fix: prel. support for config_plotter with widgets instead of items

2026-04-09 10:10:55 +02:00 · 2023-07-13 17:29:55 +02:00
99 changed files with 186 additions and 13356 deletions
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,10 @@ image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.9
 variables:
  DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""

-include:
-  - template: Security/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml
-
-
 # different stages in the pipeline
 stages:
  - Formatter
-  - test
-  - AdditionalTests
+  - Unittests
  - Deploy

 formatter:
@@ -26,10 +21,9 @@ formatter:
 pylint:
  stage: Formatter
  needs: []
-  before_script:
+  script:
    - pip install pylint pylint-exit anybadge
    - pip install -e .[dev]
-  script:
    - mkdir ./pylint
    - pylint ./bec_widgets --output-format=text --output=./pylint/pylint.log | tee ./pylint/pylint.log || pylint-exit $?
    - PYLINT_SCORE=$(sed -n 's/^Your code has been rated at \([-0-9.]*\)\/.*/\1/p' ./pylint/pylint.log)
@@ -40,45 +34,14 @@ pylint:
      - ./pylint/
    expire_in: 1 week

-pylint-check:
-  stage: Formatter
-  needs: []
-  allow_failure: true
-  before_script:
-    - pip install pylint pylint-exit anybadge
-    - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y bc
-  script:
-    # Identify changed Python files
-    - if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]; then
-        TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME);
-        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $SOURCE_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA $TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
-      else
-        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
-      fi
-    - if [ -z "$CHANGED_FILES" ]; then echo "No Python files changed."; exit 0; fi
-
-    # Run pylint only on changed files
-    - mkdir ./pylint
-    - pylint $CHANGED_FILES --output-format=text . | tee ./pylint/pylint_changed_files.log || pylint-exit $?
-    - PYLINT_SCORE=$(sed -n 's/^Your code has been rated at \([-0-9.]*\)\/.*/\1/p' ./pylint/pylint_changed_files.log)
-    - echo "Pylint score is $PYLINT_SCORE"
-
-    # Fail the job if the pylint score is below 9
-    - if [ "$(echo "$PYLINT_SCORE < 9" | bc)" -eq 1 ]; then echo "Your pylint score is below the acceptable threshold (9)."; exit 1; fi
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - ./pylint/
-    expire_in: 1 week
-
 tests:
-  stage: test
+  stage: Unittests
  needs: []
  variables:
      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
  script:
    - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
+    - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 
    - pip install .[dev]
    - coverage run --source=./bec_widgets -m pytest -v --junitxml=report.xml --random-order --full-trace ./tests
    - coverage report
@@ -89,35 +52,6 @@ tests:
      junit: report.xml
      cobertura: coverage.xml

-#tests-3.9-pyqt5: #todo enable when we decide what qt distributions we want to support
-#  extends: "tests"
-#  stage: AdditionalTests
-#  image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.9
-#  script:
-#    - apt-get update
-#    - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
-#    - pip install .[dev,pyqt5]
-#    - pytest -v --random-order ./tests
-
-tests-3.10:
-  extends: "tests"
-  stage: AdditionalTests
-  image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.10
-  allow_failure: true
-
-
-tests-3.11:
-  extends: "tests"
-  stage: AdditionalTests
-  image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.11
-  allow_failure: true
-
-tests-3.12:
-  extends: "tests"
-  stage: AdditionalTests
-  image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.12
-  allow_failure: true
-

 semver:
  stage: Deploy
@@ -134,7 +68,7 @@ semver:
    - git tag

    # build
-    - pip install python-semantic-release==7.* wheel
+    - pip install python-semantic-release wheel
    - export GL_TOKEN=$CI_UPDATES
    - export REPOSITORY_USERNAME=__token__
    - export REPOSITORY_PASSWORD=$CI_PYPI_TOKEN
@@ -142,7 +76,7 @@ semver:
      semantic-release publish -v DEBUG 
      -D version_variable=./setup.py:__version__  
      -D hvcs=gitlab 
-
+      
  allow_failure: false
  rules:
    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
@@ -160,4 +94,4 @@ semver:
 #     - curl -X POST -d "branches=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" -d "token=$RTD_TOKEN" https://readthedocs.org/api/v2/webhook/beamline-experiment-control/221870/
 #   rules:
 #     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
-#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "production"'
+#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "production"'
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -1,581 +0,0 @@
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-    python: "3.9"
-
-# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
-sphinx:
-   configuration: docs/conf.py
-
-# If using Sphinx, optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF
-# formats:
-#    - pdf
-
-# Optionally declare the Python requirements required to build your docs
-python:
-   install:
-   - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,669 +2,6 @@

 <!--next-version-placeholder-->

-## v0.32.2 (2023-12-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Changed exec_ to exec for all apps ([`080c258`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/080c258d1542aaace093bca74225297b30453f77))
-* Yaml_dialog.py changed to use native solution of OS -> should prevent crashing on py3.11 ([`5adde23`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5adde23a457bbd3ae1488b77d4b927b5bded0473))
-
-## v0.32.1 (2023-12-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Widget_io print_widget_hierarchy fix comboboxes ([`d1f9979`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d1f9979ab1372c2f650c8aff12ccb17d668b52eb))
-* WidgetIO combobox fixed for qt6 distributions ([`4f70097`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4f700976ddd78a6f06e358950786b731ef9051ce))
-
-## v0.32.0 (2023-11-30)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Jupyter rich console added as alternative to default QTextEdit terminal output ([`016b26f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/016b26f5cf05e90da144487a9359ac2a54c8e549))
-* Editor.py basic signature calltip ([`045b1ba`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/045b1baa60a93d2266800821940d7aa29bd8bbe1))
-* Editor.py jedi autocomplete hooked ([`fb555b2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fb555b278a5139f180592280408742d34dc5fa84))
-* Editor.py added splitter between editor and terminal ([`c70ddb3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c70ddb3cb19fecf7ce14b551d7d265e2e0cff357))
-* Toolbar.py proof-of-concept ([`286e62d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/286e62df92927d2efe0b4ab07995f7b5e36a0435))
-* Basic text editor + running terminal output ([`9487844`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/94878448c8f39a69e9e65df2789da029a9acfc0e))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Added missing dependency jedi ([`d978740`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d978740f9879580d01e092ad1fead46786d3ed5c))
-* Editor.py switch to disable docstring ([`3cc05cd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3cc05cde147cd520b98f0896beb64781ea47d816))
-* Editor.py compact signature on tooltip ([`f96cacc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f96caccfcb43c904887ebfc0b34fd779ffff8bf1))
-* Editor.py removed automatic background behind edited text ([`d865e2f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d865e2f1af6eb3d5fb31f9c53088b629a232343f))
-* Toolbar.py automatic initialisation works ([`8ad3059`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8ad305959257a58b297896218baae06d09520ee1))
-* Terminal output as QThread ([`a0d172e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a0d172e3dc35bdc2d7e1b43185e31bb9a3629631))
-
-## v0.31.0 (2023-11-13)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Pydantic validation module for monitor.py ([`7fec0c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7fec0c7e4411c221413d69aeeb4d68ade10d502b))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* Pydantic validation module docs ([`92a5325`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/92a5325aad02fe308caaf9088a3c4386ca055124))
-
-## v0.30.0 (2023-11-10)
-
-### Feature
-
-* WidgetIO support for QLabel ([`aa4c7c3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/aa4c7c3385f52e4bbc805ee2aced181929943a89))
-* Scan_control.py added option to limit scan selection from list of strings as init parameter ([`0fe06ad`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0fe06ade5b44d13a9188aef474364b36baa480ef))
-* Scan_control.py a general widget which can generate GUI for scan input ([`088fa51`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/088fa516a8876d112a98cd60aa2a5701dff6b97c))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Added imports to __init__.py in widget for ScanControl class ([`b85cc89`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b85cc898d521df1c99a65e579b8fe853bb04cc32))
-* Scan_control.py args_size_max fixed ([`da9025e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/da9025e032c2bc9b34cf359a20745e3156d2f731))
-* Scan_control.py default spinBox limits increases ([`5c67026`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5c67026637472d9c77185a59e1bf9a24cfe01307))
-* Scan_control.py supports minimum and maximum number of args ([`ee2f36f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ee2f36fb402d626c300a018afacbd57eff14a665))
-* Scan_control.py wipe table and reinitialise devices when scan is changed ([`5ac3526`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5ac3526384b9ee0eb94568bac035b348eaa52abd))
-* Widget_IO.py added handler for QCheckBox ([`18a7025`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/18a702572f6bed41081d368e39c8fc69122c6203))
-* Scan_control.py scan can be executed from GUI ([`2e42ba1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2e42ba174f7abe1590b9afb099dc2d068eb848ae))
-* Scan_control.py all kwargs are rendered ([`4b7592c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4b7592c2795a26591b3e30870c73aa406316588d))
-* Scan_control.py kwargs and args are added to the correct layouts ([`b311069`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b311069722226b95a7902f42815d2c1e219e9584))
-
-## v0.29.0 (2023-10-31)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Widget_hierarchy.py tool to inspect hierarchy of the widget ([`cda8dae`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cda8daeb35b36692316173a19fb29f1cc0dbdb7c))
-* Yaml_dialog.py interactive QFileDialog window to load/save .yaml files to/from dict ([`2b29b6c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2b29b6cfe2ea94a974da4a332c47473176ddddff))
-* Qt_utils custom class for class where one can delete the row with backspace or delete ([`a6616f5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a6616f5986d59ad8d065105234f5b704731cce71))
-* Modular_app.py, device_monitor.py, config_dialog.py linked together, plot configuration can be done through GUI ([`bf2a09e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bf2a09e6307da63ecf02a1286095a19e5f1dcab4))
-* Config_dialog.py interactive editor of plot settings ([`c9e5dd5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c9e5dd542c9eb7c9069d1c0f1256a634a166eb40))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Yaml_dialog.py added support for .yml files ([`10539f0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/10539f0ba59be716102b2c0577ea62f5c4a3136a))
-* Yaml_dialog.py added return None if no file path is specified ([`ff1d918`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ff1d918d43f0f2e5fe8d78c6de9051c50e0e12c1))
-* Wrong __init__.py in modular_app ([`d52aa15`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d52aa15aac42f09487c828836e377c78596037bd))
-* Test_bec_monitor.py config loaded fresh in the test function to avoid parameter leak ([`3866d7c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3866d7ce4de3391fe57ef872808f7620562eeeb0))
-* Test_bec_monitor.py setup_monitor help function changed to pytest.fixture ([`989cd51`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/989cd51162147805db1229b50b330af29f275204))
-* Test_config_dialog.py - QApplication removed ([`1cdd760`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1cdd760e4062de1f19837737766ce05edc9ac2da))
-* Test_config_dialog.py - test_add_new_plot_and_modify qtbot action .click() changed -> function called directly ([`1333e6c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1333e6cbca18943b0a61206dc1ba63720b031b40))
-* Test_config_dialog.py disabled ([`4e710dd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4e710dda5e88b2e82ec87db350e8b1fe6aa09181))
-* Test_bec_monitor.py QApplication instance removed ([`77e1d09`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/77e1d0925db2dc6669159fbe3fb08daf330cb5c8))
-* Test_config_dialog.py QApplication instance added ([`60e864b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/60e864b2590d121e1b0ad645d39d1a028abe8d7b))
-* Device_monitor.py BECDeviceMonitor can be promoted in the QtDesigner and then setup in the modular app ([`afab283`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/afab283988a1acc008bc53ae5a56a8f67504da81))
-* Device_monitor.py crosshairs can be attached again ([`644a97a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/644a97aee848c973125375d5f28d3edf2ffc20cf))
-* Config_dialog.py prevents to add one scan twice ([`12469c8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/12469c8c1e45f83cc0c65708bd412103a8ec1838))
-* Config_dialog.py export to .yaml fixed ([`7e99920`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7e99920fc565acd59cb3a4286ac5ee40597d8af4))
-* Config_dialog.py scan_type structure implemented ([`e41d81c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e41d81cbd9371f8633c1e7de82c8f9b64fcb721b))
-* Config_dialog.py config from default mode can be exported to dict ([`55b5ca7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/55b5ca7381dc33119baac0f48c76fc9d9e8215ae))
-* Config_dialog.py tabs for scans and plots are closable now ([`ec88564`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ec88564e6577cd6579c30f36193c4a0e5fcbc483))
-* Modular_app.py configs are linked to the actual version of the state of the device monitor ([`d78940d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d78940da3f114062aa397b87c169f26cbc131a5f))
-* Config_dialog.py can load the current configuration of the plot ([`f94a29b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f94a29bf4be0a883abc200821746c3d81a0c00d4))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* Config_dialog.py comments added to example cases ([`4a6e73f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4a6e73f4f791d2152ff29680a4e28529a8df0b47))
-* Device_monitor.py update docstrings ([`a785bca`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a785bca8806613f9e1e4b67380e72867b581fe6e))
-* Added sphinx base structure ([`9d36b96`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9d36b9686e31b2c4b4206ad47b385c8f2769c641))
-
-## v0.28.1 (2023-10-19)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Stream_plot.py on_dap_update data dict opened correctly ([`28908dd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/28908dd07c1eef8a9d3213a581393e665b310d1b))
-
-## v0.28.0 (2023-10-13)
-
-### Feature
-
-* BECDeviceMonitor modular class which can be used to replace placeholder in .ui file. ([`f3f55a7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f3f55a7ee0ad58aab74526a24f27436fd2bef61d))
-* Placeholders initialised ([`75af040`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/75af0404b3aa5f454528255e8971af07c4e8b39b))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Scan_mode for BECDeviceMonitor fixed init_ui ([`59bba14`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/59bba1429c1f8aeeb562b539583e71303506bd58))
-
-## v0.27.2 (2023-10-12)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Scan_plot tests ([`f7cbdbc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f7cbdbc5ca318d60a9501df3fa03c7dea15b5b21))
-
-## v0.27.1 (2023-10-10)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Extreme.py default config file changed to the config_example.yaml ([`5814113`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5814113f73fb1c4552bb715b27d3330decd9c878))
-* Extreme.py retry action fixed in ErrorHandler ([`5162270`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5162270d28ca8eab4eac9d9665e2fb4c5e8a33a3))
-* Extreme.py advanced error handling with possibility to reload different config ([`51c3a9e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/51c3a9e9ee3d75c8324300afac366dcdb9adb876))
-* Extreme.py error in configuration are displayed as messagebox ([`9750039`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9750039097c9e4b9a45603dcefe76e5b2e8920fd))
-* Extreme.py validation function to check config key component structure ([`824ce82`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/824ce821cd5f060f2c550b970afb1f3479a006ef))
-* Extreme.py improved error handling for scan types mode ([`fbd299c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fbd299c7e7cf548886e2b1787d8e188c708ee8cd))
-* Extreme.py init_ui changed > to >= for setting number of columns ([`6c773c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6c773c7c94e5eee700b74a792657978be86dbbf4))
-* Extreme.py init_plot_background error handling ([`c525eba`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c525eba88576e0094063019d00fba6a43c52b42e))
-* Extreme.py ui is initialised for the first scan of config in scan mode ([`fc60984`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fc6098414e328e14ec9ab6006538f46e36f17723))
-* Extreme.py client and device manager initialisation ([`ae79faa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ae79faa7ed8e9d8f680e1be1afefe43706305d9a))
-* Extreme.py default config file changed to the config_example.yaml ([`d356cf7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d356cf734b81fd7ed2c9b48ee85a1722af179d83))
-* Extreme.py retry action fixed in ErrorHandler ([`b76df1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b76df1b583a5922229f97876f9e65e0cad64c88e))
-* Extreme.py advanced error handling with possibility to reload different config ([`d623cf9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d623cf95391adfc89837cd54ca1b2a1b6e491a3c))
-* Extreme.py error in configuration are displayed as messagebox ([`89a52a0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/89a52a0948ee300e57bb7198eac339ee771bff06))
-* Extreme.py validation function to check config key component structure ([`5a7ac86`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5a7ac860a8cf5cef53ae699b2869e649c1721f9d))
-* Extreme.py improved error handling for scan types mode ([`ece1859`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ece1859a63b83b1d56b33cc610efea6876dd9e1f))
-* Extreme.py init_ui changed > to >= for setting number of columns ([`a0a89fe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a0a89fe704db6c11a99a26a080051af1c677ba7a))
-* Extreme.py init_plot_background error handling ([`dafb6fa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/dafb6fae7a526d5b311ded1d0424ac4dbb3c8b74))
-* Extreme.py ui is initialised for the first scan of config in scan mode ([`82bebe6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/82bebe6b41004befcb1b54db141e20ff844f76e5))
-* Extreme.py client and device manager initialisation ([`cf15163`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cf15163bd91291e9851662c147b2e799ae022b9e))
-* Formatter fixed ([`153c5f4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/153c5f4f9d168f433380bd2deddd2b17a45916a3))
-
-## v0.27.0 (2023-09-25)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Motor_example.py in start/end mode new button allowing user to go to end position ([`65b045e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/65b045e1a26a0f799311e9dca25e2a9dfd7f7147))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Epics removed from requirements ([`44cc881`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/44cc881ac9e69c68f1f5296fea62a14daa55d4e3))
-* Motor_example.py load .csv logic fixed ([`b78152b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b78152b14999ba5c07d7cd2ef2e3309df1ba5ca6))
-* Motor_example.py export .csv logic fixed ([`85841cd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/85841cdf1fc44472cfcc7e3e6529a41018140896))
-* Motor_example.py precision in duplicate table fixed ([`05f48de`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/05f48de3f1f6793de3f6a8bc2c5e3ad3261dfcf0))
-* Motor_example.py duplicate table fixed ([`401fec8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/401fec85395886ea2816b6993bf8084b6e652967))
-* Motor_example.py manual changing coordinates in start/stop works again ([`b13509e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b13509e9eb88b55a59b141b0cec06f3c8a983151))
-* Motor_example.py replot points logic simplified ([`a15860a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a15860abac984328382868b0a953960c44792c41))
-* Motor_example.py new independent mapping relying on the table ([`673ed32`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/673ed325d1f56505035899549ea555497823a31f))
-* Extreme.py formatting fixed ([`63f52fc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/63f52fc8419cd53856a32af6be3f548f8e077cd1))
-* Line_plot.py ROI interactions fixed ([`e4f23f5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e4f23f51012b54cde5cd41bb9ab356a277ef4b2f))
-* Online changes e21543 ([`b41d63e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b41d63ea4d6e15c80a7baab7a70c607079152d0a))
-* Motor_example.py user is blocked to duplicate last entry in start/end mode if end coordinate was not defined ([`418480f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/418480f1fcdc72c05887e8b73c24f76e1e8475b2))
-* Motor_example.py - new more robust logic for getting coordinates for table go buttons ([`08f508f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/08f508f4c3c3e1f3c2d4c6dda0d8e6693e9331b5))
-
-### Performance
-
-* Motor_example.py replot logic optimizes ([`a4fb6bd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a4fb6bd1d2c819740077cdc7291daf28a9e4abdd))
-
-## v0.26.7 (2023-09-19)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Eiger_plot_hist.py removed ([`abe35bf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/abe35bf96757a38395733bddbd8702a29fd26f42))
-
-## v0.26.6 (2023-09-19)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Extreme.py saved to .yaml works correctly for different scans configurations ([`cb144c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cb144c7c2cba50fc49ba53b0a9e3293b549665be))
-* Extreme.py fixed logic of loading new config.yaml during app operation ([`4287ac8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4287ac888591abf27a4e4ce8c23f94d54bc6c2a9))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* Extreme.py updated documentation ([`7ff72b4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7ff72b4086e5e340d591d130f011f83fc8370315))
-
-## v0.26.5 (2023-09-13)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Motor_example.py help extended ([`a5c6ffa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a5c6ffaa024a0dd6901976c81ea9146e5be016ec))
-
-## v0.26.4 (2023-09-12)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Logic fixed ([`7cb56e9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7cb56e9e7f2cbeee5a141c4a52a3489c26963839))
-
-## v0.26.3 (2023-09-12)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Import works for both modes ([`b867f25`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b867f25c780ba97393ca65fe76c1cb492f365ded))
-
-## v0.26.2 (2023-09-12)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Import with start/stop mode works again ([`cacc076`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cacc076959cdd55218b74de2974d890e583c3d94))
-
-## v0.26.1 (2023-09-12)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Removed scipy from eiger_plot.py ([`0e634ee`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0e634ee2ac58b8be43b7f4e64fbc08ef08675aa1))
-
-## v0.26.0 (2023-09-12)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Plot different signals and plot configurations based on different scans ([`57e6990`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/57e69907d55f7693e97d48026f3bb426adfb4870))
-
-## v0.25.1 (2023-09-12)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Specific config for csaxs ([`8ff983f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8ff983f16e78d881582d4aaaa0261e10d9d62bf2))
-* Mode lock in config to disable changing the mode for users ([`10ccf0c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/10ccf0cc977cae30c0c185a920e15b9cf2def58f))
-
-## v0.25.0 (2023-09-12)
-
-### Feature
-
-* ComboBox to switch between entries mode ([`f2fde2c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f2fde2cf5c4b219520eb0257c1c8e02ce66cde87))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Extra columns works again ([`2123361`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2123361ada9767333792d34de56d6f1447f67cda))
-* Resize table is user controlled ([`63e3896`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/63e389672560e505159de2014846d1506b05633f))
-
-## v0.24.2 (2023-09-12)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Changes e20643 ([`2657440`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/265744076cc53bd054b45c12de3bb24b23e1845c))
-
-## v0.24.1 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Typo fixed in mca_plot.py ([`3b12f1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3b12f1bc1d65772fc3613f62013809445dcead7a))
-
-## v0.24.0 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Feature
-
-* HistogramLUT for mca_plot ([`ae04072`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ae040727fc60160de8b50ac1af51fba676106e52))
-
-## v0.23.0 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Added key bindings and help dialog ([`ade893d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ade893d33d07f1190994de19b84d4021586bcbcb))
-
-## v0.22.0 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Added FFT ([`b984f0f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b984f0f36e2178690eaaec091d4a7b9443f2378f))
-
-## v0.21.2 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Moved mask as a last step of image processing ([`87d5467`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/87d546764318679cd80e56d17d590f0e31e51504))
-
-## v0.21.1 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Update_signal typo fixed ([`43f03b5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/43f03b543083da9b743828139a92f87732187dd9))
-
-## v0.21.0 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Added functionality to load mask ([`33d1193`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/33d1193c9623b157cc74883184677a727b8e33ce))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Path to mask fixed ([`ef42921`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ef42921c9a585bce8a97fc8bb251e27a9455a771))
-
-## v0.20.0 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Added rotate and transpose logic ([`acd7a3b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/acd7a3bc92746c7e56dc8699c4378d2ab778267f))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Added missing .ui file to git ([`ae8fc94`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ae8fc9497954ca49c16d76eaeea7ecc7659c1269))
-
-## v0.19.2 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Rotation logic fixed ([`6733371`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6733371c2ccb4e233d9aa9421e21d627978925d7))
-
-## v0.19.1 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Rotation always counter-clockwise ([`00385ab`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/00385abbf98add7945af170b292774d377473a70))
-
-## v0.19.0 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Rotation of the image to the left/right by 90, 180, 270 degree ([`327f6b3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/327f6b3df300d1f88b475973a86175379688aa9b))
-* Simulation stream with Gaussian peak in 1st quadrant ([`4fa8d46`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4fa8d46631ff822d5465564434d173dd766a6b1a))
-* Eiger_plot.py in example folder with new GUI ([`5cbedec`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5cbedec5d9f6a6ae763e2cb336ecb40c4d3e1ed1))
-
-## v0.18.1 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Online changes ([`29c983f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/29c983fb268bb2dbcfe552453501ff42442f075f))
-
-## v0.18.0 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Eigerplot added ([`70d74c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/70d74c774d2b318d99c049f0f03743e77812df98))
-
-## v0.17.1 (2023-09-08)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Start_device_consumer changed from EP device_status to scan_status ([`46a3981`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/46a3981e7dfd5ded7b7f325301d2a25c47abd16f))
-
-## v0.17.0 (2023-09-07)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Console arguments added for Redis port, device, and sub_device tag ([`fb52b2a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fb52b2a8e59fca556764e0dc32bd4edc167e31d3))
-* Plot flips every second row ([`c368871`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c36887191914d23e85a1b480dac324be0eefb963))
-* Device_consumer is getting scanID and initialise stream_consumer ([`9271b91`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9271b91113a3bbd46f0bffdaef7b50b629e4f44f))
-* Simulation and simple 2D plot for mca card stream ([`bfef713`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bfef71382e6a1180d750d2c800650942c5da7a21))
-
-## v0.16.4 (2023-09-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Self.limit_map_data fixed to be initialised only with integers from limits ([`b62509a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b62509a28e970358c3ffd4f7d55c2a6bbef35970))
-
-## v0.16.3 (2023-09-06)
-
-### Fix
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-* Limit spinBoxes morphed to doubleSpinBoxes ([`a1264fe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a1264fe4e2e0c864c68786d6db16550f489b00fa))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* PyqtGraph controls in help ([`2397af1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2397af140f2f9ee23ed5e62ef9bdf4d0aba249a1))
-
-## v0.16.2 (2023-09-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* X and y motor can be linked again ([`f45512e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f45512e0ae9c189a1d26456333c5b348cd681ce7))
-
-## v0.16.1 (2023-09-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Default values fixed from .yaml ([`8a6e2da`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8a6e2daaf95cb5417951cbe3cca0cb3e909b08b4))
-
-## v0.16.0 (2023-09-06)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Added help button ([`2087d19`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2087d19d3c2349e160327880210a5cf129852f09))
-* Table can be loaded from .csv ([`15d995f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/15d995f66b892f55526bd8b0954b6886d8f861ea))
-* Table can be exported to csv ([`772f18f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/772f18fa09bef54c849d2fdd58e02e8dada84a4e))
-* Additional extra rows takes values from previous row ([`1235294`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1235294b034dae50ff9a2ea93bc1a318383cbbf5))
-* Additional columns can be added through .yaml ([`fa76acb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fa76acbd6dda1695add1c1159c4a96c33741a4c7))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Help extended ([`9fba033`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9fba0334a0389f66344b84dd434d4d9a39b1565e))
-* Table loads number of columns correctly ([`bf12963`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bf129632471da2e6dc5d637a5b02c321d8d3dcac))
-* Content always aligned to centre ([`74884a3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/74884a37076cd047e2dc75e07246f73e5f93167e))
-
-## v0.15.0 (2023-09-06)
-
-### Feature
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-* Step for x and y can be linked or separated ([`16ab746`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/16ab746f54007ee0647b6602b7d74a4a59401705))
-* User can choose if to save coordinates when moving to absolute coordinates ([`6324199`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/632419929921fbe4e970149ce8d4e617566f71fc))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Table checkbox fixed ([`7e6244c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7e6244c5d3698e6fea944b9501064470b6c884c7))
-* Partial fix to table checkBox ([`75f5c8f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/75f5c8fcd6e80288e1f3bc1b9c0c0b3edd1335bc))
-* Coordinates markers are updated on the map, if X, Y in table manually is changed ([`0aa667b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0aa667b70d48356bdda59b879baa3862c5e2e756))
-* Added float validator to the table ([`be1bd81`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/be1bd81d60373a0d9e776dc3f0d879d1bf905f7a))
-* Table bug, when deleted multiple rows ([`9d83a45`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9d83a455e899e3018364123707064882076c4eb0))
-* Table bug, when user deleted row and wanted to go to the previous position ([`63e6d61`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/63e6d61c2e6f9cbc069c9d55c7006d18b6b34b4d))
-
-## v0.14.2 (2023-09-05)
-
-### Fix
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-* Bec_config initialisation by command line argument ([`b7a1b8b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b7a1b8bca1b89df859c9ed0ed17862bb6d533de7))
-
-## v0.14.1 (2023-09-05)
-
-### Fix
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-* Gui default tab changed to coordinates table ([`3c74fa5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3c74fa59b7b83976b13afc821c1333868e62a686))
-
-## v0.14.0 (2023-09-05)
-
-### Feature
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-* Enable gui button, in the case that motor movement is not finished ([`84155d2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/84155d22640e229820fa5104975d2675f63cef31))
-* Saved coordinates are shown on the map ([`0ca665a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0ca665a1e91d9c5dee9af0218c2e211de8304b26))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Motor position points can be switched on/off if points were deleted ([`5b30dfd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5b30dfd43fcbe4b9941e26cab76005ffeb21d95f))
-* Highlight disapear with new motor ([`3fb8651`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3fb8651dd5777861488928b414d5bdacb517d0e9))
-* New points do not make invisible points visible again ([`fb10551`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fb105513e52bcd9c62dfead16e91b45ecd817612))
-* Checkbox visibility toggle is working. ([`a178c43`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a178c434b1d9efc1795b6f5115e2a8b9685ccdf2))
-* Saved coordinates can be removed from table and from the map again ([`c32e95a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c32e95a57d3faec46652b413581d830698855367))
-
-## v0.13.0 (2023-09-05)
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-### Feature
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-* Crosshair highlight at motor position ([`9228e5a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9228e5aea3d5e4192733539643654fd635c63559))
-* Increase step size double with key bindings ([`e9ef1e3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e9ef1e315bc7222c38c1f2f3f410f5cdff994f08))
-* Go, set, save current coordinates and keyboard shortcuts ([`5d6a328`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5d6a328728a017eb4f1d191c96d2659800d41941))
-
-### Fix
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-* Spinbox limits in ui file ([`8de08cf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8de08cf9ccb092b3cfa5cf751f69fbf5edd2b217))
-* Precision updated correctly ([`172ccc6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/172ccc69056380abcddf572f668a4ddbd5d34eec))
-
-## v0.12.0 (2023-09-04)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Config from .yaml file ([`1a67758`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1a677584708e1c91491fe84db169103bdda488e5))
-* Removal of motor configurations from user ([`34212d4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/34212d4d45c88a7bba75f289a25e5488ff95fc73))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Error message if motor do not have limits attribute ([`bf93b02`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bf93b02cdc82086b32e2bd16f4b506c1bb76c65d))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* Added documentation to all classes and methods ([`4afaa1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4afaa1b0ce1f29e4193e6999ecc13b1f0f662213))
-
-## v0.11.0 (2023-09-04)
-
-### Feature
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-* Colorbutton next to each curve in the table to be able to set up colors ([`2c6719c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2c6719cf390e6638cadbc814eb0c085bb45c3c6c))
-
-### Fix
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-* User selected colors are preserved with the new scan ([`8e7885f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8e7885f36dd2812e3285c4d2d101212055644c7b))
-* Colorbutton change now symbols as well ([`6d2e1c9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6d2e1c9d08595a45f502287c6490905e8df3db10))
-
-## v0.10.0 (2023-09-01)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Load and export configuration into .yaml from GUI ([`e527353`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e5273539741a1261e69b1bf76af78c7c1ab0d901))
-* Error messages if name or entry is wrong ([`415c4ee`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/415c4ee3f232c02ee5a00a82352c7fbb0d324449))
-* Number of columns can be dynamically changed ([`65bfccc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/65bfccce8fce158150652fead769721de805d99e))
-* Multi window interface created for extreme BL ([`69c38d6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/69c38d67e4e9b8a30767f6f67defce6c5c2e5b16))
-
-### Fix
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-* Check if num_columns is not higher that actual number of plots ([`aac6e17`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/aac6e172f6e4583e751bee00db6f381aaff8ac69))
-* Add max number of columns according to the number of plots ([`fbd71c1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fbd71c131386508a9ec7bb5963afefc13f8b1618))
-* More specific error messages ([`583e643`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/583e643dacac3d7aaa744751baef2da69f6f892e))
-* Bec_dispatcher.py can take multiple workers as a list ([`7bcf88d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7bcf88d5eb139aa3cf491185b9fb3f45aa5e39a2))
-* Config.yaml can be passed as a console argument to extreme.py ([`b8aa373`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b8aa37321d6ac0ebd9f2237c8d2ed6594b614b57))
-* Columns span generalised for any number of columns ([`2d851b6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2d851b6b4eb0002e32908c2effbfb79122f18c24))
-
-### Documentation
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-* Updated documentation and TODOs ([`0ebe35a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0ebe35ac7a144db84c323f9ecb85dfdf6de66c21))
-* Fixed documentation ([`2f7c1b9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2f7c1b92a9624741f6dea44fc8f3c19a8a506fd9))
-
-## v0.9.0 (2023-08-29)
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-### Feature
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-* Migrate to .yaml config file instead of argparse ([`a9f1688`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a9f16884b0b274e36fdb531b56a26343692a78f5))
-* Better color coding of curves ([`0eff18f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0eff18f5a074ea806d43d52ae72bf87f0187a26d))
-
-## v0.8.1 (2023-08-29)
-
-### Fix
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-* Added missing local .ui file ([`f0589b7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f0589b79ec7f50ee9d040b911d1874b4232659d5))
-
-## v0.8.0 (2023-08-29)
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-### Feature
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-* User can specify tuple of (x,y) devices which wants to plot ([`3344f1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3344f1b92a7e4f4ecd2e63c66aa01d3a4c325070))
-* Fit table hardcode to "gaussian_fit_worker_3" ([`3af57ab`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3af57abc4888dfcd0224bf50708488dc8192be84))
-* Crosshair snapped to x, y data automatically, clicked coordinates glows ([`49ba6fe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/49ba6feb3a8494336c5772a06e9569d611fc240a))
-* Crosshair snaps to data, but it is activated with button due to debug ([`223f102`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/223f102aa9f0e625fecef37c827c55f9062330d7))
-* Dap fit plotted as curve, data as scatter ([`118f6af`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/118f6af2b97188398a3dd0e2121f73328c53465b))
-* Oneplot can receive one motor and one monitor signal ([`ff545bf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ff545bf5c9e707f2dd9b43f9d059aa8605f3916b))
-* Oneplot initialized as an example app for plotting motor vs monitor signals + dispatcher loop over msg ([`98c0c64`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/98c0c64e8577f7e40eb0324dfe97d0ae4670c3a2))
-
-### Fix
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-* User can disable dap_worker and just choose signals to plot ([`cab5354`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cab53543e644921df69c57c70ad2b3a03bbafcc1))
-* Crosshair snaps correctly to x dataset ([`2ed5d72`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2ed5d7208c42f8a1175a49236d706ebf503875e4))
-
-## v0.7.0 (2023-08-28)
-
-### Feature
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-* Labels of current motors are shown in motors limits ([`413e435`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/413e4356cfde6e2432682332e470eb69427ad397))
-* Total number of points, scatter size and number of point to dim after last position can be changed from GUI ([`e0b52fc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e0b52fcedca46d913d1677b45f9815eccd92e8f7))
-* Speed and frequency can be updated from GUI ([`f391a2f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f391a2fd004f1dc8187cfe12d60f856427ae01ec))
-* Speed and frequency is retrieved from devices ([`ce98164`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ce9816480b82373895b602d1a1bca7d1d9725f01))
-* Delete coordinate table row by DELETE or BACKSPACE key ([`5dd0af6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5dd0af6894a5d97457d60ef18b098e40856e4875))
-* Motor selection ([`cab32be`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cab32be0092185870b5a12398103475342c8b1fd))
-* New GUI ([`0226188`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0226188079f1dac4eece6b1a6fa330620f1504bc))
-* Keyboard shortcut to go to coordinates ([`3c0e595`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3c0e5955d40a67935b8fb064d5c52fd3f29bd1a1))
-* Ability to choose how many points should be dimmed before reaching the threshold + total number of point which should be stored. ([`9eae697`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9eae697df8a2f3961454db9ed397353f110c0e67))
-* Stop movement function, one callback function for 2 motors, move_finished is emitted in move_motor function not in callback ([`187c748`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/187c748e87264448d5026d9fa2f15b5fc9a55949))
-* Controls are disabled while motor is moving and enabled when motor movement is finished ([`ed84293`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ed842931971fbf87ed2f3e366eb822531ef5aacc))
-* Motor coordinates are now scatter instead of image ([`3f6d5c6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3f6d5c66411459703c402f7449e8b1abae9a2b08))
-* Going to absolute coordinates saves coordinate in the table for later use with tag ([`8be98c9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8be98c9bb6af941a69c593c62d5c52339d2262bc))
-* Table with coordinates getting initial coordinates of motor ([`92388c3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/92388c3cab7e024978aaa2906afbd698015dec66))
-* Motor move to absolute (X,Y) coordinates ([`cbe27e4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cbe27e46cfb6282c71844641e1ed6059e8fa96bf))
-* Motor limits can be changed by spinBoxes ([`2d1665c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2d1665c76b8174d9fffa3442afa98fe1ea6ac207))
-* Switch for keyboard shortcuts for motor movement ([`cac4562`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cac45626fc9a315f9012b110760a92e27e5ed226))
-* Setting map according to motor limits ([`512e698`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/512e698e26d9eef05b4f430475ccc268b68ad632))
-* Map of motor position ([`e6952a6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e6952a6d13c84487fd6ab08056f1f5b46d594b8a))
-* Motor_example.py created, motor samx and samy can be moved by buttons ([`947ba9f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/947ba9f8b730e96082cb51ff6894734a0e119ca1))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Line_plot.py default changed back to "gauss_bpm" ([`64708bc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/64708bc1b2e6a4256da9123d0215fc87e0afa455))
-* Motor selection is disabled while motor is moving ([`c7e35d7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c7e35d7da69853343aa7eee53c8ad988eb490d93))
-* Init_motor_map receive motor position from motor_thread ([`95ead71`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/95ead7117e59e0979aec51b85b49537ab728cad4))
-* Motor movement absolute fixed - movement by thread ([`11aa15f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/11aa15fefda7433e885cc8586f93c97af83b0c48))
-
-## v0.6.3 (2023-08-17)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Crosshair handles dynamic changes of number of curves in 1D plot ([`242737b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/242737b516af7c524a6c8a98db566815f0f4ab65))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* Crosshair class documentation ([`8a60cad`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8a60cad9187df2b2bc93dc78dd01ceb42df9c9af))
-
-## v0.6.2 (2023-08-17)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Correct coordinates for cursor table ([`ce54daf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ce54daf754cb2410790216585467c0ffcc8e3587))
-
-## v0.6.1 (2023-08-14)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Crosshair snaps to correct coordinates also with logx and logy ([`167a891`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/167a891c474b09ef7738e473c4a2e89dbbcbe881))
-
-## v0.6.0 (2023-08-11)
-
-### Feature
-
-* New GUI for line_plot.py ([`b57b3bb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b57b3bb1afc7c85acc7ed328ac8a219f392869f1))
-* Cursor universal signals ([`20e9516`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/20e951659558b7fc023e357bfe07d812c5fd020a))
-
-## v0.5.0 (2023-08-11)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Add generic connect function for slots ([`6a3df34`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6a3df34cdfbec2434153362ded630305e5dc5e28))
-* Add possibility to provide service config ([`8c9a9c9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8c9a9c93535ee77c0622b483a3157af367ebce1f))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Dispatcher argparse and scan_plot tests ([`67f619e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/67f619ee897e0040c6310e67d69fbb2e0685293d))
-* Gui event removing bugs ([`a9dd191`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a9dd191629295ca476e2f9a1b9944ff355216583))
-
-## v0.4.0 (2023-08-11)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Cursor universal for 1D and 2D ([`f75554b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f75554bd7b072207847956a8720b9a62c20ba2c8))
-* Added qt_utils package with general Crosshair function ([`5353fed`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5353fed7bfe1819819fa3348ec93d2d0ba540628))
-* 2D plot updating ([`d32088b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d32088b643a4d0613c32fb464a0a55a3b6b684d6))
-* Metadata available on_dap_update ([`18b5d46`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/18b5d46678619a972815532629ce96c121f5fcc9))
-* Plotting from streamer ([`bb806c1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bb806c149dee88023ecb647b523cbd5189ea9001))
-* Added Legend to plot ([`0feca4b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0feca4b1578820ec1f5f3ead3073e4d45c23798b))
-* Cursor coordinate as a QTable ([`a999f76`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a999f7669a12910ad66e10a6d2e75197b2dce1c2))
-* Changed from PlotItem to GraphicsLayoutWidget, added LabelItem ([`075cc79`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/075cc79d6fa011803cf4a06fbff8faa951c1b59f))
-* Add display_ui_file.py ([`91d8ffa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/91d8ffacffcbeebdf7623caf62e07244c4dcee16))
-* Add disconnect_dap_slot ([`1325704`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1325704750ebab897e3dcae80c9d455bfbbf886f))
-* Inherit from GraphicsView for consistency with 2D plot ([`d8c101c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d8c101cdd7f960a152a1f318911cac6eecf6bad4))
-* Add BECScanPlot2D ([`67905e8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/67905e896c81383f57c268db544b3314104bda38))
-* Emit the full bec message to slots ([`1bb3020`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1bb30207038f3a54c0e96dbbbcd1ea7f6c70eca2))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Q selection for gui_event signal ([`0bf452a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0bf452ad1b7d9ad941e2ef4b8d61ec4ed5266415))
-* Fixed logic in data subscription ([`c2d469b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c2d469b4543fcf237b274399b83969cc2213b61b))
-* Scan_plot to accept metadata from dap signal ([`7bec0b5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7bec0b5e6c1663670f8fcc2fc6aa6c8b6df28b61))
-* Plotting latest 1d curves ([`378be81`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/378be81bf6dd5e9239f8f1fb908cafc97161c79d))
-* Testing the data structure of plotting ([`4fb0a3b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4fb0a3b058957f5b37227ff7c8e9bdf5259a1cde))
-* Fix examples when run directly as a script ([`cd11ee5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cd11ee51c1c725255e748a32b89a74487e84a631))
-* Module paths ([`e7f644c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e7f644c5079a8665d7d872eb0b27ed7da6cbd078))
-
-## v0.3.0 (2023-07-19)
-
-### Feature
-
-* Add auto-computed color_list from colormaps ([`3e1708b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3e1708bf48bc15a25c0d01242fff28d6db868e02))
-* Add functionality for plotting multiple signals ([`10e2906`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/10e29064455f50bc3b66c55b4361575957db1489))
-* Added lineplot widget ([`989a3f0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/989a3f080839b98f1e1c2118600cddf449120124))
-* Added ctrl_c from grum ([`8fee13a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8fee13a67bef3ed6ed6de9d47438f04687f548d8))
-
-### Fix
-
-* Add warning for non-existing signalz ([`48075e4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/48075e4fe3187f6ac8d0b61f94f8df73b8fd6daf))
-* Documentation and bugfix for mouse_moved ([`a460f3c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a460f3c0bd7b9e106a758bc330f361868407b1e3))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* Add notes about qt designer install via conda-forge ([`d8038a8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d8038a8cd0efa3a16df403390164603e4e8afdd8))
-* Added license ([`db2d33e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/db2d33e8912dc493cce9ee7f09d8336155110079))
-
-## v0.2.1 (2023-07-13)
-
-### Fix
-
-* Fixed setup config (wrong name) ([`947db1e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/947db1e0f32b067e67f94a7c8321da5194b1547b))
-* Fixed bec_lib dependency ([`86f4def`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/86f4deffd899111e8997010487ec54c6c62c43ab))
-
 ## v0.2.0 (2023-07-13)

