2.0.3

Automatically generated by python-semantic-release

.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:
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ include:
       stage: test
       path: "."
       pytest_args: "-v,--random-order,tests/unit_tests"
-      ignore_dep_group: "pyqt6"
-      pip_args: ".[dev,pyside6]"
+      pip_args: ".[dev]"
 
 # different stages in the pipeline
 stages:
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ pylint:
   needs: []
   before_script:
     - pip install pylint pylint-exit anybadge
-    - pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
+    - pip install -e .[dev]
   script:
     - mkdir ./pylint
     - pylint ./bec_widgets --output-format=text --output=./pylint/pylint.log | tee ./pylint/pylint.log || pylint-exit $?
@@ -163,6 +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:
@@ -197,7 +210,13 @@ end-2-end-conda:
   script:
     - *clone-repos
     - *install-os-packages
-    - conda config --prepend channels conda-forge
+    - conda config --show-sources
+    - conda config --add channels conda-forge
+    - conda config --system --remove channels https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
+    - conda config --system --remove channels https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
+    - conda config --remove channels https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
+    - conda config --remove channels https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
+    - conda config --show-sources
     - conda config --set channel_priority strict
     - conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
     - conda create -q -n test-environment python=3.11
@@ -211,8 +230,7 @@ end-2-end-conda:
     - pip install -e ./ophyd_devices
 
     - pip install -e .[dev,pyside6]
-    - cd ./tests/end-2-end
-    - pytest -v --start-servers --flush-redis --random-order
+    - pytest -v --files-path ./ --start-servers --flush-redis --random-order  ./tests/end-2-end
 
   artifacts:
     when: on_failure
@@ -227,6 +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.*$/"
 
 semver:
   stage: Deploy

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,696 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## 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
+
+- **positioner_box**: Fixed motor moving flags for spinner
+  ([`be274a1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/be274a10fc76528e1e5d6b309678c7fb4e9b890e))
+
+- **positioner_box**: If possible tweak should use the current setpoint instead of the readback
+  ([`e5c9dd2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e5c9dd288c571d29722497a2d40b000d1cffb475))
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+- Add e2e job for pre_release branches
+  ([`d86ef4e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d86ef4e763b321b1c82be71c9f275abb610fed06))
+
+- Fix conda channels for PSI policy change
+  ([`6cf39b3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6cf39b3796f850294705465adfaf6ad25a71461f))
+
+
+## v1.25.0 (2025-03-07)
+
+### Features
+
+- **waveform**: Add slice handling and reset functionality for async updates
+  ([`7cbebbb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7cbebbb1f00ea2e2b3678c96b183a877e59c5240))
+
+
 ## v1.24.5 (2025-03-06)
 
 ### Bug Fixes

bec_widgets/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
+
+__all__ = ["BECWidget", "SafeSlot", "SafeProperty"]

bec_widgets/applications/alignment/alignment_1d/alignment_1d.py

@@ -1,198 +0,0 @@
-""" This module contains the GUI for the 1D alignment application.
-It is a preliminary version of the GUI, which will be added to the main branch and steadily updated to be improved.
-"""
-
-import os
-from typing import Optional
-
-from bec_lib.device import Signal as BECSignal
-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
-from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-import bec_widgets
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
-from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors
-from bec_widgets.widgets.control.buttons.stop_button.stop_button import StopButton
-from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_group.positioner_group import (
-    PositionerGroup,
-)
-from bec_widgets.widgets.dap.lmfit_dialog.lmfit_dialog import LMFitDialog
-from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform_widget import BECWaveformWidget
-from bec_widgets.widgets.progress.bec_progressbar.bec_progressbar import BECProgressBar
-
-MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class Alignment1D:
-    """Alignment GUI to perform 1D scans"""
-
-    def __init__(self, client=None, gui_id: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
-        """Initialization
-
-        Args:
-            config: Configuration of the application.
-            client: BEC client object.
-            gui_id: GUI ID.
-        """
-        self.bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher(client=client)
-        self.client = self.bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        QApplication.instance().aboutToQuit.connect(self.close)
-        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
-
-        self._accent_colors = get_accent_colors()
-        self.ui_file = "alignment_1d.ui"
-        self.ui = None
-        self.progress_bar = None
-        self.waveform = None
-        self.init_ui()
-
-    def init_ui(self):
-        """Initialise the UI from QT Designer file"""
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        self.ui = UILoader(None).loader(os.path.join(current_path, self.ui_file))
-        # Customize the plotting widget
-        self.waveform = self.ui.findChild(BECWaveformWidget, "bec_waveform_widget")
-        self._customise_bec_waveform_widget()
-        # Setup comboboxes for motor and signal selection
-        # FIXME after changing the filtering in the combobox
-        self._setup_signal_combobox()
-        # Setup motor indicator
-        self._setup_motor_indicator()
-        # Setup progress bar
-        self._setup_progress_bar()
-        # Add actions buttons
-        self._customise_buttons()
-        # Hook scaninfo updates
-        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.scan_status_callback, MessageEndpoints.scan_status())
-
-    def show(self):
-        return self.ui.show()
-
-    ##############################
-    ############ SLOTS ###########
-    ##############################
-
-    @Slot(dict, dict)
-    def scan_status_callback(self, content: dict, _) -> None:
-        """This slot allows to enable/disable the UI critical components when a scan is running"""
-        if content["status"] in ["open"]:
-            self.enable_ui(False)
-        elif content["status"] in ["aborted", "halted", "closed"]:
-            self.enable_ui(True)
-
-    @Slot(tuple)
-    def move_to_center(self, move_request: tuple) -> None:
-        """Move the selected motor to the center"""
-        motor = self.ui.device_combobox.currentText()
-        if move_request[0] in ["center", "center1", "center2"]:
-            pos = move_request[1]
-        self.dev.get(motor).move(float(pos), relative=False)
-
-    @Slot()
-    def reset_progress_bar(self) -> None:
-        """Reset the progress bar"""
-        self.progress_bar.set_value(0)
-        self.progress_bar.set_minimum(0)
-
-    @Slot(dict, dict)
-    def update_progress_bar(self, content: dict, _) -> None:
-        """Hook to update the progress bar
-
-        Args:
-            content: Content of the scan progress message.
-            metadata: Metadata of the message.
-        """
-        if content["max_value"] == 0:
-            self.progress_bar.set_value(0)
-            return
-        self.progress_bar.set_maximum(content["max_value"])
-        self.progress_bar.set_value(content["value"])
-
-    @Slot()
-    def clear_queue(self) -> None:
-        """Clear the scan queue"""
-        self.queue.request_queue_reset()
-
-    ##############################
-    ######## END OF SLOTS ########
-    ##############################
-
-    def enable_ui(self, enable: bool) -> None:
-        """Enable or disable the UI components"""
-        # Enable/disable motor and signal selection
-        self.ui.device_combobox_2.setEnabled(enable)
-        # Enable/disable DAP selection
-        self.ui.dap_combo_box.setEnabled(enable)
-        # Enable/disable Scan Button
-        # self.ui.scan_button.setEnabled(enable)
-        # Disable move to buttons in LMFitDialog
-        self.ui.findChild(LMFitDialog).set_actions_enabled(enable)
-
-    def _customise_buttons(self) -> None:
-        """Add action buttons for the Action Control.
-        In addition, we are adding a callback to also clear the queue to the stop button
-        to ensure that upon clicking the button, no scans from another client may be queued
-        which would be confusing without the queue widget.
-        """
-        fit_dialog = self.ui.findChild(LMFitDialog)
-        fit_dialog.active_action_list = ["center", "center1", "center2"]
-        fit_dialog.move_action.connect(self.move_to_center)
-        stop_button = self.ui.findChild(StopButton)
-        stop_button.button.setText("Stop and Clear Queue")
-        stop_button.button.clicked.connect(self.clear_queue)
-
-    def _customise_bec_waveform_widget(self) -> None:
-        """Customise the BEC Waveform Widget, i.e. clear the toolbar"""
-        self.waveform.toolbar.clear()
-
-    def _setup_motor_indicator(self) -> None:
-        """Setup the arrow item"""
-        self.waveform.waveform.tick_item.add_to_plot()
-        positioner_box = self.ui.findChild(PositionerGroup)
-        positioner_box.position_update.connect(self.waveform.waveform.tick_item.set_position)
-        self.waveform.waveform.tick_item.set_position(0)
-
-    def _setup_signal_combobox(self) -> None:
-        """Setup signal selection"""
-        # FIXME after changing the filtering in the combobox
-        signals = [name for name in self.dev if isinstance(self.dev.get(name), BECSignal)]
-        self.ui.device_combobox_2.setCurrentText(signals[0])
-        self.ui.device_combobox_2.set_device_filter("Signal")
-
-    def _setup_progress_bar(self) -> None:
-        """Setup progress bar"""
-        # FIXME once the BECScanProgressBar is implemented
-        self.progress_bar = self.ui.findChild(BECProgressBar, "bec_progress_bar")
-        self.progress_bar.set_value(0)
-        self.ui.bec_waveform_widget.new_scan.connect(self.reset_progress_bar)
-        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.update_progress_bar, MessageEndpoints.scan_progress())
-
-    def close(self):
-        logger.info("Disconnecting", repr(self.bec_dispatcher))
-        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_all()
-        logger.info("Shutting down BEC Client", repr(self.client))
-        self.client.shutdown()
-
-
-def main():
-    import sys
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    icon = QIcon()
-    icon.addFile(
-        os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "alignment_1d.png"), size=QSize(48, 48)
-    )
-    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-    window = Alignment1D()
-    window.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    main()

bec_widgets/applications/alignment/alignment_1d/alignment_1d.ui

@@ -1,615 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>mainWindow</class>
- <widget class="QMainWindow" name="mainWindow">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>1611</width>
-    <height>1019</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Alignment tool</string>
-  </property>
-  <widget class="QWidget" name="widget">
-   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-    <item>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="widget" native="true">
-      <property name="sizePolicy">
-       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-       </sizepolicy>
-      </property>
-      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_5">
-       <item>
-        <widget class="DarkModeButton" name="dark_mode_button"/>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_6">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="BECStatusBox" name="bec_status_box">
-         <property name="compact_view" stdset="0">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="label" stdset="0">
-          <string>BEC Servers</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="BECQueue" name="bec_queue">
-         <property name="compact_view" stdset="0">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_5">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton">
-         <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>SLS Light On</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="checkable">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="checked">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="autoExclusive">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_7">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton_3">
-         <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>BEAMLINE Checks</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="checkable">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="checked">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="autoExclusive">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="StopButton" name="stop_button">
-         <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="MinimumExpanding">
-           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-          </sizepolicy>
-         </property>
-         <property name="minimumSize">
-          <size>
-           <width>200</width>
-           <height>40</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-         <property name="maximumSize">
-          <size>
-           <width>200</width>
-           <height>40</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-    <item>
-     <widget class="BECProgressBar" name="bec_progress_bar">
-      <property name="minimumSize">
-       <size>
-        <width>0</width>
-        <height>25</height>
-       </size>
-      </property>
-      <property name="maximumSize">
-       <size>
-        <width>16777215</width>
-        <height>25</height>
-       </size>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-    <item>
-     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
-      <property name="sizePolicy">
-       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-       </sizepolicy>
-      </property>
-      <property name="currentIndex">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <widget class="QWidget" name="ControlTab">
-       <attribute name="title">
-        <string>Alignment Control</string>
-       </attribute>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_4" native="true">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>1</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-           <item>
-            <widget class="ScanControl" name="scan_control">
-             <property name="current_scan" stdset="0">
-              <string>line_scan</string>
-             </property>
-             <property name="hide_arg_box" stdset="0">
-              <bool>false</bool>
-             </property>
-             <property name="hide_scan_selection_combobox" stdset="0">
-              <bool>true</bool>
-             </property>
-             <property name="hide_add_remove_buttons" stdset="0">
-              <bool>true</bool>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <widget class="PositionerGroup" name="positioner_group"/>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-             <property name="orientation">
-              <enum>Qt::Orientation::Vertical</enum>
-             </property>
-             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-              <size>
-               <width>20</width>
-               <height>40</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-            </spacer>
-           </item>
-          </layout>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_3" native="true">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>4</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-           <item>
-            <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_2" native="true">
-             <property name="sizePolicy">
-              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-              </sizepolicy>
-             </property>
-             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-              <item>
-               <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-                <property name="font">
-                 <font/>
-                </property>
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>Monitor</string>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <widget class="DeviceComboBox" name="device_combobox_2"/>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-                <property name="font">
-                 <font/>
-                </property>
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>LMFit Model</string>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <widget class="DapComboBox" name="dap_combo_box"/>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>Enable ROI</string>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <widget class="ToggleSwitch" name="toggle_switch">
-                <property name="sizePolicy">
-                 <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-                  <horstretch>3</horstretch>
-                  <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-                 </sizepolicy>
-                </property>
-                <property name="toolTip">
-                 <string>Activate linear region select for LMFit</string>
-                </property>
-                <property name="layoutDirection">
-                 <enum>Qt::LayoutDirection::LeftToRight</enum>
-                </property>
-                <property name="checked" stdset="0">
-                 <bool>false</bool>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_8">
-                <property name="orientation">
-                 <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-                </property>
-                <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-                 <size>
-                  <width>40</width>
-                  <height>20</height>
-                 </size>
-                </property>
-               </spacer>
-              </item>
-             </layout>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <widget class="BECWaveformWidget" name="bec_waveform_widget">
-             <property name="sizePolicy">
-              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-               <verstretch>1</verstretch>
-              </sizepolicy>
-             </property>
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>600</width>
-               <height>450</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="clear_curves_on_plot_update" stdset="0">
-              <bool>true</bool>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <widget class="LMFitDialog" name="lm_fit_dialog">
-             <property name="sizePolicy">
-              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Minimum">
-               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-              </sizepolicy>
-             </property>
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>0</width>
-               <height>190</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="always_show_latest" stdset="0">
-              <bool>true</bool>
-             </property>
-             <property name="hide_curve_selection" stdset="0">
-              <bool>true</bool>
-             </property>
-             <property name="hide_summary" stdset="0">
-              <bool>true</bool>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-          </layout>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_2">
-       <attribute name="title">
-        <string>Logbook</string>
-       </attribute>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
-        <property name="leftMargin">
-         <number>2</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="topMargin">
-         <number>2</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="rightMargin">
-         <number>2</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="bottomMargin">
-         <number>2</number>
-        </property>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="WebsiteWidget" name="website_widget">
-          <property name="url" stdset="0">
-           <string>https://scilog.psi.ch/login</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-   </layout>
-  </widget>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>DapComboBox</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>dap_combo_box</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>StopButton</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>stop_button</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>WebsiteWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>website_widget</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BECQueue</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>bec_queue</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>ScanControl</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>scan_control</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>ToggleSwitch</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>toggle_switch</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BECProgressBar</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>bec_progress_bar</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>DarkModeButton</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>dark_mode_button</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>PositionerGroup</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>positioner_group</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BECWaveformWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>bec_waveform_widget</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>DeviceComboBox</class>
-   <extends>QComboBox</extends>
-   <header>device_combobox</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>LMFitDialog</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>lm_fit_dialog</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BECStatusBox</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>bec_status_box</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>toggle_switch</sender>
-   <signal>enabled(bool)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>toogle_roi_select(bool)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>1042</x>
-     <y>212</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1416</x>
-     <y>322</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>bec_waveform_widget</sender>
-   <signal>dap_summary_update(QVariantMap,QVariantMap)</signal>
-   <receiver>lm_fit_dialog</receiver>
-   <slot>update_summary_tree(QVariantMap,QVariantMap)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>1099</x>
-     <y>258</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1157</x>
-     <y>929</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>device_combobox_2</sender>
-   <signal>currentTextChanged(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>plot(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>577</x>
-     <y>215</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1416</x>
-     <y>427</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>device_combobox_2</sender>
-   <signal>currentTextChanged(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>dap_combo_box</receiver>
-   <slot>select_y_axis(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>577</x>
-     <y>215</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>909</x>
-     <y>215</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>dap_combo_box</sender>
-   <signal>new_dap_config(QString,QString,QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>add_dap(QString,QString,QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>909</x>
-     <y>215</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1416</x>
-     <y>447</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>scan_control</sender>
-   <signal>device_selected(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>positioner_group</receiver>
-   <slot>set_positioners(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>230</x>
-     <y>306</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>187</x>
-     <y>926</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>scan_control</sender>
-   <signal>device_selected(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>set_x(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>187</x>
-     <y>356</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>972</x>
-     <y>509</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>scan_control</sender>
-   <signal>device_selected(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>dap_combo_box</receiver>
-   <slot>select_x_axis(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>187</x>
-     <y>356</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>794</x>
-     <y>202</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
- </connections>
-</ui>

bec_widgets/applications/bec_app.py

@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Launcher for BEC GUI Applications
-
-Application must be located in bec_widgets/applications ;
-in order for the launcher to find the application, it has to be put in
-a subdirectory with the same name as the main Python module:
-
-/bec_widgets/applications
-    ├── alignment
-    │   └── alignment_1d
-    │       └── alignment_1d.py
-    ├── other_app
-        └── other_app.py
-
-The tree above would contain 2 applications, alignment_1d and other_app.
-
-The Python module for the application must have `if __name__ == "__main__":`
-in order for the launcher to execute it (it is run with `python -m`).
-"""
-
-import argparse
-import os
-import sys
-
-MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-
-
-def find_apps(base_dir: str) -> list[str]:
-    matching_modules = []
-
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(base_dir):
-        parent_dir = os.path.basename(root)
-
-        for file in files:
-            if file.endswith(".py") and file != "__init__.py":
-                file_name_without_ext = os.path.splitext(file)[0]
-
-                if file_name_without_ext == parent_dir:
-                    rel_path = os.path.relpath(root, base_dir)
-                    module_path = rel_path.replace(os.sep, ".")
-
-                    module_name = f"{module_path}.{file_name_without_ext}"
-                    matching_modules.append((file_name_without_ext, module_name))
-
-    return matching_modules
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="BEC application launcher")
-
-    parser.add_argument("-m", "--module", type=str, help="The module to run (string argument).")
-
-    # Add a positional argument for the module, which acts as a fallback if -m is not provided
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "positional_module",
-        nargs="?",  # This makes the positional argument optional
-        help="Positional argument that is treated as module if -m is not specified.",
-    )
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-    # If the -m/--module is not provided, fallback to the positional argument
-    module = args.module if args.module else args.positional_module
-
-    if module:
-        for app_name, app_module in find_apps(MODULE_PATH):
-            if module in (app_name, app_module):
-                print("Starting:", app_name)
-                python_executable = sys.executable
-
-                # Replace the current process with the new Python module
-                os.execvp(
-                    python_executable,
-                    [python_executable, "-m", f"bec_widgets.applications.{app_module}"],
-                )
-        print(f"Error: cannot find application {module}")
-
-    # display list of apps
-    print("Available applications:")
-    for app, _ in find_apps(MODULE_PATH):
-        print(f"  - {app}")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    main()

bec_widgets/applications/bw_launch.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.auto_update.auto_updates import AutoUpdates
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
+
+
+def dock_area(object_name: str | None = None) -> BECDockArea:
+    _dock_area = BECDockArea(object_name=object_name, root_widget=True)
+    return _dock_area
+
+
+def auto_update_dock_area(object_name: str | None = None) -> AutoUpdates:
+    """
+    Create a dock area with auto update enabled.
+
+    Args:
+        object_name(str): The name of the dock area.
+
+    Returns:
+        BECDockArea: The created dock area.
+    """
+    _auto_update = AutoUpdates(object_name=object_name)
+    return _auto_update

bec_widgets/applications/launch_window.py

@@ -0,0 +1,430 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, Signal
+from qtpy.QtGui import QPainter, QPainterPath, QPixmap
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
+    QComboBox,
+    QFileDialog,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QPushButton,
+    QSizePolicy,
+    QSpacerItem,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+import bec_widgets
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+from bec_widgets.utils.container_utils import WidgetContainerUtils
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+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
+from bec_widgets.utils.ui_loader import UILoader
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.auto_update.auto_updates import AutoUpdates
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.main_window.main_window import BECMainWindow, UILaunchWindow
+from bec_widgets.widgets.utility.visual.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button import DarkModeButton
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
+
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
+
+
+class LaunchTile(RoundedFrame):
+    open_signal = Signal()
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent: QObject | None = None,
+        icon_path: str | None = None,
+        top_label: str | None = None,
+        main_label: str | None = None,
+        description: str | None = None,
+        show_selector: bool = False,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, orientation="vertical")
+
+        self.icon_label = QLabel(parent=self)
+        self.icon_label.setFixedSize(100, 100)
+        self.icon_label.setScaledContents(True)
+        pixmap = QPixmap(icon_path)
+        if not pixmap.isNull():
+            size = 100
+            circular_pixmap = QPixmap(size, size)
+            circular_pixmap.fill(Qt.transparent)
+
+            painter = QPainter(circular_pixmap)
+            painter.setRenderHints(QPainter.Antialiasing, True)
+            path = QPainterPath()
+            path.addEllipse(0, 0, size, size)
+            painter.setClipPath(path)
+            pixmap = pixmap.scaled(size, size, Qt.KeepAspectRatio, Qt.SmoothTransformation)
+            painter.drawPixmap(0, 0, pixmap)
+            painter.end()
+
+            self.icon_label.setPixmap(circular_pixmap)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.icon_label, alignment=Qt.AlignCenter)
+
+        # Top label
+        self.top_label = QLabel(top_label.upper())
+        font_top = self.top_label.font()
+        font_top.setPointSize(10)
+        self.top_label.setFont(font_top)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.top_label, alignment=Qt.AlignCenter)
+
+        # Main label
+        self.main_label = QLabel(main_label)
+        font_main = self.main_label.font()
+        font_main.setPointSize(14)
+        font_main.setBold(True)
+        self.main_label.setFont(font_main)
+        self.main_label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self.main_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.main_label)
+
+        self.spacer_top = QSpacerItem(0, 10, QSizePolicy.Fixed, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.layout.addItem(self.spacer_top)
+
+        # Description
+        self.description_label = QLabel(description)
+        self.description_label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self.description_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.description_label)
+
+        # Selector
+        if show_selector:
+            self.selector = QComboBox(self)
+            self.layout.addWidget(self.selector)
+        else:
+            self.selector = None
+
+        self.spacer_bottom = QSpacerItem(0, 0, QSizePolicy.Fixed, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+        self.layout.addItem(self.spacer_bottom)
+
+        # Action button
+        self.action_button = QPushButton("Open")
+        self.action_button.setStyleSheet(
+            """
+        QPushButton {
+            background-color: #007AFF;
+            border: none;
+            padding: 8px 16px;
+            color: white;
+            border-radius: 6px;
+            font-weight: bold;
+        }
+        QPushButton:hover {
+            background-color: #005BB5;
+        }
+        """
+        )
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.action_button, alignment=Qt.AlignCenter)
+
+
+class LaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
+    RPC = True
+    TILE_SIZE = (250, 300)
+    USER_ACCESS = ["show_launcher", "hide_launcher"]
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, parent=None, gui_id: str = None, window_title="BEC Launcher", *args, **kwargs
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, gui_id=gui_id, window_title=window_title, **kwargs)
+
+        self.app = QApplication.instance()
+
+        # Toolbar
+        self.dark_mode_button = DarkModeButton(parent=self, toolbar=True)
+        self.toolbar = ModularToolBar(parent=self)
+        self.addToolBar(Qt.TopToolBarArea, self.toolbar)
+        self.spacer = QWidget(self)
+        self.spacer.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+        self.toolbar.addWidget(self.spacer)
+        self.toolbar.addWidget(self.dark_mode_button)
+
+        # Main Widget
+        self.central_widget = QWidget(self)
+        self.central_widget.layout = QHBoxLayout(self.central_widget)
+        self.setCentralWidget(self.central_widget)
+
+        self.tile_dock_area = LaunchTile(
+            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.",
+        )
+        self.tile_dock_area.setFixedSize(*self.TILE_SIZE)
+
+        self.tile_auto_update = LaunchTile(
+            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.",
+            show_selector=True,
+        )
+        self.tile_auto_update.setFixedSize(*self.TILE_SIZE)
+
+        self.tile_ui_file = LaunchTile(
+            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.",
+        )
+        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"]
+            )
+
+        self.register = RPCRegister()
+        self.register.callbacks.append(self._turn_off_the_lights)
+        self.register.broadcast()
+
+    def launch(
+        self,
+        launch_script: str,
+        name: str | None = None,
+        geometry: tuple[int, int, int, int] | None = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> QWidget | None:
+        """Launch the specified script. If the launch script creates a QWidget, it will be
+        embedded in a BECMainWindow. If the launch script creates a BECMainWindow, it will be shown
+        as a separate window.
+
+        Args:
+            launch_script(str): The name of the script to be launched.
+            name(str): The name of the dock area.
+            geometry(tuple): The geometry parameters to be passed to the dock area.
+        Returns:
+            QWidget: The created dock area.
+        """
+        from bec_widgets.applications import bw_launch
+
+        with RPCRegister.delayed_broadcast() as rpc_register:
+            existing_dock_areas = rpc_register.get_names_of_rpc_by_class_type(BECDockArea)
+            if name is not None:
+                if name in existing_dock_areas:
+                    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."
+                    )
+            else:
+                name = "dock_area"
+                name = WidgetContainerUtils.generate_unique_name(name, existing_dock_areas)
+
+            if launch_script is None:
+                launch_script = "dock_area"
+            if not isinstance(launch_script, str):
+                raise ValueError(f"Launch script must be a string, but got {type(launch_script)}.")
+
+            if launch_script == "custom_ui_file":
+                ui_file = kwargs.pop("ui_file", None)
+                if not ui_file:
+                    return None
+                return self._launch_custom_ui_file(ui_file)
+
+            if launch_script == "auto_update":
+                auto_update = kwargs.pop("auto_update", None)
+                return self._launch_auto_update(auto_update)
+
+            launch = getattr(bw_launch, launch_script, None)
+            if launch is None:
+                raise ValueError(f"Launch script {launch_script} not found.")
+
+            result_widget = launch(name)
+            result_widget.resize(result_widget.minimumSizeHint())
+            # TODO Should we simply use the specified name as title here?
+            result_widget.window().setWindowTitle(f"BEC - {name}")
+            logger.info(f"Created new dock area: {name}")
+
+            if geometry is not None:
+                result_widget.setGeometry(*geometry)
+            if isinstance(result_widget, BECMainWindow):
+                result_widget.show()
+            else:
+                window = BECMainWindow()
+                window.setCentralWidget(result_widget)
+                window.show()
+            return result_widget
+
+    def _launch_custom_ui_file(self, ui_file: str | None) -> BECMainWindow:
+        # Load the custom UI file
+        if ui_file is None:
+            raise ValueError("UI file must be provided for custom UI file launch.")
+        filename = os.path.basename(ui_file).split(".")[0]
+
+        tree = ET.parse(ui_file)
+        root = tree.getroot()
+        # Check if the top-level widget is a QMainWindow
+        widget = root.find("widget")
+        if widget is None:
+            raise ValueError("No widget found in the UI file.")
+
+        if widget.attrib.get("class") == "QMainWindow":
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Loading a QMainWindow from a UI file is currently not supported. "
+                "If you need this, please contact the BEC team or create a ticket on gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets."
+            )
+
+        window = UILaunchWindow(object_name=filename)
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+        result_widget = UILoader(window).loader(ui_file)
+        window.setCentralWidget(result_widget)
+        window.setWindowTitle(f"BEC - {window.object_name}")
+        window.show()
+        logger.info(f"Object name of new instance: {result_widget.objectName()}, {window.gui_id}")
+        return window
+
+    def _launch_auto_update(self, auto_update: str) -> AutoUpdates:
+        if auto_update in self.available_auto_updates:
+            auto_update_cls = self.available_auto_updates[auto_update]
+            window = auto_update_cls()
+        else:
+
+            auto_update = "auto_updates"
+            window = AutoUpdates()
+
+        window.resize(window.minimumSizeHint())
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+        window.setWindowTitle(f"BEC - {window.objectName()}")
+        window.show()
+        return window
+
+    def apply_theme(self, theme: str):
+        """
+        Change the theme of the application.
+        """
+        for tile in self.tiles:
+            tile.apply_theme(theme)
+
+        super().apply_theme(theme)
+
+    def _open_auto_update(self):
+        """
+        Open the auto update window.
+        """
+        if self.tile_auto_update.selector is None:
+            auto_update = None
+        else:
+            auto_update = self.tile_auto_update.selector.currentText()
+            if auto_update == "Default":
+                auto_update = None
+        return self.launch("auto_update", auto_update=auto_update)
+
+    @SafeSlot(popup_error=True)
+    def _open_custom_ui_file(self):
+        """
+        Open a file dialog to select a custom UI file and launch it.
+        """
+        ui_file, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
+            self, "Select UI File", "", "UI Files (*.ui);;All Files (*)"
+        )
+        self.launch("custom_ui_file", ui_file=ui_file)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _update_available_auto_updates() -> dict[str, type[AutoUpdates]]:
+        """
+        Load all available auto updates from the plugin repository.
+        """
+        try:
+            auto_updates = get_plugin_auto_updates()
+            logger.info(f"Available auto updates: {auto_updates.keys()}")
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load auto updates: {exc}")
+            return {}
+        return auto_updates
+
+    def show_launcher(self):
+        """
+        Show the launcher window.
+        """
+        self.show()
+
+    def hide_launcher(self):
+        """
+        Hide the launcher window.
+        """
+        self.hide()
+
+    def showEvent(self, event):
+        super().showEvent(event)
+        self.setFixedSize(self.size())
+
+    def _launcher_is_last_widget(self, connections: dict) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if the launcher is the last widget in the application.
+        """
+
+        remaining_connections = [
+            connection for connection in connections.values() if connection.parent_id != self.gui_id
+        ]
+        return len(remaining_connections) <= 1
+
+    def _turn_off_the_lights(self, connections: dict):
+        """
+        If there is only one connection remaining, it is the launcher, so we show it.
+        Once the launcher is closed as the last window, we quit the application.
+        """
+        if self._launcher_is_last_widget(connections):
+            self.show()
+            self.activateWindow()
+            self.raise_()
+            if self.app:
+                self.app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(True)  # type: ignore
+            return
+
+        self.hide()
+        if self.app:
+            self.app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)  # type: ignore
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        """
+        Close the launcher window.
+        """
+        connections = self.register.list_all_connections()
+        if self._launcher_is_last_widget(connections):
+            event.accept()
+            return
+
+        event.ignore()
+        self.hide()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    launcher = LaunchWindow()
+    launcher.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())

bec_widgets/cli/__init__.py

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .client import *

bec_widgets/cli/auto_updates.py

@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import threading
-from queue import Queue
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .client import BECDockArea, BECFigure
-
-
-class ScanInfo(BaseModel):
-    scan_id: str
-    scan_number: int
-    scan_name: str
-    scan_report_devices: list
-    monitored_devices: list
-    status: str
-    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
-
-
-class AutoUpdates:
-    create_default_dock: bool = False
-    enabled: bool = False
-    dock_name: str = None
-
-    def __init__(self, gui: BECDockArea):
-        self.gui = gui
-        self._default_dock = None
-        self._default_fig = None
-
-    def start_default_dock(self):
-        """
-        Create a default dock for the auto updates.
-        """
-        self.dock_name = "default_figure"
-        self._default_dock = self.gui.add_dock(self.dock_name)
-        self._default_dock.add_widget("BECFigure")
-        self._default_fig = self._default_dock.widget_list[0]
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_scan_info(msg) -> ScanInfo:
-        """
-        Update the script with the given data.
-        """
-        info = msg.info
-        status = msg.status
-        scan_id = msg.scan_id
-        scan_number = info.get("scan_number", 0)
-        scan_name = info.get("scan_name", "Unknown")
-        scan_report_devices = info.get("scan_report_devices", [])
-        monitored_devices = info.get("readout_priority", {}).get("monitored", [])
-        monitored_devices = [dev for dev in monitored_devices if dev not in scan_report_devices]
-        return ScanInfo(
-            scan_id=scan_id,
-            scan_number=scan_number,
-            scan_name=scan_name,
-            scan_report_devices=scan_report_devices,
-            monitored_devices=monitored_devices,
-            status=status,
-        )
-
-    def get_default_figure(self) -> BECFigure | None:
-        """
-        Get the default figure from the GUI.
-        """
-        return self._default_fig
-
-    def do_update(self, msg):
-        """
-        Run the update function if enabled.
-        """
-        if not self.enabled:
-            return
-        if msg.status != "open":
-            return
-        info = self.get_scan_info(msg)
-        return self.handler(info)
-
-    def get_selected_device(self, monitored_devices, selected_device):
-        """
-        Get the selected device for the plot. If no device is selected, the first
-        device in the monitored devices list is selected.
-        """
-        if selected_device:
-            return selected_device
-        if len(monitored_devices) > 0:
-            sel_device = monitored_devices[0]
-            return sel_device
-        return None
-
-    def handler(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
-        """
-        Default update function.
-        """
-        if info.scan_name == "line_scan" and info.scan_report_devices:
-            return self.simple_line_scan(info)
-        if info.scan_name == "grid_scan" and info.scan_report_devices:
-            return self.simple_grid_scan(info)
-        if info.scan_report_devices:
-            return self.best_effort(info)
-
-    def simple_line_scan(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
-        """
-        Simple line scan.
-        """
-        fig = self.get_default_figure()
-        if not fig:
-            return
-        dev_x = info.scan_report_devices[0]
-        selected_device = yield self.gui.selected_device
-        dev_y = self.get_selected_device(info.monitored_devices, selected_device)
-        if not dev_y:
-            return
-        yield fig.clear_all()
-        yield fig.plot(
-            x_name=dev_x,
-            y_name=dev_y,
-            label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_y}",
-            title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}",
-            x_label=dev_x,
-            y_label=dev_y,
-        )
-
-    def simple_grid_scan(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
-        """
-        Simple grid scan.
-        """
-        fig = self.get_default_figure()
-        if not fig:
-            return
-        dev_x = info.scan_report_devices[0]
-        dev_y = info.scan_report_devices[1]
-        selected_device = yield self.gui.selected_device
-        dev_z = self.get_selected_device(info.monitored_devices, selected_device)
-        yield fig.clear_all()
-        yield fig.plot(
-            x_name=dev_x,
-            y_name=dev_y,
-            z_name=dev_z,
-            label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_z}",
-            title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}",
-            x_label=dev_x,
-            y_label=dev_y,
-        )
-
-    def best_effort(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
-        """
-        Best effort scan.
-        """
-        fig = self.get_default_figure()
-        if not fig:
-            return
-        dev_x = info.scan_report_devices[0]
-        selected_device = yield self.gui.selected_device
-        dev_y = self.get_selected_device(info.monitored_devices, selected_device)
-        if not dev_y:
-            return
-        yield fig.clear_all()
-        yield fig.plot(
-            x_name=dev_x,
-            y_name=dev_y,
-            label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_y}",
-            title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}",
-            x_label=dev_x,
-            y_label=dev_y,
-        )

bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py

@@ -1,38 +1,43 @@
+"""Client utilities for the BEC GUI."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import importlib
-import importlib.metadata as imd
 import json
 import os
 import select
 import subprocess
 import threading
+import time
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from threading import Lock
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, TypeAlias, cast
 
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import isinstance_based_on_class_name, lazy_import, lazy_import_from
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
 
 import bec_widgets.cli.client as client
-from bec_widgets.cli.auto_updates import AutoUpdates
-from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_base import RPCBase
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_base import RPCBase, RPCReference
+from bec_widgets.utils.serialization import register_serializer_extension
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from bec_lib import messages
-    from bec_lib.connector import MessageObject
-    from bec_lib.device import DeviceBase
-
-    from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from bec_lib.messages import GUIRegistryStateMessage
 else:
-    messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
-    # from bec_lib.connector import MessageObject
-    MessageObject = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.connector", ("MessageObject",))
-    BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))
+    GUIRegistryStateMessage = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", "GUIRegistryStateMessage")
 
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 
+IGNORE_WIDGETS = ["LaunchWindow"]
+
+RegistryState: TypeAlias = dict[
+    Literal["gui_id", "name", "widget_class", "config", "__rpc__", "container_proxy"],
+    str | bool | dict,
+]
+
+# pylint: disable=redefined-outer-scope
+
 
 def _filter_output(output: str) -> str:
     """
@@ -67,7 +72,13 @@ def _get_output(process, logger) -> None:
         logger.error(f"Error reading process output: {str(e)}")
 
 
-def _start_plot_process(gui_id: str, gui_class: type, config: dict | str, logger=None) -> None:
+def _start_plot_process(
+    gui_id: str,
+    gui_class_id: str,
+    config: dict | str,
+    gui_class: str = "dock_area",
+    logger=None,  # FIXME change gui_class back to "launcher" later
+) -> tuple[subprocess.Popen[str], threading.Thread | None]:
     """
     Start the plot in a new process.
 
@@ -76,7 +87,16 @@ def _start_plot_process(gui_id: str, gui_class: type, config: dict | str, logger
     process will not be captured.
     """
     # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
-    command = ["bec-gui-server", "--id", gui_id, "--gui_class", gui_class.__name__, "--hide"]
+    command = [
+        "bec-gui-server",
+        "--id",
+        gui_id,
+        "--gui_class",
+        gui_class,
+        "--gui_class_id",
+        gui_class_id,
+        "--hide",
+    ]
     if config:
         if isinstance(config, dict):
             config = json.dumps(config)
@@ -111,16 +131,20 @@ def _start_plot_process(gui_id: str, gui_class: type, config: dict | str, logger
 
 
 class RepeatTimer(threading.Timer):
+    """RepeatTimer class."""
+
     def run(self):
         while not self.finished.wait(self.interval):
             self.function(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
 
 
+# pylint: disable=protected-access
 @contextmanager
-def wait_for_server(client):
+def wait_for_server(client: BECGuiClient):
+    """Context manager to wait for the server to start."""
     timeout = client._startup_timeout
     if not timeout:
-        if client.gui_is_alive():
+        if client._gui_is_alive():
             # there is hope, let's wait a bit
             timeout = 1
         else:
@@ -138,210 +162,167 @@ def wait_for_server(client):
     yield
 
 
-### ----------------------------
-### NOTE
-### it is far easier to extend the 'delete' method on the client side,
-### to know when the client is deleted, rather than listening to server
-### to get notified. However, 'generate_cli.py' cannot add extra stuff
-### in the generated client module. So, here a class with the same name
-### is created, and client module is patched.
-class BECDockArea(client.BECDockArea):
-    def delete(self):
-        if self is BECGuiClient._top_level["main"].widget:
-            raise RuntimeError("Cannot delete main window")
-        super().delete()
-        try:
-            del BECGuiClient._top_level[self._gui_id]
-        except KeyError:
-            # if a dock area is not at top level
-            pass
+class WidgetNameSpace:
+    def __repr__(self):
+        console = Console()
+        table = Table(title="Available widgets for BEC CLI usage")
+        table.add_column("Widget Name", justify="left", style="magenta")
+        table.add_column("Description", justify="left")
+        for attr, value in self.__dict__.items():
+            docs = value.__doc__
+            docs = docs if docs else "No description available"
+            table.add_row(attr, docs)
+        console.print(table)
+        return ""
 
 
-client.BECDockArea = BECDockArea
-### ----------------------------
+class AvailableWidgetsNamespace:
+    """Namespace for available widgets in the BEC GUI."""
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        for widget in client.Widgets:
+            name = widget.value
+            if name in IGNORE_WIDGETS:
+                continue
+            setattr(self, name, name)
 
-@dataclass
-class WidgetDesc:
-    title: str
-    widget: BECDockArea
+    def __repr__(self):
+        console = Console()
+        table = Table(title="Available widgets for BEC CLI usage")
+        table.add_column("Widget Name", justify="left", style="magenta")
+        table.add_column("Description", justify="left")
+        for attr_name, _ in self.__dict__.items():
+            docs = getattr(client, attr_name).__doc__
+            docs = docs if docs else "No description available"
+            table.add_row(attr_name, docs if len(docs.strip()) > 0 else "No description available")
+        console.print(table)
+        return ""
 
 
 class BECGuiClient(RPCBase):
-    _top_level = {}
+    """BEC GUI client class. Container for GUI applications within Python."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        self._auto_updates_enabled = True
-        self._auto_updates = None
+        self._lock = Lock()
+        self._anchor_widget = "launcher"
+        self._killed = False
+        self._top_level: dict[str, RPCReference] = {}
         self._startup_timeout = 0
         self._gui_started_timer = None
         self._gui_started_event = threading.Event()
         self._process = None
         self._process_output_processing_thread = None
+        self._server_registry: dict[str, RegistryState] = {}
+        self._ipython_registry: dict[str, RPCReference] = {}
+        self.available_widgets = AvailableWidgetsNamespace()
+        register_serializer_extension()
+
+    ####################
+    #### Client API ####
+    ####################
 
     @property
-    def windows(self):
-        return self._top_level
+    def launcher(self) -> RPCBase:
+        """The launcher object."""
+        return RPCBase(gui_id=f"{self._gui_id}:launcher", parent=self, object_name="launcher")
 
-    @property
-    def auto_updates(self):
-        if self._auto_updates_enabled:
-            with wait_for_server(self):
-                return self._auto_updates
-
-    def _get_update_script(self) -> AutoUpdates | None:
-        eps = imd.entry_points(group="bec.widgets.auto_updates")
-        for ep in eps:
-            if ep.name == "plugin_widgets_update":
-                try:
-                    spec = importlib.util.find_spec(ep.module)
-                    # if the module is not found, we skip it
-                    if spec is None:
-                        continue
-                    return ep.load()(gui=self._top_level["main"].widget)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Error loading auto update script from plugin: {str(e)}")
-        return None
-
-    @property
-    def selected_device(self):
-        """
-        Selected device for the plot.
-        """
-        auto_update_config_ep = MessageEndpoints.gui_auto_update_config(self._gui_id)
-        auto_update_config = self._client.connector.get(auto_update_config_ep)
-        if auto_update_config:
-            return auto_update_config.selected_device
-        return None
-
-    @selected_device.setter
-    def selected_device(self, device: str | DeviceBase):
-        if isinstance_based_on_class_name(device, "bec_lib.device.DeviceBase"):
-            self._client.connector.set_and_publish(
-                MessageEndpoints.gui_auto_update_config(self._gui_id),
-                messages.GUIAutoUpdateConfigMessage(selected_device=device.name),
-            )
-        elif isinstance(device, str):
-            self._client.connector.set_and_publish(
-                MessageEndpoints.gui_auto_update_config(self._gui_id),
-                messages.GUIAutoUpdateConfigMessage(selected_device=device),
-            )
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Device must be a string or a device object")
-
-    def _start_update_script(self) -> None:
-        self._client.connector.register(MessageEndpoints.scan_status(), cb=self._handle_msg_update)
-
-    def _handle_msg_update(self, msg: MessageObject) -> None:
-        if self.auto_updates is not None:
-            # pylint: disable=protected-access
-            return self._update_script_msg_parser(msg.value)
-
-    def _update_script_msg_parser(self, msg: messages.BECMessage) -> None:
-        if isinstance(msg, messages.ScanStatusMessage):
-            if not self.gui_is_alive():
-                return
-            if self._auto_updates_enabled:
-                return self.auto_updates.do_update(msg)
-
-    def _gui_post_startup(self):
-        self._top_level["main"] = WidgetDesc(
-            title="BEC Widgets", widget=BECDockArea(gui_id=self._gui_id)
+    def connect_to_gui_server(self, gui_id: str) -> None:
+        """Connect to a GUI server"""
+        # Unregister the old callback
+        self._client.connector.unregister(
+            MessageEndpoints.gui_registry_state(self._gui_id), cb=self._handle_registry_update
         )
-        if self._auto_updates_enabled:
-            if self._auto_updates is None:
-                auto_updates = self._get_update_script()
-                if auto_updates is None:
-                    AutoUpdates.create_default_dock = True
-                    AutoUpdates.enabled = True
-                    auto_updates = AutoUpdates(self._top_level["main"].widget)
-                if auto_updates.create_default_dock:
-                    auto_updates.start_default_dock()
-                self._start_update_script()
-                self._auto_updates = auto_updates
-        self._do_show_all()
-        self._gui_started_event.set()
+        self._gui_id = gui_id
 
-    def start_server(self, wait=False) -> None:
-        """
-        Start the GUI server, and execute callback when it is launched
-        """
-        if self._process is None or self._process.poll() is not None:
-            logger.success("GUI starting...")
-            self._startup_timeout = 5
-            self._gui_started_event.clear()
-            self._process, self._process_output_processing_thread = _start_plot_process(
-                self._gui_id, self.__class__, self._client._service_config.config, logger=logger
-            )
+        # reset the namespace
+        self._update_dynamic_namespace({})
+        self._server_registry = {}
+        self._top_level = {}
+        self._ipython_registry = {}
 
-            def gui_started_callback(callback):
-                try:
-                    if callable(callback):
-                        callback()
-                finally:
-                    threading.current_thread().cancel()
+        # Register the new callback
+        self._client.connector.register(
+            MessageEndpoints.gui_registry_state(self._gui_id),
+            cb=self._handle_registry_update,
+            parent=self,
+            from_start=True,
+        )
 
-            self._gui_started_timer = RepeatTimer(
-                0.5, lambda: self.gui_is_alive() and gui_started_callback(self._gui_post_startup)
-            )
-            self._gui_started_timer.start()
+    @property
+    def windows(self) -> dict:
+        """Dictionary with dock areas in the GUI."""
+        return {widget.object_name: widget for widget in self._top_level.values()}
 
-        if wait:
-            self._gui_started_event.wait()
+    @property
+    def window_list(self) -> list:
+        """List with dock areas in the GUI."""
+        return list(self._top_level.values())
 
-    def _dump(self):
-        rpc_client = RPCBase(gui_id=f"{self._gui_id}:window", parent=self)
-        return rpc_client._run_rpc("_dump")
-
-    def start(self):
-        return self.start_server()
-
-    def _do_show_all(self):
-        rpc_client = RPCBase(gui_id=f"{self._gui_id}:window", parent=self)
-        rpc_client._run_rpc("show")
-        for window in self._top_level.values():
-            window.widget.show()
-
-    def show_all(self):
-        with wait_for_server(self):
-            return self._do_show_all()
-
-    def hide_all(self):
-        with wait_for_server(self):
-            rpc_client = RPCBase(gui_id=f"{self._gui_id}:window", parent=self)
-            rpc_client._run_rpc("hide")
-            for window in self._top_level.values():
-                window.widget.hide()
+    def start(self, wait: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Start the GUI server."""
+        return self._start(wait=wait)
 
     def show(self):
-        if self._process is not None:
-            return self.show_all()
-        # backward compatibility: show() was also starting server
-        return self.start_server(wait=True)
+        """Show the GUI window."""
+        if self._check_if_server_is_alive():
+            return self._show_all()
+        return self.start(wait=True)
 
     def hide(self):
-        return self.hide_all()
+        """Hide the GUI window."""
+        return self._hide_all()
 
-    @property
-    def main(self):
-        """Return client to main dock area (in main window)"""
-        with wait_for_server(self):
-            return self._top_level["main"].widget
+    def new(
+        self,
+        name: str | None = None,
+        wait: bool = True,
+        geometry: tuple[int, int, int, int] | None = None,
+        launch_script: str = "dock_area",
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> client.BECDockArea:
+        """Create a new top-level dock area.
 
