docs: fix license reference

docs: add badge for code style, version and license
ci: add ci status badge
2026-04-15 21:20:55 +02:00 · 2025-05-12 15:09:11 +02:00 · 2025-05-12 15:00:33 +02:00 · 2025-05-12 14:51:13 +02:00 · 2025-05-12 13:44:37 +02:00 · 2025-05-09 12:36:13 +00:00
48 changed files with 2256 additions and 159 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: Full CI
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  formatter:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/formatter.yml
+
+  unit-test:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+
+  unit-test-matrix:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/pytest-matrix.yml
+
+  end2end-test:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/end2end-conda.yml
--- a/.github/workflows/end2end-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end2end-conda.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Run Pytest with Coverage
+on: [workflow_call]
+
+jobs:
+  pytest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -el {0}
+
+    env:
+      CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH: main  # Set the branch you want for ophyd_devices
+      BEC_CORE_BRANCH: main        # Set the branch you want for bec
+      OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: main   # Set the branch you want for ophyd_devices
+      PROJECT_PATH: ${{ github.repository }}
+      QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX: 1
+      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Conda
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+        with:
+            auto-update-conda: true
+            auto-activate-base: true
+            python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgl1 libegl1 x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 xvfb
+          sudo apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2t64 libatomic1 libxcursor1
+
+      - name: Conda install and run pytest
+        run: |
+          echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH of BEC CORE \033[0;m";
+          git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
+          echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH of OPHYD_DEVICES \033[0;m";
+          git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
+          export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
+          cd ./bec
+          conda create -q -n test-environment python=3.11
+          source ./bin/install_bec_dev.sh -t
+          cd ../
+          pip install -e ./ophyd_devices
+          pip install -e .[dev,pyside6]
+          pytest -v --files-path ./ --start-servers --random-order  ./tests/end-2-end
--- a/.github/workflows/formatter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name: Formatter and Pylint jobs
+on: [workflow_call]
+jobs:
+
+  Formatter:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13' 
+
+      - name: Run black and isort
+        run: |
+          pip install black isort
+          pip install -e .[dev]
+          black --check --diff --color .
+          isort --check --diff ./
+  Pylint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pylint pylint-exit anybadge
+
+      - name: Run Pylint
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./pylint
+          set +e
+          pylint ./${{ github.event.repository.name }} --output-format=text > ./pylint/pylint.log
+          pylint-exit $?
+          set -e
+
+      - name: Extract Pylint Score
+        id: score
+        run: |
+          SCORE=$(sed -n 's/^Your code has been rated at \([-0-9.]*\)\/.*/\1/p' ./pylint/pylint.log)
+          echo "score=$SCORE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create Badge
+        run: |
+          anybadge --label=Pylint --file=./pylint/pylint.svg --value="${{ steps.score.outputs.score }}" 2=red 4=orange 8=yellow 10=green
+
+      - name: Upload Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: pylint-artifacts
+          path: |
+            # ./pylint/pylint.log # not sure why this isn't working
+            ./pylint/pylint.svg
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-matrix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Run Pytest with different Python versions
+on: [workflow_call]
+
+jobs:
+  pytest-matrix:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+
+    env:
+      CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH: main  # Set the branch you want for ophyd_devices
+      BEC_CORE_BRANCH: main        # Set the branch you want for bec
+      OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: main   # Set the branch you want for ophyd_devices
+      PROJECT_PATH: ${{ github.repository }}
+      QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX: 1
+      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgl1 libegl1 x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 xvfb
+          sudo apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2t64 libatomic1 libxcursor1
+
+      - name: Clone and install dependencies
+        run: |
+          echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH of BEC CORE \033[0;m";
+          git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
+          echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH of OPHYD_DEVICES \033[0;m";
+          git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
+          export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
+          pip install -e ./ophyd_devices
+          pip install -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
+          pip install -e ./bec/bec_ipython_client
+          pip install -e .[dev,pyside6]
+
+      - name: Run Pytest
+        run: |
+          pip install pytest pytest-random-order
+          pytest -v --maxfail=2 --junitxml=report.xml --random-order ./tests/unit_tests
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Run Pytest with Coverage
+on: [workflow_call]
+
+jobs:
+  pytest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    env:
+      CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH: main  # Set the branch you want for ophyd_devices
+      BEC_CORE_BRANCH: main        # Set the branch you want for bec
+      OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: main   # Set the branch you want for ophyd_devices
+      PROJECT_PATH: ${{ github.repository }}
+      QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX: 1
+      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgl1 libegl1 x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 xvfb
+          sudo apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2t64 libatomic1 libxcursor1
+
+      - name: Clone and install dependencies
+        run: |
+          echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH of BEC CORE \033[0;m";
+          git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
+          echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH of OPHYD_DEVICES \033[0;m";
+          git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
+          export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
+          pip install -e ./ophyd_devices
+          pip install -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
+          pip install -e ./bec/bec_ipython_client
+          pip install -e .[dev,pyside6]
+
+      - name: Run Pytest with Coverage
+        run: |
+          pip install coverage pytest pytest-random-order
+          coverage run --source=./bec_widgets -m pytest -v --junitxml=report.xml --maxfail=2 --random-order --full-trace ./tests/unit_tests
+          coverage report
+          coverage xml
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ variables:
    value: main
  CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH: $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
  CHECK_PKG_VERSIONS:
-    description: Whether to run additional tests against min/max/random selection of dependencies. Set to 1 for running. 
+    description: Whether to run additional tests against min/max/random selection of dependencies. Set to 1 for running.
    value: 0

 workflow:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ formatter:
  stage: Formatter
  needs: []
  script:
-    - pip install bec_lib[dev]
+    - pip install -e ./[dev]
    - isort --check --diff --line-length=100 --profile=black --multi-line=3 --trailing-comma ./
    - black --check --diff --color --line-length=100 --skip-magic-trailing-comma ./
  rules:
@@ -162,6 +162,20 @@ tests:
      - tests/reference_failures/
    when: always

+generate-client-check:
+  stage: test
+  needs: []
+  variables:
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+  script:
+    - *clone-repos
+    - *install-os-packages
+    - *install-repos
+    - pip install -e .[dev,pyside6]
+    - bw-generate-cli --target bec_widgets
+    # if there are changes in the generated files, fail the job
+    - git diff --exit-code
+
 test-matrix:
  parallel:
    matrix:
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ test-matrix:
 end-2-end-conda:
  stage: End2End
  needs: []
-  image: continuumio/miniconda3
+  image: continuumio/miniconda3:25.1.1-2
  allow_failure: false
  variables:
    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
@@ -216,7 +230,7 @@ end-2-end-conda:
    - pip install -e ./ophyd_devices

    - pip install -e .[dev,pyside6]
-    - pytest -v --files-path ./ --start-servers --flush-redis --random-order  ./tests/end-2-end
+    - pytest -v --files-path ./ --start-servers --random-order  ./tests/end-2-end

  artifacts:
    when: on_failure
@@ -231,7 +245,7 @@ end-2-end-conda:
    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "parent_pipeline"'
    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main"'
    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "production"'
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME =~ /^pre_release.*$/'
+    - if: "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME =~ /^pre_release.*$/"

 semver:
  stage: Deploy
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,766 @@
 # CHANGELOG