 ### Feature
--- a/29
+++ b/29
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-BSD 3-Clause License
-
-Copyright (c) 2023, bec
-All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-
-1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
-   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-
-2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
-   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
-   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-
-3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
-   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-   this software without specific prior written permission.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
-AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
-FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
-DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
-SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
-CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
-OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
--- a/bec_widgets/bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-import argparse
-import itertools
-import os
-from typing import Callable
-
-from bec_lib import BECClient, messages, ServiceConfig
-from bec_lib.redis_connector import RedisConsumerThreaded
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Signal as pyqtSignal
-
-# Adding a new pyqt signal requres a class factory, as they must be part of the class definition
-# and cannot be dynamically added as class attributes after the class has been defined.
-_signal_class_factory = (
-    type(f"Signal{i}", (QObject,), dict(signal=pyqtSignal(dict, dict))) for i in itertools.count()
-)
-
-
-class _Connection:
-    """Utility class to keep track of slots connected to a particular redis consumer"""
-
-    def __init__(self, consumer) -> None:
-        self.consumer: RedisConsumerThreaded = consumer
-        self.slots = set()
-        # keep a reference to a new signal class, so it is not gc'ed
-        self._signal_container = next(_signal_class_factory)()
-        self.signal: pyqtSignal = self._signal_container.signal
-
-
-class _BECDispatcher(QObject):
-    def __init__(self, bec_config=None):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.client = BECClient()
-
-        # TODO: this is a workaround for now to provide service config within qtdesigner, but is
-        # it possible to provide config via a cli arg?
-        if bec_config is None and os.path.isfile("bec_config.yaml"):
-            bec_config = "bec_config.yaml"
-
-        self.client.initialize(config=ServiceConfig(config_path=bec_config))
-        self._connections = {}
-
-    def connect_slot(self, slot: Callable, topic: str) -> None:
-        """Connect widget's pyqt slot, so that it is called on new pub/sub topic message
-
-        Args:
-            slot (Callable): A slot method/function that accepts two inputs: content and metadata of
-                the corresponding pub/sub message
-            topic (str): A topic that can typically be acquired via bec_lib.MessageEndpoints
-        """
-        # create new connection for topic if it doesn't exist
-        if topic not in self._connections:
-
-            def cb(msg):
-                msg = messages.MessageReader.loads(msg.value)
-                # TODO: this can could be replaced with a simple
-                # self._connections[topic].signal.emit(msg.content, msg.metadata)
-                # once all dispatcher.connect_slot calls are made with a single topic only
-                if not isinstance(msg, list):
-                    msg = [msg]
-                for msg_i in msg:
-                    self._connections[topic].signal.emit(msg_i.content, msg_i.metadata)
-
-            consumer = self.client.connector.consumer(topics=topic, cb=cb)
-            consumer.start()
-
-            self._connections[topic] = _Connection(consumer)
-
-        # connect slot if it's not connected
-        if slot not in self._connections[topic].slots:
-            self._connections[topic].signal.connect(slot)
-            self._connections[topic].slots.add(slot)
-
-    def disconnect_slot(self, slot: Callable, topic: str) -> None:
-        """Disconnect widget's pyqt slot from pub/sub updates on a topic.
-
-        Args:
-            slot (Callable): A slot to be disconnected
-            topic (str): A corresponding topic that can typically be acquired via
-                bec_lib.MessageEndpoints
-        """
-        if topic not in self._connections:
-            return
-
-        if slot not in self._connections[topic].slots:
-            return
-
-        self._connections[topic].signal.disconnect(slot)
-        self._connections[topic].slots.remove(slot)
-
-        if not self._connections[topic].slots:
-            # shutdown consumer if there are no more connected slots
-            self._connections[topic].consumer.shutdown()
-            del self._connections[topic]
-
-
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-parser.add_argument("--bec-config", default=None)
-args, _ = parser.parse_known_args()
-
-bec_dispatcher = _BECDispatcher(args.bec_config)
--- a/bec_widgets/cli.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import argparse
+import os
+from threading import RLock
+
+from PyQt5 import uic
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
+from scan_plot import BECScanPlot
+
+from bec_lib.core import BECMessage, MessageEndpoints, RedisConnector
+
+
+class BEC_UI(QMainWindow):
+    new_scan_data = pyqtSignal(dict)
+    new_dap_data = pyqtSignal(dict)  # signal per proc instance?
+    new_scan = pyqtSignal()
+
+    def __init__(self, uipath):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._scan_channels = set()
+        self._dap_channels = set()
+
+        self._scan_thread = None
+        self._dap_threads = []
+
+        ui = uic.loadUi(uipath, self)
+
+        _, fname = os.path.split(uipath)
+        self.setWindowTitle(fname)
+
+        for sp in ui.findChildren(BECScanPlot):
+            for chan in (sp.x_channel, *sp.y_channel_list):
+                if chan.startswith("dap."):
+                    chan = chan.partition("dap.")[-1]
+                    self._dap_channels.add(chan)
+                else:
+                    self._scan_channels.add(chan)
+
+            sp.initialize()  # TODO: move this elsewhere?
+
+            self.new_scan_data.connect(sp.redraw_scan)  # TODO: merge
+            self.new_dap_data.connect(sp.redraw_dap)
+            self.new_scan.connect(sp.clearData)
+
+        # Scan setup
+        self._scan_id = None
+        scan_lock = RLock()
+
+        def _scan_cb(msg):
+            msg = BECMessage.ScanMessage.loads(msg.value)
+            with scan_lock:
+                scan_id = msg[0].content["scanID"]
+                if self._scan_id != scan_id:
+                    self._scan_id = scan_id
+                    self.new_scan.emit()
+            self.new_scan_data.emit(msg[0].content["data"])
+
+        bec_connector = RedisConnector("localhost:6379")
+
+        if self._scan_channels:
+            scan_readback = MessageEndpoints.scan_segment()
+            self._scan_thread = bec_connector.consumer(
+                topics=scan_readback,
+                cb=_scan_cb,
+            )
+            self._scan_thread.start()
+
+        # DAP setup
+        def _proc_cb(msg):
+            msg = BECMessage.ProcessedDataMessage.loads(msg.value)
+            self.new_dap_data.emit(msg.content["data"])
+
+        if self._dap_channels:
+            for chan in self._dap_channels:
+                proc_ep = MessageEndpoints.processed_data(chan)
+                dap_thread = bec_connector.consumer(topics=proc_ep, cb=_proc_cb)
+                dap_thread.start()
+                self._dap_threads.append(dap_thread)
+
+        self.show()
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="bec-pyqt", formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument("uipath", type=str, help="Path to a BEC ui file")
+
+    args, rem = parser.parse_known_args()
+
+    app = QApplication(rem)
+    BEC_UI(args.uipath)
+    app.exec_()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/config_plotter.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/config_plotter.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ from typing import List

 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QGridLayout, QSizePolicy, QWidget
 from pyqtgraph import mkPen
-from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, QtWidgets
+from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore


-class ConfigPlotter(pg.GraphicsWidget):
+class ConfigPlotter(QWidget):
    """
    ConfigPlotter is a widget that can be used to plot data from multiple channels
    in a grid layout. The layout is specified by a list of dicts, where each dict
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ class ConfigPlotter(pg.GraphicsWidget):
    """

    def __init__(self, configs: List[dict], parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
+        super(ConfigPlotter, self).__init__()
        self.configs = configs
        self.plots = {}
        self._init_ui()
@@ -37,65 +38,73 @@ class ConfigPlotter(pg.GraphicsWidget):
    def _init_ui(self):
        pg.setConfigOption("background", "w")
        pg.setConfigOption("foreground", "k")
-
-        # pylint: disable=no-member
+        self.layout = QGridLayout()
+        self.setLayout(self.layout)
        self.pen = mkPen(color=(56, 76, 107), width=4, style=QtCore.Qt.SolidLine)
-
-        self.view = pg.GraphicsView()
-        self.view.setAntialiasing(True)
-        self.view.show()
-
-        self.layout = pg.GraphicsLayout()
-        self.view.setCentralWidget(self.layout)
+        self.show()

    def _init_plots(self):
        for config in self.configs:
            channels = config["config"]["channels"]
            for channel in channels:
-                item = pg.PlotItem()
-                self.layout.addItem(
-                    item,
-                    row=config["y"],
-                    col=config["x"],
-                    rowspan=config["rows"],
-                    colspan=config["cols"],
-                )
-
                # call the corresponding init function, e.g. init_plotitem
                init_func = getattr(self, f"init_{config['config']['item']}")
-                init_func(channel, config["config"], item)
+                init_func(channel, config)

                # self.init_ImageItem(channel, config["config"], item)

-    def init_PlotItem(self, channel: str, config: dict, item: pg.GraphicsItem):
+    def init_PlotItem(self, channel: str, config: dict):
        """
        Initialize a PlotItem

        Args:
            channel(str): channel to plot
            config(dict): config dict for the channel
-            item(pg.GraphicsItem): PlotItem to plot the data
        """
        # pylint: disable=invalid-name
-        plot_data = item.plot(np.random.rand(100), pen=self.pen)
-        item.setLabel("left", channel)
-        self.plots[channel] = {"item": item, "plot_data": plot_data}
+        plot_widget = pg.PlotWidget()
+        plot_widget.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Fixed, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.layout.addWidget(plot_widget, config["y"], config["x"], config["rows"], config["cols"])
+        plot_data = plot_widget.plot(np.random.rand(100), pen=self.pen)
+        # item.setLabel("left", channel)
+        # self.plots[channel] = {"item": item, "plot_data": plot_data}

-    def init_ImageItem(self, channel: str, config: dict, item: pg.GraphicsItem):
+    def init_ImageItem(self, channel: str, config: dict):
        """
        Initialize an ImageItem

        Args:
            channel(str): channel to plot
            config(dict): config dict for the channel
-            item(pg.GraphicsItem): ImageItem to plot the data
        """
        # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        item = pg.PlotItem()
+        self.layout.addItem(
+            item,
+            row=config["y"],
+            col=config["x"],
+            rowspan=config["rows"],
+            colspan=config["cols"],
+        )
        img = pg.ImageItem()
        item.addItem(img)
        img.setImage(np.random.rand(100, 100))
        self.plots[channel] = {"item": item, "plot_data": img}

+    def init_ImageView(self, channel: str, config: dict):
+        """
+        Initialize an ImageView
+
+        Args:
+            channel(str): channel to plot
+            config(dict): config dict for the channel
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        img = pg.ImageView()
+        img.setImage(np.random.rand(100, 100))
+        self.layout.addWidget(img, config["y"], config["x"], config["rows"], config["cols"])
+        self.plots[channel] = {"item": img, "plot_data": img}
+

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    import sys
@@ -120,10 +129,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
            "rows": 2,
            "y": 0,
            "x": 1,
-            "config": {"channels": ["c"], "label_xy": ["", "c"], "item": "ImageItem"},
+            "config": {"channels": ["c"], "label_xy": ["", "c"], "item": "ImageView"},
        },
    ]