-    def new(self, title):
-        """Ask main window to create a new top-level dock area"""
-        with wait_for_server(self):
-            rpc_client = RPCBase(gui_id=f"{self._gui_id}:window", parent=self)
-            widget = rpc_client._run_rpc("new_dock_area", title)
-            self._top_level[widget._gui_id] = WidgetDesc(title=title, widget=widget)
-            return widget
-
-    def close(self) -> None:
+        Args:
+            name(str, optional): The name of the dock area. Defaults to None.
+            wait(bool, optional): Whether to wait for the server to start. Defaults to True.
+            geometry(tuple[int, int, int, int] | None): The geometry of the dock area (pos_x, pos_y, w, h)
+        Returns:
+            client.BECDockArea: The new dock area.
         """
-        Close the gui window.
+        if not self._check_if_server_is_alive():
+            self.start(wait=True)
+        if wait:
+            with wait_for_server(self):
+                widget = self.launcher._run_rpc(
+                    "launch", launch_script=launch_script, name=name, geometry=geometry, **kwargs
+                )  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+                return widget
+        widget = self.launcher._run_rpc(
+            "launch", launch_script=launch_script, name=name, geometry=geometry, **kwargs
+        )  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        return widget
+
+    def delete(self, name: str) -> None:
+        """Delete a dock area.
+
+        Args:
+            name(str): The name of the dock area.
         """
-        self._top_level.clear()
+        widget = self.windows.get(name)
+        if widget is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Dock area {name} not found.")
+        widget._run_rpc("close")  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+    def delete_all(self) -> None:
+        """Delete all dock areas."""
+        for widget_name in self.windows:
+            self.delete(widget_name)
+
+    def kill_server(self) -> None:
+        """Kill the GUI server."""
+        # Unregister the registry state
+        self._killed = True
 
         if self._gui_started_timer is not None:
             self._gui_started_timer.cancel()
@@ -357,3 +338,194 @@ class BECGuiClient(RPCBase):
                 self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
             self._process.wait()
             self._process = None
+
+        # Unregister the registry state
+        self._client.connector.unregister(
+            MessageEndpoints.gui_registry_state(self._gui_id), cb=self._handle_registry_update
+        )
+        # Remove all reference from top level
+        self._top_level.clear()
+        self._server_registry.clear()
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Deprecated. Use kill_server() instead."""
+        # FIXME, deprecated in favor of kill, will be removed in the future
+        self.kill_server()
+
+    #########################
+    #### Private methods ####
+    #########################
+
+    def _check_if_server_is_alive(self):
+        """Checks if the process is alive"""
+        if self._process is None:
+            return False
+        if self._process.poll() is not None:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def _gui_post_startup(self):
+        timeout = 60
+        # Wait for 'bec' gui to be registered, this may take some time
+        # After 60s timeout. Should this raise an exception on timeout?
+        while time.time() < time.time() + timeout:
+            if len(list(self._server_registry.keys())) < 2 or not hasattr(
+                self, self._anchor_widget
+            ):
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+            else:
+                break
+
+        self._gui_started_event.set()
+
+    def _start_server(self, wait: bool = False) -> None:
+        """
+        Start the GUI server, and execute callback when it is launched
+        """
+        if self._process is None or self._process.poll() is not None:
+            logger.success("GUI starting...")
+            self._startup_timeout = 5
+            self._gui_started_event.clear()
+            self._process, self._process_output_processing_thread = _start_plot_process(
+                self._gui_id,
+                gui_class_id="bec",
+                config=self._client._service_config.config,  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+                logger=logger,
+            )
+
+            def gui_started_callback(callback):
+                try:
+                    if callable(callback):
+                        callback()
+                finally:
+                    threading.current_thread().cancel()  # type: ignore
+
+            self._gui_started_timer = RepeatTimer(
+                0.5, lambda: self._gui_is_alive() and gui_started_callback(self._gui_post_startup)
+            )
+            self._gui_started_timer.start()
+
+        if wait:
+            self._gui_started_event.wait()
+
+    def _start(self, wait: bool = False) -> None:
+        self._killed = False
+        self._client.connector.register(
+            MessageEndpoints.gui_registry_state(self._gui_id),
+            cb=self._handle_registry_update,
+            parent=self,
+        )
+        return self._start_server(wait=wait)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _handle_registry_update(
+        msg: dict[str, GUIRegistryStateMessage], parent: BECGuiClient
+    ) -> None:
+        # This was causing a deadlock during shutdown, not sure why.
+        # with self._lock:
+        self = parent
+        self._server_registry = cast(dict[str, RegistryState], msg["data"].state)
+        self._update_dynamic_namespace(self._server_registry)
+
+    def _do_show_all(self):
+        rpc_client = RPCBase(gui_id=f"{self._gui_id}:launcher", parent=self)
+        rpc_client._run_rpc("show")  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        for window in self._top_level.values():
+            window.show()
+
+    def _show_all(self):
+        with wait_for_server(self):
+            return self._do_show_all()
+
+    def _hide_all(self):
+        with wait_for_server(self):
+            rpc_client = RPCBase(gui_id=f"{self._gui_id}:launcher", parent=self)
+            rpc_client._run_rpc("hide")  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            if not self._killed:
+                for window in self._top_level.values():
+                    window.hide()
+
+    def _update_dynamic_namespace(self, server_registry: dict):
+        """
+        Update the dynamic name space with the given server registry.
+        Setting the server registry to an empty dictionary will remove all widgets from the namespace.
+
+        Args:
+            server_registry (dict): The server registry
+        """
+        top_level_widgets: dict[str, RPCReference] = {}
+        for gui_id, state in server_registry.items():
+            widget = self._add_widget(state, self)
+            if widget is None:
+                # ignore widgets that are not supported
+                continue
+            # get all top-level widgets. These are widgets that have no parent
+            if not state["config"].get("parent_id"):
+                top_level_widgets[gui_id] = widget
+
+        remove_from_registry = []
+        for gui_id, widget in self._ipython_registry.items():
+            if gui_id not in server_registry:
+                remove_from_registry.append(gui_id)
+        for gui_id in remove_from_registry:
+            self._ipython_registry.pop(gui_id)
+
+        removed_widgets = [
+            widget.object_name for widget in self._top_level.values() if widget._is_deleted()
+        ]
+
+        for widget_name in removed_widgets:
+            # the check is not strictly necessary, but better safe
+            # than sorry; who knows what the user has done
+            if hasattr(self, widget_name):
+                delattr(self, widget_name)
+
+        for gui_id, widget_ref in top_level_widgets.items():
+            setattr(self, widget_ref.object_name, widget_ref)
+
+        self._top_level = top_level_widgets
+
+        for widget in self._ipython_registry.values():
+            widget._refresh_references()
+
+    def _add_widget(self, state: dict, parent: object) -> RPCReference | None:
+        """Add a widget to the namespace
+
+        Args:
+            state (dict): The state of the widget from the _server_registry.
+            parent (object): The parent object.
+        """
+        object_name = state["object_name"]
+        gui_id = state["gui_id"]
+        if state["widget_class"] in IGNORE_WIDGETS:
+            return
+        widget_class = getattr(client, state["widget_class"], None)
+        if widget_class is None:
+            return
+        obj = self._ipython_registry.get(gui_id)
+        if obj is None:
+            widget = widget_class(gui_id=gui_id, object_name=object_name, parent=parent)
+            self._ipython_registry[gui_id] = widget
+        else:
+            widget = obj
+        obj = RPCReference(registry=self._ipython_registry, gui_id=gui_id)
+        return obj
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    from bec_lib.client import BECClient
+    from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
+
+    try:
+        config = ServiceConfig()
+        bec_client = BECClient(config)
+        bec_client.start()
+
+        # Test the client_utils.py module
+        gui = BECGuiClient()
+
+        gui.start(wait=True)
+        gui.new().new(widget="Waveform")
+        time.sleep(10)
+    finally:
+        gui.kill_server()

bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py

@@ -2,17 +2,22 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
+import importlib
 import inspect
 import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import black
 import isort
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from qtpy.QtCore import Property as QtProperty
 
-from bec_widgets.utils.generate_designer_plugin import DesignerPluginGenerator
+from bec_widgets.utils.generate_designer_plugin import DesignerPluginGenerator, plugin_filenames
 from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import BECClassContainer, get_custom_classes
 
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
     from typing import get_overloads
 else:
@@ -29,13 +34,28 @@ else:
 
 
 class ClientGenerator:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.header = """# This file was automatically generated by generate_cli.py\n
+    def __init__(self, base=False):
+        self._base = base
+        base_imports = (
+            """import enum
+import inspect
+import traceback
+from functools import reduce
+from typing import Literal, Optional
+"""
+            if self._base
+            else "\n"
+        )
+        self.header = f"""# This file was automatically generated by generate_cli.py
+# type: ignore \n
 from __future__ import annotations
-import enum
-from typing import Literal, Optional, overload
+{base_imports}
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_base import RPCBase, rpc_call
+{"from bec_widgets.utils.bec_plugin_helper import get_all_plugin_widgets, get_plugin_client_module" if self._base else ""}
+
+logger = bec_logger.logger
 
 # pylint: skip-file"""
 
@@ -62,6 +82,7 @@ from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_base import RPCBase, rpc_call
 
         self.write_client_enum(rpc_top_level_classes)
         for cls in connector_classes:
+            logger.debug(f"generating RPC client class for {cls.__name__}")
             self.content += "\n\n"
             self.generate_content_for_class(cls)
 
@@ -69,14 +90,50 @@ from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_base import RPCBase, rpc_call
         """
         Write the client enum to the content.
         """
+        if self._base:
+            self.content += """
+class _WidgetsEnumType(str, enum.Enum):
+    \"\"\" Enum for the available widgets, to be generated programatically  \"\"\"
+    ...
+    """
+
         self.content += """
-class Widgets(str, enum.Enum):
-    \"\"\"
-    Enum for the available widgets.
-    \"\"\"
+
+_Widgets = {
     """
         for cls in published_classes:
-            self.content += f'{cls.__name__} = "{cls.__name__}"\n    '
+            self.content += f'"{cls.__name__}": "{cls.__name__}",\n    '
+
+        self.content += """}
+"""
+        if self._base:
+            self.content += """
+
+try:
+    _plugin_widgets = get_all_plugin_widgets()
+    plugin_client = get_plugin_client_module()
+    Widgets = _WidgetsEnumType("Widgets", {name: name for name in _plugin_widgets} | _Widgets)
+
+    if (_overlap := _Widgets.keys() & _plugin_widgets.keys()) != set():
+        for _widget in _overlap:
+            logger.warning(f"Detected duplicate widget {_widget} in plugin repo file: {inspect.getfile(_plugin_widgets[_widget])} !")
+    for plugin_name, plugin_class in inspect.getmembers(plugin_client, inspect.isclass):
+        if issubclass(plugin_class, RPCBase) and plugin_class is not RPCBase:
+            if plugin_name in globals():
+                conflicting_file = (
+                    inspect.getfile(_plugin_widgets[plugin_name])
+                    if plugin_name in _plugin_widgets
+                    else f"{plugin_client}"
+                )
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"Plugin widget {plugin_name} from {conflicting_file} conflicts with a built-in class!"
+                )
+                continue
+            if plugin_name not in _overlap:
+                globals()[plugin_name] = plugin_class
+except ImportError as e:
+    logger.error(f"Failed loading plugins: \\n{reduce(add, traceback.format_exception(e))}")
+"""
 
     def generate_content_for_class(self, cls):
         """
@@ -95,9 +152,21 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
             self.content += f"""
 class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
 
+        if cls.__doc__:
+            # We only want the first line of the docstring
+            # But skip the first line if it's a blank line
+            first_line = cls.__doc__.split("\n")[0]
+            if first_line:
+                class_docs = first_line
+            else:
+                class_docs = cls.__doc__.split("\n")[1]
+            self.content += f"""
+    \"\"\"{class_docs}\"\"\"
+    """
         if not cls.USER_ACCESS:
             self.content += """...
     """
+
         for method in cls.USER_ACCESS:
             is_property_setter = False
             obj = getattr(cls, method, None)
@@ -153,18 +222,18 @@ 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)
@@ -176,41 +245,78 @@ def main():
     """
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Auto-generate the client for RPC widgets")
-    parser.add_argument("--core", action="store_true", help="Whether to generate the core client")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--target",
+        action="store",
+        type=str,
+        help="Which package to generate plugin files for. Should be installed in the local environment (example: my_plugin_repo)",
+    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
+    if args.target is None:
+        logger.error(
+            "You must provide a target - for safety, the default of running this on bec_widgets core has been removed. To generate the client for bec_widgets, run `bw-generate-cli --target bec_widgets`"
+        )
+        return
 
-    if args.core:
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        client_path = os.path.join(current_path, "client.py")
+    logger.info(f"BEC Widget code generation tool started with args: {args}")
 
-        rpc_classes = get_custom_classes("bec_widgets")
+    client_subdir = "cli" if args.target == "bec_widgets" else "widgets"
+    module_name = "bec_widgets" if args.target == "bec_widgets" else f"{args.target}.bec_widgets"
 
-        generator = ClientGenerator()
-        generator.generate_client(rpc_classes)
-        generator.write(client_path)
+    try:
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+        assert module.__file__ is not None
+        module_file = Path(module.__file__)
+        module_dir = module_file.parent if module_file.is_file() else module_file
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to load module {module_name} for code generation: {e}")
+        return
 
-        for cls in rpc_classes.plugins:
-            plugin = DesignerPluginGenerator(cls)
-            if not hasattr(plugin, "info"):
-                continue
+    client_path = module_dir / client_subdir / "client.py"
 
-            # if the class directory already has a register, plugin and pyproject file, skip
-            if os.path.exists(
-                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"register_{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.py")
-            ):
-                continue
-            if os.path.exists(
-                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}_plugin.py")
-            ):
-                continue
-            if os.path.exists(
-                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.pyproject")
-            ):
-                continue
-            plugin.run()
+    rpc_classes = get_custom_classes(module_name)
+    logger.info(f"Obtained classes with RPC objects: {rpc_classes!r}")
+
+    generator = ClientGenerator(base=module_name == "bec_widgets")
+    logger.info(f"Generating client file at {client_path}")
+    generator.generate_client(rpc_classes)
+    generator.write(str(client_path))
+
+    if module_name != "bec_widgets":
+        non_overwrite_classes = list(clsinfo.name for clsinfo in get_custom_classes("bec_widgets"))
+        logger.info(
+            f"Not writing plugins which would conflict with builtin classes: {non_overwrite_classes}"
+        )
+    else:
+        non_overwrite_classes = []
+
+    for cls in rpc_classes.plugins:
+        logger.info(f"Writing bec-designer plugin files for {cls.__name__}...")
+
+        if cls.__name__ in non_overwrite_classes:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Not writing plugin files for {cls.__name__} because a built-in widget with that name exists"
+            )
+
+        plugin = DesignerPluginGenerator(cls)
+        if not hasattr(plugin, "info"):
+            continue
+
+        def _exists(file: str):
+            return os.path.exists(os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, file))
+
+        if any(_exists(file) for file in plugin_filenames(plugin.info.plugin_name_snake)):
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Skipping generation of extra plugin files for {plugin.info.plugin_name_snake} - at least one file out of 'plugin.py', 'pyproject', and 'register_{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.py' already exists."
+            )
+            continue
+
+        plugin.run()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    sys.argv = ["generate_cli.py", "--core"]
+    import sys
+
+    sys.argv = ["bw-generate-cli", "--target", "bec_widgets"]
     main()

bec_widgets/cli/rpc/rpc_base.py

@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import inspect
 import threading
 import uuid
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, cast
 
 from bec_lib.client import BECClient
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
 from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import, lazy_import_from
 
-import bec_widgets.cli.client as client
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from bec_lib import messages
     from bec_lib.connector import MessageObject
+
+    import bec_widgets.cli.client as client
+    from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import BECGuiClient
 else:
+    client = lazy_import("bec_widgets.cli.client")  # avoid circular import
     messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
-    # from bec_lib.connector import MessageObject
     MessageObject = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.connector", ("MessageObject",))
 
+# pylint: disable=protected-access
+
 
 def rpc_call(func):
     """
@@ -35,6 +39,14 @@ def rpc_call(func):
     def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # we could rely on a strict type check here, but this is more flexible
         # moreover, it would anyway crash for objects...
+        caller_frame = inspect.currentframe().f_back  # type: ignore
+        while caller_frame:
+            if "jedi" in caller_frame.f_globals:
+                # Jedi module is present, likely tab completion
+                # Do not run the RPC call
+                return None  # func(*args, **kwargs)
+            caller_frame = caller_frame.f_back
+
         out = []
         for arg in args:
             if hasattr(arg, "name"):
@@ -44,7 +56,7 @@ def rpc_call(func):
         for key, val in kwargs.items():
             if hasattr(val, "name"):
                 kwargs[key] = val.name
-        if not self.gui_is_alive():
+        if not self._root._gui_is_alive():
             raise RuntimeError("GUI is not alive")
         return self._run_rpc(func.__name__, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -60,24 +72,96 @@ class RPCResponseTimeoutError(Exception):
         )
 
 
+class DeletedWidgetError(Exception): ...
+
+
+def check_for_deleted_widget(func):
+    @wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self._gui_id not in self._registry:
+            raise DeletedWidgetError(f"Widget with gui_id {self._gui_id} has been deleted")
+        return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
+class RPCReference:
+    def __init__(self, registry: dict, gui_id: str) -> None:
+        self._registry = registry
+        self._gui_id = gui_id
+        self.object_name = self._registry[self._gui_id].object_name
+
+    @check_for_deleted_widget
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        if name in ["_registry", "_gui_id", "_is_deleted", "object_name"]:
+            return super().__getattribute__(name)
+        return self._registry[self._gui_id].__getattribute__(name)
+
+    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
+        if name in ["_registry", "_gui_id", "_is_deleted", "object_name"]:
+            return super().__setattr__(name, value)
+        if self._gui_id not in self._registry:
+            raise DeletedWidgetError(f"Widget with gui_id {self._gui_id} has been deleted")
+        self._registry[self._gui_id].__setattr__(name, value)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        if self._gui_id not in self._registry:
+            return f"<Deleted widget with gui_id {self._gui_id}>"
+        return self._registry[self._gui_id].__repr__()
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self._gui_id not in self._registry:
+            return f"<Deleted widget with gui_id {self._gui_id}>"
+        return self._registry[self._gui_id].__str__()
+
+    def __dir__(self):
+        if self._gui_id not in self._registry:
+            return []
+        return self._registry[self._gui_id].__dir__()
+
+    def _is_deleted(self) -> bool:
+        return self._gui_id not in self._registry
+
+
 class RPCBase:
-    def __init__(self, gui_id: str = None, config: dict = None, parent=None) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
+        config: dict | None = None,
+        object_name: str | None = None,
+        parent=None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> None:
         self._client = BECClient()  # BECClient is a singleton; here, we simply get the instance
         self._config = config if config is not None else {}
         self._gui_id = gui_id if gui_id is not None else str(uuid.uuid4())[:5]
+        self.object_name = object_name if object_name is not None else str(uuid.uuid4())[:5]
         self._parent = parent
         self._msg_wait_event = threading.Event()
         self._rpc_response = None
         super().__init__()
-        # print(f"RPCBase: {self._gui_id}")
+        self._rpc_references: dict[str, str] = {}
 
     def __repr__(self):
         type_ = type(self)
         qualname = type_.__qualname__
-        return f"<{qualname} object at {hex(id(self))}>"
+        return f"<{qualname} with name: {self.object_name}>"
+
+    def remove(self):
+        """
+        Remove the widget.
+        """
+        obj = self._root._server_registry.get(self._gui_id)
+        if obj is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Widget {self._gui_id} not found.")
+        if proxy := obj.get("container_proxy"):
+            assert isinstance(proxy, str)
+            self._run_rpc("remove", gui_id=proxy)
+            return
+        self._run_rpc("remove")
 
     @property
-    def _root(self):
+    def _root(self) -> BECGuiClient:
         """
         Get the root widget. This is the BECFigure widget that holds
         the anchor gui_id.
@@ -86,9 +170,17 @@ class RPCBase:
         # pylint: disable=protected-access
         while parent._parent is not None:
             parent = parent._parent
-        return parent
+        return parent  # type: ignore
 
-    def _run_rpc(self, method, *args, wait_for_rpc_response=True, timeout=3, **kwargs):
+    def _run_rpc(
+        self,
+        method,
+        *args,
+        wait_for_rpc_response=True,
+        timeout=5,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> Any:
         """
         Run the RPC call.
 
@@ -96,6 +188,8 @@ class RPCBase:
             method: The method to call.
             args: The arguments to pass to the method.
             wait_for_rpc_response: Whether to wait for the RPC response.
+            timeout: The timeout for the RPC response.
+            gui_id: The GUI ID to use for the RPC call. If None, the default GUI ID is used.
             kwargs: The keyword arguments to pass to the method.
 
         Returns:
@@ -104,10 +198,9 @@ class RPCBase:
         request_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
         rpc_msg = messages.GUIInstructionMessage(
             action=method,
-            parameter={"args": args, "kwargs": kwargs, "gui_id": self._gui_id},
+            parameter={"args": args, "kwargs": kwargs, "gui_id": gui_id or self._gui_id},
             metadata={"request_id": request_id},
         )
-
         # pylint: disable=protected-access
         receiver = self._root._gui_id
         if wait_for_rpc_response:
@@ -131,7 +224,11 @@ class RPCBase:
                 self._client.connector.unregister(
                     MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id), cb=self._on_rpc_response
                 )
-            # get class name
+
+            # we can assume that the response is a RequestResponseMessage, updated by
+            # the _on_rpc_response method
+            assert isinstance(self._rpc_response, messages.RequestResponseMessage)
+
             if not self._rpc_response.accepted:
                 raise ValueError(self._rpc_response.message["error"])
             msg_result = self._rpc_response.message.get("result")
@@ -139,10 +236,10 @@ class RPCBase:
             return self._create_widget_from_msg_result(msg_result)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _on_rpc_response(msg: MessageObject, parent: RPCBase) -> None:
-        msg = msg.value
-        parent._msg_wait_event.set()
+    def _on_rpc_response(msg_obj: MessageObject, parent: RPCBase) -> None:
+        msg = cast(messages.RequestResponseMessage, msg_obj.value)
         parent._rpc_response = msg
+        parent._msg_wait_event.set()
 
     def _create_widget_from_msg_result(self, msg_result):
         if msg_result is None:
@@ -161,11 +258,21 @@ class RPCBase:
                 return msg_result
 
             cls = getattr(client, cls)
-            # print(msg_result)
-            return cls(parent=self, **msg_result)
+            # The namespace of the object will be updated dynamically on the client side
+            # Therefore it is important to check if the object is already in the registry
+            # If yes, we return the reference to the object, otherwise we create a new object
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            if msg_result["gui_id"] in self._root._ipython_registry:
+                return RPCReference(self._root._ipython_registry, msg_result["gui_id"])
+            ret = cls(parent=self, **msg_result)
+            self._root._ipython_registry[ret._gui_id] = ret
+            self._refresh_references()
+            obj = RPCReference(self._root._ipython_registry, ret._gui_id)
+            return obj
+            # return ret
         return msg_result
 
-    def gui_is_alive(self):
+    def _gui_is_alive(self):
         """
         Check if the GUI is alive.
         """
@@ -175,3 +282,27 @@ class RPCBase:
         if heart.status == messages.BECStatus.RUNNING:
             return True
         return False
+
+    def _refresh_references(self):
+        """
+        Refresh the references.
+        """
+        with self._root._lock:
+            references = {}
+            for key, val in self._root._server_registry.items():
+                parent_id = val["config"].get("parent_id")
+                if parent_id == self._gui_id:
+                    references[key] = {
+                        "gui_id": val["config"]["gui_id"],
+                        "object_name": val["object_name"],
+                    }
+            removed_references = set(self._rpc_references.keys()) - set(references.keys())
+            for key in removed_references:
+                delattr(self, self._rpc_references[key]["object_name"])
+            self._rpc_references = references
+            for key, val in references.items():
+                setattr(
+                    self,
+                    val["object_name"],
+                    RPCReference(self._root._ipython_registry, val["gui_id"]),
+                )

bec_widgets/cli/rpc/rpc_register.py

@@ -1,10 +1,36 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from threading import Lock
+from functools import wraps
+from threading import RLock
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
 from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
 
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
+    from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock import BECDock
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
+
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
+
+def broadcast_update(func):
+    """
+    Decorator to broadcast updates to the RPCRegister whenever a new RPC object is added or removed.
+    If class attribute _skip_broadcast is set to True, the broadcast will be skipped
+    """
+
+    @wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        result = func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.broadcast()
+        return result
+
+    return wrapper
+
 
 class RPCRegister:
     """
@@ -13,7 +39,6 @@ class RPCRegister:
 
     _instance = None
     _initialized = False
-    _lock = Lock()
 
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         if cls._instance is None:
@@ -25,9 +50,22 @@ class RPCRegister:
         if self._initialized:
             return
         self._rpc_register = WeakValueDictionary()
+        self._broadcast_on_hold = RPCRegisterBroadcast(self)
+        self._lock = RLock()
+        self._skip_broadcast = False
         self._initialized = True
+        self.callbacks = []
 
-    def add_rpc(self, rpc: QObject):
+    @classmethod
+    def delayed_broadcast(cls):
+        """
+        Delay the broadcast of the update to all the callbacks.
+        """
+        register = cls()
+        return register._broadcast_on_hold
+
+    @broadcast_update
+    def add_rpc(self, rpc: BECConnector):
         """
         Add an RPC object to the register.
 
@@ -38,7 +76,8 @@ class RPCRegister:
             raise ValueError("RPC object must have a 'gui_id' attribute.")
         self._rpc_register[rpc.gui_id] = rpc
 
-    def remove_rpc(self, rpc: str):
+    @broadcast_update
+    def remove_rpc(self, rpc: BECConnector):
         """
         Remove an RPC object from the register.
 
@@ -49,7 +88,7 @@ class RPCRegister:
             raise ValueError(f"RPC object {rpc} must have a 'gui_id' attribute.")
         self._rpc_register.pop(rpc.gui_id, None)
 
-    def get_rpc_by_id(self, gui_id: str) -> QObject:
+    def get_rpc_by_id(self, gui_id: str) -> QObject | None:
         """
         Get an RPC object by its ID.
 
@@ -57,7 +96,7 @@ class RPCRegister:
             gui_id(str): The ID of the RPC object to be retrieved.
 
         Returns:
-            QObject: The RPC object with the given ID.
+            QObject | None: The RPC object with the given ID or None
         """
         rpc_object = self._rpc_register.get(gui_id, None)
         return rpc_object
@@ -73,6 +112,52 @@ class RPCRegister:
             connections = dict(self._rpc_register)
         return connections
 
+    def get_names_of_rpc_by_class_type(
+        self, cls: type[BECWidget] | type[BECConnector] | type[BECDock] | type[BECDockArea]
+    ) -> list[str]:
+        """Get all the names of the widgets.
+
+        Args:
+            cls(BECWidget | BECConnector): The class of the RPC object to be retrieved.
+        """
+        # This retrieves any rpc objects that are subclass of BECWidget,
+        # i.e. curve and image items are excluded
+        widgets = [rpc for rpc in self._rpc_register.values() if isinstance(rpc, cls)]
+        return [widget.object_name for widget in widgets]
+
+    def broadcast(self):
+        """
+        Broadcast the update to all the callbacks.
+        """
+
+        if self._skip_broadcast:
+            return
+        connections = self.list_all_connections()
+        for callback in self.callbacks:
+            callback(connections)
+
+    def object_is_registered(self, obj: BECConnector) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if an object is registered in the RPC register.
+
+        Args:
+            obj(QObject): The object to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the object is registered, False otherwise.
+        """
+        return obj.gui_id in self._rpc_register
+
+    def add_callback(self, callback: Callable[[dict], None]):
+        """
+        Add a callback that will be called whenever the registry is updated.
+
+        Args:
+            callback(Callable[[dict], None]): The callback to be added. It should accept a dictionary of all the
+            registered RPC objects as an argument.
+        """
+        self.callbacks.append(callback)
+
     @classmethod
     def reset_singleton(cls):
         """
@@ -80,3 +165,25 @@ class RPCRegister:
         """
         cls._instance = None
         cls._initialized = False
+
+
+class RPCRegisterBroadcast:
+    """Context manager for RPCRegister broadcast."""
+
+    def __init__(self, rpc_register: RPCRegister) -> None:
+        self.rpc_register = rpc_register
+        self._call_depth = 0
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        """Enter the context manager"""
+        self._call_depth += 1  # Needed for nested calls
+        self.rpc_register._skip_broadcast = True
+        return self.rpc_register
+
+    def __exit__(self, *exc):
+        """Exit the context manager"""
+
+        self._call_depth -= 1  # Remove nested calls
+        if self._call_depth == 0:  # The Last one to exit is responsible for broadcasting
+            self.rpc_register._skip_broadcast = False
+        self.rpc_register.broadcast()

bec_widgets/cli/rpc/rpc_widget_handler.py

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import IGNORE_WIDGETS
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_plugin_helper import get_all_plugin_widgets
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_custom_classes
 
 
 class RPCWidgetHandler:
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ class RPCWidgetHandler:
         self._widget_classes = None
 
     @property
-    def widget_classes(self):
+    def widget_classes(self) -> dict[str, type[BECWidget]]:
         """
         Get the available widget classes.
 
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ class RPCWidgetHandler:
         """
         if self._widget_classes is None:
             self.update_available_widgets()
-        return self._widget_classes
+        return self._widget_classes  # type: ignore
 
     def update_available_widgets(self):
         """
@@ -28,25 +31,24 @@ class RPCWidgetHandler:
         Returns:
             None
         """
-        from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_custom_classes
-
         clss = get_custom_classes("bec_widgets")
-        self._widget_classes = {cls.__name__: cls for cls in clss.widgets}
+        self._widget_classes = get_all_plugin_widgets() | {
+            cls.__name__: cls for cls in clss.widgets if cls.__name__ not in IGNORE_WIDGETS
+        }
 
-    def create_widget(self, widget_type, **kwargs) -> BECConnector:
+    def create_widget(self, widget_type, **kwargs) -> BECWidget:
         """
         Create a widget from an RPC message.
 
         Args:
             widget_type(str): The type of the widget.
+            name (str): The name of the widget.
             **kwargs: The keyword arguments for the widget.
 
         Returns:
-            widget(BECConnector): The created widget.
+            widget(BECWidget): The created widget.
         """
-        if self._widget_classes is None:
-            self.update_available_widgets()
-        widget_class = self._widget_classes.get(widget_type)
+        widget_class = self.widget_classes.get(widget_type)  # type: ignore
         if widget_class:
             return widget_class(**kwargs)
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown widget type: {widget_type}")

bec_widgets/cli/server.py

@@ -1,164 +1,27 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import functools
+import argparse
 import json
+import os
 import signal
 import sys
-import types
-from contextlib import contextmanager, redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
-from typing import Union
+from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
+from typing import cast
 
-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
-from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
-from redis.exceptions import RedisError
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
+import bec_widgets
+from bec_widgets.applications.launch_window import LaunchWindow
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import ErrorPopupUtility
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock import BECDockArea
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure import BECFigure
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.main_window.main_window import BECMainWindow
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
 
-messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 
-
-@contextmanager
-def rpc_exception_hook(err_func):
-    """This context replaces the popup message box for error display with a specific hook"""
-    # get error popup utility singleton
-    popup = ErrorPopupUtility()
-    # save current setting
-    old_exception_hook = popup.custom_exception_hook
-
-    # install err_func, if it is a callable
-    def custom_exception_hook(self, exc_type, value, tb, **kwargs):
-        err_func({"error": popup.get_error_message(exc_type, value, tb)})
-
-    popup.custom_exception_hook = types.MethodType(custom_exception_hook, popup)
-
-    try:
-        yield popup
-    finally:
-        # restore state of error popup utility singleton
-        popup.custom_exception_hook = old_exception_hook
-
-
-class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        gui_id: str,
-        dispatcher: BECDispatcher = None,
-        client=None,
-        config=None,
-        gui_class: Union[BECFigure, BECDockArea] = BECFigure,
-    ) -> None:
-        self.status = messages.BECStatus.BUSY
-        self.dispatcher = BECDispatcher(config=config) if dispatcher is None else dispatcher
-        self.client = self.dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.client.start()
-        self.gui_id = gui_id
-        self.gui = gui_class(gui_id=self.gui_id)
-        self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
-        self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self.gui)
-
-        self.dispatcher.connect_slot(
-            self.on_rpc_update, MessageEndpoints.gui_instructions(self.gui_id)
-        )
-
-        # Setup QTimer for heartbeat
-        self._heartbeat_timer = QTimer()
-        self._heartbeat_timer.timeout.connect(self.emit_heartbeat)
-        self._heartbeat_timer.start(200)
-
-        self.status = messages.BECStatus.RUNNING
-        logger.success(f"Server started with gui_id: {self.gui_id}")
-
-    def on_rpc_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
-        request_id = metadata.get("request_id")
-        logger.debug(f"Received RPC instruction: {msg}, metadata: {metadata}")
-        with rpc_exception_hook(functools.partial(self.send_response, request_id, False)):
-            try:
-                obj = self.get_object_from_config(msg["parameter"])
-                method = msg["action"]
-                args = msg["parameter"].get("args", [])
-                kwargs = msg["parameter"].get("kwargs", {})
-                res = self.run_rpc(obj, method, args, kwargs)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(f"Error while executing RPC instruction: {e}")
-                self.send_response(request_id, False, {"error": str(e)})
-            else:
-                logger.debug(f"RPC instruction executed successfully: {res}")
-                self.send_response(request_id, True, {"result": res})
-
-    def send_response(self, request_id: str, accepted: bool, msg: dict):
-        self.client.connector.set_and_publish(
-            MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id),
-            messages.RequestResponseMessage(accepted=accepted, message=msg),
-            expire=60,
-        )
-
-    def get_object_from_config(self, config: dict):
-        gui_id = config.get("gui_id")
-        obj = self.rpc_register.get_rpc_by_id(gui_id)
-        if obj is None:
-            raise ValueError(f"Object with gui_id {gui_id} not found")
-        return obj
-
-    def run_rpc(self, obj, method, args, kwargs):
-        logger.debug(f"Running RPC instruction: {method} with args: {args}, kwargs: {kwargs}")
-        method_obj = getattr(obj, method)
-        # check if the method accepts args and kwargs
-        if not callable(method_obj):
-            if not args:
-                res = method_obj
-            else:
-                setattr(obj, method, args[0])
-                res = None
-        else:
-            res = method_obj(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        if isinstance(res, list):
-            res = [self.serialize_object(obj) for obj in res]
-        elif isinstance(res, dict):
-            res = {key: self.serialize_object(val) for key, val in res.items()}
-        else:
-            res = self.serialize_object(res)
-        return res
-
-    def serialize_object(self, obj):
-        if isinstance(obj, BECConnector):
-            return {
-                "gui_id": obj.gui_id,
-                "widget_class": obj.__class__.__name__,
-                "config": obj.config.model_dump(),
-                "__rpc__": True,
-            }
-        return obj
-
-    def emit_heartbeat(self):
-        logger.trace(f"Emitting heartbeat for {self.gui_id}")
-        try:
-            self.client.connector.set(
-                MessageEndpoints.gui_heartbeat(self.gui_id),
-                messages.StatusMessage(name=self.gui_id, status=self.status, info={}),
-                expire=10,
-            )
-        except RedisError as exc:
-            logger.error(f"Error while emitting heartbeat: {exc}")
-
-    def shutdown(self):  # TODO not sure if needed when cleanup is done at level of BECConnector
-        logger.info(f"Shutting down server with gui_id: {self.gui_id}")
-        self.status = messages.BECStatus.IDLE
-        self._heartbeat_timer.stop()
-        self.emit_heartbeat()
-        self.gui.close()
-        self.client.shutdown()
+MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
 
 
 class SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc:
@@ -179,36 +42,112 @@ class SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc:
         return
 
 
-def _start_server(gui_id: str, gui_class: Union[BECFigure, BECDockArea], config: str | None = None):
-    if config:
-        try:
-            config = json.loads(config)
-            service_config = ServiceConfig(config=config)
-        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-            service_config = ServiceConfig(config_path=config)
-    else:
-        # if no config is provided, use the default config
-        service_config = ServiceConfig()
+class GUIServer:
+    """
+    This class is used to start the BEC GUI and is the main entry point for launching BEC Widgets in a subprocess.
+    """
 
-    # bec_logger.configure(
-    #     service_config.redis,
-    #     QtRedisConnector,
-    #     service_name="BECWidgetsCLIServer",
-    #     service_config=service_config.service_config,
-    # )
-    server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id=gui_id, config=service_config, gui_class=gui_class)
-    return server
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        self.config = args.config
+        self.gui_id = args.id
+        self.gui_class = args.gui_class
+        self.gui_class_id = args.gui_class_id
+        self.hide = args.hide
+        self.app: QApplication | None = None
+        self.launcher_window: LaunchWindow | None = None
+        self.dispatcher: BECDispatcher | None = None
+
+    def start(self):
+        """
+        Start the GUI server.
+        """
+        bec_logger.level = bec_logger.LOGLEVEL.INFO
+        if self.hide:
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            bec_logger._stderr_log_level = bec_logger.LOGLEVEL.ERROR
+            bec_logger._update_sinks()
+
+        with redirect_stdout(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.info)):  # type: ignore
+            with redirect_stderr(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.error)):  # type: ignore
+                self._run()
+
+    def _get_service_config(self) -> ServiceConfig:
+        if self.config:
+            try:
+                config = json.loads(self.config)
+                service_config = ServiceConfig(config=config)
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+                service_config = ServiceConfig(config_path=config)
+        else:
+            # if no config is provided, use the default config
+            service_config = ServiceConfig()
+        return service_config
+
+    def _run(self):
+        """
+        Run the GUI server.
+        """
+        self.app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+        self.app.setApplicationName("BEC")
+        self.app.gui_id = self.gui_id  # type: ignore
+        self.setup_bec_icon()
+
+        service_config = self._get_service_config()
+        self.dispatcher = BECDispatcher(config=service_config, gui_id=self.gui_id)
+        # self.dispatcher.start_cli_server(gui_id=self.gui_id)
+
+        self.launcher_window = LaunchWindow(gui_id=f"{self.gui_id}:launcher")
+        self.launcher_window.setAttribute(Qt.WA_ShowWithoutActivating)  # type: ignore
+
+        self.app.aboutToQuit.connect(self.shutdown)
+        self.app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
+
+        if self.gui_class:
+            # If the server is started with a specific gui class, we launch it.
+            # This will automatically hide the launcher.
+            self.launcher_window.launch(self.gui_class, name=self.gui_class_id)
+
+        def sigint_handler(*args):
+            # display message, for people to let it terminate gracefully
+            print("Caught SIGINT, exiting")
+            # Widgets should be all closed.
+            with RPCRegister.delayed_broadcast():
+                for widget in QApplication.instance().topLevelWidgets():  # type: ignore
+                    widget.close()
+            if self.app:
+                self.app.quit()
+
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigint_handler)
+
+        sys.exit(self.app.exec())
+
+    def setup_bec_icon(self):
+        """
+        Set the BEC icon for the application
+        """
+        if self.app is None:
+            return
+        icon = QIcon()
+        icon.addFile(
+            os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "bec_widgets_icon.png"),
+            size=QSize(48, 48),
+        )
+        self.app.setWindowIcon(icon)
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        """
+        Shutdown the GUI server.
+        """
+        if self.dispatcher:
+            self.dispatcher.stop_cli_server()
+            self.dispatcher.disconnect_all()
 
 
 def main():
-    import argparse
-    import os
-
-    from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
-    from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-    import bec_widgets
+    """
+    Main entry point for subprocesses that start a GUI server.
+    """
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="BEC Widgets CLI Server")
     parser.add_argument("--id", type=str, default="test", help="The id of the server")
@@ -217,76 +156,23 @@ def main():
         type=str,
         help="Name of the gui class to be rendered. Possible values: \n- BECFigure\n- BECDockArea",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--gui_class_id",
+        type=str,
+        default="bec",
+        help="The id of the gui class that is added to the QApplication",
+    )
     parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Config file or config string.")
     parser.add_argument("--hide", action="store_true", help="Hide on startup")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    bec_logger.level = bec_logger.LOGLEVEL.INFO
-    if args.hide:
-        # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        bec_logger._stderr_log_level = bec_logger.LOGLEVEL.ERROR
-        bec_logger._update_sinks()
-
-    if args.gui_class == "BECDockArea":
-        gui_class = BECDockArea
-    elif args.gui_class == "BECFigure":
-        gui_class = BECFigure
-    else:
-        print(
-            "Please specify a valid gui_class to run. Use -h for help."
-            "\n Starting with default gui_class BECFigure."
-        )
-        gui_class = BECDockArea
-
-    with redirect_stdout(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.info)):
-        with redirect_stderr(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.error)):
-            app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-            # set close on last window, only if not under control of client ;
-            # indeed, Qt considers a hidden window a closed window, so if all windows
-            # are hidden by default it exits
-            app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(not args.hide)
-            module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-            icon = QIcon()
-            icon.addFile(
-                os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "app_icons", "bec_widgets_icon.png"),
-                size=QSize(48, 48),
-            )
-            app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-            # store gui id within QApplication object, to make it available to all widgets
-            app.gui_id = args.id
-
-            server = _start_server(args.id, gui_class, args.config)
-
-            win = BECMainWindow(gui_id=f"{server.gui_id}:window")
-            win.setAttribute(Qt.WA_ShowWithoutActivating)
-            win.setWindowTitle("BEC Widgets")
-
-            RPCRegister().add_rpc(win)
-
-            gui = server.gui
-            win.setCentralWidget(gui)
-            if not args.hide:
-                win.show()
-
-            app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
-
-            def sigint_handler(*args):
-                # display message, for people to let it terminate gracefully
-                print("Caught SIGINT, exiting")
-                # first hide all top level windows
-                # this is to discriminate the cases between "user clicks on [X]"
-                # (which should be filtered, to not close -see BECDockArea-)
-                # or "app is asked to close"
-                for window in app.topLevelWidgets():
-                    window.hide()  # so, we know we can exit because it is hidden
-                app.quit()
-
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigint_handler)
-
-            sys.exit(app.exec())
+    server = GUIServer(args)
+    server.start()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # import sys
+
+    # sys.argv = ["bec_widgets", "--gui_class", "MainWindow"]
     main()

bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py

@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
 )
 
