv_python():
+            library_name = str(Path(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR")) / library_name)
+        os.environ["LD_PRELOAD"] = library_name
+    elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+        library_name = f"libpython{major_version}.{minor_version}.dylib"
+        lib_path = str(Path(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR")) / library_name)
+        os.environ["DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES"] = lib_path
+    elif sys.platform == "win32":
+        if is_virtual_env():
+            _extend_path_var("PATH", os.fspath(Path(sys._base_executable).parent), True)
+
+    qt_tool_wrapper(ui_tool_binary("designer"), sys.argv[1:])
+
+
+def find_plugin_paths(base_path: Path):
+    """
+    Recursively find all directories containing a .pyproject file.
+    """
+    plugin_paths = []
+    for path in base_path.rglob("*.pyproject"):
+        plugin_paths.append(str(path.parent))
+    return plugin_paths
+
+
+def set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths):
+    """
+    Set the PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS environment variable with the given plugin paths.
+    """
+    current_paths = os.environ.get("PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS", "")
+    if current_paths:
+        current_paths = current_paths.split(os.pathsep)
+    else:
+        current_paths = []
+
+    current_paths.extend(plugin_paths)
+    os.environ["PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS"] = os.pathsep.join(current_paths)
+
+
+# Patch the designer function
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Exiting...")
+        return
+    base_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)).resolve()
+    plugin_paths = find_plugin_paths(base_dir)
+    set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths)
+
+    patch_designer()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import redis
 from bec_lib.client import BECClient
 from bec_lib.redis_connector import MessageObject, RedisConnector
 from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
-from qtpy.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QObject
+from qtpy.QtCore import PYQT5, PYQT6, PYSIDE2, PYSIDE6, QCoreApplication, QObject
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class QtRedisConnector(RedisConnector):
            cb(msg.content, msg.metadata)


+class BECClientWithoutLoggerInit(BECClient):
+    def _initialize_logger(self):
+        return
+
+
 class BECDispatcher:
    """Utility class to keep track of slots connected to a particular redis connector"""

@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ class BECDispatcher:
            cls._initialized = False
        return cls._instance

-    def __init__(self, client=None, config: str = None):
+    def __init__(self, client=None, config: str | ServiceConfig = None):
        if self._initialized:
            return

@@ -91,13 +96,16 @@ class BECDispatcher:

        if self.client is None:
            if config is not None:
-                host, port = config.split(":")
-                redis_config = {"host": host, "port": port}
-                self.client = BECClient(
-                    config=ServiceConfig(redis=redis_config), connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
+                if not isinstance(config, ServiceConfig):
+                    # config is supposed to be a path
+                    config = ServiceConfig(config)
+                self.client = BECClientWithoutLoggerInit(
+                    config=config, connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
                )  # , forced=True)
            else:
-                self.client = BECClient(connector_cls=QtRedisConnector)  # , forced=True)
+                self.client = BECClientWithoutLoggerInit(
+                    connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
+                )  # , forced=True)
        else:
            if self.client.started:
                # have to reinitialize client to use proper connector
@@ -116,6 +124,16 @@ class BECDispatcher:
        cls._instance = None
        cls._initialized = False

+        if not cls.qapp:
+            return
+
+        # shutdown QCoreApp if it exists
+        if PYQT5 or PYQT6:
+            cls.qapp.exit()
+        elif PYSIDE2 or PYSIDE6:
+            cls.qapp.shutdown()
+        cls.qapp = None
+
    def connect_slot(
        self, slot: Callable, topics: Union[EndpointInfo, str, list[Union[EndpointInfo, str]]]
    ) -> None:
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+import importlib
 import inspect
+import os
+from typing import Literal

 from bec_lib.plugin_helper import _get_available_plugins
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGraphicsWidget, QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector

@@ -38,3 +42,47 @@ def get_plugin_widgets() -> dict[str, BECConnector]:

 def _filter_plugins(obj):
    return inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, BECConnector)
+
+
+def get_rpc_classes(
+    repo_name: str,
+) -> dict[Literal["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"], list[type]]:
+    """
+    Get all RPC-enabled classes in the specified repository.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_name(str): The name of the repository.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: A dictionary with keys "connector_classes" and "top_level_classes" and values as lists of classes.
+    """
+    connector_classes = []
+    top_level_classes = []
+    anchor_module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets")
+    directory = os.path.dirname(anchor_module.__file__)
+    for root, _, files in sorted(os.walk(directory)):
+        for file in files:
+            if not file.endswith(".py") or file.startswith("__"):
+                continue
+
+            path = os.path.join(root, file)
+            subs = os.path.dirname(os.path.relpath(path, directory)).split("/")
+            if len(subs) == 1 and not subs[0]:
+                module_name = file.split(".")[0]
+            else:
+                module_name = ".".join(subs + [file.split(".")[0]])
+
+            module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets.{module_name}")
+
+            for name in dir(module):
+                obj = getattr(module, name)
+                if not hasattr(obj, "__module__") or obj.__module__ != module.__name__:
+                    continue
+                if isinstance(obj, type) and issubclass(obj, BECConnector):
+                    connector_classes.append(obj)
+                    if len(subs) == 1 and (
+                        issubclass(obj, QWidget) or issubclass(obj, QGraphicsWidget)
+                    ):
+                        top_level_classes.append(obj)
+
+    return {"connector_classes": connector_classes, "top_level_classes": top_level_classes}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from .buttons import StopButton
-from .dock import BECDock, BECDockArea
-from .figure import BECFigure, FigureConfig
-from .scan_control import ScanControl
-from .spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
+# from .buttons import StopButton
+# from .dock import BECDock, BECDockArea
+# from .figure import BECFigure, FigureConfig
+# from .scan_control import ScanControl
+# from .spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+"""This module contains the BECStatusBox widget, which displays the status of different BEC services in a collapsible tree widget.
+The widget automatically updates the status of all running BEC services, and displays their status.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import qdarktheme
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QTimer, Signal, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTreeWidget, QTreeWidgetItem, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
+from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.status_item import StatusItem
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bec_lib.client import BECClient
+
+# TODO : Put normal imports back when Pydantic gets faster
+BECStatus = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("BECStatus",))
+
+
+class BECStatusBoxConfig(ConnectionConfig):
+    pass
+
+
+class BECServiceInfoContainer(BaseModel):
+    """Container to store information about the BEC services."""
+
+    service_name: str
+    status: BECStatus | str = Field(
+        default="NOTCONNECTED",
+        description="The status of the service. Can be any of the BECStatus names, or NOTCONNECTED.",
+    )
+    info: dict
+    metrics: dict | None
+    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
+
+    @field_validator("status")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_status(cls, v):
+        """Validate input for status. Accept BECStatus and NOTCONNECTED.
+
+        Args:
+            v (BECStatus | str): The input value.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The validated status.
+        """
+        if v in list(BECStatus.__members__.values()):
+            return v.name
+        if v in list(BECStatus.__members__.keys()) or v == "NOTCONNECTED":
+            return v
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Status must be one of {BECStatus.__members__.values()} or 'NOTCONNECTED'. Input {v}"
+        )
+
+
+class BECServiceStatusMixin(QObject):
+    """A mixin class to update the service status, and metrics.
+    It emits a signal 'services_update' when the service status is updated.
+
+    Args:
+        client (BECClient): The client object to connect to the BEC server.
+    """
+
+    services_update = Signal(dict, dict)
+
+    def __init__(self, client: BECClient):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.client = client
+        self._service_update_timer = QTimer()
+        self._service_update_timer.timeout.connect(self._get_service_status)
+        self._service_update_timer.start(1000)
+
+    def _get_service_status(self):
+        """Pull latest service and metrics updates from REDIS for all services, and emit both via 'services_update' signal."""
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        self.client._update_existing_services()
+        self.services_update.emit(self.client._services_info, self.client._services_metric)
+
+
+class BECStatusBox(BECConnector, QTreeWidget):
+    """A widget to display the status of different BEC services.
+    This widget automatically updates the status of all running BEC services, and displays their status.
+    Information about the individual services is collapsible, and double clicking on
+    the individual service will display the metrics about the service.
+
+    Args:
+        parent Optional : The parent widget for the BECStatusBox. Defaults to None.
+        service_name Optional(str): The name of the top service label. Defaults to "BEC Server".
+        client Optional(BECClient): The client object to connect to the BEC server. Defaults to None
+        config Optional(BECStatusBoxConfig | dict): The configuration for the status box. Defaults to None.
+        gui_id Optional(str): The unique id for the widget. Defaults to None.
+    """
+
+    CORE_SERVICES = ["DeviceServer", "ScanServer", "SciHub", "ScanBundler", "FileWriterManager"]
+
+    service_update = Signal(dict)
+    bec_core_state = Signal(str)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        service_name: str = "BEC Server",
+        client: BECClient = None,
+        config: BECStatusBoxConfig | dict = None,
+        gui_id: str = None,
+    ):
+        if config is None:
+            config = BECStatusBoxConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+        else:
+            if isinstance(config, dict):
+                config = BECStatusBoxConfig(**config)
+        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QTreeWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+
+        self.service_name = service_name
+        self.config = config
+
+        self.bec_service_info_container = {}
+        self.tree_items = {}
+        self.tree_top_item = None
+        self.bec_service_status = BECServiceStatusMixin(client=self.client)
+
+        self.init_ui()
+        self.bec_service_status.services_update.connect(self.update_service_status)
+        self.bec_core_state.connect(self.update_top_item_status)
+        self.itemDoubleClicked.connect(self.on_tree_item_double_clicked)
+
+    def init_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize the UI for the status box, and add QTreeWidget as the basis for the status box."""
+        self.init_ui_tree_widget()
+        top_label = self._create_status_widget(self.service_name, status=BECStatus.IDLE)
+        self.tree_top_item = QTreeWidgetItem()
+        self.tree_top_item.setExpanded(True)
+        self.tree_top_item.setDisabled(True)
+        self.addTopLevelItem(self.tree_top_item)
+        self.setItemWidget(self.tree_top_item, 0, top_label)
+        self.service_update.connect(top_label.update_config)
+
+    def _create_status_widget(
+        self, service_name: str, status=BECStatus, info: dict = None, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> StatusItem:
+        """Creates a StatusItem (QWidget) for the given service, and stores all relevant
+        information about the service in the bec_service_info_container.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            status (BECStatus): The status of the service.
+            info Optional(dict): The information about the service. Default is {}
+            metric Optional(dict): Metrics for the respective service. Default is None
+
+        Returns:
+            StatusItem: The status item widget.
+        """
+        if info is None:
+            info = {}
+        self._update_bec_service_container(service_name, status, info, metrics)
+        item = StatusItem(
+            parent=self,
+            config={
+                "service_name": service_name,
+                "status": status.name,
+                "info": info,
+                "metrics": metrics,
+            },
+        )
+        return item
+
+    @Slot(str)
+    def update_top_item_status(self, status: BECStatus) -> None:
+        """Method to update the status of the top item in the tree widget.
+        Gets the status from the Signal 'bec_core_state' and updates the StatusItem via the signal 'service_update'.
+
+        Args:
+            status (BECStatus): The state of the core services.
+        """
+        self.bec_service_info_container[self.service_name].status = status
+        self.service_update.emit(self.bec_service_info_container[self.service_name].model_dump())
+
+    def _update_bec_service_container(
+        self, service_name: str, status: BECStatus, info: dict, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Update the bec_service_info_container with the newest status and metrics for the BEC service.
+        If information about the service already exists, it will create a new entry.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            service_info (StatusMessage): A class containing the service status.
+            service_metric (ServiceMetricMessage): A class containing the service metrics.
+        """
+        container = self.bec_service_info_container.get(service_name, None)
+        if container:
+            container.status = status
+            container.info = info
+            container.metrics = metrics
+            return
+        service_info_item = BECServiceInfoContainer(
+            service_name=service_name, status=status, info=info, metrics=metrics
+        )
+        self.bec_service_info_container.update({service_name: service_info_item})
+
+    @Slot(dict, dict)
+    def update_service_status(self, services_info: dict, services_metric: dict) -> None:
+        """Callback function services_metric from BECServiceStatusMixin.
+        It updates the status of all services.
+
+        Args:
+            services_info (dict): A dictionary containing the service status for all running BEC services.
+            services_metric (dict): A dictionary containing the service metrics for all running BEC services.
+        """
+        checked = []
+        services_info = self.update_core_services(services_info, services_metric)
+        checked.extend(self.CORE_SERVICES)
+
+        for service_name, msg in sorted(services_info.items()):
+            checked.append(service_name)
+            metric_msg = services_metric.get(service_name, None)
+            metrics = metric_msg.metrics if metric_msg else None
+            if service_name in self.tree_items:
+                self._update_bec_service_container(
+                    service_name=service_name, status=msg.status, info=msg.info, metrics=metrics
+                )
+                self.service_update.emit(self.bec_service_info_container[service_name].model_dump())
+                continue
+
+            item_widget = self._create_status_widget(
+                service_name=service_name, status=msg.status, info=msg.info, metrics=metrics
+            )
+            item = QTreeWidgetItem()
+            item.setDisabled(True)
+            self.service_update.connect(item_widget.update_config)
+            self.tree_top_item.addChild(item)
+            self.setItemWidget(item, 0, item_widget)
+            self.tree_items.update({service_name: (item, item_widget)})
+
+        self.check_redundant_tree_items(checked)
+
+    def update_core_services(self, services_info: dict, services_metric: dict) -> dict:
+        """Method to process status and metrics updates of core services (stored in CORE_SERVICES).
+        If a core services is not connected, it should not be removed from the status widget
+
+        Args:
+            services_info (dict): A dictionary containing the service status of different services.
+            services_metric (dict): A dictionary containing the service metrics of different services.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The services_info dictionary after removing the info updates related to the CORE_SERVICES
+        """
+        bec_core_state = "RUNNING"
+        for service_name in sorted(self.CORE_SERVICES):
+            metric_msg = services_metric.get(service_name, None)
+            metrics = metric_msg.metrics if metric_msg else None
+            if service_name not in services_info:
+                self.bec_service_info_container[service_name].status = "NOTCONNECTED"
+                bec_core_state = "ERROR"
+            else:
+                msg = services_info.pop(service_name)
+                self._update_bec_service_container(
+                    service_name=service_name, status=msg.status, info=msg.info, metrics=metrics
+                )
+                bec_core_state = (
+                    "RUNNING" if (msg.status.value > 1 and bec_core_state == "RUNNING") else "ERROR"
+                )
+
+            if service_name in self.tree_items:
+                self.service_update.emit(self.bec_service_info_container[service_name].model_dump())
+                continue
+            self.add_tree_item(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+
+        self.bec_core_state.emit(bec_core_state)
+        return services_info
+
+    def check_redundant_tree_items(self, checked: list) -> None:
+        """Utility method to check and remove redundant objects from the BECStatusBox.
+
+        Args:
+            checked (list): A list of services that are currently running.
+        """
+        to_be_deleted = [key for key in self.tree_items if key not in checked]
+
+        for key in to_be_deleted:
+            item, _ = self.tree_items.pop(key)
+            self.tree_top_item.removeChild(item)
+
+    def add_tree_item(
+        self, service_name: str, status: BECStatus, info: dict = None, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Method to add a new QTreeWidgetItem together with a StatusItem to the tree widget.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            service_status_msg (StatusMessage): The status of the service.
+            metrics (dict): The metrics of the service.
+        """
+        item_widget = self._create_status_widget(
+            service_name=service_name, status=status, info=info, metrics=metrics
+        )
+        item = QTreeWidgetItem()
+        self.service_update.connect(item_widget.update_config)
+        self.tree_top_item.addChild(item)
+        self.setItemWidget(item, 0, item_widget)
+        self.tree_items.update({service_name: (item, item_widget)})
+
+    def init_ui_tree_widget(self) -> None:
+        """Initialise the tree widget for the status box."""
+        self.setHeaderHidden(True)
+        self.setStyleSheet(
+            "QTreeWidget::item:!selected "
+            "{ "
+            "border: 1px solid gainsboro; "
+            "border-left: none; "
+            "border-top: none; "
+            "}"
+            "QTreeWidget::item:selected {}"
+        )
+
+    @Slot(QTreeWidgetItem, int)
+    def on_tree_item_double_clicked(self, item: QTreeWidgetItem, column: int) -> None:
+        """Callback function for double clicks on individual QTreeWidgetItems in the collapsed section.
+
+        Args:
+            item (QTreeWidgetItem): The item that was double clicked.
+            column (int): The column that was double clicked.
+        """
+        for _, (tree_item, status_widget) in self.tree_items.items():
+            if tree_item == item:
+                status_widget.show_popup()
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        super().cleanup()
+        QTreeWidget().closeEvent(event)
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main method to run the BECStatusBox widget."""
+    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
+    main_window = BECStatusBox()
+    main_window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/status_item.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/status_item.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+""" Module for a StatusItem widget to display status and metrics for a BEC service.
+The widget is bound to be used with the BECStatusBox widget."""
+
+import enum
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import qdarktheme
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
+from pydantic import Field
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QStyle, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import ConnectionConfig
+
+# TODO : Put normal imports back when Pydantic gets faster
+BECStatus = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("BECStatus",))
+
+
+class IconsEnum(enum.Enum):
+    """Enum class for icons in the status item widget."""
+
+    RUNNING = "SP_DialogApplyButton"
+    BUSY = "SP_BrowserReload"
+    IDLE = "SP_MessageBoxWarning"
+    ERROR = "SP_DialogCancelButton"