-    app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    win = ConfigPlotter(CONFIG)
    pg.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/ctrl_c.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/ctrl_c.py
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-# TODO haven't found yet how to deal with QAbstractSocket in qtpy
-# import signal
-# import socket
-# from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QAbstractSocket
-#
-#
-# def setup(app):
-#     app.signalwatchdog = SignalWatchdog()  # need to store to keep socket pair alive
-#     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, make_quit_handler(app))
-#
-#
-# def make_quit_handler(app):
-#     def handler(*args):
-#         print()  # make ^C appear on its own line
-#         app.quit()
-#
-#     return handler
-#
-#
-# class SignalWatchdog(QAbstractSocket):
-#     def __init__(self):
-#         """
-#         Propagates system signals from Python to QEventLoop
-#         adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/65802260/655404
-#         """
-#         super().__init__(QAbstractSocket.SctpSocket, None)
-#
-#         self.writer, self.reader = writer, reader = socket.socketpair()
-#         writer.setblocking(False)
-#
-#         fd_writer = writer.fileno()
-#         fd_reader = reader.fileno()
-#
-#         signal.set_wakeup_fd(fd_writer)  # Python hook
-#         self.setSocketDescriptor(fd_reader)  # Qt hook
-#
-#         self.readyRead.connect(
-#             lambda: None
-#         )  # dummy function call that lets the Python interpreter run
--- a/bec_widgets/display_ui_file.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/display_ui_file.py
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-
-from qtpy import QtWidgets, uic
-
-
-class UI(QtWidgets.QWidget):
-    def __init__(self, uipath):
-        super().__init__()
-
-        self.ui = uic.loadUi(uipath, self)
-
-        _, fname = os.path.split(uipath)
-        self.setWindowTitle(fname)
-
-        self.show()
-
-
-def main():
-    """A basic script to display UI file
-
-    Run the script, passing UI file path as an argument, e.g.
-    $ python bec_widgets/display_ui_file.py bec_widgets/line_plot.ui
-    """
-    app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
-
-    UI(sys.argv[1])
-
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/eiger_plot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/eiger_plot.py
@@ -1,298 +0,0 @@
-import json
-import os
-import threading
-
-import h5py
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-import zmq
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtGui import QKeySequence
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QWidget,
-    QFileDialog,
-    QShortcut,
-    QDialog,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QLabel,
-    QFrame,
-)
-from pyqtgraph.Qt import uic
-
-
-# from scipy.stats import multivariate_normal
-
-
-class EigerPlot(QWidget):
-    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        # pg.setConfigOptions(background="w", foreground="k", antialias=True)
-
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "eiger_plot.ui"), self)
-
-        # Set widow name
-        self.setWindowTitle("Eiger Plot")
-
-        self.hist_lims = None
-        self.mask = None
-        self.image = None
-
-        # UI
-        self.init_ui()
-        self.hook_signals()
-        self.key_bindings()
-
-        # ZMQ Consumer
-        self.start_zmq_consumer()
-
-    def init_ui(self):
-        # Create Plot and add ImageItem
-        self.plot_item = pg.PlotItem()
-        self.plot_item.setAspectLocked(True)
-        self.imageItem = pg.ImageItem()
-        self.plot_item.addItem(self.imageItem)
-
-        # Setting up histogram
-        self.hist = pg.HistogramLUTItem()
-        self.hist.setImageItem(self.imageItem)
-        self.hist.gradient.loadPreset("magma")
-        self.update_hist()
-
-        # Adding Items to Graphical Layout
-        self.glw.addItem(self.plot_item)
-        self.glw.addItem(self.hist)
-
-    def hook_signals(self):
-        # Buttons
-        # self.pushButton_test.clicked.connect(self.start_sim_stream)
-        self.pushButton_mask.clicked.connect(self.load_mask_dialog)
-        self.pushButton_delete_mask.clicked.connect(self.delete_mask)
-        self.pushButton_help.clicked.connect(self.show_help_dialog)
-
-        # SpinBoxes
-        self.doubleSpinBox_hist_min.valueChanged.connect(self.update_hist)
-        self.doubleSpinBox_hist_max.valueChanged.connect(self.update_hist)
-
-        # Signal/Slots
-        self.update_signal.connect(self.on_image_update)
-
-    def key_bindings(self):
-        # Key bindings for rotation
-        rotate_plus = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+A"), self)
-        rotate_minus = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+Z"), self)
-        self.comboBox_rotation.setToolTip("Increase rotation: Ctrl+A\nDecrease rotation: Ctrl+Z")
-        self.checkBox_transpose.setToolTip("Toggle transpose: Ctrl+T")
-
-        max_index = self.comboBox_rotation.count() - 1  # Maximum valid index
-
-        rotate_plus.activated.connect(
-            lambda: self.comboBox_rotation.setCurrentIndex(
-                min(self.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex() + 1, max_index)
-            )
-        )
-
-        rotate_minus.activated.connect(
-            lambda: self.comboBox_rotation.setCurrentIndex(
-                max(self.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex() - 1, 0)
-            )
-        )
-
-        # Key bindings for transpose
-        transpose = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+T"), self)
-        transpose.activated.connect(self.checkBox_transpose.toggle)
-
-        FFT = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+F"), self)
-        FFT.activated.connect(self.checkBox_FFT.toggle)
-        self.checkBox_FFT.setToolTip("Toggle FFT: Ctrl+F")
-
-        log = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+L"), self)
-        log.activated.connect(self.checkBox_log.toggle)
-        self.checkBox_log.setToolTip("Toggle log: Ctrl+L")
-
-        mask = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+M"), self)
-        mask.activated.connect(self.pushButton_mask.click)
-        self.pushButton_mask.setToolTip("Load mask: Ctrl+M")
-
-        delete_mask = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+D"), self)
-        delete_mask.activated.connect(self.pushButton_delete_mask.click)
-        self.pushButton_delete_mask.setToolTip("Delete mask: Ctrl+D")
-
-    def update_hist(self):
-        self.hist_levels = [
-            self.doubleSpinBox_hist_min.value(),
-            self.doubleSpinBox_hist_max.value(),
-        ]
-        self.hist.setLevels(min=self.hist_levels[0], max=self.hist_levels[1])
-        self.hist.setHistogramRange(
-            self.hist_levels[0] - 0.1 * self.hist_levels[0],
-            self.hist_levels[1] + 0.1 * self.hist_levels[1],
-        )
-
-    def load_mask_dialog(self):
-        options = QFileDialog.Options()
-        options |= QFileDialog.ReadOnly
-        file_name, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-            self, "Select Mask File", "", "H5 Files (*.h5);;All Files (*)", options=options
-        )
-        if file_name:
-            self.load_mask(file_name)
-
-    def load_mask(self, path):
-        try:
-            with h5py.File(path, "r") as f:
-                self.mask = f["data"][...]
-            if self.mask is not None:
-                # Set label to mask name without path
-                self.label_mask.setText(os.path.basename(path))
-        except KeyError as e:
-            # Update GUI with the error message
-            print(f"Error: {str(e)}")
-
-    def delete_mask(self):
-        self.mask = None
-        self.label_mask.setText("No Mask")
-
-    @pyqtSlot()
-    def on_image_update(self):
-        # TODO first rotate then transpose
-        if self.mask is not None:
-            # self.image = np.ma.masked_array(self.image, mask=self.mask) #TODO test if np works
-            self.image = self.image * (1 - self.mask) + 1
-
-        if self.checkBox_FFT.isChecked():
-            self.image = np.abs(np.fft.fftshift(np.fft.fft2(self.image)))
-
-        if self.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex() > 0:  # rotate
-            self.image = np.rot90(self.image, k=self.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex(), axes=(0, 1))
-
-        if self.checkBox_transpose.isChecked():  # transpose
-            self.image = np.transpose(self.image)
-
-        if self.checkBox_log.isChecked():
-            self.image = np.log10(self.image)
-
-        self.imageItem.setImage(self.image, autoLevels=False)
-
-    ###############################
-    # ZMQ Consumer
-    ###############################
-
-    def start_zmq_consumer(self):
-        consumer_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.zmq_consumer, daemon=True).start()
-
-    def zmq_consumer(self):
-        try:
-            print("starting consumer")
-            live_stream_url = "tcp://129.129.95.38:20000"
-            receiver = zmq.Context().socket(zmq.SUB)
-            receiver.connect(live_stream_url)
-            receiver.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "")
-
-            while True:
-                raw_meta, raw_data = receiver.recv_multipart()
-                meta = json.loads(raw_meta.decode("utf-8"))
-                self.image = np.frombuffer(raw_data, dtype=meta["type"]).reshape(meta["shape"])
-                self.update_signal.emit()
-
-        finally:
-            receiver.disconnect(live_stream_url)
-            receiver.context.term()
-
-    ###############################
-    # just simulations from here
-    ###############################
-
-    def show_help_dialog(self):
-        dialog = QDialog(self)
-        dialog.setWindowTitle("Help")
-
-        layout = QVBoxLayout()
-
-        # Key bindings section
-        layout.addWidget(QLabel("Keyboard Shortcuts:"))
-
-        key_bindings = [
-            ("Ctrl+A", "Increase rotation"),
-            ("Ctrl+Z", "Decrease rotation"),
-            ("Ctrl+T", "Toggle transpose"),
-            ("Ctrl+F", "Toggle FFT"),
-            ("Ctrl+L", "Toggle log scale"),
-            ("Ctrl+M", "Load mask"),
-            ("Ctrl+D", "Delete mask"),
-        ]
-
-        for keys, action in key_bindings:
-            layout.addWidget(QLabel(f"{keys} - {action}"))
-
-        # Separator
-        separator = QFrame()
-        separator.setFrameShape(QFrame.HLine)
-        separator.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
-        layout.addWidget(separator)
-
-        # Histogram section
-        layout.addWidget(QLabel("Histogram:"))
-        layout.addWidget(
-            QLabel(
-                "Use the Double Spin Boxes to adjust the minimum and maximum values of the histogram."
-            )
-        )
-
-        # Another Separator
-        another_separator = QFrame()
-        another_separator.setFrameShape(QFrame.HLine)
-        another_separator.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
-        layout.addWidget(another_separator)
-
-        # Mask section
-        layout.addWidget(QLabel("Mask:"))
-        layout.addWidget(
-            QLabel(
-                "Use 'Load Mask' to load a mask from an H5 file. 'Delete Mask' removes the current mask."
-            )
-        )
-
-        dialog.setLayout(layout)
-        dialog.exec()
-
-    ###############################
-    # just simulations from here
-    ###############################
-    # def start_sim_stream(self):
-    #     sim_stream_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.sim_stream, daemon=True)
-    #     sim_stream_thread.start()
-    #
-    # def sim_stream(self):
-    #     for i in range(100):
-    #         # Generate 100x100 image of random noise
-    #         self.image = np.random.rand(100, 100) * 0.2
-    #
-    #         # Define Gaussian parameters
-    #         x, y = np.mgrid[0:50, 0:50]
-    #         pos = np.dstack((x, y))
-    #
-    #         # Center at (25, 25) longer along y-axis
-    #         rv = multivariate_normal(mean=[25, 25], cov=[[25, 0], [0, 80]])
-    #
-    #         # Generate Gaussian in the first quadrant
-    #         gaussian_quadrant = rv.pdf(pos) * 40
-    #
-    #         # Place Gaussian in the first quadrant
-    #         self.image[0:50, 0:50] += gaussian_quadrant * 10
-    #
-    #         self.update_signal.emit()
-    #         time.sleep(0.1)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import sys
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    plot = EigerPlot()
-    plot.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/eiger_plot.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/eiger_plot.ui
@@ -1,207 +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>874</width>
-    <height>762</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Plot Control</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Histogram MIN</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="1">
-         <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="doubleSpinBox_hist_min">
-          <property name="minimum">
-           <double>-100000.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximum">
-           <double>100000.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Histogram MAX</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="1">
-         <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="doubleSpinBox_hist_max">
-          <property name="minimum">
-           <double>-100000.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximum">
-           <double>100000.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="value">
-           <double>2.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Data Control</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_FFT">
-          <property name="enabled">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>FFT</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_log">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>log</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_mask">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Load Mask</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_delete_mask">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Delete Mask</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Orientation</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_rotation">
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>0</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>90</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>180</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>270</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Rotation</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_transpose">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Transpose</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_4">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Help</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_mask">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>No Mask</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="alignment">
-           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_help">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Help</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-       <property name="orientation">
-        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-        <size>
-         <width>40</width>
-         <height>20</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </spacer>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw"/>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
-   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
-   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/config_example.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/config_example.yaml
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-plot_settings:
-  background_color: "black"
-  num_columns: 2
-  colormap: "plasma"
-  scan_types: False # True to show scan types
-
-# example to use without scan_type -> only one general configuration
-plot_data:
-  - plot_name: "BPM4i plots vs samy"
-    x:
-      label: 'Motor Y'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samy"
-#          entry: "samy" # here I also forgot to specify entry
-    y:
-      label: 'bpm4i'
-      signals:
-        - name: "bpm4i"
-          entry: "bpm4i"
-          # I will not specify entry, because I want to take hint from gauss_adc2
-  - plot_name: "BPM4i plots vs samx"
-    x:
-      label: 'Motor Y'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samy"
-#          entry: "samy" # here I also forgot to specify entry
-    y:
-      label: 'bpm4i'
-      signals:
-        - name: "bpm4i"
-          entry: "bpm4i"
-          # I will not specify entry, because I want to take hint from gauss_adc2
-  - plot_name: "MCS Channel 4 (Cyberstar) vs samx"
-    x:
-      label: 'Motor X'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samx"
-          entry: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: 'mcs4 cyberstar'
-      signals:
-        - name: "mcs"
-          entry: "mca4"
-  - plot_name: "MCS Channel 4 (Cyberstar) vs samy"
-    x:
-      label: 'Motor X'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samy"
-          entry: "samy"
-    y:
-      label: 'mcs4 cyberstar'
-      signals:
-        - name: "mcs"
-          entry: "mca4"
-
-
-
-# example to use with scan_type -> different configuration for different scan types
-#plot_data:
-#  line_scan:
-#    - plot_name: "BPM plot"
-#      x:
-#        label: 'Motor X'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "samx"
-#  #          entry: "samx"
-#      y:
-#        label: 'BPM'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-#          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-#            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-#          - name: "gauss_adc2"
-#            entry: "gauss_adc2"
-#
-#    - plot_name: "Multi"
-#      x:
-#        label: 'Motor X'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "samx"
-#            entry: "samx"
-#      y:
-#        label: 'Multi'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-#          - name: "samx"
-#            entry: ["samx", "samx_setpoint"]
-#
-#  grid_scan:
-#    - plot_name: "Grid plot 1"
-#      x:
-#        label: 'Motor X'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "samx"
-#            entry: "samx"
-#      y:
-#        label: 'BPM'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-#          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-#            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-#    - plot_name: "Grid plot 2"
-#      x:
-#        label: 'Motor X'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "samx"
-#            entry: "samx"
-#      y:
-#        label: 'BPM'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-#          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-#            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-#
-#    - plot_name: "Grid plot 3"
-#      x:
-#        label: 'Motor Y'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "samy"
-#            entry: "samy"
-#      y:
-#        label: 'BPM'
-#        signals:
-#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/config_scans_example.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/config_scans_example.yaml
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-plot_settings:
-  background_color: "black"
-  num_columns: 2
-  colormap: "plasma"
-  scan_types: True # True to show scan types
-
-# example to use with scan_type -> different configuration for different scan types
-plot_data:
-  line_scan:
-    - plot_name: "BPM plot"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor X'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samx"
-  #          entry: "samx"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-          - name: "gauss_adc2"
-            entry: "gauss_adc2"
-
-    - plot_name: "Multi"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor X'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: "samx"
-      y:
-        label: 'Multi'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: ["samx", "samx_setpoint"]
-
-  grid_scan:
-    - plot_name: "Grid plot 1"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor X'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: "samx"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-    - plot_name: "Grid plot 2"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor X'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: "samx"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-
-    - plot_name: "Grid plot 3"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor Y'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samy"
-            entry: "samy"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-
-    - plot_name: "Grid plot 4"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor Y'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samy"
-            entry: "samy"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_adc3"
-            entry: "gauss_adc3"
-
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/extreme.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/extreme.py
@@ -1,730 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-import os
-
-# import traceback
-
-import pyqtgraph
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal, Slot as pyqtSlot
-
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QWidget,
-    QTableWidgetItem,
-    QTableWidget,
-    QFileDialog,
-    QMessageBox,
-)
-from pyqtgraph import ColorButton
-from pyqtgraph import mkBrush, mkPen
-from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, uic
-from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtWidgets
-
-from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils import Crosshair, Colors
-
-
-# TODO implement:
-#   - implement scanID database for visualizing previous scans
-
-
-class PlotApp(QWidget):
-    """
-    Main class for PlotApp, designed to plot multiple signals in a grid layout
-    based on a flexible YAML configuration.
-
-    Attributes:
-        update_signal (pyqtSignal): Signal to trigger plot updates.
-        plot_data (list of dict): List of dictionaries containing plot configurations.
-                                  Each dictionary specifies x and y signals, including their
-                                  name and entry, for a particular plot.
-
-    Args:
-        config (dict): Configuration dictionary containing all settings for the plotting app.
-                      It should include the following keys:
-                      - 'plot_settings': Dictionary containing global plot settings.
-                      - 'plot_data': List of dictionaries specifying the signals to plot.
-        parent (QWidget, optional): Parent widget.
-
-    Example:
-        General Plot Configuration:
-        {
-            'plot_settings': {'background_color': 'black', 'num_columns': 2, 'colormap': 'plasma', 'scan_types': False},
-            'plot_data': [
-                {
-                    'plot_name': 'Plot A',
-                    'x': {'label': 'X-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_x', 'entry': 'entry_x'}]},
-                    'y': {'label': 'Y-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_y', 'entry': 'entry_y'}]}
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-
-        Different Scans Mode Configuration:
-        {
-            'plot_settings': {'background_color': 'black', 'num_columns': 2, 'colormap': 'plasma', 'scan_types': True},
-            'plot_data': {
-                'scan_type_1': [
-                    {
-                        'plot_name': 'Plot 1',
-                        'x': {'label': 'X-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_x1', 'entry': 'entry_x1'}]},
-                        'y': {'label': 'Y-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_y1', 'entry': 'entry_y1'}]}
-                    }
-                ],
-                'scan_type_2': [
-                    {
-                        'plot_name': 'Plot 2',
-                        'x': {'label': 'X-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_x2', 'entry': 'entry_x2'}]},
-                        'y': {'label': 'Y-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_y2', 'entry': 'entry_y2'}]}
-                    }
-                ]
-            }
-        }
-    """
-
-    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
-    update_dap_signal = pyqtSignal()
-
-    def __init__(self, config: dict, client=None, parent=None):
-        super(PlotApp, self).__init__(parent)
-
-        # Error handler
-        self.error_handler = ErrorHandler(parent=self)
-
-        # Client and device manager from BEC
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
-
-        # Loading UI
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "extreme.ui"), self)
-
-        self.data = {}
-
-        self.crosshairs = None
-        self.plots = None
-        self.curves_data = None
-        self.grid_coordinates = None
-        self.scanID = None
-
-        self.user_colors = {}  # key: (plot_name, y_name, y_entry), value: color
-
-        # Default config
-        self.config = config
-
-        # Validate the configuration before proceeding
-        self.load_config(self.config)
-
-        # Default splitter size
-        self.splitter.setSizes([400, 100])
-
-        # Buttons
-        self.pushButton_save.clicked.connect(self.save_settings_to_yaml)
-        self.pushButton_load.clicked.connect(self.load_settings_from_yaml)
-
-        # Connect the update signal to the update plot method
-        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update_plot
-        )
-
-        # Change layout of plots when the number of columns is changed in GUI
-        self.spinBox_N_columns.valueChanged.connect(lambda x: self.init_ui(x))
-
-    def load_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Load and validate the configuration, retrying until a valid configuration is provided or the user cancels.
-        Args:
-            config (dict): Configuration dictionary form .yaml file.
-
-        Returns:
-            None
-        """
-        valid_config = False
-        self.error_handler.set_retry_action(self.load_settings_from_yaml)
-        while not valid_config:
-            if config is None:
-                self.config = (
-                    self.load_settings_from_yaml()
-                )  # Load config if it hasn't been loaded yet
-            try:  # Validate loaded config file
-                self.error_handler.validate_config_file(config)
-                valid_config = True
-            except ValueError as e:
-                self.config = None  # Reset config_to_test to force reloading configuration
-                self.config = self.error_handler.handle_error(str(e))
-        if valid_config is True:  # Initialize config if validation succeeds
-            self.init_config(self.config)
-
-    def init_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Initializes or update the configuration settings for the PlotApp.
-
-        Args:
-            config (dict): Dictionary containing plot settings and data configurations.
-        """
-
-        # YAML config
-        self.plot_settings = config.get("plot_settings", {})
-        self.plot_data_config = config.get("plot_data", {})
-        self.scan_types = self.plot_settings.get("scan_types", False)
-
-        if self.scan_types is False:  # Device tracking mode
-            self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config  # TODO logic has to be improved
-        else:  # setup first line scan as default, then changed with different scan type
-            self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config[list(self.plot_data_config.keys())[0]]
-
-        # Setting global plot settings
-        self.init_plot_background(self.plot_settings["background_color"])
-
-        # Initialize the UI
-        self.init_ui(self.plot_settings["num_columns"])
-        self.spinBox_N_columns.setValue(
-            self.plot_settings["num_columns"]
-        )  # TODO has to be checked if it will not setup more columns than plots
-        self.spinBox_N_columns.setMaximum(len(self.plot_data))
-
-    def init_plot_background(self, background_color: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Initialize plot settings based on the background color.
-
-        Args:
-            background_color (str): The background color ('white' or 'black').
-
-        This method sets the background and foreground colors for pyqtgraph.
-        If the background is dark ('black'), the foreground will be set to 'white',
-        and vice versa.
-        """
-        if background_color.lower() == "black":
-            pg.setConfigOption("background", "k")
-            pg.setConfigOption("foreground", "w")
-        elif background_color.lower() == "white":
-            pg.setConfigOption("background", "w")
-            pg.setConfigOption("foreground", "k")
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Invalid background color {background_color}. Allowed values are 'white' or 'black'."
-            )
-
-        # TODO simplify -> find way how to setup also foreground color
-        # if background_color.lower() not in ["black", "white"]:
-        #     raise ValueError(
-        #         f"Invalid background color {background_color}. Allowed values are 'white' or 'black'."
-        #     )
-        # self.glw.setBackground(background_color.lower())
-
-    def init_ui(self, num_columns: int = 3) -> None:
-        """
-        Initialize the UI components, create plots and store their grid positions.
-
-        Args:
-            num_columns (int): Number of columns to wrap the layout.
-
-        This method initializes a dictionary `self.plots` to store the plot objects
-        along with their corresponding x and y signal names. It dynamically arranges
-        the plots in a grid layout based on the given number of columns and dynamically
-        stretches the last plots to fit the remaining space.
-        """
-        self.glw.clear()
-        self.plots = {}
-        self.grid_coordinates = []
-
-        num_plots = len(self.plot_data)
-
-        # Check if num_columns exceeds the number of plots
-        if num_columns >= num_plots:
-            num_columns = num_plots
-            self.plot_settings["num_columns"] = num_columns  # Update the settings
-            print(
-                f"Warning: num_columns in the YAML file was greater than the number of plots. Resetting num_columns to number of plots:{num_columns}."
-            )
-        else:
-            self.plot_settings["num_columns"] = num_columns  # Update the settings
-
-        num_rows = num_plots // num_columns
-        last_row_cols = num_plots % num_columns
-        remaining_space = num_columns - last_row_cols
-
-        for i, plot_config in enumerate(self.plot_data):
-            row, col = i // num_columns, i % num_columns
-            colspan = 1
-
-            if row == num_rows and remaining_space > 0:
-                if last_row_cols == 1:
-                    colspan = num_columns
-                else:
-                    colspan = remaining_space // last_row_cols + 1
-                    remaining_space -= colspan - 1
-                    last_row_cols -= 1
-
-            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "")
-            x_label = plot_config["x"].get("label", "")
-            y_label = plot_config["y"].get("label", "")
-
-            plot = self.glw.addPlot(row=row, col=col, colspan=colspan, title=plot_name)
-            plot.setLabel("bottom", x_label)
-            plot.setLabel("left", y_label)
-            plot.addLegend()
-
-            self.plots[plot_name] = plot
-            self.grid_coordinates.append((row, col))
-
-        self.init_curves()
-
-    def init_curves(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Initialize curve data and properties, and update table row labels.
-
-        This method initializes a nested dictionary `self.curves_data` to store
-        the curve objects for each x and y signal pair. It also updates the row labels
-        in `self.tableWidget_crosshair` to include the grid position for each y-value.
-        """
-        self.curves_data = {}
-        row_labels = []
-
-        for idx, plot_config in enumerate(self.plot_data):
-            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "")
-            plot = self.plots[plot_name]
-            plot.clear()
-
-            y_configs = plot_config["y"]["signals"]
-            colors_ys = Colors.golden_angle_color(
-                colormap=self.plot_settings["colormap"], num=len(y_configs)
-            )
-
-            curve_list = []
-            for i, (y_config, color) in enumerate(zip(y_configs, colors_ys)):
-                # print(y_config)
-                y_name = y_config["name"]
-                y_entries = y_config.get("entry", [y_name])
-
-                if not isinstance(y_entries, list):
-                    y_entries = [y_entries]
-
-                for y_entry in y_entries:
-                    user_color = self.user_colors.get((plot_name, y_name, y_entry), None)
-                    color_to_use = user_color if user_color else color
-
-                    pen_curve = mkPen(color=color_to_use, width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-                    brush_curve = mkBrush(color=color_to_use)
-
-                    curve_data = pg.PlotDataItem(
-                        symbolSize=5,
-                        symbolBrush=brush_curve,
-                        pen=pen_curve,
-                        skipFiniteCheck=True,
-                        name=f"{y_name} ({y_entry})",
-                    )
-
-                    curve_list.append((y_name, y_entry, curve_data))
-                    plot.addItem(curve_data)
-                    row_labels.append(f"{y_name} ({y_entry}) - {plot_name}")
-
-                    # Create a ColorButton and set its color
-                    color_btn = ColorButton()
-                    color_btn.setColor(color_to_use)
-                    color_btn.sigColorChanged.connect(
-                        lambda btn=color_btn, plot=plot_name, yname=y_name, yentry=y_entry, curve=curve_data: self.change_curve_color(
-                            btn, plot, yname, yentry, curve
-                        )
-                    )
-
-                    # Add the ColorButton as a QWidget to the table
-                    color_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
-                    layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
-                    layout.addWidget(color_btn)
-                    layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-                    color_widget.setLayout(layout)
-
-                    row = len(row_labels) - 1  # The row index in the table
-                    self.tableWidget_crosshair.setCellWidget(row, 2, color_widget)
-
-            self.curves_data[plot_name] = curve_list
-
-        self.tableWidget_crosshair.setRowCount(len(row_labels))
-        self.tableWidget_crosshair.setVerticalHeaderLabels(row_labels)
-        self.hook_crosshair()
-
-    def change_curve_color(
-        self,
-        btn: pyqtgraph.ColorButton,
-        plot_name: str,
-        y_name: str,
-        y_entry: str,
-        curve: pyqtgraph.PlotDataItem,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Change the color of a curve and update the corresponding ColorButton.
-
-        Args:
-            btn (ColorButton): The ColorButton that was clicked.
-            plot_name (str): The name of the plot where the curve belongs.
-            y_name (str): The name of the y signal.
-            y_entry (str): The entry of the y signal.
-            curve (PlotDataItem): The curve to be changed.
-        """
-        color = btn.color()
-        pen_curve = mkPen(color=color, width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-        brush_curve = mkBrush(color=color)
-        curve.setPen(pen_curve)
-        curve.setSymbolBrush(brush_curve)
-        self.user_colors[(plot_name, y_name, y_entry)] = color
-
-    def hook_crosshair(self) -> None:
-        """Attach crosshairs to each plot and connect them to the update_table method."""
-        self.crosshairs = {}
-        for plot_name, plot in self.plots.items():
-            crosshair = Crosshair(plot, precision=3)
-            crosshair.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
-                lambda x, y, plot=plot: self.update_table(
-                    self.tableWidget_crosshair, x, y, column=0, plot=plot
-                )
-            )
-            crosshair.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(
-                lambda x, y, plot=plot: self.update_table(
-                    self.tableWidget_crosshair, x, y, column=1, plot=plot
-                )
-            )
-            self.crosshairs[plot_name] = crosshair
-
-    def update_table(
-        self, table_widget: QTableWidget, x: float, y_values: list, column: int, plot: pg.PlotItem
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Update the table with coordinates based on cursor movements and clicks.
-
-        Args:
-            table_widget (QTableWidget): The table to be updated.
-            x (float): The x-coordinate from the plot.
-            y_values (list): The y-coordinates from the plot.
-            column (int): The column in the table to be updated.
-            plot (PlotItem): The plot from which the coordinates are taken.
-
-        This method calculates the correct row in the table for each y-value
-        and updates the cell at (row, column) with the new x and y coordinates.
-        """
-        plot_name = [name for name, value in self.plots.items() if value == plot][0]
-
-        starting_row = 0
-        for plot_config in self.plot_data:
-            if plot_config.get("plot_name", "") == plot_name:
-                break
-            for y_config in plot_config.get("y", {}).get("signals", []):
-                y_entries = y_config.get("entry", [y_config.get("name", "")])
-                if not isinstance(y_entries, list):
-                    y_entries = [y_entries]
-                starting_row += len(y_entries)
-
-        for i, y in enumerate(y_values):
-            row = starting_row + i
-            table_widget.setItem(row, column, QTableWidgetItem(f"({x}, {y})"))
-            table_widget.resizeColumnsToContents()
-
-    def update_plot(self) -> None:
-        """Update the plot data based on the stored data dictionary."""
-        for plot_name, curve_list in self.curves_data.items():
-            for y_name, y_entry, curve in curve_list:
-                x_config = next(
-                    (pc["x"] for pc in self.plot_data if pc.get("plot_name") == plot_name), {}
-                )
-                x_signal_config = x_config["signals"][0]
-                x_name = x_signal_config.get("name", "")
-                x_entry = x_signal_config.get("entry", x_name)
-
-                key = (x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry)
-                data_x = self.data.get(key, {}).get("x", [])
-                data_y = self.data.get(key, {}).get("y", [])
-
-                curve.setData(data_x, data_y)
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def on_scan_segment(
-        self, msg, metadata
-    ) -> None:  # TODO the logic should be separated from GUI operation
-        """
-        Handle new scan segments and saves data to a dictionary. Linked through bec_dispatcher.
-
-        Args:
-            msg (dict): Message received with scan data.
-            metadata (dict): Metadata of the scan.
-        """
-
-        current_scanID = msg.get("scanID", None)
-        if current_scanID is None:
-            return
-
-        if current_scanID != self.scanID:
-            if self.scan_types is False:
-                self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config
-            elif self.scan_types is True:
-                currentName = metadata.get("scan_name")
-                if currentName is None:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"Scan name not found in metadata. Please check the scan_name in the YAML config or in bec "
-                        f"configuration."
-                    )
-                self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config.get(currentName, [])
-                if self.plot_data == []:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"Scan name {currentName} not found in the YAML config. Please check the scan_name in the "
-                        f"YAML config or in bec configuration."
-                    )
-
-                # Init UI
-                self.init_ui(self.plot_settings["num_columns"])
-                self.spinBox_N_columns.setValue(
-                    self.plot_settings["num_columns"]
-                )  # TODO has to be checked if it will not setup more columns than plots
-                self.spinBox_N_columns.setMaximum(len(self.plot_data))
-
-            self.scanID = current_scanID
-            self.data = {}
-            self.init_curves()
-
-        for plot_config in self.plot_data:
-            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "Unnamed Plot")
-            x_config = plot_config["x"]
-            x_signal_config = x_config["signals"][0]  # Assuming there's at least one signal for x
-
-            x_name = x_signal_config.get("name", "")
-            if not x_name:
-                raise ValueError(f"Name for x signal must be specified in plot: {plot_name}.")
-
-            x_entry_list = x_signal_config.get("entry", [])
-            if not x_entry_list:
-                x_entry_list = (
-                    self.dev[x_name]._hints if hasattr(self.dev[x_name], "_hints") else [x_name]
-                )
-
-            if not isinstance(x_entry_list, list):
-                x_entry_list = [x_entry_list]
-
-            y_configs = plot_config["y"]["signals"]
-
-            for x_entry in x_entry_list:
-                for y_config in y_configs:
-                    y_name = y_config.get("name", "")
-                    if not y_name:
-                        raise ValueError(
-                            f"Name for y signal must be specified in plot: {plot_name}."
-                        )
-
-                    y_entry_list = y_config.get("entry", [])
-                    if not y_entry_list:
-                        y_entry_list = (
-                            self.dev[y_name]._hints
-                            if hasattr(self.dev[y_name], "_hints")
-                            else [y_name]
-                        )
-
-                    if not isinstance(y_entry_list, list):
-                        y_entry_list = [y_entry_list]
-
-                    for y_entry in y_entry_list:
-                        key = (x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry)
-
-                        data_x = msg["data"].get(x_name, {}).get(x_entry, {}).get("value", None)
-                        data_y = msg["data"].get(y_name, {}).get(y_entry, {}).get("value", None)
-
-                        if data_x is None:
-                            raise ValueError(
-                                f"Incorrect entry '{x_entry}' specified for x in plot: {plot_name}, x name: {x_name}"
-                            )
-
-                        if data_y is None:
-                            if hasattr(self.dev[y_name], "_hints"):
-                                raise ValueError(
-                                    f"Incorrect entry '{y_entry}' specified for y in plot: {plot_name}, y name: {y_name}"
-                                )
-                            else:
-                                raise ValueError(
-                                    f"No hints available for y in plot: {plot_name}, and name '{y_name}' did not work as entry"
-                                )
-
-                        if data_x is not None:
-                            self.data.setdefault(key, {}).setdefault("x", []).append(data_x)
-
-                        if data_y is not None:
-                            self.data.setdefault(key, {}).setdefault("y", []).append(data_y)
-
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    def save_settings_to_yaml(self):
-        """Save the current settings to a .yaml file using a file dialog."""
-        options = QFileDialog.Options()
-        options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
-        file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
-            self, "Save Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml);;All Files (*)", options=options
-        )
-
-        if file_path:
-            try:
-                if not file_path.endswith(".yaml"):
-                    file_path += ".yaml"
-
-                with open(file_path, "w") as file:
-                    yaml.dump(
-                        {"plot_settings": self.plot_settings, "plot_data": self.plot_data_config},
-                        file,
-                    )
-                print(f"Settings saved to {file_path}")
-            except Exception as e:
-                print(f"An error occurred while saving the settings to {file_path}: {e}")
-
-    def load_settings_from_yaml(self) -> dict:  # TODO can be replace by the qt_utils function
-        """Load settings from a .yaml file using a file dialog and update the current settings."""
-        options = QFileDialog.Options()
-        options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
-        file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-            self, "Load Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml);;All Files (*)", options=options
-        )
-
-        if file_path:
-            try:
-                with open(file_path, "r") as file:
-                    self.config = yaml.safe_load(file)
-                    self.load_config(self.config)  # validate new config
-                return config
-            except FileNotFoundError:
-                print(f"The file {file_path} was not found.")
-            except Exception as e:
-                print(f"An error occurred while loading the settings from {file_path}: {e}")
-                return None  # Return None on exception to indicate failure
-
-
-class ErrorHandler:
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        self.parent = parent
-        self.errors = []
-        self.retry_action = None
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR)  # Configure logging
-
-    def set_retry_action(self, action):
-        self.retry_action = action  # Store a reference to the retry action
-
-    def handle_error(self, error_message: str):
-        # logging.error(f"{error_message}\n{traceback.format_exc()}") #TODO decide if useful
-
-        choice = QMessageBox.critical(
-            self.parent,
-            "Error",
-            f"{error_message}\n\nWould you like to retry?",
-            QMessageBox.Retry | QMessageBox.Cancel,
-        )
-        if choice == QMessageBox.Retry and self.retry_action is not None:
-            return self.retry_action()
-        else:
-            exit(1)  # Exit the program if the user selects Cancel or if no retry_action is provided
-
-    def validate_config_file(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Validate the configuration dictionary.
-        Args:
-            config (dict): Configuration dictionary form .yaml file.
-
-        Returns:
-            None
-        """
-        self.errors = []
-
-        # Validate common keys
-        required_top_level_keys = ["plot_settings", "plot_data"]
-        for key in required_top_level_keys:
-            if key not in config:
-                self.errors.append(f"Missing required key: {key}")
-
-        # Only continue if no errors so far
-        if not self.errors:
-            # Determine the configuration mode (device or scan)
-            plot_settings = config.get("plot_settings", {})
-            scan_types = plot_settings.get("scan_types", False)
-
-            plot_data = config.get("plot_data", [])
-
-            if scan_types:
-                # Validate scan mode configuration
-                for scan_type, plots in plot_data.items():
-                    for i, plot_config in enumerate(plots):
-                        self.validate_plot_config(plot_config, i)
-            else:
-                # Validate device mode configuration
-                for i, plot_config in enumerate(plot_data):
-                    self.validate_plot_config(plot_config, i)
-
-        if self.errors != []:
-            self.handle_error("\n".join(self.errors))
-
-    def validate_plot_config(self, plot_config: dict, i: int):
-        """
-        Validate individual plot configuration.
-        Args:
-            plot_config (dict): Individual plot configuration.
-            i (int): Index of the plot configuration.
-
-        Returns:
-            None
-        """
-        for axis in ["x", "y"]:
-            axis_config = plot_config.get(axis)
-            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "")
-            if axis_config is None:
-                error_msg = f"Missing '{axis}' configuration in plot {i} - {plot_name}"
-                logging.error(error_msg)  # Log the error
-                self.errors.append(error_msg)
-
-            signals_config = axis_config.get("signals")
-            if signals_config is None:
-                error_msg = (
-                    f"Missing 'signals' configuration for {axis} axis in plot {i} - '{plot_name}'"
-                )
-                logging.error(error_msg)  # Log the error
-                self.errors.append(error_msg)
-            elif not isinstance(signals_config, list) or len(signals_config) == 0:
-                error_msg = (
-                    f"'signals' configuration for {axis} axis in plot {i} must be a non-empty list"
-                )
-                logging.error(error_msg)  # Log the error
-                self.errors.append(error_msg)
-            # TODO add condition for name and entry
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import yaml
-    import argparse
-
-    # from bec_widgets import ctrl_c
-    from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
-
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Plotting App")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--config",
-        "-c",
-        help="Path to the .yaml configuration file",
-        default="config_example.yaml",
-    )
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    try:
-        with open(args.config, "r") as file:
-            config = yaml.safe_load(file)
-
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print(f"The file {args.config} was not found.")
-        exit(1)
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"An error occurred while loading the config file: {e}")
-        exit(1)
-
-    # BECclient global variables
-    client = bec_dispatcher.client
-    client.start()
-
-    app = QApplication([])
-    plotApp = PlotApp(config=config, client=client)
-
-    # Connecting signals from bec_dispatcher
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(plotApp.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
-    # ctrl_c.setup(app)
-
-    window = plotApp
-    window.show()
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/extreme.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/extreme/extreme.ui
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>MultiWindow</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="MultiWindow">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>1248</width>
-    <height>564</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>MultiWindow</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-     </property>
-     <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw"/>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="">
-      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-       <item row="1" column="0">
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
-         <property name="title">
-          <string>Cursor</string>
-         </property>
-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-          <item row="0" column="0">
-           <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget_crosshair">
-            <column>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Moved</string>
-             </property>
-            </column>
-            <column>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Clicked</string>
-             </property>
-            </column>
-            <column>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Color</string>
-             </property>
-            </column>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="1" column="1">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Number of Columns:</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="1" column="2">
-        <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_N_columns">
-         <property name="minimum">
-          <number>1</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="maximum">
-          <number>10</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="value">
-          <number>3</number>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="1">
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_load">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Load Config</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="2">
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_save">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Save Config</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
-   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
-   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/mca_plot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/mca_plot.py
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-# import simulation_progress as SP
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal, Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
-)
-
-from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints, messages
-
-
-class StreamApp(QWidget):
-    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
-    new_scanID = pyqtSignal(str)
-
-    def __init__(self, device, sub_device):
-        super().__init__()
-        pg.setConfigOptions(background="w", foreground="k")
-        self.init_ui()
-
-        self.setWindowTitle("MCA readout")
-
-        self.data = None
-        self.scanID = None
-        self.stream_consumer = None
-
-        self.device = device
-        self.sub_device = sub_device
-
-        self.start_device_consumer()
-
-        # self.start_device_consumer(self.device)  # for simulation
-
-        self.new_scanID.connect(self.create_new_stream_consumer)
-        self.update_signal.connect(self.plot_new)
-
-    def init_ui(self):
-        # Create layout and add widgets
-        self.layout = QVBoxLayout()
-        self.setLayout(self.layout)
-
-        # Create plot
-        self.glw = pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget()
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.glw)
-
-        # Create Plot and add ImageItem
-        self.plot_item = pg.PlotItem()
-        self.plot_item.setAspectLocked(False)
-        self.imageItem = pg.ImageItem()
-        # self.plot_item1D = pg.PlotItem()
-        # self.plot_item.addItem(self.imageItem)
-        # self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_item1D)
-
-        # Setting up histogram
-        # self.hist = pg.HistogramLUTItem()
-        # self.hist.setImageItem(self.imageItem)
-        # self.hist.gradient.loadPreset("magma")
-        # self.update_hist()
-
-        # Adding Items to Graphical Layout
-        self.glw.addItem(self.plot_item)
-        # self.glw.addItem(self.hist)
-
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def create_new_stream_consumer(self, scanID: str):
-        print(f"Creating new stream consumer for scanID: {scanID}")
-
-        self.connect_stream_consumer(scanID, self.device)
-
-    def connect_stream_consumer(self, scanID, device):
-        if self.stream_consumer is not None:
-            self.stream_consumer.shutdown()
-
-        self.stream_consumer = connector.stream_consumer(
-            topics=MessageEndpoints.device_async_readback(scanID=scanID, device=device),
-            cb=self._streamer_cb,
-            parent=self,
-        )
-
-        self.stream_consumer.start()
-
-    def start_device_consumer(self):
-        self.device_consumer = connector.consumer(
-            topics=MessageEndpoints.scan_status(), cb=self._device_cv, parent=self
-        )
-
-        self.device_consumer.start()
-
-    # def start_device_consumer(self, device): #for simulation
-    #     self.device_consumer = connector.consumer(
-    #         topics=MessageEndpoints.device_status(device), cb=self._device_cv, parent=self
-    #     )
-    #
-    #     self.device_consumer.start()
-
-    def plot_new(self):
-        print(f"Printing data from plot update: {self.data}")
-        self.plot_item.plot(self.data[0])
-        # self.imageItem.setImage(self.data, autoLevels=False)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _streamer_cb(msg, *, parent, **_kwargs) -> None:
-        msgMCS = messages.DeviceMessage.loads(msg.value)
-        print(msgMCS)
-        row = msgMCS.content["signals"][parent.sub_device]
-        metadata = msgMCS.metadata
-
-        # Check if the current number of rows is odd
-        # if parent.data is not None and parent.data.shape[0] % 2 == 1:
-        #     row = np.flip(row)  # Flip the row
-        print(f"Printing data from callback update: {row}")
-        parent.data = np.array([row])
-        # if parent.data is None:
-        #     parent.data = np.array([row])
-        # else:
-        #     parent.data = np.vstack((parent.data, row))
-
-        parent.update_signal.emit()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _device_cv(msg, *, parent, **_kwargs) -> None:
-        print("Getting ScanID")
-
-        msgDEV = messages.ScanStatusMessage.loads(msg.value)
-
-        current_scanID = msgDEV.content["scanID"]
-
-        if parent.scanID is None:
-            parent.scanID = current_scanID
-            parent.new_scanID.emit(current_scanID)
-            print(f"New scanID: {current_scanID}")
-
-        if current_scanID != parent.scanID:
-            parent.scanID = current_scanID
-            # parent.data = None
-            # parent.imageItem.clear()
-            parent.new_scanID.emit(current_scanID)
-
-            print(f"New scanID: {current_scanID}")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import argparse
-    from bec_lib import RedisConnector
-
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Stream App.")
-    parser.add_argument("--port", type=str, default="pc15543:6379", help="Port for RedisConnector")
-    parser.add_argument("--device", type=str, default="mcs", help="Device name")
-    parser.add_argument("--sub_device", type=str, default="mca4", help="Sub-device name")
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    connector = RedisConnector(args.port)
-
-    app = QApplication([])
-    streamApp = StreamApp(device=args.device, sub_device=args.sub_device)
-
-    streamApp.show()
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/mca_sim.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/mca_sim.py
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-from bec_lib import messages, MessageEndpoints, RedisConnector
-import time
-
-connector = RedisConnector("localhost:6379")
-producer = connector.producer()
-metadata = {}
-
-scanID = "ScanID1"
-
-metadata.update(
-    {
-        "scanID": scanID,  # this will be different for each scan
-        "async_update": "append",
-    }
-)
-for ii in range(20):
-    data = {"mca1": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], "mca2": [10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]}
-    msg = messages.DeviceMessage(
-        signals=data,
-        metadata=metadata,
-    ).dumps()
-
-    # producer.send(topic=MessageEndpoints.device_status(device="mca"), msg=msg)
-
-    producer.xadd(
-        topic=MessageEndpoints.device_async_readback(
-            scanID=scanID, device="mca"
-        ),  # scanID will be different for each scan
-        msg={"data": msg},
-        expire=1800,
-    )
-
-    print(f"Sent {ii}")
-    time.sleep(0.5)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/_init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/_init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular.ui
@@ -1,92 +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>1433</width>
-    <height>689</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>MainWindow</string>
-  </property>
-  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
-   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-    <item row="1" column="2">
-     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Plot  Config 2</string>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-    <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-     <widget class="BECMonitor" name="plot_1"/>
-    </item>
-    <item row="1" column="3">
-     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_setting_2">
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Setting Plot 2</string>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-    <item row="3" column="2" colspan="2">
-     <widget class="BECMonitor" name="plot_2"/>
-    </item>
-    <item row="1" column="4">
-     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Plot Scan Types = True</string>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-    <item row="1" column="1">
-     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_setting_1">
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Setting Plot 1</string>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-    <item row="1" column="0">
-     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Plot Config 1</string>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-    <item row="1" column="5">
-     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_setting_3">
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Setting Plot 3</string>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-    <item row="3" column="4" colspan="2">
-     <widget class="BECMonitor" name="plot_3"/>
-    </item>
-   </layout>
-  </widget>
-  <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
-   <property name="geometry">
-    <rect>
-     <x>0</x>
-     <y>0</y>
-     <width>1433</width>
-     <height>24</height>
-    </rect>
-   </property>
-  </widget>
-  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BECMonitor</class>
-   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
-   <header location="global">bec_widgets.widgets.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular_app.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular_app.py
@@ -1,211 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from qtpy import uic
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QApplication, QVBoxLayout
-
-from bec_widgets.widgets.monitor import BECMonitor
-
-# some default configs for demonstration purposes
-config_1 = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "black",
-        "num_columns": 1,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": False,
-    },
-    "plot_data": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor Y",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "bpm4i",
-                "signals": [{"name": "bpm4i", "entry": "bpm4i"}],
-            },
-        },
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor X",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "Gauss",
-                "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"}],
-            },
-        },
-    ],
-}
-
-config_2 = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "black",
-        "num_columns": 2,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": False,
-    },
-    "plot_data": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor Y",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "bpm4i",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samy", "entry": "samy"}],
-            },
-        },
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor X",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "Gauss ADC",
-                "signals": [{"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"}],
-            },
-        },
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Plot 3",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor X",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "Gauss ADC",
-                "signals": [{"name": "gauss_adc3", "entry": "gauss_adc3"}],
-            },
-        },
-    ],
-}
-
-config_scan_mode = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "white",
-        "num_columns": 3,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": True,
-    },
-    "plot_data": {
-        "grid_scan": [
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 1",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 2",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 3",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"}],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 4",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [{"name": "gauss_adc3", "entry": "gauss_adc3"}],
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-        "line_scan": [
-            {
-                "plot_name": "BPM plot",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc2", "entry": "gauss_adc2"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Multi",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "Multi",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Multi",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "Multi",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-    },
-}
-
-
-class ModularApp(QMainWindow):
-    def __init__(self, client=None, parent=None):
-        super(ModularApp, self).__init__(parent)
-
-        # Client and device manager from BEC
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-
-        # Loading UI
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "modular.ui"), self)
-
-        self._init_plots()
-
-    def _init_plots(self):
-        """Initialize plots and connect the buttons to the config dialogs"""
-        plots = [self.plot_1, self.plot_2, self.plot_3]
-        configs = [config_1, config_2, config_scan_mode]
-        buttons = [self.pushButton_setting_1, self.pushButton_setting_2, self.pushButton_setting_3]
-
-        # hook plots, configs and buttons together
-        for plot, config, button in zip(plots, configs, buttons):
-            plot.on_config_update(config)
-            button.clicked.connect(plot.show_config_dialog)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
-
-    # BECclient global variables
-    client = bec_dispatcher.client
-    client.start()
-
-    app = QApplication([])
-    modularApp = ModularApp(client=client)
-
-    window = modularApp
-    window.show()
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/config_example.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/config_example.yaml
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-selected_motors:
-  motor_x: "samx"
-  motor_y: "samy"
-
-plot_motors:
-  max_points: 1000
-  num_dim_points: 100
-  scatter_size: 5
-  precision: 3
-  mode_lock: False # "Individual" or "Start/Stop". False to unlock
-  extra_columns:
-    - sample name: "sample 1"
-    - step_x [mu]: 25
-    - step_y [mu]: 25
-    - exp_time [s]: 1
-    - start: 1
-    - tilt [deg]: 0
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/csax_bec_config.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/csax_bec_config.yaml
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-redis:
-  host: pc15543
-  port: 6379
-mongodb:
-  host: localhost
-  port: 27017
-scibec:
-  host: http://localhost
-  port: 3030
-  beamline: MyBeamline
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/csaxs_config.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/csaxs_config.yaml
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-selected_motors:
-  motor_x: "samx"
-  motor_y: "samy"
-
-plot_motors:
-  max_points: 1000
-  num_dim_points: 100
-  scatter_size: 5
-  precision: 3
-  mode_lock: Start/Stop # "Individual" or "Start/Stop"
-  extra_columns:
-    - sample name: "sample 1"
-    - step_x [mu]: 25
-    - step_y [mu]: 25
-    - exp_time [s]: 1
-    - start: 1
-    - tilt [deg]: 0
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_controller.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_controller.ui
@@ -1,926 +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>1561</width>
-    <height>748</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="minimumSize">
-   <size>
-    <width>1409</width>
-    <height>748</height>
-   </size>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Motor Controller</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" stretch="8,5,8">
-   <item>
-    <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw">
-     <property name="enabled">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QFrame" name="Controls">
-     <property name="minimumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>221</width>
-       <height>471</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6" stretch="1,1,1,0,1">
-      <property name="spacing">
-       <number>1</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="sizeConstraint">
-       <enum>QLayout::SetMinimumSize</enum>
-      </property>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorSelection">
-        <property name="minimumSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>261</width>
-          <height>145</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="title">
-         <string>Motor Selection</string>
-        </property>
-        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
-         <item row="2" column="0">
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Motor Y</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="1">
-          <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_motor_x"/>
-         </item>
-         <item row="2" column="1">
-          <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_motor_y"/>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="0">
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Motor X</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_connecMotors">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Connect Motors</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeType">
-         <enum>QSizePolicy::Minimum</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>20</width>
-          <height>18</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorControl">
-        <property name="minimumSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>261</width>
-          <height>339</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="title">
-         <string>Motor Relative</string>
-        </property>
-        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_enableArrows">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Move with arrow keys</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_same_xy">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Step [X] = Step [Y]</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="step_grid">
-           <item row="2" column="0">
-            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_step_y">
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-               <height>19</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Step [Y]</string>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
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-           <item row="0" column="0">
-            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
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-               <height>19</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Decimal</string>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item row="1" column="1">
-            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_step_x">
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>110</width>
-               <height>19</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="alignment">
-              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-             </property>
-             <property name="minimum">
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-             </property>
-             <property name="maximum">
-              <double>99.000000000000000</double>
-             </property>
-             <property name="singleStep">
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-             </property>
-             <property name="value">
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-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item row="1" column="0">
-            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_step_x">
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-              <size>
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-               <height>19</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Step [X]</string>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item row="2" column="1">
-            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_step_y">
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-             </property>
-             <property name="alignment">
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-              <size>
-               <width>110</width>
-               <height>19</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="alignment">
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-             </property>
-             <property name="maximum">
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-             </property>
-             <property name="value">
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-           <property name="sizeConstraint">
-            <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
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-           <item row="1" column="2" alignment="Qt::AlignHCenter|Qt::AlignVCenter">
-            <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_up">
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>26</width>
-               <height>26</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>...</string>
-             </property>
-             <property name="arrowType">
-              <enum>Qt::UpArrow</enum>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item row="2" column="4">
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-             <property name="orientation">