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetHierarchy as wh
 from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock import BECDockArea
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure import BECFigure
 from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.layout_manager.layout_manager import LayoutManagerWidget
 from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.jupyter_console.jupyter_console import BECJupyterConsole
-from bec_widgets.widgets.plots_next_gen.plot_base import PlotBase
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.image.image import Image
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.motor_map.motor_map import MotorMap
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.multi_waveform.multi_waveform import MultiWaveform
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.plot_base import PlotBase
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.scatter_waveform.scatter_waveform import ScatterWaveform
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform import Waveform
 
 
 class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
@@ -37,34 +41,24 @@ class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
                 {
                     "np": np,
                     "pg": pg,
-                    "fig": self.figure,
+                    "wh": wh,
                     "dock": self.dock,
-                    "w1": self.w1,
-                    "w2": self.w2,
-                    "w3": self.w3,
-                    "w4": self.w4,
-                    "w5": self.w5,
-                    "w6": self.w6,
-                    "w7": self.w7,
-                    "w8": self.w8,
-                    "w9": self.w9,
-                    "w10": self.w10,
-                    "d0": self.d0,
-                    "d1": self.d1,
-                    "d2": self.d2,
-                    "wave": self.wf,
-                    "im": self.im,
-                    "mm": self.mm,
-                    "mw": self.mw,
-                    "lm": self.lm,
-                    "btn1": self.btn1,
-                    "btn2": self.btn2,
-                    "btn3": self.btn3,
-                    "btn4": self.btn4,
-                    "btn5": self.btn5,
-                    "btn6": self.btn6,
-                    "pb": self.pb,
-                    "pi": self.pi,
+                    # "im": self.im,
+                    # "mi": self.mi,
+                    # "mm": self.mm,
+                    # "lm": self.lm,
+                    # "btn1": self.btn1,
+                    # "btn2": self.btn2,
+                    # "btn3": self.btn3,
+                    # "btn4": self.btn4,
+                    # "btn5": self.btn5,
+                    # "btn6": self.btn6,
+                    # "pb": self.pb,
+                    # "pi": self.pi,
+                    # "wf": self.wf,
+                    # "scatter": self.scatter,
+                    # "scatter_mi": self.scatter,
+                    # "mwf": self.mwf,
                 }
             )
 
@@ -83,126 +77,85 @@ class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
         first_tab_layout.addWidget(self.dock)
         tab_widget.addTab(first_tab, "Dock Area")
 
-        second_tab = QWidget()
-        second_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(second_tab)
-        self.figure = BECFigure(parent=self, gui_id="figure")
-        second_tab_layout.addWidget(self.figure)
-        tab_widget.addTab(second_tab, "BEC Figure")
-
-        third_tab = QWidget()
-        third_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(third_tab)
-        self.lm = LayoutManagerWidget()
-        third_tab_layout.addWidget(self.lm)
-        tab_widget.addTab(third_tab, "Layout Manager Widget")
-
-        fourth_tab = QWidget()
-        fourth_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(fourth_tab)
-        self.pb = PlotBase()
-        self.pi = self.pb.plot_item
-        fourth_tab_layout.addWidget(self.pb)
-        tab_widget.addTab(fourth_tab, "PltoBase")
-
-        tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(3)
-
+        # third_tab = QWidget()
+        # third_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(third_tab)
+        # self.lm = LayoutManagerWidget()
+        # third_tab_layout.addWidget(self.lm)
+        # tab_widget.addTab(third_tab, "Layout Manager Widget")
+        #
+        # fourth_tab = QWidget()
+        # fourth_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(fourth_tab)
+        # self.pb = PlotBase()
+        # self.pi = self.pb.plot_item
+        # fourth_tab_layout.addWidget(self.pb)
+        # tab_widget.addTab(fourth_tab, "PlotBase")
+        #
+        # tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(3)
+        #
         group_box = QGroupBox("Jupyter Console", splitter)
         group_box_layout = QVBoxLayout(group_box)
         self.console = BECJupyterConsole(inprocess=True)
         group_box_layout.addWidget(self.console)
+        #
+        # # Some buttons for layout testing
+        # self.btn1 = QPushButton("Button 1")
+        # self.btn2 = QPushButton("Button 2")
+        # self.btn3 = QPushButton("Button 3")
+        # self.btn4 = QPushButton("Button 4")
+        # self.btn5 = QPushButton("Button 5")
+        # self.btn6 = QPushButton("Button 6")
+        #
+        # fifth_tab = QWidget()
+        # fifth_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(fifth_tab)
+        # self.wf = Waveform()
+        # fifth_tab_layout.addWidget(self.wf)
+        # tab_widget.addTab(fifth_tab, "Waveform Next Gen")
+        # tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(4)
+        #
+        # sixth_tab = QWidget()
+        # sixth_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(sixth_tab)
+        # self.im = Image()
+        # self.mi = self.im.main_image
+        # sixth_tab_layout.addWidget(self.im)
+        # tab_widget.addTab(sixth_tab, "Image Next Gen")
+        # tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(5)
+        #
+        # seventh_tab = QWidget()
+        # seventh_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(seventh_tab)
+        # self.scatter = ScatterWaveform()
+        # self.scatter_mi = self.scatter.main_curve
+        # self.scatter.plot("samx", "samy", "bpm4i")
+        # seventh_tab_layout.addWidget(self.scatter)
+        # tab_widget.addTab(seventh_tab, "Scatter Waveform")
+        # tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(6)
+        #
+        # eighth_tab = QWidget()
+        # eighth_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(eighth_tab)
+        # self.mm = MotorMap()
+        # eighth_tab_layout.addWidget(self.mm)
+        # tab_widget.addTab(eighth_tab, "Motor Map")
+        # tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(7)
+        #
+        # ninth_tab = QWidget()
+        # ninth_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(ninth_tab)
+        # self.mwf = MultiWaveform()
+        # ninth_tab_layout.addWidget(self.mwf)
+        # tab_widget.addTab(ninth_tab, "MultiWaveform")
+        # tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(8)
+        #
+        # # add stuff to the new Waveform widget
+        # self._init_waveform()
+        #
+        # self.setWindowTitle("Jupyter Console Window")
 
-        # Some buttons for layout testing
-        self.btn1 = QPushButton("Button 1")
-        self.btn2 = QPushButton("Button 2")
-        self.btn3 = QPushButton("Button 3")
-        self.btn4 = QPushButton("Button 4")
-        self.btn5 = QPushButton("Button 5")
-        self.btn6 = QPushButton("Button 6")
-
-        # add stuff to figure
-        self._init_figure()
-
-        # init dock for testing
-        self._init_dock()
-
-        self.setWindowTitle("Jupyter Console Window")
-
-    def _init_figure(self):
-        self.w1 = self.figure.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i", row=0, col=0)
-        self.w1.set(
-            title="Standard Plot with sync device, custom labels - w1",
-            x_label="Motor Position",
-            y_label="Intensity (A.U.)",
-        )
-        self.w2 = self.figure.motor_map("samx", "samy", row=0, col=1)
-        self.w3 = self.figure.image(
-            "eiger", color_map="viridis", vrange=(0, 100), title="Eiger Image - w3", row=0, col=2
-        )
-        self.w4 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="samx",
-            y_name="samy",
-            z_name="bpm4i",
-            color_map_z="magma",
-            new=True,
-            title="2D scatter plot - w4",
-            row=0,
-            col=3,
-        )
-        self.w5 = self.figure.plot(
-            y_name="bpm4i",
-            new=True,
-            title="Best Effort Plot - w5",
-            dap="GaussianModel",
-            row=1,
-            col=0,
-        )
-        self.w6 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="timestamp", y_name="bpm4i", new=True, title="Timestamp Plot - w6", row=1, col=1
-        )
-        self.w7 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="index", y_name="bpm4i", new=True, title="Index Plot - w7", row=1, col=2
-        )
-        self.w8 = self.figure.plot(
-            y_name="monitor_async", new=True, title="Async Plot - Best Effort - w8", row=2, col=0
-        )
-        self.w9 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="timestamp",
-            y_name="monitor_async",
-            new=True,
-            title="Async Plot - timestamp - w9",
-            row=2,
-            col=1,
-        )
-        self.w10 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="index",
-            y_name="monitor_async",
-            new=True,
-            title="Async Plot - index - w10",
-            row=2,
-            col=2,
-        )
-
-    def _init_dock(self):
-
-        self.d0 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_0")
-        self.mm = self.d0.add_widget("BECMotorMapWidget")
-        self.mm.change_motors("samx", "samy")
-
-        self.d1 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_1", position="right")
-        self.im = self.d1.add_widget("BECImageWidget")
-        self.im.image("waveform", "1d")
-
-        self.d2 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_2", position="bottom")
-        self.wf = self.d2.add_widget("BECFigure", row=0, col=0)
-
-        self.mw = self.wf.multi_waveform(monitor="waveform")  # , config=config)
-
-        self.dock.save_state()
+    def _init_waveform(self):
+        self.wf.plot(y_name="bpm4i", y_entry="bpm4i", dap="GaussianModel")
+        self.wf.plot(y_name="bpm3a", y_entry="bpm3a", dap="GaussianModel")
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         """Override to handle things when main window is closed."""
         self.dock.cleanup()
         self.dock.close()
-        self.figure.cleanup()
-        self.figure.close()
         self.console.close()
 
         super().closeEvent(event)
@@ -218,17 +171,16 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     app.setApplicationName("Jupyter Console")
     app.setApplicationDisplayName("Jupyter Console")
-    apply_theme("dark")
-    icon = material_icon("terminal", color="#434343", filled=True)
+    icon = material_icon("terminal", color=(255, 255, 255, 255), filled=True)
     app.setWindowIcon(icon)
 
-    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher(gui_id="jupyter_console")
     client = bec_dispatcher.client
     client.start()
 
     win = JupyterConsoleWindow()
     win.show()
-    win.resize(1200, 800)
+    win.resize(1500, 800)
 
     app.aboutToQuit.connect(win.close)
     sys.exit(app.exec_())

bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QVBoxLayout
 
 from bec_widgets.examples.plugin_example_pyside.tictactoe import TicTacToe
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
 
 
 class TicTacToeDialog(QDialog):  # pragma: no cover

bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py

@@ -3,25 +3,29 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
 import time
+import traceback
 import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QRunnable, QThreadPool, Signal
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QRunnable, QThreadPool, QTimer, Signal
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import ErrorPopupUtility
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as pyqtSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import ErrorPopupUtility, SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetHierarchy
 from bec_widgets.utils.yaml_dialog import load_yaml, load_yaml_gui, save_yaml, save_yaml_gui
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock import BECDock
+else:
+    BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))
 
 logger = bec_logger.logger
-BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))
 
 
 class ConnectionConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -39,8 +43,7 @@ class ConnectionConfig(BaseModel):
         """Generate a GUI ID if none is provided."""
         if v is None:
             widget_class = values.data["widget_class"]
-            v = f"{widget_class}_{str(time.time())}"
-            return v
+            v = f"{widget_class}_{datetime.now().strftime('%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M_%S_%f')}"
         return v
 
 
@@ -75,15 +78,52 @@ class BECConnector:
     USER_ACCESS = ["_config_dict", "_get_all_rpc", "_rpc_id"]
     EXIT_HANDLERS = {}
 
-    def __init__(self, client=None, config: ConnectionConfig = None, gui_id: str = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        client=None,
+        config: ConnectionConfig | None = None,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
+        object_name: str | None = None,
+        parent_dock: BECDock | None = None,  # TODO should go away -> issue created #473
+        root_widget: bool = False,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        """
+        BECConnector mixin class to handle BEC client and device manager.
+
+        Args:
+            client(BECClient, optional): The BEC client.
+            config(ConnectionConfig, optional): The connection configuration with specific gui id.
+            gui_id(str, optional): The GUI ID.
+            object_name(str, optional): The object name.
+            parent_dock(BECDock, optional): The parent dock.# TODO should go away -> issue created #473
+            root_widget(bool, optional): If set to True, the parent_id will be always set to None, thus enforcing that the widget is accessible as a root widget of the BECGuiClient object.
+            **kwargs:
+        """
+        # Extract object_name from kwargs to not pass it to Qt class
+        object_name = object_name or kwargs.pop("objectName", None)
+        # Ensure the parent is always the first argument for QObject
+        parent = kwargs.pop("parent", None)
+        # This initializes the QObject or any qt related class BECConnector has to be used from this line down with QObject, otherwise hierarchy logic will not work
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, **kwargs)
+
+        assert isinstance(
+            self, QObject
+        ), "BECConnector must be used with a QObject or any qt related class."
+
+        # flag to check if the object was destroyed and its cleanup was called
+        self._destroyed = False
+
         # BEC related connections
         self.bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher(client=client)
         self.client = self.bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
+        self._parent_dock = parent_dock  # TODO also remove at some point -> issue created #473
+        self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
 
         if not self.client in BECConnector.EXIT_HANDLERS:
             # register function to clean connections at exit;
             # the function depends on BECClient, and BECDispatcher
-            @pyqtSlot()
+            @SafeSlot()
             def terminate(client=self.client, dispatcher=self.bec_dispatcher):
                 logger.info("Disconnecting", repr(dispatcher))
                 dispatcher.disconnect_all()
@@ -103,17 +143,26 @@ class BECConnector:
             )
             self.config = ConnectionConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
 
+        # If the gui_id is passed, it should be respected. However, this should be revisted since
+        # the gui_id has to be unique, and may no longer be.
         if gui_id:
             self.config.gui_id = gui_id
-            self.gui_id = gui_id
+            self.gui_id: str = gui_id  # Keep namespace in sync
         else:
-            self.gui_id = self.config.gui_id
+            self.gui_id: str = self.config.gui_id  # type: ignore
 
-        # register widget to rpc register
-        # be careful: when registering, and the object is not a BECWidget,
-        # cleanup has to be called manually since there is no 'closeEvent'
-        self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
-        self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)
+        if object_name is not None:
+            self.setObjectName(object_name)
+
+        # 1) If no objectName is set, set the initial name
+        if not self.objectName():
+            self.setObjectName(self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.object_name = self.objectName()
+
+        # 2) Enforce unique objectName among siblings with the same BECConnector parent
+        self.setParent(parent)
+        if isinstance(self.parent(), QObject) and hasattr(self, "cleanup"):
+            self.parent().destroyed.connect(self._run_cleanup_on_deleted_parent)
 
         # Error popups
         self.error_utility = ErrorPopupUtility()
@@ -122,7 +171,108 @@ class BECConnector:
         # Store references to running workers so they're not garbage collected prematurely.
         self._workers = []
 
-    def submit_task(self, fn, *args, on_complete: pyqtSlot = None, **kwargs) -> Worker:
+        # If set to True, the parent_id will be always set to None, thus enforcing that the widget is accessible as a root widget of the BECGuiClient object.
+        self.root_widget = root_widget
+
+        QTimer.singleShot(0, self._update_object_name)
+
+    @property
+    def parent_id(self) -> str | None:
+        try:
+            if self.root_widget:
+                return None
+            connector_parent = WidgetHierarchy._get_becwidget_ancestor(self)
+            return connector_parent.gui_id if connector_parent else None
+        except:
+            logger.error(f"Error getting parent_id for {self.__class__.__name__}")
+
+    @SafeSlot()
+    def _run_cleanup_on_deleted_parent(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Run cleanup on the deleted parent.
+        This method is called when the parent is deleted.
+        """
+        if not hasattr(self, "cleanup"):
+            return
+        try:
+            if not self._destroyed:
+                self.cleanup()
+                self._destroyed = True
+        except Exception:
+            content = traceback.format_exc()
+            logger.info(
+                "Failed to run cleanup on deleted parent. "
+                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 _update_object_name(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Enforce a unique object name among siblings and register the object for RPC.
+        This method is called through a single shot timer kicked off in the constructor.
+        """
+        # 1) Enforce unique objectName among siblings with the same BECConnector parent
+        self._enforce_unique_sibling_name()
+        # 2) Register the object for RPC
+        self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)
+
+    def _enforce_unique_sibling_name(self):
+        """
+        Enforce that this BECConnector has a unique objectName among its siblings.
+
+        Sibling logic:
+          - If there's a nearest BECConnector parent, only compare with children of that parent.
+          - If parent is None (i.e., top-level object), compare with all other top-level BECConnectors.
+        """
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+        parent_bec = WidgetHierarchy._get_becwidget_ancestor(self)
+
+        if parent_bec:
+            # We have a parent => only compare with siblings under that parent
+            siblings = parent_bec.findChildren(BECConnector)
+        else:
+            # No parent => treat all top-level BECConnectors as siblings
+            # 1) Gather all BECConnectors from QApplication
+            all_widgets = QApplication.allWidgets()
+            all_bec = [w for w in all_widgets if isinstance(w, BECConnector)]
+            # 2) "Top-level" means closest BECConnector parent is None
+            top_level_bec = [
+                w for w in all_bec if WidgetHierarchy._get_becwidget_ancestor(w) is None
+            ]
+            # 3) We are among these top-level siblings
+            siblings = top_level_bec
+
+        # Collect used names among siblings
+        used_names = {sib.objectName() for sib in siblings if sib is not self}
+
+        base_name = self.object_name
+        if base_name not in used_names:
+            # Name is already unique among siblings
+            return
+
+        # Need a suffix to avoid collision
+        counter = 0
+        while True:
+            trial_name = f"{base_name}_{counter}"
+            if trial_name not in used_names:
+                self.setObjectName(trial_name)
+                self.object_name = trial_name
+                break
+            counter += 1
+
+    # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    def setObjectName(self, name: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the object name of the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): The new object name.
+        """
+        super().setObjectName(name)
+        self.object_name = name
+        if self.rpc_register.object_is_registered(self):
+            self.rpc_register.broadcast()
+
+    def submit_task(self, fn, *args, on_complete: SafeSlot = None, **kwargs) -> Worker:
         """
         Submit a task to run in a separate thread. The task will run the specified
         function with the provided arguments and emit the completed signal when done.
@@ -195,6 +345,7 @@ class BECConnector:
         """
         self.config = config
 
+    # FIXME some thoughts are required to decide how thhis should work with rpc registry
     def apply_config(self, config: dict, generate_new_id: bool = True) -> None:
         """
         Apply the configuration to the widget.
@@ -207,11 +358,12 @@ class BECConnector:
         if generate_new_id is True:
             gui_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
             self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
-            self.set_gui_id(gui_id)
+            self._set_gui_id(gui_id)
             self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)
         else:
             self.gui_id = self.config.gui_id
 
+    # FIXME some thoughts are required to decide how thhis should work with rpc registry
     def load_config(self, path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False):
         """
         Load the configuration of the widget from YAML.
@@ -248,8 +400,8 @@ class BECConnector:
             file_path = os.path.join(path, f"{self.__class__.__name__}_config.yaml")
             save_yaml(file_path, self._config_dict)
 
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def set_gui_id(self, gui_id: str) -> None:
+    # @SafeSlot(str)
+    def _set_gui_id(self, gui_id: str) -> None:
         """
         Set the GUI ID for the widget.
 
@@ -280,7 +432,7 @@ class BECConnector:
         self.client = client
         self.get_bec_shortcuts()
 
-    @pyqtSlot(ConnectionConfig)  # TODO can be also dict
+    @SafeSlot(ConnectionConfig)  # TODO can be also dict
     def on_config_update(self, config: ConnectionConfig | dict) -> None:
         """
         Update the configuration for the widget.
@@ -288,9 +440,26 @@ class BECConnector:
         Args:
             config (ConnectionConfig | dict): Configuration settings.
         """
+        gui_id = getattr(config, "gui_id", None)
         if isinstance(config, dict):
             config = ConnectionConfig(**config)
         self.config = config
+        if gui_id and config.gui_id != gui_id:  # Recreating config should not overwrite the gui_id
+            self.config.gui_id = gui_id
+
+    def remove(self):
+        """Cleanup the BECConnector"""
+        # If the widget is attached to a dock, remove it from the dock.
+        # TODO this should be handled by dock and dock are not by BECConnector  -> issue created #473
+        if self._parent_dock is not None:
+            self._parent_dock.delete(self.object_name)
+        # If the widget is from Qt, trigger its close method.
+        elif hasattr(self, "close"):
+            self.close()
+        # If the widget is neither from a Dock nor from Qt, remove it from the RPC registry.
+        # i.e. Curve Item from Waveform
+        else:
+            self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
 
     def get_config(self, dict_output: bool = True) -> dict | BaseModel:
         """

bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from bec_qthemes import material_icon
 from qtpy import PYSIDE6
 from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
 
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_plugin_helper import user_widget_plugin
+
 if PYSIDE6:
     from PySide6.scripts.pyside_tool import (
         _extend_path_var,
@@ -150,7 +152,12 @@ def main():  # pragma: no cover
         print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Exiting...")
         return
     base_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)).resolve()
+
     plugin_paths = find_plugin_paths(base_dir)
+    if (plugin_repo := user_widget_plugin()) and isinstance(plugin_repo.__file__, str):
+        plugin_repo_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(plugin_repo.__file__)).resolve()
+        plugin_paths.extend(find_plugin_paths(plugin_repo_dir))
+
     set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths)
 
     patch_designer()

bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import collections
+import random
+import string
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
 
@@ -12,11 +14,15 @@ from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
 from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
 
+from bec_widgets.utils.serialization import register_serializer_extension
+
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from bec_lib.endpoints import EndpointInfo
 
+    from bec_widgets.utils.rpc_server import RPCServer
+
 
 class QtThreadSafeCallback(QObject):
     cb_signal = pyqtSignal(dict, dict)
@@ -73,14 +79,23 @@ class BECDispatcher:
 
     _instance = None
     _initialized = False
+    client: BECClient
+    cli_server: RPCServer | None = None
 
-    def __new__(cls, client=None, config: str = None, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __new__(
+        cls,
+        client=None,
+        config: str | ServiceConfig | None = None,
+        gui_id: str = None,
+        *args,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
         if cls._instance is None:
             cls._instance = super(BECDispatcher, cls).__new__(cls)
             cls._initialized = False
         return cls._instance
 
-    def __init__(self, client=None, config: str | ServiceConfig = None):
+    def __init__(self, client=None, config: str | ServiceConfig | None = None, gui_id: str = None):
         if self._initialized:
             return
 
@@ -107,11 +122,18 @@ class BECDispatcher:
         except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             logger.warning("Could not connect to Redis, skipping start of BECClient.")
 
+        register_serializer_extension()
+
         logger.success("Initialized BECDispatcher")
+
+        self.start_cli_server(gui_id=gui_id)
         self._initialized = True
 
     @classmethod
     def reset_singleton(cls):
+        """
+        Reset the singleton instance of the BECDispatcher.
+        """
         cls._instance = None
         cls._initialized = False
 
@@ -178,4 +200,49 @@ class BECDispatcher:
             *args: Arbitrary positional arguments
             **kwargs: Arbitrary keyword arguments
         """
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
         self.disconnect_topics(self.client.connector._topics_cb)
+
+    def start_cli_server(self, gui_id: str | None = None):
+        """
+        Start the CLI server.
+
+        Args:
+            gui_id(str, optional): The GUI ID. Defaults to None. If None, a unique identifier will be generated.
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        from bec_widgets.utils.rpc_server import RPCServer
+
+        if gui_id is None:
+            gui_id = self.generate_unique_identifier()
+
+        if not self.client.started:
+            logger.error("Cannot start CLI server without a running client")
+            return
+        self.cli_server = RPCServer(gui_id, dispatcher=self, client=self.client)
+        logger.success(f"Started CLI server with gui_id: {gui_id}")
+
+    def stop_cli_server(self):
+        """
+        Stop the CLI server.
+        """
+        if self.cli_server is None:
+            logger.error("Cannot stop CLI server without starting it first")
+            return
+        self.cli_server.shutdown()
+        self.cli_server = None
+        logger.success("Stopped CLI server")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def generate_unique_identifier(length: int = 4) -> str:
+        """
+        Generate a unique identifier for the application.
+
+        Args:
+            length: The length of the identifier. Defaults to 4.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The unique identifier.
+        """
+        allowed_chars = string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits
+        return "".join(random.choices(allowed_chars, k=length))

bec_widgets/utils/bec_plugin_helper.py

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.metadata
+import inspect
+import pkgutil
+from importlib import util as importlib_util
+from importlib.machinery import FileFinder, ModuleSpec, SourceFileLoader
+from types import ModuleType
+from typing import Generator
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+
+
+def _submodule_specs(module: ModuleType) -> tuple[ModuleSpec | None, ...]:
+    """Return specs for all submodules of the given module."""
+    return tuple(
+        module_info.module_finder.find_spec(module_info.name)
+        for module_info in pkgutil.iter_modules(module.__path__)
+        if isinstance(module_info.module_finder, FileFinder)
+    )
+
+
+def _loaded_submodules_from_specs(
+    submodule_specs: tuple[ModuleSpec | None, ...]
+) -> Generator[ModuleType, None, None]:
+    """Load all submodules from the given specs."""
+    for submodule in (
+        importlib_util.module_from_spec(spec) for spec in submodule_specs if spec is not None
+    ):
+        assert isinstance(
+            submodule.__loader__, SourceFileLoader
+        ), "Module found from FileFinder should have SourceFileLoader!"
+        submodule.__loader__.exec_module(submodule)
+        yield submodule
+
+
+def _submodule_by_name(module: ModuleType, name: str):
+    for submod in _loaded_submodules_from_specs(_submodule_specs(module)):
+        if submod.__name__ == name:
+            return submod
+    return None
+
+
+def _get_widgets_from_module(module: ModuleType) -> dict[str, "type[BECWidget]"]:
+    """Find any BECWidget subclasses in the given module and return them with their names."""
+    from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget  # avoid circular import
+
+    return dict(
+        inspect.getmembers(
+            module,
+            predicate=lambda item: inspect.isclass(item)
+            and issubclass(item, BECWidget)
+            and item is not BECWidget,
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def _all_widgets_from_all_submods(module):
+    """Recursively load submodules, find any BECWidgets, and return them all as a flat dict."""
+    widgets = _get_widgets_from_module(module)
+    if not hasattr(module, "__path__"):
+        return widgets
+    for submod in _loaded_submodules_from_specs(_submodule_specs(module)):
+        widgets.update(_all_widgets_from_all_submods(submod))
+    return widgets
+
+
+def user_widget_plugin() -> ModuleType | None:
+    plugins = importlib.metadata.entry_points(group="bec.widgets.user_widgets")  # type: ignore
+    return None if len(plugins) == 0 else tuple(plugins)[0].load()
+
+
+def get_plugin_client_module() -> ModuleType | None:
+    """If there is a plugin repository installed, return the client module."""
+    return _submodule_by_name(plugin, "client") if (plugin := user_widget_plugin()) else None
+
+
+def get_all_plugin_widgets() -> dict[str, "type[BECWidget]"]:
+    """If there is a plugin repository installed, load all widgets from it."""
+    if plugin := user_widget_plugin():
+        return _all_widgets_from_all_submods(plugin)
+    else:
+        return {}
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    #  print(get_all_plugin_widgets())
+    client = get_plugin_client_module()
+    ...

bec_widgets/utils/bec_signal_proxy.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ will allow you to decide by yourself when to unblock and execute the callback ag
 from pyqtgraph import SignalProxy
 from qtpy.QtCore import QTimer, Signal
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 
 
 class BECSignalProxy(SignalProxy):

bec_widgets/utils/bec_widget.py

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 import darkdetect
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
 from bec_widgets.utils.colors import set_theme
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock import BECDock
+
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 
 
@@ -17,13 +23,16 @@ class BECWidget(BECConnector):
     # The icon name is the name of the icon in the icon theme, typically a name taken
     # from fonts.google.com/icons. Override this in subclasses to set the icon name.
     ICON_NAME = "widgets"
+    USER_ACCESS = ["remove"]
 
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     def __init__(
         self,
         client=None,
         config: ConnectionConfig = None,
-        gui_id: str = None,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
         theme_update: bool = False,
+        parent_dock: BECDock | None = None,  # TODO should go away -> issue created #473
         **kwargs,
     ):
         """
@@ -43,11 +52,12 @@ class BECWidget(BECConnector):
             theme_update(bool, optional): Whether to subscribe to theme updates. Defaults to False. When set to True, the
                 widget's apply_theme method will be called when the theme changes.
         """
-        if not isinstance(self, QWidget):
-            raise RuntimeError(f"{repr(self)} is not a subclass of QWidget")
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
 
-        # Set the theme to auto if it is not set yet
+        super().__init__(
+            client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, parent_dock=parent_dock, **kwargs
+        )
+        if not isinstance(self, QObject):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{repr(self)} is not a subclass of QWidget")
         app = QApplication.instance()
         if not hasattr(app, "theme"):
             # DO NOT SET THE THEME TO AUTO! Otherwise, the qwebengineview will segfault
@@ -88,10 +98,16 @@ class BECWidget(BECConnector):
 
     def cleanup(self):
         """Cleanup the widget."""
+        with RPCRegister.delayed_broadcast():
+            # All widgets need to call super().cleanup() in their cleanup method
+            logger.info(f"Registry cleanup for widget {self.__class__.__name__}")
+            self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
-        self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
+        """Wrap the close even to ensure the rpc_register is cleaned up."""
         try:
-            self.cleanup()
+            if not self._destroyed:
+                self.cleanup()
+                self._destroyed = True
         finally:
-            super().closeEvent(event)
+            super().closeEvent(event)  # pylint: disable=no-member

bec_widgets/utils/colors.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from bec_qthemes._main import AccentColors
 
 

bec_widgets/utils/compact_popup.py

@@ -266,3 +266,5 @@ class CompactPopupWidget(QWidget):
         # to ensure proper resources cleanup
         for child in self.container.findChildren(QWidget, options=Qt.FindDirectChildrenOnly):
             child.close()
+
+        super().closeEvent(event)

bec_widgets/utils/container_utils.py

@@ -1,30 +1,55 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import itertools
-from typing import Type
+from typing import Literal, Type
 
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+
 
 class WidgetContainerUtils:
 
+    # We need one handler that checks if a WIDGET of a given name is already created for that DOCKAREA
+    # 1. If the name exists, then it depends whether the name was auto-generated -> add _1 to the name
+    #    or alternatively raise an error that it can't be added again ( just raise an error)
+    # 2. Dock names in between docks should also be unique
+
     @staticmethod
-    def generate_unique_widget_id(container: dict, prefix: str = "widget") -> str:
-        """
-        Generate a unique widget ID.
+    def has_name_valid_chars(name: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if the name is valid.
 
         Args:
-            container(dict): The container of widgets.
-            prefix(str): The prefix of the widget ID.
+            name(str): The name to be checked.
 
         Returns:
-            widget_id(str): The unique widget ID.
+            bool: True if the name is valid, False otherwise.
         """
-        existing_ids = set(container.keys())
-        for i in itertools.count(1):
-            widget_id = f"{prefix}_{i}"
-            if widget_id not in existing_ids:
-                return widget_id
+        if not name or len(name) > 256:
+            return False  # Don't accept empty names or names longer than 256 characters
+        check_value = name.replace("_", "").replace("-", "")
+        if not check_value.isalnum() or not check_value.isascii():
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def generate_unique_name(name: str, list_of_names: list[str] | None = None) -> str:
+        """Generate a unique ID.
+
+        Args:
+            name(str): The name of the widget.
+        Returns:
+            tuple (str): The unique name
+        """
+        if list_of_names is None:
+            list_of_names = []
+        ii = 0
+        while ii < 1000:  # 1000 is arbritrary!
+            name_candidate = f"{name}_{ii}"
+            if name_candidate not in list_of_names:
+                return name_candidate
+            ii += 1
+        raise ValueError("Could not generate a unique name after within 1000 attempts.")
 
     @staticmethod
     def find_first_widget_by_class(

bec_widgets/utils/crosshair.py

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import Any
 
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
@@ -197,15 +200,18 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
                 self.marker_2d = pg.ROI(
                     [0, 0], size=[1, 1], pen=pg.mkPen("r", width=2), movable=False
                 )
+                self.marker_2d.skip_auto_range = True
                 self.plot_item.addItem(self.marker_2d)
 
-    def snap_to_data(self, x, y) -> tuple[defaultdict[list], defaultdict[list]]:
+    def snap_to_data(
+        self, x: float, y: float
+    ) -> tuple[None, None] | tuple[defaultdict[Any, list], defaultdict[Any, list]]:
         """
         Finds the nearest data points to the given x and y coordinates.
 
         Args:
-            x: The x-coordinate of the mouse cursor
-            y: The y-coordinate of the mouse cursor
+            x(float): The x-coordinate of the mouse cursor
+            y(float): The y-coordinate of the mouse cursor
 
         Returns:
             tuple: x and y values snapped to the nearest data
@@ -235,7 +241,7 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
                     y_values[name] = closest_y
                     x_values[name] = closest_x
             elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):  # 2D plot
-                name = item.config.monitor
+                name = item.config.monitor or str(id(item))
                 image_2d = item.image
                 # Clip the x and y values to the image dimensions to avoid out of bounds errors
                 y_values[name] = int(np.clip(y, 0, image_2d.shape[1] - 1))
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
                     )
                     self.coordinatesChanged1D.emit(coordinate_to_emit)
                 elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):
-                    name = item.config.monitor
+                    name = item.config.monitor or str(id(item))
                     x, y = x_snap_values[name], y_snap_values[name]
                     if x is None or y is None:
                         continue
@@ -374,7 +380,7 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
                     )
                     self.coordinatesClicked1D.emit(coordinate_to_emit)
                 elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):
-                    name = item.config.monitor
+                    name = item.config.monitor or str(id(item))
                     x, y = x_snap_values[name], y_snap_values[name]
                     if x is None or y is None:
                         continue
@@ -418,9 +424,17 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
         """
         x, y = pos
         x_scaled, y_scaled = self.scale_emitted_coordinates(x, y)
-
+        text = f"({x_scaled:.{self.precision}g}, {y_scaled:.{self.precision}g})"
+        for item in self.items:
+            if isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):
+                image = item.image
+                ix = int(np.clip(x, 0, image.shape[0] - 1))
+                iy = int(np.clip(y, 0, image.shape[1] - 1))
+                intensity = image[ix, iy]
+                text += f"\nIntensity: {intensity:.{self.precision}g}"
+                break
         # Update coordinate label
-        self.coord_label.setText(f"({x_scaled:.{self.precision}g}, {y_scaled:.{self.precision}g})")
+        self.coord_label.setText(text)
         self.coord_label.setPos(x, y)
         self.coord_label.setVisible(True)
 
@@ -436,6 +450,9 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
         self.clear_markers()
 
     def cleanup(self):
+        if self.marker_2d is not None:
+            self.plot_item.removeItem(self.marker_2d)
+            self.marker_2d = None
         self.plot_item.removeItem(self.v_line)
         self.plot_item.removeItem(self.h_line)
         self.plot_item.removeItem(self.coord_label)

bec_widgets/utils/entry_validator.py

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ class EntryValidator:
         if entry is None or entry == "":
             entry = next(iter(device._hints), name) if hasattr(device, "_hints") else name
         if entry not in description:
-            raise ValueError(f"Entry '{entry}' not found in device '{name}' signals")
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Entry '{entry}' not found in device '{name}' signals. Available signals: {description.keys()}"
+            )
 
         return entry
 

bec_widgets/utils/error_popups.py

@@ -96,15 +96,33 @@ def SafeSlot(*slot_args, **slot_kwargs):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
     'popup_error' keyword argument can be passed with boolean value if a dialog should pop up,
     otherwise error display is left to the original exception hook
+    '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.
     """
     popup_error = bool(slot_kwargs.pop("popup_error", False))
+    verify_sender = bool(slot_kwargs.pop("verify_sender", False))
 
     def error_managed(method):
         @Slot(*slot_args, **slot_kwargs)
         @functools.wraps(method)
         def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             try:
+                if not verify_sender or len(args) == 0:
+                    return method(*args, **kwargs)
+
+                _instance = args[0]
+                if not isinstance(_instance, QObject):
+                    return method(*args, **kwargs)
+                sender = _instance.sender()
+                if sender is None:
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"Sender is None for {method.__module__}.{method.__qualname__}, "
+                        "skipping method call."
+                    )
+                    return
                 return method(*args, **kwargs)
+
             except Exception:
                 slot_name = f"{method.__module__}.{method.__qualname__}"
                 error_msg = traceback.format_exc()

bec_widgets/utils/expandable_frame.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QWidget,
 )
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 
 
 class ExpandableGroupFrame(QFrame):
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ExpandableGroupFrame(QFrame):
         self._title_layout.addWidget(self._expansion_button)
         self._title_layout.addWidget(self._title)
 
-        self._contents = QWidget()
+        self._contents = QWidget(self)
         self._layout.addWidget(self._contents)
 
         self._expansion_button.clicked.connect(self.switch_expanded_state)

bec_widgets/utils/forms_from_types/forms.py

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from decimal import Decimal
+from types import NoneType
+
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from bec_qthemes import material_icon
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal  # type: ignore
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGridLayout, QLabel, QLayout, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.compact_popup import CompactPopupWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.forms_from_types.items import FormItemSpec, widget_from_type
+
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
+
+class TypedForm(BECWidget, QWidget):
+    PLUGIN = True
+    ICON_NAME = "list_alt"
+
+    value_changed = Signal()
+
+    RPC = False
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        items: list[tuple[str, type]] | None = None,
+        form_item_specs: list[FormItemSpec] | None = None,
+        client=None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        """Widget with a list of form items based on a list of types.
+
+        Args:
+            items (list[tuple[str, type]]): list of tuples of a name for the field and its type.
+                                            Should be a type supported by the logic in items.py
+            form_item_specs (list[FormItemSpec]): list of form item specs, equivalent to items.
+                                                  only one of items or form_item_specs should be
+                                                  supplied.
+
+        """
+        if (items is not None and form_item_specs is not None) or (
+            items is None and form_item_specs is None
+        ):
+            raise ValueError("Must specify one and only one of items and form_item_specs")
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, **kwargs)
+        self._items = (
+            form_item_specs
+            if form_item_specs is not None
+            else [
+                FormItemSpec(name=name, item_type=item_type)
+                for name, item_type in items  # type: ignore
+            ]
+        )
+        self._layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        self._layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.setLayout(self._layout)
+
+        self._form_grid_container = QWidget(parent=self)
+        self._form_grid = QWidget(parent=self._form_grid_container)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self._form_grid_container)
+        self._form_grid_container.setLayout(QVBoxLayout())
+        self._form_grid.setLayout(self._new_grid_layout())
+
+        self.populate()
+
+    def populate(self):
+        self._clear_grid()
+        for r, item in enumerate(self._items):
+            self._add_griditem(item, r)
+
+    def _add_griditem(self, item: FormItemSpec, row: int):
+        grid = self._form_grid.layout()
+        label = QLabel(item.name)
+        label.setProperty("_model_field_name", item.name)
+        label.setToolTip(item.info.description or item.name)
+        grid.addWidget(label, row, 0)
+        widget = widget_from_type(item.item_type)(parent=self, spec=item)
+        widget.valueChanged.connect(self.value_changed)
+        grid.addWidget(widget, row, 1)
+
+    def _dict_from_grid(self) -> dict[str, str | int | float | Decimal | bool]:
+        grid: QGridLayout = self._form_grid.layout()  # type: ignore
+        return {
+            grid.itemAtPosition(i, 0)
+            .widget()
+            .property("_model_field_name"): grid.itemAtPosition(i, 1)
+            .widget()
+            .getValue()  # type: ignore # we only add 'DynamicFormItem's here
+            for i in range(grid.rowCount())
+        }
+
+    def _clear_grid(self):
+        if (old_layout := self._form_grid.layout()) is not None:
+            while old_layout.count():
+                item = old_layout.takeAt(0)
+                widget = item.widget()
+                if widget is not None:
+                    widget.deleteLater()
+            old_layout.deleteLater()
+            self._form_grid.deleteLater()
+        self._form_grid = QWidget()
+
+        self._form_grid.setLayout(self._new_grid_layout())
+        self._form_grid_container.layout().addWidget(self._form_grid)
+
+        self._form_grid.adjustSize()
+        self._form_grid_container.adjustSize()
+        self.adjustSize()
+
+    def _new_grid_layout(self):
+        new_grid = QGridLayout()
+        new_grid.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        new_grid.setSizeConstraint(QLayout.SizeConstraint.SetFixedSize)
+        return new_grid
+
+
+class PydanticModelForm(TypedForm):
+    metadata_updated = Signal(dict)
+    metadata_cleared = Signal(NoneType)
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, metadata_model: type[BaseModel] = None, client=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        A form generated from a pydantic model.
+
+        Args:
+            metadata_model (type[BaseModel]): the model class for which to generate a form.
+        """
+        self._md_schema = metadata_model
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, form_item_specs=self._form_item_specs(), client=client)
+
+        self._validity = CompactPopupWidget()
+        self._validity.compact_view = True  # type: ignore
+        self._validity.label = "Metadata validity"  # type: ignore
+        self._validity.compact_show_popup.setIcon(
+            material_icon(icon_name="info", size=(10, 10), convert_to_pixmap=False)
+        )
+        self._validity_message = QLabel("Not yet validated")
+        self._validity.addWidget(self._validity_message)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self._validity)
+        self.value_changed.connect(self.validate_form)
+
+    def set_schema(self, schema: type[BaseModel]):
+        self._md_schema = schema
+        self.populate()
+
+    def _form_item_specs(self):
+        return [
+            FormItemSpec(name=name, info=info, item_type=info.annotation)
+            for name, info in self._md_schema.model_fields.items()
+        ]
+
+    def update_items_from_schema(self):
+        self._items = self._form_item_specs()
+
+    def populate(self):
+        self.update_items_from_schema()
+        super().populate()
+
+    def get_form_data(self):
+        """Get the entered metadata as a dict."""
+        return self._dict_from_grid()
+
+    def validate_form(self, *_) -> bool:
+        """validate the currently entered metadata against the pydantic schema.
+        If successful, returns on metadata_emitted and returns true.
+        Otherwise, emits on metadata_cleared and returns false."""
+        try:
+            metadata_dict = self.get_form_data()
+            self._md_schema.model_validate(metadata_dict)
+            self._validity.set_global_state("success")
+            self._validity_message.setText("No errors!")
+            self.metadata_updated.emit(metadata_dict)
+            return True
+        except ValidationError as e:
+            self._validity.set_global_state("emergency")
+            self._validity_message.setText(str(e))
+            self.metadata_cleared.emit(None)
+            return False

bec_widgets/utils/forms_from_types/items.py

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from decimal import Decimal
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, get_args
+from types import UnionType
+from typing import Callable, Protocol
 
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from bec_qthemes import material_icon
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal  # type: ignore
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication,
@@ -33,12 +35,22 @@ from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.scan_metadata._util import (
     field_precision,
 )
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
-
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 
 
+class FormItemSpec(BaseModel):
+    """
+    The specification for an item in a dynamically generated form. Uses a pydantic FieldInfo
+    to store most annotation info, since one of the main purposes is to store data for
+    forms genrated from pydantic models, but can also be composed from other sources or by hand.
+    """
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
+    item_type: type | UnionType
+    name: str
+    info: FieldInfo = FieldInfo()
+
+
 class ClearableBoolEntry(QWidget):
     stateChanged = Signal()
 
@@ -82,21 +94,20 @@ class ClearableBoolEntry(QWidget):
         self._false.setToolTip(tooltip)
 
 
-class MetadataWidget(QWidget):
-
+class DynamicFormItem(QWidget):
     valueChanged = Signal()
 
-    def __init__(self, info: FieldInfo, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None, *, spec: FormItemSpec) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
-        self._info = info
+        self._spec = spec
         self._layout = QHBoxLayout()
         self._layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         self._layout.setSizeConstraint(QLayout.SizeConstraint.SetMaximumSize)
-        self._default = field_default(self._info)
-        self._desc = self._info.description
+        self._default = field_default(self._spec.info)
+        self._desc = self._spec.info.description
         self.setLayout(self._layout)
         self._add_main_widget()
-        if clearable_required(info):
+        if clearable_required(spec.info):
             self._add_clear_button()
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -127,15 +138,15 @@ class MetadataWidget(QWidget):
         self.valueChanged.emit()
 
 
-class StrMetadataField(MetadataWidget):
-    def __init__(self, info: FieldInfo, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
-        super().__init__(info, parent)
+class StrMetadataField(DynamicFormItem):
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None, *, spec: FormItemSpec) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, spec=spec)
         self._main_widget.textChanged.connect(self._value_changed)
 
     def _add_main_widget(self) -> None:
         self._main_widget = QLineEdit()
         self._layout.addWidget(self._main_widget)
-        min_length, max_length = field_minlen(self._info), field_maxlen(self._info)
+        min_length, max_length = (field_minlen(self._spec.info), field_maxlen(self._spec.info))
         if max_length:
             self._main_widget.setMaxLength(max_length)
         self._main_widget.setToolTip(
@@ -156,15 +167,15 @@ class StrMetadataField(MetadataWidget):
         self._main_widget.setText(value)
 
 
-class IntMetadataField(MetadataWidget):
-    def __init__(self, info: FieldInfo, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
-        super().__init__(info, parent)
+class IntMetadataField(DynamicFormItem):
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None, *, spec: FormItemSpec) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, spec=spec)
         self._main_widget.textChanged.connect(self._value_changed)
 
     def _add_main_widget(self) -> None:
         self._main_widget = QSpinBox()
         self._layout.addWidget(self._main_widget)
-        min_, max_ = field_limits(self._info, int)
+        min_, max_ = field_limits(self._spec.info, int)
         self._main_widget.setMinimum(min_)
         self._main_widget.setMaximum(max_)
         self._main_widget.setToolTip(f"(range {min_} to {max_}){self._describe()}")
@@ -185,18 +196,18 @@ class IntMetadataField(MetadataWidget):
         self._main_widget.setValue(value)
 