+## v2.3.0 (2025-05-09)
+
+### Features
+
+- **bec_connector**: Ability to change object name during runtime
+  ([`dc151cd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/dc151cdfe39f1f0507eeee307a35c1677ae4d8c5))
+
+
+## v2.2.0 (2025-05-09)
+
+### Features
+
+- **launcher**: Add support for launching plugin widget
+  ([`1fb680a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1fb680abb40668e72007c245f32c80112466c46e))
+
+### Refactoring
+
+- **launch_window**: Widget tile added
+  ([`b9e56c9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b9e56c96cbae561beb893cedb7d18e9b6a7bfc76))
+
+
+## v2.1.3 (2025-05-07)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **bec-dispatcher**: Fix reference to boundmethods to avoid duplicated subscriptions
+  ([`cf59d31`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cf59d311132cd1a21f1893c19cc9f2a7e45101d0))
+
+
+## v2.1.2 (2025-05-06)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **waveform**: Ignore callbacks for on_async_readback from QtSender objects that are already
+  destroyed; closes #497
+  ([`64a4824`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/64a48240546846fdf4541c2adf3a0a5a0829f948))
+
+### Build System
+
+- Remove flush-redis from ci job
+  ([`a6c479e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a6c479e42ea2a47c45e5a323bb3072bab503ecf1))
+
+### Refactoring
+
+- **bec-progressbar**: Add private method for bec_progressbar, udate client file
+  ([`37f0024`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/37f002427ad5da01164ae3b0f4983695fe61c243))
+
+- **bec-status-box**: Add get_server_state user_access method to BECStatusBox
+  ([`1619446`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1619446ec9839cfa1c666a3790a0c2abc449c4a8))
+
+
+## v2.1.1 (2025-05-06)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Import add operator in client
+  ([`55f7efc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/55f7efc4f586128dfb66fc6a8eb5d3a9f32bf61e))
+
+### Refactoring
+
+- Supply bec designer filename to function
+  ([`be72c9f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/be72c9f2708c93dab24d4383f5622e38cf1dc8a2))
+
+
+## v2.1.0 (2025-05-05)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Ensure rpc object do not collide with protected names
+  ([`94463af`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/94463afdba11fe2da5958a371ef49572889b8622))
+
+### Chores
+
+- **formatter**: Upgrade to black v25
+  ([`452124b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/452124b528c41db14d1e34ab98db95f6f7230ad6))
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+- Install dev dependencies for formatter
+  ([`fff4af2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fff4af2489bdea0cf4f6f8db68db59fba411c25e))
+
+### Features
+
+- **SafeSlot**: Slot parameters can be overridden with kwarg; add option to raise
+  ([`9387275`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/93872758517177503b1f868376a6095670131844))
+
+### Refactoring
+
+- **colormap_widget**: Widget is rounded
+  ([`02563b1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/02563b10f3c90bddc069446dfe4137aa5a9727cb))
+
+### Testing
+
+- **Dock**: Add validation for new dock creation with invalid name
+  ([`c16b9dc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c16b9dce9ce629b794d731cd7f3282a59f8b8c59))
+
+
+## v2.0.3 (2025-05-02)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **generate_cli**: Apply isort config
+  ([`770dbd4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/770dbd4b63baba588871a4d4ffa77d44872d085b))
+
+- **image_item**: Wrong user access name for rotation
+  ([`58a0bc7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/58a0bc79742e7e7578988711a9840ed6041d9a69))
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+- Add job to test that the generated client is up to date
+  ([`d22035f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d22035f8974ac51ae1b6efc0e2b3749ca0a674ff))
+
+
+## v2.0.2 (2025-05-01)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **plot_base**: No content margin for plot_widget window
+  ([`1b78840`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1b78840fd87ea0f156c73beeb57c6c06f685f7b1))
+
+
+## v2.0.1 (2025-04-30)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **dock_area**: Restore state safeguard to not pass none to pyqtgraph restoreState
+  ([`9079ddd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9079ddd7278ede7a9a12d7b39797154e83659c20))
+
+
+## v2.0.0 (2025-04-29)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Add designer plugin for ScanMetadata
+  ([`43e1aa9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/43e1aa9505cfa6e87b4fce1d065efb48b4111190))
+
+- Add support for 'add_slice', add downsampling for performance improvements. add tests
+  ([`7f7891d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7f7891dfa54588f5d902448b760f141b183a7fa1))
+
+- Broadcast context manager to emit registry changes just once
+  ([`a5f06c8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a5f06c8f8380156a763445a69df29ee0e62e434c))
+
+- Bugfix in cleanup of ScatterWaveform ScatterCurve; closes #520
+  ([`1d09107`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1d091071e1179821bb1dcd47fb97f3d0959b972f))
+
+- Change default colormap to plasma
+  ([`074bbbc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/074bbbc16648849bdfcfc28b2c520b0e38dd07c2))
+
+- Create widget enum programatically
+  ([`7726d83`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7726d83b6834b8145e48e709e2f839fb0ec1b971))
+
+- Ensure provided dock and dock_area names are valid and defaults are snake_case
+  ([`0ac14a7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/0ac14a74b851578fff668fb8c6722f990130831d))
+
+- Expose common classes from bec_widgets package
+  ([`28ae0d2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/28ae0d2b577d7c926ee54690898fe8e327e1229f))
+
+- Forward parent to children
+  ([`1fc6125`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1fc61253699425a2bf64a0f8b560f8474549b841))
+
+- Import from qtpy instead of PySide6
+  ([`fef07ac`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fef07ac8e12399e7e49bcd673a5fc7cbf713bc50))
+
+- Proper cleanup of progressbar
+  ([`8ff2063`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8ff2063bc8978c5b2a97f720d5da055e8ec08f0c))
+
+- Rpc access enabled for certain widgets.
+  ([`ef4a52c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ef4a52cc17748f35ed627170b1025e6e028d70b8))
+
+- Server shutdown widgets
+  ([`75b2446`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/75b24467def65284ea6b6114b25098437e31ec95))
+
+- Support auto_range_x/y for viewAll during measurement
+  ([`af28e2e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/af28e2e433c9b0233436da850be97cd63df90a74))
+
+- Unique name for widgets, fix new method for docks; closes #534
+  ([`77f9d42`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/77f9d425765061f137c997062a3bf769a939bc64))
+
+- Warning in logpanel
+  ([`1d7b423`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1d7b423bb307b6aae3879987776310c14380895d))
+
+- chain a signal to the child BecLogsQueue rather than passing the signal instance in
+
+- Wrap fetching plugin widgets in case of errors
+  ([`ef14831`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ef148317dea9c7ff985b2a3ff06ccdb37258153f))
+
+- **auto_updates**: Fix condition to skip auto update
+  ([`18e4ba6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/18e4ba6cfe9f67512efbd3989156de5670aab3fe))
+
+- **bec_connector**: Add assertion to ensure BECConnector is used with a QObject; closes #475
+  ([`1921444`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1921444e152e06c4decc790452f3c496cf8ee961))
+
+- **bec_connector**: Add setObjectName method to update object name and broadcast if registered;
+  closes #472
+  ([`064343a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/064343acf2631e4ae62b2a5e08bc08087246570c))
+
+- **bec_connector**: Call cleanup on widgets if the parent was deleted
+  ([`fc1cdc8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fc1cdc814fc3c44a571c20986bc627935f90ff91))
+
+- **bec_connector**: Improve cleanup handling on deleted parent to prevent errors
+  ([`3709cdc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3709cdc86671e5219afca7a8e11bdd01f03dd30e))
+
+- **bec_connector**: Move RPC registration into single shot method to ensure the rpc name is in sync
+  ([`3b16c9f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3b16c9f5a2f7f16b23f25560b1e8fb4e42359ef0))
+
+- **bec_queue**: Set parent for toolbar buttons
+  ([`cdc613b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cdc613b6e7d7eac806d458515321590e9344244a))
+
+- **becconnector**: Widgets can be flagged as root widget, skipping the BECMainWindow in CLI usage
+  ([`061f348`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/061f3481daae6844a83c44e9caca7ed56a1bb100))
+
+- **becconnector,widgets**: Parent_id is always fetched from the real bec widget parent; all widgets
+  adjusted; hardcoded parent_ids removed
+  ([`f35f4c4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f35f4c4b295139b99a2dad9e8241f900d2565aeb))
+
+- **BECGuiClient**: Add launch_script parameter to dock area creation
+  ([`06a4954`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/06a4954d3da44c6805232d34e47e242b28ba7fd1))
+
+- **cleanup**: Prevent double cleanup by tracking object destruction state
+  ([`fde9120`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fde912005db61a60707e7181c3425a4557bdc011))
+
+- **cli**: Add type ignore comment to generated files
+  ([`d171255`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d1712552ffd1118845dc7121218df86ce10e8750))
+
+- **client**: Import reduce
+  ([`8cca510`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8cca510fa1cbda00a07edbef9d36fdd74e63d201))
+
+- **client**: Regenerated client
+  ([`c97db6a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c97db6aaae81d08019a13c344414c16c42691654))
+
+- **client**: Rpc API adjusted for DockArea, ImageItem and Waveform
+  ([`6ca4aa0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6ca4aa0f9b9d5ace9fb1e174219f4da5617ebbac))
+
+- **client_utils**: Simplify RPC client instantiation in BECGuiClient
+  ([`96b31a4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/96b31a450998aca2b7ac94138b07223418d2bacd))
+
+- **colormap_widget**: Size policy fixed
+  ([`1cc2a98`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1cc2a9848906a7013e86687976d42d4b9676b25f))
+
+- **compact_popup**: Forward close event
+  ([`e0f146b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e0f146beeb34367a4d3454a7012af4728d594b9b))
+
+- **crosshair**: Adapted for 2D image
+  ([`a85402d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a85402dde1af1d9c4a154892c46422ac3e1f22f9))
+
+- **curve**: Fix unique names for custom curves
+  ([`8e846d4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8e846d449955ded3cb8090e44ea36d26efccb80e))
+
+- **dark-mode-button**: Fix parent passed to QObjects in various classes
+  ([`a06f060`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a06f0600c1c9a80436f01533a82905a6f3633895))
+
+- **designer**: Avoid touching deleted widgets during init as QtDesigner will segfault
+  ([`4381fcc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4381fcc4c212cd03ce91f1638dc361c3315f8c45))
+
+- **designer-plugin-generator**: Enhance super constructor validation for new style classes
+  ([`6318b2d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6318b2d822be0ded561a1afd0d485158614e2406))
+
+- **device_input_base**: Removed enums from Pydantic models to make them serialisable
+  ([`43b747e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/43b747ec8a761530d78b26650b0ec2ee4581ffaf))
+
+- **dock_area**: Close BECMainWindow if dock area is central widget
+  ([`e725de3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e725de3c4504d43fbcad25d69c5cb8cbe7a70867))
+
+- **docs**: Update copyright year to be dynamic
+  ([`f2d5b57`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f2d5b57e86d0c9d690b8d9f988035427608f0b4c))
+
+- **entry_validator**: Validator reports list of signal if user chooses the wrong one
+  ([`da05877`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/da05877dd04fa618cdb45268cb62df602a5e808f))
+
+- **image**: Imageitem remove adjusted to disconnect and remove current displayed image
+  ([`98f159b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/98f159b25f6bf7e1f2dd76726d7ab66a0baf88de))
+
+- **launch_window**: Redesign
+  ([`7e65d4f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7e65d4f2d6d840d3895e023f5cd090a56ea6e5f3))
+
+- **launch_window**: Return None when cancelling the ui file launcher
+  ([`b3dbe92`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b3dbe922dea2cea9190d1583bd6b69f1a45d6b90))
+
+- **launch_window**: Update LaunchTile icon to use new UI loader tile image
+  ([`3cd6e05`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3cd6e05b2478654210049ca8e1756ad592f1da81))
+
+- **launcher**: Hide launcher when launcher is closed even though it is not the last widget
+  ([`6e7920c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6e7920c119824650006e7357ca2f4ff95d413e13))
+
+- **lmfit_dialog_vertical**: Vertical sizePolicy fixed
+  ([`584b945`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/584b94500565a33e5daed86b7552ec54f1135cf6))
+
+- **main_window**: Connected to theme change
+  ([`11feeff`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/11feeff37ce0b02fcbc8e506c67c14e1fc5e0cb6))
+
+- **main_window**: Show app id only when connected to redis
+  ([`be72268`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/be722683a7cc7b215c572f9c2e996839b010b64e))
+
+- **moduar-toolbar**: Fix cleanup of modular toolbar and dock_area
+  ([`c70cd9d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c70cd9d6e8f7ea9d5f81b10ac437cdcc9ee900e9))
+
+- **motor_map**: Limit map creating optimized
+  ([`9f2a083`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9f2a083abbcfb465ebea9acee8263dcc9a6da5d9))
+
+- **plot_base**: Ability to set y label suffix
+  ([`890b501`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/890b50115fef845c2a77242fdb05863d2eec4a00))
+
+- **plot_base**: Aspect ratio removed from the PlotBase
+  ([`19d8aeb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/19d8aeb16249a1093cfec124d0ebdf6af11d94a8))
+
+- **plot_base**: Axis setting filter for relevant properties
+  ([`0204d9c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/0204d9c86f9665dcefdcbe7f49ac23918d74dd66))
+
+- **plot_base**: Do not enable inner axes when label is changed
+  ([`98eda03`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/98eda03f4d6d449605d5559a1db44c900d93cb79))
+
+- **plot_base**: Enable popup property fixed
+  ([`30db183`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/30db18367e9c6d6375fda970a1bb255d966cba5a))
+
+- **plot_base**: Fix cleanup of popups if popups are still open when PlotBase is closed
+  ([`39cf4dd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/39cf4ddd5a033ee7f589d508f765669186e776bc))
+
+- **plot_base**: Improved handling of matplotlib exporter errors
+  ([`4f9514f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4f9514fbd1ff0059248d3b7b5b4fcd85c3eb9c72))
+
+- **plot_base**: Inner and outer axis setting in popup mode
+  ([`055b968`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/055b96818aa69d66119caee9a3e8c24575ce60b4))
+
+- **plot_base**: Update mouse mode state on mode change
+  ([`fc24c8b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fc24c8b3a5f9cd55fb3d49f753b53a65a2a0fa26))
+
+- **plot_framework**: All widgets, popups and side menus cleanups adjusted
+  ([`337a332`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/337a332ed123f99729b8cf6869f7fe4b056c2b16))
+
+- **plot_indicators**: Cleanup adjusted
+  ([`4865341`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/48653410101a2a38d5067fbfca7712d255d89625))
+
+- **plot_indicators**: Plot indicators added to the PlotBase
+  ([`42e3b9c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/42e3b9c13786e67220874a1275a3d9ee9515541a))
+
+- **positioner-indicator**: Fix property setters for position indicator
+  ([`1910993`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1910993b2b3d30ecb8e4977b4a362f46adae3c75))
+
+- **progress-ring-bar**: Fix parent inheritance and cleanup of ring objects; closes #496
+  ([`b460ea9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b460ea9955318879ddfe4f9ae963249ba342bbb5))
+
+- **ring-progress-bar**: Fix bug in disconnect slot of rings, enable 'scan' mode as default for init
+  with first ring
+  ([`7c303d0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7c303d01294493a55fd26db8c1475e8c58b3e492))
+
+- **ring_progress_bar**: Replaced hard-coded endpoints by MessageEndpoints
+  ([`e4e9feb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e4e9febc98268a4b6b9774b253419e88ea044811))
+
+- **round_frame**: Orientation can be vertical
+  ([`c1bbb16`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c1bbb16dad481c628e7680180d7250ba8a560c46))
+
+- **round_frame**: Roundframe removed from BECWidget inheritance
+  ([`b58a098`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b58a098ed4afbe62721fd2bf8497f363deecbfa6))
+
+- **rpc**: Call close on container widget if needed
+  ([`a13de45`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a13de45131309771c1438407f3733a8c0897d495))
+
+- **rpc-base**: Deprecate widget_name in favor of object_name; closes #499
+  ([`86647b9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/86647b9b7e2fa111105ae483808883a624fa4cd6))
+
+- **rpc_base**: Ensure message wait event is set after processing RPC response
+  ([`4dc59aa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4dc59aa5e9b15e5ec40401e80e7965acd88e2fce))
+
+- **rpc_base**: Timeout run_rpc 3s
+  ([`8558b46`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8558b46114760a9434eaa827f81d5fd9d047112f))
+
+- **rpc_register**: _lock and _skip_broad_cast moved to instance attributes
+  ([`8d17f7e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8d17f7e32f81894294d7da472268e8d9eb3bb74b))
+
+- **rpc_register**: Change add_rpc parameter type to BECConnector and add object_is_registered
+  method
+  ([`82b8265`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/82b82659b7919b15d629375866302624b5b6e457))
+
+- **rpc_register**: Lock changed to RLock
+  ([`6c90ca3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6c90ca31078d97124a3ad535ffe83da138558d67))
+
+- **rpc_server**: Broadcasted data check
+  ([`c36852b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c36852b2ef762cdae3fde569bbd0d5f2f6f2725b))
+
+- **rpc_server**: Enhance serialization logic for BECConnector objects and fix return types
+  ([`125afc8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/125afc89073b4fc69a3f42650b3d4f6fa6ccaa47))
+
+- **rpc_server**: Update _serialize_bec_connector to include wait parameter for registration check
+  ([`d6fccd1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d6fccd10f5d600ea67cf7b2a5ebb42295d15cdfe))
+
+- **RPCReference**: Setattr added
+  ([`a2128ad`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a2128ad8d688995551c5e26974396fd0588b6804))
+
+- **scan_control**: Restore scan parameters always regenerate the arg box, preventing infinite loop
+  ([`1f2db92`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1f2db927f50f4f30d43ebe52e39118c7d79994d4))
+
+- **scan_matadata**: Parent passing
+  ([`4eaadd1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4eaadd1545885b111fce3f8cab527a77b8633ff3))
+
+- **scatter_waveform,waveform**: Added QTimer to fetch the last data points after 500ms
+  ([`e6795dd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e6795dd87ccd93cfd53e22cd94d71bffe1ef54dd))
+
+- **serialization**: Add serialization for qpointf