-              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
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-             </property>
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-              <string>...</string>
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-              <enum>Qt::LeftArrow</enum>
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-              </size>
-             </property>
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-           </item>
-           <item row="2" column="3">
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-             </property>
-             <property name="text">
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-              <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
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-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
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-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Save position with Go</string>
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-         <item>
-          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
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-              <string>Y</string>
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-             <property name="alignment">
-              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
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-              <string>X</string>
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-             <property name="alignment">
-              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-             </property>
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-              <string>Save</string>
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-           <item>
-            <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_set">
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-           <item>
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-              <string>Go</string>
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-          </layout>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_stop">
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-            <string>Stop Movement</string>
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-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
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-    <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget_tables">
-     <property name="enabled">
-      <bool>true</bool>
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-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <property name="text">
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-           </item>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
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-       </item>
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-         <column>
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-         </item>
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-         <property name="title">
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-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Update</string>
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-          </item>
-          <item row="0" column="1">
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-             <string>+ Y</string>
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-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
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-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="4" column="1">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_Y_min">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>- Y</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_X_min">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>- X</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="2">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_X_max">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>+ X</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1">
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_y_max">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="1">
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_y_min">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="0">
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_x_min">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="2">
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_x_max">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
-         <property name="title">
-          <string>Plotting Options</string>
-         </property>
-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
-          <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
-           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_max_points">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <number>100</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <number>10000</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="singleStep">
-             <number>100</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="value">
-             <number>5000</number>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="0" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Max Points</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
-           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_scatter_size">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <number>1</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <number>15</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="value">
-             <number>5</number>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Scatter Size</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="0" colspan="3">
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_update_config">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Update Settings</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2">
-           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_num_dim_points">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <number>10</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <number>1000</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="singleStep">
-             <number>10</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="value">
-             <number>100</number>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>N dim</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="4" column="0" colspan="3">
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_enableGUI">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Enable Control GUI</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_queue">
-      <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Queue</string>
-      </attribute>
-      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Work in progress</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="alignment">
-          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_5">
-         <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Reset Queue</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget_2">
-         <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>queueID</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>scanID</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>is_scan</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>type</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>scan_number</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>IQ status</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
-   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
-   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_example.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_example.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/config_gaussworker.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/config_gaussworker.yaml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-x_value: "samx"
-y_values: ["gauss_bpm", "gauss_adc1", "gauss_adc2"]
-dap_worker: "gaussian_fit_worker_3"
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/config_noworker.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/config_noworker.yaml
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-x_value: "samx"
-y_values: ["gauss_bpm", "gauss_adc1", "gauss_adc2"]
-dap_worker: None
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/oneplot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/oneplot.py
@@ -1,271 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-import numpy as np
-import qtpy.QtWidgets
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal, Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QTableWidgetItem, QWidget
-from pyqtgraph import mkBrush, mkColor, mkPen
-from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, uic
-
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils import Crosshair
-
-# TODO implement:
-#   - implement scanID database for visualizing previous scans
-#   - multiple signals for different monitors
-#   - change how dap is handled in bec_dispatcher to handle more workers
-
-
-class PlotApp(QWidget):
-    """
-    Main class for the PlotApp used to plot two signals from the BEC.
-
-    Attributes:
-        update_signal (pyqtSignal): Signal to trigger plot updates.
-        update_dap_signal (pyqtSignal): Signal to trigger DAP updates.
-
-    Args:
-        x_value (str): The x device/signal for plotting.
-        y_values (list of str): List of y device/signals for plotting.
-        dap_worker (str, optional): DAP process to specify. Set to None to disable.
-        parent (QWidget, optional): Parent widget.
-    """
-
-    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
-    update_dap_signal = pyqtSignal()
-
-    def __init__(self, x_value, y_values, dap_worker=None, parent=None):
-        super(PlotApp, self).__init__(parent)
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "oneplot.ui"), self)
-
-        self.x_value = x_value
-        self.y_values = y_values
-        self.dap_worker = dap_worker
-
-        self.scanID = None
-        self.data_x = []
-        self.data_y = []
-
-        self.dap_x = np.array([])
-        self.dap_y = np.array([])
-
-        self.fit = None
-
-        self.init_ui()
-        self.init_curves()
-        self.hook_crosshair()
-
-        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update_plot
-        )
-        self.proxy_update_fit = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.update_dap_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update_fit_table
-        )
-
-    def init_ui(self) -> None:
-        """Initialize the UI components."""
-        self.plot = pg.PlotItem()
-        self.glw.addItem(self.plot)
-        self.plot.setLabel("bottom", self.x_value)
-        self.plot.setLabel("left", ", ".join(self.y_values))
-        self.plot.addLegend()
-
-    def init_curves(self) -> None:
-        """Initialize curve data and properties."""
-        self.plot.clear()
-
-        self.curves_data = []
-        self.curves_dap = []
-
-        colors_y_values = PlotApp.golden_angle_color(colormap="CET-R2", num=len(self.y_values))
-        # colors_y_daps = PlotApp.golden_angle_color(
-        #     colormap="CET-I2", num=len(self.dap_worker)
-        # )  # TODO adapt for multiple dap_workers
-
-        # Initialize curves for y_values
-        for ii, (signal, color) in enumerate(zip(self.y_values, colors_y_values)):
-            pen_curve = mkPen(color=color, width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-            brush_curve = mkBrush(color=color)
-            curve_data = pg.PlotDataItem(
-                symbolSize=5,
-                symbolBrush=brush_curve,
-                pen=pen_curve,
-                skipFiniteCheck=True,
-                name=f"{signal}",
-            )
-            self.curves_data.append(curve_data)
-            self.plot.addItem(curve_data)
-
-        # Initialize curves for DAP if dap_worker is not None
-        if self.dap_worker is not None:
-            # for ii, (monitor, color) in enumerate(zip(self.dap_worker, colors_y_daps)):#TODO adapt for multiple dap_workers
-            pen_dap = mkPen(color="#3b5998", width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-            curve_dap = pg.PlotDataItem(
-                pen=pen_dap, skipFiniteCheck=True, symbolSize=5, name=f"{self.dap_worker}"
-            )
-            self.curves_dap.append(curve_dap)
-            self.plot.addItem(curve_dap)
-
-        self.tableWidget_crosshair.setRowCount(len(self.y_values))
-        self.tableWidget_crosshair.setVerticalHeaderLabels(self.y_values)
-        self.hook_crosshair()
-
-    def hook_crosshair(self) -> None:
-        """Attach the crosshair to the plot."""
-        self.crosshair_1d = Crosshair(self.plot, precision=3)
-        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.update_table(self.tableWidget_crosshair, x, y, column=0)
-        )
-        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.update_table(self.tableWidget_crosshair, x, y, column=1)
-        )
-
-    def update_table(
-        self, table_widget: qtpy.QtWidgets.QTableWidget, x: float, y_values: list, column: int
-    ) -> None:
-        for i, y in enumerate(y_values):
-            table_widget.setItem(i, column, QTableWidgetItem(f"({x}, {y})"))
-            table_widget.resizeColumnsToContents()
-
-    def update_plot(self) -> None:
-        """Update the plot data."""
-        for ii, curve in enumerate(self.curves_data):
-            curve.setData(self.data_x, self.data_y[ii])
-
-        if self.dap_worker is not None:
-            # for ii, curve in enumerate(self.curves_dap): #TODO adapt for multiple dap_workers
-            #     curve.setData(self.dap_x, self.dap_y[ii])
-            self.curves_dap[0].setData(self.dap_x, self.dap_y)
-
-    def update_fit_table(self):
-        """Update the table for fit data."""
-
-        self.tableWidget_fit.setData(self.fit)
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def on_dap_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Update DAP  related data.
-
-        Args:
-            msg (dict): Message received with data.
-            metadata (dict): Metadata of the DAP.
-        """
-
-        # TODO adapt for multiple dap_workers
-        self.dap_x = msg[self.dap_worker]["x"]
-        self.dap_y = msg[self.dap_worker]["y"]
-
-        self.fit = metadata["fit_parameters"]
-
-        self.update_dap_signal.emit()
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def on_scan_segment(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
-        """
-        Handle new scan segments.
-
-        Args:
-            msg (dict): Message received with scan data.
-            metadata (dict): Metadata of the scan.
-        """
-        current_scanID = msg["scanID"]
-
-        if current_scanID != self.scanID:
-            self.scanID = current_scanID
-            self.data_x = []
-            self.data_y = [[] for _ in self.y_values]
-            self.init_curves()
-
-        dev_x = self.x_value
-        data_x = msg["data"][dev_x][dev[dev_x]._hints[0]]["value"]
-        self.data_x.append(data_x)
-
-        for ii, dev_y in enumerate(self.y_values):
-            data_y = msg["data"][dev_y][dev[dev_y]._hints[0]]["value"]
-            self.data_y[ii].append(data_y)
-
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def golden_ratio(num: int) -> list:
-        """Calculate the golden ratio for a given number of angles.
-
-        Args:
-            num (int): Number of angles
-        """
-        phi = 2 * np.pi * ((1 + np.sqrt(5)) / 2)
-        angles = []
-        for ii in range(num):
-            x = np.cos(ii * phi)
-            y = np.sin(ii * phi)
-            angle = np.arctan2(y, x)
-            angles.append(angle)
-        return angles
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def golden_angle_color(colormap: str, num: int) -> list:
-        """
-        Extract num colors for from the specified colormap following golden angle distribution.
-
-        Args:
-            colormap (str): Name of the colormap
-            num (int): Number of requested colors
-
-        Returns:
-            list: List of colors with length <num>
-
-        Raises:
-            ValueError: If the number of requested colors is greater than the number of colors in the colormap.
-        """
-
-        cmap = pg.colormap.get(colormap)
-        cmap_colors = cmap.color
-        if num > len(cmap_colors):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Number of colors requested ({num}) is greater than the number of colors in the colormap ({len(cmap_colors)})"
-            )
-        angles = PlotApp.golden_ratio(len(cmap_colors))
-        color_selection = np.round(np.interp(angles, (-np.pi, np.pi), (0, len(cmap_colors))))
-        colors = [
-            mkColor(tuple((cmap_colors[int(ii)] * 255).astype(int))) for ii in color_selection[:num]
-        ]
-        return colors
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import yaml
-
-    from bec_widgets import ctrl_c
-    from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
-
-    with open("config_noworker.yaml", "r") as file:
-        config = yaml.safe_load(file)
-
-    x_value = config["x_value"]
-    y_values = config["y_values"]
-    dap_worker = config["dap_worker"]
-
-    dap_worker = None if dap_worker == "None" else dap_worker
-
-    # BECclient global variables
-    client = bec_dispatcher.client
-    client.start()
-
-    dev = client.device_manager.devices
-    scans = client.scans
-    queue = client.queue
-
-    app = QApplication([])
-    plotApp = PlotApp(x_value=x_value, y_values=y_values, dap_worker=dap_worker)
-
-    # Connecting signals from bec_dispatcher
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(plotApp.on_dap_update, MessageEndpoints.processed_data(dap_worker))
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(plotApp.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
-    ctrl_c.setup(app)
-
-    window = plotApp
-    window.show()
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/oneplot.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/oneplot.ui
@@ -1,75 +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>547</width>
-    <height>653</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout" stretch="1,2">
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" stretch="2,1">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Cursor</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget_crosshair">
-          <column>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Moved</string>
-           </property>
-          </column>
-          <column>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Clicked</string>
-           </property>
-          </column>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Fit</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="TableWidget" name="tableWidget_fit"/>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw"/>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
-   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
-   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>TableWidget</class>
-   <extends>QTableWidget</extends>
-   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plotting/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plotting/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plotting/crosshair_example.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plotting/crosshair_example.py
@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QLabel,
-    QWidget,
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QTableWidget,
-    QTableWidgetItem,
-    QSpinBox,
-)
-from pyqtgraph import mkPen
-from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils import Crosshair
-
-
-class ExampleApp(QWidget):
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
-
-        # Layout
-        self.layout = QHBoxLayout()
-        self.setLayout(self.layout)
-
-        ##########################
-        # 1D Plot
-        ##########################
-
-        # PlotWidget
-        self.plot_widget_1d = pg.PlotWidget(title="1D PlotWidget with multiple curves")
-        self.plot_item_1d = self.plot_widget_1d.getPlotItem()
-        self.plot_item_1d.setLogMode(True, True)
-
-        # 1D Datasets
-        self.x_data = np.linspace(0, 10, 1000)
-
-        def gauss(x, mu, sigma):
-            return (1 / (sigma * np.sqrt(2 * np.pi))) * np.exp(-0.5 * ((x - mu) / sigma) ** 2)
-
-        # same convention as in line_plot.py
-        self.y_value_list = [
-            gauss(self.x_data, 1, 1),
-            gauss(self.x_data, 1.5, 3),
-            abs(np.sin(self.x_data)),
-            abs(np.cos(self.x_data)),
-            abs(np.sin(2 * self.x_data)),
-        ]  # List of y-values for multiple curves
-
-        self.curve_names = ["Gauss(1,1)", "Gauss(1.5,3)", "Abs(Sine)", "Abs(Cosine)", "Abs(Sine2x)"]
-        self.curves = []
-
-        ##########################
-        # 2D Plot
-        ##########################
-        self.plot_widget_2d = pg.PlotWidget(title="2D plot with crosshair and ROI square")
-        self.data_2D = np.random.random((100, 200))
-        self.plot_item_2d = self.plot_widget_2d.getPlotItem()
-        self.image_item = pg.ImageItem(self.data_2D)
-        self.plot_item_2d.addItem(self.image_item)
-
-        ##########################
-        # Table
-        ##########################
-        self.table = QTableWidget(len(self.curve_names), 2)
-        self.table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["(X, Y) - Moved", "(X, Y) - Clicked"])
-        self.table.setVerticalHeaderLabels(self.curve_names)
-        self.table.resizeColumnsToContents()
-
-        ##########################
-        # Spinbox for N curves
-        ##########################
-        self.spin_box = QSpinBox()
-        self.spin_box.setMinimum(0)
-        self.spin_box.setMaximum(len(self.y_value_list))
-        self.spin_box.setValue(2)
-        self.spin_box.valueChanged.connect(lambda: self.update_curves(self.spin_box.value()))
-
-        ##########################
-        # Adding widgets to layout
-        ##########################
-
-        ##### left side #####
-        self.column1 = QVBoxLayout()
-        self.layout.addLayout(self.column1)
-
-        # SpinBox
-        self.spin_row = QHBoxLayout()
-        self.column1.addLayout(self.spin_row)
-        self.spin_row.addWidget(QLabel("Number of curves:"))
-        self.spin_row.addWidget(self.spin_box)
-
-        # label
-        self.clicked_label_1d = QLabel("Clicked Coordinates (1D):")
-        self.column1.addWidget(self.clicked_label_1d)
-
-        # table
-        self.column1.addWidget(self.table)
-
-        # 1D plot
-        self.column1.addWidget(self.plot_widget_1d)
-
-        ##### left side #####
-        self.column2 = QVBoxLayout()
-        self.layout.addLayout(self.column2)
-
-        # labels
-        self.clicked_label_2d = QLabel("Clicked Coordinates (2D):")
-        self.moved_label_2d = QLabel("Moved Coordinates (2D):")
-        self.column2.addWidget(self.clicked_label_2d)
-        self.column2.addWidget(self.moved_label_2d)
-
-        # 2D plot
-        self.column2.addWidget(self.plot_widget_2d)
-
-        self.update_curves(2)  # just Gaussian curves
-
-    def hook_crosshair(self):
-        self.crosshair_1d = Crosshair(self.plot_item_1d, precision=10)
-        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.update_table(self.table, x, y, column=0)
-        )
-        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.update_table(self.table, x, y, column=1)
-        )
-        # 2D
-        self.crosshair_2d = Crosshair(self.plot_item_2d)
-        self.crosshair_2d.coordinatesChanged2D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.moved_label_2d.setText(f"Mouse Moved Coordinates (2D): x={x}, y={y}")
-        )
-        self.crosshair_2d.coordinatesClicked2D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.clicked_label_2d.setText(f"Clicked Coordinates (2D): x={x}, y={y}")
-        )
-
-    def update_table(self, table_widget, x, y_values, column):
-        """Update the table with the new coordinates"""
-        for i, y in enumerate(y_values):
-            table_widget.setItem(i, column, QTableWidgetItem(f"({x}, {y})"))
-            table_widget.resizeColumnsToContents()
-
-    def update_curves(self, num_curves):
-        """Update the number of curves"""
-
-        self.plot_item_1d.clear()
-
-        # Curves
-        color_list = ["#384c6b", "#e28a2b", "#5E3023", "#e41a1c", "#984e83", "#4daf4a"]
-        self.plot_item_1d.addLegend()
-        self.curves = []
-
-        y_value_list = self.y_value_list[:num_curves]
-
-        for ii, y_value in enumerate(y_value_list):
-            pen = mkPen(color=color_list[ii], width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-            curve = pg.PlotDataItem(
-                self.x_data, y_value, pen=pen, skipFiniteCheck=True, name=self.curve_names[ii]
-            )
-            self.plot_item_1d.addItem(curve)
-            self.curves.append(curve)
-
-        self.hook_crosshair()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app = QApplication([])
-    window = ExampleApp()
-    window.show()
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/line_plot.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/line_plot.ui
@@ -1,155 +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>845</width>
-    <height>635</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Line Plot</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-     </property>
-     <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter_plot">
-      <property name="sizePolicy">
-       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-        <horstretch>1</horstretch>
-        <verstretch>1</verstretch>
-       </sizepolicy>
-      </property>
-      <property name="orientation">
-       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-      </property>
-      <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw_plot"/>
-      <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw_image"/>
-     </widget>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="">
-      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout" stretch="1,1,1,15">
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_generate">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Generate 1D and 2D data without stream</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
-         <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-          </sizepolicy>
-         </property>
-         <property name="title">
-          <string>1st angle of azimutal segment (deg)</string>
-         </property>
-         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="doubleSpinBox">
-            <property name="sizePolicy">
-             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
-              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-             </sizepolicy>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>360.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="singleStep">
-             <double>0.250000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox">
-            <property name="sizePolicy">
-             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-             </sizepolicy>
-            </property>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>f1amp</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>f2amp</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>f2 phase</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Precision</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_precision">
-           <property name="value">
-            <number>4</number>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QTableWidget" name="cursor_table">
-         <property name="textElideMode">
-          <enum>Qt::ElideMiddle</enum>
-         </property>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Display</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>X</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Y</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
-   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
-   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/stream_plot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/stream_plot.py
@@ -1,331 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import threading
-import time
-import warnings
-from typing import Any
-
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib import messages, MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.redis_connector import MessageObject, RedisConnector
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QCheckBox, QTableWidgetItem
-from pyqtgraph import mkBrush, mkColor, mkPen
-from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, QtWidgets, uic
-from pyqtgraph.Qt.QtCore import pyqtSignal
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils import Crosshair, Colors
-from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
-
-# client = bec_dispatcher.client
-
-
-class StreamPlot(QtWidgets.QWidget):
-    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
-    roi_signal = pyqtSignal(tuple)
-
-    def __init__(self, name="", y_value_list=["gauss_bpm"], client=None, parent=None) -> None:
-        """
-        Basic plot widget for displaying scan data.
-
-        Args:
-            name (str, optional): Name of the plot. Defaults to "".
-            y_value_list (list, optional): List of signals to be plotted. Defaults to ["gauss_bpm"].
-        """
-
-        # Client and device manager from BEC
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-
-        super(StreamPlot, self).__init__()
-        # Set style for pyqtgraph plots
-        pg.setConfigOption("background", "w")
-        pg.setConfigOption("foreground", "k")
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "line_plot.ui"), self)
-
-        self._idle_time = 100
-        self.producer = RedisConnector(["localhost:6379"]).producer()
-
-        self.y_value_list = y_value_list
-        self.previous_y_value_list = None
-        self.plotter_data_x = []
-        self.plotter_data_y = []
-
-        self.plotter_scan_id = None
-
-        self._current_proj = None
-        self._current_metadata_ep = "px_stream/projection_{}/metadata"
-
-        self.proxy_update = pg.SignalProxy(self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update)
-
-        self.data_retriever = threading.Thread(target=self.on_projection, daemon=True)
-        self.data_retriever.start()
-
-        ##########################
-        # UI
-        ##########################
-        self.init_ui()
-        self.init_curves()
-        self.hook_crosshair()
-
-    def init_ui(self):
-        """Setup all ui elements"""
-        ##########################
-        # 1D Plot
-        ##########################
-
-        # LabelItem for ROI
-        self.label_plot = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
-        self.glw_plot.addItem(self.label_plot)
-        self.label_plot.setText("ROI region")
-
-        # ROI selector - so far from [-1,1] #TODO update to scale with xrange
-        self.roi_selector = pg.LinearRegionItem([-1, 1])
-
-        self.glw_plot.nextRow()  # TODO update of cursor
-        self.label_plot_moved = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
-        self.glw_plot.addItem(self.label_plot_moved)
-        self.label_plot_moved.setText("Actual coordinates (X, Y)")
-
-        # Label for coordinates clicked
-        self.glw_plot.nextRow()
-        self.label_plot_clicked = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
-        self.glw_plot.addItem(self.label_plot_clicked)
-        self.label_plot_clicked.setText("Clicked coordinates (X, Y)")
-
-        # 1D PlotItem
-        self.glw_plot.nextRow()
-        self.plot = pg.PlotItem()
-        self.plot.setLogMode(True, True)
-        self.glw_plot.addItem(self.plot)
-        self.plot.addLegend()
-
-        ##########################
-        # 2D Plot
-        ##########################
-
-        # Label for coordinates moved
-        self.label_image_moved = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
-        self.glw_image.addItem(self.label_image_moved)
-        self.label_image_moved.setText("Actual coordinates (X, Y)")
-
-        # Label for coordinates clicked
-        self.glw_image.nextRow()
-        self.label_image_clicked = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
-        self.glw_image.addItem(self.label_image_clicked)
-        self.label_image_clicked.setText("Clicked coordinates (X, Y)")
-
-        # TODO try to lock aspect ratio with view
-
-        # # Create a window
-        # win = pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget()
-        # win.show()
-        #
-        # # Create a ViewBox
-        # view = win.addViewBox()
-        #
-        # # Lock the aspect ratio
-        # view.setAspectLocked(True)
-
-        # # Create an ImageItem
-        # image_item = pg.ImageItem(np.random.random((100, 100)))
-        #
-        # # Add the ImageItem to the ViewBox
-        # view.addItem(image_item)
-
-        # 2D ImageItem
-        self.glw_image.nextRow()
-        self.plot_image = pg.PlotItem()
-        self.glw_image.addItem(self.plot_image)
-
-    def init_curves(self):
-        # init of 1D plot
-        self.plot.clear()
-
-        self.curves = []
-        self.pens = []
-        self.brushs = []
-
-        self.color_list = Colors.golden_angle_color(colormap="CET-R2", num=len(self.y_value_list))
-
-        for ii, y_value in enumerate(self.y_value_list):
-            pen = mkPen(color=self.color_list[ii], width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-            brush = mkBrush(color=self.color_list[ii])
-            curve = pg.PlotDataItem(symbolBrush=brush, pen=pen, skipFiniteCheck=True, name=y_value)
-            self.plot.addItem(curve)
-            self.curves.append(curve)
-            self.pens.append(pen)
-            self.brushs.append(brush)
-
-        # check if roi selector is in the plot
-        if self.roi_selector not in self.plot.items:
-            self.plot.addItem(self.roi_selector)
-
-        # init of 2D plot
-        self.plot_image.clear()
-
-        self.img = pg.ImageItem()
-        self.plot_image.addItem(self.img)
-
-        # hooking signals
-        self.hook_crosshair()
-        self.init_table()
-
-    def splitter_sizes(self):
-        ...
-
-    def hook_crosshair(self):
-        self.crosshair_1d = Crosshair(self.plot, precision=4)
-
-        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.label_plot_moved.setText(f"Moved : ({x}, {y})")
-        )
-        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.label_plot_clicked.setText(f"Moved : ({x}, {y})")
-        )
-
-        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.update_table(table_widget=self.cursor_table, x=x, y_values=y)
-        )
-
-        self.crosshair_2D = Crosshair(self.plot_image)
-
-        self.crosshair_2D.coordinatesChanged2D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.label_image_moved.setText(f"Moved : ({x}, {y})")
-        )
-        self.crosshair_2D.coordinatesClicked2D.connect(
-            lambda x, y: self.label_image_clicked.setText(f"Moved : ({x}, {y})")
-        )
-
-        # ROI
-        self.roi_selector.sigRegionChangeFinished.connect(self.get_roi_region)
-
-    def get_roi_region(self):
-        """For testing purpose now, get roi region and print it to self.label as tuple"""
-        region = self.roi_selector.getRegion()
-        self.label_plot.setText(f"x = {(10 ** region[0]):.4f}, y ={(10 ** region[1]):.4f}")
-        return_dict = {
-            "horiz_roi": [
-                np.where(self.plotter_data_x[0] > 10 ** region[0])[0][0],
-                np.where(self.plotter_data_x[0] < 10 ** region[1])[0][-1],
-            ]
-        }
-        msg = messages.DeviceMessage(signals=return_dict).dumps()
-        self.producer.set_and_publish("px_stream/gui_event", msg=msg)
-        self.roi_signal.emit(region)
-
-    def init_table(self):
-        # Init number of rows in table according to n of devices
-        self.cursor_table.setRowCount(len(self.y_value_list))
-        # self.table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["(X, Y) - Moved", "(X, Y) - Clicked"]) #TODO can be dynamic
-        self.cursor_table.setVerticalHeaderLabels(self.y_value_list)
-        self.cursor_table.resizeColumnsToContents()
-
-    def update_table(self, table_widget, x, y_values):
-        for i, y in enumerate(y_values):
-            table_widget.setItem(i, 1, QTableWidgetItem(str(x)))
-            table_widget.setItem(i, 2, QTableWidgetItem(str(y)))
-            table_widget.resizeColumnsToContents()
-
-    def update(self):
-        """Update the plot with the new data."""
-
-        # check if QTable was initialised and if list of devices was changed
-        # if self.y_value_list != self.previous_y_value_list:
-        #     self.setup_cursor_table()
-        #     self.previous_y_value_list = self.y_value_list.copy() if self.y_value_list else None
-
-        self.curves[0].setData(self.plotter_data_x[0], self.plotter_data_y[0])
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def flip_even_rows(arr):
-        arr_copy = np.copy(arr)  # Create a writable copy
-        arr_copy[1::2, :] = arr_copy[1::2, ::-1]
-        return arr_copy
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def remove_curve_by_name(plot: pyqtgraph.PlotItem, name: str) -> None:
-        # def remove_curve_by_name(plot: pyqtgraph.PlotItem, checkbox: QtWidgets.QCheckBox, name: str) -> None:
-        """Removes a curve from the given plot by the specified name.
-
-        Args:
-            plot (pyqtgraph.PlotItem): The plot from which to remove the curve.
-            name (str): The name of the curve to remove.
-        """
-        # if checkbox.isChecked():
-        for item in plot.items:
-            if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem) and getattr(item, "opts", {}).get("name") == name:
-                plot.removeItem(item)
-                return
-
-        # else:
-        #     return
-
-    def on_projection(self):
-        while True:
-            if self._current_proj is None:
-                time.sleep(0.1)
-                continue
-            endpoint = f"px_stream/projection_{self._current_proj}/data"
-            msgs = self.client.producer.lrange(topic=endpoint, start=-1, end=-1)
-            data = [messages.DeviceMessage.loads(msg) for msg in msgs]
-            if not data:
-                continue
-            with np.errstate(divide="ignore", invalid="ignore"):
-                self.plotter_data_y = [
-                    np.sum(
-                        np.sum(data[-1].content["signals"]["data"] * self._current_norm, axis=1)
-                        / np.sum(self._current_norm, axis=0),
-                        axis=0,
-                    ).squeeze()
-                ]
-
-            self.update_signal.emit()
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def on_dap_update(self, data: dict, metadata: dict):
-        flipped_data = self.flip_even_rows(data["data"]["z"])
-
-        self.img.setImage(flipped_data)
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def new_proj(self, content: dict, _metadata: dict):
-        proj_nr = content["signals"]["proj_nr"]
-        endpoint = f"px_stream/projection_{proj_nr}/metadata"
-        msg_raw = self.client.producer.get(topic=endpoint)
-        msg = messages.DeviceMessage.loads(msg_raw)
-        self._current_q = msg.content["signals"]["q"]
-        self._current_norm = msg.content["signals"]["norm_sum"]
-        self._current_metadata = msg.content["signals"]["metadata"]
-
-        self.plotter_data_x = [self._current_q]
-        self._current_proj = proj_nr
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import argparse
-
-    # from bec_widgets import ctrl_c  # TODO uncomment when ctrl_c is ready to be compatible with qtpy
-
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--signals", help="specify recorded signals", nargs="+", default=["gauss_bpm"]
-    )
-    # default = ["gauss_bpm", "bpm4i", "bpm5i", "bpm6i", "xert"],
-    value = parser.parse_args()
-    print(f"Plotting signals for: {', '.join(value.signals)}")
-
-    # Client from dispatcher
-    client = bec_dispatcher.client
-
-    app = QtWidgets.QApplication([])
-    # ctrl_c.setup(app) # TODO uncomment when ctrl_c is ready to be compatible with qtpy
-    plot = StreamPlot(y_value_list=value.signals, client=client)
-
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(plot.new_proj, "px_stream/proj_nr")
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
-        plot.on_dap_update, MessageEndpoints.processed_data("px_dap_worker")
-    )
-    plot.show()
-    # client.callbacks.register("scan_segment", plot, sync=False)
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/init.py
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from .crosshair import Crosshair
-from .colors import Colors
-from .validator_delegate import DoubleValidationDelegate
-from .bec_table import BECTable
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/bec_table.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/bec_table.py
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTableWidget
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
-
-
-class BECTable(QTableWidget):
-    """Table widget with custom keyPressEvent to delete rows with backspace or delete key"""
-
-    def keyPressEvent(self, event) -> None:
-        """
-        Delete selected rows with backspace or delete key
-        Args:
-            event: keyPressEvent
-        """
-        if event.key() in (Qt.Key_Backspace, Qt.Key_Delete):
-            selected_ranges = self.selectedRanges()
-            for selected_range in selected_ranges:
-                for row in range(selected_range.topRow(), selected_range.bottomRow() + 1):
-                    self.removeRow(row)
-        else:
-            super().keyPressEvent(event)
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/colors.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/colors.py
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from pyqtgraph import mkColor
-
-
-class Colors:
-    @staticmethod
-    def golden_ratio(num: int) -> list:
-        """Calculate the golden ratio for a given number of angles.
-
-        Args:
-            num (int): Number of angles
-        """
-        phi = 2 * np.pi * ((1 + np.sqrt(5)) / 2)
-        angles = []
-        for ii in range(num):
-            x = np.cos(ii * phi)
-            y = np.sin(ii * phi)
-            angle = np.arctan2(y, x)
-            angles.append(angle)
-        return angles
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def golden_angle_color(colormap: str, num: int) -> list:
-        """
-        Extract num colors for from the specified colormap following golden angle distribution.
-
-        Args:
-            colormap (str): Name of the colormap
-            num (int): Number of requested colors
-
-        Returns:
-            list: List of colors with length <num>
-
-        Raises:
-            ValueError: If the number of requested colors is greater than the number of colors in the colormap.
-        """
-
-        cmap = pg.colormap.get(colormap)
-        cmap_colors = cmap.color
-        if num > len(cmap_colors):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Number of colors requested ({num}) is greater than the number of colors in the colormap ({len(cmap_colors)})"
-            )
-        angles = Colors.golden_ratio(len(cmap_colors))
-        color_selection = np.round(np.interp(angles, (-np.pi, np.pi), (0, len(cmap_colors))))
-        colors = [
-            mkColor(tuple((cmap_colors[int(ii)] * 255).astype(int))) for ii in color_selection[:num]
-        ]
-        return colors
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/crosshair.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/crosshair.py
@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-
-# from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Signal as pyqtSignal
-
-
-class Crosshair(QObject):
-    # Signal for 1D plot
-    coordinatesChanged1D = pyqtSignal(float, list)
-    coordinatesClicked1D = pyqtSignal(float, list)
-    # Signal for 2D plot
-    coordinatesChanged2D = pyqtSignal(float, float)
-    coordinatesClicked2D = pyqtSignal(float, float)
-
-    def __init__(self, plot_item: pg.PlotItem, precision: int = None, parent=None):
-        """
-        Crosshair for 1D and 2D plots.
-        Args:
-            plot_item (pyqtgraph.PlotItem): The plot item to which the crosshair will be attached.
-            precision (int, optional): Number of decimal places to round the coordinates to. Defaults to None.
-            parent (QObject, optional): Parent object for the QObject. Defaults to None.
-        """
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self.is_log_y = None
-        self.is_log_x = None
-        self.plot_item = plot_item
-        self.precision = precision
-        self.v_line = pg.InfiniteLine(angle=90, movable=False)
-        self.h_line = pg.InfiniteLine(angle=0, movable=False)
-        self.plot_item.addItem(self.v_line, ignoreBounds=True)
-        self.plot_item.addItem(self.h_line, ignoreBounds=True)
-        self.proxy = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.plot_item.scene().sigMouseMoved, rateLimit=60, slot=self.mouse_moved
-        )
-        self.plot_item.scene().sigMouseClicked.connect(self.mouse_clicked)
-
-        # Initialize markers
-        self.marker_moved_1d = []
-        self.marker_clicked_1d = []
-        self.marker_2d = None
-        self.update_markers()
-
-    def update_markers(self):
-        """Update the markers for the crosshair, creating new ones if necessary."""
-
-        # Clear existing markers
-        for marker in self.marker_moved_1d + self.marker_clicked_1d:
-            self.plot_item.removeItem(marker)
-        if self.marker_2d:
-            self.plot_item.removeItem(self.marker_2d)
-
-        # Create new markers
-        self.marker_moved_1d = []
-        self.marker_clicked_1d = []
-        self.marker_2d = None
-        for item in self.plot_item.items:
-            if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):  # 1D plot
-                pen = item.opts["pen"]
-                color = pen.color() if hasattr(pen, "color") else pg.mkColor(pen)
-                marker_moved = pg.ScatterPlotItem(
-                    size=10, pen=pg.mkPen(color), brush=pg.mkBrush(None)
-                )
-                marker_clicked = pg.ScatterPlotItem(
-                    size=10, pen=pg.mkPen(None), brush=pg.mkBrush(color)
-                )
-                self.marker_moved_1d.append(marker_moved)
-                self.plot_item.addItem(marker_moved)
-                # Create glowing effect markers for clicked events
-                marker_clicked_list = []
-                for size, alpha in [(18, 64), (14, 128), (10, 255)]:
-                    marker_clicked = pg.ScatterPlotItem(
-                        size=size,
-                        pen=pg.mkPen(None),
-                        brush=pg.mkBrush(color.red(), color.green(), color.blue(), alpha),
-                    )
-                    marker_clicked_list.append(marker_clicked)
-                    self.plot_item.addItem(marker_clicked)
-
-                self.marker_clicked_1d.append(marker_clicked_list)
-            elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):  # 2D plot
-                self.marker_2d = pg.ROI(
-                    [0, 0], size=[1, 1], pen=pg.mkPen("r", width=2), movable=False
-                )
-                self.plot_item.addItem(self.marker_2d)
-
-    def snap_to_data(self, x, y) -> tuple:
-        """
-        Finds the nearest data points to the given x and y coordinates.
-
-        Args:
-            x: The x-coordinate
-            y: The y-coordinate
-
-        Returns:
-            tuple: The nearest x and y values
-        """
-        y_values_1d = []
-        x_values_1d = []
-        image_2d = None
-
-        # Iterate through items in the plot
-        for item in self.plot_item.items:
-            if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):  # 1D plot
-                x_data, y_data = item.xData, item.yData
-                if x_data is not None and y_data is not None:
-                    if self.is_log_x:
-                        min_x_data = np.min(x_data[x_data > 0])
-                    else:
-                        min_x_data = np.min(x_data)
-                    max_x_data = np.max(x_data)
-                    if x < min_x_data or x > max_x_data:
-                        return None, None
-                    closest_x, closest_y = self.closest_x_y_value(x, x_data, y_data)
-                    y_values_1d.append(closest_y)
-                    x_values_1d.append(closest_x)
-            elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):  # 2D plot
-                image_2d = item.image
-
-        # Handle 1D plot
-        if y_values_1d:
-            if all(v is None for v in x_values_1d) or all(v is None for v in y_values_1d):
-                return None, None
-            closest_x = min(x_values_1d, key=lambda xi: abs(xi - x))  # Snap x to closest data point
-            return closest_x, y_values_1d
-
-        # Handle 2D plot
-        if image_2d is not None:
-            x_idx = int(np.clip(x, 0, image_2d.shape[0] - 1))
-            y_idx = int(np.clip(y, 0, image_2d.shape[1] - 1))
-            return x_idx, y_idx
-
-        return None, None
-
-    def closest_x_y_value(self, input_value: float, list_x: list, list_y: list) -> tuple:
-        """
-        Find the closest x and y value to the input value.
-
-        Args:
-            input_value (float): Input value
-            list_x (list): List of x values
-            list_y (list): List of y values
-
-        Returns:
-            tuple: Closest x and y value
-        """
-        arr = np.asarray(list_x)
-        i = (np.abs(arr - input_value)).argmin()
-        return list_x[i], list_y[i]
-
-    def mouse_moved(self, event):
-        """Handles the mouse moved event, updating the crosshair position and emitting signals.
-
-        Args:
-            event: The mouse moved event
-        """
-        self.check_log()
-        pos = event[0]
-        if self.plot_item.vb.sceneBoundingRect().contains(pos):
-            mouse_point = self.plot_item.vb.mapSceneToView(pos)
-            self.v_line.setPos(mouse_point.x())
-            self.h_line.setPos(mouse_point.y())
-
-            x, y = mouse_point.x(), mouse_point.y()
-            if self.is_log_x:
-                x = 10**x
-            if self.is_log_y:
-                y = 10**y
-            x, y_values = self.snap_to_data(x, y)
-
-            for item in self.plot_item.items:
-                if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):
-                    if x is None or all(v is None for v in y_values):
-                        return
-                    self.coordinatesChanged1D.emit(
-                        round(x, self.precision),
-                        [round(y_val, self.precision) for y_val in y_values],
-                    )
-                    for i, y_val in enumerate(y_values):
-                        self.marker_moved_1d[i].setData(
-                            [x if not self.is_log_x else np.log10(x)],
-                            [y_val if not self.is_log_y else np.log10(y_val)],
-                        )
-                elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):
-                    if x is None or y_values is None:
-                        return
-                    self.coordinatesChanged2D.emit(x, y_values)
-
-    def mouse_clicked(self, event):
-        """Handles the mouse clicked event, updating the crosshair position and emitting signals.
-
-        Args:
-            event: The mouse clicked event
-        """
-        self.check_log()
-        if self.plot_item.vb.sceneBoundingRect().contains(event._scenePos):
-            mouse_point = self.plot_item.vb.mapSceneToView(event._scenePos)
-            x, y = mouse_point.x(), mouse_point.y()
-
-            if self.is_log_x:
-                x = 10**x
-            if self.is_log_y:
-                y = 10**y
-            x, y_values = self.snap_to_data(x, y)
-
-            for item in self.plot_item.items:
-                if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):
-                    if x is None or all(v is None for v in y_values):
-                        return
-                    self.coordinatesClicked1D.emit(
-                        round(x, self.precision),
-                        [round(y_val, self.precision) for y_val in y_values],
-                    )
-                    for i, y_val in enumerate(y_values):
-                        for marker in self.marker_clicked_1d[i]:
-                            marker.setData(
-                                [x if not self.is_log_x else np.log10(x)],
-                                [y_val if not self.is_log_y else np.log10(y_val)],
-                            )
-                elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):
-                    if x is None or y_values is None:
-                        return
-                    self.coordinatesClicked2D.emit(x, y_values)
-                    self.marker_2d.setPos([x, y_values])
-
-    def check_log(self):
-        """Checks if the x or y axis is in log scale and updates the internal state accordingly."""
-        self.is_log_x = self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.isChecked()
-        self.is_log_y = self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.isChecked()
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/validator_delegate.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/validator_delegate.py
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# from qtpy.QtGui import QDoubleValidator
-# from qtpy.QtWidgets import QStyledItemDelegate, QLineEdit
-
-from qtpy.QtGui import QDoubleValidator
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QStyledItemDelegate, QLineEdit
-
-
-class DoubleValidationDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
-    def createEditor(self, parent, option, index):
-        editor = QLineEdit(parent)
-        validator = QDoubleValidator()
-        editor.setValidator(validator)
-        return editor
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/widget_io.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/widget_io.py
@@ -1,320 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QWidget,
-    QLineEdit,
-    QComboBox,
-    QTableWidget,
-    QSpinBox,
-    QDoubleSpinBox,
-    QTableWidgetItem,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QCheckBox,
-    QLabel,
-)
-
-
-class WidgetHandler(ABC):
-    """Abstract base class for all widget handlers."""
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def get_value(self, widget: QWidget):
-        """Retrieve value from the widget instance."""
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def set_value(self, widget: QWidget, value):
-        """Set a value on the widget instance."""
-
-
-class LineEditHandler(WidgetHandler):
-    """Handler for QLineEdit widgets."""
-
-    def get_value(self, widget: QLineEdit) -> str:
-        return widget.text()
-
-    def set_value(self, widget: QLineEdit, value: str) -> None:
-        widget.setText(value)
-
-
-class ComboBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
-    """Handler for QComboBox widgets."""
-
-    def get_value(self, widget: QComboBox) -> int:
-        return widget.currentIndex()
-
-    def set_value(self, widget: QComboBox, value: int) -> None:
-        widget.setCurrentIndex(value)
-
-
-class TableWidgetHandler(WidgetHandler):
-    """Handler for QTableWidget widgets."""
-
-    def get_value(self, widget: QTableWidget) -> list:
-        return [
-            [
-                widget.item(row, col).text() if widget.item(row, col) else ""
-                for col in range(widget.columnCount())
-            ]
-            for row in range(widget.rowCount())
-        ]
-
-    def set_value(self, widget: QTableWidget, value) -> None:
-        for row, row_values in enumerate(value):
-            for col, cell_value in enumerate(row_values):
-                item = QTableWidgetItem(str(cell_value))
-                widget.setItem(row, col, item)
-
-
-class SpinBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
-    """Handler for QSpinBox and QDoubleSpinBox widgets."""
-
-    def get_value(self, widget):
-        return widget.value()
-
-    def set_value(self, widget, value):
-        widget.setValue(value)
-
-
-class CheckBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
-    """Handler for QCheckBox widgets."""
-
-    def get_value(self, widget):
-        return widget.isChecked()
-
-    def set_value(self, widget, value):
-        widget.setChecked(value)
-
-
-class LabelHandler(WidgetHandler):
-    """Handler for QLabel widgets."""
-
-    def get_value(self, widget):
-        return widget.text()
-
-    def set_value(self, widget, value):
-        widget.setText(value)
-
-
-class WidgetIO:
-    """Public interface for getting and setting values using handler mapping"""
-
-    _handlers = {
-        QLineEdit: LineEditHandler,
-        QComboBox: ComboBoxHandler,
-        QTableWidget: TableWidgetHandler,
-        QSpinBox: SpinBoxHandler,
-        QDoubleSpinBox: SpinBoxHandler,
-        QCheckBox: CheckBoxHandler,
-        QLabel: LabelHandler,
-    }
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_value(widget, ignore_errors=False):
-        """
-        Retrieve value from the widget instance.
-        Args:
-            widget: Widget instance.
-            ignore_errors(bool, optional): Whether to ignore if no handler is found.
-        """
-        handler_class = WidgetIO._handlers.get(type(widget))
-        if handler_class:
-            return handler_class().get_value(widget)  # Instantiate the handler
-        if not ignore_errors:
-            raise ValueError(f"No handler for widget type: {type(widget)}")
-        return None
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def set_value(widget, value, ignore_errors=False):
-        """
-        Set a value on the widget instance.
-        Args:
-            widget: Widget instance.
-            value: Value to set.
-            ignore_errors(bool, optional): Whether to ignore if no handler is found.
-        """
-        handler_class = WidgetIO._handlers.get(type(widget))
-        if handler_class:
-            handler_class().set_value(widget, value)  # Instantiate the handler
-        elif not ignore_errors:
-            raise ValueError(f"No handler for widget type: {type(widget)}")
-
-
-################## for exporting and importing widget hierarchies ##################
-
-
-class WidgetHierarchy:
-    @staticmethod
-    def print_widget_hierarchy(
-        widget,
-        indent: int = 0,
-        grab_values: bool = False,
-        prefix: str = "",
-        exclude_internal_widgets: bool = True,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Print the widget hierarchy to the console.
-        Args:
-            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.
-            exclude_internal_widgets(bool,optional): Whether to exclude internal widgets (e.g. QComboBox in PyQt6).
-        """
-        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
-
-        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"]
-            ):
-                continue
-            child_prefix = prefix + "  "
-            arrow = "├─ " if child != children[-1] else "└─ "
-            WidgetHierarchy.print_widget_hierarchy(
-                child, indent + 1, grab_values, prefix=child_prefix + arrow
-            )
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def export_config_to_dict(
-        widget: QWidget,
-        config: dict = None,
-        indent: int = 0,
-        grab_values: bool = False,
-        print_hierarchy: bool = False,
-        save_all: bool = True,
-        exclude_internal_widgets: bool = True,
-    ) -> dict:
-        """
-        Export the widget hierarchy to a dictionary.
-        Args:
-            widget: Widget to print the hierarchy of.
-            config(dict,optional): Dictionary to export the hierarchy to.
-            indent(int,optional): Level of indentation.
-            grab_values(bool,optional): Whether to grab the values of the widgets.
-            print_hierarchy(bool,optional): Whether to print the hierarchy to the console.
-            save_all(bool,optional): Whether to save all widgets or only those with values.
-            exclude_internal_widgets(bool,optional): Whether to exclude internal widgets (e.g. QComboBox in PyQt6).
-        Returns:
-            config(dict): Dictionary containing the widget hierarchy.
-        """
-        if config is None:
-            config = {}
-        widget_info = f"{widget.__class__.__name__} ({widget.objectName()})"
-
-        # if grab_values and type(widget) in WidgetIO._handlers:
-        if grab_values:
-            value = WidgetIO.get_value(widget, ignore_errors=True)
-            if value is not None or save_all:
-                if widget_info not in config:
-                    config[widget_info] = {}
-                if value is not None:
-                    config[widget_info]["value"] = value
-
-        if print_hierarchy:
-            WidgetHierarchy.print_widget_hierarchy(widget, indent, grab_values)
-
-        for child in widget.children():
-            # Skip internal widgets of QComboBox in PyQt6
-            if (
-                exclude_internal_widgets
-                and isinstance(widget, QComboBox)
-                and child.__class__.__name__ in ["QFrame", "QBoxLayout", "QListView"]
-            ):
-                continue
-            child_config = WidgetHierarchy.export_config_to_dict(
-                child, None, indent + 1, grab_values, print_hierarchy, save_all
-            )
-            if child_config or save_all:
-                if widget_info not in config:
-                    config[widget_info] = {}
-                config[widget_info].update(child_config)
-
-        return config
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def import_config_from_dict(widget, config: dict, set_values: bool = False) -> None:
-        """
-        Import the widget hierarchy from a dictionary.
-        Args:
-            widget: Widget to import the hierarchy to.
-            config:
-            set_values:
-        """
-        widget_name = f"{widget.__class__.__name__} ({widget.objectName()})"
-        widget_config = config.get(widget_name, {})
-        for child in widget.children():
-            child_name = f"{child.__class__.__name__} ({child.objectName()})"
-            child_config = widget_config.get(child_name)
-            if child_config is not None:
-                value = child_config.get("value")
-                if set_values and value is not None:
-                    WidgetIO.set_value(child, value)
-                WidgetHierarchy.import_config_from_dict(child, widget_config, set_values)
-
-
-# Example application to demonstrate the usage of the functions
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    app = QApplication([])
-
-    # Create instance of WidgetHierarchy
-    widget_hierarchy = WidgetHierarchy()
-
-    # Create a simple widget hierarchy for demonstration purposes
-    main_widget = QWidget()
-    layout = QVBoxLayout(main_widget)
-    line_edit = QLineEdit(main_widget)
-    combo_box = QComboBox(main_widget)
-    table_widget = QTableWidget(2, 2, main_widget)
-    spin_box = QSpinBox(main_widget)
-    layout.addWidget(line_edit)
-    layout.addWidget(combo_box)
-    layout.addWidget(table_widget)
-    layout.addWidget(spin_box)
-
-    # Add text items to the combo box
-    combo_box.addItems(["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3"])
-
-    main_widget.show()
-
-    # Hierarchy of original widget
-    print(30 * "#")
-    print(f"Widget hierarchy for {main_widget.objectName()}:")
-    print(30 * "#")
-    config_dict = widget_hierarchy.export_config_to_dict(
-        main_widget, grab_values=True, print_hierarchy=True
-    )
-    print(30 * "#")
-    print(f"Config dict: {config_dict}")
-
-    # Hierarchy of new widget and set values
-    new_config_dict = {
-        "QWidget ()": {
-            "QLineEdit ()": {"value": "New Text"},
-            "QComboBox ()": {"value": 1},
-            "QTableWidget ()": {"value": [["a", "b"], ["c", "d"]]},
-            "QSpinBox ()": {"value": 10},
-        }
-    }
-    widget_hierarchy.import_config_from_dict(main_widget, new_config_dict, set_values=True)
-    print(30 * "#")
-    config_dict_new = widget_hierarchy.export_config_to_dict(
-        main_widget, grab_values=True, print_hierarchy=True
-    )
-    config_dict_new_reduced = widget_hierarchy.export_config_to_dict(
-        main_widget, grab_values=True, print_hierarchy=True, save_all=False
-    )
-    print(30 * "#")
-    print(f"Config dict new FULL: {config_dict_new}")
-    print(f"Config dict new REDUCED: {config_dict_new_reduced}")
-
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/yaml_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/yaml_dialog.py
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
-
-from typing import Union
-import yaml
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QFileDialog
-
-
-def load_yaml(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
-    """
-    Load YAML file from disk.
-    Args:
-        instance: Instance of the calling widget.
-
-    Returns:
-        dict: Configuration data loaded from the YAML file.
-    """
-    options = QFileDialog.Options()
-    file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-        instance, "Load Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml *.yml);;All Files (*)", options=options
-    )
-
-    if not file_path:
-        return None
-    try:
-        with open(file_path, "r") as file:
-            config = yaml.safe_load(file)
-        return config
-
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print(f"The file {file_path} was not found.")
-    except PermissionError:
-        print(f"Permission denied for file {file_path}.")
-    except yaml.YAMLError as e:
-        print(f"Error parsing YAML file {file_path}: {e}")
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"An error occurred while loading the settings from {file_path}: {e}")
-
-
-def save_yaml(instance, config: dict) -> None:
-    """
-    Save YAML file to disk.
-    Args:
-        instance: Instance of the calling widget.
-        config: Configuration data to be saved.
-    """
-    options = QFileDialog.Options()
-    file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
-        instance, "Save Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml *.yml);;All Files (*)", options=options
-    )
-
-    if not file_path:
-        return
-    try:
-        if not (file_path.endswith(".yaml") or file_path.endswith(".yml")):
-            file_path += ".yaml"
-
-        with open(file_path, "w") as file:
-            yaml.dump(config, file)
-            print(f"Settings saved to {file_path}")
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"An error occurred while saving the settings to {file_path}: {e}")
--- a/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/scan2d_plot_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/scan2d_plot_plugin.py
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-from qtpy.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin
-from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
-
-from bec_widgets.scan2d_plot import BECScanPlot2D
-
-
-class BECScanPlot2DPlugin(QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        self._initialized = False
-
-    def initialize(self, formEditor):
-        if self._initialized:
-            return
-
-        self._initialized = True
-
-    def isInitialized(self):
-        return self._initialized
-
-    def createWidget(self, parent):
-        return BECScanPlot2D(parent)
-
-    def name(self):
-        return "BECScanPlot2D"
-
-    def group(self):
-        return "BEC widgets"
-
-    def icon(self):
-        return QIcon()
-
-    def toolTip(self):
-        return "BEC plot for 2D scans"
-
-    def whatsThis(self):
-        return "BEC plot for 2D scans"
-
-    def isContainer(self):
-        return False
-
-    def domXml(self):
-        return (
-            '<widget class="BECScanPlot2D" name="BECScanPlot2D">\n'
-            ' <property name="toolTip" >\n'
-            "  <string>BEC plot for 2D scans</string>\n"
-            " </property>\n"
-            ' <property name="whatsThis" >\n'
-            "  <string>BEC plot for 2D scans in Python using PyQt.</string>\n"
-            " </property>\n"
-            "</widget>\n"
-        )
-
-    def includeFile(self):
-        return "scan2d_plot"
--- a/bec_widgets/readme.md
+++ b/bec_widgets/readme.md
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 Add/modify the path in the following variable to make the plugin avaiable in Qt Designer:
 ```
-$ export PYQTDESIGNERPATH=/<path to repo>/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins
+$ export PYQTDESIGNERPATH=/<path to repo>/bec/bec_qtplugin:$PYQTDESIGNERPATH
 ```
-
-It can be done when activating a conda environment (run with the corresponding env already activated):
-```
-$ conda env config vars set PYQTDESIGNERPATH=/<path to repo>/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins
-```
-
-All the available conda-forge `pyqt >=5.15` packages don't seem to support loading Qt Designer
-python plugins at the time of writing. Use `pyqt =5.12` to solve the issue for now.
--- a/bec_widgets/scan2d_plot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/scan2d_plot.py
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-from threading import RLock
-
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from qtpy.QtCore import Property as pyqtProperty, Slot as pyqtSlot
-
-from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-pg.setConfigOptions(background="w", foreground="k", antialias=True)
-
-
-class BECScanPlot2D(pg.GraphicsView):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, background="default"):
-        super().__init__(parent, background)
-        bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
-
-        self._scanID = None
-        self._scanID_lock = RLock()
-
-        self._x_channel = ""
-        self._y_channel = ""
-        self._z_channel = ""
-
-        self._xpos = []
-        self._ypos = []
-
-        self._x_ind = None
-        self._y_ind = None
-
-        self.plot_item = pg.PlotItem()
-        self.setCentralItem(self.plot_item)
-        self.plot_item.setAspectLocked(True)
-
-        self.imageItem = pg.ImageItem()
-        self.plot_item.addItem(self.imageItem)
-
-    def reset_plots(self, _scan_segment, metadata):
-        # TODO: Do we reset in case of a scan type change?
-        self.imageItem.clear()
-
-        # TODO: better to check the number of coordinates in metadata["positions"]?
-        if metadata["scan_name"] != "grid_scan":
-            return
-
-        positions = [sorted(set(pos)) for pos in zip(*metadata["positions"])]
-
-        motors = metadata["scan_motors"]
-        if self.x_channel and self.y_channel:
-            self._x_ind = motors.index(self.x_channel) if self.x_channel in motors else None
-            self._y_ind = motors.index(self.y_channel) if self.y_channel in motors else None
-        elif not self.x_channel and not self.y_channel:
-            # Plot the first and second motors along x and y axes respectively
-            self._x_ind = 0
-            self._y_ind = 1
-        else:
-            logger.warning(
-                f"X and Y channels should be either both empty or both set in {self.objectName()}"
-            )
-
-        if self._x_ind is None or self._y_ind is None:
-            return
-
-        xpos = positions[self._x_ind]
-        ypos = positions[self._y_ind]
-
-        self._xpos = xpos
-        self._ypos = ypos
-
-        self.imageItem.setImage(np.zeros(shape=(len(xpos), len(ypos))))
-
-        w = max(xpos) - min(xpos)
-        h = max(ypos) - min(ypos)
-        w_pix = w / (len(xpos) - 1)
-        h_pix = h / (len(ypos) - 1)
-        self.imageItem.setRect(min(xpos) - w_pix / 2, min(ypos) - h_pix / 2, w + w_pix, h + h_pix)
-
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("bottom", motors[self._x_ind])
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("left", motors[self._y_ind])
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def on_scan_segment(self, scan_segment, metadata):
-        # reset plots on scanID change
-        with self._scanID_lock:
-            scan_id = scan_segment["scanID"]
-            if self._scanID != scan_id:
-                self._scanID = scan_id
-                self.reset_plots(scan_segment, metadata)
-
-        if not self.z_channel or metadata["scan_name"] != "grid_scan":
-            return
-
-        if self._x_ind is None or self._y_ind is None:
-            return
-
-        point_coord = metadata["positions"][scan_segment["point_id"]]
-
-        x_coord_ind = self._xpos.index(point_coord[self._x_ind])
-        y_coord_ind = self._ypos.index(point_coord[self._y_ind])
-
-        data = scan_segment["data"]
-        z_new = data[self.z_channel][self.z_channel]["value"]
-
-        image = self.imageItem.image
-        image[x_coord_ind, y_coord_ind] = z_new
-        self.imageItem.setImage()
-
-    @pyqtProperty(str)
-    def x_channel(self):
-        return self._x_channel
-
-    @x_channel.setter
-    def x_channel(self, new_val):
-        self._x_channel = new_val
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("bottom", new_val)
-
-    @pyqtProperty(str)
-    def y_channel(self):
-        return self._y_channel
-
-    @y_channel.setter
-    def y_channel(self, new_val):
-        self._y_channel = new_val
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("left", new_val)
-
-    @pyqtProperty(str)
-    def z_channel(self):
-        return self._z_channel
-
-    @z_channel.setter
-    def z_channel(self, new_val):
-        self._z_channel = new_val
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import sys
-
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-
-    plot = BECScanPlot2D()
-    # If x_channel and y_channel are both omitted, they will be inferred from each running grid scan
-    plot.z_channel = "bpm3y"
-
-    plot.show()
-
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/scan_plot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/scan_plot.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import itertools
-from threading import RLock