 
-class FloatDecimalMetadataField(MetadataWidget):
-    def __init__(self, info: FieldInfo, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
-        super().__init__(info, parent)
+class FloatDecimalMetadataField(DynamicFormItem):
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None, *, spec: FormItemSpec) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, spec=spec)
         self._main_widget.textChanged.connect(self._value_changed)
 
     def _add_main_widget(self) -> None:
         self._main_widget = QDoubleSpinBox()
         self._layout.addWidget(self._main_widget)
-        min_, max_ = field_limits(self._info, int)
+        min_, max_ = field_limits(self._spec.info, int)
         self._main_widget.setMinimum(min_)
         self._main_widget.setMaximum(max_)
-        precision = field_precision(self._info)
+        precision = field_precision(self._spec.info)
         if precision:
             self._main_widget.setDecimals(precision)
         minstr = f"{float(min_):.3f}" if abs(min_) <= 1000 else f"{float(min_):.3e}"
@@ -219,13 +230,13 @@ class FloatDecimalMetadataField(MetadataWidget):
         self._main_widget.setValue(value)
 
 
-class BoolMetadataField(MetadataWidget):
-    def __init__(self, info: FieldInfo, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
-        super().__init__(info, parent)
+class BoolMetadataField(DynamicFormItem):
+    def __init__(self, *, parent: QWidget | None = None, spec: FormItemSpec) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, spec=spec)
         self._main_widget.stateChanged.connect(self._value_changed)
 
     def _add_main_widget(self) -> None:
-        if clearable_required(self._info):
+        if clearable_required(self._spec.info):
             self._main_widget = ClearableBoolEntry()
         else:
             self._main_widget = QCheckBox()
@@ -240,7 +251,7 @@ class BoolMetadataField(MetadataWidget):
         self._main_widget.setChecked(value)
 
 
-def widget_from_type(annotation: type | None) -> Callable[[FieldInfo], MetadataWidget]:
+def widget_from_type(annotation: type | UnionType | None) -> type[DynamicFormItem]:
     if annotation in [str, str | None]:
         return StrMetadataField
     if annotation in [int, int | None]:

bec_widgets/utils/generate_designer_plugin.py

@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
 import inspect
 import os
 import re
+from typing import NamedTuple
 
 from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
 
+from bec_widgets.utils.name_utils import pascal_to_snake
+
 EXCLUDED_PLUGINS = ["BECConnector", "BECDockArea", "BECDock", "BECFigure"]
 
 
+class PluginFilenames(NamedTuple):
+    register: str
+    plugin: str
+    pyproj: str
+
+
+def plugin_filenames(name: str) -> PluginFilenames:
+    return PluginFilenames(f"register_{name}.py", f"{name}_plugin.py", f"{name}.pyproject")
+
+
 class DesignerPluginInfo:
     def __init__(self, plugin_class):
         self.plugin_class = plugin_class
         self.plugin_name_pascal = plugin_class.__name__
-        self.plugin_name_snake = self.pascal_to_snake(self.plugin_name_pascal)
+        self.plugin_name_snake = pascal_to_snake(self.plugin_name_pascal)
         self.widget_import = f"from {plugin_class.__module__} import {self.plugin_name_pascal}"
         plugin_module = (
             ".".join(plugin_class.__module__.split(".")[:-1]) + f".{self.plugin_name_snake}_plugin"
@@ -27,21 +40,6 @@ class DesignerPluginInfo:
 
         self.base_path = os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(plugin_class))
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def pascal_to_snake(name: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Convert PascalCase to snake_case.
-
-        Args:
-            name (str): The name to be converted.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The converted name.
-        """
-        s1 = re.sub(r"([a-z0-9])([A-Z])", r"\1_\2", name)
-        s2 = re.sub(r"([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])", r"\1_\2", s1)
-        return s2.lower()
-
 
 class DesignerPluginGenerator:
     def __init__(self, widget: type):
@@ -53,11 +51,15 @@ class DesignerPluginGenerator:
             self._excluded = True
             return
 
-        self.templates = {}
+        self.templates: dict[str, str] = {}
         self.template_path = os.path.join(
             os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "plugin_templates"
         )
 
+    @property
+    def filenames(self):
+        return plugin_filenames(self.info.plugin_name_snake)
+
     def run(self, validate=True):
         if self._excluded:
             print(f"Plugin {self.widget.__name__} is excluded from generation.")
@@ -107,31 +109,33 @@ class DesignerPluginGenerator:
                 or bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent)") > 0)
             )
 
+        # for the new style classes, we only have one super call. We can therefore check if the
+        # number of __init__ calls is 2 (the class itself and the super class)
+        num_inits = re.findall(r"__init__", init_source)
+        if len(num_inits) == 2 and not super_init_found:
+            super_init_found = bool(
+                init_source.find("super().__init__(parent=parent") > 0
+                or init_source.find("super().__init__(parent,") > 0
+                or init_source.find("super().__init__(parent)") > 0
+            )
+
         if not cls_init_found and not super_init_found:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must call the super constructor with parent."
             )
 
+    def _write_file(self, name: str, contents: str):
+        with open(os.path.join(self.info.base_path, name), "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(contents)
+
+    def _format(self, name: str):
+        return self.templates[name].format(**self.info.__dict__)
+
     def _write_templates(self):
-        self._write_register()
-        self._write_plugin()
-        self._write_pyproject()
-
-    def _write_register(self):
-        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"register_{self.info.plugin_name_snake}.py")
-        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(self.templates["register"].format(**self.info.__dict__))
-
-    def _write_plugin(self):
-        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"{self.info.plugin_name_snake}_plugin.py")
-        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(self.templates["plugin"].format(**self.info.__dict__))
-
-    def _write_pyproject(self):
-        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"{self.info.plugin_name_snake}.pyproject")
-        out = {"files": [f"{self.info.plugin_class.__module__.split('.')[-1]}.py"]}
-        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(str(out))
+        self._write_file(self.filenames.register, self._format("register"))
+        self._write_file(self.filenames.plugin, self._format("plugin"))
+        pyproj = str({"files": [f"{self.info.plugin_class.__module__.split('.')[-1]}.py"]})
+        self._write_file(self.filenames.pyproj, pyproj)
 
     def _load_templates(self):
         for file in os.listdir(self.template_path):

bec_widgets/utils/linear_region_selector.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """ 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
+
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Signal, Slot
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor

bec_widgets/utils/name_utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import re
+
+
+def pascal_to_snake(name: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Convert PascalCase to snake_case.
+
+    Args:
+        name (str): The name to be converted.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The converted name.
+    """
+    s1 = re.sub(r"([a-z0-9])([A-Z])", r"\1_\2", name)
+    s2 = re.sub(r"([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])", r"\1_\2", s1)
+    return s2.lower()

bec_widgets/utils/palette_viewer.py

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class PaletteViewer(BECWidget, QWidget):
     """
 
     ICON_NAME = "palette"
+    RPC = False
 
     def __init__(self, *args, parent=None, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, theme_update=True, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, theme_update=True, **kwargs)
         self.setFixedSize(400, 600)
         layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
         dark_mode_button = DarkModeButton(self)

bec_widgets/utils/plot_indicator_items.py

@@ -148,10 +148,7 @@ class BECTickItem(BECIndicatorItem):
     def cleanup(self) -> None:
         """Cleanup the item"""
         self.remove_from_plot()
-        if self.tick_item is not None:
-            self.tick_item.close()
-            self.tick_item.deleteLater()
-            self.tick_item = None
+        self.tick_item = None
 
 
 class BECArrowItem(BECIndicatorItem):
@@ -174,7 +171,7 @@ class BECArrowItem(BECIndicatorItem):
 
     def __init__(self, plot_item: pg.PlotItem = None, parent=None):
         super().__init__(plot_item=plot_item, parent=parent)
-        self.arrow_item = pg.ArrowItem(parent=parent)
+        self.arrow_item = pg.ArrowItem()
         self.arrow_item.skip_auto_range = True
         self._pos = (0, 0)
         self.arrow_item.setVisible(False)

bec_widgets/utils/plugin_utils.py

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import importlib
 import inspect
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from bec_lib.plugin_helper import _get_available_plugins
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGraphicsWidget, QWidget
@@ -9,6 +12,9 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGraphicsWidget, QWidget
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.auto_update.auto_updates import AutoUpdates
+
 
 def get_plugin_widgets() -> dict[str, BECConnector]:
     """
@@ -45,6 +51,40 @@ def _filter_plugins(obj):
     return inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, BECConnector)
 
 
+def get_plugin_auto_updates() -> dict[str, type[AutoUpdates]]:
+    """
+    Get all available auto update classes from the plugin directory. AutoUpdates must inherit from AutoUpdate and be
+    placed in the plugin repository's bec_widgets/auto_updates directory. The entry point for the auto updates is
+    specified in the respective pyproject.toml file using the following key:
+        [project.entry-points."bec.widgets.auto_updates"]
+        plugin_widgets_update = "<beamline_name>.bec_widgets.auto_updates"
+
+    e.g.
+        [project.entry-points."bec.widgets.auto_updates"]
+        plugin_widgets_update = "pxiii_bec.bec_widgets.auto_updates"
+
+    Returns:
+        dict[str, AutoUpdates]: A dictionary of widget names and their respective classes.
+    """
+    modules = _get_available_plugins("bec.widgets.auto_updates")
+    loaded_plugins = {}
+    for module in modules:
+        mods = inspect.getmembers(module, predicate=_filter_auto_updates)
+        for name, mod_cls in mods:
+            if name in loaded_plugins:
+                print(f"Duplicated auto update {name}.")
+            loaded_plugins[name] = mod_cls
+    return loaded_plugins
+
+
+def _filter_auto_updates(obj):
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.auto_update.auto_updates import AutoUpdates
+
+    return (
+        inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, AutoUpdates) and not obj.__name__ == "AutoUpdates"
+    )
+
+
 @dataclass
 class BECClassInfo:
     name: str
@@ -58,7 +98,13 @@ class BECClassInfo:
 
 class BECClassContainer:
     def __init__(self):
-        self._collection = []
+        self._collection: list[BECClassInfo] = []
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return str(list(cl.name for cl in self.collection))
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self._collection.__iter__()
 
     def add_class(self, class_info: BECClassInfo):
         """

bec_widgets/utils/round_frame.py

@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ import pyqtgraph as pg
 from qtpy.QtCore import Property
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QFrame, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
 from bec_widgets.widgets.utility.visual.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button import DarkModeButton
 
 
-class RoundedFrame(BECWidget, QFrame):
+class RoundedFrame(QFrame):
     """
     A custom QFrame with rounded corners and optional theme updates.
     The frame can contain any QWidget, however it is mainly designed to wrap PlotWidgets to provide a consistent look and feel with other BEC Widgets.
@@ -17,15 +16,12 @@ class RoundedFrame(BECWidget, QFrame):
         parent=None,
         content_widget: QWidget = None,
         background_color: str = None,
-        theme_update: bool = True,
+        orientation: str = "horizontal",
         radius: int = 10,
-        **kwargs,
     ):
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         QFrame.__init__(self, parent)
 
         self.background_color = background_color
-        self.theme_update = theme_update if background_color is None else False
         self._radius = radius
 
         # Apply rounded frame styling
@@ -33,8 +29,12 @@ class RoundedFrame(BECWidget, QFrame):
         self.setObjectName("roundedFrame")
 
         # Create a layout for the frame
-        self.layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
-        self.layout.setContentsMargins(5, 5, 5, 5)  # Set 5px margin
+        if orientation == "vertical":
+            self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+            self.layout.setContentsMargins(5, 5, 5, 5)
+        else:
+            self.layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
+            self.layout.setContentsMargins(5, 5, 5, 5)  # Set 5px margin
 
         # Add the content widget to the layout
         if content_widget:
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ class RoundedFrame(BECWidget, QFrame):
         # Automatically apply initial styles to the GraphicalLayoutWidget if applicable
         self.apply_plot_widget_style()
 
-        self._connect_to_theme_change()
-
     def apply_theme(self, theme: str):
         """
         Apply the theme to the frame and its content if theme updates are enabled.
         """
-        if not self.theme_update:
-            return
+        if self.content_widget is not None and isinstance(
+            self.content_widget, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget
+        ):
+            self.content_widget.setBackground(self.background_color)
 
         # Update background color based on the theme
         if theme == "light":
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ class ExampleApp(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover
         plot2.plot_item = plot_item_2
 
         # Wrap PlotWidgets in RoundedFrame
-        rounded_plot1 = RoundedFrame(content_widget=plot1, theme_update=True)
-        rounded_plot2 = RoundedFrame(content_widget=plot2, theme_update=True)
+        rounded_plot1 = RoundedFrame(parent=self, content_widget=plot1)
+        rounded_plot2 = RoundedFrame(parent=self, content_widget=plot2)
 
         # Add to layout
         layout.addWidget(dark_button)

bec_widgets/utils/rpc_server.py

@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import functools
+import traceback
+import types
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, TypeVar
+
+from bec_lib.client import BECClient
+from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import
+from qtpy.QtCore import QTimer
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from redis.exceptions import RedisError
+
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import ErrorPopupUtility
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.main_window.main_window import BECMainWindow
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from bec_lib import messages
+    from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
+else:
+    messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def rpc_exception_hook(err_func):
+    """This context replaces the popup message box for error display with a specific hook"""
+    # get error popup utility singleton
+    popup = ErrorPopupUtility()
+    # save current setting
+    old_exception_hook = popup.custom_exception_hook
+
+    # install err_func, if it is a callable
+    # IMPORTANT, Keep self here, because this method is overwriting the custom_exception_hook
+    # of the ErrorPopupUtility (popup instance) class.
+    def custom_exception_hook(self, exc_type, value, tb, **kwargs):
+        err_func({"error": popup.get_error_message(exc_type, value, tb)})
+
+    popup.custom_exception_hook = types.MethodType(custom_exception_hook, popup)
+
+    try:
+        yield popup
+    finally:
+        # restore state of error popup utility singleton
+        popup.custom_exception_hook = old_exception_hook
+
+
+class RPCServer:
+
+    client: BECClient
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        gui_id: str,
+        dispatcher: BECDispatcher | None = None,
+        client: BECClient | None = None,
+        config=None,
+        gui_class_id: str = "bec",
+    ) -> None:
+        self.status = messages.BECStatus.BUSY
+        self.dispatcher = BECDispatcher(config=config) if dispatcher is None else dispatcher
+        self.client = self.dispatcher.client if client is None else client
+        self.client.start()
+        self.gui_id = gui_id
+        # register broadcast callback
+        self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
+        self.rpc_register.add_callback(self.broadcast_registry_update)
+
+        self.dispatcher.connect_slot(
+            self.on_rpc_update, MessageEndpoints.gui_instructions(self.gui_id)
+        )
+
+        # Setup QTimer for heartbeat
+        self._heartbeat_timer = QTimer()
+        self._heartbeat_timer.timeout.connect(self.emit_heartbeat)
+        self._heartbeat_timer.start(200)
+        self._registry_update_callbacks = []
+        self._broadcasted_data = {}
+
+        self.status = messages.BECStatus.RUNNING
+        logger.success(f"Server started with gui_id: {self.gui_id}")
+
+    def on_rpc_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
+        request_id = metadata.get("request_id")
+        if request_id is None:
+            logger.error("Received RPC instruction without request_id")
+            return
+        logger.debug(f"Received RPC instruction: {msg}, metadata: {metadata}")
+        with rpc_exception_hook(functools.partial(self.send_response, request_id, False)):
+            try:
+                obj = self.get_object_from_config(msg["parameter"])
+                method = msg["action"]
+                args = msg["parameter"].get("args", [])
+                kwargs = msg["parameter"].get("kwargs", {})
+                res = self.run_rpc(obj, method, args, kwargs)
+            except Exception:
+                content = traceback.format_exc()
+                logger.error(f"Error while executing RPC instruction: {content}")
+                self.send_response(request_id, False, {"error": content})
+            else:
+                logger.debug(f"RPC instruction executed successfully: {res}")
+                self.send_response(request_id, True, {"result": res})
+
+    def send_response(self, request_id: str, accepted: bool, msg: dict):
+        self.client.connector.set_and_publish(
+            MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id),
+            messages.RequestResponseMessage(accepted=accepted, message=msg),
+            expire=60,
+        )
+
+    def get_object_from_config(self, config: dict):
+        gui_id = config.get("gui_id")
+        obj = self.rpc_register.get_rpc_by_id(gui_id)
+        if obj is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Object with gui_id {gui_id} not found")
+        return obj
+
+    def run_rpc(self, obj, method, args, kwargs):
+        # Run with rpc registry broadcast, but only once
+        with RPCRegister.delayed_broadcast():
+            logger.debug(f"Running RPC instruction: {method} with args: {args}, kwargs: {kwargs}")
+            method_obj = getattr(obj, method)
+            # check if the method accepts args and kwargs
+            if not callable(method_obj):
+                if not args:
+                    res = method_obj
+                else:
+                    setattr(obj, method, args[0])
+                    res = None
+            else:
+                res = method_obj(*args, **kwargs)
+
+            if isinstance(res, list):
+                res = [self.serialize_object(obj) for obj in res]
+            elif isinstance(res, dict):
+                res = {key: self.serialize_object(val) for key, val in res.items()}
+            else:
+                res = self.serialize_object(res)
+            return res
+
+    def serialize_object(self, obj: T) -> None | dict | T:
+        """
+        Serialize all BECConnector objects.
+
+        Args:
+            obj: The object to be serialized.
+
+        Returns:
+            None | dict | T: The serialized object or None if the object is not a BECConnector.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(obj, BECConnector):
+            return obj
+        # Respect RPC = False
+        if getattr(obj, "RPC", True) is False:
+            return None
+        return self._serialize_bec_connector(obj, wait=True)
+
+    def emit_heartbeat(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Emit a heartbeat message to the GUI server.
+        This method is called periodically to indicate that the server is still running.
+        """
+        logger.trace(f"Emitting heartbeat for {self.gui_id}")
+        try:
+            self.client.connector.set(
+                MessageEndpoints.gui_heartbeat(self.gui_id),
+                messages.StatusMessage(name=self.gui_id, status=self.status, info={}),
+                expire=10,
+            )
+        except RedisError as exc:
+            logger.error(f"Error while emitting heartbeat: {exc}")
+
+    def broadcast_registry_update(self, connections: dict) -> None:
+        """
+        Broadcast the registry update to all the callbacks.
+        This method is called whenever the registry is updated.
+        """
+        data = {}
+        for key, val in connections.items():
+            if not isinstance(val, BECConnector):
+                continue
+            if not getattr(val, "RPC", True):
+                continue
+            data[key] = self._serialize_bec_connector(val)
+        if self._broadcasted_data == data:
+            return
+        self._broadcasted_data = data
+
+        logger.info(f"Broadcasting registry update: {data} for {self.gui_id}")
+        self.client.connector.xadd(
+            MessageEndpoints.gui_registry_state(self.gui_id),
+            msg_dict={"data": messages.GUIRegistryStateMessage(state=data)},
+            max_size=1,
+        )
+
+    def _serialize_bec_connector(self, connector: BECConnector, wait=False) -> dict:
+        """
+        Create the serialization dict for a single BECConnector.
+
+        Args:
+            connector (BECConnector): The BECConnector to serialize.
+            wait (bool): If True, wait until the object is registered in the RPC register.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The serialized BECConnector object.
+        """
+
+        config_dict = connector.config.model_dump()
+        config_dict["parent_id"] = getattr(connector, "parent_id", None)
+
+        try:
+            parent = connector.parent()
+            if isinstance(parent, BECMainWindow):
+                container_proxy = parent.gui_id
+            else:
+                container_proxy = None
+        except Exception:
+            container_proxy = None
+
+        if wait:
+            while not self.rpc_register.object_is_registered(connector):
+                QApplication.processEvents()
+
+        widget_class = getattr(connector, "rpc_widget_class", None)
+        if not widget_class:
+            widget_class = connector.__class__.__name__
+
+        return {
+            "gui_id": connector.gui_id,
+            "object_name": connector.object_name or connector.__class__.__name__,
+            "widget_class": widget_class,
+            "config": config_dict,
+            "container_proxy": container_proxy,
+            "__rpc__": True,
+        }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_becwidget_ancestor(widget: QObject) -> BECConnector | None:
+        """
+        Traverse up the parent chain to find the nearest BECConnector.
+        Returns None if none is found.
+        """
+
+        parent = widget.parent()
+        while parent is not None:
+            if isinstance(parent, BECConnector):
+                return parent
+            parent = parent.parent()
+        return None
+
+    # Suppose clients register callbacks to receive updates
+    def add_registry_update_callback(self, cb: Callable) -> None:
+        """
+        Add a callback to be called whenever the registry is updated.
+        The specified callback is called whenever the registry is updated.
+
+        Args:
+            cb (Callable): The callback to be added. It should accept a dictionary of all the
+            registered RPC objects as an argument.
+        """
+        self._registry_update_callbacks.append(cb)
+
+    def shutdown(self):  # TODO not sure if needed when cleanup is done at level of BECConnector
+        self.status = messages.BECStatus.IDLE
+        self._heartbeat_timer.stop()
+        self.emit_heartbeat()
+        logger.info("Succeded in shutting down CLI server")
+        self.client.shutdown()

bec_widgets/utils/serialization.py

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from bec_lib.serialization import msgpack
+from qtpy.QtCore import QPointF
+
+
+def register_serializer_extension():
+    """
+    Register the serializer extension for the BECConnector.
+    """
+    if not module_is_registered("bec_widgets.utils.serialization"):
+        msgpack.register_object_hook(encode_qpointf, decode_qpointf)
+
+
+def module_is_registered(module_name: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if the module is registered in the encoder.
+
+    Args:
+        module_name (str): The name of the module to check.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if the module is registered, False otherwise.
+    """
+    # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    for enc in msgpack._encoder:
+        if enc[0].__module__ == module_name:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def encode_qpointf(obj):
+    """
+    Encode a QPointF object to a list of floats. As this is mostly used for sending
+    data to the client, it is not necessary to convert it back to a QPointF object.
+    """
+    if isinstance(obj, QPointF):
+        return [obj.x(), obj.y()]
+    return obj
+
+
+def decode_qpointf(obj):
+    """
+    no-op function since QPointF is encoded as a list of floats.
+    """
+    return obj

bec_widgets/utils/settings_dialog.py

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from PySide6.QtGui import QCloseEvent
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+
+logger = bec_logger.logger
 
 
 class SettingWidget(QWidget):
@@ -37,6 +41,15 @@ class SettingWidget(QWidget):
         """
         pass
 
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """
+        Cleanup the settings widget.
+        """
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event: QCloseEvent) -> None:
+        self.cleanup()
+        return super().closeEvent(event)
+
 
 class SettingsDialog(QDialog):
     """
@@ -99,8 +112,17 @@ class SettingsDialog(QDialog):
         Accept the changes made in the settings widget and close the dialog.
         """
         self.widget.accept_changes()
+        self.cleanup()
         super().accept()
 
+    @SafeSlot()
+    def reject(self):
+        """
+        Reject the changes made in the settings widget and close the dialog.
+        """
+        self.cleanup()
+        super().reject()
+
     @SafeSlot()
     def apply_changes(self):
         """
@@ -114,7 +136,10 @@ class SettingsDialog(QDialog):
         """
         self.button_box.close()
         self.button_box.deleteLater()
+        self.widget.close()
+        self.widget.deleteLater()
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
+        logger.info("Closing settings dialog")
         self.cleanup()
         super().closeEvent(event)

bec_widgets/utils/side_panel.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QWidget,
 )
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.toolbar import MaterialIconAction, ModularToolBar
+from bec_widgets.utils.toolbar import MaterialIconAction, ModularToolBar
 
 
 class SidePanel(QWidget):
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class SidePanel(QWidget):
         super().__init__(parent=parent)
 
         self.setProperty("skip_settings", True)
-        self.setObjectName("SidePanel")
 
         self._orientation = orientation
         self._panel_max_width = panel_max_width
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ class SidePanel(QWidget):
             self.main_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
             self.main_layout.setSpacing(0)
 
-            self.toolbar = ModularToolBar(target_widget=self, orientation="vertical")
+            self.toolbar = ModularToolBar(parent=self, target_widget=self, orientation="vertical")
 
             self.container = QWidget()
             self.container.layout = QVBoxLayout(self.container)
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ class SidePanel(QWidget):
             self.main_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
             self.main_layout.setSpacing(0)
 
-            self.toolbar = ModularToolBar(target_widget=self, orientation="horizontal")
+            self.toolbar = ModularToolBar(parent=self, target_widget=self, orientation="horizontal")
 
             self.container = QWidget()
             self.container.layout = QVBoxLayout(self.container)
@@ -232,7 +231,14 @@ class SidePanel(QWidget):
             self.stack_widget.setCurrentIndex(idx)
             self.current_index = idx
 
-    def add_menu(self, action_id: str, icon_name: str, tooltip: str, widget: QWidget, title: str):
+    def add_menu(
+        self,
+        action_id: str,
+        icon_name: str,
+        tooltip: str,
+        widget: QWidget,
+        title: str | None = None,
+    ):
         """
         Add a menu to the side panel.
 
@@ -249,9 +255,10 @@ class SidePanel(QWidget):
         container_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         container_layout.setSpacing(5)
 
-        title_label = QLabel(f"<b>{title}</b>")
-        title_label.setStyleSheet("font-size: 16px;")
-        container_layout.addWidget(title_label)
+        if title is not None:
+            title_label = QLabel(f"<b>{title}</b>")
+            title_label.setStyleSheet("font-size: 16px;")
+            container_layout.addWidget(title_label)
 
         # Create a QScrollArea for the actual widget to ensure scrolling if the widget inside is too large
         scroll_area = QScrollArea()
@@ -317,9 +324,9 @@ class ExampleApp(QMainWindow):  # pragma: no cover
         self.side_panel = SidePanel(self, orientation="left", panel_max_width=250)
         self.layout.addWidget(self.side_panel)
 
-        from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform_widget import BECWaveformWidget
+        from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform import Waveform
 
-        self.plot = BECWaveformWidget()
+        self.plot = Waveform()
         self.layout.addWidget(self.plot)
 
         self.add_side_menus()

bec_widgets/utils/toolbar.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class IconAction(ToolBarAction):
     def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
         icon = QIcon()
         icon.addFile(self.icon_path, size=QSize(20, 20))
-        self.action = QAction(icon, self.tooltip, target)
+        self.action = QAction(icon=icon, text=self.tooltip, parent=target)
         self.action.setCheckable(self.checkable)
         toolbar.addAction(self.action)
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class QtIconAction(ToolBarAction):
         super().__init__(icon_path=None, tooltip=tooltip, checkable=checkable)
         self.standard_icon = standard_icon
         self.icon = QApplication.style().standardIcon(standard_icon)
-        self.action = QAction(self.icon, self.tooltip, parent)
+        self.action = QAction(icon=self.icon, text=self.tooltip, parent=parent)
         self.action.setCheckable(self.checkable)
 
     def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar, target):
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class MaterialIconAction(ToolBarAction):
             filled=self.filled,
             color=self.color,
         )
-        self.action = QAction(self.icon, self.tooltip, parent=parent)
+        self.action = QAction(icon=self.icon, text=self.tooltip, parent=parent)
         self.action.setCheckable(self.checkable)
 
     def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
@@ -212,12 +212,12 @@ class DeviceSelectionAction(ToolBarAction):
         self.device_combobox.currentIndexChanged.connect(lambda: self.set_combobox_style("#ffa700"))
 
     def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar, target):
-        widget = QWidget()
+        widget = QWidget(parent=target)
         layout = QHBoxLayout(widget)
         layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         layout.setSpacing(0)
         if self.label is not None:
-            label = QLabel(f"{self.label}")
+            label = QLabel(text=f"{self.label}", parent=target)
             layout.addWidget(label)
         if self.device_combobox is not None:
             layout.addWidget(self.device_combobox)
@@ -279,31 +279,63 @@ class SwitchableToolBarAction(ToolBarAction):
         self.main_button.setToolTip(default_action.tooltip)
         self.main_button.clicked.connect(self._trigger_current_action)
         menu = QMenu(self.main_button)
-        self.menu_actions = {}
         for key, action_obj in self.actions.items():
-            menu_action = QAction(action_obj.get_icon(), action_obj.tooltip, self.main_button)
+            menu_action = QAction(
+                icon=action_obj.get_icon(), text=action_obj.tooltip, parent=self.main_button
+            )
             menu_action.setIconVisibleInMenu(True)
             menu_action.setCheckable(self.checkable)
             menu_action.setChecked(key == self.current_key)
             menu_action.triggered.connect(lambda checked, k=key: self.set_default_action(k))
             menu.addAction(menu_action)
-            self.menu_actions[key] = menu_action
         self.main_button.setMenu(menu)
         toolbar.addWidget(self.main_button)
 
     def _trigger_current_action(self):
+        """
+        Triggers the current action associated with the main button.
+        """
         action_obj = self.actions[self.current_key]
         action_obj.action.trigger()
 
     def set_default_action(self, key: str):
+        """
+        Sets the default action for the split action.
+
+        Args:
+            key(str): The key of the action to set as default.
+        """
         self.current_key = key
         new_action = self.actions[self.current_key]
         self.main_button.setIcon(new_action.get_icon())
         self.main_button.setToolTip(new_action.tooltip)
         # Update check state of menu items
-        for k, menu_act in self.menu_actions.items():
-            menu_act.setChecked(k == key)
+        for k, menu_act in self.actions.items():
+            menu_act.action.setChecked(False)
         new_action.action.trigger()
+        # Active action chosen from menu is always checked, uncheck through main button
+        if self.checkable:
+            new_action.action.setChecked(True)
+            self.main_button.setChecked(True)
+
+    def block_all_signals(self, block: bool = True):
+        """
+        Blocks or unblocks all signals for the actions in the toolbar.
+
+        Args:
+            block (bool): Whether to block signals. Defaults to True.
+        """
+        self.main_button.blockSignals(block)
+        for action in self.actions.values():
+            action.action.blockSignals(block)
+
+    def set_state_all(self, state: bool):
+        """
+        Uncheck all actions in the toolbar.
+        """
+        for action in self.actions.values():
+            action.action.setChecked(state)
+        self.main_button.setChecked(state)
 
     def get_icon(self) -> QIcon:
         return self.actions[self.current_key].get_icon()
@@ -318,11 +350,18 @@ class WidgetAction(ToolBarAction):
         widget (QWidget): The widget to be added to the toolbar.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, label: str | None = None, widget: QWidget = None, parent=None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        label: str | None = None,
+        widget: QWidget = None,
+        adjust_size: bool = True,
+        parent=None,
+    ):
         super().__init__(icon_path=None, tooltip=label, checkable=False)
         self.label = label
         self.widget = widget
         self.container = None
+        self.adjust_size = adjust_size
 
     def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
         """
@@ -332,18 +371,18 @@ class WidgetAction(ToolBarAction):
             toolbar (QToolBar): The toolbar to add the widget to.
             target (QWidget): The target widget for the action.
         """
-        self.container = QWidget()
+        self.container = QWidget(parent=target)
         layout = QHBoxLayout(self.container)
         layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         layout.setSpacing(0)
 
         if self.label is not None:
-            label_widget = QLabel(f"{self.label}")
+            label_widget = QLabel(text=f"{self.label}", parent=target)
             label_widget.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
             label_widget.setAlignment(Qt.AlignVCenter | Qt.AlignRight)
             layout.addWidget(label_widget)
 
-        if isinstance(self.widget, QComboBox):
+        if isinstance(self.widget, QComboBox) and self.adjust_size:
             self.widget.setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox.AdjustToContents)
 
             size_policy = QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
@@ -400,7 +439,7 @@ class ExpandableMenuAction(ToolBarAction):
         )
         menu = QMenu(button)
         for action_id, action in self.actions.items():
-            sub_action = QAction(action.tooltip, target)
+            sub_action = QAction(text=action.tooltip, parent=target)
             sub_action.setIconVisibleInMenu(True)
             if action.icon_path:
                 icon = QIcon()
@@ -484,7 +523,7 @@ class ModularToolBar(QToolBar):
         orientation: Literal["horizontal", "vertical"] = "horizontal",
         background_color: str = "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)",
     ):
-        super().__init__(parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent)
 
         self.widgets = defaultdict(dict)
         self.background_color = background_color
@@ -821,13 +860,13 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):  # pragma: no cover
 
         # For theme testing
 
-        self.dark_button = DarkModeButton(toolbar=True)
+        self.dark_button = DarkModeButton(parent=self, toolbar=True)
         dark_mode_action = WidgetAction(label=None, widget=self.dark_button)
         self.toolbar.add_action("dark_mode", dark_mode_action, self)
 
     def add_bundles(self):
         home_action = MaterialIconAction(
-            icon_name="home", tooltip="Home", checkable=True, parent=self
+            icon_name="home", tooltip="Home", checkable=False, parent=self
         )
         settings_action = MaterialIconAction(
             icon_name="settings", tooltip="Settings", checkable=True, parent=self
@@ -844,6 +883,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):  # pragma: no cover
             ],
         )
         self.toolbar.add_bundle(main_actions_bundle, target_widget=self)
+        home_action.action.triggered.connect(lambda: self.switchable_action.set_state_all(False))
 
         search_action = MaterialIconAction(
             icon_name="search", tooltip="Search", checkable=False, parent=self
@@ -897,20 +937,20 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):  # pragma: no cover
 
     def add_switchable_button_checkable(self):
         action1 = MaterialIconAction(
-            icon_name="counter_1", tooltip="Action 1", checkable=True, parent=self
+            icon_name="hdr_auto", tooltip="Action 1", checkable=True, parent=self
         )
         action2 = MaterialIconAction(
-            icon_name="counter_2", tooltip="Action 2", checkable=True, parent=self
+            icon_name="hdr_auto", tooltip="Action 2", checkable=True, filled=True, parent=self
         )
 
-        switchable_action = SwitchableToolBarAction(
+        self.switchable_action = SwitchableToolBarAction(
             actions={"action1": action1, "action2": action2},
             initial_action="action1",
             tooltip="Switchable Action",
             checkable=True,
             parent=self,
         )
-        self.toolbar.add_action("switchable_action", switchable_action, self)
+        self.toolbar.add_action("switchable_action", self.switchable_action, self)
 
         action1.action.toggled.connect(
             lambda checked: self.test_label.setText(f"Action 1 triggered, checked = {checked}")
@@ -931,16 +971,20 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):  # pragma: no cover
             actions={"action1": action1, "action2": action2},
             initial_action="action1",
             tooltip="Switchable Action",
-            checkable=True,
+            checkable=False,
             parent=self,
         )
         self.toolbar.add_action("switchable_action_no_toggle", switchable_action, self)
 
         action1.action.triggered.connect(
-            lambda checked: self.test_label.setText(f"Action 1 triggered, checked = {checked}")
+            lambda checked: self.test_label.setText(
+                f"Action 1 (non-checkable) triggered, checked = {checked}"
+            )
         )
         action2.action.triggered.connect(
-            lambda checked: self.test_label.setText(f"Action 2 triggered, checked = {checked}")
+            lambda checked: self.test_label.setText(
+                f"Action 2 (non-checkable) triggered, checked = {checked}"
+            )
         )
         switchable_action.actions["action1"].action.setChecked(True)
 

bec_widgets/utils/ui_loader.py

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-import os
-
-from qtpy import PYQT6, PYSIDE6, QT_VERSION
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from qtpy import PYQT6, PYSIDE6
 from qtpy.QtCore import QFile, QIODevice
 
 from bec_widgets.utils.generate_designer_plugin import DesignerPluginInfo
 from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_custom_classes
 
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
 if PYSIDE6:
     from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
 
     class CustomUiLoader(QUiLoader):
-        def __init__(self, baseinstance, custom_widgets: dict = None):
+        def __init__(self, baseinstance, custom_widgets: dict | None = None):
             super().__init__(baseinstance)
             self.custom_widgets = custom_widgets or {}
 
@@ -18,10 +19,9 @@ if PYSIDE6:
 
         def createWidget(self, class_name, parent=None, name=""):
             if class_name in self.custom_widgets:
-                widget = self.custom_widgets[class_name](parent)
-                widget.setObjectName(name)
+                widget = self.custom_widgets[class_name](self.baseinstance)
                 return widget
-            return super().createWidget(class_name, parent, name)
+            return super().createWidget(class_name, self.baseinstance, name)
 
 
 class UILoader:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UILoader:
         Returns:
             QWidget: The loaded widget.
         """
-
+        parent = parent or self.parent
         loader = CustomUiLoader(parent, self.custom_widgets)
         file = QFile(ui_file)
         if not file.open(QIODevice.ReadOnly):

bec_widgets/utils/widget_io.py

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
+import shiboken6 as shb
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication,
     QCheckBox,
@@ -8,6 +11,7 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QDoubleSpinBox,
     QLabel,
     QLineEdit,
+    QSlider,
     QSpinBox,
     QTableWidget,
     QTableWidgetItem,
@@ -104,10 +108,10 @@ class TableWidgetHandler(WidgetHandler):
 class SpinBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
     """Handler for QSpinBox and QDoubleSpinBox widgets."""
 
-    def get_value(self, widget, **kwargs):
+    def get_value(self, widget: QSpinBox | QDoubleSpinBox, **kwargs):
         return widget.value()
 
-    def set_value(self, widget, value):
+    def set_value(self, widget: QSpinBox | QDoubleSpinBox, value):
         widget.setValue(value)
 
     def connect_change_signal(self, widget: QSpinBox | QDoubleSpinBox, slot):
@@ -117,23 +121,36 @@ class SpinBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
 class CheckBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
     """Handler for QCheckBox widgets."""
 
-    def get_value(self, widget, **kwargs):
+    def get_value(self, widget: QCheckBox, **kwargs):
         return widget.isChecked()
 
-    def set_value(self, widget, value):
+    def set_value(self, widget: QCheckBox, value):
         widget.setChecked(value)
 
     def connect_change_signal(self, widget: QCheckBox, slot):
         widget.toggled.connect(lambda val, w=widget: slot(w, val))
 
 
+class SlideHandler(WidgetHandler):
+    """Handler for QCheckBox widgets."""
+
+    def get_value(self, widget: QSlider, **kwargs):
+        return widget.value()
+
+    def set_value(self, widget: QSlider, value):
+        widget.setValue(value)
+
+    def connect_change_signal(self, widget: QSlider, slot):
+        widget.valueChanged.connect(lambda val, w=widget: slot(w, val))
+
+
 class ToggleSwitchHandler(WidgetHandler):
     """Handler for ToggleSwitch widgets."""
 
-    def get_value(self, widget, **kwargs):
+    def get_value(self, widget: ToggleSwitch, **kwargs):
         return widget.checked
 
-    def set_value(self, widget, value):
+    def set_value(self, widget: ToggleSwitch, value):
         widget.checked = value
 
     def connect_change_signal(self, widget: ToggleSwitch, slot):
@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ class ToggleSwitchHandler(WidgetHandler):
 class LabelHandler(WidgetHandler):
     """Handler for QLabel widgets."""
 
-    def get_value(self, widget, **kwargs):
+    def get_value(self, widget: QLabel, **kwargs):
         return widget.text()
 
     def set_value(self, widget: QLabel, value):
@@ -165,6 +182,7 @@ class WidgetIO:
         QCheckBox: CheckBoxHandler,
         QLabel: LabelHandler,
         ToggleSwitch: ToggleSwitchHandler,
+        QSlider: SlideHandler,
     }
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -258,39 +276,162 @@ class WidgetHierarchy:
         grab_values: bool = False,
         prefix: str = "",
         exclude_internal_widgets: bool = True,
+        only_bec_widgets: bool = False,
+        show_parent: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Print the widget hierarchy to the console.
 