+  ([`3ddfeaa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3ddfeaa49fd4a7fdbff7cae47b90c25720f6dca0))
+
+- **server**: Becdockarea type added
+  ([`4a74891`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4a74891184f112751258866b6bc9d800dbc5ed05))
+
+- **server**: Remove window.hide() since widgets will be teared down on kill_server before siginit
+  signals is sent
+  ([`58b0c7d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/58b0c7ddc1d0b85b35e7e18434c0b83aac01a735))
+
+- **server**: Turn_off_the_lights cleanup fixed for parent_id widgets
+  ([`20a86ad`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/20a86ad325d36aa5aec73aeda7ff43ea9cc6c1f7))
+
+- **setting_widget**: Added parent kwarg into all settings widgets in plotting framework
+  ([`94c2e2d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/94c2e2db6518402207b2a1077bb16403a8e61cee))
+
+- **side_panel**: Side panel menu can be initialized without a title
+  ([`112eed6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/112eed694c0ef6eb80ec7a7cfdfbaacf732d5b9f))
+
+- **toolbar**: Update action check handling logic for SwitchableToolBarAction
+  ([`ac08bdf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ac08bdfab2162ac8fd103e60779a76d36e9a3765))
+
+- **type hints**: Add future import to prevent sphinx from crashing
+  ([`aff5a51`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/aff5a51f4c059ce21ec72cefc263f37df2491480))
+
+- **waveform**: Dap curve flickering
+  ([`b03d2ea`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b03d2eaeed4263846c470bc45eba9208ced2370b))
+
+- **waveform**: Error where scan history is empty
+  ([`288ea4d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/288ea4dbbde6d5f770c37f4daf377da9ec8fe729))
+
+- **waveform**: Fix dap curve categorization logic
+  ([`b91f1fe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b91f1fe4879e43e71a1be49ce5a206efbae19315))
+
+- **waveform**: Legend is correctly updated when changed from curve dialog
+  ([`c2d2c48`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c2d2c484cd1f133f45fe7147616c22c0b5fd5611))
+
+- **waveform**: Signals for x device can be defined from gui
+  ([`39164fe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/39164feb18f9e996d97814f58157892e8db816ae))
+
+- **waveform, rpc_reference**: __getitem__ removed form waveform and rpc_reference
+  ([`3a82c95`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3a82c95f60cb2b7f0b29a1ea5cdcbfa5bf602af8))
+
+- **website-widget**: Add super().cleanup() in website widget
+  ([`8fbd54c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8fbd54c3aa864623e42b39a1ebf92ba098ba437d))
+
+- **widgets**: Becconnector resolves hierarchy including objectName, parent, parent_id upon init;
+  all widgets adjusted
+  ([`a1bec75`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a1bec7511549277da231928d989b16ecad0eed1b))
+
+### Build System
+
+- Pyside6 capped to 6.9
+  ([`9dabf2c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9dabf2c66c8023194964b9ad308e06197471f89f))
+
+- **bec_lib**: Raised required version to 3.28.1
+  ([`a5f1f47`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a5f1f4781ed9787148053d71e0d12fefe42e142a))
+
+- **dependencies**: Update min bec_lib version to 3.29
+  ([`eb0323b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/eb0323b989e96e89d2eb1ff7b648edb43f5fe198))
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+- **e2e**: E2e tests are saving logs
+  ([`d4106c5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d4106c548e2373463a48268fd991ded7f554e3a6))
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Add docs on widget plugins
+  ([`52a9f29`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/52a9f29bdcb20a9339a8970508bc0a93ba8bef5f))
+
+- Add missing class doc strings for rpc-enabled widgets
+  ([`cfc8272`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cfc8272ac288541d1e20c0840bd2ce6fa930897c))
+
+- Better document logpanel code
+  ([`d2c9075`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d2c90757c21e040940a378325cad75c4d94470f9))
+
+- Grammar improvement
+  ([`1fe052e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1fe052e9da9e44bf9872db0d42218843a8e6d275))
+
+- Remove BECFigure
+  ([`75cc45d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/75cc45d767970e985c566fd4aeccd4394f48dfa3))
+
+- Remove BECFigure from docs, fix wrong api for docs of plotting widgets
+  ([`a1c859c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a1c859c7434357e6fb82f0912314c203fb73e890))
+
+- Replaces instances of QtDesigner with BEC Designer for improved clarity
+  ([`60852e2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/60852e228f80f0d2e74813f82bd30f1ba83ff154))
+
+- Review quick_start
+  ([`4acf5be`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4acf5befb1dbcc69e8cc7da70ebf5663b9ec15f2))
+
+- Update docs for v2
+  ([`25bd905`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/25bd905cef987a713e24aca178c04aef1ab59656))
+
+- Update docs for various widgets
+  ([`b6695b4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b6695b45d076dbf3896e94eedcf73d542022d764))
+
+- Update quick_start
+  ([`afc818b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/afc818bf7d17f42703c3cebafd2b292b8444647a))
+
+- Updated docs for v2 ([#531](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/merge_requests/531),
+  [`b4af2cc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b4af2cc77aa0013f4547cd98345b0c77abb7101b))
+
+- **auto_updates**: Update documentation for auto updates functionality and add launcher image
+  ([`6630ba1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6630ba1c421e566bf86ac38701a86eff624395d2))
+
+- **lmfit**: Fix links
+  ([`5e4965f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5e4965fe1f88d18fcc7e6875777ff3eb01ab08ec))
+
+- **plot_base**: Update docstrings for properties and setters
+  ([`b085ef6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b085ef6e730d529149bcb696b1ad4cd9c5220a83))
+
+- **position-indicator**: Update docs for positioner indicator
+  ([`2f0d213`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2f0d213e32fd662bfffd4df73b9281fa30cef6e3))
+
+### Features
+
+- Add loader/helper for widget plugins
+  ([`ca2bb4f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ca2bb4f9b42ebaac2fc544d3da36267d93e9903d))
+
+- Add rpc broadcast
+  ([`2ba9b4c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2ba9b4cb236a2182261dfb88398d5ece733ba393))
+
+- Add support for auto updates
+  ([`2511056`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2511056557daf0b5dd78d3e85ac4befb8bf8c316))
+
+- Delete bec_app
+  ([`8e64b65`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8e64b65c2d3b8a8f3c6e5376e694369b41733da4))
+
+- Deprecated and delete alignment_1d gui
+  ([`27ea92d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/27ea92d120cc8ef01fff10341ce0954b4f7fed5d))
+
+- Namespace update for gui, dock_area and docks.
+  ([`ac3c5a3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ac3c5a38e449c2c3e4a1c61d5f9a59acfbf0cab5))
+
+- **auto_update**: Add GUI highlight management for auto updates status
+  ([`5f272a6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5f272a66a4d4f65273d7b2a6709336cd3582d695))
+
+- **auto_updates**: Enforce rpc widget class for subclasses of auto updates
+  ([`778230b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/778230b5edf5d24df8a10c78c90ea065510e8344))
+
+- **image**: New Image widget based on new PlotBase
+  ([`cb39ff3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cb39ff3fbde99f4e4bed49dee8a5e5987d257b23))
+
+- **launch_window**: Add custom UI file launching functionality and UI tile
+  ([`3089ca1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3089ca15ec4a8c110d11c57aff2da42f4af5bd08))
+
+- **launch_window**: Add user access permissions
+  ([`8efa93d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8efa93d2d2c5e6c28008e1bbde89e5cc8a01d139))
+
+- **launch_window**: Enhance auto update functionality with selector and dynamic loading
+  ([`2965323`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/29653239c5cf43313224cc5123d066fcba4b831b))
+
+- **launcher**: Add option for launching with auto updates
+  ([`20a1c5d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/20a1c5ddb3cd0763ce69bba5a893f54c56678706))
+
+- **main_window**: Add launcher menu and functionality to show launcher
+  ([`55baa84`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/55baa84eb6723b30b407092bc36f826b826cc934))
+
+- **motor_map**: New MotorMap widget based on PlotBase
+  ([`fec26d7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fec26d793e14965a719a4d038838418b9a7603bb))
+
+- **multi_waveform**: Multi-waveform widget based on new PlotBase
+  ([`77f9616`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/77f96160ab348c1a65ceb55986ea4ea75f8be04a))
+
+- **plugin_utils**: Add functionality to retrieve auto update classes from plugins
+  ([`c434af9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c434af9b92d68d08da87112ef424738e5e42ae6e))
+
+- **positioner_box**: Add units QLabel to device UI components and update visibility logic
+  ([`f653fc5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f653fc5f7ebf8ad5297facd739a8a49ea0a06c95))
+
+- **scatter_waveform**: Scatter waveform widget based on new Plotbase
+  ([`95fcf01`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/95fcf016c32c52330acfd5900a3996c99c4ee01f))
+
+- **server,launcher**: Rpc server separated with the launcher window introduced
+  ([`5f27a90`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5f27a9098903ffd8ec27c1b45565f1c113892cca))
+
+- **slot**: Add 'verify_sender' argument to SafeSlot for sender verification
+  ([`8eef425`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8eef4253b0507f60f50c06ed48b59a1b19b29644))
+
+- **ui_launch_window**: Add UILaunchWindow class
+  ([`45cd82e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/45cd82e6354c72e1e35cd6366aa7aad93f8b12ca))
+
+- **waveform**: New Waveform widget based on NextGen PlotBase
+  ([`4bec181`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4bec181f3aff34d9de7d3f9ec012b641c125a661))
+
+- **widget_io**: Added handler for Sliders
+  ([`1a0097e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1a0097e02728b6470217d3a574260f376776d81f))
+
+### Refactoring
+
+- Add fallback to 'index' plotting in case of missmatch in length
+  ([`515d7ad`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/515d7ad05584086a8e8ac626b476d629e27aacf3))
+
+- Add pragma no cover to various TYPE_CHECKING
+  ([`f88dfc8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f88dfc8f1bbc0819736a4f32bf21682366fd3437))
+
+- Add support to plot against x_data
+  ([`0e276d4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/0e276d4c09cddb459688aecf28684a963d8f6613))
+
+- Add template for debugging the cli generator
+  ([`f89e74b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f89e74b199d007cf47f355a1c5e1f582daeea90a))
+
+- Autoupdate disabled
+  ([`4e29291`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4e29291b3a0891657a8d2011bcaf1d6e65de125a))
+
+- Cleanup MR
+  ([`0b00cd2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/0b00cd24fd43dbc87c81f7dbfae816343f7da4c4))
+
+- Cleanup rpc reference tracking, fix appquit, fix namespace updates edge cases
+  ([`7ba93ce`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7ba93ce934cc644ad6340f141a6a0888bd1d3d98))
+
+- Cleanup, fix tests and _top_level dict/windows
+  ([`5872253`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/58722531232b2290f9fd974bae24877c9d5451f4))
+
+- Fix cleanup bug for BECConnector items, renamed _registry_state to _server_registry
+  ([`be83c7d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/be83c7d5f4bc04d110734b491727dc60d8dd61ef))
+
+- Fix cleanup for various widgets, including RoundedFrame
+  ([`d05179a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d05179a519d6419c9631ffdf4fa6aa262966c2ed))
+
+- Improve plotting behaviour from history
+  ([`ed2d958`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ed2d958de62223cd796c869b6c8b9b75170e66f5))
+
+- Rearrange base of metadata forms for generic use
+  ([`d04770f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d04770fe913474ec9d4e06b056c85e720d1470c4))
+
+- Set downsampling to auto=True, method 'peak', activate clipToView for (Async)-Curves and fix
+  ViewAll hook from pg.view_box menu
+  ([`25820a1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/25820a1cdec2cff99ab0d6085aece0e3e7dd9092))
+
+- Tidy client generation and add options
+  ([`b492591`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b4925918f7acf31e40971814639be8a6c55d46df))
+
+- **assets**: New icon for ui loader
+  ([`e5b5322`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e5b532274ede281456a14b02a99855302603490a))
+
+- **auto_update**: Auto_update changed to be BECMainWindow; removed auto update logic from
+  BECDockArea
+  ([`56c2827`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/56c282714037f733bcfd8a659f34baadcd1aa223))
+
+- **auto_updates**: Move cleanup method from user section to internal section
+  ([`ac9224e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ac9224e5f2d3edcb5b1cc1cbc1a8583f81d0b912))
+
+- **bec_connector**: Replace pyqtSlot with SafeSlot for consistency
+  ([`9d6d0b4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9d6d0b406a812e08ca8417415b5def98b40bdf92))
+
+- **bec_figure**: Becfigure removed
+  ([`f76d931`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f76d9319bd13bb52b1ae2524c1c5e44a167cc330))
+
+- **client_utils**: Remove unused auto update attributes from BECGuiClient
+  ([`b7795b4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b7795b4d0ae21641bead0f1f1541f920ae95702a))
+
+- **image_widget**: Old BECImageWidget removed
+  ([`de10609`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/de10609b3c714b80a14bf6940e86763d0779402b))
+
+- **launch_window**: Remove cleanup method
+  ([`9a940bb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9a940bb8d58f37d1fc24ce4fdb38282d02349efb))
+
+- **launcher,main_window**: Launcher window moved to inherit from BECMainWindow
+  ([`99383b7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/99383b77150ca7c74c19c899a0e6a7879b770376))
+
+- **motor_map_widget**: Becmotormapwidget removed
+  ([`f878e87`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f878e87ad545e0fe68292030d9f06dee693e0da2))
+
+- **multi_waveform_widget**: Becmultiwaveformwidget removed
+  ([`7c31bbd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7c31bbd9c2e0230e54f4dca0f1e5c4d2cd6e7674))
+
+- **plots**: Plot_next_gen module renamed to plots
+  ([`9fb9a1c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9fb9a1cfd2a94efd5e2a9fcbaa05d65c7b7105ee))
+
+- **plots**: Waveform and image rpc api review
+  ([`a3de1f0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a3de1f0a31dfb9048493fb61983167960577fb97))
+
+- **rpc_reference**: Refactor rpc reference tracking
+  ([`bd5e251`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bd5e251ee9396633f419732e43411821726250aa))
+
+- **rpc_server**: Add type hint for _get_becwidget_ancestor method parameter; minor cleanup of
+  imports
+  ([`cb91ebc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cb91ebc0c34ae29b6b293996199f4624d36a3cc0))
+
+- **rpc_server**: Add type hints and docstrings for heartbeat and registry update methods
+  ([`08168f2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/08168f28d3c5375b9ace9df0d7aa31e33adb97e9))
+
+- **rpc_server**: Cli_server renamed to rpc_server
+  ([`6082e7a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6082e7a6907c2fe15e4e5ebca857fbf8f222d192))
+
+- **tests**: Create dummy scan item moved to client_mocks.py
+  ([`0dd9617`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/0dd9617e6e5ea756edc344c324451480a62bdae2))
+
+- **ui_loader**: Remove unnecessary parent_id handling
+  ([`d60cf6c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d60cf6c843ecc135a6065d1e913f9f6abb1a483d))
+
+- **ui_loader**: Remove unused import
+  ([`a6ce312`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a6ce312f7c60c2babcc37127f7c69d54c1b32573))
+
+- **utils**: Qt_utils moved to utils
+  ([`be552d3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/be552d3ece97e7f472c4534b4af8438b95c518aa))
+
+- **waveform_widget**: Removed and replaced by Waveform
+  ([`96cff49`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/96cff49cd4453fa70d8802653d5afe62d71c6b2a))
+
+### Testing
+
+- Add function scoped rpc_widgets e2e test; closes #510
+  ([`36dc174`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/36dc174bfedf212532658b84f8ab64971863d292))
+
+- Add IPython client GUI object test module with tab completion
+  ([`e3d0d55`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e3d0d5566c50f6a80ba861d4e3e0789f17785a46))
+
+- Add tests for name creation of custom curves, and object name handling
+  ([`99d7623`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/99d76236cac63042f0d7d1db580dde8aa7cfd214))
+
+- Disable test_bec_dock_rpc_e2e module, issue to fix this created #450
+  ([`17f2dda`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/17f2dda977025bc422e26289293d3fcbd224a6f6))
+
+- Fix rpc widgets e2e test
+  ([`113938e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/113938e71a6dacba37164069e2c795cc9db168d4))
+
+- Fix tests for launcher close / hide behavior
+  ([`23fee22`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/23fee22ef8f2c22f191dfc1da57b921484ede6cd))
+
+- Fix tests for namespace updates
+  ([`f3d3c94`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f3d3c9425d3ed619b978427cea782137beedfb59))
+
+- Qapp must shutdown cli server before checking for leaked QTimer
+  ([`d066051`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d06605122e5c2e225650b44ebfc047daa5aa6f55))
+
+- **bec_connector**: Becconnector requires a QObject
+  ([`23bdd95`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/23bdd95d8c6311d989cb3b807921e3fb2a3d62a0))
+
+- **device_signal_input**: Fix init of device input widget
+  ([`31c3b64`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/31c3b64d7b157e5e26d44e5288afabef343c5e13))
+
+- **e2e**: E2e tests adjusted for new plotting framework
+  ([`378398a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/378398a29b34e43f0cca0a49b08adfcb144e4777))
+
+- **generate_cli**: Fix reference output
+  ([`a8adb06`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a8adb064f5011e1708ee2dc0090326f533407260))
+
+- **launch_window**: Add test for launching UI file that raises ValueError for QMainWindow
+  ([`33a8a76`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/33a8a767f31a57bcfda624d503ed39e0e4578dcb))
+
+- **launch_window**: Add unit tests for LaunchWindow initialization and custom UI file launching
+  ([`d5e422c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d5e422c7fc0e169c35d7f206937e8c7902fbf123))
+
+- **launch_window**: Tests for default and plugin auto updates
+  ([`e10f5ec`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e10f5ec088c6937beb26ec468f510a209c7cc782))
+
+- **plot_base**: Test for plot base re-enabled
+  ([`b51d637`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b51d637c5ff3418420801cd9b457fc073fa98adc))
+
+- **plot_indicators**: Tests adapted to not be dependent on BECWaveformWidget
+  ([`360fe4c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/360fe4c9c3b5c3c1f26e97cb795aef8f4aba3b46))
+
+- **setting_dialog**: Test that settings reject calls cleanup
+  ([`8914f1d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8914f1d50600cab588a6cbecb08d85bfd1a715a1))
+
+- **unit_tests**: Unit tests adjusted to use a modern plotting framework instead of BECFigure
+  ([`6ade934`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6ade93435632fa66fb012d92f9b8b548d96e718f))
+
+
 ## v1.25.1 (2025-03-24)