 import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from qtpy.QtCore import Property as pyqtProperty, Slot as pyqtSlot
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSlot

-from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
+from bec_lib.core.logger import bec_logger

 logger = bec_logger.logger

@@ -15,16 +12,9 @@ pg.setConfigOptions(background="w", foreground="k", antialias=True)
 COLORS = ["#fd7f6f", "#7eb0d5", "#b2e061", "#bd7ebe", "#ffb55a"]


-class BECScanPlot(pg.GraphicsView):
+class BECScanPlot(pg.PlotWidget):
    def __init__(self, parent=None, background="default"):
        super().__init__(parent, background)
-        bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
-
-        self.view = pg.PlotItem()
-        self.setCentralItem(self.view)
-
-        self._scanID = None
-        self._scanID_lock = RLock()

        self._x_channel = ""
        self._y_channel_list = []
@@ -32,24 +22,36 @@ class BECScanPlot(pg.GraphicsView):
        self.scan_curves = {}
        self.dap_curves = {}

-    def reset_plots(self, _scan_segment, _metadata):
+    def initialize(self):
+        plot_item = self.getPlotItem()
+        plot_item.addLegend()
+        colors = itertools.cycle(COLORS)
+
+        for y_chan in self.y_channel_list:
+            if y_chan.startswith("dap."):
+                y_chan = y_chan.partition("dap.")[-1]
+                curves = self.dap_curves
+            else:
+                curves = self.scan_curves
+
+            curves[y_chan] = plot_item.plot(
+                x=[], y=[], pen=pg.mkPen(color=next(colors), width=2), name=y_chan
+            )
+
+        plot_item.setLabel("bottom", self._x_channel)
+        if len(self.scan_curves) == 1:
+            plot_item.setLabel("left", next(iter(self.scan_curves)))
+
+    @pyqtSlot()
+    def clearData(self):
        for plot_curve in {**self.scan_curves, **self.dap_curves}.values():
            plot_curve.setData(x=[], y=[])

-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def on_scan_segment(self, scan_segment, metadata):
-        # reset plots on scanID change
-        with self._scanID_lock:
-            scan_id = scan_segment["scanID"]
-            if self._scanID != scan_id:
-                self._scanID = scan_id
-                self.reset_plots(scan_segment, metadata)
-
+    @pyqtSlot(dict)
+    def redraw_scan(self, data):
        if not self.x_channel:
            return

-        data = scan_segment["data"]
-
        if self.x_channel not in data:
            logger.warning(f"Unknown channel `{self.x_channel}` for X data in {self.objectName()}")
            return
@@ -72,9 +74,8 @@ class BECScanPlot(pg.GraphicsView):

            plot_curve.setData(x=[*x, x_new], y=[*y, y_new])

-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def redraw_dap(self, content, _metadata):
-        data = content["data"]
+    @pyqtSlot(dict)
+    def redraw_dap(self, data):
        for chan, plot_curve in self.dap_curves.items():
            if not chan:
                continue
@@ -94,37 +95,8 @@ class BECScanPlot(pg.GraphicsView):

    @y_channel_list.setter
    def y_channel_list(self, new_list):
-        # TODO: do we want to care about dap/not dap here?
-        chan_removed = [chan for chan in self._y_channel_list if chan not in new_list]
-        if chan_removed and chan_removed[0].startswith("dap."):
-            chan_removed = chan_removed[0].partition("dap.")[-1]
-            chan_removed_ep = MessageEndpoints.processed_data(chan_removed)
-            bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(self.redraw_dap, chan_removed_ep)
-
        self._y_channel_list = new_list

-        # Prepare plot for a potentially different list of y channels
-        self.view.clear()
-
-        self.view.addLegend()
-        colors = itertools.cycle(COLORS)
-
-        for y_chan in new_list:
-            if y_chan.startswith("dap."):
-                y_chan = y_chan.partition("dap.")[-1]
-                curves = self.dap_curves
-                y_chan_ep = MessageEndpoints.processed_data(y_chan)
-                bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.redraw_dap, y_chan_ep)
-            else:
-                curves = self.scan_curves
-
-            curves[y_chan] = self.view.plot(
-                x=[], y=[], pen=pg.mkPen(color=next(colors), width=2), name=y_chan
-            )
-
-        if len(new_list) == 1:
-            self.view.setLabel("left", new_list[0])
-
    @pyqtProperty(str)
    def x_channel(self):
        return self._x_channel
@@ -132,20 +104,3 @@ class BECScanPlot(pg.GraphicsView):
    @x_channel.setter
    def x_channel(self, new_val):
        self._x_channel = new_val
-        self.view.setLabel("bottom", new_val)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import sys
-
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-
-    plot = BECScanPlot()
-    plot.x_channel = "samx"
-    plot.y_channel_list = ["bpm3y", "bpm6y"]
-
-    plot.show()
-
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/scan_plot_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/scan_plot_plugin.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-from qtpy.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin
-from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
-
-from bec_widgets.scan_plot import BECScanPlot
+from PyQt5.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
+from scan_plot import BECScanPlot


 class BECScanPlotPlugin(QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin):
    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
+        super(BECScanPlotPlugin, self).__init__(parent)