         Args:
-            widget: Widget to print the hierarchy of
+            widget: Widget to print the hierarchy of.
             indent(int, optional): Level of indentation.
             grab_values(bool,optional): Whether to grab the values of the widgets.
-            prefix(stc,optional): Custom string prefix for indentation.
+            prefix(str,optional): Custom string prefix for indentation.
             exclude_internal_widgets(bool,optional): Whether to exclude internal widgets (e.g. QComboBox in PyQt6).
+            only_bec_widgets(bool, optional): Whether to print only widgets that are instances of BECWidget.
+            show_parent(bool, optional): Whether to display which BECWidget is the parent of each discovered BECWidget.
         """
-        widget_info = f"{widget.__class__.__name__} ({widget.objectName()})"
-        if grab_values:
-            value = WidgetIO.get_value(widget, ignore_errors=True)
-            value_str = f" [value: {value}]" if value is not None else ""
-            widget_info += value_str
+        from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+        from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform import Waveform
 
+        # 1) Filter out widgets that are not BECConnectors (if 'only_bec_widgets' is True)
+        is_bec = isinstance(widget, BECConnector)
+        if only_bec_widgets and not is_bec:
+            return
+
+        # 2) Determine and print the parent's info (closest BECConnector)
+        parent_info = ""
+        if show_parent and is_bec:
+            ancestor = WidgetHierarchy._get_becwidget_ancestor(widget)
+            if ancestor:
+                parent_label = ancestor.objectName() or ancestor.__class__.__name__
+                parent_info = f" parent={parent_label}"
+            else:
+                parent_info = " parent=None"
+
+        widget_info = f"{widget.__class__.__name__} ({widget.objectName()}){parent_info}"
         print(prefix + widget_info)
 
-        children = widget.children()
-        for child in children:
-            if (
-                exclude_internal_widgets
-                and isinstance(widget, QComboBox)
-                and child.__class__.__name__ in ["QFrame", "QBoxLayout", "QListView"]
-            ):
+        # 3) If it's a Waveform, explicitly print the curves
+        if isinstance(widget, Waveform):
+            for curve in widget.curves:
+                curve_prefix = prefix + "  └─ "
+                print(
+                    f"{curve_prefix}{curve.__class__.__name__} ({curve.objectName()}) "
+                    f"parent={widget.objectName()}"
+                )
+
+        # 4) Recursively handle each child if:
+        #    - It's a QWidget
+        #    - It is a BECConnector (or we don't care about filtering)
+        #    - Its closest BECConnector parent is the current widget
+        for child in widget.findChildren(QWidget):
+            if only_bec_widgets and not isinstance(child, BECConnector):
                 continue
-            child_prefix = prefix + "  "
-            arrow = "├─ " if child != children[-1] else "└─ "
+
+            # if WidgetHierarchy._get_becwidget_ancestor(child) == widget:
+            child_prefix = prefix + "  └─ "
             WidgetHierarchy.print_widget_hierarchy(
-                child, indent + 1, grab_values, prefix=child_prefix + arrow
+                child,
+                indent=indent + 1,
+                grab_values=grab_values,
+                prefix=child_prefix,
+                exclude_internal_widgets=exclude_internal_widgets,
+                only_bec_widgets=only_bec_widgets,
+                show_parent=show_parent,
             )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def print_becconnector_hierarchy_from_app():
+        """
+        Enumerate ALL BECConnector objects in the QApplication.
+        Also detect if a widget is a PlotBase, and add any data items
+        (PlotDataItem-like) that are also BECConnector objects.
+
+        Build a parent->children graph where each child's 'parent'
+        is its closest BECConnector ancestor. Print the entire hierarchy
+        from the root(s).
+
+        The result is a single, consolidated tree for your entire
+        running GUI, including PlotBase data items that are BECConnector.
+        """
+        import sys
+        from collections import defaultdict
+
+        from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+        from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+        from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.plot_base import PlotBase
+
+        # 1) Gather ALL QWidget-based BECConnector objects
+        all_qwidgets = QApplication.allWidgets()
+        bec_widgets = set(w for w in all_qwidgets if isinstance(w, BECConnector))
+
+        # 2) Also gather any BECConnector-based data items from PlotBase widgets
+        for w in all_qwidgets:
+            if isinstance(w, PlotBase) and hasattr(w, "plot_item"):
+                plot_item = w.plot_item
+                if hasattr(plot_item, "listDataItems"):
+                    for data_item in plot_item.listDataItems():
+                        if isinstance(data_item, BECConnector):
+                            bec_widgets.add(data_item)
+
+        # 3) Build a map of (closest BECConnector parent) -> list of children
+        parent_map = defaultdict(list)
+        for w in bec_widgets:
+            parent_bec = WidgetHierarchy._get_becwidget_ancestor(w)
+            parent_map[parent_bec].append(w)
+
+        # 4) Define a recursive printer to show each object's children
+        def print_tree(parent, prefix=""):
+            children = parent_map[parent]
+            for i, child in enumerate(children):
+                connector_class = child.__class__.__name__
+                connector_name = child.objectName() or connector_class
+
+                if parent is None:
+                    parent_label = "None"
+                else:
+                    parent_label = parent.objectName() or parent.__class__.__name__
+
+                line = f"{connector_class} ({connector_name}) parent={parent_label}"
+                # Determine tree-branch symbols
+                is_last = i == len(children) - 1
+                branch_str = "└─ " if is_last else "├─ "
+                print(prefix + branch_str + line)
+
+                # Recurse deeper
+                next_prefix = prefix + ("   " if is_last else "│  ")
+                print_tree(child, prefix=next_prefix)
+
+        # 5) Print top-level items (roots) whose BECConnector parent is None
+        roots = parent_map[None]
+        for r_i, root in enumerate(roots):
+            root_class = root.__class__.__name__
+            root_name = root.objectName() or root_class
+            line = f"{root_class} ({root_name}) parent=None"
+            is_last_root = r_i == len(roots) - 1
+            print(line)
+            # Recurse into its children
+            print_tree(root, prefix="   ")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_becwidget_ancestor(widget):
+        """
+        Traverse up the parent chain to find the nearest BECConnector.
+        Returns None if none is found.
+        """
+        from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+
+        if not shb.isValid(widget):
+            return None
+        parent = widget.parent()
+        while parent is not None:
+            if isinstance(parent, BECConnector):
+                return parent
+            parent = parent.parent()
+        return None
+
     @staticmethod
     def export_config_to_dict(
         widget: QWidget,

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/auto_update/auto_updates.py

@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, overload
+
+from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from bec_lib.messages import ScanStatusMessage
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.main_window.main_window import BECMainWindow
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock import BECDock
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.image.image import Image
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.motor_map.motor_map import MotorMap
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.multi_waveform.multi_waveform import MultiWaveform
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.scatter_waveform.scatter_waveform import ScatterWaveform
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform import Waveform
+
+
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
+
+class AutoUpdates(BECMainWindow):
+    _default_dock: BECDock
+    USER_ACCESS = ["enabled", "enabled.setter", "selected_device", "selected_device.setter"]
+    RPC = True
+
+    # enforce that subclasses have the same rpc widget class
+    rpc_widget_class = "AutoUpdates"
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, parent=None, gui_id: str = None, window_title="Auto Update", *args, **kwargs
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, gui_id=gui_id, window_title=window_title, **kwargs)
+
+        self.dock_area = BECDockArea(parent=self, object_name="dock_area")
+        self.setCentralWidget(self.dock_area)
+        self._auto_update_selected_device: str | None = None
+
+        self._default_dock = None  # type:ignore
+        self.current_widget: BECWidget | None = None
+        self.dock_name = None
+        self._enabled = True
+        self.start_auto_update()
+
+    def start_auto_update(self):
+        """
+        Establish all connections for the auto updates.
+        """
+        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self._on_scan_status, MessageEndpoints.scan_status())
+
+    def stop_auto_update(self):
+        """
+        Disconnect all connections for the auto updates.
+        """
+        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+            self._on_scan_status, MessageEndpoints.scan_status()  # type:ignore
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def selected_device(self) -> str | None:
+        """
+        Get the selected device from the auto update config.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The selected device. If no device is selected, None is returned.
+        """
+        return self._auto_update_selected_device
+
+    @selected_device.setter
+    def selected_device(self, value: str | None) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the selected device in the auto update config.
+
+        Args:
+            value(str): The selected device.
+        """
+        self._auto_update_selected_device = value
+
+    @SafeSlot()
+    def _on_scan_status(self, content: dict, metadata: dict) -> None:
+        """
+        Callback for scan status messages.
+        """
+        msg = ScanStatusMessage(**content, metadata=metadata)
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return
+
+        self.enable_gui_highlights(True)
+
+        match msg.status:
+            case "open":
+                self.on_scan_open(msg)
+            case "closed":
+                self.on_scan_closed(msg)
+            case ["aborted", "halted"]:
+                self.on_scan_abort(msg)
+            case _:
+                pass
+
+    def start_default_dock(self):
+        """
+        Create a default dock for the auto updates.
+        """
+        self.dock_name = "update_dock"
+        self._default_dock = self.dock_area.new(self.dock_name)
+        self.current_widget = self._default_dock.new("Waveform")
+
+    @overload
+    def set_dock_to_widget(self, widget: Literal["Waveform"]) -> Waveform: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def set_dock_to_widget(self, widget: Literal["Image"]) -> Image: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def set_dock_to_widget(self, widget: Literal["ScatterWaveform"]) -> ScatterWaveform: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def set_dock_to_widget(self, widget: Literal["MotorMap"]) -> MotorMap: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def set_dock_to_widget(self, widget: Literal["MultiWaveform"]) -> MultiWaveform: ...
+
+    def set_dock_to_widget(
+        self,
+        widget: Literal["Waveform", "Image", "ScatterWaveform", "MotorMap", "MultiWaveForm"] | str,
+    ) -> BECWidget:
+        """
+        Set the dock to the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            widget (str): The widget to set the dock to. Must be the name of a valid widget class.
+
+        Returns:
+            BECWidget: The widget that was set.
+        """
+        if self._default_dock is None or self.current_widget is None:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Auto Updates: No default dock found. Creating a new one with name {self.dock_name}"
+            )
+            self.start_default_dock()
+        assert self.current_widget is not None
+
+        if not self.current_widget.__class__.__name__ == widget:
+            self._default_dock.delete(self.current_widget.object_name)
+            self.current_widget = self._default_dock.new(widget)
+        return self.current_widget
+
+    def get_selected_device(
+        self, monitored_devices, selected_device: str | None = None
+    ) -> str | None:
+        """
+        Get the selected device for the plot. If no device is selected, the first
+        device in the monitored devices list is selected.
+        """
+
+        if selected_device is None:
+            selected_device = self.selected_device
+        if selected_device:
+            return selected_device
+        if len(monitored_devices) > 0:
+            sel_device = monitored_devices[0]
+            return sel_device
+        return None
+
+    def enable_gui_highlights(self, enable: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        Enable or disable GUI highlights.
+
+        Args:
+            enable (bool): Whether to enable or disable the highlights.
+        """
+        if enable:
+            title = self.dock_area.window().windowTitle()
+            if " [Auto Updates]" in title:
+                return
+            self.dock_area.window().setWindowTitle(f"{title} [Auto Updates]")
+        else:
+            title = self.dock_area.window().windowTitle()
+            self.dock_area.window().setWindowTitle(title.replace(" [Auto Updates]", ""))
+
+    @property
+    def enabled(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Get the enabled status of the auto updates.
+        """
+        return self._enabled
+
+    @enabled.setter
+    def enabled(self, value: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the enabled status of the auto updates.
+        """
+        if self._enabled == value:
+            return
+        self._enabled = value
+
+        if value:
+            self.start_auto_update()
+            self.enable_gui_highlights(True)
+            self.on_start()
+        else:
+            self.stop_auto_update()
+            self.enable_gui_highlights(False)
+            self.on_stop()
+
+    def cleanup(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Cleanup procedure to run when the auto updates are disabled.
+        """
+        self.enabled = False
+        self.stop_auto_update()
+        self.dock_area.close()
+        self.dock_area.deleteLater()
+        self.dock_area = None
+        super().cleanup()
+
+    ########################################################################
+    ################# Update Functions #####################################
+    ########################################################################
+
+    def simple_line_scan(self, info: ScanStatusMessage) -> None:
+        """
+        Simple line scan.
+
+        Args:
+            info (ScanStatusMessage): The scan status message.
+        """
+
+        # Set the dock to the waveform widget
+        wf = self.set_dock_to_widget("Waveform")
+
+        # Get the scan report devices reported by the scan
+        dev_x = info.scan_report_devices[0]  # type:ignore
+
+        # For the y axis, get the selected device
+        dev_y = self.get_selected_device(info.readout_priority["monitored"])  # type:ignore
+        if not dev_y:
+            return
+
+        # Clear the waveform widget and plot the data
+        # with the scan number and device names
+        # as the label and title
+        wf.clear_all()
+        wf.plot(
+            x_name=dev_x,
+            y_name=dev_y,
+            label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_y}",
+            title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}",
+            x_label=dev_x,
+            y_label=dev_y,
+        )
+
+        logger.info(
+            f"Auto Update [simple_line_scan]: Started plot with: x_name={dev_x}, y_name={dev_y}"
+        )
+
+    def simple_grid_scan(self, info: ScanStatusMessage) -> None:
+        """
+        Simple grid scan.
+
+        Args:
+            info (ScanStatusMessage): The scan status message.
+        """
+        # Set the dock to the scatter waveform widget
+        scatter = self.set_dock_to_widget("ScatterWaveform")
+
+        # Get the scan report devices reported by the scan
+        dev_x, dev_y = info.scan_report_devices[0], info.scan_report_devices[1]  # type:ignore
+        dev_z = self.get_selected_device(info.readout_priority["monitored"])  # type:ignore
+
+        if None in (dev_x, dev_y, dev_z):
+            return
+
+        # Clear the scatter waveform widget and plot the data
+        scatter.clear_all()
+        scatter.plot(
+            x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, z_name=dev_z, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_z}"
+        )
+
+        logger.info(
+            f"Auto Update [simple_grid_scan]: Started plot with: x_name={dev_x}, y_name={dev_y}, z_name={dev_z}"
+        )
+
+    def best_effort(self, info: ScanStatusMessage) -> None:
+        """
+        Best effort scan.
+
+        Args:
+            info (ScanStatusMessage): The scan status message.
+        """
+
+        # If the scan report devices are empty, there is nothing we can do
+        if not info.scan_report_devices:
+            return
+        dev_x = info.scan_report_devices[0]  # type:ignore
+        dev_y = self.get_selected_device(info.readout_priority["monitored"])  # type:ignore
+        if not dev_y:
+            return
+
+        # Set the dock to the waveform widget
+        wf = self.set_dock_to_widget("Waveform")
+
+        # Clear the waveform widget and plot the data
+        wf.clear_all()
+        wf.plot(
+            x_name=dev_x,
+            y_name=dev_y,
+            label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_y}",
+            title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}",
+            x_label=dev_x,
+            y_label=dev_y,
+        )
+
+        logger.info(f"Auto Update [best_effort]: Started plot with: x_name={dev_x}, y_name={dev_y}")
+
+    #######################################################################
+    ################# GUI Callbacks #######################################
+    #######################################################################
+
+    def on_start(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Procedure to run when the auto updates are enabled.
+        """
+        self.start_default_dock()
+
+    def on_stop(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Procedure to run when the auto updates are disabled.
+        """
+
+    def on_scan_open(self, msg: ScanStatusMessage) -> None:
+        """
+        Procedure to run when a scan starts.
+
+        Args:
+            msg (ScanStatusMessage): The scan status message.
+        """
+        if msg.scan_name == "line_scan" and msg.scan_report_devices:
+            return self.simple_line_scan(msg)
+        if msg.scan_name == "grid_scan" and msg.scan_report_devices:
+            return self.simple_grid_scan(msg)
+        if msg.scan_report_devices:
+            return self.best_effort(msg)
+        return None
+
+    def on_scan_closed(self, msg: ScanStatusMessage) -> None:
+        """
+        Procedure to run when a scan ends.
+
+        Args:
+            msg (ScanStatusMessage): The scan status message.
+        """
+
+    def on_scan_abort(self, msg: ScanStatusMessage) -> None:
+        """
+        Procedure to run when a scan is aborted.
+
+        Args:
+            msg (ScanStatusMessage): The scan status message.
+        """

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock.py

@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, Optional, cast
 
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from pydantic import Field
 from pyqtgraph.dockarea import Dock, DockLabel
 from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui
 
+from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import IGNORE_WIDGETS
 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_widget_handler import widget_handler
 from bec_widgets.utils import ConnectionConfig, GridLayoutManager
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.container_utils import WidgetContainerUtils
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
+
 
 class DockConfig(ConnectionConfig):
     widgets: dict[str, Any] = Field({}, description="The widgets in the dock.")
     position: Literal["bottom", "top", "left", "right", "above", "below"] = Field(
         "bottom", description="The position of the dock."
     )
-    parent_dock_area: Optional[str] = Field(
+    parent_dock_area: Optional[str] | None = Field(
         None, description="The GUI ID of parent dock area of the dock."
     )
 
@@ -103,16 +111,17 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
     ICON_NAME = "widgets"
     USER_ACCESS = [
         "_config_dict",
-        "_rpc_id",
-        "widget_list",
+        "element_list",
+        "elements",
+        "new",
+        "show",
+        "hide",
         "show_title_bar",
-        "hide_title_bar",
-        "get_widgets_positions",
         "set_title",
-        "add_widget",
-        "list_eligible_widgets",
-        "move_widget",
-        "remove_widget",
+        "hide_title_bar",
+        "available_widgets",
+        "delete",
+        "delete_all",
         "remove",
         "attach",
         "detach",
@@ -121,29 +130,38 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
     def __init__(
         self,
         parent: QWidget | None = None,
-        parent_dock_area: QWidget | None = None,
+        parent_dock_area: BECDockArea | None = None,
         config: DockConfig | None = None,
         name: str | None = None,
+        object_name: str | None = None,
         client=None,
         gui_id: str | None = None,
         closable: bool = True,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
+
         if config is None:
             config = DockConfig(
-                widget_class=self.__class__.__name__, parent_dock_area=parent_dock_area.gui_id
+                widget_class=self.__class__.__name__,
+                parent_dock_area=parent_dock_area.gui_id if parent_dock_area else None,
             )
         else:
             if isinstance(config, dict):
                 config = DockConfig(**config)
             self.config = config
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
         label = CustomDockLabel(text=name, closable=closable)
-        Dock.__init__(self, name=name, label=label, **kwargs)
-        # Dock.__init__(self, name=name, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(
+            parent=parent_dock_area,
+            name=name,
+            object_name=object_name,
+            client=client,
+            gui_id=gui_id,
+            config=config,
+            label=label,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
 
         self.parent_dock_area = parent_dock_area
-
         # Layout Manager
         self.layout_manager = GridLayoutManager(self.layout)
 
@@ -173,7 +191,18 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
             super().float()
 
     @property
-    def widget_list(self) -> list[BECWidget]:
+    def elements(self) -> dict[str, BECWidget]:
+        """
+        Get the widgets in the dock.
+
+        Returns:
+            widgets(dict): The widgets in the dock.
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        return dict((widget.object_name, widget) for widget in self.element_list)
+
+    @property
+    def element_list(self) -> list[BECWidget]:
         """
         Get the widgets in the dock.
 
@@ -182,10 +211,6 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
         """
         return self.widgets
 
-    @widget_list.setter
-    def widget_list(self, value: list[BECWidget]):
-        self.widgets = value
-
     def hide_title_bar(self):
         """
         Hide the title bar of the dock.
@@ -194,6 +219,20 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
         self.label.hide()
         self.labelHidden = True
 
+    def show(self):
+        """
+        Show the dock.
+        """
+        super().show()
+        self.show_title_bar()
+
+    def hide(self):
+        """
+        Hide the dock.
+        """
+        self.hide_title_bar()
+        super().hide()
+
     def show_title_bar(self):
         """
         Hide the title bar of the dock.
@@ -211,7 +250,6 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
         """
         self.orig_area.docks[title] = self.orig_area.docks.pop(self.name())
         self.setTitle(title)
-        self._name = title
 
     def get_widgets_positions(self) -> dict:
         """
@@ -222,7 +260,7 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
         """
         return self.layout_manager.get_widgets_positions()
 
-    def list_eligible_widgets(
+    def available_widgets(
         self,
     ) -> list:  # TODO can be moved to some util mixin like container class for rpc widgets
         """
@@ -233,42 +271,69 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
         """
         return list(widget_handler.widget_classes.keys())
 
-    def add_widget(
+    def _get_list_of_widget_name_of_parent_dock_area(self) -> list[str]:
+        if (docks := self.parent_dock_area.panel_list) is None:
+            return []
+        widgets = []
+        for dock in docks:
+            widgets.extend(dock.elements.keys())
+        return widgets
+
+    @SafeSlot(popup_error=True)
+    def new(
         self,
         widget: BECWidget | str,
-        row=None,
-        col=0,
-        rowspan=1,
-        colspan=1,
+        name: str | None = None,
+        row: int | None = None,
+        col: int = 0,
+        rowspan: int = 1,
+        colspan: int = 1,
         shift: Literal["down", "up", "left", "right"] = "down",
     ) -> BECWidget:
         """
         Add a widget to the dock.
 
         Args:
-            widget(QWidget): The widget to add.
+            widget(QWidget): The widget to add. It can not be BECDock or BECDockArea.
+            name(str): The name of the widget.
             row(int): The row to add the widget to. If None, the widget will be added to the next available row.
             col(int): The column to add the widget to.
             rowspan(int): The number of rows the widget should span.
             colspan(int): The number of columns the widget should span.
             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."
+                )
+
         if row is None:
             row = self.layout.rowCount()
 
         if self.layout_manager.is_position_occupied(row, col):
             self.layout_manager.shift_widgets(shift, start_row=row)
 
+        # Check that Widget is not BECDock or BECDockArea
+        widget_class_name = widget if isinstance(widget, str) else widget.__class__.__name__
+        if widget_class_name in IGNORE_WIDGETS:
+            raise ValueError(f"Widget {widget} can not be added to dock.")
+
         if isinstance(widget, str):
-            widget = widget_handler.create_widget(widget)
+            widget = cast(
+                BECWidget,
+                widget_handler.create_widget(
+                    widget_type=widget, object_name=name, parent_dock=self, parent=self
+                ),
+            )
         else:
-            widget = widget
+            widget.object_name = name
 
         self.addWidget(widget, row=row, col=col, rowspan=rowspan, colspan=colspan)
-
         if hasattr(widget, "config"):
-            self.config.widgets[widget.gui_id] = widget.config
-
+            widget.config.gui_id = widget.gui_id
+            self.config.widgets[widget.object_name] = widget.config
         return widget
 
     def move_widget(self, widget: QWidget, new_row: int, new_col: int):
@@ -294,36 +359,68 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
         """
         self.float()
 
-    def remove_widget(self, widget_rpc_id: str):
-        """
-        Remove a widget from the dock.
-
-        Args:
-            widget_rpc_id(str): The ID of the widget to remove.
-        """
-        widget = self.rpc_register.get_rpc_by_id(widget_rpc_id)
-        self.layout.removeWidget(widget)
-        self.config.widgets.pop(widget_rpc_id, None)
-        widget.close()
-
     def remove(self):
         """
         Remove the dock from the parent dock area.
         """
-        # self.cleanup()
-        self.parent_dock_area.remove_dock(self.name())
+        self.parent_dock_area.delete(self.object_name)
+
+    def delete(self, widget_name: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Remove a widget from the dock.
+
+        Args:
+            widget_name(str): Delete the widget with the given name.
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        widgets = [widget for widget in self.widgets if widget.object_name == widget_name]
+        if len(widgets) == 0:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Widget with name {widget_name} not found in dock {self.name()}. "
+                f"Checking if gui_id was passed as widget_name."
+            )
+            # Try to find the widget in the RPC register, maybe the gui_id was passed as widget_name
+            widget = self.rpc_register.get_rpc_by_id(widget_name)
+            if widget is None:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"Widget not found for name or gui_id: {widget_name} in dock {self.name()}"
+                )
+                return
+        else:
+            widget = widgets[0]
+        self.layout.removeWidget(widget)
+        self.config.widgets.pop(widget.object_name, None)
+        if widget in self.widgets:
+            self.widgets.remove(widget)
+        widget.close()
+
+    def delete_all(self):
+        """
+        Remove all widgets from the dock.
+        """
+        for widget in self.widgets:
+            self.delete(widget.object_name)
 
     def cleanup(self):
         """
         Clean up the dock, including all its widgets.
         """
-        for widget in self.widgets:
-            if hasattr(widget, "cleanup"):
-                widget.cleanup()
+        # # FIXME Cleanup might be called twice
+        try:
+            logger.info(f"Cleaning up dock {self.name()}")
+            self.label.close()
+            self.label.deleteLater()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error while closing dock label: {e}")
+
+        # Remove the dock from the parent dock area
+        if self.parent_dock_area:
+            self.parent_dock_area.dock_area.docks.pop(self.name(), None)
+            self.parent_dock_area.config.docks.pop(self.name(), None)
+        self.delete_all()
         self.widgets.clear()
-        self.label.close()
-        self.label.deleteLater()
         super().cleanup()
+        self.deleteLater()
 
     def close(self):
         """
@@ -332,4 +429,15 @@ class BECDock(BECWidget, Dock):
         """
         self.cleanup()
         super().close()
-        self.parent_dock_area.dock_area.docks.pop(self.name(), None)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication([])
+    dock = BECDock(name="dock")
+    dock.show()
+    app.exec_()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock_area.py

@@ -3,36 +3,43 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Literal, Optional
 from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
 
-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from pydantic import Field
 from pyqtgraph.dockarea.DockArea import DockArea
 from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, Qt
 from qtpy.QtGui import QPainter, QPaintEvent
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QSizePolicy, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.toolbar import (
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+from bec_widgets.utils import ConnectionConfig, WidgetContainerUtils
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.name_utils import pascal_to_snake
+from bec_widgets.utils.toolbar import (
     ExpandableMenuAction,
     MaterialIconAction,
     ModularToolBar,
     SeparatorAction,
 )
-from bec_widgets.utils import ConnectionConfig, WidgetContainerUtils
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetHierarchy
 from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock import BECDock, DockConfig
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.main_window.main_window import BECMainWindow
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box import PositionerBox
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.scan_control.scan_control import ScanControl
 from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.vscode.vscode import VSCodeEditor
-from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.image.image_widget import BECImageWidget
-from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.motor_map.motor_map_widget import BECMotorMapWidget
-from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.multi_waveform.multi_waveform_widget import BECMultiWaveformWidget
-from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform_widget import BECWaveformWidget
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.image.image import Image
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.motor_map.motor_map import MotorMap
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.multi_waveform.multi_waveform import MultiWaveform
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.scatter_waveform.scatter_waveform import ScatterWaveform
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform import Waveform
 from bec_widgets.widgets.progress.ring_progress_bar.ring_progress_bar import RingProgressBar
 from bec_widgets.widgets.services.bec_queue.bec_queue import BECQueue
 from bec_widgets.widgets.services.bec_status_box.bec_status_box import BECStatusBox
 from bec_widgets.widgets.utility.logpanel.logpanel import LogPanel
 from bec_widgets.widgets.utility.visual.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button import DarkModeButton
 
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
 
 class DockAreaConfig(ConnectionConfig):
     docks: dict[str, DockConfig] = Field({}, description="The docks in the dock area.")
@@ -42,23 +49,27 @@ class DockAreaConfig(ConnectionConfig):
 
 
 class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
+    """
+    Container for other widgets. Widgets can be added to the dock area and arranged in a grid layout.
+    """
+
     PLUGIN = True
     USER_ACCESS = [
+        "_rpc_id",
         "_config_dict",
-        "selected_device",
-        "panels",
-        "save_state",
-        "remove_dock",
-        "restore_state",
-        "add_dock",
-        "clear_all",
-        "detach_dock",
-        "attach_all",
         "_get_all_rpc",
-        "temp_areas",
+        "new",
         "show",
         "hide",
+        "panels",
+        "panel_list",
         "delete",
+        "delete_all",
+        "remove",
+        "detach_dock",
+        "attach_all",
+        "save_state",
+        "restore_state",
     ]
 
     def __init__(
@@ -67,6 +78,8 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
         config: DockAreaConfig | None = None,
         client=None,
         gui_id: str = None,
+        object_name: str = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         if config is None:
             config = DockAreaConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
@@ -74,37 +87,47 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
             if isinstance(config, dict):
                 config = DockAreaConfig(**config)
             self.config = config
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(
+            parent=parent,
+            object_name=object_name,
+            client=client,
+            gui_id=gui_id,
+            config=config,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+        self._parent = parent  # TODO probably not needed
         self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
         self.layout.setSpacing(5)
         self.layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
 
         self._instructions_visible = True
 
-        self.dock_area = DockArea()
+        self.dark_mode_button = DarkModeButton(parent=self, toolbar=True)
+        self.dock_area = DockArea(parent=self)
         self.toolbar = ModularToolBar(
+            parent=self,
             actions={
                 "menu_plots": ExpandableMenuAction(
                     label="Add Plot ",
                     actions={
                         "waveform": MaterialIconAction(
-                            icon_name=BECWaveformWidget.ICON_NAME,
-                            tooltip="Add Waveform",
+                            icon_name=Waveform.ICON_NAME, tooltip="Add Waveform", filled=True
+                        ),
+                        "scatter_waveform": MaterialIconAction(
+                            icon_name=ScatterWaveform.ICON_NAME,
+                            tooltip="Add Scatter Waveform",
                             filled=True,
                         ),
                         "multi_waveform": MaterialIconAction(
-                            icon_name=BECMultiWaveformWidget.ICON_NAME,
+                            icon_name=MultiWaveform.ICON_NAME,
                             tooltip="Add Multi Waveform",
                             filled=True,
                         ),
                         "image": MaterialIconAction(
-                            icon_name=BECImageWidget.ICON_NAME, tooltip="Add Image", filled=True
+                            icon_name=Image.ICON_NAME, tooltip="Add Image", filled=True
                         ),
                         "motor_map": MaterialIconAction(
-                            icon_name=BECMotorMapWidget.ICON_NAME,
-                            tooltip="Add Motor Map",
-                            filled=True,
+                            icon_name=MotorMap.ICON_NAME, tooltip="Add Motor Map", filled=True
                         ),
                     },
                 ),
@@ -159,10 +182,10 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
 
         self.layout.addWidget(self.toolbar)
         self.layout.addWidget(self.dock_area)
-        self.spacer = QWidget()
+        self.spacer = QWidget(parent=self)
         self.spacer.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
         self.toolbar.addWidget(self.spacer)
-        self.toolbar.addWidget(DarkModeButton(toolbar=True))
+        self.toolbar.addWidget(self.dark_mode_button)
         self._hook_toolbar()
 
     def minimumSizeHint(self):
@@ -171,41 +194,44 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
     def _hook_toolbar(self):
         # Menu Plot
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_plots"].widgets["waveform"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="BECWaveformWidget", prefix="waveform")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="Waveform")
+        )
+        self.toolbar.widgets["menu_plots"].widgets["scatter_waveform"].triggered.connect(
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="ScatterWaveform")
         )
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_plots"].widgets["multi_waveform"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="BECMultiWaveformWidget", prefix="multi_waveform")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="MultiWaveform")
         )
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_plots"].widgets["image"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="BECImageWidget", prefix="image")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="Image")
         )
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_plots"].widgets["motor_map"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="BECMotorMapWidget", prefix="motor_map")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="MotorMap")
         )
 
         # Menu Devices
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_devices"].widgets["scan_control"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="ScanControl", prefix="scan_control")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="ScanControl")
         )
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_devices"].widgets["positioner_box"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="PositionerBox", prefix="positioner_box")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="PositionerBox")
         )
 
         # Menu Utils
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_utils"].widgets["queue"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="BECQueue", prefix="queue")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="BECQueue")
         )
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_utils"].widgets["status"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="BECStatusBox", prefix="status")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="BECStatusBox")
         )
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_utils"].widgets["vs_code"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="VSCodeEditor", prefix="vs_code")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="VSCodeEditor")
         )
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_utils"].widgets["progress_bar"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="RingProgressBar", prefix="progress_bar")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="RingProgressBar")
         )
         self.toolbar.widgets["menu_utils"].widgets["log_panel"].triggered.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_dock(widget="LogPanel", prefix="log_panel")
+            lambda: self._create_widget_from_toolbar(widget_name="LogPanel")
         )
 
         # Icons
@@ -213,6 +239,14 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
         self.toolbar.widgets["save_state"].action.triggered.connect(self.save_state)
         self.toolbar.widgets["restore_state"].action.triggered.connect(self.restore_state)
 
+    @SafeSlot()
+    def _create_widget_from_toolbar(self, widget_name: str) -> None:
+        # Run with RPC broadcast to namespace of all widgets
+        with RPCRegister.delayed_broadcast():
+            name = pascal_to_snake(widget_name)
+            dock_name = WidgetContainerUtils.generate_unique_name(name, self.panels.keys())
+            self.new(name=dock_name, widget=widget_name)
+
     def paintEvent(self, event: QPaintEvent):  # TODO decide if we want any default instructions
         super().paintEvent(event)
         if self._instructions_visible:
@@ -220,20 +254,9 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
             painter.drawText(
                 self.rect(),
                 Qt.AlignCenter,
-                "Add docks using 'add_dock' method from CLI\n or \n Add widget docks using the toolbar",
+                "Add docks using 'new' method from CLI\n or \n Add widget docks using the toolbar",
             )
 
-    @property
-    def selected_device(self) -> str:
-        gui_id = QApplication.instance().gui_id
-        auto_update_config = self.client.connector.get(
-            MessageEndpoints.gui_auto_update_config(gui_id)
-        )
-        try:
-            return auto_update_config.selected_device
-        except AttributeError:
-            return None
-
     @property
     def panels(self) -> dict[str, BECDock]:
         """
@@ -245,7 +268,17 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
 
     @panels.setter
     def panels(self, value: dict[str, BECDock]):
-        self.dock_area.docks = WeakValueDictionary(value)
+        self.dock_area.docks = WeakValueDictionary(value)  # This can not work can it?
+
+    @property
+    def panel_list(self) -> list[BECDock]:
+        """
+        Get the docks in the dock area.
+
+        Returns:
+            list: The docks in the dock area.
+        """
+        return list(self.dock_area.docks.values())
 
     @property
     def temp_areas(self) -> list:
@@ -275,6 +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()
@@ -289,36 +324,17 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
         self.config.docks_state = last_state
         return last_state
 
-    def remove_dock(self, name: str):
-        """
-        Remove a dock by name and ensure it is properly closed and cleaned up.
-
-        Args:
-            name(str): The name of the dock to remove.
-        """
-        dock = self.dock_area.docks.pop(name, None)
-        self.config.docks.pop(name, None)
-        if dock:
-            dock.close()
-            dock.deleteLater()
-            if len(self.dock_area.docks) <= 1:
-                for dock in self.dock_area.docks.values():
-                    dock.hide_title_bar()
-
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Dock with name {name} does not exist.")
-
     @SafeSlot(popup_error=True)
-    def add_dock(
+    def new(
         self,
-        name: str = None,
-        position: Literal["bottom", "top", "left", "right", "above", "below"] = None,
+        name: str | None = None,
+        widget: str | QWidget | None = None,
+        widget_name: str | None = None,
+        position: Literal["bottom", "top", "left", "right", "above", "below"] = "bottom",
         relative_to: BECDock | None = None,
         closable: bool = True,
         floating: bool = False,
-        prefix: str = "dock",
-        widget: str | QWidget | None = None,
-        row: int = None,
+        row: int | None = None,
         col: int = 0,
         rowspan: int = 1,
         colspan: int = 1,
@@ -328,12 +344,11 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
 
         Args:
             name(str): The name of the dock to be displayed and for further references. Has to be unique.
+            widget(str|QWidget|None): The widget to be added to the dock. While using RPC, only BEC RPC widgets from RPCWidgetHandler are allowed.
             position(Literal["bottom", "top", "left", "right", "above", "below"]): The position of the dock.
             relative_to(BECDock): The dock to which the new dock should be added relative to.
             closable(bool): Whether the dock is closable.
             floating(bool): Whether the dock is detached after creating.
-            prefix(str): The prefix for the dock name if no name is provided.
-            widget(str|QWidget|None): The widget to be added to the dock. While using RPC, only BEC RPC widgets from RPCWidgetHandler are allowed.
             row(int): The row of the added widget.
             col(int): The column of the added widget.
             rowspan(int): The rowspan of the added widget.
@@ -342,21 +357,33 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
         Returns:
             BECDock: The created dock.
         """
-        if name is None:
-            name = WidgetContainerUtils.generate_unique_widget_id(
-                container=self.dock_area.docks, prefix=prefix
-            )
+        dock_names = [
+            dock.object_name for dock in self.panel_list
+        ]  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        if name is not None:  # Name is provided
+            if name in dock_names:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    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."
+                )
+        else:  # Name is not provided
+            name = WidgetContainerUtils.generate_unique_name(name="dock", list_of_names=dock_names)
 
-        if name in set(self.dock_area.docks.keys()):
-            raise ValueError(f"Dock with name {name} already exists.")
-
-        if position is None:
-            position = "bottom"
-
-        dock = BECDock(name=name, parent_dock_area=self, closable=closable)
+        dock = BECDock(
+            parent=self,
+            name=name,  # this is dock name pyqtgraph property, this is displayed on label
+            object_name=name,  # this is a real qt object name passed to BECConnector
+            parent_dock_area=self,
+            closable=closable,
+        )
         dock.config.position = position
-        self.config.docks[name] = dock.config
-
+        self.config.docks[dock.name()] = dock.config
+        # The dock.name is equal to the name passed to BECDock
         self.dock_area.addDock(dock=dock, position=position, relativeTo=relative_to)
 
         if len(self.dock_area.docks) <= 1:
@@ -365,10 +392,11 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
             for dock in self.dock_area.docks.values():
                 dock.show_title_bar()
 
-        if widget is not None and isinstance(widget, str):
-            dock.add_widget(widget=widget, row=row, col=col, rowspan=rowspan, colspan=colspan)
-        elif widget is not None and isinstance(widget, QWidget):
-            dock.addWidget(widget, row=row, col=col, rowspan=rowspan, colspan=colspan)
+        if widget is not None:
+            # Check if widget name exists.
+            dock.new(
+                widget=widget, name=widget_name, row=row, col=col, rowspan=rowspan, colspan=colspan
+            )
         if (
             self._instructions_visible
         ):  # TODO still decide how initial instructions should be handled
@@ -406,49 +434,24 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
         Remove a temporary area from the dock area.
         This is a patched method of pyqtgraph's removeTempArea
         """
+        if area not in self.dock_area.tempAreas:
+            # FIXME add some context for the logging, I am not sure which object is passed.
+            # It looks like a pyqtgraph.DockArea
+            logger.info(f"Attempted to remove dock_area, but was not floating.")
+            return
         self.dock_area.tempAreas.remove(area)
         area.window().close()
         area.window().deleteLater()
 
-    def clear_all(self):
-        """
-        Close all docks and remove all temp areas.
-        """
-        self.attach_all()
-        for dock in dict(self.dock_area.docks).values():
-            dock.remove()
-        self.dock_area.docks.clear()
-
     def cleanup(self):
         """
         Cleanup the dock area.
         """
-        self.clear_all()
-        self.toolbar.close()
-        self.toolbar.deleteLater()
-        self.dock_area.close()
-        self.dock_area.deleteLater()
+        self.delete_all()
+        self.dark_mode_button.close()
+        self.dark_mode_button.deleteLater()
         super().cleanup()
 
-    def closeEvent(self, event):
-        if self.parent() is None:
-            # we are at top-level (independent window)
-            if self.isVisible():
-                # we are visible => user clicked on [X]
-                # (when closeEvent is called from shutdown procedure,
-                # everything is hidden first)
-                # so, let's ignore "close", and do hide instead
-                event.ignore()
-                self.setVisible(False)
-
-    def close(self):
-        """
-        Close the dock area and cleanup.
-        Has to be implemented to overwrite pyqtgraph event accept in Container close.
-        """
-        self.cleanup()
-        super().close()
-
     def show(self):
         """Show all windows including floating docks."""
         super().show()
@@ -467,18 +470,65 @@ class BECDockArea(BECWidget, QWidget):
                 continue
             docks.window().hide()
 
-    def delete(self):
-        self.hide()
-        self.deleteLater()
+    def delete_all(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Delete all docks.
+        """
+        self.attach_all()
+        for dock_name in self.panels.keys():
+            self.delete(dock_name)
+
+    def delete(self, dock_name: str):
+        """
+        Delete a dock by name.
+
+        Args:
+            dock_name(str): The name of the dock to delete.
+        """
+        dock = self.dock_area.docks.pop(dock_name, None)
+        self.config.docks.pop(dock_name, None)
+        if dock:
+            dock.close()
+            dock.deleteLater()
+            if len(self.dock_area.docks) <= 1:
+                for dock in self.dock_area.docks.values():
+                    dock.hide_title_bar()
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Dock with name {dock_name} does not exist.")
+        # self._broadcast_update()
+
+    def remove(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Remove the dock area. If the dock area is embedded in a BECMainWindow and
+        is set as the central widget, the main window will be closed.
+        """
+        parent = self.parent()
+        if isinstance(parent, BECMainWindow):
+            central_widget = parent.centralWidget()
+            if central_widget is self:
+                # Closing the parent will also close the dock area
+                parent.close()
+                return
+
+        self.close()
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+
+    import sys
 
     from bec_widgets.utils.colors import set_theme
 
     app = QApplication([])
     set_theme("auto")
     dock_area = BECDockArea()
+    dock_1 = dock_area.new(name="dock_0", widget="DarkModeButton")
+    dock_1.new(widget="DarkModeButton")
+    # dock_1 = dock_area.new(name="dock_0", widget="Waveform")
+    dock_area.new(widget="DarkModeButton")
     dock_area.show()
+    dock_area.setGeometry(100, 100, 800, 600)
+    app.topLevelWidgets()
+    WidgetHierarchy.print_becconnector_hierarchy_from_app()
     app.exec_()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/__init__.py

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .figure import BECFigure, FigureConfig