+    NOTCONNECTED = "SP_TitleBarContextHelpButton"
+
+
+class StatusWidgetConfig(ConnectionConfig):
+    """Configuration class for the status item widget."""
+
+    service_name: str
+    status: str
+    info: dict
+    metrics: dict | None
+    icon_size: tuple = Field(default=(24, 24), description="The size of the icon in the widget.")
+    font_size: int = Field(16, description="The font size of the text in the widget.")
+
+
+class StatusItem(QWidget):
+    """A widget to display the status of a service.
+
+    Args:
+        parent: The parent widget.
+        config (dict): The configuration for the service.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, config: dict = None):
+        if config is None:
+            config = StatusWidgetConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+        else:
+            if isinstance(config, dict):
+                config = StatusWidgetConfig(**config)
+            self.config = config
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.layout = None
+        self.config = config
+        self._popup_label_ref = {}
+        self._label = None
+        self._icon = None
+        self.init_ui()
+
+    def init_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Init the UI for the status item widget."""
+        self.layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.layout.setContentsMargins(5, 5, 5, 5)
+        self.setLayout(self.layout)
+        self._label = QLabel()
+        self._icon = QLabel()
+        self.layout.addWidget(self._label)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self._icon)
+        self.update_ui()
+
+    @Slot(dict)
+    def update_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
+        """Update the configuration of the status item widget.
+        This method is invoked from the parent widget.
+        The UI values are later updated based on the new configuration.
+
+        Args:
+            config (dict): Config updates from parent widget.
+        """
+        if config["service_name"] != self.config.service_name:
+            return
+        self.config.status = config["status"]
+        self.config.info = config["info"]
+        self.config.metrics = config["metrics"]
+        self.update_ui()
+
+    def update_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Update the UI of the labels, and popup dialog."""
+        self.set_text()
+        self.set_status()
+        self._set_popup_text()
+
+    def set_text(self) -> None:
+        """Set the text of the QLabel basae on the config."""
+        service = self.config.service_name
+        status = self.config.status
+        if "BECClient" in service.split("/"):
+            service = service.split("/")[0] + "/..." + service.split("/")[1][-4:]
+        if status == "NOTCONNECTED":
+            status = "NOT CONNECTED"
+        text = f"{service} is {status}"
+        self._label.setText(text)
+
+    def set_status(self) -> None:
+        """Set the status icon for the status item widget."""
+        icon_name = IconsEnum[self.config.status].value
+        icon = self.style().standardIcon(getattr(QStyle.StandardPixmap, icon_name))
+        self._icon.setPixmap(icon.pixmap(*self.config.icon_size))
+        self._icon.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight)
+
+    def show_popup(self) -> None:
+        """Method that is invoked when the user double clicks on the StatusItem widget."""
+        dialog = QDialog(self)
+        dialog.setWindowTitle(f"{self.config.service_name} Details")
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        popup_label = self._make_popup_label()
+        self._set_popup_text()
+        layout.addWidget(popup_label)
+        dialog.setLayout(layout)
+        dialog.finished.connect(self._cleanup_popup_label)
+        dialog.exec()
+
+    def _make_popup_label(self) -> QLabel:
+        """Create a QLabel for the popup dialog.
+
+        Returns:
+            QLabel: The label for the popup dialog.
+        """
+        label = QLabel()
+        label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self._popup_label_ref.update({"label": label})
+        return label
+
+    def _set_popup_text(self) -> None:
+        """Compile the metrics text for the status item widget."""
+        if self._popup_label_ref.get("label") is None:
+            return
+        metrics_text = (
+            f"<b>SERVICE:</b> {self.config.service_name}<br><b>STATUS:</b> {self.config.status}<br>"
+        )
+        if self.config.metrics:
+            for key, value in self.config.metrics.items():
+                if key == "create_time":
+                    value = datetime.fromtimestamp(value).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+                metrics_text += f"<b>{key.upper()}:</b> {value}<br>"
+        self._popup_label_ref["label"].setText(metrics_text)
+
+    def _cleanup_popup_label(self) -> None:
+        """Cleanup the popup label."""
+        self._popup_label_ref.clear()
+
+
+def main():
+    """Run the status item widget."""
+    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
+    main_window = StatusItem()
+    main_window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from .device_combobox.device_combobox import DeviceComboBox
+from .device_line_edit.device_line_edit import DeviceLineEdit
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QComboBox
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_input_base import DeviceInputBase, DeviceInputConfig
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_input_base import DeviceInputConfig
+
+
+class DeviceComboBox(DeviceInputBase, QComboBox):
+    """
+    Line edit widget for device input with autocomplete for device names.
+
+    Args:
+        parent: Parent widget.
+        client: BEC client object.
+        config: Device input configuration.
+        gui_id: GUI ID.
+        device_filter: Device filter, name of the device class.
+        default_device: Default device name.
+        arg_name: Argument name, can be used for the other widgets which has to call some other function in bec using correct argument names.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        client=None,
+        config: DeviceInputConfig = None,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
+        device_filter: str | None = None,
+        default_device: str | None = None,
+        arg_name: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QComboBox.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+
+        self.populate_combobox()
+
+        if arg_name is not None:
+            self.config.arg_name = arg_name
+        if device_filter is not None:
+            self.set_device_filter(device_filter)
+        if default_device is not None:
+            self.set_default_device(default_device)
+
+    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str):
+        """
+        Set the device filter.
+
+        Args:
+            device_filter(str): Device filter, name of the device class.
+        """
+        super().set_device_filter(device_filter)
+        self.populate_combobox()
+
+    def set_default_device(self, default_device: str):
+        """
+        Set the default device.
+
+        Args:
+            default_device(str): Default device name.
+        """
+        super().set_default_device(default_device)
+        self.setCurrentText(default_device)
+
+    def populate_combobox(self):
+        """Populate the combobox with the devices."""
+        self.devices = self.get_device_list(self.config.device_filter)
+        self.clear()
+        self.addItems(self.devices)
+
+    def get_device(self) -> object:
+        """
+        Get the selected device object.
+
+        Returns:
+            object: Device object.
+        """
+        device_name = self.currentText()
+        device_obj = getattr(self.dev, device_name.lower(), None)
+        if device_obj is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Device {device_name} is not found.")
+        return device_obj
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["device_combobox.py", "launch_device_combobox.py",
+    ]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceComboBox
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='DeviceComboBox' name='device_combobox'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class DeviceComboBoxPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = DeviceComboBox(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "device_combobox"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "DeviceComboBox"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Device ComboBox Example for BEC Widgets"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/launch_device_combobox.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/launch_device_combobox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceComboBox
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    w = DeviceComboBox()
+    w.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/register_device_combobox.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/register_device_combobox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_combobox.device_combobox_plugin import (
+        DeviceComboBoxPlugin,
+    )
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(DeviceComboBoxPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_input_base.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_input_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
+
+
+class DeviceInputConfig(ConnectionConfig):
+    device_filter: str | list[str] | None = None
+    default_device: str | None = None
+    arg_name: str | None = None
+
+
+class DeviceInputBase(BECConnector):
+    """
+    Mixin class for device input widgets. This class provides methods to get the device list and device object based
+    on the current text of the widget.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
+        if config is None:
+            config = DeviceInputConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+        else:
+            if isinstance(config, dict):
+                config = DeviceInputConfig(**config)
+            self.config = config
+        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+
+        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
+        self._devices = []
+
+    @property
+    def devices(self) -> list[str]:
+        """
+        Get the list of devices.
+
+        Returns:
+            list[str]: List of devices.
+        """
+        return self._devices
+
+    @devices.setter
+    def devices(self, value: list[str]):
+        """
+        Set the list of devices.
+
+        Args:
+            value: List of devices.
+        """
+        self._devices = value
+
+    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str | list[str]):
+        """
+        Set the device filter.
+
+        Args:
+            device_filter(str): Device filter, name of the device class.
+        """
+        self.validate_device_filter(device_filter)
+        self.config.device_filter = device_filter
+
+    def set_default_device(self, default_device: str):
+        """
+        Set the default device.
+
+        Args:
+            default_device(str): Default device name.
+        """
+        self.validate_device(default_device)
+        self.config.default_device = default_device
+
+    def get_device_list(self, filter: str | list[str] | None = None) -> list[str]:
+        """
+        Get the list of device names based on the filter of current BEC client.
+
+        Args:
+            filter(str|None): Class name filter to apply on the device list.
+
+        Returns:
+            devices(list[str]): List of device names.
+        """
+        all_devices = self.dev.enabled_devices
+        if filter is not None:
+            self.validate_device_filter(filter)
+            if isinstance(filter, str):
+                filter = [filter]
+            devices = [device.name for device in all_devices if device.__class__.__name__ in filter]
+        else:
+            devices = [device.name for device in all_devices]
+        return devices
+
+    def get_available_filters(self):
+        """
+        Get the available device classes which can be used as filters.
+        """
+        all_devices = self.dev.enabled_devices
+        filters = {device.__class__.__name__ for device in all_devices}
+        return filters
+
+    def validate_device_filter(self, filter: str | list[str]) -> None:
+        """
+        Validate the device filter if the class name is present in the current BEC instance.
+
+        Args:
+            filter(str|list[str]): Class name to use as a device filter.
+        """
+        if isinstance(filter, str):
+            filter = [filter]
+        available_filters = self.get_available_filters()
+        for f in filter:
+            if f not in available_filters:
+                raise ValueError(f"Device filter {f} is not valid.")
+
+    def validate_device(self, device: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Validate the device if it is present in current BEC instance.
+
+        Args:
+            device(str): Device to validate.
+        """
+        if device not in self.get_device_list(self.config.device_filter):
+            raise ValueError(f"Device {device} is not valid.")
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QCompleter, QLineEdit
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_input_base import DeviceInputBase, DeviceInputConfig
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_input_base import DeviceInputConfig
+
+
+class DeviceLineEdit(DeviceInputBase, QLineEdit):
+    """
+    Line edit widget for device input with autocomplete for device names.
+
+    Args:
+        parent: Parent widget.
+        client: BEC client object.
+        config: Device input configuration.
+        gui_id: GUI ID.
+        device_filter: Device filter, name of the device class.
+        default_device: Default device name.
+        arg_name: Argument name, can be used for the other widgets which has to call some other function in bec using correct argument names.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        client=None,
+        config: DeviceInputConfig = None,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
+        device_filter: str | list[str] | None = None,
+        default_device: str | None = None,
+        arg_name: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        QLineEdit.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        DeviceInputBase.__init__(self, client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+
+        self.completer = QCompleter(self)
+        self.setCompleter(self.completer)
+        self.populate_completer()
+
+        if arg_name is not None:
+            self.config.arg_name = arg_name
+        if device_filter is not None:
+            self.set_device_filter(device_filter)
+        if default_device is not None:
+            self.set_default_device(default_device)
+
+    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str | list[str]):
+        """
+        Set the device filter.
+
+        Args:
+            device_filter (str | list[str]): Device filter, name of the device class.
+        """
+        super().set_device_filter(device_filter)
+        self.populate_completer()
+
+    def set_default_device(self, default_device: str):
+        """
+        Set the default device.
+
+        Args:
+            default_device (str): Default device name.
+        """
+        super().set_default_device(default_device)
+        self.setText(default_device)
+
+    def populate_completer(self):
+        """Populate the completer with the devices."""
+        self.devices = self.get_device_list(self.config.device_filter)
+        self.completer.setModel(self.create_completer_model(self.devices))
+
+    def create_completer_model(self, devices: list[str]):
+        """Create a model for the completer."""
+        from qtpy.QtCore import QStringListModel
+
+        return QStringListModel(devices, self)
+
+    def get_device(self) -> object:
+        """
+        Get the selected device object.
+
+        Returns:
+            object: Device object.
+        """
+        device_name = self.text()
+        device_obj = getattr(self.dev, device_name.lower(), None)
+        if device_obj is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Device {device_name} is not found.")
+        return device_obj
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["device_line_edit.py", "launch_device_line_edit.py",
+    ]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceLineEdit
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='DeviceLineEdit' name='device_line_edit'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class DeviceLineEditPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = DeviceLineEdit(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "device_line_edit"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "DeviceLineEdit"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Device LineEdit Example for BEC Widgets with autocomplete."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/launch_device_line_edit.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/launch_device_line_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceLineEdit
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    w = DeviceLineEdit()
+    w.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/register_device_line_edit.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/register_device_line_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_line_edit.device_line_edit_plugin import (
+        DeviceLineEditPlugin,
+    )
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(DeviceLineEditPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock.py
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, Optional
 from pydantic import Field
 from pyqtgraph.dockarea import Dock