        self._initialized = False

--- a/bec_widgets/simulations/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/simulations/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/validation/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/validation/init.py
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# from .monitor_config import validate_monitor_config, ValidationError
-from .monitor_config_validator import MonitorConfigValidator
--- a/bec_widgets/validation/monitor_config_validator.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/validation/monitor_config_validator.py
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-from typing import List, Dict, Union, Optional
-
-from pydantic import (
-    BaseModel,
-    Field,
-    field_validator,
-)
-from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
-
-
-class Signal(BaseModel):
-    """
-    Represents a signal in a plot configuration.
-
-    Attributes:
-        name (str): The name of the signal.
-        entry (Optional[str]): The entry point of the signal, optional.
-    """
-
-    name: str
-    entry: Optional[str] = Field(None, validate_default=True)
-
-    @field_validator("name")
-    @classmethod
-    def validate_name(cls, v):
-        devices = MonitorConfigValidator.devices
-        # Check if device name provided
-        if v is None:
-            raise PydanticCustomError(
-                "no_device_name",
-                "Device name must be provided",
-                dict(wrong_value=v),
-            )
-
-        # Check if device exists in BEC
-        if v not in devices:
-            raise PydanticCustomError(
-                "no_device_bec",
-                'Device "{wrong_value}" not found in current BEC session',
-                dict(wrong_value=v),
-            )
-
-        device = devices.get(v)  # get the device to check if it has signals
-
-        # Check if device have signals
-        if not hasattr(device, "signals"):
-            raise PydanticCustomError(
-                "no_device_signals",
-                'Device "{wrong_value}" do not have "signals" defined. Check device configuration.',
-                dict(wrong_value=v),
-            )
-
-        return v
-
-    @field_validator("entry")
-    @classmethod
-    def set_and_validate_entry(cls, v, values):
-        devices = MonitorConfigValidator.devices
-
-        # Get device name from values -> device is already validated
-        device_name = values.data.get("name")
-        device = getattr(devices, device_name, None)
-
-        # Set entry based on hints if not provided
-        if v is None and hasattr(device, "_hints"):
-            v = next(
-                iter(device._hints), device_name
-            )  # TODO check if devices[device_name]._hints in not enough?
-        elif v is None:
-            v = device_name
-
-        # Validate that the entry exists in device signals
-        if v not in device.signals:
-            raise PydanticCustomError(
-                "no_entry_for_device",
-                "Entry '{wrong_value}' not found in device '{device_name}' signals",
-                dict(wrong_value=v, device_name=device_name),
-            )
-
-        return v
-
-
-class PlotAxis(BaseModel):
-    """
-    Represents an axis (X or Y) in a plot configuration.
-
-    Attributes:
-        label (Optional[str]): The label for the axis.
-        signals (List[Signal]): A list of signals to be plotted on this axis.
-    """
-
-    label: Optional[str]
-    signals: List[Signal] = Field(default_factory=list)
-
-
-class PlotConfig(BaseModel):
-    """
-    Configuration for a single plot.
-
-    Attributes:
-        plot_name (Optional[str]): Name of the plot.
-        x (PlotAxis): Configuration for the X axis.
-        y (PlotAxis): Configuration for the Y axis.
-    """
-
-    plot_name: Optional[str]
-    x: PlotAxis = Field(...)
-    y: PlotAxis = Field(...)
-
-    @field_validator("x")
-    def validate_x_signals(cls, v):
-        if len(v.signals) != 1:
-            raise PydanticCustomError(
-                "no_entry_for_device",
-                "There must be exactly one signal for x axis. Number of x signals: '{wrong_value}'",
-                dict(wrong_value=v),
-            )
-
-        return v
-
-
-class PlotSettings(BaseModel):
-    """
-    Global settings for plotting.
-
-    Attributes:
-        background_color (str): Color of the plot background.
-        num_columns (int): Number of columns in the plot layout.
-        colormap (str): Colormap to be used.
-        scan_types (bool): Indicates if the configuration is for different scan types.
-    """
-
-    background_color: str
-    num_columns: int
-    colormap: str
-    scan_types: bool
-
-
-class DeviceMonitorConfig(BaseModel):
-    """
-    Configuration model for the device monitor mode.
-
-    Attributes:
-        plot_settings (PlotSettings): Global settings for plotting.
-        plot_data (List[PlotConfig]): List of plot configurations.
-    """
-
-    plot_settings: PlotSettings
-    plot_data: List[PlotConfig]
-
-
-class ScanModeConfig(BaseModel):
-    """
-    Configuration model for scan mode.
-
-    Attributes:
-        plot_settings (PlotSettings): Global settings for plotting.
-        plot_data (Dict[str, List[PlotConfig]]): Dictionary of plot configurations,
-                                                 keyed by scan type.
-    """
-
-    plot_settings: PlotSettings
-    plot_data: Dict[str, List[PlotConfig]]
-
-
-class MonitorConfigValidator:
-    devices = None
-
-    def __init__(self, devices):
-        # self.device_manager = device_manager
-        MonitorConfigValidator.devices = devices
-
-    def validate_monitor_config(
-        self, config_data: dict
-    ) -> Union[DeviceMonitorConfig, ScanModeConfig]:
-        """
-        Validates the configuration data based on the provided schema.
-
-        Args:
-            config_data (dict): Configuration data to be validated.
-
-        Returns:
-            Union[DeviceMonitorConfig, ScanModeConfig]: Validated configuration object.
-
-        Raises:
-            ValidationError: If the configuration data does not conform to the schema.
-        """
-        if config_data["plot_settings"]["scan_types"]:
-            validated_config = ScanModeConfig(**config_data)
-        else:
-            validated_config = DeviceMonitorConfig(**config_data)
-
-        return validated_config
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from .monitor import BECMonitor, ConfigDialog
-from .scan_control import ScanControl
-from .toolbar import ModularToolBar
-from .editor import BECEditor
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/editor/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/editor/init.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .editor import BECEditor
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/editor/editor.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/editor/editor.py
@@ -1,415 +0,0 @@
-import subprocess
-
-import qdarktheme
-from jedi import Script
-from jedi.api import Completion
-
-# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
-from qtpy.Qsci import QsciScintilla, QsciLexerPython, QsciAPIs
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal, QThread
-from qtpy.QtGui import QColor, QFont
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QFileDialog,
-    QTextEdit,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
-)
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QSplitter
-from qtconsole.manager import QtKernelManager
-from qtconsole.rich_jupyter_widget import RichJupyterWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.widgets import ModularToolBar
-
-
-class AutoCompleter(QThread):
-    """Initializes the AutoCompleter thread for handling autocompletion and signature help.
-
-    Args:
-        file_path (str): The path to the file for which autocompletion is required.
-        api (QsciAPIs): The QScintilla API instance used for managing autocompletions.
-        enable_docstring (bool, optional): Flag to determine if docstrings should be included in the signatures.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, file_path: str, api: QsciAPIs, enable_docstring: bool = False):
-        super().__init__(None)
-        self.file_path = file_path
-        self.script: Script = None
-        self.api: QsciAPIs = api
-        self.completions: list[Completion] = None
-        self.line = 0
-        self.index = 0
-        self.text = ""
-
-        # TODO so far disabled, quite buggy, docstring extraction has to be generalised
-        self.enable_docstring = enable_docstring
-
-    def update_script(self, text: str):
-        """Updates the script for Jedi completion based on the current editor text.
-
-        Args:
-            text (str): The current text of the editor.
-        """
-        if self.script is None or self.script.path != text:
-            self.script = Script(text, path=self.file_path)
-
-    def run(self):
-        """Runs the thread for generating autocompletions. Overrides QThread.run."""
-        self.update_script(self.text)
-        try:
-            self.completions = self.script.complete(self.line, self.index)
-            self.load_autocomplete(self.completions)
-        except Exception as err:
-            print(err)
-        self.finished.emit()
-
-    def get_function_signature(self, line: int, index: int, text: str) -> str:
-        """Fetches the function signature for a given position in the text.
-
-        Args:
-            line (int): The line number in the editor.
-            index (int): The index (column number) in the line.
-            text (str): The current text of the editor.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: A string containing the function signature or an empty string if not available.
-        """
-        self.update_script(text)
-        try:
-            signatures = self.script.get_signatures(line, index)
-            if signatures and self.enable_docstring is True:
-                full_docstring = signatures[0].docstring(raw=True)
-                compact_docstring = self.get_compact_docstring(full_docstring)
-                return compact_docstring
-            if signatures and self.enable_docstring is False:
-                return signatures[0].to_string()
-        except Exception as err:
-            print(f"Signature Error:{err}")
-        return ""
-
-    def load_autocomplete(self, completions: list):
-        """Loads the autocomplete suggestions into the QScintilla API.
-
-        Args:
-            completions (list[Completion]): A list of Completion objects to be added to the API.
-        """
-        self.api.clear()
-        for i in completions:
-            self.api.add(i.name)
-        self.api.prepare()
-
-    def get_completions(self, line: int, index: int, text: str):
-        """Starts the autocompletion process for a given position in the text.
-
-        Args:
-            line (int): The line number in the editor.
-            index (int): The index (column number) in the line.
-            text (str): The current text of the editor.
-        """
-        self.line = line
-        self.index = index
-        self.text = text
-        self.start()
-
-    def get_compact_docstring(self, full_docstring):
-        """Generates a compact version of a function's docstring.
-
-        Args:
-            full_docstring (str): The full docstring of a function.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: A compact version of the docstring.
-        """
-        lines = full_docstring.split("\n")
-        # TODO make it also for different docstring styles, now it is only for numpy style
-        cutoff_indices = [
-            i
-            for i, line in enumerate(lines)
-            if line.strip().lower() in ["parameters", "returns", "examples", "see also", "warnings"]
-        ]
-
-        if cutoff_indices:
-            lines = lines[: cutoff_indices[0]]
-
-        compact_docstring = "\n".join(lines).strip()
-        return compact_docstring
-
-
-class ScriptRunnerThread(QThread):
-    """Initializes the thread for running a Python script.
-
-    Args:
-        script (str): The script to be executed.
-    """
-
-    outputSignal = Signal(str)
-
-    def __init__(self, script):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.script = script
-
-    def run(self):
-        """Executes the script in a subprocess and emits output through a signal. Overrides QThread.run."""
-        process = subprocess.Popen(
-            ["python", "-u", "-c", self.script],
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-            bufsize=1,
-            universal_newlines=True,
-            text=True,
-        )
-
-        while True:
-            output = process.stdout.readline()
-            if output == "" and process.poll() is not None:
-                break
-            if output:
-                self.outputSignal.emit(output)
-        error = process.communicate()[1]
-        if error:
-            self.outputSignal.emit(error)
-
-
-class BECEditor(QWidget):
-    """Initializes the BEC Editor widget.
-
-    Args:
-        toolbar_enabled (bool, optional): Determines if the toolbar should be enabled. Defaults to True.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self, toolbar_enabled=True, jupyter_terminal_enabled=False, docstring_tooltip=False
-    ):
-        super().__init__()
-
-        self.script_runner_thread = None
-        self.file_path = None
-        self.docstring_tooltip = docstring_tooltip
-        self.jupyter_terminal_enabled = jupyter_terminal_enabled
-        # TODO just temporary solution, could be extended to other languages
-        self.is_python_file = True
-
-        # Initialize the editor and terminal
-        self.editor = QsciScintilla()
-        if self.jupyter_terminal_enabled:
-            self.terminal = self.make_jupyter_widget_with_kernel()
-        else:
-            self.terminal = QTextEdit()
-            self.terminal.setReadOnly(True)
-
-        # Layout
-        self.layout = QVBoxLayout()
-
-        # Initialize and add the toolbar if enabled
-        if toolbar_enabled:
-            self.toolbar = ModularToolBar(self)
-            self.layout.addWidget(self.toolbar)
-
-        # Initialize the splitter
-        self.splitter = QSplitter(Qt.Orientation.Vertical, self)
-        self.splitter.addWidget(self.editor)
-        self.splitter.addWidget(self.terminal)
-        self.splitter.setSizes([400, 200])
-
-        # Add Splitter to layout
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.splitter)
-        self.setLayout(self.layout)
-
-        self.setup_editor()
-
-    def setup_editor(self):
-        """Sets up the editor with necessary configurations like lexer, auto indentation, and line numbers."""
-        # Set the lexer for Python
-        self.lexer = QsciLexerPython()
-        self.editor.setLexer(self.lexer)
-
-        # Enable auto indentation and competition within the editor
-        self.editor.setAutoIndent(True)
-        self.editor.setIndentationsUseTabs(False)
-        self.editor.setIndentationWidth(4)
-        self.editor.setAutoCompletionSource(QsciScintilla.AutoCompletionSource.AcsAll)
-        self.editor.setAutoCompletionThreshold(1)
-
-        # Autocomplete for python file
-        # Connect cursor position change signal for autocompletion
-        self.editor.cursorPositionChanged.connect(self.on_cursor_position_changed)
-
-        # if self.is_python_file: #TODO can be changed depending on supported languages
-        self.__api = QsciAPIs(self.lexer)
-        self.auto_completer = AutoCompleter(
-            self.editor.text(), self.__api, enable_docstring=self.docstring_tooltip
-        )
-        self.auto_completer.finished.connect(self.loaded_autocomplete)
-
-        # Enable line numbers in the margin
-        self.editor.setMarginType(0, QsciScintilla.MarginType.NumberMargin)
-        self.editor.setMarginWidth(0, "0000")  # Adjust the width as needed
-
-        # Additional UI elements like menu for load/save can be added here
-        self.set_editor_style()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def make_jupyter_widget_with_kernel() -> object:
-        """Start a kernel, connect to it, and create a RichJupyterWidget to use it"""
-        kernel_manager = QtKernelManager(kernel_name="python3")
-        kernel_manager.start_kernel()
-
-        kernel_client = kernel_manager.client()
-        kernel_client.start_channels()
-
-        jupyter_widget = RichJupyterWidget()
-        jupyter_widget.set_default_style("linux")
-        jupyter_widget.kernel_manager = kernel_manager
-        jupyter_widget.kernel_client = kernel_client
-        return jupyter_widget
-
-    def show_call_tip(self, position):
-        """Shows a call tip at the given position in the editor.
-
-        Args:
-            position (int): The position in the editor where the call tip should be shown.
-        """
-        line, index = self.editor.lineIndexFromPosition(position)
-        signature = self.auto_completer.get_function_signature(line + 1, index, self.editor.text())
-        if signature:
-            self.editor.showUserList(1, [signature])
-
-    def on_cursor_position_changed(self, line, index):
-        """Handles the event of cursor position change in the editor.
-
-        Args:
-            line (int): The current line number where the cursor is.
-            index (int): The current column index where the cursor is.
-        """
-        # if self.is_python_file: #TODO can be changed depending on supported languages
-        # Get completions
-        self.auto_completer.get_completions(line + 1, index, self.editor.text())
-        self.editor.autoCompleteFromAPIs()
-
-        # Show call tip - signature
-        position = self.editor.positionFromLineIndex(line, index)
-        self.show_call_tip(position)
-
-    def loaded_autocomplete(self):
-        """Placeholder method for actions after autocompletion data is loaded."""
-
-    def set_editor_style(self):
-        """Sets the style and color scheme for the editor."""
-        # Dracula Theme Colors
-        background_color = QColor("#282a36")
-        text_color = QColor("#f8f8f2")
-        keyword_color = QColor("#8be9fd")
-        string_color = QColor("#f1fa8c")
-        comment_color = QColor("#6272a4")
-        class_function_color = QColor("#50fa7b")
-
-        # Set Font
-        font = QFont()
-        font.setFamily("Consolas")
-        font.setPointSize(10)
-        self.editor.setFont(font)
-        self.editor.setMarginsFont(font)
-
-        # Set Editor Colors
-        self.editor.setMarginsBackgroundColor(background_color)
-        self.editor.setMarginsForegroundColor(text_color)
-        self.editor.setCaretForegroundColor(text_color)
-        self.editor.setCaretLineBackgroundColor(QColor("#44475a"))
-        self.editor.setPaper(background_color)  # Set the background color for the entire paper
-        self.editor.setColor(text_color)
-
-        # Set editor
-        # Syntax Highlighting Colors
-        lexer = self.editor.lexer()
-        if lexer:
-            lexer.setDefaultPaper(background_color)  # Set the background color for the text area
-            lexer.setDefaultColor(text_color)
-            lexer.setColor(keyword_color, QsciLexerPython.Keyword)
-            lexer.setColor(string_color, QsciLexerPython.DoubleQuotedString)
-            lexer.setColor(string_color, QsciLexerPython.SingleQuotedString)
-            lexer.setColor(comment_color, QsciLexerPython.Comment)
-            lexer.setColor(class_function_color, QsciLexerPython.ClassName)
-            lexer.setColor(class_function_color, QsciLexerPython.FunctionMethodName)
-
-        # Set the style for all text to have a transparent background
-        # TODO find better way how to do it!
-        for style in range(
-            128
-        ):  # QsciScintilla supports 128 styles by default, this set all to transparent background
-            self.lexer.setPaper(background_color, style)
-
-    def run_script(self):
-        """Runs the current script in the editor."""
-        if self.jupyter_terminal_enabled:
-            script = self.editor.text()
-            self.terminal.execute(script)
-
-        else:
-            script = self.editor.text()
-            self.script_runner_thread = ScriptRunnerThread(script)
-            self.script_runner_thread.outputSignal.connect(self.update_terminal)
-            self.script_runner_thread.start()
-
-    def update_terminal(self, text):
-        """Updates the terminal with new text.
-
-        Args:
-            text (str): The text to be appended to the terminal.
-        """
-        self.terminal.append(text)
-
-    def enable_docstring_tooltip(self):
-        """Enables the docstring tooltip."""
-        self.docstring_tooltip = True
-        self.auto_completer.enable_docstring = True
-
-    def open_file(self):
-        """Opens a file dialog for selecting and opening a Python file in the editor."""
-        options = QFileDialog.Options()
-        options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
-        file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-            self, "Open file", "", "Python files (*.py);;All Files (*)", options=options
-        )
-
-        if not file_path:
-            return
-        try:
-            with open(file_path, "r") as file:
-                text = file.read()
-            self.editor.setText(text)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            print(f"The file {file_path} was not found.")
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"An error occurred while opening the file {file_path}: {e}")
-
-    def save_file(self):
-        """Opens a save file dialog for saving the current script in the editor."""
-        options = QFileDialog.Options()
-        options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
-        file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
-            self, "Save file", "", "Python files (*.py);;All Files (*)", options=options
-        )
-
-        if not file_path:
-            return
-        try:
-            if not file_path.endswith(".py"):
-                file_path += ".py"
-
-            with open(file_path, "w") as file:
-                text = self.editor.text()
-                file.write(text)
-                print(f"File saved to {file_path}")
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"An error occurred while saving the file to {file_path}: {e}")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    app = QApplication([])
-    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
-
-    mainWin = BECEditor(jupyter_terminal_enabled=True)
-
-    mainWin.show()
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/init.py
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-from .monitor import BECMonitor
-from .config_dialog import ConfigDialog
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py
@@ -1,510 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from qtpy import uic
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QWidget,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QTableWidget,
-    QTabWidget,
-    QTableWidgetItem,
-    QLineEdit,
-)
-
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.yaml_dialog import load_yaml, save_yaml
-
-current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-Ui_Form, BaseClass = uic.loadUiType(os.path.join(current_path, "config_dialog.ui"))
-Tab_Ui_Form, Tab_BaseClass = uic.loadUiType(os.path.join(current_path, "tab_template.ui"))
-
-# test configs for demonstration purpose
-
-# Configuration for default mode when only devices are monitored
-config_default = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "black",
-        "num_columns": 1,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": False,
-    },
-    "plot_data": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor Y",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "bpm4i",
-                "signals": [{"name": "bpm4i", "entry": "bpm4i"}],
-            },
-        },
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor X",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "Gauss",
-                "signals": [
-                    {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                    {"name": "gauss_acd1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    {"name": "gauss_acd2", "entry": "gauss_adc2"},
-                ],
-            },
-        },
-    ],
-}
-
-# Configuration which is dynamically changing depending on the scan type
-config_scan = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "white",
-        "num_columns": 3,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": True,
-    },
-    "plot_data": {
-        "grid_scan": [
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 1",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 2",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 3",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"}],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 4",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [{"name": "gauss_adc3", "entry": "gauss_adc3"}],
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-        "line_scan": [
-            {
-                "plot_name": "BPM plot",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc2", "entry": "gauss_adc2"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Multi",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "Multi",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Multi",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "Multi",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-    },
-}
-
-
-class ConfigDialog(QWidget, Ui_Form):
-    config_updated = pyqtSignal(dict)
-
-    def __init__(self, default_config=None):
-        super(ConfigDialog, self).__init__()
-        self.setupUi(self)
-
-        # Connect the Ok/Apply/Cancel buttons
-        self.pushButton_ok.clicked.connect(self.apply_and_close)
-        self.pushButton_apply.clicked.connect(self.apply_config)
-        self.pushButton_cancel.clicked.connect(self.close)
-
-        # Hook signals top level
-        self.pushButton_new_scan_type.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.generate_empty_scan_tab(
-                self.tabWidget_scan_types, self.lineEdit_scan_type.text()
-            )
-        )
-
-        # Load/save yaml file buttons
-        self.pushButton_import.clicked.connect(self.load_config_from_yaml)
-        self.pushButton_export.clicked.connect(self.save_config_to_yaml)
-
-        # Scan Types changed
-        self.comboBox_scanTypes.currentIndexChanged.connect(self._init_default)
-
-        # Make scan tabs closable
-        self.tabWidget_scan_types.tabCloseRequested.connect(self.handle_tab_close_request)
-
-        # Init functions to make a default dialog
-        if default_config is None:
-            self._init_default()
-        else:
-            self.load_config(default_config)
-
-    def _init_default(self):
-        """Init default dialog"""
-
-        if self.comboBox_scanTypes.currentText() == "Disabled":  # Default mode
-            self.add_new_scan_tab(self.tabWidget_scan_types, "Default")
-            self.add_new_plot_tab(self.tabWidget_scan_types.widget(0))
-            self.pushButton_new_scan_type.setEnabled(False)
-            self.lineEdit_scan_type.setEnabled(False)
-        else:  # Scan mode with clear tab
-            self.pushButton_new_scan_type.setEnabled(True)
-            self.lineEdit_scan_type.setEnabled(True)
-            self.tabWidget_scan_types.clear()
-
-    def add_new_scan_tab(
-        self, parent_tab: QTabWidget, scan_name: str, closable: bool = False
-    ) -> QWidget:
-        """
-        Add a new scan tab to the parent tab widget
-
-        Args:
-            parent_tab(QTabWidget): Parent tab widget, where to add scan tab
-            scan_name(str): Scan name
-            closable(bool): If True, the scan tab will be closable
-
-        Returns:
-            scan_tab(QWidget): Scan tab widget
-        """
-        # Check for an existing tab with the same name
-        for index in range(parent_tab.count()):
-            if parent_tab.tabText(index) == scan_name:
-                print(f'Scan name "{scan_name}" already exists.')
-                return None  # or return the existing tab: return parent_tab.widget(index)
-
-        # Create a new scan tab
-        scan_tab = QWidget()
-        scan_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(scan_tab)
-
-        # Set a tab widget for plots
-        tabWidget_plots = QTabWidget()
-        tabWidget_plots.setObjectName("tabWidget_plots")  # TODO decide if needed to give a name
-        tabWidget_plots.setTabsClosable(True)
-        tabWidget_plots.tabCloseRequested.connect(self.handle_tab_close_request)
-        scan_tab_layout.addWidget(tabWidget_plots)
-
-        # Add scan tab
-        parent_tab.addTab(scan_tab, scan_name)
-
-        # Make tabs closable
-        if closable:
-            parent_tab.setTabsClosable(closable)
-
-        return scan_tab
-
-    def add_new_plot_tab(self, scan_tab: QWidget) -> QWidget:
-        """
-        Add a new plot tab to the scan tab
-
-        Args:
-            scan_tab (QWidget): Scan tab widget
-
-        Returns:
-            plot_tab (QWidget): Plot tab
-        """
-
-        # Create a new plot tab from .ui template
-        plot_tab = QWidget()
-        plot_tab_ui = Tab_Ui_Form()
-        plot_tab_ui.setupUi(plot_tab)
-        plot_tab.ui = plot_tab_ui
-
-        # Add plot to current scan tab
-        tabWidget_plots = scan_tab.findChild(
-            QTabWidget, "tabWidget_plots"
-        )  # TODO decide if putting name is needed
-        plot_name = f"Plot {tabWidget_plots.count() + 1}"
-        tabWidget_plots.addTab(plot_tab, plot_name)
-
-        # Hook signal
-        self.hook_plot_tab_signals(scan_tab=scan_tab, plot_tab=plot_tab.ui)
-
-        return plot_tab
-
-    def hook_plot_tab_signals(self, scan_tab: QTabWidget, plot_tab: Tab_Ui_Form) -> None:
-        """
-        Hook signals of the plot tab
-        Args:
-            scan_tab(QTabWidget): Scan tab widget
-            plot_tab(Tab_Ui_Form): Plot tab widget
-        """
-        plot_tab.pushButton_add_new_plot.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_new_plot_tab(scan_tab=scan_tab)
-        )
-        plot_tab.pushButton_y_new.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.add_new_signal(plot_tab.tableWidget_y_signals)
-        )
-
-    def add_new_signal(self, table: QTableWidget) -> None:
-        """
-        Add a new signal to the table
-
-        Args:
-            table(QTableWidget): Table widget
-        """
-
-        row_position = table.rowCount()
-        table.insertRow(row_position)
-        table.setItem(row_position, 0, QTableWidgetItem(""))
-        table.setItem(row_position, 1, QTableWidgetItem(""))
-
-    def handle_tab_close_request(self, index: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Handle tab close request
-
-        Args:
-            index(int): Index of the tab to be closed
-        """
-
-        parent_tab = self.sender()
-        if parent_tab.count() > 1:  # ensure there is at least one tab
-            parent_tab.removeTab(index)
-
-    def generate_empty_scan_tab(self, parent_tab: QTabWidget, scan_name: str):
-        """
-        Generate an empty scan tab
-
-        Args:
-            parent_tab (QTabWidget): Parent tab widget where to add the scan tab
-            scan_name(str): name of the scan tab
-        """
-
-        scan_tab = self.add_new_scan_tab(parent_tab, scan_name, closable=True)
-        if scan_tab is not None:
-            self.add_new_plot_tab(scan_tab)
-
-    def get_plot_config(self, plot_tab: QWidget) -> dict:
-        """
-        Get plot configuration from the plot tab adn send it as dict
-
-        Args:
-            plot_tab(QWidget): Plot tab widget
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: Plot configuration
-        """
-
-        ui = plot_tab.ui
-        table = ui.tableWidget_y_signals
-        signals = [
-            {
-                "name": self.safe_text(table.item(row, 0)),
-                "entry": self.safe_text(table.item(row, 1)),
-            }
-            for row in range(table.rowCount())
-        ]
-
-        plot_data = {
-            "plot_name": self.safe_text(ui.lineEdit_plot_title),
-            "x": {
-                "label": self.safe_text(ui.lineEdit_x_label),
-                "signals": [
-                    {
-                        "name": self.safe_text(ui.lineEdit_x_name),
-                        "entry": self.safe_text(ui.lineEdit_x_entry),
-                    }
-                ],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": self.safe_text(ui.lineEdit_y_label),
-                "signals": signals,
-            },
-        }
-
-        return plot_data
-
-    def apply_config(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        Apply configuration from the whole configuration window
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: Current configuration
-
-        """
-
-        # General settings
-        config = {
-            "plot_settings": {
-                "background_color": self.comboBox_appearance.currentText(),
-                "num_columns": self.spinBox_n_column.value(),
-                "colormap": self.comboBox_colormap.currentText(),
-                "scan_types": True if self.comboBox_scanTypes.currentText() == "Enabled" else False,
-            },
-            "plot_data": {} if self.comboBox_scanTypes.currentText() == "Enabled" else [],
-        }
-
-        # Iterate through the plot tabs - Device monitor mode
-        if config["plot_settings"]["scan_types"] == False:
-            plot_tab = self.tabWidget_scan_types.widget(0).findChild(QTabWidget)
-            for index in range(plot_tab.count()):
-                plot_data = self.get_plot_config(plot_tab.widget(index))
-                config["plot_data"].append(plot_data)
-
-        # Iterate through the scan tabs - Scan mode
-        elif config["plot_settings"]["scan_types"] == True:
-            # Iterate through the scan tabs
-            for index in range(self.tabWidget_scan_types.count()):
-                scan_tab = self.tabWidget_scan_types.widget(index)
-                scan_name = self.tabWidget_scan_types.tabText(index)
-                plot_tab = scan_tab.findChild(QTabWidget)
-                config["plot_data"][scan_name] = []
-                # Iterate through the plot tabs
-                for index in range(plot_tab.count()):
-                    plot_data = self.get_plot_config(plot_tab.widget(index))
-                    config["plot_data"][scan_name].append(plot_data)
-
-        return config
-
-    def load_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Load configuration to the configuration window
-
-        Args:
-            config(dict): Configuration to be loaded
-        """
-
-        # Plot setting General box
-        plot_settings = config.get("plot_settings", {})
-
-        self.comboBox_appearance.setCurrentText(plot_settings.get("background_color", "black"))
-        self.spinBox_n_column.setValue(plot_settings.get("num_columns", 1))
-        self.comboBox_colormap.setCurrentText(
-            plot_settings.get("colormap", "magma")
-        )  # TODO make logic to allow also different colormaps -> validation of incoming dict
-        self.comboBox_scanTypes.setCurrentText(
-            "Enabled" if plot_settings.get("scan_types", False) else "Disabled"
-        )
-
-        # Clear exiting scan tabs
-        self.tabWidget_scan_types.clear()
-
-        # Get what mode is active - scan vs default device monitor
-        scan_mode = plot_settings.get("scan_types", False)
-
-        if scan_mode is False:  # default mode:
-            plot_data = config.get("plot_data", [])
-            self.add_new_scan_tab(self.tabWidget_scan_types, "Default")
-            for plot_config in plot_data:  # Create plot tab for each plot and populate GUI
-                plot = self.add_new_plot_tab(self.tabWidget_scan_types.widget(0))
-                self.load_plot_setting(plot, plot_config)
-        elif scan_mode is True:  # scan mode
-            plot_data = config.get("plot_data", {})
-            for scan_name, scan_config in plot_data.items():
-                scan_tab = self.add_new_scan_tab(self.tabWidget_scan_types, scan_name)
-                for plot_config in scan_config:
-                    plot = self.add_new_plot_tab(scan_tab)
-                    self.load_plot_setting(plot, plot_config)
-
-    def load_plot_setting(self, plot: QWidget, plot_config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Load plot setting from config
-
-        Args:
-            plot (QWidget): plot tab widget
-            plot_config (dict): config for single plot tab
-        """
-        x_config = plot_config.get("x", {})
-        x_signals = x_config.get("signals", [{}])[0]  # Assuming at least one x signal
-        y_config = plot_config.get("y", {})
-        y_signals = y_config.get("signals", [])
-
-        # LabelBox
-        plot.ui.lineEdit_plot_title.setText(plot_config.get("plot_name", ""))
-        plot.ui.lineEdit_x_label.setText(x_config.get("label", ""))
-        plot.ui.lineEdit_y_label.setText(y_config.get("label", ""))
-
-        # X axis
-        plot.ui.lineEdit_x_name.setText(x_signals.get("name", ""))
-        plot.ui.lineEdit_x_entry.setText(x_signals.get("entry", ""))
-
-        # Y axis
-        for y_signal in y_signals:
-            row_position = plot.ui.tableWidget_y_signals.rowCount()
-            plot.ui.tableWidget_y_signals.insertRow(row_position)
-            plot.ui.tableWidget_y_signals.setItem(
-                row_position, 0, QTableWidgetItem(y_signal.get("name", ""))
-            )
-            plot.ui.tableWidget_y_signals.setItem(
-                row_position, 1, QTableWidgetItem(y_signal.get("entry", ""))
-            )
-
-    def load_config_from_yaml(self):
-        """
-        Load configuration from yaml file
-        """
-        config = load_yaml(self)
-        self.load_config(config)
-
-    def save_config_to_yaml(self):
-        """
-        Save configuration to yaml file
-        """
-        config = self.apply_config()
-        save_yaml(self, config)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def safe_text(line_edit: QLineEdit) -> str:
-        """
-        Get text from a line edit, if it is None, return empty string
-        Args:
-            line_edit(QLineEdit): Line edit widget
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Text from the line edit
-        """
-        return "" if line_edit is None else line_edit.text()
-
-    def apply_and_close(self):
-        new_config = self.apply_config()
-        self.config_updated.emit(new_config)
-        self.close()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    app = QApplication([])
-    main_app = ConfigDialog()
-    main_app.show()
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.ui
@@ -1,210 +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>597</width>
-    <height>769</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Plot Configuration</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_plot_setting">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Plot Layout Settings</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-        <item>
-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-          <item row="0" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Number of Columns</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Scan Types</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="0">
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_new_scan_type">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>New Scan Type</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1">
-           <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_scanTypes">
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Disabled</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Enabled</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="0" column="1">
-           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_n_column">
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <number>1</number>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="1">
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_scan_type"/>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="Line" name="line">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Appearance</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_appearance">
-            <property name="enabled">
-             <bool>false</bool>
-            </property>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>black</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>white</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Default Color Palette</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_colormap">
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>magma</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>plasma</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>viridis</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>reds</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_config">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Configuration</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_import">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Import</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_export">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Export</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget_scan_types">
-     <property name="tabPosition">
-      <enum>QTabWidget::West</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="tabShape">
-      <enum>QTabWidget::Rounded</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>-1</number>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="confirm_layout">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_cancel">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Cancel</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_apply">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Apply</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_ok">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>OK</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/example_configs/config_device.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/example_configs/config_device.yaml
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-plot_settings:
-  background_color: "black"
-  num_columns: 2
-  colormap: "viridis"
-  scan_types: False
-
-plot_data:
-  - plot_name: "BPM4i plots vs samy"
-    x:
-      label: 'Motor Y'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samy"
-          entry: "samy"
-    y:
-      label: 'bpm4i'
-      signals:
-        - name: "bpm4i"
-          entry: "bpm4i"
-
-  - plot_name: "BPM4i plots vs samx"
-    x:
-      label: 'Motor X'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samx"
-          entry: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: 'bpm6b'
-      signals:
-        - name: "bpm6b"
-          entry: "bpm6b"
-        - name: "samy"
-          entry: "samy"
-
-  - plot_name: "Multiple Gaussian"
-    x:
-      label: 'Motor X'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samx"
-          entry: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: 'Gauss ADC'
-      signals:
-        - name: "gauss_adc1"
-          entry: "gauss_adc1"
-        - name: "gauss_adc2"
-          entry: "gauss_adc2"
-        - name: "gauss_adc3"
-          entry: "gauss_adc3"
-
-  - plot_name: "Linear Signals"
-    x:
-      label: 'Motor X'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samy"
-          entry: "samy"
-    y:
-      label: 'Motor Y'
-      signals:
-        - name: "samy"
-          entry: "samy"
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/example_configs/config_scans.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/example_configs/config_scans.yaml
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-plot_settings:
-  background_color: "black"
-  num_columns: 2
-  colormap: "plasma"
-  scan_types: True
-
-plot_data:
-  line_scan:
-
-    - plot_name: "BPM plot"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor X'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: "samx"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-          - name: "gauss_adc2"
-            entry: "gauss_adc2"
-
-    - plot_name: "Multi"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor X'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: "samx"
-      y:
-        label: 'Multi'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: "samx"
-
-  grid_scan:
-    - plot_name: "Grid plot 1"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor X'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: "samx"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-
-    - plot_name: "Grid plot 2"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor X'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samx"
-            entry: "samx"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-          - name: "gauss_adc1"
-            entry: "gauss_adc1"
-
-    - plot_name: "Grid plot 3"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor Y'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samy"
-            entry: "samy"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_bpm"
-            entry: "gauss_bpm"
-
-    - plot_name: "Grid plot 4"
-      x:
-        label: 'Motor Y'
-        signals:
-          - name: "samy"
-            entry: "samy"
-      y:
-        label: 'BPM'
-        signals:
-          - name: "gauss_adc3"
-            entry: "gauss_adc3"
-
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/monitor.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/monitor.py
@@ -1,476 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import time
-
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from pydantic import ValidationError
-
-from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints
-from qtpy import QtCore
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal, Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QTableWidgetItem, QWidget, QMessageBox
-from pyqtgraph import mkPen, mkBrush
-from qtpy import uic
-
-from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils import Crosshair, Colors
-
-from bec_widgets.validation import MonitorConfigValidator
-
-# just for demonstration purposes if script run directly
-config_scan_mode = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "white",
-        "num_columns": 3,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": True,
-    },
-    "plot_data": {
-        "grid_scan": [
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 1",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 2",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 3",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"}],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 4",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [{"name": "gauss_adc3", "entry": "gauss_adc3"}],
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-        "line_scan": [
-            {
-                "plot_name": "BPM plot",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc2", "entry": "gauss_adc2"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Multi",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "Multi",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "samx", "entry": ["samx", "samx_setpoint"]},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-    },
-}
-
-config_simple = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "black",
-        "num_columns": 2,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": False,
-    },
-    "plot_data": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor Y",
-                # "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-                "signals": [{"name": "samy"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "bpm4i",
-                "signals": [{"name": "bpm4i", "entry": "bpm4i"}],
-            },
-        },