 ### Bug Fixes
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # BEC Widgets

+
+[![CI](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![badge](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/bec-widgets)](https://pypi.org/project/bec-widgets/)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/bec-project/bec_widgets)](./LICENSE)
+[![Code style: black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black)
+
+
 **⚠️ Important Notice:**

 🚨 **PyQt6 is no longer supported** due to incompatibilities with Qt Designer. Please use **PySide6** instead. 🚨
--- a/bec_widgets/applications/launch_window.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/applications/launch_window.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ from __future__ import annotations

 import os
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable

 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, Signal
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, Signal  # type: ignore
 from qtpy.QtGui import QPainter, QPainterPath, QPixmap
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
    QApplication,
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import (

 import bec_widgets
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_plugin_helper import get_all_plugin_widgets
 from bec_widgets.utils.container_utils import WidgetContainerUtils
 from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.name_utils import pascal_to_snake
 from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_plugin_auto_updates
 from bec_widgets.utils.round_frame import RoundedFrame
 from bec_widgets.utils.toolbar import ModularToolBar
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ from bec_widgets.widgets.utility.visual.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button import
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
    from qtpy.QtCore import QObject

+    from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)

@@ -141,6 +145,7 @@ class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
        super().__init__(parent=parent, gui_id=gui_id, window_title=window_title, **kwargs)

        self.app = QApplication.instance()
+        self.tiles: dict[str, LaunchTile] = {}

        # Toolbar
        self.dark_mode_button = DarkModeButton(parent=self, toolbar=True)
@@ -156,58 +161,105 @@ class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
        self.central_widget.layout = QHBoxLayout(self.central_widget)
        self.setCentralWidget(self.central_widget)

-        self.tile_dock_area = LaunchTile(
+        self.register_tile(
+            name="dock_area",
            icon_path=os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "bec_widgets_icon.png"),
            top_label="Get started",
            main_label="BEC Dock Area",
            description="Highly flexible and customizable dock area application with modular widgets.",
+            action_button=lambda: self.launch("dock_area"),
+            show_selector=False,
        )
-        self.tile_dock_area.setFixedSize(*self.TILE_SIZE)

-        self.tile_auto_update = LaunchTile(
+        self.available_auto_updates: dict[str, type[AutoUpdates]] = (
+            self._update_available_auto_updates()
+        )
+        self.register_tile(
+            name="auto_update",
            icon_path=os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "auto_update.png"),
            top_label="Get automated",
            main_label="BEC Auto Update Dock Area",
            description="Dock area with auto update functionality for BEC widgets plotting.",
+            action_button=self._open_auto_update,
            show_selector=True,
+            selector_items=list(self.available_auto_updates.keys()) + ["Default"],
        )
-        self.tile_auto_update.setFixedSize(*self.TILE_SIZE)

-        self.tile_ui_file = LaunchTile(
+        self.register_tile(
+            name="custom_ui_file",
            icon_path=os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "ui_loader_tile.png"),
            top_label="Get customized",
            main_label="Launch Custom UI File",
            description="GUI application with custom UI file.",
+            action_button=self._open_custom_ui_file,
+            show_selector=False,
        )
-        self.tile_ui_file.setFixedSize(*self.TILE_SIZE)

-        # Add tiles to the main layout
-        self.central_widget.layout.addWidget(self.tile_dock_area)
-        self.central_widget.layout.addWidget(self.tile_auto_update)
-        self.central_widget.layout.addWidget(self.tile_ui_file)
-
-        # hacky solution no time to waste
-        self.tiles = [self.tile_dock_area, self.tile_auto_update, self.tile_ui_file]
-
-        # Connect signals
-        self.tile_dock_area.action_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self.launch("dock_area"))
-        self.tile_auto_update.action_button.clicked.connect(self._open_auto_update)
-        self.tile_ui_file.action_button.clicked.connect(self._open_custom_ui_file)
-        self._update_theme()
-
-        # Auto updates
-        self.available_auto_updates: dict[str, type[AutoUpdates]] = (
-            self._update_available_auto_updates()
-        )
-        if self.tile_auto_update.selector is not None:
-            self.tile_auto_update.selector.addItems(
-                list(self.available_auto_updates.keys()) + ["Default"]
+        # plugin widgets
+        self.available_widgets: dict[str, BECWidget] = get_all_plugin_widgets()
+        if self.available_widgets:
+            plugin_repo_name = next(iter(self.available_widgets.values())).__module__.split(".")[0]
+            plugin_repo_name = plugin_repo_name.removesuffix("_bec").upper()
+            self.register_tile(
+                name="widget",
+                icon_path=os.path.join(
+                    MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "widget_launch_tile.png"
+                ),
+                top_label="Get quickly started",
+                main_label=f"Launch a {plugin_repo_name} Widget",
+                description=f"GUI application with one widget from the {plugin_repo_name} repository.",
+                action_button=self._open_widget,
+                show_selector=True,
+                selector_items=list(self.available_widgets.keys()),
            )

+        self._update_theme()
+
        self.register = RPCRegister()
        self.register.callbacks.append(self._turn_off_the_lights)
        self.register.broadcast()

+    def register_tile(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        icon_path: str | None = None,
+        top_label: str | None = None,
+        main_label: str | None = None,
+        description: str | None = None,
+        action_button: Callable | None = None,
+        show_selector: bool = False,
+        selector_items: list[str] | None = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Register a tile in the launcher window.
+
+        Args:
+            name(str): The name of the tile.
+            icon_path(str): The path to the icon.
+            top_label(str): The top label of the tile.
+            main_label(str): The main label of the tile.
+            description(str): The description of the tile.
+            action_button(callable): The action to be performed when the button is clicked.
+            show_selector(bool): Whether to show a selector or not.
+            selector_items(list[str]): The items to be shown in the selector.
+        """
+
+        tile = LaunchTile(
+            icon_path=icon_path,
+            top_label=top_label,
+            main_label=main_label,
+            description=description,
+            show_selector=show_selector,
+        )
+        tile.setFixedSize(*self.TILE_SIZE)
+        if action_button:
+            tile.action_button.clicked.connect(action_button)
+        if show_selector and selector_items:
+            tile.selector.addItems(selector_items)
+        self.central_widget.layout.addWidget(tile)
+
+        self.tiles[name] = tile
+
    def launch(
        self,
        launch_script: str,
@@ -235,10 +287,8 @@ class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
                    raise ValueError(
                        f"Name {name} must be unique for dock areas, but already exists: {existing_dock_areas}."
                    )
-                if not WidgetContainerUtils.has_name_valid_chars(name):
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"Name {name} contains invalid characters. Only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes are allowed."
-                    )
+                WidgetContainerUtils.raise_for_invalid_name(name)
+
            else:
                name = "dock_area"
                name = WidgetContainerUtils.generate_unique_name(name, existing_dock_areas)
@@ -258,6 +308,12 @@ class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
                auto_update = kwargs.pop("auto_update", None)
                return self._launch_auto_update(auto_update)

+            if launch_script == "widget":
+                widget = kwargs.pop("widget", None)
+                if widget is None:
+                    raise ValueError("Widget name must be provided.")
+                return self._launch_widget(widget)
+
            launch = getattr(bw_launch, launch_script, None)
            if launch is None:
                raise ValueError(f"Launch script {launch_script} not found.")
@@ -275,6 +331,7 @@ class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
            else:
                window = BECMainWindow()
                window.setCentralWidget(result_widget)
+                window.setWindowTitle(f"BEC - {result_widget.objectName()}")
                window.show()
            return result_widget

@@ -284,6 +341,8 @@ class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
            raise ValueError("UI file must be provided for custom UI file launch.")
        filename = os.path.basename(ui_file).split(".")[0]

+        WidgetContainerUtils.raise_for_invalid_name(filename)
+
        tree = ET.parse(ui_file)
        root = tree.getroot()
        # Check if the top-level widget is a QMainWindow
@@ -321,11 +380,28 @@ class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
        window.show()
        return window

+    def _launch_widget(self, widget: type[BECWidget]) -> QWidget:
+        name = pascal_to_snake(widget.__name__)
+
+        WidgetContainerUtils.raise_for_invalid_name(name)
+
+        window = BECMainWindow()
+
+        widget_instance = widget(root_widget=True, object_name=name)
+        assert isinstance(widget_instance, QWidget)
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+
+        window.setCentralWidget(widget_instance)
+        window.resize(window.minimumSizeHint())
+        window.setWindowTitle(f"BEC - {widget_instance.objectName()}")
+        window.show()
+        return window
+
    def apply_theme(self, theme: str):
        """
        Change the theme of the application.
        """
-        for tile in self.tiles:
+        for tile in self.tiles.values():
            tile.apply_theme(theme)

        super().apply_theme(theme)
@@ -334,14 +410,25 @@ class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
        """
        Open the auto update window.
        """
-        if self.tile_auto_update.selector is None:
+        if self.tiles["auto_update"].selector is None:
            auto_update = None
        else:
-            auto_update = self.tile_auto_update.selector.currentText()
+            auto_update = self.tiles["auto_update"].selector.currentText()
            if auto_update == "Default":
                auto_update = None
        return self.launch("auto_update", auto_update=auto_update)

+    def _open_widget(self):
+        """
+        Open a widget from the available widgets.
+        """
+        if self.tiles["widget"].selector is None:
+            return
+        widget = self.tiles["widget"].selector.currentText()
+        if widget not in self.available_widgets:
+            raise ValueError(f"Widget {widget} not found in available widgets.")
+        return self.launch("widget", widget=self.available_widgets[widget])
+
    @SafeSlot(popup_error=True)
    def _open_custom_ui_file(self):
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/assets/app_icons/widget_launch_tile.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/assets/app_icons/widget_launch_tile.png
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import enum
 import inspect
 import traceback
 from functools import reduce
+from operator import add
 from typing import Literal, Optional

 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
@@ -469,6 +470,12 @@ class BECProgressBar(RPCBase):
        >>> progressbar.label_template = "$value / $percentage %"
        """

+    @rpc_call
+    def _get_label(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Return the label text. mostly used for testing rpc.
+        """
+

 class BECQueue(RPCBase):
    """Widget to display the BEC queue."""
@@ -483,6 +490,12 @@ class BECQueue(RPCBase):
 class BECStatusBox(RPCBase):
    """An autonomous widget to display the status of BEC services."""