-from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_wigdet_handler import RPCWidgetHandler
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_wigdet_handler import widget_handler
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig, GridLayoutManager

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

-    from bec_widgets.widgets import BECDockArea
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.dock import BECDockArea


 class DockConfig(ConnectionConfig):
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
        Returns:
            list: The list of eligible widgets.
        """
-        return list(RPCWidgetHandler.widget_classes.keys())
+        return list(widget_handler.widget_classes.keys())

    def add_widget(
        self,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
            self.layout_manager.shift_widgets(shift, start_row=row)

        if isinstance(widget, str):
-            widget = RPCWidgetHandler.create_widget(widget)
+            widget = widget_handler.create_widget(widget)
        else:
            widget = widget

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/figure.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/figure.py
@@ -711,6 +711,12 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        qdarktheme.setup_theme(theme)
        self.setBackground("k" if theme == "dark" else "w")
        self.config.theme = theme
+        for plot in self.widget_list:
+            plot.set_x_label(plot.plot_item.getAxis("bottom").label.toPlainText())
+            plot.set_y_label(plot.plot_item.getAxis("left").label.toPlainText())
+            if plot.plot_item.titleLabel.text:
+                plot.set_title(plot.plot_item.titleLabel.text)
+            plot.set_legend_label_size()

    def _remove_by_coordinates(self, row: int, col: int) -> None:
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/plot_base.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/plot_base.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from typing import Literal, Optional
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from qtpy import QT_VERSION
+from qtpy.QtGui import QFont, QFontDatabase, QFontInfo
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
@@ -12,8 +14,14 @@ from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig

 class AxisConfig(BaseModel):
    title: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The title of the axes.")
+    title_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the title.")
    x_label: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The label for the x-axis.")
+    x_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the x-axis label.")
    y_label: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The label for the y-axis.")
+    y_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the y-axis label.")
+    legend_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(
+        None, description="The font size of the legend labels."
+    )
    x_scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = Field("linear", description="The scale of the x-axis.")
    y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = Field("linear", description="The scale of the y-axis.")
    x_lim: Optional[tuple] = Field(None, description="The limits of the x-axis.")
@@ -50,6 +58,7 @@ class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
        "set_grid",
        "lock_aspect_ratio",
        "remove",
+        "set_legend_label_size",
    ]

    def __init__(
@@ -85,6 +94,7 @@ class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
            - y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"]
            - x_lim: tuple
            - y_lim: tuple
+            - legend_label_size: int
        """
        # Mapping of keywords to setter methods
        method_map = {
@@ -95,6 +105,7 @@ class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
            "y_scale": self.set_y_scale,
            "x_lim": self.set_x_lim,
            "y_lim": self.set_y_lim,
+            "legend_label_size": self.set_legend_label_size,
        }
        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            if key in method_map:
@@ -116,34 +127,79 @@ class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):

        self.set(**{k: v for k, v in config_mappings.items() if v is not None})

-    def set_title(self, title: str):
+    def set_legend_label_size(self, size: int = None):
+        """
+        Set the font size of the legend.
+
+        Args:
+            size(int): Font size of the legend.
+        """
+        if not self.plot_item.legend:
+            return
+        if self.config.axis.legend_label_size or size:
+            if size:
+                self.config.axis.legend_label_size = size
+                scale = (
+                    size / 9
+                )  # 9 is the default font size of the legend, so we always scale it against 9
+                self.plot_item.legend.setScale(scale)
+
+    def get_text_color(self):
+        return "#FFF" if self.figure.config.theme == "dark" else "#000"
+
+    def set_title(self, title: str, size: int = None):
        """
        Set the title of the plot widget.

        Args:
            title(str): Title of the plot widget.
+            size(int): Font size of the title.
        """
-        self.plot_item.setTitle(title)
+        if self.config.axis.title_size or size:
+            if size:
+                self.config.axis.title_size = size
+            style = {"color": self.get_text_color(), "size": f"{self.config.axis.title_size}pt"}
+        else:
+            style = {}
+        self.plot_item.setTitle(title, **style)
        self.config.axis.title = title

-    def set_x_label(self, label: str):
+    def set_x_label(self, label: str, size: int = None):
        """
        Set the label of the x-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the x-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("bottom", label)
+        if self.config.axis.x_label_size or size:
+            if size:
+                self.config.axis.x_label_size = size
+            style = {
+                "color": self.get_text_color(),
+                "font-size": f"{self.config.axis.x_label_size}pt",
+            }
+        else:
+            style = {}
+        self.plot_item.setLabel("bottom", label, **style)
        self.config.axis.x_label = label

-    def set_y_label(self, label: str):
+    def set_y_label(self, label: str, size: int = None):
        """
        Set the label of the y-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the y-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("left", label)
+        if self.config.axis.y_label_size or size:
+            if size:
+                self.config.axis.y_label_size = size
+            color = self.get_text_color()
+            style = {"color": color, "font-size": f"{self.config.axis.y_label_size}pt"}
+        else:
+            style = {}
+        self.plot_item.setLabel("left", label, **style)
        self.config.axis.y_label = label

    def set_x_scale(self, scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = "linear"):
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        "set_grid",
        "lock_aspect_ratio",
        "remove",
+        "set_legend_label_size",
    ]
    scan_signal_update = pyqtSignal()

@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        self.config.curves[name] = curve.config
        if data is not None:
            curve.setData(data[0], data[1])
+        self.set_legend_label_size()
        return curve

    def _validate_signal_entries(
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/text_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/text_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import re
+
+from pydantic import Field, field_validator
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTextEdit
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import Colors
+
+
+class TextBoxConfig(ConnectionConfig):
+
+    theme: str = Field("dark", description="The theme of the figure widget.")
+    font_color: str = Field("#FFF", description="The font color of the text")
+    background_color: str = Field("#000", description="The background color of the widget.")
+    font_size: int = Field(16, description="The font size of the text in the widget.")
+    text: str = Field("", description="The text to display in the widget.")
+
+    @classmethod
+    @field_validator("theme")
+    def validate_theme(cls, v):
+        """Validate the theme of the figure widget."""
+        if v not in ["dark", "light"]:
+            raise ValueError("Theme must be either 'dark' or 'light'")
+        return v
+
+    _validate_font_color = field_validator("font_color")(Colors.validate_color)
+    _validate_background_color = field_validator("background_color")(Colors.validate_color)
+
+
+class TextBox(BECConnector, QTextEdit):
+
+    USER_ACCESS = ["set_color", "set_text", "set_font_size"]
+
+    def __init__(self, text: str = "", parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
+        if config is None:
+            config = TextBoxConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+        else:
+            if isinstance(config, dict):
+                config = TextBoxConfig(**config)
+            self.config = config
+        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QTextEdit.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+
+        self.config = config
+        self.setReadOnly(True)
+        self.setGeometry(self.rect())
+        self.set_color(self.config.background_color, self.config.font_color)
+        if not text:
+            text = "<h1>Welcome to the BEC Widget TextBox</h1><p>A widget that allows user to display text in plain and HTML format.</p><p>This is an example of displaying HTML text.</p>"
+        self.set_text(text)
+
+    def change_theme(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Change the theme of the figure widget.
+        """
+        if self.config.theme == "dark":
+            theme = "light"
+            font_color = "#000"
+            background_color = "#FFF"
+        else:
+            theme = "dark"
+            font_color = "#FFF"
+            background_color = "#000"
+        self.config.theme = theme
+        self.set_color(background_color, font_color)
+
+    def set_color(self, background_color: str, font_color: str) -> None:
+        """Set the background color of the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            background_color (str): The color to set the background in HEX.
+            font_color (str): The color to set the font in HEX.
+
+        """
+        self.config.background_color = background_color
+        self.config.font_color = font_color
+        self._update_stylesheet()
+
+    def set_font_size(self, size: int) -> None:
+        """Set the font size of the text in the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            size (int): The font size to set.
+        """
+        self.config.font_size = size
+        self._update_stylesheet()
+
+    def _update_stylesheet(self):
+        """Update the stylesheet of the widget."""
+        self.setStyleSheet(
+            f"background-color: {self.config.background_color}; color: {self.config.font_color}; font-size: {self.config.font_size}px"
+        )
+
+    def set_text(self, text: str) -> None:
+        """Set the text of the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): The text to set.
+        """
+        if self.is_html(text):
+            self.setHtml(text)
+        else:
+            self.setPlainText(text)
+        self.config.text = text
+
+    def is_html(self, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if the text contains HTML tags.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): The text to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the text contains HTML tags, False otherwise.
+        """
+        return bool(re.search(r"<[a-zA-Z/][^>]*>", text))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+
+    widget = TextBox()
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/vscode.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/vscode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import os
+import select
+import shlex
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.website.website import WebsiteWidget
+
+
+class VSCodeEditor(WebsiteWidget):
+    """
+    A widget to display the VSCode editor.
+    """
+
+    token = "bec"
+    host = "127.0.0.1"
+    port = 7000
+
+    USER_ACCESS = []
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, config=None, client=None, gui_id=None):
+
+        self.process = None
+        self._url = f"http://{self.host}:{self.port}?tkn={self.token}"
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, config=config, client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
+        self.start_server()
+
+    def start_server(self):
+        """
+        Start the server.
+
+        This method starts the server for the VSCode editor in a subprocess.
+        """
+
+        cmd = shlex.split(
+            f"code serve-web --port {self.port} --connection-token={self.token} --accept-server-license-terms"
+        )
+        self.process = subprocess.Popen(
+            cmd, text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, preexec_fn=os.setsid
+        )
+
+        os.set_blocking(self.process.stdout.fileno(), False)
+        while self.process.poll() is None:
+            readylist, _, _ = select.select([self.process.stdout], [], [], 1)
+            if self.process.stdout in readylist:
+                output = self.process.stdout.read(1024)
+                if output and f"available at {self._url}" in output:
+                    break
+        self.set_url(self._url)
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        """
+        Hook for the close event to terminate the server.
+        """
+        self.cleanup_vscode()
+        super().closeEvent(event)
+
+    def cleanup_vscode(self):
+        """
+        Cleanup the VSCode editor.
+        """
+        if not self.process:
+            return
+        os.killpg(os.getpgid(self.process.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
+        self.process.wait()
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """
+        Cleanup the widget. This method is called from the dock area when the widget is removed.
+        """
+        self.cleanup_vscode()
+        return super().cleanup()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    widget = VSCodeEditor()
+    widget.show()
+    app.exec_()
+    widget.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_all()
+    widget.client.shutdown()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/website/website.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/website/website.py
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-from qtpy.QtCore import QUrl
+from qtpy.QtCore import QUrl, qInstallMessageHandler
 from qtpy.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector


+def suppress_qt_messages(type_, context, msg):
+    if context.category in ["js", "default"]:
+        return
+    print(msg)
+
+
+qInstallMessageHandler(suppress_qt_messages)
+
+
 class WebsiteWidget(BECConnector, QWebEngineView):
    """
    A simple widget to display a website
--- a/docs/developer/developer.md
+++ b/docs/developer/developer.md
@@ -1,18 +1,46 @@
 (developer)=
-# Development
+# Developer 

-To contribute to the development of BEC Widgets, start by setting up the development environment:
+Welcome to the BEC Widgets developer guide! This section is intended for developers who want to contribute to the development of BEC Widgets.

-1. **Clone the Repository**: 
-```bash
-git clone https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets
-cd bec_widgets
-```
-2. **Install in Editable Mode**:
+```{toctree}
+---
+maxdepth: 2
+hidden: true
+---

-Installing the package in editable mode allows you to make changes to the code and test them in real-time.
-```bash
-pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
+getting_started/getting_started.md
+widgets/widgets.md
+api_reference/api_reference.md
 ```


+***
+
+````{grid} 2
+:gutter: 5
+
+```{grid-item-card}
+:link: developer.getting_started
+:link-type: ref
+:img-top: /assets/rocket_launch_48dp.svg
+:text-align: center
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Learn how to install BEC Widgets and get started with the framework.
+```
+
+```{grid-item-card}
+:link: developer.widgets
+:link-type: ref
+:img-top: /assets/apps_48dp.svg
+:text-align: center
+
+## Widgets
+
+Learn about the building blocks of larger applications: widgets.
+```
+````
+
+
--- a/docs/developer/getting_started/development.md
+++ b/docs/developer/getting_started/development.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+(developer.development)=
+# Development
+
+If you like to contribute to the development of BEC Widgets, you can follow the steps below to set up your development environment.
+BEC Widgets works in conjunction with [BEC](https://bec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). 
+Therefore, we recommend that you install BEC first following the [developer instructions](https://bec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer/getting_started/install_developer_env.html) and include BEC Widgets. 
+
+If you already have a BEC environment set up, you can install BEC Widgets in editable mode into your BEC Python environment.
+
+**Prerequisites**
+1. **Python Version:** BEC Widgets requires Python version 3.10 or higher. Verify your Python version to ensure compatibility.
+2. **BEC Installation:** BEC Widgets works in conjunction with BEC. While BEC is a dependency and will be installed automatically, you can find more information about BEC and its installation process in the [BEC documentation](https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
+
+**Clone the Repository**: 
+```bash
+git clone https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets
+cd bec_widgets
+```
+**Install in Editable Mode**:
+
+Please install the package in editable mode into your BEC Python environemnt. 
+```bash
+pip install -e '.[dev,pyqt6]'
+```
+This installs the package together with [PyQT6](https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Docs/PyQt6/introduction.html). 
+
+
--- a/docs/developer/getting_started/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/developer/getting_started/getting_started.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+(developer.getting_started)=
+# Getting Started
+This section provides valuable information for developers who want to contribute to the development of BEC Widgets. The guide will help you set up the development environment, understand the modular development concept of BEC Widgets, and contribute to the project.
+
+```{toctree}
+---
+maxdepth: 2
+hidden: false
+---
+
+development/
+```
--- a/docs/developer/widgets/widgets.md
+++ b/docs/developer/widgets/widgets.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+(developer.widgets)=
+# Widgets
+This section provides an introduction to the building blocks of BEC Widgets: widgets. Widgets are the basic components of the graphical user interface (GUI) and are used to create larger applications. We will cover key topics such as how to develop new widgets or how to customise existing widgets. For details on the already available widgets and their usage, please refer to user section about [widgets](#user.widgets)
+
+```{toctree}
+---
+maxdepth: 2
+hidden: false
+---
+
+```
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ sphinx-copybutton
 myst-parser
 sphinx-design
 PyQt6
+PyQt6-WebEngine
 bec-widgets
 tomli
--- a/docs/user/customisation.md
+++ b/docs/user/customisation.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ users to interact. BEC Widgets must be placed in the window:

 ```
 from qtpy.QWidgets import QMainWindow
-from bec_widgets.widgets import BECFigure
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure

 window = QMainWindow()
 bec_figure = BECFigure(gui_id="my_gui_app_id")
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Final example:
 ```
 import sys
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QApplication
-from bec_widgets.widgets import BECFigure
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher

 # creation of the Qt application
--- a/docs/user/getting_started/installation.md
+++ b/docs/user/getting_started/installation.md
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ Before installing BEC Widgets, please ensure the following requirements are met:

 **Standard Installation**

-To install BEC Widgets using the pip package manager, execute the following command in your terminal for getting the default PyQT6 version in your python environment:
+To install BEC Widgets using the pip package manager, execute the following command in your terminal for getting the default PyQT6 version into your python environment for BEC:


 ```bash
-pip install bec_widgets[pyqt6]
+pip install 'bec_widgets[pyqt6]'
 ```

 In case you want to use PyQt5, you can install it by using the following command:

 ```bash
-pip install bec_widgets[pyqt5]
+pip install 'bec_widgets[pyqt5]'
 ```

 **Troubleshooting**
--- a/docs/user/widgets/bec_status_box.gif
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/bec_status_box.gif
--- a/docs/user/widgets/bec_status_box.md
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/bec_status_box.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+(user.widgets.bec_status_box)=
+# BEC Status Box
+**Purpose:**
+
+The [BECStatusBox](/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.cli.client.BECStatusBox) is a widget that allows you to monitor the status/health of the all running BEC processes. The widget generates the view automatically and updates the status of the processes in real-time. The top level indicates the overall state of the BEC core services (DeviceServer, ScanServer, SciHub, ScanBundler and FileWriter), but you can also see the status of each individual process by opening the collapsed view. In the collapsed view, you can double click on each process to get a popup window with live updates of the metrics for each process in real-time.
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- monitor the state of individual BEC services.
+- automatically track BEC services, i.e. additional clients connecting.
+- live-updates of the metrics for each process.
+
+**Example of Use:**
+![BECStatus](./bec_status_box.gif)
+
+**Code example:**
+
+The following code snipped demonstrates how to create a `BECStatusBox` widget using BEC Widgets within BEC.
+```python
+bec_status_box = gui.add_dock().add_widget("BECStatusBox")
+```
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
--- a/docs/user/widgets/buttons.md
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/buttons.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 (user.widgets.buttons)=
-
 # Buttons Widgets

 This section consolidates various custom buttons used within the BEC GUIs, facilitating the integration of these
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ a `StopButton` within a GUI layout:

 ```python
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout
-from bec_widgets.widgets import StopButton
+from bec_widgets.widgets.buttons import StopButton