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor X",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "Gauss",
-                # "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"}],
-                "signals": [
-                    {"name": "gauss_bpm"},
-                    {"name": "samy", "entry": "samy"},
-                ],
-            },
-        },
-    ],
-}
-
-config_no_entry = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "white",
-        "num_columns": 5,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": False,
-    },
-    "plot_data": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
-            "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx"}]},
-            "y": {"label": "bpm4i", "signals": [{"name": "bpm4i"}]},
-        },
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
-            "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx"}]},
-            "y": {"label": "Gauss", "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm"}, {"name": "gauss_adc1"}]},
-        },
-    ],
-}
-
-
-class BECMonitor(pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
-    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        parent=None,
-        client=None,
-        config: dict = None,
-        enable_crosshair: bool = False,
-        gui_id=None,
-    ):
-        super(BECMonitor, self).__init__(parent=parent)
-
-        # Client and device manager from BEC
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
-        self.queue = self.client.queue
-
-        self.validator = MonitorConfigValidator(self.dev)
-
-        if gui_id is None:
-            self.gui_id = self.__class__.__name__ + str(time.time())  # TODO still in discussion
-
-        # Connect slots dispatcher
-        bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
-        # bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.on_config_update, MessageEndpoints.gui_config(self.gui_id)) #TODO connect when ready
-
-        # Current configuration
-        self.config = config
-
-        # Enable crosshair
-        self.enable_crosshair = enable_crosshair
-
-        # Displayed Data
-        self.data = {}
-
-        self.crosshairs = None
-        self.plots = None
-        self.curves_data = None
-        self.grid_coordinates = None
-        self.scanID = None
-
-        # TODO make colors accessible to users
-        self.user_colors = {}  # key: (plot_name, y_name, y_entry), value: color
-
-        # Connect the update signal to the update plot method #TODO enable when update is fixed
-        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update_plot
-        )
-
-        # Init UI
-        if self.config is None:
-            print("No initial config found for BECDeviceMonitor")
-        else:
-            self.on_config_update(self.config)
-
-    def _init_config(self):
-        """
-        Initializes or update the configuration settings for the PlotApp.
-        """
-
-        # Separate configs
-        self.plot_settings = self.config.get("plot_settings", {})
-        self.plot_data_config = self.config.get("plot_data", {})
-        self.scan_types = self.plot_settings.get("scan_types", False)
-
-        if self.scan_types is False:  # Device tracking mode
-            self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config  # TODO logic has to be improved
-        else:  # without incoming data setup the first configuration to the first scan type sorted alphabetically by name
-            self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config[min(list(self.plot_data_config.keys()))]
-
-        # TODO init plot background -> so far not used, I don't like how it is done in extreme.py
-
-        # Initialize the UI
-        self._init_ui(self.plot_settings["num_columns"])
-
-    def _init_ui(self, num_columns: int = 3) -> None:
-        """
-        Initialize the UI components, create plots and store their grid positions.
-
-        Args:
-            num_columns (int): Number of columns to wrap the layout.
-
-        This method initializes a dictionary `self.plots` to store the plot objects
-        along with their corresponding x and y signal names. It dynamically arranges
-        the plots in a grid layout based on the given number of columns and dynamically
-        stretches the last plots to fit the remaining space.
-        """
-        self.clear()
-        self.plots = {}
-        self.grid_coordinates = []
-
-        num_plots = len(self.plot_data)
-
-        # Check if num_columns exceeds the number of plots
-        if num_columns >= num_plots:
-            num_columns = num_plots
-            self.plot_settings["num_columns"] = num_columns  # Update the settings
-            print(
-                f"Warning: num_columns in the YAML file was greater than the number of plots. Resetting num_columns to number of plots:{num_columns}."
-            )
-        else:
-            self.plot_settings["num_columns"] = num_columns  # Update the settings
-
-        num_rows = num_plots // num_columns
-        last_row_cols = num_plots % num_columns
-        remaining_space = num_columns - last_row_cols
-
-        for i, plot_config in enumerate(self.plot_data):
-            row, col = i // num_columns, i % num_columns
-            colspan = 1
-
-            if row == num_rows and remaining_space > 0:
-                if last_row_cols == 1:
-                    colspan = num_columns
-                else:
-                    colspan = remaining_space // last_row_cols + 1
-                    remaining_space -= colspan - 1
-                    last_row_cols -= 1
-
-            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "")
-            x_label = plot_config["x"].get("label", "")
-            y_label = plot_config["y"].get("label", "")
-
-            plot = self.addPlot(row=row, col=col, colspan=colspan, title=plot_name)
-            plot.setLabel("bottom", x_label)
-            plot.setLabel("left", y_label)
-            plot.addLegend()
-
-            self.plots[plot_name] = plot
-            self.grid_coordinates.append((row, col))
-
-        self.init_curves()
-
-    def init_curves(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Initialize curve data and properties, and update table row labels.
-
-        This method initializes a nested dictionary `self.curves_data` to store
-        the curve objects for each x and y signal pair. It also updates the row labels
-        in `self.tableWidget_crosshair` to include the grid position for each y-value.
-        """
-        self.curves_data = {}
-        row_labels = []
-
-        for idx, plot_config in enumerate(self.plot_data):
-            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "")
-            plot = self.plots[plot_name]
-            plot.clear()
-
-            y_configs = plot_config["y"]["signals"]
-            colors_ys = Colors.golden_angle_color(
-                colormap=self.plot_settings["colormap"], num=len(y_configs)
-            )
-
-            curve_list = []
-            for i, (y_config, color) in enumerate(zip(y_configs, colors_ys)):
-                y_name = y_config["name"]
-                y_entry = y_config["entry"]
-
-                user_color = self.user_colors.get((plot_name, y_name, y_entry), None)
-                color_to_use = user_color if user_color else color
-
-                pen_curve = mkPen(color=color_to_use, width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
-                brush_curve = mkBrush(color=color_to_use)
-
-                curve_data = pg.PlotDataItem(
-                    symbolSize=5,
-                    symbolBrush=brush_curve,
-                    pen=pen_curve,
-                    skipFiniteCheck=True,
-                    name=f"{y_name} ({y_entry})",
-                )
-
-                curve_list.append((y_name, y_entry, curve_data))
-                plot.addItem(curve_data)
-                row_labels.append(f"{y_name} ({y_entry}) - {plot_name}")
-
-            self.curves_data[plot_name] = curve_list
-
-        # Hook Crosshair
-        if self.enable_crosshair == True:
-            self.hook_crosshair()
-
-    def hook_crosshair(self) -> None:
-        """Hook the crosshair to all plots."""
-        # TODO can be extended to hook crosshair signal for mouse move/clicked
-        self.crosshairs = {}
-        for plot_name, plot in self.plots.items():
-            crosshair = Crosshair(plot, precision=3)
-            self.crosshairs[plot_name] = crosshair
-
-    def update_plot(self) -> None:
-        """Update the plot data based on the stored data dictionary."""
-        for plot_name, curve_list in self.curves_data.items():
-            for y_name, y_entry, curve in curve_list:
-                x_config = next(
-                    (pc["x"] for pc in self.plot_data if pc.get("plot_name") == plot_name), {}
-                )
-                x_signal_config = x_config["signals"][0]
-                x_name = x_signal_config.get("name", "")
-                x_entry = x_signal_config.get("entry", x_name)
-
-                key = (x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry)
-                data_x = self.data.get(key, {}).get("x", [])
-                data_y = self.data.get(key, {}).get("y", [])
-
-                curve.setData(data_x, data_y)
-
-    def get_config(self):
-        """Return the current configuration settings."""
-        return self.config
-
-    def show_config_dialog(self):
-        """Show the configuration dialog."""
-        from .config_dialog import ConfigDialog
-
-        dialog = ConfigDialog(default_config=self.config)
-        dialog.config_updated.connect(self.on_config_update)
-        dialog.show()
-
-    def update_client(self, client) -> None:
-        """Update the client and device manager from BEC.
-        Args:
-            client: BEC client
-        """
-        self.client = client
-        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict)
-    def on_config_update(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Validate and update the configuration settings for the PlotApp.
-        Args:
-            config(dict): Configuration settings
-        """
-
-        try:
-            validated_config = self.validator.validate_monitor_config(config)
-            self.config = validated_config.model_dump()
-            self._init_config()
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            error_message = f"Monitor configuration validation error: {e}"
-            print(error_message)
-        # QMessageBox.critical(self, "Configuration Error", error_message) #TODO do better error popups
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
-    def on_scan_segment(self, msg, metadata):
-        """
-        Handle new scan segments and saves data to a dictionary. Linked through bec_dispatcher.
-
-        Args:
-            msg (dict): Message received with scan data.
-            metadata (dict): Metadata of the scan.
-        """
-        # TODO for scan mode, if there are same names for different plots, the data are assigned multiple times
-        current_scanID = msg.get("scanID", None)
-        if current_scanID is None:
-            return
-
-        if current_scanID != self.scanID:
-            if self.scan_types is False:
-                self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config
-            elif self.scan_types is True:
-                currentName = metadata.get("scan_name")
-                if currentName is None:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"Scan name not found in metadata. Please check the scan_name in the YAML config or in bec "
-                        f"configuration."
-                    )
-                self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config.get(currentName, [])
-                if self.plot_data == []:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"Scan name {currentName} not found in the YAML config. Please check the scan_name in the "
-                        f"YAML config or in bec configuration."
-                    )
-
-                # Init UI
-                self._init_ui(self.plot_settings["num_columns"])
-
-            self.scanID = current_scanID
-            self.data = {}
-            self.init_curves()
-
-        for plot_config in self.plot_data:
-            x_config = plot_config["x"]
-            x_signal_config = x_config["signals"][0]  # There is exactly 1 config for x signals
-
-            x_name = x_signal_config.get("name", "")
-            x_entry = x_signal_config.get("entry", [])
-
-            y_configs = plot_config["y"]["signals"]
-            for y_config in y_configs:
-                y_name = y_config.get("name", "")
-                y_entry = y_config.get("entry", [])
-
-                key = (x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry)
-
-                data_x = msg["data"].get(x_name, {}).get(x_entry, {}).get("value", None)
-                data_y = msg["data"].get(y_name, {}).get(y_entry, {}).get("value", None)
-
-                if data_x is not None:
-                    self.data.setdefault(key, {}).setdefault("x", []).append(data_x)
-
-                if data_y is not None:
-                    self.data.setdefault(key, {}).setdefault("y", []).append(data_y)
-
-        self.update_signal.emit()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    import sys
-    from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
-
-    client = bec_dispatcher.client
-    client.start()
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    monitor = BECMonitor(config=config_simple)
-    monitor.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/tab_template.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/tab_template.ui
@@ -1,180 +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>506</width>
-    <height>592</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_general">
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>General</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>X Label</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="1" column="0" colspan="5">
-       <widget class="Line" name="line_2">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="4">
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_y_label"/>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="3">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Y Label</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="0" column="1" colspan="4">
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_plot_title"/>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_x_label"/>
-      </item>
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Plot Title</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="2">
-       <widget class="Line" name="line_3">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_x_axis">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>X Axis</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Name:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_x_name"/>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="Line" name="line">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Entry:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_x_entry"/>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_y_signals">
-       <property name="title">
-        <string>Y Signals</string>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="BECTable" name="tableWidget_y_signals">
-          <column>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Name</string>
-           </property>
-          </column>
-          <column>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Entries</string>
-           </property>
-          </column>
-          <column>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Color</string>
-           </property>
-          </column>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_add_new_plot">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Add New Plot</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_y_new">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Add New Signal</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BECTable</class>
-   <extends>QTableWidget</extends>
-   <header>bec_widgets.qt_utils.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/scan_control/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/scan_control/init.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .scan_control import ScanControl
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/scan_control/scan_control.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/scan_control/scan_control.py
@@ -1,441 +0,0 @@
-import msgpack
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QWidget,
-    QComboBox,
-    QPushButton,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QGroupBox,
-    QLabel,
-    QLineEdit,
-    QDoubleSpinBox,
-    QSpinBox,
-    QCheckBox,
-    QFrame,
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QLayout,
-    QGridLayout,
-    QTableWidget,
-    QTableWidgetItem,
-    QHeaderView,
-)
-
-from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
-
-
-class ScanArgType:
-    DEVICE = "device"
-    FLOAT = "float"
-    INT = "int"
-    BOOL = "bool"
-    STR = "str"
-
-
-class ScanControl(QWidget):
-    WIDGET_HANDLER = {
-        ScanArgType.DEVICE: QLineEdit,
-        ScanArgType.FLOAT: QDoubleSpinBox,
-        ScanArgType.INT: QSpinBox,
-        ScanArgType.BOOL: QCheckBox,
-        ScanArgType.STR: QLineEdit,
-    }
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, allowed_scans=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        # Client from BEC + shortcuts to device manager and scans
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
-        self.scans = self.client.scans
-
-        # Scan list - allowed scans for the GUI
-        self.allowed_scans = allowed_scans
-
-        # Create and set main layout
-        self._init_UI()
-
-    def _init_UI(self):
-        self.verticalLayout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-
-        # Scan selection group box
-        self.scan_selection_group = QGroupBox("Scan Selection", self)
-        self.scan_selection_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.scan_selection_group)
-        self.comboBox_scan_selection = QComboBox(self.scan_selection_group)
-        self.button_run_scan = QPushButton("Run Scan", self.scan_selection_group)
-        self.scan_selection_layout.addWidget(self.comboBox_scan_selection)
-        self.scan_selection_layout.addWidget(self.button_run_scan)
-        self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.scan_selection_group)
-
-        # Scan control group box
-        self.scan_control_group = QGroupBox("Scan Control", self)
-        self.scan_control_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.scan_control_group)
-        self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.scan_control_group)
-
-        # Kwargs layout - just placeholder
-        self.kwargs_layout = QGridLayout()
-        self.scan_control_layout.addLayout(self.kwargs_layout)
-
-        # 1st Separator
-        self.add_horizontal_separator(self.scan_control_layout)
-
-        # Buttons
-        self.button_layout = QHBoxLayout()
-        self.pushButton_add_bundle = QPushButton("Add Bundle", self.scan_control_group)
-        self.pushButton_add_bundle.clicked.connect(self.add_bundle)
-        self.pushButton_remove_bundle = QPushButton("Remove Bundle", self.scan_control_group)
-        self.pushButton_remove_bundle.clicked.connect(self.remove_bundle)
-        self.button_layout.addWidget(self.pushButton_add_bundle)
-        self.button_layout.addWidget(self.pushButton_remove_bundle)
-        self.scan_control_layout.addLayout(self.button_layout)
-
-        # 2nd Separator
-        self.add_horizontal_separator(self.scan_control_layout)
-
-        # Initialize the QTableWidget for args
-        self.args_table = QTableWidget()
-        self.args_table.verticalHeader().setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.Fixed)
-
-        self.scan_control_layout.addWidget(self.args_table)
-
-        # Connect signals
-        self.comboBox_scan_selection.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.on_scan_selected)
-        self.button_run_scan.clicked.connect(self.run_scan)
-
-        # Initialize scan selection
-        self.populate_scans()
-
-    def add_horizontal_separator(self, layout) -> None:
-        """
-        Adds a horizontal separator to the given layout
-        Args:
-            layout: Layout to add the separator to
-        """
-        separator = QFrame(self.scan_control_group)
-        separator.setFrameShape(QFrame.HLine)
-        separator.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
-        layout.addWidget(separator)
-
-    def populate_scans(self):
-        """Populates the scan selection combo box with available scans"""
-        msg = self.client.producer.get(MessageEndpoints.available_scans())
-        self.available_scans = msgpack.loads(msg)
-        if self.allowed_scans is None:
-            allowed_scans = self.available_scans.keys()
-        else:
-            allowed_scans = self.allowed_scans
-        # TODO check parent class is ScanBase -> filter out the scans not relevant for GUI
-        self.comboBox_scan_selection.addItems(allowed_scans)
-
-    def on_scan_selected(self):
-        """Callback for scan selection combo box"""
-        selected_scan_name = self.comboBox_scan_selection.currentText()
-        selected_scan_info = self.available_scans.get(selected_scan_name, {})
-
-        print(selected_scan_info)  # TODO remove when widget will be more mature
-        # Generate kwargs input
-        self.generate_kwargs_input_fields(selected_scan_info)
-
-        # Args section
-        self.generate_args_input_fields(selected_scan_info)
-
-    def add_labels_to_layout(self, labels: list, grid_layout: QGridLayout) -> None:
-        """
-        Adds labels to the given grid layout as a separate row.
-        Args:
-            labels (list): List of label names to add.
-            grid_layout (QGridLayout): The grid layout to which labels will be added.
-        """
-        row_index = grid_layout.rowCount()  # Get the next available row
-        for column_index, label_name in enumerate(labels):
-            label = QLabel(label_name.capitalize(), self.scan_control_group)
-            # Add the label to the grid layout at the calculated row and current column
-            grid_layout.addWidget(label, row_index, column_index)
-
-    def add_labels_to_table(
-        self, labels: list, table: QTableWidget
-    ) -> None:  # TODO could be moved to BECTable
-        """
-        Adds labels to the given table widget as a header row.
-        Args:
-            labels(list): List of label names to add.
-            table(QTableWidget): The table widget to which labels will be added.
-        """
-        table.setColumnCount(len(labels))
-        table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(labels)
-
-    def generate_args_input_fields(self, scan_info: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Generates input fields for args
-        Args:
-            scan_info(dict): Scan signature dictionary from BEC.
-        """
-
-        # Setup args table limits
-        self.set_args_table_limits(self.args_table, scan_info)
-
-        # Get arg_input from selected scan
-        self.arg_input = scan_info.get("arg_input", {})
-
-        # Generate labels for table
-        self.add_labels_to_table(list(self.arg_input.keys()), self.args_table)
-
-        # add minimum number of args rows
-        if self.arg_size_min is not None:
-            for i in range(self.arg_size_min):
-                self.add_bundle()
-
-    def generate_kwargs_input_fields(self, scan_info: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Generates input fields for kwargs
-        Args:
-            scan_info(dict): Scan signature dictionary from BEC.
-        """
-        # Create a new kwarg layout to replace the old one - this is necessary because otherwise row count is not reseted
-        self.clear_and_delete_layout(self.kwargs_layout)
-        self.kwargs_layout = self.create_new_grid_layout()  # Create new grid layout
-        self.scan_control_layout.insertLayout(0, self.kwargs_layout)
-
-        # Get signature
-        signature = scan_info.get("signature", [])
-
-        # Extract kwargs from the converted signature
-        kwargs = [param["name"] for param in signature if param["kind"] == "KEYWORD_ONLY"]
-
-        # Add labels
-        self.add_labels_to_layout(kwargs, self.kwargs_layout)
-
-        # Add widgets
-        widgets = self.generate_widgets_from_signature(kwargs, signature)
-
-        self.add_widgets_row_to_layout(self.kwargs_layout, widgets)
-
-    def generate_widgets_from_signature(self, items: list, signature: dict = None) -> list:
-        """
-        Generates widgets from the given list of items.
-        Args:
-            items(list): List of items to create widgets for.
-            signature(dict, optional): Scan signature dictionary from BEC.
-
-        Returns:
-
-        """
-        widgets = []  # Initialize an empty list to hold the widgets
-
-        for item in items:
-            if signature:
-                # If a signature is provided, extract type and name from it
-                kwarg_info = next((info for info in signature if info["name"] == item), None)
-                if kwarg_info:
-                    item_type = kwarg_info.get("annotation", "_empty")
-                    item_name = item
-            else:
-                # If no signature is provided, assume the item is a tuple of (name, type)
-                item_name, item_type = item
-
-            widget_class = self.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(item_type, None)
-            if widget_class is None:
-                print(f"Unsupported annotation '{item_type}' for parameter '{item_name}'")
-                continue
-
-            # Instantiate the widget and set some properties if necessary
-            widget = widget_class()
-
-            # set high default range for spin boxes #TODO can be linked to motor/device limits from BEC
-            if isinstance(widget, (QSpinBox, QDoubleSpinBox)):
-                widget.setRange(-9999, 9999)
-                widget.setValue(0)
-            # Add the widget to the list
-            widgets.append(widget)
-
-        return widgets
-
-    def set_args_table_limits(self, table: QTableWidget, scan_info: dict) -> None:
-        # Get bundle info
-        arg_bundle_size = scan_info.get("arg_bundle_size", {})
-        self.arg_size_min = arg_bundle_size.get("min", 1)
-        self.arg_size_max = arg_bundle_size.get("max", None)
-
-        # Clear the previous input fields
-        table.setRowCount(0)  # Wipe table
-
-    def add_widgets_row_to_layout(
-        self, grid_layout: QGridLayout, widgets: list, row_index: int = None
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Adds a row of widgets to the given grid layout.
-
-        Args:
-            grid_layout (QGridLayout): The grid layout to which widgets will be added.
-            items (list): List of parameter names to create widgets for.
-            row_index (int): The row index where the widgets should be added.
-        """
-        # If row_index is not specified, add to the next available row
-        if row_index is None:
-            row_index = grid_layout.rowCount()
-
-        for column_index, widget in enumerate(widgets):
-            # Add the widget to the grid layout at the specified row and column
-            grid_layout.addWidget(widget, row_index, column_index)
-
-    def add_widgets_row_to_table(
-        self, table_widget: QTableWidget, widgets: list, row_index: int = None
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Adds a row of widgets to the given QTableWidget.
-
-        Args:
-            table_widget (QTableWidget): The table widget to which widgets will be added.
-            widgets (list): List of widgets to add to the table.
-            row_index (int): The row index where the widgets should be added. If None, add to the end.
-        """
-        # If row_index is not specified, add to the end of the table
-        if row_index is None or row_index > table_widget.rowCount():
-            row_index = table_widget.rowCount()
-            if self.arg_size_max is not None:  # ensure the max args size is not exceeded
-                if row_index >= self.arg_size_max:
-                    return
-            table_widget.insertRow(row_index)
-
-        for column_index, widget in enumerate(widgets):
-            # If the widget is a subclass of QWidget, use setCellWidget
-            if issubclass(type(widget), QWidget):
-                table_widget.setCellWidget(row_index, column_index, widget)
-            else:
-                # Otherwise, assume it's a string or some other value that should be displayed as text
-                item = QTableWidgetItem(str(widget))
-                table_widget.setItem(row_index, column_index, item)
-
-        # Optionally, adjust the row height based on the content #TODO decide if needed
-        table_widget.setRowHeight(
-            row_index,
-            max(widget.sizeHint().height() for widget in widgets if isinstance(widget, QWidget)),
-        )
-
-    def remove_last_row_from_table(self, table_widget: QTableWidget) -> None:
-        """
-        Removes the last row from the given QTableWidget until only one row is left.
-
-        Args:
-            table_widget (QTableWidget): The table widget from which the last row will be removed.
-        """
-        row_count = table_widget.rowCount()
-        if (
-            row_count > self.arg_size_min
-        ):  # Check to ensure there is a minimum number of rows remaining
-            table_widget.removeRow(row_count - 1)
-
-    def create_new_grid_layout(self):
-        new_layout = QGridLayout()
-        # TODO maybe setup other layouts properties here?
-        return new_layout
-
-    def clear_and_delete_layout(self, layout: QLayout):
-        """
-        Clears and deletes the given layout and all its child widgets.
-        Args:
-            layout(QLayout): Layout to clear and delete
-        """
-        if layout is not None:
-            while layout.count():
-                item = layout.takeAt(0)
-                widget = item.widget()
-                if widget:
-                    widget.deleteLater()
-                else:
-                    sub_layout = item.layout()
-                    if sub_layout:
-                        self.clear_and_delete_layout(sub_layout)
-            layout.deleteLater()
-
-    def add_bundle(self) -> None:
-        """Adds a new bundle to the scan control layout"""
-        # Get widgets used for particular scan and save them to be able to use for adding bundles
-        args_widgets = self.generate_widgets_from_signature(
-            self.arg_input.items()
-        )  # TODO decide if make sense to put widget list into method parameters
-
-        # Add first widgets row to the table
-        self.add_widgets_row_to_table(self.args_table, args_widgets)
-
-    def remove_bundle(self) -> None:
-        """Removes the last bundle from the scan control layout"""
-        self.remove_last_row_from_table(self.args_table)
-
-    def extract_kwargs_from_grid_row(self, grid_layout: QGridLayout, row: int) -> dict:
-        kwargs = {}
-        for column in range(grid_layout.columnCount()):
-            label_item = grid_layout.itemAtPosition(row, column)
-            if label_item is not None:
-                label_widget = label_item.widget()
-                if isinstance(label_widget, QLabel):
-                    key = label_widget.text()
-
-                    # The corresponding value widget is in the next row
-                    value_item = grid_layout.itemAtPosition(row + 1, column)
-                    if value_item is not None:
-                        value_widget = value_item.widget()
-                        # Use WidgetIO.get_value to extract the value
-                        value = WidgetIO.get_value(value_widget)
-                        kwargs[key] = value
-        return kwargs
-
-    def extract_args_from_table(self, table: QTableWidget) -> list:
-        """
-        Extracts the arguments from the given table widget.
-        Args:
-            table(QTableWidget): Table widget from which to extract the arguments
-        """
-        args = []
-        for row in range(table.rowCount()):
-            row_args = []
-            for column in range(table.columnCount()):
-                widget = table.cellWidget(row, column)
-                if widget:
-                    if isinstance(widget, QLineEdit):  # special case for QLineEdit for Devices
-                        value = widget.text().lower()
-                        if value in self.dev:
-                            value = getattr(self.dev, value)
-                        else:
-                            raise ValueError(f"The device '{value}' is not recognized.")
-                    else:
-                        value = WidgetIO.get_value(widget)
-                    row_args.append(value)
-            args.extend(row_args)
-        return args
-
-    def run_scan(self):
-        # Extract kwargs for the scan
-        kwargs = {
-            k.lower(): v
-            for k, v in self.extract_kwargs_from_grid_row(self.kwargs_layout, 1).items()
-        }
-
-        # Extract args from the table
-        args = self.extract_args_from_table(self.args_table)
-
-        # Convert args to lowercase if they are strings
-        args = [arg.lower() if isinstance(arg, str) else arg for arg in args]
-
-        # Execute the scan
-        scan_function = getattr(self.scans, self.comboBox_scan_selection.currentText())
-        if callable(scan_function):
-            scan_function(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
-# Application example
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
-
-    # BECclient global variables
-    client = bec_dispatcher.client
-    client.start()
-
-    app = QApplication([])
-    scan_control = ScanControl(
-        client=client,
-    )  # allowed_scans=["line_scan", "grid_scan"])
-
-    window = scan_control
-    window.show()
-    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/toolbar/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/toolbar/init.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .toolbar import ModularToolBar
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/toolbar/toolbar.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/toolbar/toolbar.py
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-
-# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
-from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QToolBar, QStyle, QApplication
-from qtpy.QtCore import QTimer
-from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-
-class ToolBarAction(ABC):
-    """Abstract base class for action creators for the toolbar."""
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def create(self, target: QWidget):
-        """Creates and returns an action to be added to a toolbar.
-
-        This method must be implemented by subclasses.
-
-        Args:
-            target (QWidget): The widget that the action will target.
-
-        Returns:
-            QAction: The action created for the toolbar.
-        """
-
-
-class OpenFileAction:  # (ToolBarAction):
-    """Action creator for the 'Open File' action in the toolbar."""
-
-    def create(self, target: QWidget):
-        """Creates an 'Open File' action for the toolbar.
-
-        Args:
-            target (QWidget): The widget that the 'Open File' action will be targeted.
-
-        Returns:
-            QAction: The 'Open File' action created for the toolbar.
-        """
-        icon = QApplication.style().standardIcon(QStyle.StandardPixmap.SP_DialogOpenButton)
-        action = QAction(icon, "Open File", target)
-        # action = QAction("Open File", target)
-        action.triggered.connect(target.open_file)
-        return action
-
-
-class SaveFileAction:
-    """Action creator for the 'Save File' action in the toolbar."""
-
-    def create(self, target):
-        """Creates a 'Save File' action for the toolbar.
-
-        Args:
-            target (QWidget): The widget that the 'Save File' action will be targeted.
-
-        Returns:
-            QAction: The 'Save File' action created for the toolbar.
-        """
-        icon = QApplication.style().standardIcon(QStyle.StandardPixmap.SP_DialogSaveButton)
-        action = QAction(icon, "Save File", target)
-        # action = QAction("Save File", target)
-        action.triggered.connect(target.save_file)
-        return action
-
-
-class RunScriptAction:
-    """Action creator for the 'Run Script' action in the toolbar."""
-
-    def create(self, target):
-        """Creates a 'Run Script' action for the toolbar.
-
-        Args:
-            target (QWidget): The widget that the 'Run Script' action will be targeted.
-
-        Returns:
-            QAction: The 'Run Script' action created for the toolbar.
-        """
-        icon = QApplication.style().standardIcon(QStyle.StandardPixmap.SP_MediaPlay)
-        action = QAction(icon, "Run Script", target)
-        # action = QAction("Run Script", target)
-        action.triggered.connect(target.run_script)
-        return action
-
-
-class ModularToolBar(QToolBar):
-    """Modular toolbar with optional automatic initialization.
-    Args:
-        parent (QWidget, optional): The parent widget of the toolbar. Defaults to None.
-        auto_init (bool, optional): If True, automatically populates the toolbar based on the parent widget.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, auto_init=True):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self.auto_init = auto_init
-        self.handler = {
-            "BECEditor": [OpenFileAction(), SaveFileAction(), RunScriptAction()],
-            # BECMonitor: [SomeOtherAction(), AnotherAction()],  # Example for another widget
-        }
-        self.setStyleSheet("QToolBar { background: transparent; }")
-        # Set the icon size for the toolbar
-        self.setIconSize(QSize(20, 20))
-
-        if self.auto_init:
-            QTimer.singleShot(0, self.auto_detect_and_populate)
-
-    def auto_detect_and_populate(self):
-        """Automatically detects the parent widget and populates the toolbar with relevant actions."""
-        if not self.auto_init:
-            return
-
-        parent_widget = self.parent()
-        if parent_widget is None:
-            return
-
-        parent_widget_class_name = type(parent_widget).__name__
-        for widget_type_name, actions in self.handler.items():
-            if parent_widget_class_name == widget_type_name:
-                self.populate_toolbar(actions, parent_widget)
-                return
-
-    def populate_toolbar(self, actions, target_widget):
-        """Populates the toolbar with a set of actions.
-
-        Args:
-            actions (list[ToolBarAction]): A list of action creators to populate the toolbar.
-            target_widget (QWidget): The widget that the actions will target.
-        """
-        self.clear()
-        for action_creator in actions:
-            action = action_creator.create(target_widget)
-            self.addAction(action)
-
-    def set_manual_actions(self, actions, target_widget):
-        """Manually sets the actions for the toolbar.
-
-        Args:
-            actions (list[QAction or ToolBarAction]): A list of actions or action creators to populate the toolbar.
-            target_widget (QWidget): The widget that the actions will target.
-        """
-        self.clear()
-        for action in actions:
-            if isinstance(action, QAction):
-                self.addAction(action)
-            elif isinstance(action, ToolBarAction):
-                self.addAction(action.create(target_widget))
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
-#
-
-# You can set these variables from the command line, and also
-# from the environment for the first two.
-SPHINXOPTS    ?=
-SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
-SOURCEDIR     = .
-BUILDDIR      = _build
-
-# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
-help:
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
-
-.PHONY: help Makefile
-
-# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
-# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
-%: Makefile
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
--- a/docs/_templates/custom-class-template.rst
+++ b/docs/_templates/custom-class-template.rst
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{{ fullname | escape | underline}}
-
-.. currentmodule:: {{ module }}
-
-.. autoclass:: {{ objname }}
-   :members:
-   :show-inheritance:
-   :inherited-members:
-   :special-members: __call__, __add__, __mul__
-
-   {% block methods %}
-   {% if methods %}
-   .. rubric:: {{ _('Methods') }}
-
-   .. autosummary::
-      :nosignatures:
-   {% for item in methods %}
-      {%- if not item.startswith('_') %}
-      ~{{ name }}.{{ item }}
-      {%- endif -%}
-   {%- endfor %}
-   {% endif %}
-   {% endblock %}
-
-   {% block attributes %}
-   {% if attributes %}
-   .. rubric:: {{ _('Attributes') }}
-
-   .. autosummary::
-   {% for item in attributes %}
-      ~{{ name }}.{{ item }}
-   {%- endfor %}
-   {% endif %}
-   {% endblock %}
--- a/docs/_templates/custom-module-template.rst
+++ b/docs/_templates/custom-module-template.rst
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-{{ fullname | escape | underline}}
-
-.. automodule:: {{ fullname }}
-
-   {% block attributes %}
-   {% if attributes %}
-   .. rubric:: Module attributes
-
-   .. autosummary::
-      :toctree:
-   {% for item in attributes %}
-      {{ item }}
-   {%- endfor %}
-   {% endif %}
-   {% endblock %}
-
-   {% block functions %}
-   {% if functions %}
-   .. rubric:: {{ _('Functions') }}
-
-   .. autosummary::
-      :toctree:
-      :nosignatures:
-   {% for item in functions %}
-      {{ item }}
-   {%- endfor %}
-   {% endif %}
-   {% endblock %}
-
-   {% block classes %}
-   {% if classes %}
-   .. rubric:: {{ _('Classes') }}
-
-   .. autosummary::
-      :toctree:
-      :template: custom-class-template.rst
-      :nosignatures:
-   {% for item in classes %}
-      {{ item }}
-   {%- endfor %}
-   {% endif %}
-   {% endblock %}
-
-   {% block exceptions %}
-   {% if exceptions %}
-   .. rubric:: {{ _('Exceptions') }}
-
-   .. autosummary::
-      :toctree:
-   {% for item in exceptions %}
-      {{ item }}
-   {%- endfor %}
-   {% endif %}
-   {% endblock %}
-
-{% block modules %}
-{% if modules %}
-.. autosummary::
-   :toctree:
-   :template: custom-module-template.rst
-   :recursive:
-{% for item in modules %}
-   {{ item }}
-{%- endfor %}
-{% endif %}
-{% endblock %}
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
-#
-# For the full list of built-in configuration values, see the documentation:
-# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
-
-# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
-# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
-
-import os
-import pathlib
-
-project = "BEC Widgets"
-copyright = "2023, Paul Scherrer Institute"
-author = "Paul Scherrer Institute"
-
-# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
-# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
-
-current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
-
-
-def get_version():
-    """load the version from the version file"""
-    version_file = os.path.join(current_path, "setup.py")
-    with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-        res = file.readline()
-        while not res.startswith("__version__"):
-            res = file.readline()
-        version = res.split("=")[1]
-    return version.strip().strip('"')
-
-
-release = get_version()
-
-extensions = [
-    "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
-    "sphinx.ext.autosummary",
-    # "sphinx.ext.coverage",
-    "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
-    "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
-    "sphinx_toolbox.collapse",
-    "sphinx_copybutton",
-    "myst_parser",
-    "sphinx_design",
-]
-
-myst_enable_extensions = [
-    "amsmath",
-    "attrs_inline",
-    "colon_fence",
-    "deflist",
-    "dollarmath",
-    "fieldlist",
-    "html_admonition",
-    "html_image",
-    "replacements",
-    "smartquotes",
-    "strikethrough",
-    "substitution",
-    "tasklist",
-]
-
-autosummary_generate = True  # Turn on sphinx.ext.autosummary
-add_module_names = False  # Remove namespaces from class/method signatures
-autodoc_inherit_docstrings = True  # If no docstring, inherit from base class
-set_type_checking_flag = True  # Enable 'expensive' imports for sphinx_autodoc_typehints
-autoclass_content = "both"  # Include both class docstring and __init__
-
-# Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
-templates_path = ["_templates"]
-exclude_patterns = ["_build", "Thumbs.db", ".DS_Store"]
-
-language = "Python"
-
-# -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
-# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
-
-html_theme = "pydata_sphinx_theme"
-html_static_path = ["_static"]
-html_css_files = ["css/custom.css"]
-html_logo = "_static/bec.png"
-html_theme_options = {
-    "show_nav_level": 1,
-    "navbar_align": "content",
-}
--- a/docs/developer/developer.md
+++ b/docs/developer/developer.md
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-(developer)=
-# Developer
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# BEC Widgets documentation
-
-<br><br>
-
-````{grid} 3
-:gutter: 5
-
-```{grid-item-card}  Introduction
-:link: introduction
-:link-type: ref
-
-General information about BEC Widgets.
-```
-
-```{grid-item-card}  User
-:link: user
-:link-type: ref
-
-Information for users of BEC Widgets.
-```
-
-```{grid-item-card}  Developer
-:link: developer
-:link-type: ref
-
-Information for developers of BEC Widgets.
-```
-````
-
-
-```{toctree}
-:maxdepth: 2
-
-introduction/introduction
-user/user
-developer/developer
-```
--- a/docs/introduction/introduction.md
+++ b/docs/introduction/introduction.md
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-(introduction)=
-# Introduction
--- a/docs/make.bat
+++ b/docs/make.bat
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-
-pushd %~dp0
-
-REM Command file for Sphinx documentation
-
-if "%SPHINXBUILD%" == "" (
-	set SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build
-)
-set SOURCEDIR=.
-set BUILDDIR=_build
-
-%SPHINXBUILD% >NUL 2>NUL
-if errorlevel 9009 (
-	echo.
-	echo.The 'sphinx-build' command was not found. Make sure you have Sphinx
-	echo.installed, then set the SPHINXBUILD environment variable to point
-	echo.to the full path of the 'sphinx-build' executable. Alternatively you
-	echo.may add the Sphinx directory to PATH.
-	echo.
-	echo.If you don't have Sphinx installed, grab it from
-	echo.https://www.sphinx-doc.org/
-	exit /b 1
-)
-
-if "%1" == "" goto help
-
-%SPHINXBUILD% -M %1 %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
-goto end
-
-:help
-%SPHINXBUILD% -M help %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
-
-:end
-popd
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-sphinx
-sphinx_copybutton
-recommonmark
-sphinx-toolbox
-pydata-sphinx-theme
-sphinx-copybutton
-myst-parser
-sphinx-design
-bec-widgets
--- a/docs/user/user.md
+++ b/docs/user/user.md
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-(user)=
-# User
-
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [metadata]
-name = bec_widgets
-description = BEC Widgets
+name = bec_lib
+description = BEC library
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-url = https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets
+url = https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec
 project_urls =
-    Bug Tracker = https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/issues
+    Bug Tracker = https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec/issues
 classifiers =
    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,40 +1,13 @@
-# pylint: disable= missing-module-docstring
 from setuptools import setup