+    @rpc_call
+    def get_server_state(self) -> "str":
+        """
+        Get the state ("RUNNING", "BUSY", "IDLE", "ERROR") of the BEC server
+        """
+
    @rpc_call
    def remove(self):
        """
@@ -1317,14 +1330,14 @@ class ImageItem(RPCBase):

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rotation(self) -> "Optional[int]":
+    def num_rotation_90(self) -> "Optional[int]":
        """
        Get or set the number of 90° rotations to apply.
        """

-    @rotation.setter
+    @num_rotation_90.setter
    @rpc_call
-    def rotation(self) -> "Optional[int]":
+    def num_rotation_90(self) -> "Optional[int]":
        """
        Get or set the number of 90° rotations to apply.
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ClientGenerator:
 import inspect
 import traceback
 from functools import reduce
+from operator import add
 from typing import Literal, Optional
 """
            if self._base
@@ -222,18 +223,18 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
        # Combine header and content, then format with black
        full_content = self.header + "\n" + self.content
        try:
-            formatted_content = black.format_str(full_content, mode=black.FileMode(line_length=100))
+            formatted_content = black.format_str(full_content, mode=black.Mode(line_length=100))
        except black.NothingChanged:
            formatted_content = full_content

-        isort.Config(
+        config = isort.Config(
            profile="black",
            line_length=100,
            multi_line_output=3,
-            include_trailing_comma=True,
+            include_trailing_comma=False,
            known_first_party=["bec_widgets"],
        )
-        formatted_content = isort.code(formatted_content)
+        formatted_content = isort.code(formatted_content, config=config)

        with open(file_name, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
            file.write(formatted_content)
@@ -318,5 +319,5 @@ def main():
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
    import sys

-    sys.argv = ["bw-generate-cli", "--target", "csaxs_bec"]
+    sys.argv = ["bw-generate-cli", "--target", "bec_widgets"]
    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
@@ -205,6 +205,17 @@ class BECConnector:
                f"This is not necessarily an error as the parent may be deleted before the child and includes already a cleanup. The following exception was raised:\n{content}"
            )

+    def change_object_name(self, name: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Change the object name of the widget. Unregister old name and register the new one.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): The new object name.
+        """
+        self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
+        self.setObjectName(name.replace("-", "_").replace(" ", "_"))
+        QTimer.singleShot(0, self._update_object_name)
+
    def _update_object_name(self) -> None:
        """
        Enforce a unique object name among siblings and register the object for RPC.
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ if PYSIDE6:
    from PySide6.scripts.pyside_tool import (
        _extend_path_var,
        init_virtual_env,
-        qt_tool_wrapper,
        is_pyenv_python,
        is_virtual_env,
+        qt_tool_wrapper,
        ui_tool_binary,
    )

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def list_editable_packages() -> set[str]:
    return editable_packages


-def patch_designer():  # pragma: no cover
+def patch_designer(cmd_args: list[str] = []):  # pragma: no cover
    if not PYSIDE6:
        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
        return
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def patch_designer():  # pragma: no cover
            editable_packages = list_editable_packages()
            for pckg in editable_packages:
                _extend_path_var("PYTHONPATH", pckg, True)
-    qt_tool_wrapper(ui_tool_binary("designer"), sys.argv[1:])
+    qt_tool_wrapper(ui_tool_binary("designer"), cmd_args)


 def find_plugin_paths(base_path: Path):
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths):


 # Patch the designer function
-def main():  # pragma: no cover
+def open_designer(cmd_args: list[str] = []):  # pragma: no cover
    if not PYSIDE6:
        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Exiting...")
        return
@@ -160,7 +160,11 @@ def main():  # pragma: no cover

    set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths)

-    patch_designer()
+    patch_designer(cmd_args)
+
+
+def main():
+    open_designer(sys.argv[1:])


 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import collections
 import random
 import string
 from collections.abc import Callable
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, DefaultDict, Hashable, Union

+import louie
 import redis
 from bec_lib.client import BECClient
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
@@ -25,21 +26,41 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover


 class QtThreadSafeCallback(QObject):
+    """QtThreadSafeCallback is a wrapper around a callback function to make it thread-safe for Qt."""
+
    cb_signal = pyqtSignal(dict, dict)

-    def __init__(self, cb):
+    def __init__(self, cb: Callable, cb_info: dict | None = None):
+        """
+        Initialize the QtThreadSafeCallback.
+
+        Args:
+            cb (Callable): The callback function to be wrapped.
+            cb_info (dict, optional): Additional information about the callback. Defaults to None.
+        """
        super().__init__()
+        self.cb_info = cb_info

        self.cb = cb
+        self.cb_ref = louie.saferef.safe_ref(cb)
        self.cb_signal.connect(self.cb)
+        self.topics = set()

    def __hash__(self):
        # make 2 differents QtThreadSafeCallback to look
        # identical when used as dictionary keys, if the
        # callback is the same
-        return id(self.cb)
+        return f"{id(self.cb_ref)}{self.cb_info}".__hash__()
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, QtThreadSafeCallback):
+            return False
+        return self.cb_ref == other.cb_ref and self.cb_info == other.cb_info

    def __call__(self, msg_content, metadata):
+        if self.cb_ref() is None:
+            # callback has been deleted
+            return
        self.cb_signal.emit(msg_content, metadata)


@@ -86,7 +107,7 @@ class BECDispatcher:
        cls,
        client=None,
        config: str | ServiceConfig | None = None,
-        gui_id: str = None,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
        *args,
        **kwargs,
    ):
@@ -99,7 +120,9 @@ class BECDispatcher:
        if self._initialized:
            return

-        self._slots = collections.defaultdict(set)
+        self._registered_slots: DefaultDict[Hashable, QtThreadSafeCallback] = (
+            collections.defaultdict()
+        )
        self.client = client

        if self.client is None:
@@ -141,6 +164,7 @@ class BECDispatcher:
        self,
        slot: Callable,
        topics: Union[EndpointInfo, str, list[Union[EndpointInfo, str]]],
+        cb_info: dict | None = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> None:
        """Connect widget's qt slot, so that it is called on new pub/sub topic message.
@@ -149,11 +173,15 @@ class BECDispatcher:
            slot (Callable): A slot method/function that accepts two inputs: content and metadata of
                the corresponding pub/sub message
            topics (EndpointInfo | str | list): A topic or list of topics that can typically be acquired via bec_lib.MessageEndpoints
+            cb_info (dict | None): A dictionary containing information about the callback. Defaults to None.
        """
-        slot = QtThreadSafeCallback(slot)
-        self.client.connector.register(topics, cb=slot, **kwargs)
+        qt_slot = QtThreadSafeCallback(cb=slot, cb_info=cb_info)
+        if qt_slot not in self._registered_slots:
+            self._registered_slots[qt_slot] = qt_slot
+        qt_slot = self._registered_slots[qt_slot]
+        self.client.connector.register(topics, cb=qt_slot, **kwargs)
        topics_str, _ = self.client.connector._convert_endpointinfo(topics)
-        self._slots[slot].update(set(topics_str))
+        qt_slot.topics.update(set(topics_str))

    def disconnect_slot(self, slot: Callable, topics: Union[str, list]):
        """
@@ -166,16 +194,16 @@ class BECDispatcher:
        # find the right slot to disconnect from ;
        # slot callbacks are wrapped in QtThreadSafeCallback objects,
        # but the slot we receive here is the original callable
-        for connected_slot in self._slots:
+        for connected_slot in self._registered_slots.values():
            if connected_slot.cb == slot:
                break
        else:
            return
        self.client.connector.unregister(topics, cb=connected_slot)
        topics_str, _ = self.client.connector._convert_endpointinfo(topics)
-        self._slots[connected_slot].difference_update(set(topics_str))
-        if not self._slots[connected_slot]:
-            del self._slots[connected_slot]
+        self._registered_slots[connected_slot].topics.difference_update(set(topics_str))
+        if not self._registered_slots[connected_slot].topics:
+            del self._registered_slots[connected_slot]

    def disconnect_topics(self, topics: Union[str, list]):
        """
@@ -186,11 +214,16 @@ class BECDispatcher:
        """
        self.client.connector.unregister(topics)
        topics_str, _ = self.client.connector._convert_endpointinfo(topics)
-        for slot in list(self._slots.keys()):
-            slot_topics = self._slots[slot]
-            slot_topics.difference_update(set(topics_str))
-            if not slot_topics:
-                del self._slots[slot]
+
+        remove_slots = []
+        for connected_slot in self._registered_slots.values():
+            connected_slot.topics.difference_update(set(topics_str))
+
+            if not connected_slot.topics:
+                remove_slots.append(connected_slot)
+
+        for connected_slot in remove_slots:
+            self._registered_slots.pop(connected_slot, None)

    def disconnect_all(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_helper.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_helper.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def _submodule_specs(module: ModuleType) -> tuple[ModuleSpec | None, ...]:


 def _loaded_submodules_from_specs(
-    submodule_specs: tuple[ModuleSpec | None, ...]
+    submodule_specs: tuple[ModuleSpec | None, ...],
 ) -> Generator[ModuleType, None, None]:
    """Load all submodules from the given specs."""
    for submodule in (
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_signal_proxy.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_signal_proxy.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-""" This custom class is a thin wrapper around the SignalProxy class to allow signal calls to be blocked.
+"""This custom class is a thin wrapper around the SignalProxy class to allow signal calls to be blocked.
 Unblocking the proxy needs to be done through the slot unblock_proxy. The most likely use case for this class is
-when the callback function is potentially initiating a slower progress, i.e. requesting a data analysis routine to 
+when the callback function is potentially initiating a slower progress, i.e. requesting a data analysis routine to
 analyse data. Requesting a new fit may lead to request piling up and an overall slow done of performance. This proxy
 will allow you to decide by yourself when to unblock and execute the callback again."""

--- a/bec_widgets/utils/container_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/container_utils.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

-import itertools
-from typing import Literal, Type
+from typing import Any, Type

 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

-from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import BECGuiClient


 class WidgetContainerUtils:
@@ -73,3 +72,36 @@ class WidgetContainerUtils:
            return None
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"No widget of class {widget_class} found.")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def name_is_protected(name: str, container: Any = None) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if the name is not protected.
+
+        Args:
+            name(str): The name to be checked.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the name is not protected, False otherwise.
+        """
+        if container is None:
+            container = BECGuiClient
+        gui_client_methods = set(filter(lambda x: not x.startswith("_"), dir(container)))
+        return name in gui_client_methods
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def raise_for_invalid_name(name: str, container: Any = None) -> None:
+        """
+        Check if the name is valid. If not, raise a ValueError.
+
+        Args:
+            name(str): The name to be checked.
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If the name is not valid.
+        """
+        if not WidgetContainerUtils.has_name_valid_chars(name):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Name '{name}' contains invalid characters. Only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes are allowed."
+            )
+        if WidgetContainerUtils.name_is_protected(name, container):
+            raise ValueError(f"Name '{name}' is protected. Please choose another name.")
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/error_popups.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/error_popups.py
@@ -99,16 +99,30 @@ def SafeSlot(*slot_args, **slot_kwargs):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
    'verify_sender' keyword argument can be passed with boolean value if the sender should be verified
    before executing the slot. If True, the slot will only execute if the sender is a QObject. This is
    useful to prevent function calls from already deleted objects.
+    'raise_error' keyword argument can be passed with boolean value if the error should be raised
+    after the error is displayed. This is useful to propagate the error to the caller but should be used
+    with great care to avoid segfaults.
+
+    The keywords above are stored in a container which can be overridden by passing
+    '_override_slot_params' keyword argument with a dictionary containing the keywords to override.
+    This is useful to override the default behavior of the decorator for a specific function call.
+
    """
-    popup_error = bool(slot_kwargs.pop("popup_error", False))
-    verify_sender = bool(slot_kwargs.pop("verify_sender", False))
+    _slot_params = {
+        "popup_error": bool(slot_kwargs.pop("popup_error", False)),
+        "verify_sender": bool(slot_kwargs.pop("verify_sender", False)),
+        "raise_error": bool(slot_kwargs.pop("raise_error", False)),
+    }

    def error_managed(method):
        @Slot(*slot_args, **slot_kwargs)
        @functools.wraps(method)
        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+
+            _override_slot_params = kwargs.pop("_override_slot_params", {})
+            _slot_params.update(_override_slot_params)
            try:
-                if not verify_sender or len(args) == 0:
+                if not _slot_params["verify_sender"] or len(args) == 0:
                    return method(*args, **kwargs)

                _instance = args[0]
@@ -126,11 +140,11 @@ def SafeSlot(*slot_args, **slot_kwargs):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
            except Exception:
                slot_name = f"{method.__module__}.{method.__qualname__}"
                error_msg = traceback.format_exc()
-                if popup_error:
-                    ErrorPopupUtility().custom_exception_hook(
-                        *sys.exc_info(), popup_error=popup_error
-                    )
+                if _slot_params["popup_error"]:
+                    ErrorPopupUtility().custom_exception_hook(*sys.exc_info(), popup_error=True)
                logger.error(f"SafeSlot error in slot '{slot_name}':\n{error_msg}")
+                if _slot_params["raise_error"]:
+                    raise

        return wrapper

--- a/bec_widgets/utils/linear_region_selector.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/linear_region_selector.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-""" Module for a thin wrapper (LinearRegionWrapper) around the LinearRegionItem in pyqtgraph.
-The class is mainly designed for usage with the BECWaveform and 1D plots. """
+"""Module for a thin wrapper (LinearRegionWrapper) around the LinearRegionItem in pyqtgraph.
+The class is mainly designed for usage with the BECWaveform and 1D plots."""

 from __future__ import annotations

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock.py
@@ -303,11 +303,7 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
            shift(Literal["down", "up", "left", "right"]): The direction to shift the widgets if the position is occupied.
        """
        if name is not None:
-            if not WidgetContainerUtils.has_name_valid_chars(name):
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Name {name} contains invalid characters. "
-                    f"Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are allowed."
-                )
+            WidgetContainerUtils.raise_for_invalid_name(name, container=self)

        if row is None:
            row = self.layout.rowCount()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock_area.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock_area.py
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
        """
        if state is None:
            state = self.config.docks_state
+        if state is None:
+            return
        self.dock_area.restoreState(state, missing=missing, extra=extra)

    @SafeSlot()
@@ -364,11 +366,8 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
                    f"Name {name} must be unique for docks, but already exists in DockArea "
                    f"with name: {self.object_name} and id {self.gui_id}."
                )
-            if not WidgetContainerUtils.has_name_valid_chars(name):
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Name {name} contains invalid characters. "
-                    f"Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are allowed."
-                )
+            WidgetContainerUtils.raise_for_invalid_name(name, container=self)
+
        else:  # Name is not provided
            name = WidgetContainerUtils.generate_unique_name(name="dock", list_of_names=dock_names)

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_group/positioner_group.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_group/positioner_group.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Module for a PositionerGroup widget to control a positioner device."""
+"""Module for a PositionerGroup widget to control a positioner device."""

 from __future__ import annotations

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/dap/dap_combo_box/dap_combo_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/dap/dap_combo_box/dap_combo_box.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Module for DapComboBox widget class to select a DAP model from a combobox. """
+"""Module for DapComboBox widget class to select a DAP model from a combobox."""