 class MyGui(QWidget):
--- a/docs/user/widgets/text_box.md
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/text_box.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+(user.widgets.text_box)=
+# [Text Box Widget](/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.cli.client.TextBox)
+**Purpose:**
+
+The Text Box Widget is a widget that allows you to display text within the BEC GUI. The widget can be used to display plain text or HTML text.
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- set the text to display.
+- automatically detects if the text is plain text or HTML text.
+- set background color and font color.
+
+**Code example:**
+
+The following code snipped demonstrates how to create a `TextBox` widget using BEC Widgets within BEC.
+```python
+text_box = gui.add_dock().add_widget("TextBox")
+# set the text to display
+text_box.set_text("Hello, World!")
+# set the background color and font color
+text_box.set_color(backgroud_color="#FFF", font_color="#000")
+# set the text to display as HTML
+text_box.set_text("<h1>Welcome to BEC Widgets</h1><p>This is an example of displaying <strong>HTML</strong> text.</p>")
+```
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
--- a/docs/user/widgets/widgets.md
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/widgets.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ bec_figure/
 spiral_progress_bar/
 website/
 buttons/
+text_box/
+bec_status_box/
+
 ```


--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"

 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "0.62.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Homepage = "https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets"

 [project.scripts]
 bw-generate-cli = "bec_widgets.cli.generate_cli:main"
+bec-gui-server = "bec_widgets.cli.server:main"
+bec-designer = "bec_widgets.utils.bec_designer:main"

 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 include = ["*"]
--- a/tests/end-2-end/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/conftest.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
 from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import _start_plot_process
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_register import RPCRegister
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
-from bec_widgets.widgets import BECDockArea, BECFigure
+from bec_widgets.widgets.dock import BECDockArea
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure


 # make threads check in autouse, **will be executed at the end**; better than
@@ -28,9 +29,7 @@ def gui_id():
@contextmanager
 def plot_server(gui_id, klass, client_lib):
    dispatcher = BECDispatcher(client=client_lib)  # Has to init singleton with fixture client
-    process, output_thread = _start_plot_process(
-        gui_id, klass, client_lib._client._service_config.redis
-    )
+    process, _ = _start_plot_process(gui_id, klass, client_lib._client._service_config.config_path)
    try:
        while client_lib._client.connector.get(MessageEndpoints.gui_heartbeat(gui_id)) is None:
            time.sleep(0.3)
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ def plot_server(gui_id, klass, client_lib):
    finally:
        process.terminate()
        process.wait()
-        output_thread.join()
        dispatcher.disconnect_all()
        dispatcher.reset_singleton()

--- a/tests/unit_tests/client_mocks.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/client_mocks.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class FakePositioner(FakeDevice):
        super().__init__(name, enabled)
        self.limits = limits if limits is not None else [0, 0]
        self.read_value = read_value
+        self.name = name

    def set_read_value(self, value):
        self.read_value = value
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_dock.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_dock.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 import pytest

-from bec_widgets.widgets import BECDock, BECDockArea
+from bec_widgets.widgets.dock import BECDock, BECDockArea

 from .client_mocks import mocked_client

--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_figure.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_figure.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest

-from bec_widgets.widgets import BECFigure
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image import BECImageShow
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.motor_map.motor_map import BECMotorMap
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.waveform.waveform import BECWaveform
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_status_box.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_status_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import re
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+from bec_lib.messages import BECStatus, ServiceMetricMessage, StatusMessage
+from qtpy.QtCore import QMetaMethod
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box import BECServiceInfoContainer, BECStatusBox
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def status_box(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    with mock.patch(
+        "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
+    ) as mock_service_status_mixin:
+        widget = BECStatusBox(client=mocked_client)
+        qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+        qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+        yield widget
+
+
+def test_status_box_init(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    with mock.patch(
+        "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
+    ) as mock_service_status_mixin:
+        name = "my test"
+        widget = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
+        qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+        qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+        assert widget.headerItem().DontShowIndicator.value == 1
+        assert widget.children()[0].children()[0].config.service_name == name
+
+
+def test_update_top_item(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    with (
+        mock.patch(
+            "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
+        ) as mock_service_status_mixin,
+        mock.patch(
+            "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.status_item.StatusItem.update_config"
+        ) as mock_update,
+    ):
+        name = "my test"
+        widget = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
+        qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+        qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+        widget.update_top_item_status(status="RUNNING")
+        assert widget.bec_service_info_container[name].status == "RUNNING"
+        assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call(widget.bec_service_info_container[name].dict())
+
+
+def test_create_status_widget(status_box):
+    name = "test_service"
+    status = BECStatus.IDLE
+    info = {"test": "test"}
+    metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+    item = status_box._create_status_widget(name, status, info, metrics)
+    assert item.config.service_name == name
+    assert item.config.status == status.name
+    assert item.config.info == info
+    assert item.config.metrics == metrics
+
+
+def test_bec_service_container(status_box):
+    name = "test_service"
+    status = BECStatus.IDLE
+    info = {"test": "test"}
+    metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+    expected_return = BECServiceInfoContainer(
+        service_name=name, status=status, info=info, metrics=metrics
+    )
+    assert status_box.service_name in status_box.bec_service_info_container
+    assert len(status_box.bec_service_info_container) == 1
+    status_box._update_bec_service_container(name, status, info, metrics)
+    assert len(status_box.bec_service_info_container) == 2
+    assert status_box.bec_service_info_container[name] == expected_return
+
+
+def test_add_tree_item(status_box):
+    name = "test_service"
+    status = BECStatus.IDLE
+    info = {"test": "test"}
+    metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+    assert len(status_box.children()[0].children()) == 1
+    status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, metrics)
+    assert len(status_box.children()[0].children()) == 2
+    assert name in status_box.tree_items
+
+
+def test_update_service_status(status_box):
+    """Also checks check redundant tree items"""
+    name = "test_service"
+    status = BECStatus.IDLE
+    info = {"test": "test"}
+    metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+    status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, {})
+    not_connected_name = "invalid_service"
+    status_box.add_tree_item(not_connected_name, status, info, metrics)
+
+    services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
+    services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
+
+    with mock.patch.object(status_box, "update_core_services", return_value=services_status):
+        assert not_connected_name in status_box.tree_items
+        status_box.update_service_status(services_status, services_metrics)
+        assert status_box.tree_items[name][1].config.metrics == metrics
+        assert not_connected_name not in status_box.tree_items
+
+
+def test_update_core_services(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    with (
+        mock.patch(
+            "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
+        ) as mock_service_status_mixin,
+        mock.patch(
+            "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECStatusBox.update_top_item_status"
+        ) as mock_update,
+    ):
+        name = "my test"
+        status_box = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
+        qtbot.addWidget(status_box)
+        qtbot.waitExposed(status_box)
+        status_box.CORE_SERVICES = ["test_service"]
+        name = "test_service"
+        status = BECStatus.RUNNING
+        info = {"test": "test"}
+        metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+        services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
+        services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
+
+        status_box.update_core_services(services_status, services_metrics)
+        assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call(status.name)
+
+        status = BECStatus.IDLE
+        services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
+        services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
+        status_box.update_core_services(services_status, services_metrics)
+        assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call("ERROR")
+
+
+def test_double_click_item(status_box):
+    name = "test_service"
+    status = BECStatus.IDLE
+    info = {"test": "test"}
+    metrics = {"MyData": "This should be shown nicely"}
+    status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, metrics)
+    item, status_item = status_box.tree_items[name]
+    with mock.patch.object(status_item, "show_popup") as mock_show_popup:
+        status_box.itemDoubleClicked.emit(item, 0)
+        assert mock_show_popup.call_count == 1
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_device_input_base.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_device_input_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_input_base import DeviceInputBase
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def device_input_base(mocked_client):
+    widget = DeviceInputBase(client=mocked_client)
+    yield widget
+
+
+def test_device_input_base_init(device_input_base):
+    assert device_input_base is not None
+    assert device_input_base.client is not None
+    assert isinstance(device_input_base, DeviceInputBase)
+    assert device_input_base.config.widget_class == "DeviceInputBase"
+    assert device_input_base.config.device_filter is None
+    assert device_input_base.config.default_device is None
+    assert device_input_base.devices == []
+
+
+def test_device_input_base_init_with_config(mocked_client):
+    config = {
+        "widget_class": "DeviceInputBase",
+        "gui_id": "test_gui_id",
+        "device_filter": "FakePositioner",
+        "default_device": "samx",
+    }
+    widget = DeviceInputBase(client=mocked_client, config=config)
+    assert widget.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
+    assert widget.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
+    assert widget.config.default_device == "samx"
+
+
+def test_device_input_base_set_device_filter(device_input_base):
+    device_input_base.set_device_filter("FakePositioner")
+    assert device_input_base.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
+
+
+def test_device_input_base_set_device_filter_error(device_input_base):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+        device_input_base.set_device_filter("NonExistingClass")
+        assert "Device filter NonExistingClass is not in the device list." in str(excinfo.value)