-__version__ = "0.32.2"
-
-# Default to PyQt6 if no other Qt binding is installed
-QT_DEPENDENCY = "PyQt6>=6.0"
-QSCINTILLA_DEPENDENCY = "PyQt6-QScintilla"
-
-# pylint: disable=unused-import
-try:
-    import PyQt5
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-else:
-    QT_DEPENDENCY = "PyQt5>=5.9"
-    QSCINTILLA_DEPENDENCY = "QScintilla"
+__version__ = "0.2.0"

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    setup(
        install_requires=[
-            "pydantic",
-            "qtconsole",
-            QT_DEPENDENCY,
-            QSCINTILLA_DEPENDENCY,
-            "jedi",
-            "qtpy",
+            "pyqt5",
            "pyqtgraph",
-            "bec_lib",
-            "zmq",
-            "h5py",
-            "pyqtdarktheme",
        ],
-        extras_require={
-            "dev": ["pytest", "pytest-random-order", "coverage", "pytest-qt", "black"],
-            "pyqt5": ["PyQt5>=5.9"],
-            "pyqt6": ["PyQt6>=6.0"],
-        },
+        extras_require={"dev": ["pytest", "pytest-random-order", "coverage", "pytest-qt"]},
        version=__version__,
    )
--- a/tests/test_bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-from unittest.mock import Mock
-
-import pytest
-from bec_lib.messages import ScanMessage
-from bec_lib.connector import MessageObject
-
-# TODO: find a better way to mock singletons
-from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import _BECDispatcher
-
-msg = MessageObject(topic="", value=ScanMessage(point_id=0, scanID=0, data={}).dumps())
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(name="bec_dispatcher")
-def _bec_dispatcher():
-    bec_dispatcher = _BECDispatcher()
-    yield bec_dispatcher
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(name="consumer")
-def _consumer(bec_dispatcher):
-    bec_dispatcher.client.connector.consumer = Mock()
-    consumer = bec_dispatcher.client.connector.consumer
-    yield consumer
-
-
-@pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore:Failed to connect to redis.")
-def test_connect_one_slot(bec_dispatcher, consumer):
-    slot1 = Mock()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    consumer.assert_called_once()
-    # trigger consumer callback as if a message was published
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    slot1.assert_called_once()
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 2
-
-
-def test_connect_identical(bec_dispatcher, consumer):
-    slot1 = Mock()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    consumer.assert_called_once()
-
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    slot1.assert_called_once()
-
-
-def test_connect_many_slots_one_topic(bec_dispatcher, consumer):
-    slot1, slot2 = Mock(), Mock()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    consumer.assert_called_once()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot2, topic="topic0")
-    consumer.assert_called_once()
-    # trigger consumer callback as if a message was published
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    slot1.assert_called_once()
-    slot2.assert_called_once()
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 2
-    assert slot2.call_count == 2
-
-
-def test_connect_one_slot_many_topics(bec_dispatcher, consumer):
-    slot1 = Mock()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    assert consumer.call_count == 1
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic1")
-    assert consumer.call_count == 2
-    # trigger consumer callback as if a message was published
-    consumer.call_args_list[0].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    slot1.assert_called_once()
-    consumer.call_args_list[1].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 2
-
-
-def test_disconnect_one_slot_one_topic(bec_dispatcher, consumer):
-    slot1, slot2 = Mock(), Mock()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-
-    # disconnect using a different slot
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic1")
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 1
-
-    # disconnect using a different topic
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot=slot2, topic="topic0")
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 2
-
-    # disconnect using the right slot and topic
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
-        consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-
-
-def test_disconnect_identical(bec_dispatcher, consumer):
-    slot1 = Mock()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
-        consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-
-
-def test_disconnect_many_slots_one_topic(bec_dispatcher, consumer):
-    slot1, slot2, slot3 = Mock(), Mock(), Mock()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot2, topic="topic0")
-
-    # disconnect using a different slot
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot3, topic="topic0")
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 1
-    assert slot2.call_count == 1
-
-    # disconnect using a different topic
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot1, topic="topic1")
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 2
-    assert slot2.call_count == 2
-
-    # disconnect using the right slot and topic
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot1, topic="topic0")
-    consumer.call_args.kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 2
-    assert slot2.call_count == 3
-
-
-def test_disconnect_one_slot_many_topics(bec_dispatcher, consumer):
-    slot1, slot2 = Mock(), Mock()
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic1")
-
-    # disconnect using a different slot
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot=slot2, topic="topic0")
-    consumer.call_args_list[0].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 1
-    consumer.call_args_list[1].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 2
-
-    # disconnect using a different topic
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic3")
-    consumer.call_args_list[0].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 3
-    consumer.call_args_list[1].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 4
-
-    # disconnect using the right slot and topic
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic0")
-    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
-        consumer.call_args_list[0].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    consumer.call_args_list[1].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 5
-
-    bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(slot=slot1, topic="topic1")
-    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
-        consumer.call_args_list[0].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
-        consumer.call_args_list[1].kwargs["cb"](msg)
-    assert slot1.call_count == 5
--- a/tests/test_bec_monitor.py
+++ b/tests/test_bec_monitor.py
@@ -1,236 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import yaml
-
-import pytest
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
-
-from bec_widgets.widgets import BECMonitor
-
-
-def load_test_config(config_name):
-    """Helper function to load config from yaml file."""
-    config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test_configs", f"{config_name}.yaml")
-    with open(config_path, "r") as f:
-        config = yaml.safe_load(f)
-    return config
-
-
-class FakeDevice:
-    """Fake minimal positioner class for testing."""
-
-    def __init__(self, name, enabled=True):
-        self.name = name
-        self.enabled = enabled
-        self.signals = {self.name: {"value": 1.0}}
-
-    def __contains__(self, item):
-        return item == self.name
-
-    @property
-    def _hints(self):
-        return [self.name]
-
-    def set_value(self, fake_value: float = 1.0) -> None:
-        """
-        Setup fake value for device readout
-        Args:
-            fake_value(float): Desired fake value
-        """
-        self.signals[self.name]["value"] = fake_value
-
-
-def get_mocked_device(device_name: str):
-    """
-    Helper function to mock the devices
-    Args:
-        device_name(str): Name of the device to mock
-    """
-    return FakeDevice(name=device_name, enabled=True)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def mocked_client():
-    # Create a dictionary of mocked devices
-    device_names = ["samx", "gauss_bpm", "gauss_adc1", "gauss_adc2", "gauss_adc3", "bpm4i"]
-    mocked_devices = {name: get_mocked_device(name) for name in device_names}
-
-    # Create a MagicMock object
-    client = MagicMock()
-
-    # Mock the device_manager.devices attribute
-    client.device_manager.devices = MagicMock()
-    client.device_manager.devices.__getitem__.side_effect = lambda x: mocked_devices.get(x)
-    client.device_manager.devices.__contains__.side_effect = lambda x: x in mocked_devices
-
-    # Set each device as an attribute of the mock
-    for name, device in mocked_devices.items():
-        setattr(client.device_manager.devices, name, device)
-
-    return client
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def monitor(qtbot, mocked_client):
-    # client = MagicMock()
-    widget = BECMonitor(client=mocked_client)
-    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-    yield widget
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config_name, scan_type, number_of_plots",
-    [
-        ("config_device", False, 2),
-        ("config_device_no_entry", False, 2),
-        # ("config_scan", True, 4),
-    ],
-)
-def test_initialization_with_device_config(monitor, config_name, scan_type, number_of_plots):
-    config = load_test_config(config_name)
-    monitor.on_config_update(config)
-    assert isinstance(monitor, BECMonitor)
-    assert monitor.client is not None
-    assert len(monitor.plot_data) == number_of_plots
-    assert monitor.scan_types == scan_type
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config_initial,config_update",
-    [("config_device", "config_scan"), ("config_scan", "config_device")],
-)
-def test_on_config_update(monitor, config_initial, config_update):
-    config_initial = load_test_config(config_initial)
-    config_update = load_test_config(config_update)
-    # validated config has to be compared
-    config_initial_validated = monitor.validator.validate_monitor_config(
-        config_initial
-    ).model_dump()
-    config_update_validated = monitor.validator.validate_monitor_config(config_update).model_dump()
-    monitor.on_config_update(config_initial)
-    assert monitor.config == config_initial_validated
-    monitor.on_config_update(config_update)
-    assert monitor.config == config_update_validated
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config_name, expected_num_columns, expected_plot_names, expected_coordinates",
-    [
-        (
-            "config_device",
-            1,
-            ["BPM4i plots vs samx", "Gauss plots vs samx"],
-            [(0, 0), (1, 0)],
-        ),
-        (
-            "config_scan",
-            3,
-            ["Grid plot 1", "Grid plot 2", "Grid plot 3", "Grid plot 4"],
-            [(0, 0), (0, 1), (0, 2), (1, 0)],
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_render_initial_plots(
-    monitor, config_name, expected_num_columns, expected_plot_names, expected_coordinates
-):
-    config = load_test_config(config_name)
-    monitor.on_config_update(config)
-
-    # Validate number of columns
-    assert monitor.plot_settings["num_columns"] == expected_num_columns
-
-    # Validate the plots are created correctly
-    for expected_name in expected_plot_names:
-        assert expected_name in monitor.plots.keys()
-
-    # Validate the grid_coordinates
-    assert monitor.grid_coordinates == expected_coordinates
-
-
-def mock_getitem(dev_name):
-    """Helper function to mock the __getitem__ method of the 'dev'."""
-    mock_instance = MagicMock()
-    if dev_name == "samx":
-        mock_instance._hints = "samx"
-    elif dev_name == "bpm4i":
-        mock_instance._hints = "bpm4i"
-    elif dev_name == "gauss_bpm":
-        mock_instance._hints = "gauss_bpm"
-
-    return mock_instance
-
-
-# mocked messages and metadata
-msg_1 = {
-    "data": {
-        "samx": {"samx": {"value": 10}},
-        "bpm4i": {"bpm4i": {"value": 5}},
-        "gauss_bpm": {"gauss_bpm": {"value": 6}},
-        "gauss_adc1": {"gauss_adc1": {"value": 8}},
-        "gauss_adc2": {"gauss_adc2": {"value": 9}},
-    },
-    "scanID": 1,
-}
-metadata_grid = {"scan_name": "grid_scan"}
-metadata_line = {"scan_name": "line_scan"}
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config_name, msg, metadata, expected_data",
-    [
-        # case: msg does not have 'scanid'
-        ("config_device", {"data": {}}, {}, {}),
-        # case: scan_types is false, msg contains all valid fields, and entry is present in config
-        (
-            "config_device",
-            msg_1,
-            {},
-            {
-                ("samx", "samx", "bpm4i", "bpm4i"): {"x": [10], "y": [5]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_adc1", "gauss_adc1"): {"x": [10], "y": [8]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_adc2", "gauss_adc2"): {"x": [10], "y": [9]},
-            },
-        ),
-        # case: scan_types is false, msg contains all valid fields and entry is missing in config, should use hints
-        (
-            "config_device_no_entry",
-            msg_1,
-            {},
-            {
-                ("samx", "samx", "bpm4i", "bpm4i"): {"x": [10], "y": [5]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_bpm", "gauss_bpm"): {"x": [10], "y": [6]},
-            },
-        ),
-        # case: scan_types is true, msg contains all valid fields, metadata contains scan "line_scan:"
-        (
-            "config_scan",
-            msg_1,
-            metadata_line,
-            {
-                ("samx", "samx", "bpm4i", "bpm4i"): {"x": [10], "y": [5]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_bpm", "gauss_bpm"): {"x": [10], "y": [6]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_adc1", "gauss_adc1"): {"x": [10], "y": [8]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_adc2", "gauss_adc2"): {"x": [10], "y": [9]},
-            },
-        ),
-        (
-            "config_scan",
-            msg_1,
-            metadata_grid,
-            {
-                ("samx", "samx", "bpm4i", "bpm4i"): {"x": [10], "y": [5]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_adc1", "gauss_adc1"): {"x": [10], "y": [8]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_adc2", "gauss_adc2"): {"x": [10], "y": [9]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_bpm", "gauss_bpm"): {"x": [10], "y": [6]},
-            },
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_on_scan_segment(monitor, config_name, msg, metadata, expected_data):
-    config = load_test_config(config_name)
-    monitor.on_config_update(config)
-    # Get hints
-    monitor.dev.__getitem__.side_effect = mock_getitem
-
-    monitor.on_scan_segment(msg, metadata)
-    assert monitor.data == expected_data
--- a/tests/test_config_dialog.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_dialog.py
@@ -1,176 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import yaml
-
-import pytest
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTabWidget, QTableWidgetItem
-
-from bec_widgets.widgets import ConfigDialog
-
-
-def load_test_config(config_name):
-    """Helper function to load config from yaml file."""
-    config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test_configs", f"{config_name}.yaml")
-    with open(config_path, "r") as f:
-        config = yaml.safe_load(f)
-    return config
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def config_dialog(qtbot):
-    widget = ConfigDialog()
-    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-    yield widget
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("config_name", ["config_device", "config_scan"])
-def test_load_config(config_dialog, config_name):
-    config = load_test_config(config_name)
-    config_dialog.load_config(config)
-
-    assert (
-        config_dialog.comboBox_appearance.currentText()
-        == config["plot_settings"]["background_color"]
-    )
-    assert config_dialog.spinBox_n_column.value() == config["plot_settings"]["num_columns"]
-    assert config_dialog.comboBox_colormap.currentText() == config["plot_settings"]["colormap"]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config_name, scan_mode",
-    [
-        ("config_device", False),
-        ("config_scan", True),
-        ("config_device_no_entry", False),
-    ],
-)
-def test_initialization(config_dialog, config_name, scan_mode):
-    config = load_test_config(config_name)
-    config_dialog.load_config(config)
-
-    assert isinstance(config_dialog, ConfigDialog)
-    assert (
-        config_dialog.comboBox_appearance.currentText()
-        == config["plot_settings"]["background_color"]
-    )
-    assert config_dialog.spinBox_n_column.value() == config["plot_settings"]["num_columns"]
-    assert (config_dialog.comboBox_scanTypes.currentText() == "Enabled") == scan_mode
-    assert (
-        config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types.count() > 0
-    )  # Ensures there's at least one tab created
-
-    # If there's a need to check the contents of the first tab (there has to be always at least one tab)
-    first_tab = config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types.widget(0)
-    if scan_mode:
-        assert (
-            first_tab.findChild(QTabWidget, "tabWidget_plots") is not None
-        )  # Ensures plot tab widget exists in scan mode
-    else:
-        assert (
-            first_tab.findChild(QTabWidget) is not None
-        )  # Ensures plot tab widget exists in default mode
-
-
-def test_edit_and_apply_config(config_dialog):
-    config_device = load_test_config("config_device")
-    config_dialog.load_config(config_device)
-
-    config_dialog.comboBox_appearance.setCurrentText("white")
-    config_dialog.spinBox_n_column.setValue(2)
-    config_dialog.comboBox_colormap.setCurrentText("viridis")
-
-    applied_config = config_dialog.apply_config()
-
-    assert applied_config["plot_settings"]["background_color"] == "white"
-    assert applied_config["plot_settings"]["num_columns"] == 2
-    assert applied_config["plot_settings"]["colormap"] == "viridis"
-
-
-def test_edit_and_apply_config_scan_mode(config_dialog):
-    config_scan = load_test_config("config_scan")
-    config_dialog.load_config(config_scan)
-
-    config_dialog.comboBox_appearance.setCurrentText("white")
-    config_dialog.spinBox_n_column.setValue(2)
-    config_dialog.comboBox_colormap.setCurrentText("viridis")
-    config_dialog.comboBox_scanTypes.setCurrentText("Enabled")
-
-    applied_config = config_dialog.apply_config()
-
-    assert applied_config["plot_settings"]["background_color"] == "white"
-    assert applied_config["plot_settings"]["num_columns"] == 2
-    assert applied_config["plot_settings"]["colormap"] == "viridis"
-    assert applied_config["plot_settings"]["scan_types"] is True
-
-
-def test_add_new_scan(config_dialog):
-    # Ensure the tab count is initially 1 (from the default config)
-    assert config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types.count() == 1
-
-    # Add a new scan tab
-    config_dialog.add_new_scan_tab(config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types, "Test Scan Tab")
-
-    # Ensure the tab count is now 2
-    assert config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types.count() == 2
-
-    # Ensure the new tab has the correct name
-    assert config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types.tabText(1) == "Test Scan Tab"
-
-
-def test_add_new_plot_and_modify(config_dialog):
-    # Ensure the tab count is initially 1 and it is called "Default"
-    assert config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types.count() == 1
-    assert config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types.tabText(0) == "Default"
-    # Get the first tab (which should be a scan tab)
-    scan_tab = config_dialog.tabWidget_scan_types.widget(0)
-
-    # Ensure the plot tab count is initially 1 and it is called "Plot 1"
-    tabWidget_plots = scan_tab.findChild(QTabWidget)
-    assert tabWidget_plots.count() == 1
-    assert tabWidget_plots.tabText(0) == "Plot 1"
-
-    # Add a new plot tab
-    config_dialog.add_new_plot_tab(scan_tab)
-
-    # Ensure the plot tab count is now 2
-    assert tabWidget_plots.count() == 2
-
-    # Ensure the new tab has the correct name
-    assert tabWidget_plots.tabText(1) == "Plot 2"
-
-    # Access the new plot tab
-    new_plot_tab = tabWidget_plots.widget(1)
-
-    # Modify the line edits within the new plot tab
-    new_plot_tab.ui.lineEdit_plot_title.setText("Modified Plot Title")
-    new_plot_tab.ui.lineEdit_x_label.setText("Modified X Label")
-    new_plot_tab.ui.lineEdit_y_label.setText("Modified Y Label")
-    new_plot_tab.ui.lineEdit_x_name.setText("Modified X Name")
-    new_plot_tab.ui.lineEdit_x_entry.setText("Modified X Entry")
-
-    # Modify the table for signals
-    # new_plot_tab.ui.pushButton_y_new.click()  # Press button to add a new row
-    config_dialog.add_new_signal(new_plot_tab.ui.tableWidget_y_signals)  # TODO change to click?
-
-    table = new_plot_tab.ui.tableWidget_y_signals
-    assert table.rowCount() == 1  # Ensure the new row is added
-
-    row_position = table.rowCount() - 1
-
-    # Modify the first row
-    table.setItem(row_position, 0, QTableWidgetItem("New Signal Name"))
-    table.setItem(row_position, 1, QTableWidgetItem("New Signal Entry"))
-    # Apply the configuration
-    config = config_dialog.apply_config()
-
-    # Check if the modifications are reflected in the configuration
-    modified_plot_config = config["plot_data"][
-        1
-    ]  # Assuming the new plot is the second item in the plot_data list
-    assert modified_plot_config["plot_name"] == "Modified Plot Title"
-    assert modified_plot_config["x"]["label"] == "Modified X Label"
-    assert modified_plot_config["y"]["label"] == "Modified Y Label"
-    assert modified_plot_config["x"]["signals"][0]["name"] == "Modified X Name"
-    assert modified_plot_config["x"]["signals"][0]["entry"] == "Modified X Entry"
-    assert modified_plot_config["y"]["signals"][0]["name"] == "New Signal Name"
-    assert modified_plot_config["y"]["signals"][0]["entry"] == "New Signal Entry"
--- a/tests/test_configs/config_device.yaml
+++ b/tests/test_configs/config_device.yaml
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-plot_settings:
-  background_color: "black"
-  num_columns: 1
-  colormap: "plasma"
-  scan_types: false
-plot_data:
- plot_name: "BPM4i plots vs samx"
-  x:
-    label: "Motor Y"
-    signals:
-    - name: "samx"
-      entry: "samx"
-  y:
-    label: "bpm4i"
-    signals:
-    - name: "bpm4i"
-      entry: "bpm4i"
- plot_name: "Gauss plots vs samx"
-  x:
-    label: "Motor X"
-    signals:
-    - name: "samx"
-      entry: "samx"
-  y:
-    label: "Gauss"
-    signals:
-    - name: "gauss_adc1"
-      entry: "gauss_adc1"
-    - name: "gauss_adc2"
-      entry: "gauss_adc2"
--- a/tests/test_configs/config_device_no_entry.yaml
+++ b/tests/test_configs/config_device_no_entry.yaml
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-plot_settings:
-  background_color: "white"
-  num_columns: 5
-  colormap: "plasma"
-  scan_types: false
-plot_data:
- plot_name: "BPM4i plots vs samx"
-  x:
-    label: "Motor Y"
-    signals:
-    - name: "samx"
-  y:
-    label: "bpm4i"
-    signals:
-    - name: "bpm4i"
- plot_name: "Gauss plots vs samx"
-  x:
-    label: "Motor X"
-    signals:
-    - name: "samx"
-  y:
-    label: "Gauss"
-    signals:
-    - name: "gauss_bpm"
--- a/tests/test_configs/config_scan.yaml
+++ b/tests/test_configs/config_scan.yaml
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-plot_settings:
-  background_color: "white"
-  num_columns: 3
-  colormap: "plasma"
-  scan_types: true
-plot_data:
-  grid_scan:
-  - plot_name: "Grid plot 1"
-    x:
-      label: "Motor X"
-      signals:
-      - name: "samx"
-        entry: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: "BPM"
-      signals:
-      - name: "gauss_bpm"
-        entry: "gauss_bpm"
-  - plot_name: "Grid plot 2"
-    x:
-      label: "Motor X"
-      signals:
-      - name: "samx"
-        entry: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: "BPM"
-      signals:
-      - name: "gauss_adc1"
-        entry: "gauss_adc1"
-  - plot_name: "Grid plot 3"
-    x:
-      label: "Motor Y"
-      signals:
-      - name: "samx"
-        entry: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: "BPM"
-      signals:
-      - name: "gauss_adc2"
-        entry: "gauss_adc2"
-  - plot_name: "Grid plot 4"
-    x:
-      label: "Motor Y"
-      signals:
-      - name: "samx"
-        entry: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: "BPM"
-      signals:
-      - name: "bpm4i"
-        entry: "bpm4i"
-  line_scan:
-  - plot_name: "Multiple Gauss Plot"
-    x:
-      label: "Motor X"
-      signals:
-      - name: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: "BPM"
-      signals:
-      - name: "gauss_bpm"
-        entry: "gauss_bpm"
-      - name: "gauss_adc1"
-        entry: "gauss_adc1"
-      - name: "gauss_adc2"
-        entry: "gauss_adc2"
-  - plot_name: "BPM Plot"
-    x:
-      label: "Motor X"
-      signals:
-      - name: "samx"
-        entry: "samx"
-    y:
-      label: "Multi"
-      signals:
-      - name: "bpm4i"
-        entry: "bpm4i"
--- a/tests/test_crosshair.py
+++ b/tests/test_crosshair.py
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from qtpy.QtCore import QPointF
-
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils import Crosshair
-
-
-def test_mouse_moved_lines(qtbot):
-    # Create a PlotWidget and add a PlotItem
-    plot_widget = pg.PlotWidget(title="1D PlotWidget with multiple curves")
-    plot_item = plot_widget.getPlotItem()
-    plot_item.plot([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6])
-
-    # Create a Crosshair instance
-    crosshair = Crosshair(plot_item=plot_item, precision=2)
-
-    # Connect the signals to slots that will store the emitted values
-    emitted_values_1D = []
-    crosshair.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(emitted_values_1D.append)
-
-    # Simulate a mouse moved event at a specific position
-    pos_in_view = QPointF(2, 5)
-    pos_in_scene = plot_item.vb.mapViewToScene(pos_in_view)
-    event_mock = [pos_in_scene]
-
-    # Call the mouse_moved method
-    crosshair.mouse_moved(event_mock)
-
-    # Assert the expected behavior
-    assert crosshair.v_line.pos().x() == 2
-    assert crosshair.h_line.pos().y() == 5
-
-
-def test_mouse_moved_signals(qtbot):
-    # Create a PlotWidget and add a PlotItem
-    plot_widget = pg.PlotWidget(title="1D PlotWidget with multiple curves")
-    plot_item = plot_widget.getPlotItem()
-    plot_item.plot([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6])
-
-    # Create a Crosshair instance
-    crosshair = Crosshair(plot_item=plot_item, precision=2)
-
-    # Create a slot that will store the emitted values as tuples
-    emitted_values_1D = []
-
-    def slot(x, y_values):
-        emitted_values_1D.append((x, y_values))
-
-    # Connect the signal to the custom slot
-    crosshair.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(slot)
-
-    # Simulate a mouse moved event at a specific position
-    pos_in_view = QPointF(2, 5)
-    pos_in_scene = plot_item.vb.mapViewToScene(pos_in_view)
-    event_mock = [pos_in_scene]
-
-    # Call the mouse_moved method
-    crosshair.mouse_moved(event_mock)
-
-    # Assert the expected behavior
-    assert emitted_values_1D == [(2.0, [5.0])]
-
-
-def test_mouse_moved_signals_outside(qtbot):
-    # Create a PlotWidget and add a PlotItem
-    plot_widget = pg.PlotWidget(title="1D PlotWidget with multiple curves")
-    plot_item = plot_widget.getPlotItem()
-    plot_item.plot([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6])
-
-    # Create a Crosshair instance
-    crosshair = Crosshair(plot_item=plot_item, precision=2)
-
-    # Create a slot that will store the emitted values as tuples
-    emitted_values_1D = []
-
-    def slot(x, y_values):
-        emitted_values_1D.append((x, y_values))
-
-    # Connect the signal to the custom slot
-    crosshair.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(slot)
-
-    # Simulate a mouse moved event at a specific position
-    pos_in_view = QPointF(22, 55)
-    pos_in_scene = plot_item.vb.mapViewToScene(pos_in_view)
-    event_mock = [pos_in_scene]
-
-    # Call the mouse_moved method
-    crosshair.mouse_moved(event_mock)
-
-    # Assert the expected behavior
-    assert emitted_values_1D == []
-
-
-def test_mouse_moved_signals_2D(qtbot):
-    # write similar test for 2D plot
-
-    # Create a PlotWidget and add a PlotItem
-    plot_widget = pg.PlotWidget(title="2D plot with crosshair and ROI square")
-    data_2D = np.random.random((100, 200))
-    plot_item = plot_widget.getPlotItem()
-    image_item = pg.ImageItem(data_2D)
-    plot_item.addItem(image_item)
-    # Create a Crosshair instance
-    crosshair = Crosshair(plot_item=plot_item)
-    # Create a slot that will store the emitted values as tuples
-    emitted_values_2D = []
-
-    def slot(x, y):
-        emitted_values_2D.append((x, y))
-
-    # Connect the signal to the custom slot
-    crosshair.coordinatesChanged2D.connect(slot)
-    # Simulate a mouse moved event at a specific position
-    pos_in_view = QPointF(22.0, 55.0)
-    pos_in_scene = plot_item.vb.mapViewToScene(pos_in_view)
-    event_mock = [pos_in_scene]
-    # Call the mouse_moved method
-    crosshair.mouse_moved(event_mock)
-    # Assert the expected behavior
-    assert emitted_values_2D == [(22.0, 55.0)]
-
-
-def test_mouse_moved_signals_2D_outside(qtbot):
-    # write similar test for 2D plot
-
-    # Create a PlotWidget and add a PlotItem
-    plot_widget = pg.PlotWidget(title="2D plot with crosshair and ROI square")
-    data_2D = np.random.random((100, 200))
-    plot_item = plot_widget.getPlotItem()
-    image_item = pg.ImageItem(data_2D)
-    plot_item.addItem(image_item)
-    # Create a Crosshair instance
-    crosshair = Crosshair(plot_item=plot_item, precision=2)
-    # Create a slot that will store the emitted values as tuples
-    emitted_values_2D = []
-
-    def slot(x, y):
-        emitted_values_2D.append((x, y))
-
-    # Connect the signal to the custom slot
-    crosshair.coordinatesChanged2D.connect(slot)
-    # Simulate a mouse moved event at a specific position
-    pos_in_view = QPointF(220.0, 555.0)
-    pos_in_scene = plot_item.vb.mapViewToScene(pos_in_view)
-    event_mock = [pos_in_scene]
-    # Call the mouse_moved method
-    crosshair.mouse_moved(event_mock)
-    # Assert the expected behavior
-    assert emitted_values_2D == []
--- a/tests/test_editor.py
+++ b/tests/test_editor.py
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
-
-import os
-import tempfile
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
-from unittest.mock import patch, mock_open
-
-import pytest
-
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTextEdit
-from qtpy.Qsci import QsciScintilla
-
-from bec_widgets.widgets.editor.editor import AutoCompleter, BECEditor
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def editor(qtbot, docstring_tooltip=False):
-    """Helper function to set up the BECEditor widget."""
-    widget = BECEditor(toolbar_enabled=True, docstring_tooltip=docstring_tooltip)
-    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-    yield widget
-
-
-def find_action_by_text(toolbar, text):
-    """Helper function to find an action in the toolbar by its text."""
-    for action in toolbar.actions():
-        if action.text() == text:
-            return action
-    return None
-
-
-def test_bec_editor_initialization(editor):
-    """Test if the BECEditor widget is initialized correctly."""
-    assert isinstance(editor.editor, QsciScintilla)
-    assert isinstance(editor.terminal, QTextEdit)
-    assert isinstance(editor.auto_completer, AutoCompleter)
-
-
-@patch("bec_widgets.widgets.editor.editor.Script")  # Mock the Script class from jedi
-def test_autocompleter_suggestions(mock_script, editor, qtbot):
-    """Test if the autocompleter provides correct suggestions based on input."""
-    # Set up mock return values for the Script.complete method
-    mock_completion = MagicMock()
-    mock_completion.name = "mocked_method"
-    mock_script.return_value.complete.return_value = [mock_completion]
-
-    # Simulate user input in the editor
-    test_code = "print("
-    editor.editor.setText(test_code)
-    line, index = editor.editor.getCursorPosition()
-
-    # Trigger autocomplete
-    editor.auto_completer.get_completions(line, index, test_code)
-
-    # Use qtbot to wait for the completion thread
-    qtbot.waitUntil(lambda: editor.auto_completer.completions is not None, timeout=1000)
-
-    # Check if the expected completion is in the autocompleter's suggestions
-    suggested_methods = [completion.name for completion in editor.auto_completer.completions]
-    assert "mocked_method" in suggested_methods
-
-
-@patch("bec_widgets.widgets.editor.editor.Script")  # Mock the Script class from jedi
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "docstring_enabled, expected_signature",
-    [(True, "Mocked signature with docstring"), (False, "Mocked signature")],
-)
-def test_autocompleter_signature(mock_script, editor, docstring_enabled, expected_signature):
-    """Test if the autocompleter provides correct function signature based on docstring setting."""
-    # Set docstring mode based on parameter
-    editor.docstring_tooltip = docstring_enabled
-    editor.auto_completer.enable_docstring = docstring_enabled
-
-    # Set up mock return values for the Script.get_signatures method
-    mock_signature = MagicMock()
-    if docstring_enabled:
-        mock_signature.docstring.return_value = expected_signature
-    else:
-        mock_signature.to_string.return_value = expected_signature
-    mock_script.return_value.get_signatures.return_value = [mock_signature]
-
-    # Simulate user input that would trigger a signature request
-    test_code = "print("
-    editor.editor.setText(test_code)
-    line, index = editor.editor.getCursorPosition()
-
-    # Trigger signature request
-    signature = editor.auto_completer.get_function_signature(line, index, test_code)
-
-    # Check if the expected signature is returned
-    assert signature == expected_signature
-
-
-def test_open_file(editor):
-    """Test open_file method of BECEditor."""
-    # Create a temporary file with some content
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".py") as temp_file:
-        temp_file.write(b"test file content")
-
-    # Mock user selecting the file in the dialog
-    with patch("qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName", return_value=(temp_file.name, "")):
-        with patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open, read_data="test file content"):
-            editor.open_file()
-
-            # Verify if the editor's text is set to the file content
-            assert editor.editor.text() == "test file content"
-
-    # Clean up by removing the temporary file
-    os.remove(temp_file.name)
-
-
-def test_save_file(editor):
-    """Test save_file method of BECEditor."""
-    # Set some text in the editor
-    editor.editor.setText("test save content")
-
-    # Mock user selecting the file in the dialog
-    with patch(
-        "qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName", return_value=("/path/to/save/file.py", "")
-    ):
-        with patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open) as mock_file:
-            editor.save_file()
-
-            # Verify if the file was opened correctly for writing
-            mock_file.assert_called_with("/path/to/save/file.py", "w")
-
-            # Verify if the editor's text was written to the file
-            mock_file().write.assert_called_with("test save content")
-
-
-def test_open_file_through_toolbar(editor):
-    """Test the open_file method through the ModularToolBar."""
-    # Create a temporary file
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".py") as temp_file:
-        temp_file.write(b"test file content")
-
-    # Find the open file action in the toolbar
-    open_action = find_action_by_text(editor.toolbar, "Open File")
-    assert open_action is not None, "Open File action should be found"
-
-    # Mock the file dialog and built-in open function
-    with patch("qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName", return_value=(temp_file.name, "")):
-        with patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open, read_data="test file content"):
-            open_action.trigger()
-            # Verify if the editor's text is set to the file content
-            assert editor.editor.text() == "test file content"
-
-    # Clean up
-    os.remove(temp_file.name)
-
-
-def test_save_file_through_toolbar(editor):
-    """Test the save_file method through the ModularToolBar."""
-    # Set some text in the editor
-    editor.editor.setText("test save content")
-
-    # Find the save file action in the toolbar
-    save_action = find_action_by_text(editor.toolbar, "Save File")
-    assert save_action is not None, "Save File action should be found"
-
-    # Mock the file dialog and built-in open function
-    with patch(
-        "qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName", return_value=("/path/to/save/file.py", "")
-    ):
-        with patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open) as mock_file:
-            save_action.trigger()
-            # Verify if the file was opened correctly for writing
-            mock_file.assert_called_with("/path/to/save/file.py", "w")
-
-            # Verify if the editor's text was written to the file
-            mock_file().write.assert_called_with("test save content")
--- a/tests/test_eiger_plot.py
+++ b/tests/test_eiger_plot.py
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import json
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-import pytest
-import zmq
-from bec_widgets.examples.eiger_plot.eiger_plot import EigerPlot
-
-
-# Common fixture for all tests
-@pytest.fixture
-def eiger_plot_instance(qtbot):
-    widget = EigerPlot()
-    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-    yield widget
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "fft_checked, rotation_index, transpose_checked, log_checked, expected_image",
-    [
-        (False, 0, False, False, np.array([[2, 1], [1, 5]], dtype=float)),  # just mask
-        (False, 1, False, False, np.array([[1, 5], [2, 1]], dtype=float)),  # 90 deg rotation
-        (False, 2, False, False, np.array([[5, 1], [1, 2]], dtype=float)),  # 180 deg rotation
-        (False, 0, True, False, np.array([[2, 1], [1, 5]], dtype=float)),  # transposed
-        (False, 0, False, True, np.array([[0.30103, 0.0], [0.0, 0.69897]], dtype=float)),  # log
-        (True, 0, False, False, np.array([[5.0, 3.0], [3.0, 9.0]], dtype=float)),  # FFT
-    ],
-)
-def test_on_image_update(
-    qtbot,
-    eiger_plot_instance,
-    fft_checked,
-    rotation_index,
-    transpose_checked,
-    log_checked,
-    expected_image,
-):
-    # Initialize image and mask
-    eiger_plot_instance.image = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]], dtype=float)
-    eiger_plot_instance.mask = np.array([[0, 1], [1, 0]], dtype=float)
-
-    # Mock UI elements
-    eiger_plot_instance.checkBox_FFT = MagicMock()
-    eiger_plot_instance.checkBox_FFT.isChecked.return_value = fft_checked
-    eiger_plot_instance.comboBox_rotation = MagicMock()
-    eiger_plot_instance.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex.return_value = rotation_index
-    eiger_plot_instance.checkBox_transpose = MagicMock()
-    eiger_plot_instance.checkBox_transpose.isChecked.return_value = transpose_checked
-    eiger_plot_instance.checkBox_log = MagicMock()
-    eiger_plot_instance.checkBox_log.isChecked.return_value = log_checked
-    eiger_plot_instance.imageItem = MagicMock()
-
-    # Call the method
-    eiger_plot_instance.on_image_update()
-
-    # Validate the transformations
-    np.testing.assert_array_almost_equal(eiger_plot_instance.image, expected_image, decimal=5)
-
-    # Validate that setImage was called
-    eiger_plot_instance.imageItem.setImage.assert_called_with(
-        eiger_plot_instance.image, autoLevels=False
-    )
-
-
-def test_init_ui(eiger_plot_instance):
-    assert isinstance(eiger_plot_instance.plot_item, pg.PlotItem)
-    assert isinstance(eiger_plot_instance.imageItem, pg.ImageItem)
-    assert isinstance(eiger_plot_instance.hist, pg.HistogramLUTItem)
-
-
-def test_start_zmq_consumer(eiger_plot_instance):
-    with patch("threading.Thread") as MockThread:
-        eiger_plot_instance.start_zmq_consumer()
-        MockThread.assert_called_once()
-        MockThread.return_value.start.assert_called_once()
-
-
-def test_zmq_consumer(eiger_plot_instance, qtbot):
-    fake_meta = json.dumps({"type": "int32", "shape": (2, 2)}).encode("utf-8")
-    fake_data = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]], dtype="int32").tobytes()
-
-    with patch("zmq.Context") as MockContext:
-        MockContext.reset_mock()  # Reset the mock here
-
-        # Mocking zmq socket and its methods
-        mock_socket = MagicMock()
-        MockContext().socket.return_value = mock_socket
-        mock_socket.recv_multipart.side_effect = [[fake_meta, fake_data], Exception("Break loop")]
-
-        # Mocking the update_signal to check if it gets emitted
-        eiger_plot_instance.update_signal = MagicMock()
-
-        try:
-            # Run the method under test
-            eiger_plot_instance.zmq_consumer()
-        except Exception as e:
-            # Ensure the loop was broken by our mocked exception
-            assert str(e) == "Break loop"
-
-        # Check if zmq methods are called
-        # MockContext.assert_called_once()
-        assert MockContext.call_count == 2  # TODO why 2?
-        mock_socket.connect.assert_called_with("tcp://129.129.95.38:20000")
-        mock_socket.setsockopt_string.assert_called_with(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "")
-        mock_socket.recv_multipart.assert_called()
-
-        # Check if update_signal was emitted
-        eiger_plot_instance.update_signal.emit.assert_called_once()
-
-        # Validate the image data
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(
-            eiger_plot_instance.image, np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]], dtype="int32")
-        )
--- a/tests/test_extreme.py
+++ b/tests/test_extreme.py
@@ -1,484 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
-
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-import pytest
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
-
-from bec_widgets.examples.extreme.extreme import PlotApp, ErrorHandler
-
-
-def setup_plot_app(qtbot, config):
-    """Helper function to set up the PlotApp widget."""
-    client = MagicMock()
-    widget = PlotApp(config=config, client=client)
-    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-    return widget
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def error_handler():
-    # TODO so far tested separately, but the error message scenarios can be tested directly in the plot app
-    return ErrorHandler()
-
-
-config_device_mode_all_filled = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "black",
-        "num_columns": 2,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": False,
-    },
-    "plot_data": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor Y",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "bpm4i",
-                "signals": [{"name": "bpm4i", "entry": "bpm4i"}],
-            },
-        },
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor X",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "Gauss",
-                "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"}],
-            },
-        },
-    ],
-}
-
-config_device_mode_no_entry = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "white",
-        "num_columns": 1,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": False,
-    },
-    "plot_data": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor Y",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx"}],  # Entry is missing
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "bpm4i",
-                "signals": [{"name": "bpm4i"}],  # Entry is missing
-            },
-        },
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor X",
-                "signals": [{"name": "samx"}],  # Entry is missing
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "Gauss",
-                "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm"}],  # Entry is missing
-            },
-        },
-    ],
-}
-
-config_scan_mode = config = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "white",
-        "num_columns": 3,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": True,
-    },
-    "plot_data": {
-        "grid_scan": [
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 1",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 2",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 3",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [{"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"}],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Grid plot 4",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [{"name": "gauss_adc3", "entry": "gauss_adc3"}],
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-        "line_scan": [
-            {
-                "plot_name": "BPM plot",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "BPM",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc1", "entry": "gauss_adc1"},
-                        {"name": "gauss_adc2", "entry": "gauss_adc2"},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Multi",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "Multi",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "samx", "entry": ["samx", "samx_setpoint"]},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "plot_name": "Multi",
-                "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-                "y": {
-                    "label": "Multi",
-                    "signals": [
-                        {"name": "gauss_bpm", "entry": "gauss_bpm"},
-                        {"name": "samx", "entry": ["samx", "samx_setpoint"]},
-                    ],
-                },
-            },
-        ],
-    },
-}
-
-config_all_wrong = {
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "background_color": "white",
-        "num_columns": 1,
-        "colormap": "plasma",
-        "scan_types": False,
-    },
-    "plot_data": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
-            "x": {
-                "label": "Motor Y",
-                # signals are missing
-            },
-            "y": {
-                "label": "bpm4i",
-                "signals": [{"name": "bpm4i", "entry": "gauss_bpm"}],  # wrong entry
-            },
-        },
-    ],
-}
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config, plot_setting_bg, num_plot ,pg_background",
-    [
-        (config_device_mode_all_filled, "black", 2, "k"),
-        (config_device_mode_no_entry, "white", 2, "w"),
-        (config_scan_mode, "white", 4, "w"),
-    ],
-)
-def test_init_config(qtbot, config, plot_setting_bg, num_plot, pg_background):
-    plot_app = setup_plot_app(qtbot, config)
-    assert plot_app.plot_settings["background_color"] == plot_setting_bg
-    assert len(plot_app.plot_data) == num_plot
-    assert pg.getConfigOption("background") == pg_background
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config, num_columns_input, expected_num_columns, expected_plot_names, expected_coordinates",
-    [
-        (
-            config_device_mode_all_filled,
-            2,
-            2,
-            ["BPM4i plots vs samx", "Gauss plots vs samx"],
-            [(0, 0), (0, 1)],
-        ),
-        (
-            config_device_mode_all_filled,
-            5,
-            2,
-            ["BPM4i plots vs samx", "Gauss plots vs samx"],
-            [(0, 0), (0, 1)],
-        ),  # num_columns greater than number of plots
-        (
-            config_device_mode_no_entry,
-            1,
-            1,
-            ["BPM4i plots vs samx", "Gauss plots vs samx"],
-            [(0, 0), (1, 0)],
-        ),
-        (
-            config_device_mode_no_entry,
-            2,
-            2,
-            ["BPM4i plots vs samx", "Gauss plots vs samx"],
-            [(0, 0), (0, 1)],
-        ),
-        (
-            config_device_mode_no_entry,
-            5,
-            2,
-            ["BPM4i plots vs samx", "Gauss plots vs samx"],
-            [(0, 0), (0, 1)],
-        ),  # num_columns greater than number of plots,
-        (
-            config_scan_mode,
-            2,
-            2,
-            [
-                "Grid plot 1",
-                "Grid plot 2",
-                "Grid plot 3",
-                "Grid plot 4",
-            ],
-            [(0, 0), (0, 1), (1, 0), (1, 1)],
-        ),
-        (
-            config_scan_mode,
-            3,
-            3,
-            [
-                "Grid plot 1",
-                "Grid plot 2",
-                "Grid plot 3",
-                "Grid plot 4",
-            ],
-            [(0, 0), (0, 1), (0, 2), (1, 0)],
-        ),
-        (
-            config_scan_mode,
-            5,
-            4,
-            [
-                "Grid plot 1",
-                "Grid plot 2",
-                "Grid plot 3",
-                "Grid plot 4",
-            ],
-            [(0, 0), (0, 1), (0, 2), (0, 3)],
-        ),  # num_columns greater than number of plots
-    ],
-)
-def test_init_ui(
-    qtbot,
-    config,
-    num_columns_input,
-    expected_num_columns,
-    expected_plot_names,
-    expected_coordinates,
-):
-    plot_app = setup_plot_app(qtbot, config)
-    plot_app.init_ui(num_columns_input)
-
-    # Validate number of columns
-    assert plot_app.plot_settings["num_columns"] == expected_num_columns
-
-    # Validate the plots are created correctly
-    for expected_name in expected_plot_names:
-        assert expected_name in plot_app.plots.keys()
-
-    # Validate the grid_coordinates
-    assert plot_app.grid_coordinates == expected_coordinates
-
-
-def mock_getitem(dev_name):
-    """Helper function to mock the __getitem__ method of the 'dev' object.""" ""
-    mock_instance = MagicMock()
-    if dev_name == "samx":
-        mock_instance._hints = "samx"
-    elif dev_name == "bpm4i":
-        mock_instance._hints = "bpm4i"
-    elif dev_name == "gauss_bpm":
-        mock_instance._hints = "gauss_bpm"
-
-    return mock_instance
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config, msg, metadata, expected_data",
-    [
-        # Case: msg does not have 'scanID'
-        (config_device_mode_all_filled, {"data": {}}, {}, {}),
-        # Case: scan_types is False, msg contains all valid fields, and entry is present in config
-        (
-            config_device_mode_all_filled,
-            {
-                "data": {
-                    "samx": {"samx": {"value": 10}},
-                    "bpm4i": {"bpm4i": {"value": 5}},
-                    "gauss_bpm": {"gauss_bpm": {"value": 7}},
-                },
-                "scanID": 1,
-            },
-            {},
-            {
-                ("samx", "samx", "bpm4i", "bpm4i"): {"x": [10], "y": [5]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_bpm", "gauss_bpm"): {"x": [10], "y": [7]},
-            },
-        ),
-        # Case: scan_types is False, msg contains all valid fields and entry is missing in config, should use hints
-        (
-            config_device_mode_no_entry,
-            {
-                "data": {
-                    "samx": {"samx": {"value": 10}},
-                    "bpm4i": {"bpm4i": {"value": 5}},
-                    "gauss_bpm": {"gauss_bpm": {"value": 7}},
-                },
-                "scanID": 1,
-            },
-            {},
-            {
-                ("samx", "samx", "bpm4i", "bpm4i"): {"x": [10], "y": [5]},
-                ("samx", "samx", "gauss_bpm", "gauss_bpm"): {"x": [10], "y": [7]},
-            },
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_on_scan_segment(qtbot, config, msg, metadata, expected_data):
-    plot_app = setup_plot_app(qtbot, config)
-
-    # Initialize and run test
-    plot_app.data = {}
-    plot_app.scanID = 0
-
-    # Get hints
-    plot_app.dev.__getitem__.side_effect = mock_getitem
-
-    plot_app.on_scan_segment(msg, metadata)
-    assert plot_app.data == expected_data
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config, msg, metadata, expected_exception_message",
-    [
-        # Case: scan_types is True, but metadata does not contain 'scan_name'
-        (
-            config_scan_mode,
-            {"data": {}, "scanID": 1},
-            {},  # No 'scan_name' in metadata
-            "Scan name not found in metadata. Please check the scan_name in the YAML config or in bec configuration.",
-        ),
-        # Case: scan_types is True, metadata contains non-existing 'scan_name'
-        (
-            config_scan_mode,
-            {"data": {}, "scanID": 1},
-            {"scan_name": "non_existing_scan"},
-            "Scan name non_existing_scan not found in the YAML config. Please check the scan_name in the YAML config "
-            "or in bec configuration.",
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_on_scan_message_error_handling(qtbot, config, msg, metadata, expected_exception_message):
-    plot_app = setup_plot_app(qtbot, config)
-
-    # Initialize
-    plot_app.init_curves = MagicMock()
-    plot_app.data = {}
-    plot_app.scanID = 0
-
-    plot_app.dev.__getitem__.side_effect = mock_getitem
-
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
-        plot_app.on_scan_segment(msg, metadata)
-    assert str(exc_info.value) == expected_exception_message
-
-
-####################
-# ErrorHandler tests
-####################
-def test_initialization(error_handler):
-    assert error_handler.errors == []
-    assert error_handler.parent is None
-    assert error_handler.retry_action is None
-
-
-@patch("bec_widgets.examples.extreme.extreme.QMessageBox.critical", return_value=QMessageBox.Retry)
-def test_handle_error_retry(mocked_critical, error_handler):
-    retry_action = MagicMock()
-    error_handler.set_retry_action(retry_action)
-    error_handler.handle_error("error message")
-    retry_action.assert_called_once()
-
-
-@patch("bec_widgets.examples.extreme.extreme.QMessageBox.critical", return_value=QMessageBox.Cancel)
-def test_handle_error_cancel(mocked_critical, error_handler):
-    retry_action = MagicMock()
-    with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
-        error_handler.handle_error("error message")
-    assert excinfo.value.code == 1
-    retry_action.assert_not_called()
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "config, expected_errors",
-    [
-        (config_device_mode_all_filled, []),
-        (config_device_mode_no_entry, []),
-        (config_scan_mode, []),
-        (
-            config_all_wrong,
-            ["Missing 'signals' configuration for x axis in plot 0 - 'BPM4i plots vs samx'"],
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_error_handler(error_handler, config, expected_errors):
-    # Mock QMessageBox
-    error_handler.handle_error = MagicMock()
-
-    # Mock logging
-    with unittest.mock.patch("bec_widgets.examples.extreme.extreme.logging") as mocked_logging:
-        error_handler.validate_config_file(config)
-
-        # Assert
-        assert error_handler.errors == expected_errors
-
-        # If there are expected errors, check if handle_error was called
-        if expected_errors:
-            error_handler.handle_error.assert_called_once()
-            mocked_logging.error.assert_called()
-        else:
-            mocked_logging.error.assert_not_called()
-            error_handler.handle_error.assert_not_called()
-
-
-def test_validate_plot_config(error_handler):
-    plot_config = {
-        "x": {"label": "Motor X", "signals": []},  # empty signals list should trigger an error
-        "y": {"label": "Motor Y", "signals": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}]},
-    }
-    error_handler.validate_plot_config(plot_config, 0)
-    assert error_handler.errors == [
-        "'signals' configuration for x axis in plot 0 must be a non-empty list"
-    ]
--- a/tests/test_msgs/msg_dict.pkl
+++ b/tests/test_msgs/msg_dict.pkl
--- a/tests/test_scan_control.py
+++ b/tests/test_scan_control.py
@@ -1,197 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import pickle
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
-
-import msgpack
-import pytest
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QLineEdit
-
-from bec_widgets.widgets import ScanControl
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
-
-
-# TODO there has to be a better way to mock messages than this, in this case I just took the msg from bec
-def load_test_msg(msg_name):
-    """Helper function to load msg from pickle file."""
-    msg_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test_msgs", f"{msg_name}.pkl")
-    with open(msg_path, "rb") as f:
-        msg = pickle.load(f)
-    return msg
-
-
-packed_message = load_test_msg("msg_dict")["available_scans"]
-
-
-class FakePositioner:
-    """Fake minimal positioner class for testing."""
-
-    def __init__(self, name, enabled=True):
-        self.name = name
-        self.enabled = enabled
-
-    def __contains__(self, item):
-        return item == self.name
-
-
-def get_mocked_device(device_name):
-    """Helper function to mock the devices"""
-    if device_name == "samx":
-        return FakePositioner(name="samx", enabled=True)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def mocked_client():
-    # Create a MagicMock object
-    client = MagicMock()
-
-    # Mock the producer.get method to return the packed message
-    client.producer.get.return_value = packed_message
-
-    # # Mock the device_manager.devices attribute to return a mock object for samx
-    client.device_manager.devices = MagicMock()
-    client.device_manager.devices.__contains__.side_effect = lambda x: x == "samx"
-    client.device_manager.devices.samx = get_mocked_device("samx")
-
-    return client
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def scan_control(qtbot, mocked_client):  # , mock_dev):
-    widget = ScanControl(client=mocked_client)
-    # widget.dev.samx = MagicMock()
-    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-    yield widget
-
-
-def test_populate_scans(scan_control, mocked_client):
-    # The comboBox should be populated with all scan from the message right after initialization
-    expected_scans = msgpack.loads(packed_message).keys()
-    assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.count() == len(expected_scans)
-    for scan in expected_scans:  # Each scan should be in the comboBox
-        assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.findText(scan) != -1
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "scan_name", ["line_scan", "grid_scan"]
-)  # TODO now only for line_scan and grid_scan, later for all loaded scans
-def test_on_scan_selected(scan_control, scan_name):
-    # Expected scan info from the message signature
-    expected_scan_info = msgpack.loads(packed_message)[scan_name]
-
-    # Select a scan from the comboBox
-    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
-
-    # Check labels and widgets in args table
-    for index, (arg_key, arg_value) in enumerate(expected_scan_info["arg_input"].items()):
-        label = scan_control.args_table.horizontalHeaderItem(index)
-        assert label.text().lower() == arg_key  # labes
-
-        for row in range(expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]):
-            widget = scan_control.args_table.cellWidget(row, index)
-            assert widget is not None  # Confirm that a widget exists
-            expected_widget_type = scan_control.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(arg_value, None)
-            assert isinstance(widget, expected_widget_type)  # Confirm the widget type matches
-
-    # kwargs
-    kwargs_from_signature = [
-        param for param in expected_scan_info["signature"] if param["kind"] == "KEYWORD_ONLY"
-    ]
-
-    # Check labels and widgets in kwargs grid layout
-    for index, kwarg_info in enumerate(kwargs_from_signature):
-        label_widget = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(1, index).widget()
-        assert label_widget.text() == kwarg_info["name"].capitalize()
-        widget = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(2, index).widget()
-        expected_widget_type = scan_control.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(kwarg_info["annotation"], QLineEdit)
-        assert isinstance(widget, expected_widget_type)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("scan_name", ["line_scan", "grid_scan"])
-def test_add_remove_bundle(scan_control, scan_name):
-    # Expected scan info from the message signature
-    expected_scan_info = msgpack.loads(packed_message)[scan_name]
-
-    # Select a scan from the comboBox
-    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
-
-    # Initial number of args row
-    initial_num_of_rows = scan_control.args_table.rowCount()
-
-    # Check initial row count of args table
-    assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]
-
-    # Try to remove default number of args row
-    scan_control.pushButton_remove_bundle.click()
-    assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]
-
-    # Try to add two bundles
-    scan_control.pushButton_add_bundle.click()
-    scan_control.pushButton_add_bundle.click()
-
-    # check the case where no max number of args are defined
-    # TODO do check also for the case where max number of args are defined
-    if expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["max"] is None:
-        assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == initial_num_of_rows + 2
-
-    # Remove one bundle
-    scan_control.pushButton_remove_bundle.click()
-
-    # check the case where no max number of args are defined
-    if expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["max"] is None:
-        assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == initial_num_of_rows + 1
-
-
-def test_run_line_scan_with_parameters(scan_control, mocked_client):
-    scan_name = "line_scan"
-    kwargs = {"exp_time": 0.1, "steps": 10, "relative": True, "burst_at_each_point": 1}
-    args = {"device": "samx", "start": -5, "stop": 5}
-
-    # Select a scan from the comboBox
-    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
-
-    # Set kwargs in the UI
-    for label_index in range(
-        scan_control.kwargs_layout.rowCount() + 1
-    ):  # from some reason rowCount() returns 1 less than the actual number of rows
-        label_item = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(1, label_index)
-        if label_item:
-            label_widget = label_item.widget()
-            kwarg_key = WidgetIO.get_value(label_widget).lower()
-            if kwarg_key in kwargs:
-                widget_item = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(2, label_index)
-                if widget_item:
-                    widget = widget_item.widget()
-                    WidgetIO.set_value(widget, kwargs[kwarg_key])
-
-    # Set args in the UI
-    for col_index in range(scan_control.args_table.columnCount()):
-        header_item = scan_control.args_table.horizontalHeaderItem(col_index)
-        if header_item:
-            arg_key = header_item.text().lower()
-            if arg_key in args:
-                for row_index in range(scan_control.args_table.rowCount()):
-                    widget = scan_control.args_table.cellWidget(row_index, col_index)
-                    WidgetIO.set_value(widget, args[arg_key])
-
-    # Mock the scan function
-    mocked_scan_function = MagicMock()
-    setattr(mocked_client.scans, scan_name, mocked_scan_function)
-
-    # Run the scan
-    scan_control.button_run_scan.click()
-
-    # Retrieve the actual arguments passed to the mock
-    called_args, called_kwargs = mocked_scan_function.call_args
-
-    # Check if the scan function was called correctly
-    expected_device = (
-        mocked_client.device_manager.devices.samx
-    )  # This is the FakePositioner instance
-    expected_args_list = [expected_device, args["start"], args["stop"]]
-    assert called_args == tuple(
-        expected_args_list
-    ), "The positional arguments passed to the scan function do not match expected values."
-    assert (
-        called_kwargs == kwargs
-    ), "The keyword arguments passed to the scan function do not match expected values."
--- a/tests/test_scan_plot.py
+++ b/tests/test_scan_plot.py
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-from pytestqt import qtbot
-
-from bec_widgets import scan_plot
-
-
-def test_scan_plot(qtbot):
-    """Test ScanPlot"""
-    plot = scan_plot.BECScanPlot()
-    qtbot.addWidget(plot)
-    plot.show()
-    qtbot.waitExposed(plot)
-
-    plot.x_channel = "x"
-    plot.y_channel_list = ["y1", "y2"]
-
-    plot.on_scan_segment(
-        {
-            "data": {
-                "x": {"x": {"value": 1}},
-                "y1": {"y1": {"value": 1}},
-                "y2": {"y2": {"value": 3}},
-            },
-            "scanID": "test",
-        },
-        {"scanID": "test", "scan_number": 1, "scan_report_devices": ["x"]},
-    )
-    plot.on_scan_segment(
-        {
-            "data": {
-                "x": {"x": {"value": 2}},
-                "y1": {"y1": {"value": 2}},
-                "y2": {"y2": {"value": 4}},
-            },
-            "scanID": "test",
-        },
-        {"scanID": "test", "scan_number": 1, "scan_report_devices": ["x"]},
-    )
-
-    assert all(plot.scan_curves["y1"].getData()[0] == [1, 2])
-    assert all(plot.scan_curves["y2"].getData()[1] == [3, 4])
-
-
-def test_scan_plot_clears_data(qtbot):
-    """Test ScanPlot"""
-    plot = scan_plot.BECScanPlot()
-    qtbot.addWidget(plot)
-    plot.show()
-    qtbot.waitExposed(plot)
-
-    plot.x_channel = "x"
-    plot.y_channel_list = ["y1", "y2"]
-
-    plot.on_scan_segment(
-        {
-            "data": {
-                "x": {"x": {"value": 1}},
-                "y1": {"y1": {"value": 1}},
-                "y2": {"y2": {"value": 3}},
-            },
-            "scanID": "test",
-        },
-        {"scanID": "test", "scan_number": 1, "scan_report_devices": ["x"]},
-    )
-    plot.reset_plots({}, {})
-    plot.on_scan_segment(
-        {
-            "data": {
-                "x": {"x": {"value": 2}},
-                "y1": {"y1": {"value": 2}},
-                "y2": {"y2": {"value": 4}},
-            },
-            "scanID": "test",
-        },
-        {"scanID": "test", "scan_number": 1, "scan_report_devices": ["x"]},
-    )
-
-    assert all(plot.scan_curves["y1"].getData()[0] == [2])
-    assert all(plot.scan_curves["y2"].getData()[1] == [4])
-
-
-def test_scan_plot_redraws_dap(qtbot):
-    """Test ScanPlot"""
-    plot = scan_plot.BECScanPlot()
-    qtbot.addWidget(plot)
-    plot.show()
-    qtbot.waitExposed(plot)
-
-    plot.y_channel_list = ["dap.y1", "dap.y2"]
-
-    plot.redraw_dap({"data": {"y1": {"x": [1], "y": [1]}, "y2": {"x": [2], "y": [2]}}}, {})
-
-    assert all(plot.dap_curves["y1"].getData()[0] == [1])
-    assert all(plot.dap_curves["y2"].getData()[1] == [2])
--- a/tests/test_stream_plot.py
+++ b/tests/test_stream_plot.py
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-from unittest import mock
-
-import numpy as np
-import pytest
-from bec_lib import messages, RedisConnector
-from pytestqt import qtbot
-import threading
-
-from bec_widgets.examples.stream_plot.stream_plot import StreamPlot
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def stream_app(qtbot):
-    """Helper function to set up the StreamPlot widget."""
-    client = mock.MagicMock()
-    widget = StreamPlot(client=client)
-    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-    yield widget
-
-
-def test_roi_signals_emitted(qtbot, stream_app):
-    region = (0.1, 0.9)
-    with qtbot.waitSignal(stream_app.roi_signal, timeout=1000) as blocker:
-        stream_app.roi_signal.emit(region)
-    assert blocker.signal_triggered
-    assert blocker.args == [region]
-
-
-def test_update_signals_emitted(qtbot, stream_app):
-    # Mimic data coming from the data stream
-    stream_app.plotter_data_x = [list(range(10))]  # Replace with the actual x data
-    stream_app.plotter_data_y = [list(range(10))]  # Replace with the actual y data
-
-    # Initialize curves
-    stream_app.init_curves()
-
-    with qtbot.waitSignal(stream_app.update_signal, timeout=1000) as blocker:
-        stream_app.update_signal.emit()
-    assert blocker.signal_triggered
-
-
-def test_ui_initialization(qtbot, stream_app):
-    """Checking the UI creation."""
-
-    # Check if UI elements are initialized correctly
-    assert stream_app.label_plot is not None
-    assert stream_app.label_plot_moved is not None
-    assert stream_app.label_plot_clicked is not None
-    assert stream_app.label_image_moved is not None
-    assert stream_app.label_image_clicked is not None
-
-    # Check if plots are initialized correctly
-    assert stream_app.plot is not None
-    assert stream_app.plot_image is not None
-
-    # Check if ROI selector is initialized correctly
-    assert stream_app.roi_selector is not None
-
-
-def test_1d_plotting_data(qtbot, stream_app):
-    # Set up some mock data
-    x_data = [list(range(10))]
-    y_data = [list(range(10))]
-
-    # Manually set the data attributes
-    stream_app.plotter_data_x = x_data
-    stream_app.plotter_data_y = y_data
-    stream_app.y_value_list = ["Curve 1"]
-
-    # Initialize curves and update the plot
-    stream_app.init_curves()
-    stream_app.update()  # This should update the plot with the new data
-
-    # Check the data on the plot
-    for idx, curve in enumerate(stream_app.curves):
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(curve.xData, x_data[0])  # Access the first list of x_data
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(
-            curve.yData, y_data[idx]
-        )  # Access the list of y_data for each curve without additional indexing
-
-
-def test_flip_even_rows(qtbot, stream_app):
-    # Create a numpy array with some known data
-    original_array = np.array(
-        [
-            [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
-            [6, 7, 8, 9, 10],
-            [11, 12, 13, 14, 15],
-            [16, 17, 18, 19, 20],
-        ]
-    )
-
-    # Call flip_even_rows on the original array
-    flipped_array = stream_app.flip_even_rows(original_array)
-
-    # Expected array flipped along the rows with even indices
-    expected_array = np.array(
-        [
-            [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
-            [10, 9, 8, 7, 6],
-            [11, 12, 13, 14, 15],
-            [20, 19, 18, 17, 16],
-        ]
-    )
-
-    # Check that flip_even_rows returned the expected result
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(flipped_array, expected_array)
-
-
-def test_on_dap_update(qtbot, stream_app):
-    """2D image rendering by dap update"""
-    # Create some mock data to be "received" by the slot
-    data_dict = {"data": {"z": np.random.rand(10, 10)}}
-    metadata_dict = {}
-
-    # Trigger the slot
-    stream_app.on_dap_update(data_dict, metadata_dict)
-
-    # Apply the same transformation to the test data
-    expected_data = stream_app.flip_even_rows(data_dict["data"]["z"])
-
-    # Now check the state of the StreamPlot object
-    # For example, check the data of the image plot:
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(stream_app.img.image, expected_data)
-
-
-####################
-# Until Here
-####################
-
-# def test_new_proj(qtbot, stream_app): #TODO this test is not working, does it make sense testing even?
-#     # Create some mock content to be "received" by the slot
-#     content_dict = {"signals": {"proj_nr": 1}}
-#     metadata_dict = {}
-#
-#     # Manually create some mock data that new_proj would work with
-#     # This step may need to be adjusted to fit the actual behavior of new_proj
-#     mock_data = {
-#         "q": np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
-#         "norm_sum": np.array([6, 7, 8, 9, 10]),
-#         "metadata": "some_metadata",
-#     }
-#
-#     # Assume the RedisConnector client would return this data when new_proj is called
-#     mock_message = mock.MagicMock(spec=messages.DeviceMessage)
-#     mock_message.__getitem__.side_effect = lambda key: mock_data[key]
-#     stream_app.client.producer.get = mock.MagicMock(return_value=mock_message.dumps())
-#
-#     # Trigger the slot
-#     stream_app.new_proj(content_dict, metadata_dict)
-#
-#     # Now check the state of the StreamPlot object
-#     # For example, check that the plotter_data_x attribute was updated correctly:
-#     np.testing.assert_array_equal(stream_app.plotter_data_x, [mock_data["q"]])
-#     assert stream_app._current_proj == 1
-#     assert stream_app._current_q == mock_data["q"]
-#     assert stream_app._current_norm == mock_data["norm_sum"]
-#     assert stream_app._current_metadata == mock_data["metadata"]
-
-
-# def test_connection_creation(qtbot, stream_app): #TODO maybe test connections in a different way?
-#     assert isinstance(stream_app.producer, RedisConnector)
-#     assert isinstance(stream_app.data_retriever, threading.Thread)
-#     assert stream_app.data_retriever.is_alive()
--- a/tests/test_widget_io.py
+++ b/tests/test_widget_io.py
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QWidget,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QLineEdit,
-    QComboBox,
-    QTableWidget,
-    QSpinBox,
-)
-
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.widget_io import WidgetHierarchy
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def example_widget(qtbot):
-    # Create a widget with a few child widgets
-    main_widget = QWidget()
-    layout = QVBoxLayout(main_widget)
-    line_edit = QLineEdit(main_widget)
-    combo_box = QComboBox(main_widget)
-    table_widget = QTableWidget(2, 2, main_widget)
-    spin_box = QSpinBox(main_widget)
-    layout.addWidget(line_edit)
-    layout.addWidget(combo_box)
-    layout.addWidget(table_widget)
-    layout.addWidget(spin_box)
-
-    # Add text items to the combo box
-    combo_box.addItems(["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3"])
-
-    qtbot.addWidget(main_widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(main_widget)
-    yield main_widget
-
-
-def test_export_import_config(example_widget):
-    initial_config = {
-        "QWidget ()": {
-            "QLineEdit ()": {"value": "New Text"},
-            "QComboBox ()": {"value": 1},
-            "QTableWidget ()": {"value": [["a", "b"], ["c", "d"]]},
-            "QSpinBox ()": {"value": 10},
-        }
-    }
-    WidgetHierarchy.import_config_from_dict(example_widget, initial_config, set_values=True)
-
-    exported_config_full = WidgetHierarchy.export_config_to_dict(example_widget, grab_values=True)
-    exported_config_reduced = WidgetHierarchy.export_config_to_dict(
-        example_widget, grab_values=True, save_all=False
-    )
-
-    expected_full = {
-        "QWidget ()": {
-            "QVBoxLayout ()": {},
-            "QLineEdit ()": {"value": "New Text", "QObject ()": {}},
-            "QComboBox ()": {"value": 1, "QStandardItemModel ()": {}},
-            "QTableWidget ()": {
-                "value": [["a", "b"], ["c", "d"]],
-                "QWidget (qt_scrollarea_viewport)": {},
-                "QStyledItemDelegate ()": {},
-                "QHeaderView ()": {
-                    "QWidget (qt_scrollarea_viewport)": {},
-                    "QWidget (qt_scrollarea_hcontainer)": {
-                        "QScrollBar ()": {},
-                        "QBoxLayout ()": {},
-                    },
-                    "QWidget (qt_scrollarea_vcontainer)": {
-                        "QScrollBar ()": {},
-                        "QBoxLayout ()": {},
-                    },
-                    "QItemSelectionModel ()": {},
-                },
-                "QAbstractButton ()": {},
-                "QAbstractTableModel ()": {},
-                "QItemSelectionModel ()": {},
-                "QWidget (qt_scrollarea_hcontainer)": {"QScrollBar ()": {}, "QBoxLayout ()": {}},
-                "QWidget (qt_scrollarea_vcontainer)": {"QScrollBar ()": {}, "QBoxLayout ()": {}},
-            },
-            "QSpinBox ()": {
-                "value": 10,
-                "QLineEdit (qt_spinbox_lineedit)": {"value": "10", "QObject ()": {}},
-                "QValidator (qt_spinboxvalidator)": {},
-            },
-        }
-    }
-    expected_reduced = {
-        "QWidget ()": {
-            "QLineEdit ()": {"value": "New Text"},
-            "QComboBox ()": {"value": 1},
-            "QTableWidget ()": {"value": [["a", "b"], ["c", "d"]]},
-            "QSpinBox ()": {"value": 10, "QLineEdit (qt_spinbox_lineedit)": {"value": "10"}},
-        }
-    }
-
-    assert exported_config_full == expected_full
-    assert exported_config_reduced == expected_reduced
--- a/tests/test_yaml_dialog.py
+++ b/tests/test_yaml_dialog.py
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import tempfile
-from unittest.mock import patch
-import pytest
-import yaml
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QPushButton
-
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.yaml_dialog import load_yaml, save_yaml
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def example_widget(qtbot):
-    main_widget = QWidget()
-    layout = QVBoxLayout(main_widget)
-    main_widget.import_button = QPushButton("Import", main_widget)
-    main_widget.export_button = QPushButton("Export", main_widget)
-    layout.addWidget(main_widget.import_button)
-    layout.addWidget(main_widget.export_button)
-
-    main_widget.config = {}  # Dictionary to store the loaded configuration
-    main_widget.saved_config = None  # To store the saved configuration
-
-    qtbot.addWidget(main_widget)
-    qtbot.waitExposed(main_widget)
-    yield main_widget
-
-
-def test_load_yaml(qtbot, example_widget):
-    # Create a temporary file with YAML content
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".yaml") as temp_file:
-        temp_file.write(b"name: test\nvalue: 42")
-
-    def load_yaml_wrapper():
-        config = load_yaml(example_widget)
-        if config:
-            example_widget.config.update(config)
-
-    example_widget.import_button.clicked.connect(load_yaml_wrapper)
-
-    # Mock user selecting the file in the dialog
-    with patch("qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName", return_value=(temp_file.name, "")):
-        example_widget.import_button.click()
-
-    assert example_widget.config == {"name": "test", "value": 42}
-    os.remove(temp_file.name)  # Clean up
-
-
-def test_load_yaml_file_not_found(qtbot, example_widget, capsys):
-    def load_yaml_wrapper():
-        config = load_yaml(example_widget)
-        if config:
-            example_widget.config.update(config)
-
-    example_widget.import_button.clicked.connect(load_yaml_wrapper)
-
-    # Mock user selecting a non-existent file in the dialog
-    with patch(
-        "qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName", return_value=("non_existent_file.yaml", "")
-    ):
-        example_widget.import_button.click()
-
-    # Catch the print output
-    captured = capsys.readouterr()
-    assert "The file non_existent_file.yaml was not found." in captured.out
-
-    assert example_widget.config == {}  # No update should happen
-
-
-def test_load_yaml_general_exception(qtbot, example_widget, capsys, monkeypatch):
-    # Mock the open function to raise a general exception
-    def mock_open(*args, **kwargs):
-        raise Exception("General error")
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr("builtins.open", mock_open)
-
-    def load_yaml_wrapper():
-        config = load_yaml(example_widget)
-        if config:
-            example_widget.config.update(config)
-
-    example_widget.import_button.clicked.connect(load_yaml_wrapper)
-
-    # Mock user selecting a file in the dialog
-    with patch("qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName", return_value=("somefile.yaml", "")):
-        example_widget.import_button.click()
-
-    assert example_widget.config == {}
-
-
-def test_load_yaml_permission_error(qtbot, example_widget, monkeypatch, capsys):
-    # Create a temporary file and remove read permissions
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".yaml") as temp_file:
-        temp_file_path = temp_file.name
-    os.chmod(temp_file_path, 0o000)  # Remove permissions
-
-    def load_yaml_wrapper():
-        config = load_yaml(example_widget)
-        if config:
-            example_widget.config.update(config)
-
-    example_widget.import_button.clicked.connect(load_yaml_wrapper)
-
-    # Mock user selecting the file in the dialog
-    with patch("qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName", return_value=(temp_file_path, "")):
-        example_widget.import_button.click()
-
-    # # Catch the print output
-    # captured = capsys.readouterr()
-    # assert "Permission denied for file" in captured.out
-
-    assert example_widget.config == {}  # No update should happen
-    os.remove(temp_file_path)  # Clean up
-
-
-def test_load_yaml_invalid_yaml(qtbot, example_widget, capsys):
-    # Create a temporary file with invalid YAML content
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".yaml") as temp_file:
-        temp_file.write(b"\tinvalid_yaml: [unbalanced_brackets: ]")
-
-    def load_yaml_wrapper():
-        config = load_yaml(example_widget)
-        if config:
-            example_widget.config.update(config)
-
-    example_widget.import_button.clicked.connect(load_yaml_wrapper)
-
-    # Mock user selecting the file in the dialog
-    with patch("qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName", return_value=(temp_file.name, "")):
-        example_widget.import_button.click()
-
-    # Catch the print output
-    captured = capsys.readouterr()
-    assert "Error parsing YAML file" in captured.out
-
-    assert example_widget.config == {}  # No update should happen
-    os.remove(temp_file.name)  # Clean up
-
-
-def test_save_yaml(qtbot, example_widget):
-    # Create a temporary file
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".yaml") as temp_file:
-        temp_file_path = temp_file.name
-
-    # Prepare data to be saved
-    example_widget.saved_config = {"name": "test", "value": 42}
-
-    def save_yaml_wrapper():
-        save_yaml(example_widget, example_widget.saved_config)
-
-    example_widget.export_button.clicked.connect(save_yaml_wrapper)
-
-    # Mock user selecting the file in the dialog
-    with patch("qtpy.QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName", return_value=(temp_file_path, "")):
-        example_widget.export_button.click()
-
-    # Check if the data was saved correctly
-    with open(temp_file_path, "r") as file:
-        saved_config = yaml.safe_load(file)
-    assert saved_config == {"name": "test", "value": 42}
-
-    os.remove(temp_file_path)  # Clean up