 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from qtpy.QtCore import Property, Signal, Slot
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/editors/console/console.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/editors/console/console.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-BECConsole is a Qt widget that runs a Bash shell. 
+BECConsole is a Qt widget that runs a Bash shell.

 BECConsole VT100 emulation is powered by Pyte,
 (https://github.com/selectel/pyte).
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ control_keys_mapping = {
    QtCore.Qt.Key_G: b"\x07",  # Ctrl-G (Bell)
    QtCore.Qt.Key_H: b"\x08",  # Ctrl-H (Backspace)
    QtCore.Qt.Key_I: b"\x09",  # Ctrl-I (Tab)
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_J: b"\x0A",  # Ctrl-J (Line Feed)
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_K: b"\x0B",  # Ctrl-K (Vertical Tab)
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_L: b"\x0C",  # Ctrl-L (Form Feed)
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_M: b"\x0D",  # Ctrl-M (Carriage Return)
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_N: b"\x0E",  # Ctrl-N
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_O: b"\x0F",  # Ctrl-O
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_J: b"\x0a",  # Ctrl-J (Line Feed)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_K: b"\x0b",  # Ctrl-K (Vertical Tab)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_L: b"\x0c",  # Ctrl-L (Form Feed)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_M: b"\x0d",  # Ctrl-M (Carriage Return)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_N: b"\x0e",  # Ctrl-N
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_O: b"\x0f",  # Ctrl-O
    QtCore.Qt.Key_P: b"\x10",  # Ctrl-P
    QtCore.Qt.Key_Q: b"\x11",  # Ctrl-Q
    QtCore.Qt.Key_R: b"\x12",  # Ctrl-R
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ control_keys_mapping = {
    QtCore.Qt.Key_W: b"\x17",  # Ctrl-W
    QtCore.Qt.Key_X: b"\x18",  # Ctrl-X
    QtCore.Qt.Key_Y: b"\x19",  # Ctrl-Y
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_Z: b"\x1A",  # Ctrl-Z
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_Escape: b"\x1B",  # Ctrl-Escape
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_Backslash: b"\x1C",  # Ctrl-\
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_Underscore: b"\x1F",  # Ctrl-_
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Z: b"\x1a",  # Ctrl-Z
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Escape: b"\x1b",  # Ctrl-Escape
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Backslash: b"\x1c",  # Ctrl-\
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Underscore: b"\x1f",  # Ctrl-_
 }

 normal_keys_mapping = {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ normal_keys_mapping = {
    QtCore.Qt.Key_Left: b"\x02",
    QtCore.Qt.Key_Up: b"\x10",
    QtCore.Qt.Key_Right: b"\x06",
-    QtCore.Qt.Key_Down: b"\x0E",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Down: b"\x0e",
    QtCore.Qt.Key_PageUp: b"\x49",
    QtCore.Qt.Key_PageDown: b"\x51",
    QtCore.Qt.Key_F1: b"\x1b\x31",
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/plots/image/image_item.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/plots/image/image_item.py
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ class ImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
        "fft.setter",
        "log",
        "log.setter",
-        "rotation",
-        "rotation.setter",
+        "num_rotation_90",
+        "num_rotation_90.setter",
        "transpose",
        "transpose.setter",
        "get_data",
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/plots/plot_base.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/plots/plot_base.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class PlotBase(BECWidget, QWidget):
        self._ui_mode = UIMode.POPUP if popups else UIMode.SIDE
        self.axis_settings_dialog = None
        self.plot_widget = pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget(parent=self)
+        self.plot_widget.ci.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
        self.plot_item = pg.PlotItem(viewBox=BECViewBox(enableMenu=True))
        self.plot_widget.addItem(self.plot_item)
        self.side_panel = SidePanel(self, orientation="left", panel_max_width=280)
@@ -795,6 +796,7 @@ class PlotBase(BECWidget, QWidget):
        """
        self.plot_item.showAxis("top", value)
        self.plot_item.showAxis("right", value)
+
        self.property_changed.emit("outer_axes", value)

    @SafeProperty(bool, doc="Show inner axes of the plot widget.")
@@ -814,6 +816,7 @@ class PlotBase(BECWidget, QWidget):
        """
        self.plot_item.showAxis("bottom", value)
        self.plot_item.showAxis("left", value)
+
        self._apply_x_label()
        self._apply_y_label()
        self.property_changed.emit("inner_axes", value)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/plots/waveform/waveform.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/plots/waveform/waveform.py
@@ -1182,10 +1182,11 @@ class Waveform(PlotBase):
            self.on_async_readback,
            MessageEndpoints.device_async_readback(self.scan_id, name),
            from_start=True,
+            cb_info={"scan_id": self.scan_id},
        )
        logger.info(f"Setup async curve {name}")

-    @SafeSlot(dict, dict)
+    @SafeSlot(dict, dict, verify_sender=True)
    def on_async_readback(self, msg, metadata):
        """
        Get async data readback. This code needs to be fast, therefor we try
@@ -1204,6 +1205,14 @@ class Waveform(PlotBase):
            msg(dict): Message with the async data.
            metadata(dict): Metadata of the message.
        """
+        sender = self.sender()
+        if not hasattr(sender, "cb_info"):
+            logger.info(f"Sender {sender} has no cb_info.")
+            return
+        scan_id = sender.cb_info.get("scan_id", None)
+        if scan_id != self.scan_id:
+            logger.info("Scan ID mismatch, ignoring async readback.")
+
        instruction = metadata.get("async_update", {}).get("type")
        if instruction not in ["add", "add_slice", "replace"]:
            logger.warning(f"Invalid async update instruction: {instruction}")
@@ -1212,6 +1221,7 @@ class Waveform(PlotBase):
        plot_mode = self.x_axis_mode["name"]
        for curve in self._async_curves:
            x_data = None  # Reset x_data
+            y_data = None  # Reset y_data
            # Get the curve data
            async_data = msg["signals"].get(curve.config.signal.entry, None)
            if async_data is None:
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/progress/bec_progressbar/bec_progressbar.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/progress/bec_progressbar/bec_progressbar.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class BECProgressBar(BECWidget, QWidget):
        "set_minimum",
        "label_template",
        "label_template.setter",
+        "_get_label",
    ]
    ICON_NAME = "page_control"

@@ -235,6 +236,10 @@ class BECProgressBar(BECWidget, QWidget):
            (value - self._user_minimum) / (self._user_maximum - self._user_minimum) * self._maximum
        )

+    def _get_label(self) -> str:
+        """Return the label text. mostly used for testing rpc."""
+        return self.center_label.text()
+

 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class BECStatusBox(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):

    PLUGIN = True
    CORE_SERVICES = ["DeviceServer", "ScanServer", "SciHub", "ScanBundler", "FileWriterManager"]
+    USER_ACCESS = ["get_server_state", "remove"]

    service_update = Signal(BECServiceInfoContainer)
    bec_core_state = Signal(str)
@@ -134,6 +135,10 @@ class BECStatusBox(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):
            "QTreeWidget::item:selected {}"
        )

+    def get_server_state(self) -> str:
+        """Get the state ("RUNNING", "BUSY", "IDLE", "ERROR") of the BEC server"""
+        return self.status_container[self.box_name]["info"].status
+
    def _create_status_widget(
        self, service_name: str, status=BECStatus, info: dict = None, metrics: dict = None
    ) -> StatusItem:
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/status_item.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/status_item.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Module for a StatusItem widget to display status and metrics for a BEC service.
+"""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
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/utility/logpanel/_util.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/utility/logpanel/_util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Utilities for filtering and formatting in the LogPanel"""
+"""Utilities for filtering and formatting in the LogPanel"""

 from __future__ import annotations

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/utility/visual/colormap_widget/colormap_widget.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/utility/visual/colormap_widget/colormap_widget.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from pyqtgraph.widgets.ColorMapButton import ColorMapButton
+from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui
 from qtpy.QtCore import Property, Signal, Slot
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QSizePolicy, QVBoxLayout, QWidget

@@ -6,6 +7,23 @@ from bec_widgets.utils import Colors
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget


+class RoundedColorMapButton(ColorMapButton):
+    """Thin wrapper around pyqtgraph ColorMapButton to add rounded clipping."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.WA_TranslucentBackground)
+
+    def paintEvent(self, evt):
+        painter = QtGui.QPainter(self)
+        painter.setRenderHint(QtGui.QPainter.Antialiasing)
+        path = QtGui.QPainterPath()
+        path.addRoundedRect(self.rect(), 8, 8)
+        painter.setClipPath(path)
+        self.paintColorMap(painter, self.contentsRect())
+        painter.end()
+
+
 class BECColorMapWidget(BECWidget, QWidget):
    colormap_changed_signal = Signal(str)
    ICON_NAME = "palette"
@@ -15,7 +33,7 @@ class BECColorMapWidget(BECWidget, QWidget):
    def __init__(self, parent=None, cmap: str = "plasma", **kwargs):
        super().__init__(parent=parent, **kwargs)
        # Create the ColorMapButton
-        self.button = ColorMapButton()
+        self.button = RoundedColorMapButton()

        # Set the size policy and minimum width
        size_policy = QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"

 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "1.25.1"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
    "bec_ipython_client>=2.21.4, <=4.0", # needed for jupyter console
    "bec_lib>=3.29, <=4.0",
    "bec_qthemes~=0.7, >=0.7",
-    "black~=24.0",                       # needed for bw-generate-cli
+    "black~=25.0",                       # needed for bw-generate-cli
    "isort~=5.13, >=5.13.2",             # needed for bw-generate-cli
    "pydantic~=2.0",
    "pyqtgraph~=0.13",
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
 dev = [
    "coverage~=7.0",
    "fakeredis~=2.23, >=2.23.2",
+    "isort~=5.13, >=5.13.2",
    "pytest-bec-e2e>=2.21.4, <=4.0",
    "pytest-qt~=4.4",
    "pytest-random-order~=1.1",
--- a/tests/end-2-end/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/conftest.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import random

 import pytest

-from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import BECGuiClient, _start_plot_process
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
+from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import BECGuiClient

 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ def gui_id():
    return f"figure_{random.randint(0,100)}"  # make a new gui id each time, to ensure no 'gui is alive' zombie key can perturbate


-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def connected_client_gui_obj(qtbot, gui_id, bec_client_lib):
    """
    Fixture to create a new BECGuiClient object and start a server in the background.
@@ -42,22 +41,3 @@ def connected_client_gui_obj(qtbot, gui_id, bec_client_lib):
        yield gui
    finally:
        gui.kill_server()
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def connected_gui_with_scope_session(qtbot, gui_id, bec_client_lib):
-    """
-    Fixture to create a new BECGuiClient object and start a server in the background.
-
-    This fixture is scoped to the session, meaning it remains alive for all tests in the session.
-    We can use this fixture to create a gui object that is used across multiple tests, and
-    simulate a real-world scenario where the gui is not restarted for each test.
-    """
-    gui = BECGuiClient(gui_id=gui_id)
-    try:
-        gui.start(wait=True)
-        # After the server started, we need to wait until the bec exists in the namespace
-        qtbot.waitUntil(lambda: hasattr(gui, "bec"), timeout=5000)
-        yield gui
-    finally:
-        gui.kill_server()
--- a/tests/end-2-end/test_bec_gui_ipython.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/test_bec_gui_ipython.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-Test module for the gui object within the BEC IPython client. 
+Test module for the gui object within the BEC IPython client.
 """

 from unittest import mock
--- a/tests/end-2-end/test_plotting_framework_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/test_plotting_framework_e2e.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_async_plotting(qtbot, bec_client_lib, connected_client_gui_obj):
    dev.waveform.sim.select_model("GaussianModel")
    dev.waveform.sim.params = {"amplitude": 1000, "center": 4000, "sigma": 300}
    dev.waveform.async_update.set("add").wait()
-    dev.waveform.waveform_shape.set(1000).wait()
+    dev.waveform.waveform_shape.set(10000).wait()
    wf = dock.new("wf_dock").new("Waveform")
    curve = wf.plot(y_name="waveform")