+
+
+def test_device_input_base_set_default_device(device_input_base):
+    device_input_base.set_default_device("samx")
+    assert device_input_base.config.default_device == "samx"
+
+
+def test_device_input_base_set_default_device_error(device_input_base):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+        device_input_base.set_default_device("NonExistingDevice")
+        assert "Default device NonExistingDevice is not in the device list." in str(excinfo.value)
+
+
+def test_device_input_base_get_device_list(device_input_base):
+    devices = device_input_base.get_device_list("FakePositioner")
+    assert devices == ["samx", "samy", "aptrx", "aptry"]
+
+
+def test_device_input_base_get_filters(device_input_base):
+    filters = device_input_base.get_available_filters()
+    assert filters == {"FakePositioner", "FakeDevice"}
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_device_input_widgets.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_device_input_widgets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_combobox.device_combobox import DeviceComboBox
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_line_edit.device_line_edit import DeviceLineEdit
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def device_input_combobox(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    widget = DeviceComboBox(client=mocked_client)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def device_input_combobox_with_config(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    config = {
+        "widget_class": "DeviceComboBox",
+        "gui_id": "test_gui_id",
+        "device_filter": "FakePositioner",
+        "default_device": "samx",
+        "arg_name": "test_arg_name",
+    }
+    widget = DeviceComboBox(client=mocked_client, config=config)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def device_input_combobox_with_kwargs(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    widget = DeviceComboBox(
+        client=mocked_client,
+        gui_id="test_gui_id",
+        device_filter="FakePositioner",
+        default_device="samx",
+        arg_name="test_arg_name",
+    )
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+def test_device_input_combobox_init(device_input_combobox):
+    assert device_input_combobox is not None
+    assert device_input_combobox.client is not None
+    assert isinstance(device_input_combobox, DeviceComboBox)
+    assert device_input_combobox.config.widget_class == "DeviceComboBox"
+    assert device_input_combobox.config.device_filter is None
+    assert device_input_combobox.config.default_device is None
+    assert device_input_combobox.devices == [
+        "samx",
+        "samy",
+        "aptrx",
+        "aptry",
+        "gauss_bpm",
+        "gauss_adc1",
+        "gauss_adc2",
+        "gauss_adc3",
+        "bpm4i",
+        "bpm3a",
+        "bpm3i",
+        "eiger",
+    ]
+
+
+def test_device_input_combobox_init_with_config(device_input_combobox_with_config):
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.arg_name == "test_arg_name"
+
+
+def test_device_input_combobox_init_with_kwargs(device_input_combobox_with_kwargs):
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.arg_name == "test_arg_name"
+
+
+def test_get_device_from_input_combobox_init(device_input_combobox):
+    device_input_combobox.setCurrentIndex(0)
+    device_text = device_input_combobox.currentText()
+    current_device = device_input_combobox.get_device()
+
+    assert current_device.name == device_text
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def device_input_line_edit(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    widget = DeviceLineEdit(client=mocked_client)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def device_input_line_edit_with_config(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    config = {
+        "widget_class": "DeviceLineEdit",
+        "gui_id": "test_gui_id",
+        "device_filter": "FakePositioner",
+        "default_device": "samx",
+        "arg_name": "test_arg_name",
+    }
+    widget = DeviceLineEdit(client=mocked_client, config=config)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    widget = DeviceLineEdit(
+        client=mocked_client,
+        gui_id="test_gui_id",
+        device_filter="FakePositioner",
+        default_device="samx",
+        arg_name="test_arg_name",
+    )
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+def test_device_input_line_edit_init(device_input_line_edit):
+    assert device_input_line_edit is not None
+    assert device_input_line_edit.client is not None
+    assert isinstance(device_input_line_edit, DeviceLineEdit)
+    assert device_input_line_edit.config.widget_class == "DeviceLineEdit"
+    assert device_input_line_edit.config.device_filter is None
+    assert device_input_line_edit.config.default_device is None
+    assert device_input_line_edit.devices == [
+        "samx",
+        "samy",
+        "aptrx",
+        "aptry",
+        "gauss_bpm",
+        "gauss_adc1",
+        "gauss_adc2",
+        "gauss_adc3",
+        "bpm4i",
+        "bpm3a",
+        "bpm3i",
+        "eiger",
+    ]
+
+
+def test_device_input_line_edit_init_with_config(device_input_line_edit_with_config):
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.arg_name == "test_arg_name"
+
+
+def test_device_input_line_edit_init_with_kwargs(device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs):
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.arg_name == "test_arg_name"
+
+
+def test_get_device_from_input_line_edit_init(device_input_line_edit):
+    device_input_line_edit.setText("samx")
+    device_text = device_input_line_edit.text()
+    current_device = device_input_line_edit.get_device()
+
+    assert current_device.name == device_text
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
@@ -97,17 +97,3 @@ def test_client_generator_with_black_formatting():
    generated_output_formatted = isort.code(generated_output_formatted)

    assert expected_output_formatted == generated_output_formatted
-
-
-def test_client_generator_classes():
-    generator = ClientGenerator()
-    out = generator.get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
-    assert list(out.keys()) == ["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"]
-    connector_cls_names = [cls.__name__ for cls in out["connector_classes"]]
-    top_level_cls_names = [cls.__name__ for cls in out["top_level_classes"]]
-
-    assert "BECFigure" in connector_cls_names
-    assert "BECWaveform" in connector_cls_names
-    assert "BECDockArea" in top_level_cls_names
-    assert "BECFigure" in top_level_cls_names
-    assert "BECWaveform" not in top_level_cls_names
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_plot_base.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_plot_base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, missing-module-docstring, unused-import
+from unittest import mock
+
 import pytest
+from qtpy.QtGui import QFontInfo

 from .client_mocks import mocked_client
 from .test_bec_figure import bec_figure
@@ -37,6 +40,30 @@ def test_plot_base_axes_by_separate_methods(bec_figure):
    assert plot_base.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.isChecked() == True
    assert plot_base.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.isChecked() == True

+    # Check the font size by mocking the set functions
+    # I struggled retrieving it from the QFont object directly
+    # thus I mocked the set functions to check internally the functionality
+    with (
+        mock.patch.object(plot_base.plot_item, "setLabel") as mock_set_label,
+        mock.patch.object(plot_base.plot_item, "setTitle") as mock_set_title,
+    ):
+        plot_base.set_x_label("Test x Label", 20)
+        plot_base.set_y_label("Test y Label", 16)
+        assert mock_set_label.call_count == 2
+        assert plot_base.config.axis.x_label_size == 20
+        assert plot_base.config.axis.y_label_size == 16
+        col = plot_base.get_text_color()
+        calls = []
+        style = {"color": col, "font-size": "20pt"}
+        calls.append(mock.call("bottom", "Test x Label", **style))
+        style = {"color": col, "font-size": "16pt"}
+        calls.append(mock.call("left", "Test y Label", **style))
+        assert mock_set_label.call_args_list == calls
+        plot_base.set_title("Test Title", 16)
+        style = {"color": col, "size": "16pt"}
+        call = mock.call("Test Title", **style)
+        assert mock_set_title.call_args == call
+

 def test_plot_base_axes_added_by_kwargs(bec_figure):
    plot_base = bec_figure.add_widget(widget_type="PlotBase", widget_id="test_plot")
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_plugin_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_plugin_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes
+
+
+def test_client_generator_classes():
+    out = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
+    assert list(out.keys()) == ["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"]
+    connector_cls_names = [cls.__name__ for cls in out["connector_classes"]]
+    top_level_cls_names = [cls.__name__ for cls in out["top_level_classes"]]
+
+    assert "BECFigure" in connector_cls_names
+    assert "BECWaveform" in connector_cls_names
+    assert "BECDockArea" in top_level_cls_names
+    assert "BECFigure" in top_level_cls_names
+    assert "BECWaveform" not in top_level_cls_names
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_rpc_widget_handler.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_rpc_widget_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_wigdet_handler import RPCWidgetHandler
+
+
+def test_rpc_widget_handler():
+    handler = RPCWidgetHandler()
+    assert "BECFigure" in handler.widget_classes
+    assert "SpiralProgressBar" in handler.widget_classes
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_scan_control.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_scan_control.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QLineEdit

 from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
-from bec_widgets.widgets import ScanControl
+from bec_widgets.widgets.scan_control import ScanControl
 from tests.unit_tests.test_msgs.available_scans_message import available_scans_message


--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_spiral_progress_bar.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_spiral_progress_bar.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
 from pydantic import ValidationError

 from bec_widgets.utils import Colors
-from bec_widgets.widgets import SpiralProgressBar
+from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
 from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar.ring import RingConfig, RingConnections
 from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar.spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBarConfig

--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_stop_button.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_stop_button.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 import pytest

-from bec_widgets.widgets import StopButton
+from bec_widgets.widgets.buttons import StopButton

 from .client_mocks import mocked_client

--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_text_box_widget.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_text_box_widget.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import re
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.text_box.text_box import TextBox
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def text_box_widget(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    widget = TextBox(client=mocked_client)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+def test_textbox_widget(text_box_widget):
+    """Test the TextBox widget."""
+    text = "Hello World!"
+    text_box_widget.set_text(text)
+    assert text_box_widget.toPlainText() == text
+
+    text_box_widget.set_color("#FFDDC1", "#123456")
+    text_box_widget.set_font_size(20)
+    assert (
+        text_box_widget.styleSheet() == "background-color: #FFDDC1; color: #123456; font-size: 20px"
+    )
+    text_box_widget.set_color("white", "blue")
+    text_box_widget.set_font_size(14)
+    assert text_box_widget.styleSheet() == "background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: 14px"
+    text = "<h1>Welcome to PyQt6</h1><p>This is an example of displaying <strong>HTML</strong> text.</p>"
+    with mock.patch.object(text_box_widget, "setHtml") as mocked_set_html:
+        text_box_widget.set_text(text)
+        assert mocked_set_html.call_count == 1
+        assert mocked_set_html.call_args == mock.call(text)
+
+
+def test_textbox_change_theme(text_box_widget):
+    """Test change theme functionaility"""
+    # Default is dark theme
+    text_box_widget.change_theme()
+    assert text_box_widget.config.theme == "light"
+    assert (
+        text_box_widget.styleSheet()