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/figure.py

@@ -1,796 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-module-docstring
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import uuid
-from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Literal, Optional
-
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from pydantic import Field, ValidationError, field_validator
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
-from typeguard import typechecked
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import ConnectionConfig, WidgetContainerUtils
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.image.image import BECImageShow, ImageConfig
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.motor_map.motor_map import (
-    BECMotorMap,
-    MotorMapConfig,
-)
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.multi_waveform.multi_waveform import (
-    BECMultiWaveform,
-    BECMultiWaveformConfig,
-)
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.waveform.waveform import (
-    BECWaveform,
-    Waveform1DConfig,
-)
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class FigureConfig(ConnectionConfig):
-    """Configuration for BECFigure. Inheriting from ConnectionConfig widget_class and gui_id"""
-
-    theme: Literal["dark", "light"] = Field("dark", description="The theme of the figure widget.")
-    num_cols: int = Field(1, description="The number of columns in the figure widget.")
-    num_rows: int = Field(1, description="The number of rows in the figure widget.")
-    widgets: dict[str, Waveform1DConfig | ImageConfig | MotorMapConfig | SubplotConfig] = Field(
-        {}, description="The list of widgets to be added to the figure widget."
-    )
-
-    @field_validator("widgets", mode="before")
-    @classmethod
-    def validate_widgets(cls, v):
-        """Validate the widgets configuration."""
-        widget_class_map = {
-            "BECWaveform": Waveform1DConfig,
-            "BECImageShow": ImageConfig,
-            "BECMotorMap": MotorMapConfig,
-        }
-        validated_widgets = {}
-        for key, widget_config in v.items():
-            if "widget_class" not in widget_config:
-                raise ValueError(f"Widget config for {key} does not contain 'widget_class'.")
-            widget_class = widget_config["widget_class"]
-            if widget_class not in widget_class_map:
-                raise ValueError(f"Unknown widget_class '{widget_class}' for widget '{key}'.")
-            config_class = widget_class_map[widget_class]
-            validated_widgets[key] = config_class(**widget_config)
-        return validated_widgets
-
-
-class WidgetHandler:
-    """Factory for creating and configuring BEC widgets for BECFigure."""
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.widget_factory = {
-            "BECPlotBase": (BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig),
-            "BECWaveform": (BECWaveform, Waveform1DConfig),
-            "BECImageShow": (BECImageShow, ImageConfig),
-            "BECMotorMap": (BECMotorMap, MotorMapConfig),
-            "BECMultiWaveform": (BECMultiWaveform, BECMultiWaveformConfig),
-        }
-
-    def create_widget(
-        self,
-        widget_type: str,
-        widget_id: str,
-        parent_figure,
-        parent_id: str,
-        config: dict = None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECPlotBase:
-        """
-        Create and configure a widget based on its type.
-
-        Args:
-            widget_type (str): The type of the widget to create.
-            widget_id (str): Unique identifier for the widget.
-            parent_id (str): Identifier of the parent figure.
-            config (dict, optional): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECPlotBase: The created and configured widget instance.
-        """
-        entry = self.widget_factory.get(widget_type)
-        if not entry:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported widget type: {widget_type}")
-
-        widget_class, config_class = entry
-        if config is not None and isinstance(config, config_class):
-            config = config.model_dump()
-        widget_config_dict = {
-            "widget_class": widget_class.__name__,
-            "parent_id": parent_id,
-            "gui_id": widget_id,
-            **(config if config is not None else {}),
-        }
-        widget_config = config_class(**widget_config_dict)
-        widget = widget_class(
-            config=widget_config, parent_figure=parent_figure, client=parent_figure.client
-        )
-
-        if axis_kwargs:
-            widget.set(**axis_kwargs)
-
-        return widget
-
-
-class BECFigure(BECWidget, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
-    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "_rpc_id",
-        "_config_dict",
-        "_get_all_rpc",
-        "axes",
-        "widgets",
-        "plot",
-        "image",
-        "motor_map",
-        "remove",
-        "change_layout",
-        "change_theme",
-        "export",
-        "clear_all",
-        "widget_list",
-    ]
-    subplot_map = {
-        "PlotBase": BECPlotBase,
-        "BECWaveform": BECWaveform,
-        "BECImageShow": BECImageShow,
-        "BECMotorMap": BECMotorMap,
-        "BECMultiWaveform": BECMultiWaveform,
-    }
-    widget_method_map = {
-        "BECWaveform": "plot",
-        "BECImageShow": "image",
-        "BECMotorMap": "motor_map",
-        "BECMultiWaveform": "multi_waveform",
-    }
-
-    clean_signal = pyqtSignal()
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        parent: Optional[QWidget] = None,
-        config: Optional[FigureConfig] = None,
-        client=None,
-        gui_id: Optional[str] = None,
-        **kwargs,
-    ) -> None:
-        if config is None:
-            config = FigureConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
-        else:
-            if isinstance(config, dict):
-                config = FigureConfig(**config)
-        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
-        pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget.__init__(self, parent)
-
-        self.widget_handler = WidgetHandler()
-
-        # Widget container to reference widgets by 'widget_id'
-        self._widgets = defaultdict(dict)
-
-        # Container to keep track of the grid
-        self.grid = []
-        # Create config and apply it
-        self.apply_config(config)
-
-    def __getitem__(self, key: tuple | str):
-        if isinstance(key, tuple) and len(key) == 2:
-            return self.axes(*key)
-        if isinstance(key, str):
-            widget = self._widgets.get(key)
-            if widget is None:
-                raise KeyError(f"No widget with ID {key}")
-            return self._widgets.get(key)
-        else:
-            raise TypeError(
-                "Key must be a string (widget id) or a tuple of two integers (grid coordinates)"
-            )
-
-    def apply_config(self, config: dict | FigureConfig):  # ,generate_new_id: bool = False):
-        if isinstance(config, dict):
-            try:
-                config = FigureConfig(**config)
-            except ValidationError as e:
-                logger.error(f"Error in applying config: {e}")
-                return
-        self.config = config
-
-        # widget_config has to be reset for not have each widget config twice when added to the figure
-        widget_configs = list(self.config.widgets.values())
-        self.config.widgets = {}
-        for widget_config in widget_configs:
-            getattr(self, self.widget_method_map[widget_config.widget_class])(
-                config=widget_config.model_dump(), row=widget_config.row, col=widget_config.col
-            )
-
-    @property
-    def widget_list(self) -> list[BECPlotBase]:
-        """
-        Access all widget in BECFigure as a list
-        Returns:
-            list[BECPlotBase]: List of all widgets in the figure.
-        """
-        axes = [value for value in self._widgets.values() if isinstance(value, BECPlotBase)]
-        return axes
-
-    @widget_list.setter
-    def widget_list(self, value: list[BECPlotBase]):
-        """
-        Access all widget in BECFigure as a list
-        Returns:
-            list[BECPlotBase]: List of all widgets in the figure.
-        """
-        self._axes = value
-
-    @property
-    def widgets(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        All widgets within the figure with gui ids as keys.
-        Returns:
-            dict: All widgets within the figure.
-        """
-        return self._widgets
-
-    @widgets.setter
-    def widgets(self, value: dict):
-        """
-        All widgets within the figure with gui ids as keys.
-        Returns:
-            dict: All widgets within the figure.
-        """
-        self._widgets = value
-
-    def export(self):
-        """Export the plot widget."""
-        try:
-            plot_item = self.widget_list[0]
-        except Exception as exc:
-            raise ValueError("No plot widget available to export.") from exc
-
-        scene = plot_item.scene()
-        scene.contextMenuItem = plot_item
-        scene.showExportDialog()
-
-    @typechecked
-    def plot(
-        self,
-        arg1: list | np.ndarray | str | None = None,
-        y: list | np.ndarray | None = None,
-        x: list | np.ndarray | None = None,
-        x_name: str | None = None,
-        y_name: str | None = None,
-        z_name: str | None = None,
-        x_entry: str | None = None,
-        y_entry: str | None = None,
-        z_entry: str | None = None,
-        color: str | None = None,
-        color_map_z: str | None = "magma",
-        label: str | None = None,
-        validate: bool = True,
-        new: bool = False,
-        row: int | None = None,
-        col: int | None = None,
-        dap: str | None = None,
-        config: dict | None = None,  # TODO make logic more transparent
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECWaveform:
-        """
-        Add a 1D waveform plot to the figure. Always access the first waveform widget in the figure.
-
-        Args:
-            arg1(list | np.ndarray | str | None): First argument which can be x data, y data, or y_name.
-            y(list | np.ndarray): Custom y data to plot.
-            x(list | np.ndarray): Custom x data to plot.
-            x_name(str): The name of the device for the x-axis.
-            y_name(str): The name of the device for the y-axis.
-            z_name(str): The name of the device for the z-axis.
-            x_entry(str): The name of the entry for the x-axis.
-            y_entry(str): The name of the entry for the y-axis.
-            z_entry(str): The name of the entry for the z-axis.
-            color(str): The color of the curve.
-            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
-            label(str): The label of the curve.
-            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
-            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            dap(str): The DAP model to use for the curve.
-            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECWaveform widget from provided configuration.
-            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECWaveform: The waveform plot widget.
-        """
-        waveform = self.subplot_factory(
-            widget_type="BECWaveform", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
-        )
-        if config is not None:
-            return waveform
-
-        if arg1 is not None or y_name is not None or (y is not None and x is not None):
-            waveform.plot(
-                arg1=arg1,
-                y=y,
-                x=x,
-                x_name=x_name,
-                y_name=y_name,
-                z_name=z_name,
-                x_entry=x_entry,
-                y_entry=y_entry,
-                z_entry=z_entry,
-                color=color,
-                color_map_z=color_map_z,
-                label=label,
-                validate=validate,
-                dap=dap,
-            )
-        return waveform
-
-    def _init_image(
-        self,
-        image,
-        monitor: str = None,
-        monitor_type: Literal["1d", "2d"] = "2d",
-        color_bar: Literal["simple", "full"] = "full",
-        color_map: str = "magma",
-        data: np.ndarray = None,
-        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
-    ) -> BECImageShow:
-        """
-        Configure the image based on the provided parameters.
-
-        Args:
-            image (BECImageShow): The image to configure.
-            monitor (str): The name of the monitor to display.
-            color_bar (Literal["simple","full"]): The type of color bar to display.
-            color_map (str): The color map to use for the image.
-            data (np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
-        """
-        if monitor is not None and data is None:
-            image.image(
-                monitor=monitor,
-                monitor_type=monitor_type,
-                color_map=color_map,
-                vrange=vrange,
-                color_bar=color_bar,
-            )
-        elif data is not None and monitor is None:
-            image.add_custom_image(
-                name="custom", data=data, color_map=color_map, vrange=vrange, color_bar=color_bar
-            )
-        elif data is None and monitor is None:
-            # Setting appearance
-            if vrange is not None:
-                image.set_vrange(vmin=vrange[0], vmax=vrange[1])
-            if color_map is not None:
-                image.set_color_map(color_map)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Invalid input. Provide either monitor name or custom data.")
-        return image
-
-    def image(
-        self,
-        monitor: str = None,
-        monitor_type: Literal["1d", "2d"] = "2d",
-        color_bar: Literal["simple", "full"] = "full",
-        color_map: str = "magma",
-        data: np.ndarray = None,
-        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
-        new: bool = False,
-        row: int | None = None,
-        col: int | None = None,
-        config: dict | None = None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECImageShow:
-        """
-        Add an image to the figure. Always access the first image widget in the figure.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor to display.
-            color_bar(Literal["simple","full"]): The type of color bar to display.
-            color_map(str): The color map to use for the image.
-            data(np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
-            vrange(tuple[float, float]): The range of values to display.
-            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECImageShow widget from provided configuration.
-            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECImageShow: The image widget.
-        """
-
-        image = self.subplot_factory(
-            widget_type="BECImageShow", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
-        )
-        if config is not None:
-            return image
-
-        image = self._init_image(
-            image=image,
-            monitor=monitor,
-            monitor_type=monitor_type,
-            color_bar=color_bar,
-            color_map=color_map,
-            data=data,
-            vrange=vrange,
-        )
-        return image
-
-    def motor_map(
-        self,
-        motor_x: str = None,
-        motor_y: str = None,
-        new: bool = False,
-        row: int | None = None,
-        col: int | None = None,
-        config: dict | None = None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECMotorMap:
-        """
-        Add a motor map to the figure. Always access the first motor map widget in the figure.
-
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): The name of the motor for the X axis.
-            motor_y(str): The name of the motor for the Y axis.
-            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECImageShow widget from provided configuration.
-            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECMotorMap: The motor map widget.
-        """
-        motor_map = self.subplot_factory(
-            widget_type="BECMotorMap", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
-        )
-        if config is not None:
-            return motor_map
-
-        if motor_x is not None and motor_y is not None:
-            motor_map.change_motors(motor_x, motor_y)
-
-        return motor_map
-
-    def multi_waveform(
-        self,
-        monitor: str = None,
-        new: bool = False,
-        row: int | None = None,
-        col: int | None = None,
-        config: dict | None = None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ):
-        multi_waveform = self.subplot_factory(
-            widget_type="BECMultiWaveform", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
-        )
-        if config is not None:
-            return multi_waveform
-        multi_waveform.set_monitor(monitor)
-        return multi_waveform
-
-    def subplot_factory(
-        self,
-        widget_type: Literal[
-            "BECPlotBase", "BECWaveform", "BECImageShow", "BECMotorMap", "BECMultiWaveform"
-        ] = "BECPlotBase",
-        row: int = None,
-        col: int = None,
-        config=None,
-        new: bool = False,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECPlotBase:
-        # Case 1 - config provided, new plot, possible to define coordinates
-        if config is not None:
-            widget_cls = config["widget_class"]
-            if widget_cls != widget_type:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Widget type '{widget_type}' does not match the provided configuration ({widget_cls})."
-                )
-            widget = self.add_widget(
-                widget_type=widget_type, config=config, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs
-            )
-            return widget
-
-        # Case 2 - find first plot or create first plot if no plot available, no config provided, no coordinates
-        if new is False and (row is None or col is None):
-            widget = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
-                self._widgets, self.subplot_map[widget_type], can_fail=True
-            )
-            if widget is not None:
-                if axis_kwargs:
-                    widget.set(**axis_kwargs)
-            else:
-                widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, **axis_kwargs)
-            return widget
-
-        # Case 3 - modifying existing plot wit coordinates provided
-        if new is False and (row is not None and col is not None):
-            try:
-                widget = self.axes(row, col)
-            except ValueError:
-                widget = None
-            if widget is not None:
-                if axis_kwargs:
-                    widget.set(**axis_kwargs)
-            else:
-                widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs)
-            return widget
-
-        # Case 4 - no previous plot or new plot, no config provided, possible to define coordinates
-        widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs)
-        return widget
-
-    def add_widget(
-        self,
-        widget_type: Literal[
-            "BECPlotBase", "BECWaveform", "BECImageShow", "BECMotorMap", "BECMultiWaveform"
-        ] = "BECPlotBase",
-        widget_id: str = None,
-        row: int = None,
-        col: int = None,
-        config=None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECPlotBase:
-        """
-        Add a widget to the figure at the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            widget_type(Literal["PlotBase","Waveform1D"]): The type of the widget to add.
-            widget_id(str): The unique identifier of the widget. If not provided, a unique ID will be generated.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs(dict): Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-        """
-        if not widget_id:
-            widget_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        if widget_id in self._widgets:
-            raise ValueError(f"Widget with ID '{widget_id}' already exists.")
-
-        # Check if position is occupied
-        if row is not None and col is not None:
-            if self.getItem(row, col):
-                raise ValueError(f"Position at row {row} and column {col} is already occupied.")
-        else:
-            row, col = self._find_next_empty_position()
-
-        widget = self.widget_handler.create_widget(
-            widget_type=widget_type,
-            widget_id=widget_id,
-            parent_figure=self,
-            parent_id=self.gui_id,
-            config=config,
-            **axis_kwargs,
-        )
-        widget.set_gui_id(widget_id)
-        widget.config.row = row
-        widget.config.col = col
-
-        # Add widget to the figure
-        self.addItem(widget, row=row, col=col)
-
-        # Update num_cols and num_rows based on the added widget
-        self.config.num_rows = max(self.config.num_rows, row + 1)
-        self.config.num_cols = max(self.config.num_cols, col + 1)
-
-        # Saving config for future referencing
-
-        self.config.widgets[widget_id] = widget.config
-        self._widgets[widget_id] = widget
-
-        # Reflect the grid coordinates
-        self._change_grid(widget_id, row, col)
-
-        return widget
-
-    def remove(
-        self,
-        row: int = None,
-        col: int = None,
-        widget_id: str = None,
-        coordinates: tuple[int, int] = None,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Remove a widget from the figure. Can be removed by its unique identifier or by its coordinates.
-
-        Args:
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget to remove.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget to remove.
-            widget_id(str): The unique identifier of the widget to remove.
-            coordinates(tuple[int, int], optional): The coordinates of the widget to remove.
-        """
-        if widget_id:
-            self._remove_by_id(widget_id)
-        elif row is not None and col is not None:
-            self._remove_by_coordinates(row, col)
-        elif coordinates:
-            self._remove_by_coordinates(*coordinates)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Must provide either widget_id or coordinates for removal.")
-
-    def change_theme(self, theme: Literal["dark", "light"]) -> None:
-        """
-        Change the theme of the figure widget.
-
-        Args:
-            theme(Literal["dark","light"]): The theme to set for the figure widget.
-        """
-        self.config.theme = theme
-        apply_theme(theme)
-        for plot in self.widget_list:
-            plot.set_x_label(plot.plot_item.getAxis("bottom").label.toPlainText())
-            plot.set_y_label(plot.plot_item.getAxis("left").label.toPlainText())
-            if plot.plot_item.titleLabel.text:
-                plot.set_title(plot.plot_item.titleLabel.text)
-            plot.set_legend_label_size()
-
-    def _remove_by_coordinates(self, row: int, col: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Remove a widget from the figure by its coordinates.
-
-        Args:
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget to remove.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget to remove.
-        """
-        widget = self.axes(row, col)
-        if widget:
-            widget_id = widget.config.gui_id
-            if widget_id in self._widgets:
-                self._remove_by_id(widget_id)
-
-    def _remove_by_id(self, widget_id: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Remove a widget from the figure by its unique identifier.
-
-        Args:
-            widget_id(str): The unique identifier of the widget to remove.
-        """
-        if widget_id in self._widgets:
-            widget = self._widgets.pop(widget_id)
-            widget.cleanup_pyqtgraph()
-            widget.cleanup()
-            self.removeItem(widget)
-            self.grid[widget.config.row][widget.config.col] = None
-            self._reindex_grid()
-            if widget_id in self.config.widgets:
-                self.config.widgets.pop(widget_id)
-            widget.deleteLater()
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Widget with ID '{widget_id}' does not exist.")
-
-    def axes(self, row: int, col: int) -> BECPlotBase:
-        """
-        Get widget by its coordinates in the figure.
-
-        Args:
-            row(int): the row coordinate
-            col(int): the column coordinate
-
-        Returns:
-            BECPlotBase: the widget at the given coordinates
-        """
-        widget = self.getItem(row, col)
-        if widget is None:
-            raise ValueError(f"No widget at coordinates ({row}, {col})")
-        return widget
-
-    def _find_next_empty_position(self):
-        """Find the next empty position (new row) in the figure."""
-        row, col = 0, 0
-        while self.getItem(row, col):
-            row += 1
-        return row, col
-
-    def _change_grid(self, widget_id: str, row: int, col: int):
-        """
-        Change the grid to reflect the new position of the widget.
-
-        Args:
-            widget_id(str): The unique identifier of the widget.
-            row(int): The new row coordinate of the widget in the figure.
-            col(int): The new column coordinate of the widget in the figure.
-        """
-        while len(self.grid) <= row:
-            self.grid.append([])
-        row = self.grid[row]
-        while len(row) <= col:
-            row.append(None)
-        row[col] = widget_id
-
-    def _reindex_grid(self):
-        """Reindex the grid to remove empty rows and columns."""
-        new_grid = []
-        for row in self.grid:
-            new_row = [widget for widget in row if widget is not None]
-            if new_row:
-                new_grid.append(new_row)
-        #
-        # Update the config of each object to reflect its new position
-        for row_idx, row in enumerate(new_grid):
-            for col_idx, widget in enumerate(row):
-                self._widgets[widget].config.row, self._widgets[widget].config.col = (
-                    row_idx,
-                    col_idx,
-                )
-
-        self.grid = new_grid
-        self._replot_layout()
-
-    def _replot_layout(self):
-        """Replot the layout based on the current grid configuration."""
-        self.clear()
-        for row_idx, row in enumerate(self.grid):
-            for col_idx, widget in enumerate(row):
-                self.addItem(self._widgets[widget], row=row_idx, col=col_idx)
-
-    def change_layout(self, max_columns=None, max_rows=None):
-        """
-        Reshuffle the layout of the figure to adjust to a new number of max_columns or max_rows.
-        If both max_columns and max_rows are provided, max_rows is ignored.
-
-        Args:
-            max_columns (Optional[int]): The new maximum number of columns in the figure.
-            max_rows (Optional[int]): The new maximum number of rows in the figure.
-        """
-        # Calculate total number of widgets
-        total_widgets = len(self._widgets)
-
-        if max_columns:
-            # Calculate the required number of rows based on max_columns
-            required_rows = (total_widgets + max_columns - 1) // max_columns
-            new_grid = [[None for _ in range(max_columns)] for _ in range(required_rows)]
-        elif max_rows:
-            # Calculate the required number of columns based on max_rows
-            required_columns = (total_widgets + max_rows - 1) // max_rows
-            new_grid = [[None for _ in range(required_columns)] for _ in range(max_rows)]
-        else:
-            # If neither max_columns nor max_rows is specified, just return without changing the layout
-            return
-
-        # Populate the new grid with widgets' IDs
-        current_idx = 0
-        for widget_id in self._widgets:
-            row = current_idx // len(new_grid[0])
-            col = current_idx % len(new_grid[0])
-            new_grid[row][col] = widget_id
-            current_idx += 1
-
-        self.config.num_rows = row
-        self.config.num_cols = col
-
-        # Update widgets' positions and replot them according to the new grid
-        self.grid = new_grid
-        self._reindex_grid()  # This method should be updated to handle reshuffling correctly
-        self._replot_layout()  # Assumes this method re-adds widgets to the layout based on self.grid
-
-    def clear_all(self):
-        """Clear all widgets from the figure and reset to default state"""
-        for widget in list(self._widgets.values()):
-            widget.remove()
-        self._widgets.clear()
-        self.grid = []
-        theme = self.config.theme
-        self.config = FigureConfig(
-            widget_class=self.__class__.__name__, gui_id=self.gui_id, theme=theme
-        )
-
-    def cleanup_pyqtgraph_all_widgets(self):
-        """Clean up the pyqtgraph widget."""
-        for widget in self.widget_list:
-            widget.cleanup_pyqtgraph()
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        """Close the figure widget."""
-        self.cleanup_pyqtgraph_all_widgets()

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/plots/axis_settings.py

@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout
-
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.settings_dialog import SettingWidget
-from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
-from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
-
-
-class AxisSettings(SettingWidget):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(parent=parent, *args, **kwargs)
-
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        self.ui = UILoader().load_ui(os.path.join(current_path, "axis_settings.ui"), self)
-
-        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.ui)
-
-        # Hardcoded values for best appearance
-        self.setMinimumHeight(280)
-        self.setMaximumHeight(280)
-        self.resize(380, 280)
-
-    @Slot(dict)
-    def display_current_settings(self, axis_config: dict):
-
-        if axis_config == {}:
-            return
-
-        # Top Box
-        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.plot_title, axis_config["title"])
-        self.ui.switch_outer_axes.checked = axis_config["outer_axes"]
-
-        # X Axis Box
-        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_label, axis_config["x_label"])
-        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_scale, axis_config["x_scale"])
-        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_grid, axis_config["x_grid"])
-        if axis_config["x_lim"] is not None:
-            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.x_min, axis_config["x_lim"][0])
-            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.x_max, axis_config["x_lim"][1])
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_min, axis_config["x_lim"][0])
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_max, axis_config["x_lim"][1])
-        if axis_config["x_lim"] is None:
-            x_range = self.target_widget.fig.widget_list[0].plot_item.viewRange()[0]
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_min, x_range[0])
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_max, x_range[1])
-
-        # Y Axis Box
-        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_label, axis_config["y_label"])
-        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_scale, axis_config["y_scale"])
-        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_grid, axis_config["y_grid"])
-        if axis_config["y_lim"] is not None:
-            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.y_min, axis_config["y_lim"][0])
-            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.y_max, axis_config["y_lim"][1])
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_min, axis_config["y_lim"][0])
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_max, axis_config["y_lim"][1])
-        if axis_config["y_lim"] is None:
-            y_range = self.target_widget.fig.widget_list[0].plot_item.viewRange()[1]
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_min, y_range[0])
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_max, y_range[1])
-
-    @Slot()
-    def accept_changes(self):
-        title = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.plot_title)
-        outer_axes = self.ui.switch_outer_axes.checked
-
-        # X Axis
-        x_label = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.x_label)
-        x_scale = self.ui.x_scale.currentText()
-        x_grid = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.x_grid)
-        x_lim = (WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.x_min), WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.x_max))
-
-        # Y Axis
-        y_label = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.y_label)
-        y_scale = self.ui.y_scale.currentText()
-        y_grid = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.y_grid)
-        y_lim = (WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.y_min), WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.y_max))
-
-        self.target_widget.set(
-            title=title,
-            x_label=x_label,
-            x_scale=x_scale,
-            x_lim=x_lim,
-            y_label=y_label,
-            y_scale=y_scale,
-            y_lim=y_lim,
-        )
-        self.target_widget.set_grid(x_grid, y_grid)
-        self.target_widget.set_outer_axes(outer_axes)

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/plots/axis_settings.ui

@@ -1,256 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
-    <class>Form</class>
-    <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
-        <property name="geometry">
-            <rect>
-                <x>0</x>
-                <y>0</y>
-                <width>427</width>
-                <height>270</height>
-            </rect>
-        </property>
-        <property name="minimumSize">
-            <size>
-                <width>0</width>
-                <height>250</height>
-            </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="maximumSize">
-            <size>
-                <width>16777215</width>
-                <height>278</height>
-            </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="windowTitle">
-            <string>Form</string>
-        </property>
-        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-            <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
-                <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-                    <item>
-                        <widget class="QLabel" name="plot_title_label">
-                            <property name="text">
-                                <string>Plot Title</string>
-                            </property>
-                        </widget>
-                    </item>
-                    <item>
-                        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="plot_title"/>
-                    </item>
-                </layout>
-            </item>
-            <item row="1" column="0">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_outer_axes">
-                    <property name="text">
-                        <string>Outer Axes</string>
-                    </property>
-                </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item row="2" column="1">
-                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="y_axis_box">
-                    <property name="title">
-                        <string>Y Axis</string>
-                    </property>
-                    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
-                        <item row="3" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QComboBox" name="y_scale">
-                                <item>
-                                    <property name="text">
-                                        <string>linear</string>
-                                    </property>
-                                </item>
-                                <item>
-                                    <property name="text">
-                                        <string>log</string>
-                                    </property>
-                                </item>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="2" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="y_max">
-                                <property name="alignment">
-                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="minimum">
-                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="maximum">
-                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_min_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Min</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="1" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="y_min">
-                                <property name="alignment">
-                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="minimum">
-                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="maximum">
-                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="0" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="y_label"/>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="3" column="0">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_scale_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Scale</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="0" column="0">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_label_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Label</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="2" column="0">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_max_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Max</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="4" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="y_grid">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string/>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="4" column="0">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_grid_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Grid</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                    </layout>
-                </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item row="2" column="0">
-                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="x_axis_box">
-                    <property name="title">
-                        <string>X Axis</string>
-                    </property>
-                    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
-                        <item row="3" column="0">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_scale_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Scale</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="1" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="x_min">
-                                <property name="alignment">
-                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="minimum">
-                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="maximum">
-                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_min_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Min</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="2" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="x_max">
-                                <property name="alignment">
-                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="minimum">
-                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="maximum">
-                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="3" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QComboBox" name="x_scale">
-                                <item>
-                                    <property name="text">
-                                        <string>linear</string>
-                                    </property>
-                                </item>
-                                <item>
-                                    <property name="text">
-                                        <string>log</string>
-                                    </property>
-                                </item>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="2" column="0">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_max_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Max</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="0" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="x_label"/>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="0" column="0">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_label_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Label</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="4" column="2">
-                            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="x_grid">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string/>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="4" column="0">
-                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_grid_label">
-                                <property name="text">
-                                    <string>Grid</string>
-                                </property>
-                            </widget>
-                        </item>
-                    </layout>
-                </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item row="1" column="1">
-                <widget class="ToggleSwitch" name="switch_outer_axes">
-                    <property name="checked" stdset="0">
-                        <bool>false</bool>
-                    </property>
-                </widget>
-            </item>
-        </layout>
-    </widget>
-    <customwidgets>
-        <customwidget>
-            <class>ToggleSwitch</class>
-            <extends>QWidget</extends>
-            <header>toggle_switch</header>
-        </customwidget>
-    </customwidgets>
-    <resources/>
-    <connections/>
-</ui>

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/plots/image/image.py

@@ -1,772 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Any, Literal, Optional
-
-import numpy as np
-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from pydantic import Field, ValidationError
-from qtpy.QtCore import QThread, Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-# from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
-from bec_widgets.utils import EntryValidator
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.image.image_item import (
-    BECImageItem,
-    ImageItemConfig,
-)
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.image.image_processor import (
-    ImageProcessor,
-    ImageStats,
-    ProcessorWorker,
-)
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class ImageConfig(SubplotConfig):
-    images: dict[str, ImageItemConfig] = Field(
-        {},
-        description="The configuration of the images. The key is the name of the image (source).",
-    )
-
-
-class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
-    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "_rpc_id",
-        "_config_dict",
-        "add_image_by_config",
-        "image",
-        "add_custom_image",
-        "set_vrange",
-        "set_color_map",
-        "set_autorange",
-        "set_autorange_mode",
-        "set_monitor",
-        "set_processing",
-        "set_image_properties",
-        "set_fft",
-        "set_log",
-        "set_rotation",
-        "set_transpose",
-        "set",
-        "set_title",
-        "set_x_label",
-        "set_y_label",
-        "set_x_scale",
-        "set_y_scale",
-        "set_x_lim",
-        "set_y_lim",
-        "set_grid",
-        "enable_fps_monitor",
-        "lock_aspect_ratio",
-        "export",
-        "remove",
-        "images",
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        parent: Optional[QWidget] = None,
-        parent_figure=None,
-        config: Optional[ImageConfig] = None,
-        client=None,
-        gui_id: Optional[str] = None,
-        single_image: bool = True,
-    ):
-        if config is None:
-            config = ImageConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
-        super().__init__(
-            parent=parent, parent_figure=parent_figure, config=config, client=client, gui_id=gui_id
-        )
-        # Get bec shortcuts dev, scans, queue, scan_storage, dap
-        self.single_image = single_image
-        self.image_type = "device_monitor_2d"
-        self.scan_id = None
-        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
-        self.entry_validator = EntryValidator(self.dev)
-        self._images = defaultdict(dict)
-        self.apply_config(self.config)
-        self.processor = ImageProcessor()
-        self.use_threading = False  # TODO WILL be moved to the init method and to figure method
-
-    def _create_thread_worker(self, device: str, image: np.ndarray):
-        thread = QThread()
-        worker = ProcessorWorker(self.processor)
-        worker.moveToThread(thread)
-
-        # Connect signals and slots
-        thread.started.connect(lambda: worker.process_image(device, image))
-        worker.processed.connect(self.update_image)
-        worker.stats.connect(self.update_vrange)
-        worker.finished.connect(thread.quit)
-        worker.finished.connect(thread.wait)
-        worker.finished.connect(worker.deleteLater)
-        thread.finished.connect(thread.deleteLater)
-
-        thread.start()
-
-    def find_image_by_monitor(self, item_id: str) -> BECImageItem:
-        """
-        Find the image item by its gui_id.
-
-        Args:
-            item_id(str): The gui_id of the widget.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECImageItem: The widget with the given gui_id.
-        """
-        for source, images in self._images.items():
-            for key, value in images.items():
-                if key == item_id and isinstance(value, BECImageItem):
-                    return value
-                elif isinstance(value, dict):
-                    result = self.find_image_by_monitor(item_id)
-                    if result is not None:
-                        return result
-
-    def apply_config(self, config: dict | SubplotConfig):
-        """
-        Apply the configuration to the 1D waveform widget.
-
-        Args:
-            config(dict|SubplotConfig): Configuration settings.
-            replot_last_scan(bool, optional): If True, replot the last scan. Defaults to False.
-        """
-        if isinstance(config, dict):
-            try:
-                config = ImageConfig(**config)
-            except ValidationError as e:
-                logger.error(f"Validation error when applying config to BECImageShow: {e}")
-                return
-        self.config = config
-        self.plot_item.clear()
-
-        self.apply_axis_config()
-        self._images = defaultdict(dict)
-
-        for image_id, image_config in config.images.items():
-            self.add_image_by_config(image_config)
-
-    def change_gui_id(self, new_gui_id: str):
-        """
-        Change the GUI ID of the image widget and update the parent_id in all associated curves.
-
-        Args:
-            new_gui_id (str): The new GUI ID to be set for the image widget.
-        """
-        self.gui_id = new_gui_id
-        self.config.gui_id = new_gui_id
-
-        for source, images in self._images.items():
-            for id, image_item in images.items():
-                image_item.config.parent_id = new_gui_id
-
-    def add_image_by_config(self, config: ImageItemConfig | dict) -> BECImageItem:
-        """
-        Add an image to the widget by configuration.
-
-        Args:
-            config(ImageItemConfig|dict): The configuration of the image.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECImageItem: The image object.
-        """
-        if isinstance(config, dict):
-            config = ImageItemConfig(**config)
-            config.parent_id = self.gui_id
-        name = config.monitor if config.monitor is not None else config.gui_id
-        image = self._add_image_object(source=config.source, name=name, config=config)
-        return image
-
-    def get_image_config(self, image_id, dict_output: bool = True) -> ImageItemConfig | dict:
-        """
-        Get the configuration of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            image_id(str): The ID of the image.
-            dict_output(bool): Whether to return the configuration as a dictionary. Defaults to True.
-
-        Returns:
-            ImageItemConfig|dict: The configuration of the image.
-        """
-        for source, images in self._images.items():
-            for id, image in images.items():
-                if id == image_id:
-                    if dict_output:
-                        return image.config.dict()
-                    else:
-                        return image.config  # TODO check if this works
-
-    @property
-    def images(self) -> list[BECImageItem]:
-        """
-        Get the list of images.
-        Returns:
-            list[BECImageItem]: The list of images.
-        """
-        images = []
-        for source, images_dict in self._images.items():
-            for id, image in images_dict.items():
-                images.append(image)
-        return images
-
-    @images.setter
-    def images(self, value: dict[str, dict[str, BECImageItem]]):
-        """
-        Set the images from a dictionary.
-
-        Args:
-            value (dict[str, dict[str, BECImageItem]]): The images to set, organized by source and id.
-        """
-        self._images = value
-
-    def get_image_dict(self) -> dict[str, dict[str, BECImageItem]]:
-        """
-        Get all images.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict[str, dict[str, BECImageItem]]: The dictionary of images.
-        """
-        return self._images
-
-    def image(
-        self,
-        monitor: str,
-        monitor_type: Literal["1d", "2d"] = "2d",
-        color_map: Optional[str] = "magma",
-        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "full",
-        downsample: Optional[bool] = True,
-        opacity: Optional[float] = 1.0,
-        vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None,
-        # post_processing: Optional[PostProcessingConfig] = None,
-        **kwargs,
-    ) -> BECImageItem:
-        """
-        Add an image to the figure. Always access the first image widget in the figure.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor to display.
-            monitor_type(Literal["1d","2d"]): The type of monitor to display.
-            color_bar(Literal["simple","full"]): The type of color bar to display.
-            color_map(str): The color map to use for the image.
-            data(np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
-            vrange(tuple[float, float]): The range of values to display.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECImageItem: The image item.
-        """
-        if monitor_type == "1d":
-            image_source = "device_monitor_1d"
-            self.image_type = "device_monitor_1d"
-        elif monitor_type == "2d":
-            image_source = "device_monitor_2d"
-            self.image_type = "device_monitor_2d"
-
-        image_exits = self._check_image_id(monitor, self._images)
-        if image_exits:
-            # raise ValueError(
-            #     f"Monitor with ID '{monitor}' already exists in widget '{self.gui_id}'."
-            # )
-            return
-
-        # monitor = self.entry_validator.validate_monitor(monitor)
-
-        image_config = ImageItemConfig(
-            widget_class="BECImageItem",
-            parent_id=self.gui_id,
-            color_map=color_map,
-            color_bar=color_bar,
-            downsample=downsample,
-            opacity=opacity,
-            vrange=vrange,
-            source=image_source,
-            monitor=monitor,
-            # post_processing=post_processing,
-            **kwargs,
-        )
-
-        image = self._add_image_object(source=image_source, name=monitor, config=image_config)
-        return image
-
-    def add_custom_image(
-        self,
-        name: str,
-        data: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
-        color_map: Optional[str] = "magma",
-        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "full",
-        downsample: Optional[bool] = True,
-        opacity: Optional[float] = 1.0,
-        vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None,
-        # post_processing: Optional[PostProcessingConfig] = None,
-        **kwargs,
-    ):
-        image_source = "custom"
-
-        image_exits = self._check_image_id(name, self._images)
-        if image_exits:
-            raise ValueError(f"Monitor with ID '{name}' already exists in widget '{self.gui_id}'.")
-
-        image_config = ImageItemConfig(
-            widget_class="BECImageItem",
-            parent_id=self.gui_id,
-            monitor=name,
-            color_map=color_map,
-            color_bar=color_bar,
-            downsample=downsample,
-            opacity=opacity,
-            vrange=vrange,
-            # post_processing=post_processing,
-            **kwargs,
-        )
-
-        image = self._add_image_object(
-            source=image_source, name=name, config=image_config, data=data
-        )
-        return image
-
-    def apply_setting_to_images(
-        self, setting_method_name: str, args: list, kwargs: dict, image_id: str = None
-    ):
-        """
-        Apply a setting to all images or a specific image by its ID.
-
-        Args:
-            setting_method_name (str): The name of the method to apply (e.g., 'set_color_map').
-            args (list): Positional arguments for the setting method.
-            kwargs (dict): Keyword arguments for the setting method.
-            image_id (str, optional): The ID of the specific image to apply the setting to. If None, applies to all images.
-        """
-        if image_id:
-            image = self.find_image_by_monitor(image_id)
-            if image:
-                getattr(image, setting_method_name)(*args, **kwargs)
-        else:
-            for source, images in self._images.items():
-                for _, image in images.items():
-                    getattr(image, setting_method_name)(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.refresh_image()
-
-    def set_vrange(self, vmin: float, vmax: float, name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the range of the color bar.
-        If name is not specified, then set vrange for all images.
-
-        Args:
-            vmin(float): Minimum value of the color bar.
-            vmax(float): Maximum value of the color bar.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_vrange", args=[vmin, vmax], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_color_map(self, cmap: str, name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the color map of the image.
-        If name is not specified, then set color map for all images.
-
-        Args:
-            cmap(str): The color map of the image.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_color_map", args=[cmap], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_autorange(self, enable: bool = False, name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the autoscale of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): Whether to autoscale the color bar.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_autorange", args=[enable], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_autorange_mode(self, mode: Literal["max", "mean"], name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the autoscale mode of the image, that decides how the vrange of the color bar is scaled.
-        Choose betwen 'max' -> min/max of the data, 'mean' -> mean +/- fudge_factor*std of the data (fudge_factor~2).
-
-        Args:
-            mode(str): The autoscale mode of the image.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_autorange_mode", args=[mode], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_monitor(self, monitor: str, name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the monitor of the image.
-        If name is not specified, then set monitor for all images.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_monitor", args=[monitor], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_processing(self, name: str = None, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Set the post processing of the image.
-        If name is not specified, then set post processing for all images.
-
-        Args:
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-            **kwargs: Keyword arguments for the properties to be set.
-        Possible properties:
-            - fft: bool
-            - log: bool
-            - rot: int
-            - transpose: bool
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set", args=[], kwargs=kwargs, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_image_properties(self, name: str = None, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Set the properties of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-            **kwargs: Keyword arguments for the properties to be set.
-        Possible properties:
-            - downsample: bool
-            - color_map: str
-            - monitor: str
-            - opacity: float
-            - vrange: tuple[int,int]
-            - fft: bool
-            - log: bool
-            - rot: int
-            - transpose: bool
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set", args=[], kwargs=kwargs, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_fft(self, enable: bool = False, name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the FFT of the image.
-        If name is not specified, then set FFT for all images.
-
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): Whether to perform FFT on the monitor data.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_fft", args=[enable], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_log(self, enable: bool = False, name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the log of the image.
-        If name is not specified, then set log for all images.
-
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): Whether to perform log on the monitor data.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_log", args=[enable], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_rotation(self, deg_90: int = 0, name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the rotation of the image.
-        If name is not specified, then set rotation for all images.
-
-        Args:
-            deg_90(int): The rotation angle of the monitor data before displaying.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_rotation", args=[deg_90], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def set_transpose(self, enable: bool = False, name: str = None):
-        """
-        Set the transpose of the image.
-        If name is not specified, then set transpose for all images.
-
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): Whether to transpose the monitor data before displaying.
-            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
-        """
-        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_transpose", args=[enable], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
-
-    def toggle_threading(self, use_threading: bool):
-        """
-        Toggle threading for the widgets postprocessing and updating.
-
-        Args:
-            use_threading(bool): Whether to use threading.
-        """
-        self.use_threading = use_threading
-        if self.use_threading is False and self.thread.isRunning():
-            self.cleanup()
-
-    def process_image(self, device: str, image: BECImageItem, data: np.ndarray):
-        """
-        Process the image data.
-
-        Args:
-            device(str): The name of the device - image_id of image.
-            image(np.ndarray): The image data to be processed.
-            data(np.ndarray): The image data to be processed.
-
-        Returns:
-            np.ndarray: The processed image data.
-        """
-        processing_config = image.config.processing
-        self.processor.set_config(processing_config)
-        if self.use_threading:
-            self._create_thread_worker(device, data)
-        else:
-            data = self.processor.process_image(data)
-            self.update_image(device, data)
-            self.update_vrange(device, self.processor.config.stats)
-
-    @Slot(dict, dict)
-    def on_image_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
-        """
-        Update the image of the device monitor from bec.
-
-        Args:
-            msg(dict): The message from bec.
-            metadata(dict): The metadata of the message.
-        """
-        data = msg["data"]
-        device = msg["device"]
-        if self.image_type == "device_monitor_1d":
-            image = self._images["device_monitor_1d"][device]
-            current_scan_id = metadata.get("scan_id", None)
-            if current_scan_id is None:
-                return
-            if current_scan_id != self.scan_id:
-                self.reset()
-                self.scan_id = current_scan_id
-                image.image_buffer_list = []
-                image.max_len = 0
-            image_buffer = self.adjust_image_buffer(image, data)
-            image.raw_data = image_buffer
-            self.process_image(device, image, image_buffer)
-        elif self.image_type == "device_monitor_2d":
-            image = self._images["device_monitor_2d"][device]
-            image.raw_data = data
-            self.process_image(device, image, data)
-
-    def adjust_image_buffer(self, image: BECImageItem, new_data: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
-        """
-        Adjusts the image buffer to accommodate the new data, ensuring that all rows have the same length.
-
-        Args:
-            image: The image object (used to store buffer list and max_len).
-            new_data (np.ndarray): The new incoming 1D waveform data.
-
-        Returns:
-            np.ndarray: The updated image buffer with adjusted shapes.
-        """
-        new_len = new_data.shape[0]
-        if not hasattr(image, "image_buffer_list"):
-            image.image_buffer_list = []
-            image.max_len = 0
-
-        if new_len > image.max_len:
-            image.max_len = new_len
-            for i in range(len(image.image_buffer_list)):
-                wf = image.image_buffer_list[i]
-                pad_width = image.max_len - wf.shape[0]
-                if pad_width > 0:
-                    image.image_buffer_list[i] = np.pad(
-                        wf, (0, pad_width), mode="constant", constant_values=0
-                    )
-            image.image_buffer_list.append(new_data)
-        else:
-            pad_width = image.max_len - new_len
-            if pad_width > 0:
-                new_data = np.pad(new_data, (0, pad_width), mode="constant", constant_values=0)
-            image.image_buffer_list.append(new_data)
-
-        image_buffer = np.array(image.image_buffer_list)
-        return image_buffer
-
-    @Slot(str, np.ndarray)
-    def update_image(self, device: str, data: np.ndarray):
-        """
-        Update the image of the device monitor.
-
-        Args:
-            device(str): The name of the device.
-            data(np.ndarray): The data to be updated.
-        """
-        image_to_update = self._images[self.image_type][device]
-        image_to_update.updateImage(data, autoLevels=image_to_update.config.autorange)
-
-    @Slot(str, ImageStats)
-    def update_vrange(self, device: str, stats: ImageStats):
-        """
-        Update the scaling of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            stats(ImageStats): The statistics of the image.
-        """
-        image_to_update = self._images[self.image_type][device]
-        if image_to_update.config.autorange:
-            image_to_update.auto_update_vrange(stats)
-
-    def refresh_image(self):
-        """
-        Refresh the image.
-        """
-        for source, images in self._images.items():
-            for image_id, image in images.items():
-                data = image.raw_data
-                self.process_image(image_id, image, data)
-
-    def _connect_device_monitor(self, monitor: str):
-        """
-        Connect to the device monitor.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor.
-        """
-        image_item = self.find_image_by_monitor(monitor)
-        try:
-            previous_monitor = image_item.config.monitor
-        except AttributeError:
-            previous_monitor = None
-        if previous_monitor and image_item.connected is True:
-            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
-                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_1d(previous_monitor)
-            )
-            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
-                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_2d(previous_monitor)
-            )
-            image_item.connected = False
-        if monitor and image_item.connected is False:
-            self.entry_validator.validate_monitor(monitor)
-            if self.image_type == "device_monitor_1d":
-                self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
-                    self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_1d(monitor)
-                )
-            elif self.image_type == "device_monitor_2d":
-                self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
-                    self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_2d(monitor)
-                )
-            image_item.set_monitor(monitor)
-            image_item.connected = True
-
-    def _add_image_object(
-        self, source: str, name: str, config: ImageItemConfig, data=None
-    ) -> BECImageItem:
-        config.parent_id = self.gui_id
-        if self.single_image is True and len(self.images) > 0:
-            self.remove_image(0)
-        image = BECImageItem(config=config, parent_image=self)
-        self.plot_item.addItem(image)
-        self._images[source][name] = image
-        self._connect_device_monitor(config.monitor)
-        self.config.images[name] = config
-        if data is not None:
-            image.setImage(data)
-        return image
-
-    def _check_image_id(self, val: Any, dict_to_check: dict) -> bool:
-        """
-        Check if val is in the values of the dict_to_check or in the values of the nested dictionaries.
-
-        Args:
-            val(Any): Value to check.
-            dict_to_check(dict): Dictionary to check.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if val is in the values of the dict_to_check or in the values of the nested dictionaries, False otherwise.
-        """
-        if val in dict_to_check.keys():
-            return True
-        for key in dict_to_check:
-            if isinstance(dict_to_check[key], dict):
-                if self._check_image_id(val, dict_to_check[key]):
-                    return True
-        return False
-
-    def remove_image(self, *identifiers):
-        """
-        Remove an image from the plot widget.
-
-        Args:
-            *identifiers: Identifier of the image to be removed. Can be either an integer (index) or a string (image_id).
-        """
-        for identifier in identifiers:
-            if isinstance(identifier, int):
-                self._remove_image_by_order(identifier)
-            elif isinstance(identifier, str):
-                self._remove_image_by_id(identifier)
-            else:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Each identifier must be either an integer (index) or a string (image_id)."
-                )
-
-    def _remove_image_by_id(self, image_id):
-        for source, images in self._images.items():
-            if image_id in images:
-                self._disconnect_monitor(image_id)
-                image = images.pop(image_id)
-                self.removeItem(image.color_bar)
-                self.plot_item.removeItem(image)
-                del self.config.images[image_id]
-                if image in self.images:
-                    self.images.remove(image)
-                return
-        raise KeyError(f"Image with ID '{image_id}' not found.")
-
-    def _remove_image_by_order(self, N):
-        """
-        Remove an image by its order from the plot widget.
-
-        Args:
-            N(int): Order of the image to be removed.
-        """
-        if N < len(self.images):
-            image = self.images[N]
-            image_id = image.config.monitor
-            self._disconnect_monitor(image_id)
-            self.removeItem(image.color_bar)
-            self.plot_item.removeItem(image)
-            del self.config.images[image_id]
-            for source, images in self._images.items():
-                if image_id in images:
-                    del images[image_id]
-                    break
-        else:
-            raise IndexError(f"Image order {N} out of range.")
-
-    def _disconnect_monitor(self, image_id):
-        """
-        Disconnect the monitor from the device.
-
-        Args:
-            image_id(str): The ID of the monitor.
-        """
-        image = self.find_image_by_monitor(image_id)
-        if image:
-            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
-                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_1d(image.config.monitor)
-            )
-            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
-                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_2d(image.config.monitor)
-            )
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        """
-        Clean up the widget.
-        """
-        for monitor in self._images[self.image_type]:
-            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
-                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_1d(monitor)
-            )
-        self.images.clear()
-
-    def cleanup_pyqtgraph(self):
-        """Cleanup pyqtgraph items."""
-        super().cleanup_pyqtgraph()
-        item = self.plot_item
-        if not item.items:
-            return
-        cbar = item.items[0].color_bar
-        cbar.vb.menu.close()
-        cbar.vb.menu.deleteLater()
-        cbar.gradient.menu.close()
-        cbar.gradient.menu.deleteLater()
-        cbar.gradient.colorDialog.close()
-        cbar.gradient.colorDialog.deleteLater()