--- a/tests/end-2-end/test_rpc_register_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/test_rpc_register_e2e.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_base import RPCReference

 def test_rpc_reference_objects(connected_client_gui_obj):
    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
-    dock = gui.window_list[0].new("dock")
+    dock = gui.window_list[0].new()
    plt = dock.new(name="fig", widget="Waveform")

    plt.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i")
--- a/tests/end-2-end/user_interaction/init.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/user_interaction/init.py
--- a/tests/end-2-end/user_interaction/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/user_interaction/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+"""
+End-2-End test fixtures for module scoped testing. The fixtures overwrite the default versions used
+for the function scoped tests. The fixtures will only be created once for this entire module, meaning
+that any test can be used to test user interaction and potential leakage of threads or other resources across
+different widgets.
+"""
+
+import random
+
+import pytest
+from bec_ipython_client import BECIPythonClient
+from bec_lib.redis_connector import RedisConnector
+from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
+from bec_lib.tests.utils import wait_for_empty_queue
+from pytestqt.plugin import QtBot
+
+from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import BECGuiClient
+
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+# pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def gui_id():
+    """New gui id each time, to ensure no 'gui is alive' zombie key can perturbate"""
+    return f"figure_{random.randint(0,100)}"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def bec_ipython_client_with_demo_config(
+    bec_redis_fixture, bec_services_config_file_path, bec_servers
+):
+    """Fixture to create a BECIPythonClient with a demo config."""
+    config = ServiceConfig(bec_services_config_file_path)
+    bec = BECIPythonClient(config, RedisConnector, forced=True)
+    bec.start()
+    bec.config.load_demo_config()
+    try:
+        yield bec
+    finally:
+        bec.shutdown()
+        bec._client._reset_singleton()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def bec_client_lib(bec_ipython_client_with_demo_config):
+    """Fixture to create a BECIPythonClient with a demo config."""
+    bec = bec_ipython_client_with_demo_config
+    bec.queue.request_queue_reset()
+    bec.queue.request_scan_continuation()
+    wait_for_empty_queue(bec)
+    yield bec
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def qtbot_scope_module(qapp, request):
+    """
+    Fixture used to create a QtBot instance for using during testing.
+
+    Make sure to call addWidget for each top-level widget you create to ensure
+    that they are properly closed after the test ends.
+    """
+    result = QtBot(request)
+    return result
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def connected_client_gui_obj(qtbot_scope_module, gui_id, bec_client_lib):
+    """
+    Fixture to create a new BECGuiClient object and start a server in the background.
+
+    This fixture is scoped to the session, meaning it remains alive for all tests in the session.
+    We can use this fixture to create a gui object that is used across multiple tests, and
+    simulate a real-world scenario where the gui is not restarted for each test.
+    """
+    gui = BECGuiClient(gui_id=gui_id)
+    try:
+        gui.start(wait=True)
+        qtbot_scope_module.waitUntil(lambda: hasattr(gui, "bec"), timeout=5000)
+        yield gui
+    finally:
+        gui.kill_server()
--- a/tests/end-2-end/user_interaction/test_user_interaction_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/user_interaction/test_user_interaction_e2e.py
@@ -0,0 +1,667 @@
+"""
+End-to-end tests single gui instance across the full session.
+
+Each test will use the same gui instance, simulating a real-world scenario where the gui is not
+restarted for each test. The interaction is tested through the rpc calls.
+
+Note: wait_for_namespace_created is a utility method that helps to wait for the namespace to be
+created in the gui. This is necessary because the rpc calls are asynchronous and the namespace
+may not be created immediately after the rpc call is made.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import random
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.cli.client import BECDockArea
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_base import RPCBase, RPCReference
+
+PYTEST_TIMEOUT = 50
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from bec_widgets.cli import client
+    from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import BECGuiClient
+
+# pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+# pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+# pylint: disable=protected-access
+# pylint: disable=unused-variable
+
+
+def wait_for_namespace_change(
+    qtbot,
+    gui: BECGuiClient,
+    parent_widget: RPCBase | RPCReference,
+    object_name: str,
+    widget_gui_id: str,
+    timeout: float = 10000,
+    exists: bool = True,
+):
+    """
+    Utility method to wait for the namespace to be created in the widget.
+
+    Args:
+        qtbot: The qtbot fixture.
+        gui: The client_utils.BECGuiClient 'gui' object from the CLI.
+        parent_widget: The widget that creates a new widget.
+        object_name: The name of the widget that was created. Must appear as attribute in namespace of parent.
+        widget_gui_id: The gui_id of the created widget.
+        timeout: The timeout in milliseconds for the qtbot to wait for changes to appear.
+        exists: If True, wait for the object to be created. If False, wait for the object to be removed.
+    """
+    # GUI object is not registered in the registry (yet)
+    if parent_widget is gui:
+
+        def check_reference_registered():
+            # Check server registry
+            obj = gui._server_registry.get(widget_gui_id, None)
+            if obj is None:
+                if not exists:
+                    return True
+                return False
+            # CHeck Ipython registry
+            obj = gui._ipython_registry.get(widget_gui_id, None)
+            if obj is None:
+                if not exists:
+                    return True
+                return False
+
+    else:
+
+        def check_reference_registered():
+            # Check server registry
+            obj = gui._server_registry.get(widget_gui_id, None)
+            if obj is None:
+                if not exists:
+                    return True
+                return False
+            # CHeck Ipython registry
+            obj = gui._ipython_registry.get(widget_gui_id, None)
+            if obj is None:
+                if not exists:
+                    return True
+                return False
+            # Check reference registry
+            ref = parent_widget._rpc_references.get(widget_gui_id, None)
+            if exists:
+                return ref is not None
+            return ref is None
+
+    try:
+        qtbot.waitUntil(check_reference_registered, timeout=timeout)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Timeout waiting for {parent_widget.object_name}.{object_name} to be created."
+        ) from e
+
+
+def create_widget(
+    qtbot, gui: BECGuiClient, widget_cls_name: str
+) -> tuple[RPCReference, RPCReference]:
+    """Utility method to create a widget and wait for the namespaces to be created."""
+    if hasattr(gui, "dock_area"):
+        dock_area: client.BECDockArea = gui.dock_area
+    else:
+        dock_area: client.BECDockArea = gui.new(name="dock_area")
+    wait_for_namespace_change(qtbot, gui, gui, dock_area.object_name, dock_area._gui_id)
+    dock: client.BECDock = dock_area.new()
+    wait_for_namespace_change(qtbot, gui, dock_area, dock.object_name, dock._gui_id)
+    widget = dock.new(widget=widget_cls_name)
+    wait_for_namespace_change(qtbot, gui, dock, widget.object_name, widget._gui_id)
+    return dock, widget
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def random_generator_from_seed(request):
+    """Fixture to get a random seed for the following tests."""
+    seed = request.config.getoption("--random-order-seed").split(":")[-1]
+    try:
+        seed = int(seed)
+    except ValueError:  # Should not be required...
+        seed = 42
+    rng = random.Random(seed)
+    yield rng
+
+
+def maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui: BECGuiClient, random_int_gen: random.Random):
+    """Utility method to remove all dock_ares from gui object, likelihood 50%."""
+    random_int = random_int_gen.randint(0, 100)
+    if random_int >= 50:
+        # Needed, reference gets deleted in the gui
+        name = gui.dock_area.object_name
+        gui_id = gui.dock_area._gui_id
+        gui.delete("dock_area")
+        wait_for_namespace_change(
+            qtbot, gui=gui, parent_widget=gui, object_name=name, widget_gui_id=gui_id, exists=False
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_abort_button(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the AbortButton widget."""
+    gui: BECGuiClient = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.AbortButton)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.AbortButton
+
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+
+    # Try detaching the dock
+    dock.detach()
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_bec_progress_bar(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the BECProgressBar widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.BECProgressBar)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.BECProgressBar
+
+    # Check rpc calls
+    assert widget.label_template == "$value / $maximum - $percentage %"
+    widget.set_maximum(100)
+    widget.set_minimum(50)
+    widget.set_value(75)
+
+    assert widget._get_label() == "75 / 100 - 50 %"
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_bec_queue(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the BECQueue widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.BECQueue)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.BECQueue
+
+    # No rpc calls to test so far
+    #  maybe we can add an rpc call to check the queue length
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_bec_status_box(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the BECStatusBox widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.BECStatusBox)
+
+    # Check rpc calls
+    assert widget.get_server_state() in ["RUNNING", "IDLE", "BUSY", "ERROR"]
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_dap_combo_box(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the DAPComboBox widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.DapComboBox)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.DAPComboBox
+
+    # Check rpc calls
+    widget.select_fit_model("PseudoVoigtModel")
+    widget.select_x_axis("samx")
+    widget.select_y_axis("bpm4i")
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_device_browser(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the DeviceBrowser widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.DeviceBrowser)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.DeviceBrowser
+
+    # No rpc calls yet to check
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_device_combo_box(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the DeviceComboBox widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.DeviceComboBox)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.DeviceComboBox
+
+    # No rpc calls to check so far, maybe set_device should be exposed
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_device_line_edit(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the DeviceLineEdit widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.DeviceLineEdit)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.DeviceLineEdit
+
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+    # Should probably have a set_device method
+
+    # No rpc calls to check so far, maybe set_device should be exposed
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_image(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the Image widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.Image)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.Image
+
+    scans = bec.scans
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    # Test rpc calls
+    img = widget.image(dev.eiger)
+    assert img.get_data() is None
+    # Run a scan and plot the image
+    s = scans.line_scan(dev.samx, -3, 3, steps=50, exp_time=0.01, relative=False)
+    s.wait()
+
+    def _wait_for_scan_in_history():
+        # Get scan item from history
+        scan_item = bec.history.get_by_scan_id(s.scan.scan_id)
+        return scan_item is not None
+
+    qtbot.waitUntil(_wait_for_scan_in_history, timeout=7000)
+
+    # Check that last image is equivalent to data in Redis
+    last_img = bec.device_monitor.get_data(
+        dev.eiger, count=1
+    )  # Get last image from Redis monitor 2D endpoint
+    assert np.allclose(img.get_data(), last_img)
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+# TODO re-enable when issue is resolved #560
+# @pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+# def test_widgets_e2e_log_panel(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+#     """Test the LogPanel widget."""
+#     gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+#     bec = gui._client
+#     # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+#     dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.LogPanel)
+#     dock: client.BECDock
+#     widget: client.LogPanel
+
+#     # No rpc calls to check so far
+
+#     # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+#     maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_minesweeper(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the MineSweeper widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.Minesweeper)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.MineSweeper
+
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_motor_map(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the MotorMap widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.MotorMap)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.MotorMap
+
+    # Test RPC calls
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    scans = bec.scans
+    # Set motor map to names
+    widget.map(dev.samx, dev.samy)
+    # Move motor samx to pos
+    pos = dev.samx.limits[1] - 1  # -1 from higher limit
+    scans.mv(dev.samx, pos, relative=False).wait()
+    # Check that data is up to date
+    assert np.isclose(widget.get_data()["x"][-1], pos, dev.samx.precision)
+    # Move motor samy to pos
+    pos = dev.samy.limits[0] + 1  # +1 from lower limit
+    scans.mv(dev.samy, pos, relative=False).wait()
+    # Check that data is up to date
+    assert np.isclose(widget.get_data()["y"][-1], pos, dev.samy.precision)
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_multi_waveform(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test MultiWaveform widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.MultiWaveform)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.MultiWaveform
+
+    # Test RPC calls
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    scans = bec.scans
+    # test plotting
+    cm = "cividis"
+    widget.plot(dev.waveform, color_palette=cm)
+    assert widget.monitor == dev.waveform.name
+    assert widget.color_palette == cm
+
+    # Scan with BEC
+    s = scans.line_scan(dev.samx, -3, 3, steps=5, exp_time=0.01, relative=False)
+    s.wait()
+
+    def _wait_for_scan_in_history():
+        # Get scan item from history
+        scan_item = bec.history.get_by_scan_id(s.scan.scan_id)
+        return scan_item is not None
+
+    qtbot.waitUntil(_wait_for_scan_in_history, timeout=7000)
+    # Wait for data in history (should be plotted?)
+
+    # TODO how can we check that the data was plotted, implement get_data()
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_positioner_indicator(
+    qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed
+):
+    """Test the PositionIndicator widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.PositionIndicator)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.PositionIndicator
+
+    # TODO check what these rpc calls are supposed to do! Issue created #461
+    widget.set_value(5)
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_positioner_box(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the PositionerBox widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.PositionerBox)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.PositionerBox
+
+    # Test rpc calls
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    scans = bec.scans
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+    widget.set_positioner(dev.samx)
+    widget.set_positioner(dev.samy.name)
+
+    scans.mv(dev.samy, -3, relative=False).wait()
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_positioner_box_2d(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the PositionerBox2D widget."""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.PositionerBox2D)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.PositionerBox2D
+
+    # Test rpc calls
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    scans = bec.scans
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+    widget.set_positioner_hor(dev.samx)
+    widget.set_positioner_ver(dev.samy)
+
+    # Try moving the motors
+    scans.mv(dev.samx, 3, relative=False).wait()
+    scans.mv(dev.samy, -3, relative=False).wait()
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_positioner_control_line(
+    qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed
+):
+    """Test the positioner control line widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.PositionerControlLine)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.PositionerControlLine
+
+    # Test rpc calls
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    scans = bec.scans
+    # Set positioner
+    widget.set_positioner(dev.samx)
+    scans.mv(dev.samx, 3, relative=False).wait()
+    widget.set_positioner(dev.samy.name)
+    scans.mv(dev.samy, -3, relative=False).wait()
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_ring_progress_bar(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the RingProgressBar widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.RingProgressBar)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.RingProgressBar
+
+    # Test rpc calls
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    scans = bec.scans
+    # Do a scan
+    scans.line_scan(dev.samx, -3, 3, steps=50, exp_time=0.01, relative=False).wait()
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_scan_control(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the ScanControl widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.ScanControl)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.ScanControl
+
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_scatter_waveform(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the ScatterWaveform widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.ScatterWaveform)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.ScatterWaveform
+
+    # Test rpc calls
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    scans = bec.scans
+    widget.plot(dev.samx, dev.samy, dev.bpm4i)
+    scans.grid_scan(dev.samx, -5, 5, 5, dev.samy, -5, 5, 5, exp_time=0.01, relative=False).wait()
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_stop_button(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the StopButton widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.StopButton)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.StopButton
+
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_resume_button(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the StopButton widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.ResumeButton)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.ResumeButton
+
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_reset_button(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the StopButton widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.ResetButton)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.ResetButton
+    # No rpc calls to check so far
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_text_box(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the TextBox widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.TextBox)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.TextBox
+
+    # RPC calls
+    widget.set_plain_text("Hello World")
+    widget.set_html_text("<b> Hello World HTML </b>")
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(PYTEST_TIMEOUT)
+def test_widgets_e2e_waveform(qtbot, connected_client_gui_obj, random_generator_from_seed):
+    """Test the Waveform widget"""
+    gui = connected_client_gui_obj
+    bec = gui._client
+    # Create dock_area, dock, widget
+    dock, widget = create_widget(qtbot, gui, gui.available_widgets.Waveform)
+    dock: client.BECDock
+    widget: client.Waveform
+
+    # Test rpc calls
+    dev = bec.device_manager.devices
+    scans = bec.scans
+    widget.plot(dev.bpm4i)
+    s = scans.line_scan(dev.samx, -3, 3, steps=50, exp_time=0.01, relative=False)
+    s.wait()
+
+    def _wait_for_scan_in_history():
+        # Get scan item from history
+        scan_item = bec.history.get_by_scan_id(s.scan.scan_id)
+        return scan_item is not None
+
+    qtbot.waitUntil(_wait_for_scan_in_history, timeout=7000)
+
+    scan_item = bec.history.get_by_scan_id(s.scan.scan_id)
+    samx_data = scan_item.devices.samx.samx.read()["value"]
+    bpm4i_data = scan_item.devices.bpm4i.bpm4i.read()["value"]
+    curve = widget.curves[0]
+    assert np.allclose(curve.get_data()[0], samx_data)
+    assert np.allclose(curve.get_data()[1], bpm4i_data)
+
+    # Test removing the widget, or leaving it open for the next test
+    maybe_remove_dock_area(qtbot, gui=gui, random_int_gen=random_generator_from_seed)
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_connector.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_connector.py
@@ -82,3 +82,52 @@ def test_bec_connector_submit_task(bec_connector):
    while not completed:
        QApplication.processEvents()
        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+
+def test_bec_connector_change_object_name(bec_connector):
+    # Store the original object name and RPC register state
+    original_name = bec_connector.objectName()
+    original_gui_id = bec_connector.gui_id
+
+    # Call the method with a new name
+    new_name = "new_test_name"
+    bec_connector.change_object_name(new_name)
+
+    # Process events to allow the single shot timer to execute
+    QApplication.processEvents()
+
+    # Verify that the object name was changed correctly
+    assert bec_connector.objectName() == new_name
+    assert bec_connector.object_name == new_name
+
+    # Verify that the object is registered in the RPC register with the new name
+    assert bec_connector.rpc_register.object_is_registered(bec_connector)
+
+    # Verify that the object with the original name is no longer registered
+    # The object should still have the same gui_id
+    assert bec_connector.gui_id == original_gui_id
+    # Check that no object with the original name exists in the RPC register
+    all_objects = bec_connector.rpc_register.list_all_connections().values()
+    assert not any(obj.objectName() == original_name for obj in all_objects)
+
+    # Store the current name for the next test
+    previous_name = bec_connector.objectName()
+
+    # Test with spaces and hyphens
+    name_with_spaces_and_hyphens = "test name-with-hyphens"
+    expected_name = "test_name_with_hyphens"
+    bec_connector.change_object_name(name_with_spaces_and_hyphens)
+
+    # Process events to allow the single shot timer to execute
+    QApplication.processEvents()
+
+    # Verify that the object name was changed correctly with replacements
+    assert bec_connector.objectName() == expected_name
+    assert bec_connector.object_name == expected_name
+
+    # Verify that the object is still registered in the RPC register after the second name change
+    assert bec_connector.rpc_register.object_is_registered(bec_connector)
+
+    # Verify that the object with the previous name is no longer registered
+    all_objects = bec_connector.rpc_register.list_all_connections().values()
+    assert not any(obj.objectName() == previous_name for obj in all_objects)
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import pytest
 from bec_lib.messages import ScanMessage
 from bec_lib.serialization import MsgpackSerialization