+        == f"background-color: #FFF; color: #000; font-size: {text_box_widget.config.font_size}px"
+    )
+    text_box_widget.change_theme()
+    assert text_box_widget.config.theme == "dark"
+    assert (
+        text_box_widget.styleSheet()
+        == f"background-color: #000; color: #FFF; font-size: {text_box_widget.config.font_size}px"
+    )
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_vscode_widget.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_vscode_widget.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import os
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode import VSCodeEditor
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def vscode_widget(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    with mock.patch("bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+        widget = VSCodeEditor(client=mocked_client)
+        yield widget
+
+
+def test_vscode_widget(qtbot, vscode_widget):
+    assert vscode_widget.process is not None
+    assert vscode_widget._url == "http://127.0.0.1:7000?tkn=bec"
+
+
+def test_start_server(qtbot, mocked_client):
+
+    with mock.patch("bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+        mock_process = mock.Mock()
+        mock_process.stdout.fileno.return_value = 1
+        mock_process.poll.return_value = None
+        mock_process.stdout.read.return_value = (
+            f"available at http://{VSCodeEditor.host}:{VSCodeEditor.port}?tkn={VSCodeEditor.token}"
+        )
+        mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+        widget = VSCodeEditor(client=mocked_client)
+
+        mock_popen.assert_called_once_with(
+            shlex.split(
+                f"code serve-web --port {widget.port} --connection-token={widget.token} --accept-server-license-terms"
+            ),
+            text=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            preexec_fn=os.setsid,
+        )
+
+
+def test_close_event(qtbot, vscode_widget):
+    with mock.patch("bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode.os.killpg") as mock_killpg:
+        with mock.patch("bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode.os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid:
+            with mock.patch(
+                "bec_widgets.widgets.website.website.WebsiteWidget.closeEvent"
+            ) as mock_close_event:
+                mock_getpgid.return_value = 123
+                vscode_widget.process = mock.Mock()
+                vscode_widget.process.pid = 123
+                vscode_widget.closeEvent(None)
+                mock_killpg.assert_called_once_with(123, 15)
+                vscode_widget.process.wait.assert_called_once()
+                mock_close_event.assert_called_once()
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_waveform1d.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_waveform1d.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, missing-module-docstring, unused-import
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+from unittest import mock

 import numpy as np
 import pytest
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ def test_create_waveform1D_by_config(bec_figure):
        "col": 0,
        "axis": {
            "title": "Widget 1",
+            "title_size": None,
            "x_label": None,
+            "x_label_size": None,
            "y_label": None,
+            "y_label_size": None,
+            "legend_label_size": None,
            "x_scale": "linear",
            "y_scale": "linear",
            "x_lim": (1, 10),
@@ -193,6 +197,18 @@ def test_add_curve(bec_figure):
    assert c1.config.source == "scan_segment"


+def test_change_legend_font_size(bec_figure):
+    plot = bec_figure.add_plot()
+
+    w1 = plot.add_curve_scan(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i")
+    my_func = plot.plot_item.legend
+    with mock.patch.object(my_func, "setScale") as mock_set_scale:
+        plot.set_legend_label_size(18)
+        assert plot.config.axis.legend_label_size == 18
+        assert mock_set_scale.call_count == 1
+        assert mock_set_scale.call_args == mock.call(2)
+
+
 def test_remove_curve(bec_figure):
    w1 = bec_figure.add_plot()

@@ -406,10 +422,10 @@ def test_scan_update(bec_figure, qtbot):
        "scan_id": 1,
    }
    # Mock scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID
-    mock_scan_data_waveform = MagicMock()
+    mock_scan_data_waveform = mock.MagicMock()
    mock_scan_data_waveform.data = {
        device_name: {
-            entry: MagicMock(val=[msg_waveform["data"][device_name][entry]["value"]])
+            entry: mock.MagicMock(val=[msg_waveform["data"][device_name][entry]["value"]])
            for entry in msg_waveform["data"][device_name]
        }
        for device_name in msg_waveform["data"]
@@ -430,12 +446,12 @@ def test_scan_history_with_val_access(bec_figure, qtbot):
    c1 = w1.add_curve_scan(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i")

    mock_scan_data = {
-        "samx": {"samx": MagicMock(val=np.array([1, 2, 3]))},  # Use MagicMock for .val
-        "bpm4i": {"bpm4i": MagicMock(val=np.array([4, 5, 6]))},  # Use MagicMock for .val
+        "samx": {"samx": mock.MagicMock(val=np.array([1, 2, 3]))},  # Use mock.MagicMock for .val
+        "bpm4i": {"bpm4i": mock.MagicMock(val=np.array([4, 5, 6]))},  # Use mock.MagicMock for .val
    }

-    mock_scan_storage = MagicMock()
-    mock_scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID.return_value = MagicMock(data=mock_scan_data)
+    mock_scan_storage = mock.MagicMock()
+    mock_scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID.return_value = mock.MagicMock(data=mock_scan_data)
    w1.queue.scan_storage = mock_scan_storage

    fake_scan_id = "fake_scan_id"
@@ -464,10 +480,10 @@ def test_scatter_2d_update(bec_figure, qtbot):
    }
    msg_metadata = {"scan_name": "line_scan"}

-    mock_scan_data = MagicMock()
+    mock_scan_data = mock.MagicMock()
    mock_scan_data.data = {
        device_name: {
-            entry: MagicMock(val=msg["data"][device_name][entry]["value"])
+            entry: mock.MagicMock(val=msg["data"][device_name][entry]["value"])
            for entry in msg["data"][device_name]
        }
        for device_name in msg["data"]
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semantic-release	c2c27f8279	0.70.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 17:22:25 +00:00
wyzula-jan	50b3422528	fix(bec-desiger+plugins): imports fixed, PYSIDE6 check to not enable run plugins with pyqt6	2024-06-21 18:34:20 +02:00
wyzula-jan	4639eee0b9	feat(bec-designer): automatic plugin discovery	2024-06-21 18:34:20 +02:00
wyzula-jan	b4b27aea3d	feat(device_line_edit): plugin added to bec-designer	2024-06-21 17:40:53 +02:00
wyzula-jan	e483b282db	feat(device_combobox): plugin added to bec-designer	2024-06-21 17:30:02 +02:00
wakonig_k	36391db607	feat: added entry point for bec-designer	2024-06-21 16:46:04 +02:00
wyzula-jan	5362334ff3	feat(utils/bec-designer): added startup script to launched QtDesigner compatible with conda environments	2024-06-21 16:46:04 +02:00
appel_c	fdf11d8147	docs: fix typo in link	2024-06-21 14:44:50 +02:00
semantic-release	204f653b72	0.69.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 12:25:10 +00:00
wakonig_k	48ae950d57	feat(widgets): added vscode widget	2024-06-21 13:47:05 +02:00
wakonig_k	925c893f3f	fix(generate_cli): fixed rpc generate for classes without user access; closes #226	2024-06-21 13:47:05 +02:00
semantic-release	b54423a151	0.68.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 11:35:42 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	ce374163ca	fix: ignore GUI server output (any output will go to log file) If a logger is given to log `_start_log_process`, the server stdout and stderr streams will be redirected as log entries with levels DEBUG or ERROR in their parent process	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	3644f344da	feat: properly handle SIGINT (ctrl-c) in BEC GUI server -> calls qapplication.quit()	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	d1266a1ce1	feat: bec-gui-server: redirect stdout and stderr (if any) as proper debug and error log entries	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	f7d0b0768a	fix: do not create 'BECClient' logger when instantiating BECDispatcher	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	630616ec72	feat: add logger for BEC GUI server	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
semantic-release	7f7bef7581	0.67.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 08:42:15 +00:00
appel_c	d2f2b206bb	refactor: Change inheritance to QTreeWidget from QWidget	2024-06-21 10:27:15 +02:00
appel_c	6fa1c06053	docs: add widget to documentation	2024-06-21 10:26:14 +02:00
appel_c	5d4ca816cd	test: add test suite for bec_status_box and status_item	2024-06-20 18:08:26 +02:00
appel_c	443b6c1d7b	feat: introduce BECStatusBox Widget	2024-06-20 17:45:44 +02:00
wakonig_k	505a5ec833	Update file requirements.txt	2024-06-20 17:28:53 +02:00
semantic-release	3a7289bf5e	0.66.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 14:49:13 +00:00
wakonig_k	2718bc6247	fix: fixed shutdown for pyside	2024-06-20 16:31:16 +02:00
semantic-release	515d2651bf	0.66.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 12:19:39 +00:00
wakonig_k	ef25f56380	feat(rpc): discover widgets automatically	2024-06-20 14:04:30 +02:00
semantic-release	5b280ccc1e	0.65.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 12:04:07 +00:00
wakonig_k	cbbd23aa33	fix(pyqt): webengine must be imported before qcoreapplication	2024-06-20 13:50:44 +02:00
semantic-release	860d0ad014	0.65.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 08:15:53 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	fa344a5799	fix: prevent segfault by closing the QCoreApplication, if any	2024-06-20 10:05:23 +02:00
semantic-release	3919de5bd5	0.65.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 07:36:53 +00:00
wyzula-jan	1a0a98a453	test(device_input): tests added	2024-06-20 09:25:43 +02:00
wyzula-jan	d79f7e9ccd	fix(device_input_base): bug with setting config and overwriting default device and filter	2024-06-20 09:25:43 +02:00
wyzula-jan	50e41ff261	feat(device_input): DeviceLineEdit with QCompleter added	2024-06-20 09:25:43 +02:00
wyzula-jan	430b282039	feat(device_combobox): DeviceInputBase and DeviceComboBox added	2024-06-20 09:25:43 +02:00
semantic-release	17133771bb	0.64.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-19 14:50:20 +00:00
wyzula-jan	e5a7d47b21	fix(client_utils): added close rpc command to shutdown of gui from bec_ipython_client	2024-06-19 16:36:05 +02:00
semantic-release	71ec61e27b	0.64.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-19 11:54:08 +00:00
wakonig_k	b3575eb068	test: moved rpc_classes test	2024-06-19 13:38:46 +02:00
wakonig_k	216511b951	fix(widgets): removed widget module import of sub widgets	2024-06-19 13:38:46 +02:00
wakonig_k	6dabbf874f	refactor(utils): moved get_rpc_widgets to plugin_utils	2024-06-19 13:38:46 +02:00
semantic-release	d5aad06c88	0.64.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-19 11:35:37 +00:00
wyzula-jan	5d6672069e	fix(plot_base): font size is set with setScale which is scaling the whole legend window	2024-06-19 13:26:10 +02:00
appel_c	140ad83380	test: add tests	2024-06-19 13:26:10 +02:00
appel_c	ea805d1362	feat: add option to change size of the fonts	2024-06-19 13:26:10 +02:00
appel_c	9e16f2faf9	docs: fix links in developer section	2024-06-14 14:34:26 +02:00
appel_c	2a36d9364f	docs: refactor developer section, add widget tutorial	2024-06-14 14:24:38 +02:00
appel_c	27426ce7a5	ci: add job optional dependency check	2024-06-14 11:47:42 +02:00
semantic-release	69adadd6d7	0.63.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-14 08:14:22 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	6f96498de6	fix: do not import "server" in client, prevents from having trouble with QApplication creation order Like with QtWebEngine	2024-06-13 15:14:30 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	836b6e64f6	Reapply "feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout" This reverts commit `fe04dd80e5`.	2024-06-13 15:14:30 +02:00
semantic-release	fab7dd7eec	0.63.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-13 13:12:54 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	9263f8ef5c	fix: just terminate the remote process in close() instead of communicating The proper finalization sequence will be executed by the remote process on SIGTERM	2024-06-13 14:56:21 +02:00
semantic-release	658728efef	0.63.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-13 12:47:57 +00:00
appel_c	6b8432f5b2	refactor: add pydantic config, add change_theme	2024-06-13 14:08:22 +02:00
appel_c	bc709c4184	docs: add documentation	2024-06-13 08:14:50 +02:00
appel_c	b49462abeb	test: add test for text box	2024-06-13 08:14:50 +02:00
appel_c	d9d4e3c9bf	feat: add textbox widget	2024-06-13 08:08:46 +02:00
wyzula_j	fe04dd80e5	Revert "feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout" This reverts commit `abc6caa2d0`	2024-06-12 17:19:08 +02:00