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/plots/image/image_item.py

@@ -1,337 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, Optional
-
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from pydantic import Field
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.image.image_processor import (
-    ImageStats,
-    ProcessingConfig,
-)
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.image.image import BECImageShow
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class ImageItemConfig(ConnectionConfig):
-    parent_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The parent plot of the image.")
-    monitor: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The name of the monitor.")
-    source: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The source of the curve.")
-    color_map: Optional[str] = Field("magma", description="The color map of the image.")
-    downsample: Optional[bool] = Field(True, description="Whether to downsample the image.")
-    opacity: Optional[float] = Field(1.0, description="The opacity of the image.")
-    vrange: Optional[tuple[float | int, float | int]] = Field(
-        None, description="The range of the color bar. If None, the range is automatically set."
-    )
-    color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = Field(
-        "simple", description="The type of the color bar."
-    )
-    autorange: Optional[bool] = Field(True, description="Whether to autorange the color bar.")
-    autorange_mode: Optional[Literal["max", "mean"]] = Field(
-        "mean", description="Whether to use the mean of the image for autoscaling."
-    )
-    processing: ProcessingConfig = Field(
-        default_factory=ProcessingConfig, description="The post processing of the image."
-    )
-
-
-class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
-    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "_rpc_id",
-        "_config_dict",
-        "set",
-        "set_fft",
-        "set_log",
-        "set_rotation",
-        "set_transpose",
-        "set_opacity",
-        "set_autorange",
-        "set_autorange_mode",
-        "set_color_map",
-        "set_auto_downsample",
-        "set_monitor",
-        "set_vrange",
-        "get_data",
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        config: Optional[ImageItemConfig] = None,
-        gui_id: Optional[str] = None,
-        parent_image: Optional[BECImageShow] = None,
-        **kwargs,
-    ):
-        if config is None:
-            config = ImageItemConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
-            self.config = config
-        else:
-            self.config = config
-        super().__init__(config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        pg.ImageItem.__init__(self)
-
-        self.parent_image = parent_image
-        self.colorbar_bar = None
-        self._raw_data = None
-
-        self._add_color_bar(
-            self.config.color_bar, self.config.vrange
-        )  # TODO can also support None to not have any colorbar
-        self.apply_config()
-        if kwargs:
-            self.set(**kwargs)
-        self.connected = False
-
-    @property
-    def raw_data(self) -> np.ndarray:
-        return self._raw_data
-
-    @raw_data.setter
-    def raw_data(self, data: np.ndarray):
-        self._raw_data = data
-
-    def apply_config(self):
-        """
-        Apply current configuration.
-        """
-        self.set_color_map(self.config.color_map)
-        self.set_auto_downsample(self.config.downsample)
-        if self.config.vrange is not None:
-            self.set_vrange(vrange=self.config.vrange)
-
-    def set(self, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Set the properties of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            **kwargs: Keyword arguments for the properties to be set.
-
-        Possible properties:
-            - downsample
-            - color_map
-            - monitor
-            - opacity
-            - vrange
-            - fft
-            - log
-            - rot
-            - transpose
-            - autorange_mode
-        """
-        method_map = {
-            "downsample": self.set_auto_downsample,
-            "color_map": self.set_color_map,
-            "monitor": self.set_monitor,
-            "opacity": self.set_opacity,
-            "vrange": self.set_vrange,
-            "fft": self.set_fft,
-            "log": self.set_log,
-            "rot": self.set_rotation,
-            "transpose": self.set_transpose,
-            "autorange_mode": self.set_autorange_mode,
-        }
-        for key, value in kwargs.items():
-            if key in method_map:
-                method_map[key](value)
-            else:
-                logger.warning(f"Warning: '{key}' is not a recognized property.")
-
-    def set_fft(self, enable: bool = False):
-        """
-        Set the FFT of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): Whether to perform FFT on the monitor data.
-        """
-        self.config.processing.fft = enable
-
-    def set_log(self, enable: bool = False):
-        """
-        Set the log of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): Whether to perform log on the monitor data.
-        """
-        self.config.processing.log = enable
-        if enable and self.color_bar and self.config.color_bar == "full":
-            self.color_bar.autoHistogramRange()
-
-    def set_rotation(self, deg_90: int = 0):
-        """
-        Set the rotation of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            deg_90(int): The rotation angle of the monitor data before displaying.
-        """
-        self.config.processing.rotation = deg_90
-
-    def set_transpose(self, enable: bool = False):
-        """
-        Set the transpose of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): Whether to transpose the image.
-        """
-        self.config.processing.transpose = enable
-
-    def set_opacity(self, opacity: float = 1.0):
-        """
-        Set the opacity of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            opacity(float): The opacity of the image.
-        """
-        self.setOpacity(opacity)
-        self.config.opacity = opacity
-
-    def set_autorange(self, autorange: bool = False):
-        """
-        Set the autorange of the color bar.
-
-        Args:
-            autorange(bool): Whether to autorange the color bar.
-        """
-        self.config.autorange = autorange
-        if self.color_bar and autorange:
-            self.color_bar.autoHistogramRange()
-
-    def set_autorange_mode(self, mode: Literal["max", "mean"] = "mean"):
-        """
-        Set the autorange mode to scale the vrange of the color bar. Choose between min/max or mean +/- std.
-
-        Args:
-            mode(Literal["max","mean"]): Max for min/max or mean for mean +/- std.
-        """
-        self.config.autorange_mode = mode
-
-    def set_color_map(self, cmap: str = "magma"):
-        """
-        Set the color map of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            cmap(str): The color map of the image.
-        """
-        self.setColorMap(cmap)
-        if self.color_bar is not None:
-            if self.config.color_bar == "simple":
-                self.color_bar.setColorMap(cmap)
-            elif self.config.color_bar == "full":
-                self.color_bar.gradient.loadPreset(cmap)
-        self.config.color_map = cmap
-
-    def set_auto_downsample(self, auto: bool = True):
-        """
-        Set the auto downsample of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            auto(bool): Whether to downsample the image.
-        """
-        self.setAutoDownsample(auto)
-        self.config.downsample = auto
-
-    def set_monitor(self, monitor: str):
-        """
-        Set the monitor of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor.
-        """
-        self.config.monitor = monitor
-
-    def auto_update_vrange(self, stats: ImageStats) -> None:
-        """Auto update of the vrange base on the stats of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            stats(ImageStats): The stats of the image.
-        """
-        fumble_factor = 2
-        if self.config.autorange_mode == "mean":
-            vmin = max(stats.mean - fumble_factor * stats.std, 0)
-            vmax = stats.mean + fumble_factor * stats.std
-            self.set_vrange(vmin, vmax, change_autorange=False)
-            return
-        if self.config.autorange_mode == "max":
-            self.set_vrange(max(stats.minimum, 0), stats.maximum, change_autorange=False)
-            return
-
-    def set_vrange(
-        self,
-        vmin: float = None,
-        vmax: float = None,
-        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
-        change_autorange: bool = True,
-    ):
-        """
-        Set the range of the color bar.
-
-        Args:
-            vmin(float): Minimum value of the color bar.
-            vmax(float): Maximum value of the color bar.
-        """
-        if vrange is not None:
-            vmin, vmax = vrange
-        self.setLevels([vmin, vmax])
-        self.config.vrange = (vmin, vmax)
-        if change_autorange:
-            self.config.autorange = False
-        if self.color_bar is not None:
-            if self.config.color_bar == "simple":
-                self.color_bar.setLevels(low=vmin, high=vmax)
-            elif self.config.color_bar == "full":
-                # pylint: disable=unexpected-keyword-arg
-                self.color_bar.setLevels(min=vmin, max=vmax)
-                self.color_bar.setHistogramRange(vmin - 0.1 * vmin, vmax + 0.1 * vmax)
-
-    def get_data(self) -> np.ndarray:
-        """
-        Get the data of the image.
-        Returns:
-            np.ndarray: The data of the image.
-        """
-        return self.image
-
-    def _add_color_bar(
-        self, color_bar_style: str = "simple", vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None
-    ):
-        """
-        Add color bar to the layout.
-
-        Args:
-            style(Literal["simple,full"]): The style of the color bar.
-            vrange(tuple[int,int]): The range of the color bar.
-        """
-        if color_bar_style == "simple":
-            self.color_bar = pg.ColorBarItem(colorMap=self.config.color_map)
-            if vrange is not None:
-                self.color_bar.setLevels(low=vrange[0], high=vrange[1])
-            self.color_bar.setImageItem(self)
-            self.parent_image.addItem(self.color_bar, row=1, col=1)
-            self.config.color_bar = "simple"
-        elif color_bar_style == "full":
-            # Setting histogram
-            self.color_bar = pg.HistogramLUTItem()
-            self.color_bar.setImageItem(self)
-            self.color_bar.gradient.loadPreset(self.config.color_map)
-            if vrange is not None:
-                self.color_bar.setLevels(min=vrange[0], max=vrange[1])
-                self.color_bar.setHistogramRange(
-                    vrange[0] - 0.1 * vrange[0], vrange[1] + 0.1 * vrange[1]
-                )
-
-            # Adding histogram to the layout
-            self.parent_image.addItem(self.color_bar, row=1, col=1)
-
-            # save settings
-            self.config.color_bar = "full"
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("style should be 'simple' or 'full'")
-
-    def remove(self):
-        """Remove the curve from the plot."""
-        self.parent_image.remove_image(self.config.monitor)
-        self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/plots/motor_map/motor_map.py

@@ -1,525 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Optional, Union
-
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from pydantic import Field, ValidationError, field_validator
-from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
-from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
-from bec_widgets.utils import Colors, EntryValidator
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.waveform.waveform import Signal, SignalData
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class MotorMapConfig(SubplotConfig):
-    signals: Optional[Signal] = Field(None, description="Signals of the motor map")
-    color: Optional[str | tuple] = Field(
-        (255, 255, 255, 255), description="The color of the last point of current position."
-    )
-    scatter_size: Optional[int] = Field(5, description="Size of the scatter points.")
-    max_points: Optional[int] = Field(5000, description="Maximum number of points to display.")
-    num_dim_points: Optional[int] = Field(
-        100,
-        description="Number of points to dim before the color remains same for older recorded position.",
-    )
-    precision: Optional[int] = Field(2, description="Decimal precision of the motor position.")
-    background_value: Optional[int] = Field(
-        25, description="Background value of the motor map. Has to be between 0 and 255."
-    )
-
-    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
-
-    _validate_color = field_validator("color")(Colors.validate_color)
-
-    @field_validator("background_value")
-    def validate_background_value(cls, value):
-        if not 0 <= value <= 255:
-            raise PydanticCustomError(
-                "wrong_value", f"'{value}' hs to be between 0 and 255.", {"wrong_value": value}
-            )
-        return value
-
-
-class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
-    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "_rpc_id",
-        "_config_dict",
-        "change_motors",
-        "set_max_points",
-        "set_precision",
-        "set_num_dim_points",
-        "set_background_value",
-        "set_scatter_size",
-        "get_data",
-        "export",
-        "remove",
-        "reset_history",
-    ]
-
-    # QT Signals
-    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        parent: Optional[QWidget] = None,
-        parent_figure=None,
-        config: Optional[MotorMapConfig] = None,
-        client=None,
-        gui_id: Optional[str] = None,
-    ):
-        if config is None:
-            config = MotorMapConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
-        super().__init__(
-            parent=parent, parent_figure=parent_figure, config=config, client=client, gui_id=gui_id
-        )
-
-        # Get bec shortcuts dev, scans, queue, scan_storage, dap
-        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
-        self.entry_validator = EntryValidator(self.dev)
-
-        # connect update signal to update plot
-        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self._update_plot
-        )
-        self.apply_config(self.config)
-
-    def apply_config(self, config: dict | MotorMapConfig):
-        """
-        Apply the config to the motor map.
-
-        Args:
-            config(dict|MotorMapConfig): Config to be applied.
-        """
-        if isinstance(config, dict):
-            try:
-                config = MotorMapConfig(**config)
-            except ValidationError as e:
-                logger.error(f"Error in applying config: {e}")
-                return
-
-        self.config = config
-        self.plot_item.clear()
-
-        self.motor_x = None
-        self.motor_y = None
-        self.database_buffer = {"x": [], "y": []}
-        self.plot_components = defaultdict(dict)  # container for plot components
-
-        self.apply_axis_config()
-
-        if self.config.signals is not None:
-            self.change_motors(
-                motor_x=self.config.signals.x.name,
-                motor_y=self.config.signals.y.name,
-                motor_x_entry=self.config.signals.x.entry,
-                motor_y_entry=self.config.signals.y.entry,
-            )
-
-    @Slot(str, str, str, str, bool)
-    def change_motors(
-        self,
-        motor_x: str,
-        motor_y: str,
-        motor_x_entry: str = None,
-        motor_y_entry: str = None,
-        validate_bec: bool = True,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Change the active motors for the plot.
-
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): Motor name for the X axis.
-            motor_y(str): Motor name for the Y axis.
-            motor_x_entry(str): Motor entry for the X axis.
-            motor_y_entry(str): Motor entry for the Y axis.
-            validate_bec(bool, optional): If True, validate the signal with BEC. Defaults to True.
-        """
-        self.plot_item.clear()
-
-        motor_x_entry, motor_y_entry = self._validate_signal_entries(
-            motor_x, motor_y, motor_x_entry, motor_y_entry, validate_bec
-        )
-
-        motor_x_limit = self._get_motor_limit(motor_x)
-        motor_y_limit = self._get_motor_limit(motor_y)
-
-        signal = Signal(
-            source="device_readback",
-            x=SignalData(name=motor_x, entry=motor_x_entry, limits=motor_x_limit),
-            y=SignalData(name=motor_y, entry=motor_y_entry, limits=motor_y_limit),
-        )
-        self.config.signals = signal
-
-        # reconnect the signals
-        self._connect_motor_to_slots()
-
-        self.database_buffer = {"x": [], "y": []}
-
-        # Redraw the motor map
-        self._make_motor_map()
-
-    def get_data(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        Get the data of the motor map.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: Data of the motor map.
-        """
-        data = {"x": self.database_buffer["x"], "y": self.database_buffer["y"]}
-        return data
-
-    def reset_history(self):
-        """
-        Reset the history of the motor map.
-        """
-        self.database_buffer["x"] = [self.database_buffer["x"][-1]]
-        self.database_buffer["y"] = [self.database_buffer["y"][-1]]
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def set_color(self, color: str | tuple):
-        """
-        Set color of the motor trace.
-
-        Args:
-            color(str|tuple): Color of the motor trace. Can be HEX(str) or RGBA(tuple).
-        """
-        if isinstance(color, str):
-            color = Colors.validate_color(color)
-            color = Colors.hex_to_rgba(color, 255)
-        self.config.color = color
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def set_max_points(self, max_points: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the maximum number of points to display.
-
-        Args:
-            max_points(int): Maximum number of points to display.
-        """
-        self.config.max_points = max_points
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def set_precision(self, precision: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the decimal precision of the motor position.
-
-        Args:
-            precision(int): Decimal precision of the motor position.
-        """
-        self.config.precision = precision
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def set_num_dim_points(self, num_dim_points: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the number of dim points for the motor map.
-
-        Args:
-            num_dim_points(int): Number of dim points.
-        """
-        self.config.num_dim_points = num_dim_points
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def set_background_value(self, background_value: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the background value of the motor map.
-
-        Args:
-            background_value(int): Background value of the motor map.
-        """
-        self.config.background_value = background_value
-        self._swap_limit_map()
-
-    def set_scatter_size(self, scatter_size: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the scatter size of the motor map plot.
-
-        Args:
-            scatter_size(int): Size of the scatter points.
-        """
-        self.config.scatter_size = scatter_size
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def _disconnect_current_motors(self):
-        """Disconnect the current motors from the slots."""
-        if self.motor_x is not None and self.motor_y is not None:
-            endpoints = [
-                MessageEndpoints.device_readback(self.motor_x),
-                MessageEndpoints.device_readback(self.motor_y),
-            ]
-            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(self.on_device_readback, endpoints)
-
-    def _connect_motor_to_slots(self):
-        """Connect motors to slots."""
-        self._disconnect_current_motors()
-
-        self.motor_x = self.config.signals.x.name
-        self.motor_y = self.config.signals.y.name
-
-        endpoints = [
-            MessageEndpoints.device_readback(self.motor_x),
-            MessageEndpoints.device_readback(self.motor_y),
-        ]
-
-        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.on_device_readback, endpoints)
-
-    def _swap_limit_map(self):
-        """Swap the limit map."""
-        self.plot_item.removeItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
-        if self.config.signals.x.limits is not None and self.config.signals.y.limits is not None:
-            self.plot_components["limit_map"] = self._make_limit_map(
-                self.config.signals.x.limits, self.config.signals.y.limits
-            )
-            self.plot_components["limit_map"].setZValue(-1)
-            self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
-
-    def _make_motor_map(self):
-        """
-        Create the motor map plot.
-        """
-        # Create limit map
-        motor_x_limit = self.config.signals.x.limits
-        motor_y_limit = self.config.signals.y.limits
-        if motor_x_limit is not None or motor_y_limit is not None:
-            self.plot_components["limit_map"] = self._make_limit_map(motor_x_limit, motor_y_limit)
-            self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
-            self.plot_components["limit_map"].setZValue(-1)
-
-        # Create scatter plot
-        scatter_size = self.config.scatter_size
-        self.plot_components["scatter"] = pg.ScatterPlotItem(
-            size=scatter_size, brush=pg.mkBrush(255, 255, 255, 255)
-        )
-        self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_components["scatter"])
-        self.plot_components["scatter"].setZValue(0)
-
-        # Enable Grid
-        self.set_grid(True, True)
-
-        # Add the crosshair for initial motor coordinates
-        initial_position_x = self._get_motor_init_position(
-            self.motor_x, self.config.signals.x.entry, self.config.precision
-        )
-        initial_position_y = self._get_motor_init_position(
-            self.motor_y, self.config.signals.y.entry, self.config.precision
-        )
-
-        self.database_buffer["x"] = [initial_position_x]
-        self.database_buffer["y"] = [initial_position_y]
-
-        self.plot_components["scatter"].setData([initial_position_x], [initial_position_y])
-        self._add_coordinantes_crosshair(initial_position_x, initial_position_y)
-
-        # Set default labels for the plot
-        self.set(x_label=f"Motor X ({self.motor_x})", y_label=f"Motor Y ({self.motor_y})")
-
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def _add_coordinantes_crosshair(self, x: float, y: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Add crosshair to the plot to highlight the current position.
-
-        Args:
-            x(float): X coordinate.
-            y(float): Y coordinate.
-        """
-
-        # Crosshair to highlight the current position
-        highlight_H = pg.InfiniteLine(
-            angle=0, movable=False, pen=pg.mkPen(color="r", width=1, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-        )
-        highlight_V = pg.InfiniteLine(
-            angle=90, movable=False, pen=pg.mkPen(color="r", width=1, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-        )
-
-        # Add crosshair to the curve list for future referencing
-        self.plot_components["highlight_H"] = highlight_H
-        self.plot_components["highlight_V"] = highlight_V
-
-        # Add crosshair to the plot
-        self.plot_item.addItem(highlight_H)
-        self.plot_item.addItem(highlight_V)
-
-        highlight_V.setPos(x)
-        highlight_H.setPos(y)
-
-    def _make_limit_map(self, limits_x: list, limits_y: list) -> pg.ImageItem:
-        """
-        Create a limit map for the motor map plot.
-
-        Args:
-            limits_x(list): Motor limits for the x axis.
-            limits_y(list): Motor limits for the y axis.
-
-        Returns:
-            pg.ImageItem: Limit map.
-        """
-        limit_x_min, limit_x_max = limits_x
-        limit_y_min, limit_y_max = limits_y
-
-        map_width = int(limit_x_max - limit_x_min + 1)
-        map_height = int(limit_y_max - limit_y_min + 1)
-
-        # Create limits map
-        background_value = self.config.background_value
-        limit_map_data = np.full((map_width, map_height), background_value, dtype=np.float32)
-        limit_map = pg.ImageItem()
-        limit_map.setImage(limit_map_data)
-
-        # Translate and scale the image item to match the motor coordinates
-        tr = QtGui.QTransform()
-        tr.translate(limit_x_min, limit_y_min)
-        limit_map.setTransform(tr)
-
-        return limit_map
-
-    def _get_motor_init_position(self, name: str, entry: str, precision: int) -> float:
-        """
-        Get the motor initial position from the config.
-
-        Args:
-            name(str): Motor name.
-            entry(str): Motor entry.
-            precision(int): Decimal precision of the motor position.
-
-        Returns:
-            float: Motor initial position.
-        """
-        init_position = round(float(self.dev[name].read()[entry]["value"]), precision)
-        return init_position
-
-    def _validate_signal_entries(
-        self,
-        x_name: str,
-        y_name: str,
-        x_entry: str | None,
-        y_entry: str | None,
-        validate_bec: bool = True,
-    ) -> tuple[str, str]:
-        """
-        Validate the signal name and entry.
-
-        Args:
-            x_name(str): Name of the x signal.
-            y_name(str): Name of the y signal.
-            x_entry(str|None): Entry of the x signal.
-            y_entry(str|None): Entry of the y signal.
-            validate_bec(bool, optional): If True, validate the signal with BEC. Defaults to True.
-
-        Returns:
-            tuple[str,str]: Validated x and y entries.
-        """
-        if validate_bec:
-            x_entry = self.entry_validator.validate_signal(x_name, x_entry)
-            y_entry = self.entry_validator.validate_signal(y_name, y_entry)
-        else:
-            x_entry = x_name if x_entry is None else x_entry
-            y_entry = y_name if y_entry is None else y_entry
-        return x_entry, y_entry
-
-    def _get_motor_limit(self, motor: str) -> Union[list | None]:  # TODO check if works correctly
-        """
-        Get the motor limit from the config.
-
-        Args:
-            motor(str): Motor name.
-
-        Returns:
-            float: Motor limit.
-        """
-        try:
-            limits = self.dev[motor].limits
-            if limits == [0, 0]:
-                return None
-            return limits
-        except AttributeError:  # TODO maybe not needed, if no limits it returns [0,0]
-            # If the motor doesn't have a 'limits' attribute, return a default value or raise a custom exception
-            logger.error(f"The device '{motor}' does not have defined limits.")
-            return None
-
-    @Slot()
-    def _update_plot(self, _=None):
-        """Update the motor map plot."""
-        # If the number of points exceeds max_points, delete the oldest points
-        if len(self.database_buffer["x"]) > self.config.max_points:
-            self.database_buffer["x"] = self.database_buffer["x"][-self.config.max_points :]
-            self.database_buffer["y"] = self.database_buffer["y"][-self.config.max_points :]
-
-        x = self.database_buffer["x"]
-        y = self.database_buffer["y"]
-
-        # Setup gradient brush for history
-        brushes = [pg.mkBrush(50, 50, 50, 255)] * len(x)
-
-        # RGB color
-        r, g, b, a = self.config.color
-
-        # Calculate the decrement step based on self.num_dim_points
-        num_dim_points = self.config.num_dim_points
-        decrement_step = (255 - 50) / num_dim_points
-
-        for i in range(1, min(num_dim_points + 1, len(x) + 1)):
-            brightness = max(60, 255 - decrement_step * (i - 1))
-            dim_r = int(r * (brightness / 255))
-            dim_g = int(g * (brightness / 255))
-            dim_b = int(b * (brightness / 255))
-            brushes[-i] = pg.mkBrush(dim_r, dim_g, dim_b, a)
-        brushes[-1] = pg.mkBrush(r, g, b, a)  # Newest point is always full brightness
-        scatter_size = self.config.scatter_size
-
-        # Update the scatter plot
-        self.plot_components["scatter"].setData(
-            x=x, y=y, brush=brushes, pen=None, size=scatter_size
-        )
-
-        # Get last know position for crosshair
-        current_x = x[-1]
-        current_y = y[-1]
-
-        # Update the crosshair
-        self.plot_components["highlight_V"].setPos(current_x)
-        self.plot_components["highlight_H"].setPos(current_y)
-
-        # TODO not update title but some label
-        # Update plot title
-        precision = self.config.precision
-        self.set_title(
-            f"Motor position: ({round(float(current_x),precision)}, {round(float(current_y),precision)})"
-        )
-
-    @Slot(dict, dict)
-    def on_device_readback(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Update the motor map plot with the new motor position.
-
-        Args:
-            msg(dict): Message from the device readback.
-            metadata(dict): Metadata of the message.
-        """
-        if self.motor_x is None or self.motor_y is None:
-            return
-
-        if self.motor_x in msg["signals"]:
-            x = msg["signals"][self.motor_x]["value"]
-            self.database_buffer["x"].append(x)
-            self.database_buffer["y"].append(self.database_buffer["y"][-1])
-
-        elif self.motor_y in msg["signals"]:
-            y = msg["signals"][self.motor_y]["value"]
-            self.database_buffer["y"].append(y)
-            self.database_buffer["x"].append(self.database_buffer["x"][-1])
-
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        """Cleanup the widget."""
-        self._disconnect_current_motors()

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/plots/multi_waveform/multi_waveform.py

@@ -1,340 +0,0 @@
-from collections import deque
-from typing import Literal, Optional
-
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from pydantic import Field, field_validator
-from pyqtgraph.exporters import MatplotlibExporter
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal, Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import Colors
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class BECMultiWaveformConfig(SubplotConfig):
-    color_palette: Optional[str] = Field(
-        "magma", description="The color palette of the figure widget.", validate_default=True
-    )
-    curve_limit: Optional[int] = Field(
-        200, description="The maximum number of curves to display on the plot."
-    )
-    flush_buffer: Optional[bool] = Field(
-        False, description="Flush the buffer of the plot widget when the curve limit is reached."
-    )
-    monitor: Optional[str] = Field(
-        None, description="The monitor to set for the plot widget."
-    )  # TODO validate monitor in bec -> maybe make it as SignalData class for validation purpose
-    curve_width: Optional[int] = Field(1, description="The width of the curve on the plot.")
-    opacity: Optional[int] = Field(50, description="The opacity of the curve on the plot.")
-    highlight_last_curve: Optional[bool] = Field(
-        True, description="Highlight the last curve on the plot."
-    )
-
-    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
-    _validate_color_map_z = field_validator("color_palette")(Colors.validate_color_map)
-
-
-class BECMultiWaveform(BECPlotBase):
-    monitor_signal_updated = Signal()
-    highlighted_curve_index_changed = Signal(int)
-    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "_rpc_id",
-        "_config_dict",
-        "curves",
-        "set_monitor",
-        "set_opacity",
-        "set_curve_limit",
-        "set_curve_highlight",
-        "set_colormap",
-        "set",
-        "set_title",
-        "set_x_label",
-        "set_y_label",
-        "set_x_scale",
-        "set_y_scale",
-        "set_x_lim",
-        "set_y_lim",
-        "set_grid",
-        "set_colormap",
-        "enable_fps_monitor",
-        "lock_aspect_ratio",
-        "export",
-        "get_all_data",
-        "remove",
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        parent: Optional[QWidget] = None,
-        parent_figure=None,
-        config: Optional[BECMultiWaveformConfig] = None,
-        client=None,
-        gui_id: Optional[str] = None,
-    ):
-        if config is None:
-            config = BECMultiWaveformConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
-        super().__init__(
-            parent=parent, parent_figure=parent_figure, config=config, client=client, gui_id=gui_id
-        )
-        self.old_scan_id = None
-        self.scan_id = None
-        self.monitor = None
-        self.connected = False
-        self.current_highlight_index = 0
-        self._curves = deque()
-        self.visible_curves = []
-        self.number_of_visible_curves = 0
-
-        # Get bec shortcuts dev, scans, queue, scan_storage, dap
-        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
-
-    @property
-    def curves(self) -> deque:
-        """
-        Get the curves of the plot widget as a deque.
-        Returns:
-            deque: Deque of curves.
-        """
-        return self._curves
-
-    @curves.setter
-    def curves(self, value: deque):
-        self._curves = value
-
-    @property
-    def highlight_last_curve(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Get the highlight_last_curve property.
-        Returns:
-            bool: The highlight_last_curve property.
-        """
-        return self.config.highlight_last_curve
-
-    @highlight_last_curve.setter
-    def highlight_last_curve(self, value: bool):
-        self.config.highlight_last_curve = value
-
-    def set_monitor(self, monitor: str):
-        """
-        Set the monitor for the plot widget.
-        Args:
-            monitor (str): The monitor to set.
-        """
-        self.config.monitor = monitor
-        self._connect_monitor()
-
-    def _connect_monitor(self):
-        """
-        Connect the monitor to the plot widget.
-        """
-        try:
-            previous_monitor = self.monitor
-        except AttributeError:
-            previous_monitor = None
-
-        if previous_monitor and self.connected is True:
-            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
-                self.on_monitor_1d_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_1d(previous_monitor)
-            )
-        if self.config.monitor and self.connected is False:
-            self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
-                self.on_monitor_1d_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor_1d(self.config.monitor)
-            )
-            self.connected = True
-            self.monitor = self.config.monitor
-
-    @Slot(dict, dict)
-    def on_monitor_1d_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
-        """
-        Update the plot widget with the monitor data.
-
-        Args:
-            msg(dict): The message data.
-            metadata(dict): The metadata of the message.
-        """
-        data = msg.get("data", None)
-        current_scan_id = metadata.get("scan_id", None)
-
-        if current_scan_id != self.scan_id:
-            self.scan_id = current_scan_id
-            self.clear_curves()
-            self.curves.clear()
-            if self.crosshair:
-                self.crosshair.clear_markers()
-
-        # Always create a new curve and add it
-        curve = pg.PlotDataItem()
-        curve.setData(data)
-        self.plot_item.addItem(curve)
-        self.curves.append(curve)
-
-        # Max Trace and scale colors
-        self.set_curve_limit(self.config.curve_limit, self.config.flush_buffer)
-
-        self.monitor_signal_updated.emit()
-
-    @Slot(int)
-    def set_curve_highlight(self, index: int):
-        """
-        Set the curve highlight based on visible curves.
-
-        Args:
-            index (int): The index of the curve to highlight among visible curves.
-        """
-        self.plot_item.visible_curves = [curve for curve in self.curves if curve.isVisible()]
-        num_visible_curves = len(self.plot_item.visible_curves)
-        self.number_of_visible_curves = num_visible_curves
-
-        if num_visible_curves == 0:
-            return  # No curves to highlight
-
-        if index >= num_visible_curves:
-            index = num_visible_curves - 1
-        elif index < 0:
-            index = num_visible_curves + index
-        self.current_highlight_index = index
-        num_colors = num_visible_curves
-        colors = Colors.evenly_spaced_colors(
-            colormap=self.config.color_palette, num=num_colors, format="HEX"
-        )
-        for i, curve in enumerate(self.plot_item.visible_curves):
-            curve.setPen()
-            if i == self.current_highlight_index:
-                curve.setPen(pg.mkPen(color=colors[i], width=5))
-                curve.setAlpha(alpha=1, auto=False)
-                curve.setZValue(1)
-            else:
-                curve.setPen(pg.mkPen(color=colors[i], width=1))
-                curve.setAlpha(alpha=self.config.opacity / 100, auto=False)
-                curve.setZValue(0)
-
-        self.highlighted_curve_index_changed.emit(self.current_highlight_index)
-
-    @Slot(int)
-    def set_opacity(self, opacity: int):
-        """
-        Set the opacity of the curve on the plot.
-
-        Args:
-            opacity(int): The opacity of the curve. 0-100.
-        """
-        self.config.opacity = max(0, min(100, opacity))
-        self.set_curve_highlight(self.current_highlight_index)
-
-    @Slot(int, bool)
-    def set_curve_limit(self, max_trace: int, flush_buffer: bool = False):
-        """
-        Set the maximum number of traces to display on the plot.
-
-        Args:
-            max_trace (int): The maximum number of traces to display.
-            flush_buffer (bool): Flush the buffer.
-        """
-        self.config.curve_limit = max_trace
-        self.config.flush_buffer = flush_buffer
-
-        if self.config.curve_limit is None:
-            self.scale_colors()
-            return
-
-        if self.config.flush_buffer:
-            # Remove excess curves from the plot and the deque
-            while len(self.curves) > self.config.curve_limit:
-                curve = self.curves.popleft()
-                self.plot_item.removeItem(curve)
-        else:
-            # Hide or show curves based on the new max_trace
-            num_curves_to_show = min(self.config.curve_limit, len(self.curves))
-            for i, curve in enumerate(self.curves):
-                if i < len(self.curves) - num_curves_to_show:
-                    curve.hide()
-                else:
-                    curve.show()
-        self.scale_colors()
-
-    def scale_colors(self):
-        """
-        Scale the colors of the curves based on the current colormap.
-        """
-        if self.config.highlight_last_curve:
-            self.set_curve_highlight(-1)  # Use -1 to highlight the last visible curve
-        else:
-            self.set_curve_highlight(self.current_highlight_index)
-
-    def set_colormap(self, colormap: str):
-        """
-        Set the colormap for the curves.
-
-        Args:
-            colormap(str): Colormap for the curves.
-        """
-        self.config.color_palette = colormap
-        self.set_curve_highlight(self.current_highlight_index)
-
-    def hook_crosshair(self) -> None:
-        super().hook_crosshair()
-        if self.crosshair:
-            self.highlighted_curve_index_changed.connect(self.crosshair.update_highlighted_curve)
-            if self.curves:
-                self.crosshair.update_highlighted_curve(self.current_highlight_index)
-
-    def get_all_data(self, output: Literal["dict", "pandas"] = "dict") -> dict:
-        """
-        Extract all curve data into a dictionary or a pandas DataFrame.
-
-        Args:
-            output (Literal["dict", "pandas"]): Format of the output data.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict | pd.DataFrame: Data of all curves in the specified format.
-        """
-        data = {}
-        try:
-            import pandas as pd
-        except ImportError:
-            pd = None
-            if output == "pandas":
-                logger.warning(
-                    "Pandas is not installed. "
-                    "Please install pandas using 'pip install pandas'."
-                    "Output will be dictionary instead."
-                )
-                output = "dict"
-
-        curve_keys = []
-        curves_list = list(self.curves)
-        for i, curve in enumerate(curves_list):
-            x_data, y_data = curve.getData()
-            if x_data is not None or y_data is not None:
-                key = f"curve_{i}"
-                curve_keys.append(key)
-                if output == "dict":
-                    data[key] = {"x": x_data.tolist(), "y": y_data.tolist()}
-                elif output == "pandas" and pd is not None:
-                    data[key] = pd.DataFrame({"x": x_data, "y": y_data})
-
-        if output == "pandas" and pd is not None:
-            combined_data = pd.concat([data[key] for key in curve_keys], axis=1, keys=curve_keys)
-            return combined_data
-        return data
-
-    def clear_curves(self):
-        """
-        Remove all curves from the plot, excluding crosshair items.
-        """
-        items_to_remove = []
-        for item in self.plot_item.items:
-            if not getattr(item, "is_crosshair", False) and isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):
-                items_to_remove.append(item)
-        for item in items_to_remove:
-            self.plot_item.removeItem(item)
-
-    def export_to_matplotlib(self):
-        """
-        Export current waveform to matplotlib GUI. Available only if matplotlib is installed in the environment.
-        """
-        MatplotlibExporter(self.plot_item).export()

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/figure/plots/plot_base.py

@@ -1,505 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from typing import Literal, Optional
-
-import bec_qthemes
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal, Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
-from bec_widgets.utils.crosshair import Crosshair
-from bec_widgets.utils.fps_counter import FPSCounter
-from bec_widgets.utils.plot_indicator_items import BECArrowItem, BECTickItem
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class AxisConfig(BaseModel):
-    title: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The title of the axes.")
-    title_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the title.")
-    x_label: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The label for the x-axis.")
-    x_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the x-axis label.")
-    y_label: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The label for the y-axis.")
-    y_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the y-axis label.")
-    legend_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(
-        None, description="The font size of the legend labels."
-    )
-    x_scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = Field("linear", description="The scale of the x-axis.")
-    y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = Field("linear", description="The scale of the y-axis.")
-    x_lim: Optional[tuple] = Field(None, description="The limits of the x-axis.")
-    y_lim: Optional[tuple] = Field(None, description="The limits of the y-axis.")
-    x_grid: bool = Field(False, description="Show grid on the x-axis.")
-    y_grid: bool = Field(False, description="Show grid on the y-axis.")
-    outer_axes: bool = Field(False, description="Show the outer axes of the plot widget.")
-    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
-
-
-class SubplotConfig(ConnectionConfig):
-    parent_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The parent figure of the plot.")
-
-    # Coordinates in the figure
-    row: int = Field(0, description="The row coordinate in the figure.")
-    col: int = Field(0, description="The column coordinate in the figure.")
-
-    # Appearance settings
-    axis: AxisConfig = Field(
-        default_factory=AxisConfig, description="The axis configuration of the plot."
-    )
-
-
-class BECViewBox(pg.ViewBox):
-    sigPaint = Signal()
-
-    def paint(self, painter, opt, widget):
-        super().paint(painter, opt, widget)
-        self.sigPaint.emit()
-
-    def itemBoundsChanged(self, item):
-        self._itemBoundsCache.pop(item, None)
-        if (self.state["autoRange"][0] is not False) or (self.state["autoRange"][1] is not False):
-            # check if the call is coming from a mouse-move event
-            if hasattr(item, "skip_auto_range") and item.skip_auto_range:
-                return
-            self._autoRangeNeedsUpdate = True
-            self.update()
-
-
-class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
-    crosshair_position_changed = Signal(tuple)
-    crosshair_position_clicked = Signal(tuple)
-    crosshair_coordinates_changed = Signal(tuple)
-    crosshair_coordinates_clicked = Signal(tuple)
-    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "_config_dict",
-        "set",
-        "set_title",
-        "set_x_label",
-        "set_y_label",
-        "set_x_scale",
-        "set_y_scale",
-        "set_x_lim",
-        "set_y_lim",
-        "set_grid",
-        "set_outer_axes",
-        "enable_fps_monitor",
-        "lock_aspect_ratio",
-        "export",
-        "remove",
-        "set_legend_label_size",
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        parent: Optional[QWidget] = None,  # TODO decide if needed for this class
-        parent_figure=None,
-        config: Optional[SubplotConfig] = None,
-        client=None,
-        gui_id: Optional[str] = None,
-        **kwargs,
-    ):
-        if config is None:
-            config = SubplotConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        pg.GraphicsLayout.__init__(self, parent)
-
-        self.figure = parent_figure
-
-        self.plot_item = pg.PlotItem(viewBox=BECViewBox(parent=self, enableMenu=True), parent=self)
-        self.addItem(self.plot_item, row=1, col=0)
-
-        self.add_legend()
-        self.crosshair = None
-        self.fps_monitor = None
-        self.fps_label = None
-        self.tick_item = BECTickItem(parent=self, plot_item=self.plot_item)
-        self.arrow_item = BECArrowItem(parent=self, plot_item=self.plot_item)
-        self._connect_to_theme_change()
-
-    def _connect_to_theme_change(self):
-        """Connect to the theme change signal."""
-        qapp = QApplication.instance()
-        if hasattr(qapp, "theme_signal"):
-            qapp.theme_signal.theme_updated.connect(self._update_theme)
-
-    @Slot(str)
-    def _update_theme(self, theme: str):
-        """Update the theme."""
-        if theme is None:
-            qapp = QApplication.instance()
-            if hasattr(qapp, "theme"):
-                theme = qapp.theme.theme
-            else:
-                theme = "dark"
-        self.apply_theme(theme)
-
-    def apply_theme(self, theme: str):
-        """
-        Apply the theme to the plot widget.
-
-        Args:
-            theme(str, optional): The theme to be applied.
-        """
-        palette = bec_qthemes.load_palette(theme)
-        text_pen = pg.mkPen(color=palette.text().color())
-
-        for axis in ["left", "bottom", "right", "top"]:
-            self.plot_item.getAxis(axis).setPen(text_pen)
-            self.plot_item.getAxis(axis).setTextPen(text_pen)
-        if self.plot_item.legend is not None:
-            for sample, label in self.plot_item.legend.items:
-                label.setText(label.text, color=palette.text().color())
-
-    def set(self, **kwargs) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the properties of the plot widget.
-
-        Args:
-            **kwargs: Keyword arguments for the properties to be set.
-
-        Possible properties:
-            - title: str
-            - x_label: str
-            - y_label: str
-            - x_scale: Literal["linear", "log"]
-            - y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"]
-            - x_lim: tuple
-            - y_lim: tuple
-            - legend_label_size: int
-        """
-        # Mapping of keywords to setter methods
-        method_map = {
-            "title": self.set_title,
-            "x_label": self.set_x_label,
-            "y_label": self.set_y_label,
-            "x_scale": self.set_x_scale,
-            "y_scale": self.set_y_scale,
-            "x_lim": self.set_x_lim,
-            "y_lim": self.set_y_lim,
-            "legend_label_size": self.set_legend_label_size,
-        }
-        for key, value in kwargs.items():
-            if key in method_map:
-                method_map[key](value)
-            else:
-                logger.warning(f"Warning: '{key}' is not a recognized property.")
-
-    def apply_axis_config(self):
-        """Apply the axis configuration to the plot widget."""
-        config_mappings = {
-            "title": self.config.axis.title,
-            "x_label": self.config.axis.x_label,
-            "y_label": self.config.axis.y_label,
-            "x_scale": self.config.axis.x_scale,
-            "y_scale": self.config.axis.y_scale,
-            "x_lim": self.config.axis.x_lim,
-            "y_lim": self.config.axis.y_lim,
-        }
-
-        self.set(**{k: v for k, v in config_mappings.items() if v is not None})
-
-    def set_legend_label_size(self, size: int = None):
-        """
-        Set the font size of the legend.
-
-        Args:
-            size(int): Font size of the legend.
-        """
-        if not self.plot_item.legend:
-            return
-        if self.config.axis.legend_label_size or size:
-            if size:
-                self.config.axis.legend_label_size = size
-                scale = (
-                    size / 9
-                )  # 9 is the default font size of the legend, so we always scale it against 9
-                self.plot_item.legend.setScale(scale)
-
-    def get_text_color(self):
-        return "#FFF" if self.figure.config.theme == "dark" else "#000"
-
-    def set_title(self, title: str, size: int = None):
-        """
-        Set the title of the plot widget.
-
-        Args:
-            title(str): Title of the plot widget.
-            size(int): Font size of the title.
-        """
-        if self.config.axis.title_size or size:
-            if size:
-                self.config.axis.title_size = size
-            style = {"color": self.get_text_color(), "size": f"{self.config.axis.title_size}pt"}
-        else:
-            style = {}
-        self.plot_item.setTitle(title, **style)
-        self.config.axis.title = title
-
-    def set_x_label(self, label: str, size: int = None):
-        """
-        Set the label of the x-axis.
-
-        Args:
-            label(str): Label of the x-axis.
-            size(int): Font size of the label.
-        """
-        if self.config.axis.x_label_size or size:
-            if size:
-                self.config.axis.x_label_size = size
-            style = {
-                "color": self.get_text_color(),
-                "font-size": f"{self.config.axis.x_label_size}pt",
-            }
-        else:
-            style = {}
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("bottom", label, **style)
-        self.config.axis.x_label = label
-
-    def set_y_label(self, label: str, size: int = None):
-        """
-        Set the label of the y-axis.
-
-        Args:
-            label(str): Label of the y-axis.
-            size(int): Font size of the label.
-        """
-        if self.config.axis.y_label_size or size:
-            if size:
-                self.config.axis.y_label_size = size
-            color = self.get_text_color()
-            style = {"color": color, "font-size": f"{self.config.axis.y_label_size}pt"}
-        else:
-            style = {}
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("left", label, **style)
-        self.config.axis.y_label = label
-
-    def set_x_scale(self, scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = "linear"):
-        """
-        Set the scale of the x-axis.
-
-        Args:
-            scale(Literal["linear", "log"]): Scale of the x-axis.
-        """
-        self.plot_item.setLogMode(x=(scale == "log"))
-        self.config.axis.x_scale = scale
-
-    def set_y_scale(self, scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = "linear"):
-        """
-        Set the scale of the y-axis.
-
-        Args:
-            scale(Literal["linear", "log"]): Scale of the y-axis.
-        """
-        self.plot_item.setLogMode(y=(scale == "log"))
-        self.config.axis.y_scale = scale
-
-    def set_x_lim(self, *args) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the limits of the x-axis. This method can accept either two separate arguments
-        for the minimum and maximum x-axis values, or a single tuple containing both limits.
-
-        Usage:
-            set_x_lim(x_min, x_max)
-            set_x_lim((x_min, x_max))
-
-        Args:
-            *args: A variable number of arguments. Can be two integers (x_min and x_max)
-                   or a single tuple with two integers.
-        """
-        if len(args) == 1 and isinstance(args[0], tuple):
-            x_min, x_max = args[0]
-        elif len(args) == 2:
-            x_min, x_max = args
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("set_x_lim expects either two separate arguments or a single tuple")
-
-        self.plot_item.setXRange(x_min, x_max)
-        self.config.axis.x_lim = (x_min, x_max)
-
-    def set_y_lim(self, *args) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the limits of the y-axis. This method can accept either two separate arguments
-        for the minimum and maximum y-axis values, or a single tuple containing both limits.
-
-        Usage:
-            set_y_lim(y_min, y_max)
-            set_y_lim((y_min, y_max))
-
-        Args:
-            *args: A variable number of arguments. Can be two integers (y_min and y_max)
-                   or a single tuple with two integers.
-        """
-        if len(args) == 1 and isinstance(args[0], tuple):
-            y_min, y_max = args[0]
-        elif len(args) == 2:
-            y_min, y_max = args
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("set_y_lim expects either two separate arguments or a single tuple")
-
-        self.plot_item.setYRange(y_min, y_max)
-        self.config.axis.y_lim = (y_min, y_max)
-
-    def set_grid(self, x: bool = False, y: bool = False):
-        """
-        Set the grid of the plot widget.
-
-        Args:
-            x(bool): Show grid on the x-axis.
-            y(bool): Show grid on the y-axis.
-        """
-        self.plot_item.showGrid(x, y)
-        self.config.axis.x_grid = x
-        self.config.axis.y_grid = y
-
-    def set_outer_axes(self, show: bool = True):
-        """
-        Set the outer axes of the plot widget.
-
-        Args:
-            show(bool): Show the outer axes.
-        """
-        self.plot_item.showAxis("top", show)
-        self.plot_item.showAxis("right", show)
-        self.config.axis.outer_axes = show
-
-    def add_legend(self):
-        """Add legend to the plot"""
-        self.plot_item.addLegend()
-
-    def lock_aspect_ratio(self, lock):
-        """
-        Lock aspect ratio.
-
-        Args:
-            lock(bool): True to lock, False to unlock.
-        """
-        self.plot_item.setAspectLocked(lock)
-
-    def set_auto_range(self, enabled: bool, axis: str = "xy"):
-        """
-        Set the auto range of the plot widget.
-
-        Args:
-            enabled(bool): If True, enable the auto range.
-            axis(str, optional): The axis to enable the auto range.
-                - "xy": Enable auto range for both x and y axis.
-                - "x": Enable auto range for x axis.
-                - "y": Enable auto range for y axis.
-        """
-        self.plot_item.enableAutoRange(axis, enabled)
-
-    ############################################################
-    ###################### Crosshair ###########################
-    ############################################################
-
-    def hook_crosshair(self) -> None:
-        """Hook the crosshair to all plots."""
-        if self.crosshair is None:
-            self.crosshair = Crosshair(self.plot_item, precision=3)
-            self.crosshair.crosshairChanged.connect(self.crosshair_position_changed)
-            self.crosshair.crosshairClicked.connect(self.crosshair_position_clicked)
-            self.crosshair.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(self.crosshair_coordinates_changed)
-            self.crosshair.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(self.crosshair_coordinates_clicked)
-            self.crosshair.coordinatesChanged2D.connect(self.crosshair_coordinates_changed)
-            self.crosshair.coordinatesClicked2D.connect(self.crosshair_coordinates_clicked)
-
-    def unhook_crosshair(self) -> None:
-        """Unhook the crosshair from all plots."""
-        if self.crosshair is not None:
-            self.crosshair.crosshairChanged.disconnect(self.crosshair_position_changed)
-            self.crosshair.crosshairClicked.disconnect(self.crosshair_position_clicked)
-            self.crosshair.coordinatesChanged1D.disconnect(self.crosshair_coordinates_changed)
-            self.crosshair.coordinatesClicked1D.disconnect(self.crosshair_coordinates_clicked)
-            self.crosshair.coordinatesChanged2D.disconnect(self.crosshair_coordinates_changed)
-            self.crosshair.coordinatesClicked2D.disconnect(self.crosshair_coordinates_clicked)
-            self.crosshair.cleanup()
-            self.crosshair.deleteLater()
-            self.crosshair = None
-
-    def toggle_crosshair(self) -> None:
-        """Toggle the crosshair on all plots."""
-        if self.crosshair is None:
-            return self.hook_crosshair()
-
-        self.unhook_crosshair()
-
-    @Slot()
-    def reset(self) -> None:
-        """Reset the plot widget."""
-        if self.crosshair is not None:
-            self.crosshair.clear_markers()
-            self.crosshair.update_markers()
-
-    ############################################################
-    ##################### FPS Counter ##########################
-    ############################################################
-
-    def update_fps_label(self, fps: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Update the FPS label.
-
-        Args:
-            fps(float): The frames per second.
-        """
-        if self.fps_label:
-            self.fps_label.setText(f"FPS: {fps:.2f}")
-
-    def hook_fps_monitor(self):
-        """Hook the FPS monitor to the plot."""
-        if self.fps_monitor is None:
-            # text_color = self.get_text_color()#TODO later
-            self.fps_monitor = FPSCounter(self.plot_item.vb)  # text_color=text_color)
-            self.fps_label = pg.LabelItem(justify="right")
-            self.addItem(self.fps_label, row=0, col=0)
-
-            self.fps_monitor.sigFpsUpdate.connect(self.update_fps_label)
-
-    def unhook_fps_monitor(self, delete_label=True):
-        """Unhook the FPS monitor from the plot."""
-        if self.fps_monitor is not None:
-            # Remove Monitor
-            self.fps_monitor.cleanup()
-            self.fps_monitor.deleteLater()
-            self.fps_monitor = None
-        if self.fps_label is not None and delete_label:
-            # Remove Label
-            self.removeItem(self.fps_label)
-            self.fps_label.deleteLater()
-            self.fps_label = None
-
-    def enable_fps_monitor(self, enable: bool = True):
-        """
-        Enable the FPS monitor.
-
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): True to enable, False to disable.
-        """
-        if enable and self.fps_monitor is None:
-            self.hook_fps_monitor()
-        elif not enable and self.fps_monitor is not None:
-            self.unhook_fps_monitor()
-
-    def export(self):
-        """Show the Export Dialog of the plot widget."""
-        scene = self.plot_item.scene()
-        scene.contextMenuItem = self.plot_item
-        scene.showExportDialog()
-
-    def remove(self):
-        """Remove the plot widget from the figure."""
-        if self.figure is not None:
-            self.figure.remove(widget_id=self.gui_id)
-
-    def cleanup_pyqtgraph(self):
-        """Cleanup pyqtgraph items."""
-        self.unhook_crosshair()
-        self.unhook_fps_monitor(delete_label=False)
-        self.tick_item.cleanup()
-        self.arrow_item.cleanup()
-        item = self.plot_item
-        item.vb.menu.close()
-        item.vb.menu.deleteLater()
-        item.ctrlMenu.close()
-        item.ctrlMenu.deleteLater()