-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import QtRedisConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import QtRedisConnector, QtThreadSafeCallback


@pytest.fixture
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def bec_dispatcher_w_connector(bec_dispatcher, topics_msg_list, send_msg_event):
    connector = QtRedisConnector("localhost:1", redis_class_mock)
    bec_dispatcher.client.connector = connector
    yield bec_dispatcher
+    connector.shutdown()


 dummy_msg = MsgpackSerialization.dumps(ScanMessage(point_id=0, scan_id="0", data={}))
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ def test_dispatcher_disconnect_all(bec_dispatcher_w_connector, qtbot, send_msg_e

@pytest.mark.parametrize("topics_msg_list", [(("topic1", dummy_msg), ("topic2", dummy_msg))])
 def test_dispatcher_disconnect_one(bec_dispatcher_w_connector, qtbot, send_msg_event):
-    # test for BEC issue #276
    bec_dispatcher = bec_dispatcher_w_connector
    cb1 = mock.Mock(spec=[])
    cb2 = mock.Mock(spec=[])
@@ -86,12 +86,21 @@ def test_dispatcher_2_cb_same_topic(bec_dispatcher_w_connector, qtbot, send_msg_
    cb1 = mock.Mock(spec=[])
    cb2 = mock.Mock(spec=[])

+    num_slots = len(bec_dispatcher._registered_slots)
+
    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(cb1, "topic1")
    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(cb2, "topic1")
+
+    # The redis connector should only subscribe once to the topic
    assert len(bec_dispatcher.client.connector._topics_cb) == 1
-    assert len(bec_dispatcher._slots) == 2
+
+    # The the given topic, two callbacks should be registered
+    assert len(bec_dispatcher.client.connector._topics_cb["topic1"]) == 2
+
+    # The dispatcher should have two slots
+    assert len(bec_dispatcher._registered_slots) == num_slots + 2
    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(cb1, "topic1")
-    assert len(bec_dispatcher._slots) == 1
+    assert len(bec_dispatcher._registered_slots) == num_slots + 1

    send_msg_event.set()
    qtbot.wait(10)
@@ -99,9 +108,31 @@ def test_dispatcher_2_cb_same_topic(bec_dispatcher_w_connector, qtbot, send_msg_
    cb2.assert_called_once()


+@pytest.mark.parametrize("topics_msg_list", [(("topic1", dummy_msg),)])
+def test_dispatcher_2_cb_same_topic_same_slot(bec_dispatcher_w_connector, qtbot, send_msg_event):
+    bec_dispatcher = bec_dispatcher_w_connector
+    cb1 = mock.Mock(spec=[])
+
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(cb1, "topic1")
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(cb1, "topic1")
+    assert len(bec_dispatcher.client.connector._topics_cb) == 1
+    assert (
+        len(list(filter(lambda slot: slot.cb == cb1, bec_dispatcher._registered_slots.values())))
+        == 1
+    )
+
+    send_msg_event.set()
+    qtbot.wait(10)
+    assert cb1.call_count == 1
+    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(cb1, "topic1")
+    assert (
+        len(list(filter(lambda slot: slot.cb == cb1, bec_dispatcher._registered_slots.values())))
+        == 0
+    )
+
+
@pytest.mark.parametrize("topics_msg_list", [(("topic1", dummy_msg), ("topic2", dummy_msg))])
 def test_dispatcher_2_topic_same_cb(bec_dispatcher_w_connector, qtbot, send_msg_event):
-    # test for BEC issue #276
    bec_dispatcher = bec_dispatcher_w_connector
    cb1 = mock.Mock(spec=[])

@@ -114,3 +145,36 @@ def test_dispatcher_2_topic_same_cb(bec_dispatcher_w_connector, qtbot, send_msg_
    send_msg_event.set()
    qtbot.wait(10)
    cb1.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("topics_msg_list", [(("topic1", dummy_msg), ("topic2", dummy_msg))])
+def test_dispatcher_2_topic_same_cb_with_boundmethod(
+    bec_dispatcher_w_connector, qtbot, send_msg_event
+):
+    bec_dispatcher = bec_dispatcher_w_connector
+
+    class MockObject:
+        def mock_slot(self, msg, metadata):
+            pass
+
+    cb1 = MockObject()
+
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(cb1.mock_slot, "topic1", {"metadata": "test"})
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(cb1.mock_slot, "topic1", {"metadata": "test"})
+
+    def _get_slots():
+        return list(
+            filter(
+                lambda slot: slot == QtThreadSafeCallback(cb1.mock_slot, {"metadata": "test"}),
+                bec_dispatcher._registered_slots.values(),
+            )
+        )
+
+    assert len(bec_dispatcher.client.connector._topics_cb) == 1
+    assert len(_get_slots()) == 1
+    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(cb1.mock_slot, "topic1")
+    assert len(bec_dispatcher.client.connector._topics_cb) == 0
+    assert len(_get_slots()) == 0
+
+    send_msg_event.set()
+    qtbot.wait(10)
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_dock.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_dock.py
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ def test_undock_and_dock_docks(bec_dock_area, qtbot):
    assert len(bec_dock_area.dock_area.tempAreas) == 0


+def test_new_dock_raises_for_invalid_name(bec_dock_area):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        bec_dock_area.new(
+            name="new", _override_slot_params={"popup_error": False, "raise_error": True}
+        )
+
+
 ###################################
 # Toolbar Actions
 ###################################
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def test_client_generator_with_black_formatting():
        import inspect
        import traceback
        from functools import reduce
+        from operator import add
        from typing import Literal, Optional

        from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_launch_window.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_launch_window.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def test_launch_window_launch_ui_file_raises_for_qmainwindow(bec_launch_window):

 def test_launch_window_launch_default_auto_update(bec_launch_window):
    # Mock the auto update selection
-    bec_launch_window.tile_auto_update.selector.setCurrentText("Default")
+    bec_launch_window.tiles["auto_update"].selector.setCurrentText("Default")

    # Call the method to launch the auto update
    res = bec_launch_window._open_auto_update()
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ def test_launch_window_launch_plugin_auto_update(bec_launch_window):
    class PluginAutoUpdate(AutoUpdates): ...

    bec_launch_window.available_auto_updates = {"PluginAutoUpdate": PluginAutoUpdate}
-    bec_launch_window.tile_auto_update.selector.clear()
-    bec_launch_window.tile_auto_update.selector.addItems(
+    bec_launch_window.tiles["auto_update"].selector.clear()
+    bec_launch_window.tiles["auto_update"].selector.addItems(
        list(bec_launch_window.available_auto_updates.keys()) + ["Default"]
    )
-    bec_launch_window.tile_auto_update.selector.setCurrentText("PluginAutoUpdate")
+    bec_launch_window.tiles["auto_update"].selector.setCurrentText("PluginAutoUpdate")
    res = bec_launch_window._open_auto_update()
    assert isinstance(res, PluginAutoUpdate)
    assert res.windowTitle() == "BEC - PluginAutoUpdate"
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_scan_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_scan_metadata.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def fill_commponents(components: dict[str, DynamicFormItem]):


 def test_griditems_are_correct_class(
-    metadata_widget: tuple[ScanMetadata, dict[str, DynamicFormItem]]
+    metadata_widget: tuple[ScanMetadata, dict[str, DynamicFormItem]],
 ):
    _, components = metadata_widget
    assert isinstance(components["sample_name"], StrMetadataField)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def test_validation(metadata_widget: tuple[ScanMetadata, dict[str, DynamicFormIt


 def test_numbers_clipped_to_limits(
-    metadata_widget: tuple[ScanMetadata, dict[str, DynamicFormItem]]
+    metadata_widget: tuple[ScanMetadata, dict[str, DynamicFormItem]],
 ):
    widget, components = metadata_widget = metadata_widget
    fill_commponents(components)
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_waveform_next_gen.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_waveform_next_gen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import json
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock

 import numpy as np
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ from tests.unit_tests.client_mocks import (

 from .conftest import create_widget

+# pylint: disable=unexpected-keyword-arg
+
 ##################################################
 # Waveform widget base functionality tests
 ##################################################
@@ -541,7 +545,14 @@ def test_on_async_readback_add_update(qtbot, mocked_client):

    msg = {"signals": {"async_device": {"value": [100, 200], "timestamp": [1001, 1002]}}}
    metadata = {"async_update": {"max_shape": [None], "type": "add"}}
-    wf.on_async_readback(msg, metadata)
+
+    cb_info_ret = {"scan_id": wf.scan_id}
+
+    def ret_sender():
+        return SimpleNamespace(cb_info={"scan_id": wf.scan_id})
+
+    with mock.patch.object(wf, "sender", side_effect=ret_sender):
+        wf.on_async_readback(msg, metadata, _override_slot_params={"verify_sender": False})

    x_data, y_data = c.get_data()
    assert len(x_data) == 5
@@ -553,7 +564,8 @@ def test_on_async_readback_add_update(qtbot, mocked_client):
    # instruction='replace'
    msg2 = {"signals": {"async_device": {"value": [999], "timestamp": [555]}}}
    metadata2 = {"async_update": {"max_shape": [None], "type": "replace"}}
-    wf.on_async_readback(msg2, metadata2)
+    with mock.patch.object(wf, "sender", side_effect=ret_sender):
+        wf.on_async_readback(msg2, metadata2, _override_slot_params={"verify_sender": False})
    x_data2, y_data2 = c.get_data()
    np.testing.assert_array_equal(x_data2, [0])

@@ -568,7 +580,8 @@ def test_on_async_readback_add_update(qtbot, mocked_client):
        metadata = {
            "async_update": {"max_shape": [None, waveform_shape], "index": 0, "type": "add_slice"}
        }
-        wf.on_async_readback(msg, metadata)
+        with mock.patch.object(wf, "sender", side_effect=ret_sender):
+            wf.on_async_readback(msg, metadata, _override_slot_params={"verify_sender": False})

    # Old data should be deleted since the slice_index did not match
    x_data, y_data = c.get_data()
@@ -595,7 +608,8 @@ def test_on_async_readback_add_update(qtbot, mocked_client):
        metadata = {
            "async_update": {"max_shape": [None, waveform_shape], "index": 0, "type": "add_slice"}
        }
-        wf.on_async_readback(msg, metadata)
+        with mock.patch.object(wf, "sender", side_effect=ret_sender):
+            wf.on_async_readback(msg, metadata, _override_slot_params={"verify_sender": False})
    x_data, y_data = c.get_data()
    assert len(y_data) == waveform_shape
    assert len(x_data) == waveform_shape
@@ -616,7 +630,8 @@ def test_on_async_readback_add_update(qtbot, mocked_client):
            }
        }
        metadata = {"async_update": {"type": "replace"}}
-        wf.on_async_readback(msg, metadata)
+        with mock.patch.object(wf, "sender", side_effect=ret_sender):
+            wf.on_async_readback(msg, metadata, _override_slot_params={"verify_sender": False})

    x_data, y_data = c.get_data()
    assert np.array_equal(y_data, np.array(range(waveform_shape)))
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