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/layout_manager/layout_manager.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import math
 import sys
 from typing import Dict, Literal, Optional, Set, Tuple, Union
@@ -34,7 +36,6 @@ class LayoutManagerWidget(QWidget):
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None, auto_reindex=True):
         super().__init__(parent)
-        self.setObjectName("LayoutManagerWidget")
         self.layout = QGridLayout(self)
         self.auto_reindex = auto_reindex
 

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/main_window/addons/web_links.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import webbrowser
+
+
+class BECWebLinksMixin:
+    @staticmethod
+    def open_bec_docs():
+        webbrowser.open("https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def open_bec_widgets_docs():
+        webbrowser.open("https://bec.readthedocs.io/projects/bec-widgets/en/latest/")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def open_bec_bug_report():
+        webbrowser.open("https://gitlab.psi.ch/groups/bec/-/issues/")

bec_widgets/widgets/containers/main_window/main_window.py

@@ -1,41 +1,189 @@
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
+import os
 
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
-from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
+from qtpy.QtGui import QAction, QActionGroup, QIcon
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QStyle
+
+import bec_widgets
+from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+from bec_widgets.utils.container_utils import WidgetContainerUtils
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetHierarchy
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.main_window.addons.web_links import BECWebLinksMixin
+
+MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
 
 
-class BECMainWindow(QMainWindow, BECConnector):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        BECConnector.__init__(self, **kwargs)
-        QMainWindow.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+class BECMainWindow(BECWidget, QMainWindow):
+    RPC = False
+    PLUGIN = False
 
-    def _dump(self):
-        """Return a dictionary with informations about the application state, for use in tests"""
-        # TODO: ModularToolBar and something else leak top-level widgets (3 or 4 QMenu + 2 QWidget);
-        # so, a filtering based on title is applied here, but the solution is to not have those widgets
-        # as top-level (so for now, a window with no title does not appear in _dump() result)
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        gui_id: str = None,
+        client=None,
+        window_title: str = "BEC",
+        *args,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
 
-        # NOTE: the main window itself is excluded, since we want to dump dock areas
-        info = {
-            tlw.gui_id: {
-                "title": tlw.windowTitle(),
-                "visible": tlw.isVisible(),
-                "class": str(type(tlw)),
-            }
-            for tlw in QApplication.instance().topLevelWidgets()
-            if tlw is not self and tlw.windowTitle()
-        }
-        # Add the main window dock area
-        info[self.centralWidget().gui_id] = {
-            "title": self.windowTitle(),
-            "visible": self.isVisible(),
-            "class": str(type(self.centralWidget())),
-        }
-        return info
+        self.app = QApplication.instance()
+        self.setWindowTitle(window_title)
+        self._init_ui()
+        self._connect_to_theme_change()
 
-    def new_dock_area(self, name):
-        dock_area = BECDockArea()
-        dock_area.resize(dock_area.minimumSizeHint())
-        dock_area.window().setWindowTitle(name)
-        dock_area.show()
-        return dock_area
+    def _init_ui(self):
+
+        # Set the icon
+        self._init_bec_icon()
+
+        # Set Menu and Status bar
+        self._setup_menu_bar()
+
+        # BEC Specific UI
+        self.display_app_id()
+
+    def _init_bec_icon(self):
+        icon = self.app.windowIcon()
+        if icon.isNull():
+            print("No icon is set, setting default icon")
+            icon = QIcon()
+            icon.addFile(
+                os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "bec_widgets_icon.png"),
+                size=QSize(48, 48),
+            )
+            self.app.setWindowIcon(icon)
+        else:
+            print("An icon is set")
+
+    def load_ui(self, ui_file):
+        loader = UILoader(self)
+        self.ui = loader.loader(ui_file)
+        self.setCentralWidget(self.ui)
+
+    def display_app_id(self):
+        """
+        Display the app ID in the status bar.
+        """
+        if self.bec_dispatcher.cli_server is None:
+            status_message = "Not connected"
+        else:
+            # Get the server ID from the dispatcher
+            server_id = self.bec_dispatcher.cli_server.gui_id
+            status_message = f"App ID: {server_id}"
+        self.statusBar().showMessage(status_message)
+
+    def _fetch_theme(self) -> str:
+        return self.app.theme.theme
+
+    def _get_launcher_from_qapp(self):
+        """
+        Get the launcher from the QApplication instance.
+        """
+        from bec_widgets.applications.launch_window import LaunchWindow
+
+        qapp = QApplication.instance()
+        widgets = qapp.topLevelWidgets()
+        widgets = [w for w in widgets if isinstance(w, LaunchWindow)]
+        if widgets:
+            return widgets[0]
+        return None
+
+    def _show_launcher(self):
+        """
+        Show the launcher if it exists.
+        """
+        launcher = self._get_launcher_from_qapp()
+        if launcher:
+            launcher.show()
+            launcher.activateWindow()
+            launcher.raise_()
+
+    def _setup_menu_bar(self):
+        """
+        Setup the menu bar for the main window.
+        """
+        menu_bar = self.menuBar()
+
+        ##########################################
+        # Launch menu
+        launch_menu = menu_bar.addMenu("New")
+
+        open_launcher_action = QAction("Open Launcher", self)
+        launch_menu.addAction(open_launcher_action)
+        open_launcher_action.triggered.connect(self._show_launcher)
+
+        ########################################
+        # Theme menu
+        theme_menu = menu_bar.addMenu("Theme")
+
+        theme_group = QActionGroup(self)
+        light_theme_action = QAction("Light Theme", self, checkable=True)
+        dark_theme_action = QAction("Dark Theme", self, checkable=True)
+        theme_group.addAction(light_theme_action)
+        theme_group.addAction(dark_theme_action)
+        theme_group.setExclusive(True)
+
+        theme_menu.addAction(light_theme_action)
+        theme_menu.addAction(dark_theme_action)
+
+        # Connect theme actions
+        light_theme_action.triggered.connect(lambda: self.change_theme("light"))
+        dark_theme_action.triggered.connect(lambda: self.change_theme("dark"))
+
+        # Set the default theme
+        theme = self.app.theme.theme
+        if theme == "light":
+            light_theme_action.setChecked(True)
+        elif theme == "dark":
+            dark_theme_action.setChecked(True)
+
+        ########################################
+        # Help menu
+        help_menu = menu_bar.addMenu("Help")
+
+        help_icon = QApplication.style().standardIcon(QStyle.SP_MessageBoxQuestion)
+        bug_icon = QApplication.style().standardIcon(QStyle.SP_MessageBoxInformation)
+
+        bec_docs = QAction("BEC Docs", self)
+        bec_docs.setIcon(help_icon)
+        widgets_docs = QAction("BEC Widgets Docs", self)
+        widgets_docs.setIcon(help_icon)
+        bug_report = QAction("Bug Report", self)
+        bug_report.setIcon(bug_icon)
+
+        bec_docs.triggered.connect(BECWebLinksMixin.open_bec_docs)
+        widgets_docs.triggered.connect(BECWebLinksMixin.open_bec_widgets_docs)
+        bug_report.triggered.connect(BECWebLinksMixin.open_bec_bug_report)
+
+        help_menu.addAction(bec_docs)
+        help_menu.addAction(widgets_docs)
+        help_menu.addAction(bug_report)
+
+    @SafeSlot(str)
+    def change_theme(self, theme: str):
+        apply_theme(theme)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        central_widget = self.centralWidget()
+        central_widget.close()
+        central_widget.deleteLater()
+        if not isinstance(central_widget, BECWidget):
+            # if the central widget is not a BECWidget, we need to call the cleanup method
+            # of all widgets whose parent is the current BECMainWindow
+            children = self.findChildren(BECWidget)
+            for child in children:
+                ancestor = WidgetHierarchy._get_becwidget_ancestor(child)
+                if ancestor is self:
+                    child.cleanup()
+                    child.close()
+                    child.deleteLater()
+        super().cleanup()
+
+
+class UILaunchWindow(BECMainWindow):
+    RPC = True

bec_widgets/widgets/control/buttons/button_abort/button_abort.py

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ from bec_qthemes import material_icon
 from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QToolButton, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 
 
 class AbortButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class AbortButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
 
     PLUGIN = True
     ICON_NAME = "cancel"
+    RPC = True
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -22,9 +23,7 @@ class AbortButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
         scan_id=None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
-
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
         self.get_bec_shortcuts()
 
         self.layout = QHBoxLayout(self)

bec_widgets/widgets/control/buttons/button_reset/button_reset.py

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ from bec_qthemes import material_icon
 from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QMessageBox, QPushButton, QToolButton, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 
 
 class ResetButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ class ResetButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
 
     PLUGIN = True
     ICON_NAME = "restart_alt"
+    RPC = True
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None, toolbar=False, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
-
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
         self.get_bec_shortcuts()
 
         self.layout = QHBoxLayout(self)

bec_widgets/widgets/control/buttons/button_resume/button_resume.py

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ from bec_qthemes import material_icon
 from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QToolButton, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 
 
 class ResumeButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ class ResumeButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
 
     PLUGIN = True
     ICON_NAME = "resume"
+    RPC = True
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None, toolbar=False, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
 
         self.get_bec_shortcuts()
 

bec_widgets/widgets/control/buttons/stop_button/stop_button.py

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ from bec_qthemes import material_icon
 from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QSizePolicy, QToolButton, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 
 
 class StopButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ class StopButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
 
     PLUGIN = True
     ICON_NAME = "dangerous"
+    RPC = True
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None, toolbar=False, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
 
         self.get_bec_shortcuts()
 
@@ -54,9 +54,20 @@ class StopButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
     import sys
 
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    w = StopButton()
-    w.show()
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.control.buttons.stop_button.stop_button import StopButton
+
+    class MyGui(QWidget):
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.setLayout(QVBoxLayout())
+            # Create and add the StopButton to the layout
+            self.stop_button = StopButton()
+            self.layout().addWidget(self.stop_button)
+
+    # Example of how this custom GUI might be used:
+    app = QApplication([])
+    my_gui = MyGui()
+    my_gui.show()
     sys.exit(app.exec_())

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/position_indicator/position_indicator.py

@@ -8,13 +8,26 @@ from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors, get_theme_palette
 
 
 class PositionIndicator(BECWidget, QWidget):
-    USER_ACCESS = ["set_value", "set_range", "vertical", "indicator_width", "rounded_corners"]
+    """
+    Display a position within a defined range, e.g. motor limits.
+    """
+
+    USER_ACCESS = [
+        "set_value",
+        "set_range",
+        "vertical",
+        "vertical.setter",
+        "indicator_width",
+        "indicator_width.setter",
+        "rounded_corners",
+        "rounded_corners.setter",
+    ]
     PLUGIN = True
     ICON_NAME = "horizontal_distribute"
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
+
         self.position = 50
         self.min_value = 0
         self.max_value = 100
@@ -205,6 +218,12 @@ class PositionIndicator(BECWidget, QWidget):
     @Slot(int)
     @Slot(float)
     def set_value(self, position: float):
+        """
+        Set the position of the indicator
+
+        Args:
+            position: The new position of the indicator
+        """
         self.position = position
         self.update()
 

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/_base/positioner_box_base.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import uuid
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from ast import Tuple
 from typing import Callable, TypedDict
 
 from bec_lib.device import Positioner
@@ -17,8 +16,8 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QVBoxLayout,
 )
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.compact_popup import CompactPopupWidget
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.compact_popup import CompactPopupWidget
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.position_indicator.position_indicator import (
     PositionIndicator,
 )
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ class DeviceUpdateUIComponents(TypedDict):
     stop: QPushButton
     tweak_increase: QPushButton
     tweak_decrease: QPushButton
+    units: QLabel
 
 
 class PositionerBoxBase(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class PositionerBoxBase(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):
 
     current_path = ""
     ICON_NAME = "switch_right"
+    RPC = False
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None, **kwargs):
         """Initialize the PositionerBox widget.
@@ -56,8 +57,7 @@ class PositionerBoxBase(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):
             parent: The parent widget.
             device (Positioner): The device to control.
         """
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        CompactPopupWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent, layout=QVBoxLayout)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, layout=QVBoxLayout, **kwargs)
         self._dialog = None
         self.get_bec_shortcuts()
 
@@ -85,16 +85,33 @@ class PositionerBoxBase(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):
         limit_update: Callable[[tuple[float, float]], None],
     ):
         """Init the device view and readback"""
-        if self._check_device_is_valid(device):
-            data = self.dev[device].read()
-            self._on_device_readback(
-                device,
-                self._device_ui_components(device),
-                {"signals": data},
-                {},
-                position_emit,
-                limit_update,
-            )
+        if not self._check_device_is_valid(device):
+            return
+
+        data = self.dev[device].read()
+        self._on_device_readback(
+            device,
+            self._device_ui_components(device),
+            {"signals": data},
+            {},
+            position_emit,
+            limit_update,
+        )
+
+        ui = self._device_ui_components(device)
+        if not ui.get("units"):
+            return
+
+        try:
+            egu = f"[{self.dev[device].egu()}]"
+        except Exception:
+            egu = ""
+
+        if egu:
+            ui["units"].setVisible(True)
+            ui["units"].setText(egu)
+        else:
+            ui["units"].setVisible(False)
 
     def _stop_device(self, device: str):
         """Stop call"""
@@ -140,10 +157,12 @@ class PositionerBoxBase(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):
             if setpoint_val is not None:
                 break
 
-        for moving_signal in ["motor_done_move", "motor_is_moving"]:
-            is_moving = signals.get(f"{device}_{moving_signal}", {}).get("value")
-            if is_moving is not None:
-                break
+        if f"{device}_motor_done_move" in signals:
+            is_moving = not signals[f"{device}_motor_done_move"].get("value")
+        elif f"{device}_motor_is_moving" in signals:
+            is_moving = signals[f"{device}_motor_is_moving"].get("value")
+        else:
+            is_moving = None
 
         if is_moving is not None:
             spinner.setVisible(True)

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box/positioner_box.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Module for a PositionerBox widget to control a positioner device."""
+"""Module for a PositionerBox widget to control a positioner device."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ from qtpy.QtCore import Signal
 from qtpy.QtGui import QDoubleValidator
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDoubleSpinBox
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
 from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors, set_theme
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box._base import PositionerBoxBase
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box._base.positioner_box_base import (
     DeviceUpdateUIComponents,
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class PositionerBox(PositionerBoxBase):
     dimensions = (234, 224)
 
     PLUGIN = True
+    RPC = True
 
     USER_ACCESS = ["set_positioner"]
     device_changed = Signal(str, str)
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ class PositionerBox(PositionerBoxBase):
             "stop": self.ui.stop,
             "tweak_increase": self.ui.tweak_right,
             "tweak_decrease": self.ui.tweak_left,
+            "units": self.ui.units,
         }
 
     @SafeSlot(dict, dict)
@@ -212,12 +214,34 @@ class PositionerBox(PositionerBoxBase):
     @SafeSlot()
     def on_tweak_right(self):
         """Tweak motor right"""
-        self.dev[self.device].move(self.step_size, relative=True)
+        setpoint = self._get_setpoint()
+        if setpoint is None:
+            self.dev[self.device].move(self.step_size, relative=True)
+            return
+        target = setpoint + self.step_size
+        self.dev[self.device].move(target, relative=False)
 
     @SafeSlot()
     def on_tweak_left(self):
         """Tweak motor left"""
-        self.dev[self.device].move(-self.step_size, relative=True)
+        setpoint = self._get_setpoint()
+        if setpoint is None:
+            self.dev[self.device].move(-self.step_size, relative=True)
+            return
+        target = setpoint - self.step_size
+        self.dev[self.device].move(target, relative=False)
+
+    def _get_setpoint(self) -> float | None:
+        """Get the setpoint of the motor"""
+        setpoint = getattr(self.dev[self.device], "setpoint", None)
+        if not setpoint:
+            setpoint = getattr(self.dev[self.device], "user_setpoint", None)
+        if not setpoint:
+            return None
+        try:
+            return float(setpoint.get())
+        except Exception:
+            return None
 
     @SafeSlot()
     def on_setpoint_change(self):

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box/positioner_box.ui

@@ -135,6 +135,29 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+            <property name="orientation">
+             <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+             <size>
+              <width>40</width>
+              <height>20</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </spacer>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="units">
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Motor units</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string></string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
           <item>
            <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
             <property name="orientation">
@@ -203,16 +226,16 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>SpinnerWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>spinner_widget</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>PositionIndicator</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>position_indicator</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SpinnerWidget</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>spinner_widget</header>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_2d/positioner_box_2d.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Module for a PositionerBox2D widget to control two positioner devices."""
+"""Module for a PositionerBox2D widget to control two positioner devices."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ from qtpy.QtCore import Signal
 from qtpy.QtGui import QDoubleValidator
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDoubleSpinBox
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
 from bec_widgets.utils.colors import set_theme
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box._base import PositionerBoxBase
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box._base.positioner_box_base import (
     DeviceUpdateUIComponents,
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class PositionerBox2D(PositionerBoxBase):
     ui_file = "positioner_box_2d.ui"
 
     PLUGIN = True
+    RPC = True
     USER_ACCESS = ["set_positioner_hor", "set_positioner_ver"]
 
     device_changed_hor = Signal(str, str)
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ class PositionerBox2D(PositionerBoxBase):
                 "stop": self.ui.stop_button,
                 "tweak_increase": self.ui.tweak_increase_hor,
                 "tweak_decrease": self.ui.tweak_decrease_hor,
+                "units": self.ui.units_hor,
             }
         elif device == "vertical":
             return {
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ class PositionerBox2D(PositionerBoxBase):
                 "stop": self.ui.stop_button,
                 "tweak_increase": self.ui.tweak_increase_ver,
                 "tweak_decrease": self.ui.tweak_decrease_ver,
+                "units": self.ui.units_ver,
             }
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Device {device} is not represented by this UI")

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_2d/positioner_box_2d.ui

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>326</width>
-    <height>323</height>
+    <width>402</width>
+    <height>394</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
          <property name="title">
           <string>No positioner selected</string>
          </property>
-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_6" rowstretch="0,0,0,0,0,0">
+         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_6" rowstretch="0,0,0,0,0,0,0">
           <property name="topMargin">
            <number>0</number>
           </property>
@@ -40,15 +40,38 @@
              </widget>
             </item>
             <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="readback_ver">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Position</string>
+             <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_18">
+              <property name="orientation">
+               <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
               </property>
-              <property name="alignment">
-               <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+              <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+               <size>
+                <width>40</width>
+                <height>20</height>
+               </size>
+              </property>
+             </spacer>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="units_ver">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string/>
               </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
+            <item>
+             <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_19">
+              <property name="orientation">
+               <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+              </property>
+              <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+               <size>
+                <width>40</width>
+                <height>20</height>
+               </size>
+              </property>
+             </spacer>
+            </item>
             <item>
              <widget class="SpinnerWidget" name="spinner_widget_ver">
               <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -67,20 +90,7 @@
             </item>
            </layout>
           </item>
-          <item row="2" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="setpoint_ver">
-            <property name="enabled">
-             <bool>false</bool>
-            </property>
-            <property name="focusPolicy">
-             <enum>Qt::FocusPolicy::StrongFocus</enum>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="5" column="0">
+          <item row="6" column="0">
            <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
             <item>
              <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="step_size_ver">
@@ -94,6 +104,29 @@
             </item>
            </layout>
           </item>
+          <item row="3" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="setpoint_ver">
+            <property name="enabled">
+             <bool>false</bool>
+            </property>
+            <property name="focusPolicy">
+             <enum>Qt::FocusPolicy::StrongFocus</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="readback_ver">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Position</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -132,15 +165,38 @@
              </widget>
             </item>
             <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="readback_hor">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Position</string>
+             <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_9">
+              <property name="orientation">
+               <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
               </property>
-              <property name="alignment">
-               <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+              <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+               <size>
+                <width>40</width>
+                <height>20</height>
+               </size>
+              </property>
+             </spacer>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="units_hor">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string/>
               </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
+            <item>
+             <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_13">
+              <property name="orientation">
+               <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+              </property>
+              <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+               <size>
+                <width>40</width>
+                <height>20</height>
+               </size>
+              </property>
+             </spacer>
+            </item>
             <item>
              <widget class="SpinnerWidget" name="spinner_widget_hor">
               <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -173,6 +229,16 @@
             </item>
            </layout>
           </item>
+          <item row="2" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="readback_hor">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Position</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -525,16 +591,16 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>StopButton</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>stop_button</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>PositionIndicator</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>position_indicator</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>StopButton</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>stop_button</header>
+  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>SpinnerWidget</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_control_line/positioner_control_line.ui

@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="units">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>TextLabel</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
@@ -218,16 +225,16 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>SpinnerWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>spinner_widget</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>PositionIndicator</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>position_indicator</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SpinnerWidget</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>spinner_widget</header>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_group/positioner_group.py

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, Signal
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGridLayout, QGroupBox, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box import PositionerBox
 
 logger = bec_logger.logger
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ class PositionerGroup(BECWidget, QWidget):
         Args:
             parent: The parent widget.
         """
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, **kwargs)
 
         self.get_bec_shortcuts()
 

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_input/base_classes/device_input_base.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import enum
 from bec_lib.device import ComputedSignal, Device, Positioner, ReadoutPriority
 from bec_lib.device import Signal as BECSignal
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from pydantic import field_validator
 from qtpy.QtCore import Property, Signal, Slot
 
 from bec_widgets.utils import ConnectionConfig
@@ -25,13 +26,35 @@ class BECDeviceFilter(enum.Enum):
 
 
 class DeviceInputConfig(ConnectionConfig):
-    device_filter: list[BECDeviceFilter] = []
-    readout_filter: list[ReadoutPriority] = []
+    device_filter: list[str] = []
+    readout_filter: list[str] = []
     devices: list[str] = []
     default: str | None = None
     arg_name: str | None = None
     apply_filter: bool = True
 
+    @field_validator("device_filter")
+    @classmethod
+    def check_device_filter(cls, v, values):
+        valid_device_filters = [entry.value for entry in BECDeviceFilter]
+        for filt in v:
+            if filt not in valid_device_filters:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Device filter {filt} is not a valid device filter {valid_device_filters}."
+                )
+        return v
+
+    @field_validator("readout_filter")
+    @classmethod
+    def check_readout_filter(cls, v, values):
+        valid_device_filters = [entry.value for entry in ReadoutPriority]
+        for filt in v:
+            if filt not in valid_device_filters:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Device filter {filt} is not a valid device filter {valid_device_filters}."
+                )
+        return v
+
 
 class DeviceInputBase(BECWidget):
     """
@@ -59,7 +82,7 @@ class DeviceInputBase(BECWidget):
         ReadoutPriority.ON_REQUEST: "readout_on_request",
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, client=None, config=None, gui_id: str | None = None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id: str | None = None, **kwargs):
 
         if config is None:
             config = DeviceInputConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
@@ -67,7 +90,9 @@ class DeviceInputBase(BECWidget):
             if isinstance(config, dict):
                 config = DeviceInputConfig(**config)
             self.config = config
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, theme_update=True, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(
+            parent=parent, client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, theme_update=True, **kwargs
+        )
         self.get_bec_shortcuts()
         self._device_filter = []
         self._readout_filter = []

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_input/base_classes/device_signal_input_base.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class DeviceSignalInputBase(BECWidget):
     signal object based on the current text of the widget.
     """
 
+    RPC = False
     _filter_handler = {
         Kind.hinted: "include_hinted_signals",
         Kind.normal: "include_normal_signals",

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_input/device_combobox/device_combobox.py

@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ class DeviceComboBox(DeviceInputBase, QComboBox):
         arg_name: str | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QComboBox.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
         if arg_name is not None:
             self.config.arg_name = arg_name
             self.arg_name = arg_name
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@ class DeviceComboBox(DeviceInputBase, QComboBox):
         """Cleanup the widget."""
         if self._callback_id is not None:
             self.bec_dispatcher.client.callbacks.remove(self._callback_id)
+        super().cleanup()
 
     def get_current_device(self) -> object:
         """

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_input/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.py

@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ class DeviceLineEdit(DeviceInputBase, QLineEdit):
         self._callback_id = None
         self._is_valid_input = False
         self._accent_colors = get_accent_colors()
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QLineEdit.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
         self.completer = QCompleter(self)
         self.setCompleter(self.completer)
 
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ class DeviceLineEdit(DeviceInputBase, QLineEdit):
         """Cleanup the widget."""
         if self._callback_id is not None:
             self.bec_dispatcher.client.callbacks.remove(self._callback_id)
+        super().cleanup()
 
     def get_current_device(self) -> object:
         """

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_input/signal_combobox/signal_combobox.py

@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ class SignalComboBox(DeviceSignalInputBase, QComboBox):
         arg_name: str | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QComboBox.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
         if arg_name is not None:
             self.config.arg_name = arg_name
             self.arg_name = arg_name

bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_input/signal_line_edit/signal_line_edit.py

@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ class SignalLineEdit(DeviceSignalInputBase, QLineEdit):
         **kwargs,
     ):
         self._is_valid_input = False
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QLineEdit.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
         self._accent_colors = get_accent_colors()
         self.completer = QCompleter(self)
         self.setCompleter(self.completer)

bec_widgets/widgets/control/scan_control/scan_control.py

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QWidget,
 )
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils import ConnectionConfig
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
 from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.buttons.stop_button.stop_button import StopButton
 from bec_widgets.widgets.control.scan_control.scan_group_box import ScanGroupBox
 from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.scan_metadata.scan_metadata import ScanMetadata
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class ScanControlConfig(ConnectionConfig):
 
 
 class ScanControl(BECWidget, QWidget):
+    """
+    Widget to submit new scans to the queue.
+    """
+
     PLUGIN = True
     ICON_NAME = "tune"
     ARG_BOX_POSITION: int = 2
@@ -60,13 +64,11 @@ class ScanControl(BECWidget, QWidget):
         default_scan: str | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-
         if config is None:
             config = ScanControlConfig(
                 widget_class=self.__class__.__name__, allowed_scans=allowed_scans
             )
-        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
 
         self._hide_add_remove_buttons = False
 
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ class ScanControl(BECWidget, QWidget):
         self.layout.addStretch()
 
     def _add_metadata_form(self):
-        self._metadata_form = ScanMetadata()
+        self._metadata_form = ScanMetadata(parent=self)
         self.layout.addWidget(self._metadata_form)
         self._metadata_form.update_with_new_scan(self.comboBox_scan_selection.currentText())
         self.scan_selected.connect(self._metadata_form.update_with_new_scan)

bec_widgets/widgets/control/scan_control/scan_group_box.py

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class ScanGroupBox(QGroupBox):
                 continue
             if default == "_empty":
                 default = None
-            widget = widget_class(arg_name=arg_name, default=default)
+            widget = widget_class(parent=self.parent(), arg_name=arg_name, default=default)
             if isinstance(widget, DeviceLineEdit):
                 widget.set_device_filter(BECDeviceFilter.DEVICE)
                 self.selected_devices[widget] = ""
@@ -274,12 +274,24 @@ class ScanGroupBox(QGroupBox):
         for widget in self.widgets[-len(self.inputs) :]:
             if isinstance(widget, DeviceLineEdit):
                 self.selected_devices[widget] = ""
+            widget.close()
             widget.deleteLater()
         self.widgets = self.widgets[: -len(self.inputs)]
 
         selected_devices_str = " ".join(self.selected_devices.values())
         self.device_selected.emit(selected_devices_str.strip())
 
+    def remove_all_widget_bundles(self):
+        """Remove every widget bundle from the scan control layout."""
+        for widget in list(self.widgets):
+            if isinstance(widget, DeviceLineEdit):
+                self.selected_devices.pop(widget, None)
+            widget.close()
+            widget.deleteLater()
+            self.layout.removeWidget(widget)
+        self.widgets.clear()
+        self.device_selected.emit("")
+
     @Property(bool)
     def hide_add_remove_buttons(self):
         return self._hide_add_remove_buttons
@@ -348,10 +360,21 @@ class ScanGroupBox(QGroupBox):
             self._set_kwarg_parameters(parameters)
 
     def _set_arg_parameters(self, parameters: list):
-        while len(parameters) != len(self.widgets):
-            self.add_widget_bundle()
-        for i, parameter in enumerate(parameters):
-            WidgetIO.set_value(self.widgets[i], parameter)
+        self.remove_all_widget_bundles()
+        if not parameters:
+            return
+
+        inputs_per_bundle = len(self.inputs)
+        if inputs_per_bundle == 0:
+            return
+
+        bundles_needed = -(-len(parameters) // inputs_per_bundle)
+
+        for row in range(1, bundles_needed + 1):
+            self.add_input_widgets(self.inputs, row)
+
+        for i, value in enumerate(parameters):
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.widgets[i], value)
 
     def _set_kwarg_parameters(self, parameters: dict):
         for widget in self.widgets:

bec_widgets/widgets/dap/dap_combo_box/dap_combo_box.py

@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ class DapComboBox(BECWidget, QWidget):
         default_fit: str | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
         self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
         self.fit_model_combobox = QComboBox(self)
         self.layout.addWidget(self.fit_model_combobox)

bec_widgets/widgets/dap/lmfit_dialog/lmfit_dialog.py

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton, QTreeWidgetItem, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
 from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
 
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class LMFitDialog(BECWidget, QWidget):
 
     PLUGIN = True
     ICON_NAME = "monitoring"
+    RPC = False
     # Signal to emit the currently selected fit curve_id
     selected_fit = Signal(str)
     # Signal to emit a move action in form of a tuple (param_name, value)
@@ -43,10 +44,8 @@ class LMFitDialog(BECWidget, QWidget):
             gui_id (str): GUI ID.
             ui_file (str): The UI file to be loaded.
         """
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, config=config, **kwargs)
         self.setProperty("skip_settings", True)
-        self.setObjectName("LMFitDialog")
         self._ui_file = ui_file
         self.target_widget = target_widget
 

bec_widgets/widgets/dap/lmfit_dialog/lmfit_dialog_vertical.ui

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>303</width>
-    <height>457</height>
+       <width>337</width>
+       <height>552</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
-   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
     <horstretch>0</horstretch>
     <verstretch>0</verstretch>
    </sizepolicy>
@@ -35,11 +35,17 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="group_curve_selection">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Expanding">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+            <size>
+                <width>0</width>
+                <height>100</height>
+            </size>
+        </property>
      <property name="title">
       <string>Select Curve</string>
      </property>
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="group_summary">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Expanding">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@
      <property name="minimumSize">
       <size>
        <width>0</width>
-       <height>0</height>
+          <height>200</height>
       </size>
      </property>
      <property name="title">
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="group_parameters">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Expanding">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@
      <property name="minimumSize">
       <size>
        <width>0</width>
-       <height>0</height>
+          <height>200</height>
       </size>
      </property>
      <property name="title">

bec_widgets/widgets/editors/console/console.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
 from qtpy.QtGui import QClipboard, QColor, QPalette, QTextCursor
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QScrollBar, QSizePolicy
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
 
 ansi_colors = {
     "black": "#000000",

bec_widgets/widgets/editors/dict_backed_table.py

@@ -13,15 +13,23 @@ from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QWidget,
 )
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
 
 
-class AdditionalMetadataTableModel(QAbstractTableModel):
+class DictBackedTableModel(QAbstractTableModel):
     def __init__(self, data):
+        """A model to go with DictBackedTable, which represents key-value pairs
+        to be displayed in a TreeWidget.
+
+        Args:
+            data (list[list[str]]): list of key-value pairs to initialise with"""
         super().__init__()
         self._data: list[list[str]] = data
         self._disallowed_keys: list[str] = []
 
+    # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
+    # see QAbstractTableModel documentation for these methods
+
     def headerData(
         self, section: int, orientation: Qt.Orientation, role: int = Qt.ItemDataRole()
     ) -> Any:
@@ -49,6 +57,10 @@ class AdditionalMetadataTableModel(QAbstractTableModel):
         return False
 
     def update_disallowed_keys(self, keys: list[str]):
+        """Set the list of keys which may not be used.
+
+        Args:
+            keys (list[str]): list of keys which are forbidden."""
         self._disallowed_keys = keys
         for i, item in enumerate(self._data):
             if item[0] in self._disallowed_keys:
@@ -95,16 +107,21 @@ class AdditionalMetadataTableModel(QAbstractTableModel):
         return dict(self._data)
 
 
-class AdditionalMetadataTable(QWidget):
-
+class DictBackedTable(QWidget):
     delete_rows = Signal(list)
 
     def __init__(self, initial_data: list[list[str]]):
+        """Widget which uses a DictBackedTableModel to display an editable table
+        which can be extracted as a dict.
+
+        Args:
+            initial_data (list[list[str]]): list of key-value pairs to initialise with
+        """
         super().__init__()
 
         self._layout = QHBoxLayout()
         self.setLayout(self._layout)
-        self._table_model = AdditionalMetadataTableModel(initial_data)
+        self._table_model = DictBackedTableModel(initial_data)
         self._table_view = QTreeView()
         self._table_view.setModel(self._table_model)
         self._table_view.setSizePolicy(
@@ -126,15 +143,21 @@ class AdditionalMetadataTable(QWidget):
         self.delete_rows.connect(self._table_model.delete_rows)
 
     def delete_selected_rows(self):
+        """Delete rows which are part of the selection model"""
         cells: list[QModelIndex] = self._table_view.selectionModel().selectedIndexes()
         row_indices = list({r.row() for r in cells})
         if row_indices:
             self.delete_rows.emit(row_indices)
 
     def dump_dict(self):
+        """Get the current content of the table as a dict"""
         return self._table_model.dump_dict()
 
     def update_disallowed_keys(self, keys: list[str]):
+        """Set the list of keys which may not be used.
+
+        Args:
+            keys (list[str]): list of keys which are forbidden."""
         self._table_model.update_disallowed_keys(keys)
 
 
@@ -144,6 +167,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
     app = QApplication([])
     set_theme("dark")
 
-    window = AdditionalMetadataTable([["key1", "value1"], ["key2", "value2"], ["key3", "value3"]])
+    window = DictBackedTable([["key1", "value1"], ["key2", "value2"], ["key3", "value3"]])
     window.show()
     app.exec()

bec_widgets/widgets/editors/scan_metadata/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.scan_metadata.additional_metadata_table import (
-    AdditionalMetadataTable,
-    AdditionalMetadataTableModel,
-)
-from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.scan_metadata.scan_metadata import ScanMetadata
-
-__all__ = ["ScanMetadata", "AdditionalMetadataTable", "AdditionalMetadataTableModel"]

bec_widgets/widgets/editors/scan_metadata/_util.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from annotated_types import Ge, Gt, Le, Lt
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from pydantic_core import PydanticUndefined
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
 
 logger = bec_logger.logger

bec_widgets/widgets/editors/scan_metadata/register_scan_metadata.py

@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ def main():  # pragma: no cover
         return
     from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
 
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.motor_map.bec_motor_map_widget_plugin import (
-        BECMotorMapWidgetPlugin,
-    )
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.scan_metadata.scan_metadata_plugin import ScanMetadataPlugin
 
-    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(BECMotorMapWidgetPlugin())
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(ScanMetadataPlugin())
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover

bec_widgets/widgets/editors/scan_metadata/scan_metadata.py

@@ -1,48 +1,21 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from decimal import Decimal
-from types import NoneType
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from bec_lib.metadata_schema import get_metadata_schema_for_scan
-from bec_qthemes import material_icon
-from pydantic import Field, ValidationError
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal  # type: ignore
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QComboBox,
-    QGridLayout,
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QLabel,
-    QLayout,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
-)
+from pydantic import Field
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QComboBox, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.compact_popup import CompactPopupWidget
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.expandable_frame import ExpandableGroupFrame
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
-from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.scan_metadata._metadata_widgets import widget_from_type
-from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.scan_metadata.additional_metadata_table import (
-    AdditionalMetadataTable,
-)
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.utils.expandable_frame import ExpandableGroupFrame
+from bec_widgets.utils.forms_from_types.forms import PydanticModelForm
+from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.dict_backed_table import DictBackedTable
 
 logger = bec_logger.logger
 
 
-class ScanMetadata(BECWidget, QWidget):
-    """Dynamically generates a form for inclusion of metadata for a scan. Uses the
-    metadata schema registry supplied in the plugin repo to find pydantic models
-    associated with the scan type. Sets limits for numerical values if specified."""
-
-    metadata_updated = Signal(dict)
-    metadata_cleared = Signal(NoneType)
-
+class ScanMetadata(PydanticModelForm):
     def __init__(
         self,
         parent=None,
@@ -51,118 +24,35 @@ class ScanMetadata(BECWidget, QWidget):
         initial_extras: list[list[str]] | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        super().__init__(client=client, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        """Dynamically generates a form for inclusion of metadata for a scan. Uses the
+        metadata schema registry supplied in the plugin repo to find pydantic models
+        associated with the scan type. Sets limits for numerical values if specified.
 
-        self.set_schema(scan_name)
-
-        self._layout = QVBoxLayout()
-        self._layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self.setLayout(self._layout)
-
-        self._required_md_box = ExpandableGroupFrame("Scan schema metadata")
-        self._layout.addWidget(self._required_md_box)
-        self._required_md_box_layout = QHBoxLayout()
-        self._required_md_box.set_layout(self._required_md_box_layout)
-
-        self._md_grid = QWidget()
-        self._required_md_box_layout.addWidget(self._md_grid)
-        self._grid_container = QVBoxLayout()
-        self._md_grid.setLayout(self._grid_container)
-        self._new_grid_layout()
-        self._grid_container.addLayout(self._md_grid_layout)
+        Args:
+            scan_name (str): The scan for which to generate a metadata form
+            Initial_extras (list[list[str]]): Initial data with which to populate the additional
+                                              metadata table - inner lists should be key-value pairs
+        """
 
+        # self.populate() gets called in super().__init__
+        # so make sure self._additional_metadata exists
         self._additional_md_box = ExpandableGroupFrame("Additional metadata", expanded=False)
-        self._layout.addWidget(self._additional_md_box)
         self._additional_md_box_layout = QHBoxLayout()
         self._additional_md_box.set_layout(self._additional_md_box_layout)
 
-        self._additional_metadata = AdditionalMetadataTable(initial_extras or [])
-        self._additional_md_box_layout.addWidget(self._additional_metadata)
-
-        self._validity = CompactPopupWidget()
-        self._validity.compact_view = True  # type: ignore
-        self._validity.label = "Metadata validity"  # type: ignore
-        self._validity.compact_show_popup.setIcon(
-            material_icon(icon_name="info", size=(10, 10), convert_to_pixmap=False)
-        )
-        self._validity_message = QLabel("Not yet validated")
-        self._validity.addWidget(self._validity_message)
-        self._layout.addWidget(self._validity)
-
-        self.populate()
-
-    @SafeSlot(str)
-    def update_with_new_scan(self, scan_name: str):
-        self.set_schema(scan_name)
-        self.populate()
-        self.validate_form()
-
-    def validate_form(self, *_) -> bool:
-        """validate the currently entered metadata against the pydantic schema.
-        If successful, returns on metadata_emitted and returns true.
-        Otherwise, emits on metadata_cleared and returns false."""
-        try:
-            metadata_dict = self.get_full_model_dict()
-            self._md_schema.model_validate(metadata_dict)
-            self._validity.set_global_state("success")
-            self._validity_message.setText("No errors!")
-            self.metadata_updated.emit(metadata_dict)
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            self._validity.set_global_state("emergency")
-            self._validity_message.setText(str(e))
-            self.metadata_cleared.emit(None)
-
-    def get_full_model_dict(self):
-        """Get the entered metadata as a dict"""
-        return self._additional_metadata.dump_dict() | self._dict_from_grid()
-
-    def set_schema(self, scan_name: str | None = None):
+        self._additional_metadata = DictBackedTable(initial_extras or [])
         self._scan_name = scan_name or ""
         self._md_schema = get_metadata_schema_for_scan(self._scan_name)
 
-    def populate(self):
-        self._clear_grid()
-        self._populate()
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, metadata_model=self._md_schema, client=client, **kwargs)
 
-    def _populate(self):
-        self._additional_metadata.update_disallowed_keys(list(self._md_schema.model_fields.keys()))
-        for i, (field_name, info) in enumerate(self._md_schema.model_fields.items()):
-            self._add_griditem(field_name, info, i)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self._additional_md_box)
+        self._additional_md_box_layout.addWidget(self._additional_metadata)
 
-    def _add_griditem(self, field_name: str, info: FieldInfo, row: int):
-        grid = self._md_grid_layout
-        label = QLabel(info.title or field_name)
-        label.setProperty("_model_field_name", field_name)
-        label.setToolTip(info.description or field_name)
-        grid.addWidget(label, row, 0)
-        widget = widget_from_type(info.annotation)(info)
-        widget.valueChanged.connect(self.validate_form)
-        grid.addWidget(widget, row, 1)
-
-    def _dict_from_grid(self) -> dict[str, str | int | float | Decimal | bool]:
-        grid = self._md_grid_layout
-        return {
-            grid.itemAtPosition(i, 0).widget().property("_model_field_name"): grid.itemAtPosition(i, 1).widget().getValue()  # type: ignore # we only add 'MetadataWidget's here
-            for i in range(grid.rowCount())
-        }
-
-    def _clear_grid(self):
-        while self._md_grid_layout.count():
-            item = self._md_grid_layout.takeAt(0)
-            widget = item.widget()
-            if widget is not None:
-                widget.deleteLater()
-        self._md_grid_layout.deleteLater()
-        self._new_grid_layout()
-        self._grid_container.addLayout(self._md_grid_layout)
-        self._md_grid.adjustSize()
-        self.adjustSize()
-
-    def _new_grid_layout(self):
-        self._md_grid_layout = QGridLayout()
-        self._md_grid_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self._md_grid_layout.setSizeConstraint(QLayout.SizeConstraint.SetFixedSize)
+    @SafeSlot(str)
+    def update_with_new_scan(self, scan_name: str):
+        self.set_schema_from_scan(scan_name)
+        self.validate_form()
 
     @SafeProperty(bool)
     def hide_optional_metadata(self):  # type: ignore
@@ -178,8 +68,25 @@ class ScanMetadata(BECWidget, QWidget):
         """
         self._additional_md_box.setVisible(not hide)
 
+    def get_form_data(self):
+        """Get the entered metadata as a dict"""
+        return self._additional_metadata.dump_dict() | self._dict_from_grid()
+
+    def populate(self):
+        self._additional_metadata.update_disallowed_keys(list(self._md_schema.model_fields.keys()))
+        super().populate()
+
+    def set_schema_from_scan(self, scan_name: str | None):
+        self._scan_name = scan_name or ""
+        self.set_schema(get_metadata_schema_for_scan(self._scan_name))
+        self.populate()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+    # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    # pylint: disable=disallowed-name
+
     from unittest.mock import patch
 
     from bec_lib.metadata_schema import BasicScanMetadata
@@ -210,7 +117,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
         "bec_lib.metadata_schema._get_metadata_schema_registry",
         lambda: {"scan1": ExampleSchema1, "scan2": ExampleSchema2, "scan3": ExampleSchema3},
     ):
-
         app = QApplication([])
         w = QWidget()
         selection = QComboBox()