docs: add tutorial on how to add StartScan Button

docs: refactor developer section, add widget tutorial
ci: add job optional dependency check
2026-04-11 19:20:53 +02:00 · 2024-06-14 14:30:40 +02:00 · 2024-06-14 14:24:38 +02:00 · 2024-06-14 11:47:42 +02:00 · 2024-06-14 08:14:22 +00:00 · 2024-06-13 15:14:30 +02:00
36 changed files with 2605 additions and 1605 deletions
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ workflow:

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

 # different stages in the pipeline
 stages:
@@ -32,11 +39,21 @@ stages:
  - Deploy

 .install-qt-webengine-deps: &install-qt-webengine-deps
-    - apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2 libatomic1 libxcursor1
-    - export QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX=1
-    
+  - apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2 libatomic1 libxcursor1
+  - export QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX=1
+
+.clone-repos: &clone-repos
+  - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
+  - git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
+  - export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
+
+.install-os-packages: &install-os-packages
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
+  - *install-qt-webengine-deps
+
 before_script:
-  - if [[ "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" != "bec/bec_widgets" ]]; then 
+  - if [[ "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" != "bec/bec_widgets" ]]; then
    echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH of BEC Widgets \033[0;m";
    test -d bec_widgets || git clone --branch $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets.git; cd bec_widgets;
    fi
@@ -79,18 +96,21 @@ pylint-check:
    - apt-get update
    - apt-get install -y bc
  script:
+    - git fetch origin $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
    # Identify changed Python files
    - if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]; then
-        TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME);
-        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $SOURCE_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA $TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
+      TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse origin/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME);
+      CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA HEAD | grep '\.py$' || true);
      else
-        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
+      CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
      fi
    - if [ -z "$CHANGED_FILES" ]; then echo "No Python files changed."; exit 0; fi

+    - echo "Changed Python files:"
+      - $CHANGED_FILES
    # Run pylint only on changed files
    - mkdir ./pylint
-    - pylint $CHANGED_FILES --output-format=text . | tee ./pylint/pylint_changed_files.log || pylint-exit $?
+    - 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"

@@ -107,15 +127,12 @@ tests:
  stage: test
  needs: []
  variables:
-      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
  script:
-    - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
-    - git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
-    - export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
-    - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
-    - *install-qt-webengine-deps
+    - *clone-repos
+    - *install-os-packages
    - pip install -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
+    - pip install -e ./bec/bec_ipython_client
    - pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
    - coverage run --source=./bec_widgets -m pytest -v --junitxml=report.xml --random-order --full-trace ./tests/unit_tests
    - coverage report
@@ -131,30 +148,27 @@ tests:
 test-matrix:
  parallel:
    matrix:
-      - PYTHON_VERSION: 
-        - "3.10"
-        - "3.11"
-        - "3.12"
-        QT_PCKG: 
-        - "pyside6"
-        - "pyqt5"
-        - "pyqt6"
+      - PYTHON_VERSION:
+          - "3.10"
+          - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
+        QT_PCKG:
+          - "pyside6"
+          - "pyqt5"
+          - "pyqt6"

  stage: AdditionalTests
  needs: []
  variables:
-      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: ""
-      QT_PCKG: ""
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+    PYTHON_VERSION: ""
+    QT_PCKG: ""
  image: $CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX/python:$PYTHON_VERSION
  script:
-    - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
-    - git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
-    - export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
-    - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
-    - *install-qt-webengine-deps
+    - *clone-repos
+    - *install-os-packages
    - pip install -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
+    - pip install -e ./bec/bec_ipython_client
    - pip install -e .[dev,$QT_PCKG]
    - pytest -v --junitxml=report.xml --random-order ./tests/unit_tests
  allow_failure: true
@@ -167,9 +181,8 @@ end-2-end-conda:
  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
-    - *install-qt-webengine-deps
+    - *clone-repos
+    - *install-os-packages
    - conda config --prepend channels conda-forge
    - conda config --set channel_priority strict
    - conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
@@ -178,10 +191,6 @@ end-2-end-conda:
    - source ~/.bashrc
    - conda activate test-environment

-    - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
-    - git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
-    - export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
-
    - cd ./bec
    - source ./bin/install_bec_dev.sh -t

@@ -224,7 +233,7 @@ semver:
    - pip install python-semantic-release==9.* wheel build twine
    - export GL_TOKEN=$CI_UPDATES
    - semantic-release -vv version
-    
+
    # check if any artifacts were created
    - if [ ! -d dist ]; then echo No release will be made; exit 0; fi
    - twine upload dist/* -u __token__ -p $CI_PYPI_TOKEN --skip-existing
@@ -240,7 +249,7 @@ pages:
  variables:
    TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG != null'
+    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_TAG != null"
      variables:
        TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"'
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,128 @@



+## v0.63.2 (2024-06-14)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: do not import &#34;server&#34; in client, prevents from having trouble with QApplication creation order
+
+Like with QtWebEngine ([`6f96498`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6f96498de66358b89f3a2035627eed2e02dde5a1))
+
+### Unknown
+
+* Reapply &#34;feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout&#34;
+
+This reverts commit fe04dd80e59a0e74f7fdea603e0642707ecc7c2a. ([`836b6e6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/836b6e64f694916d6b6f909dedf11a4a6d2c86a4))
+
+
+## v0.63.1 (2024-06-13)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: just terminate the remote process in close() instead of communicating
+
+The proper finalization sequence will be executed by the remote process
+on SIGTERM ([`9263f8e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9263f8ef5c17ae7a007a1a564baf787b39061756))
+
+
+## v0.63.0 (2024-06-13)
+
+### Documentation
+
+* docs: add documentation ([`bc709c4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bc709c4184c985d4e721f9ea7d1b3dad5e9153a7))
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: add textbox widget ([`d9d4e3c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d9d4e3c9bf73ab2a5629c2867b50fc91e69489ec))
+
+### Refactor
+
+* refactor: add pydantic config, add change_theme ([`6b8432f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6b8432f5b20a71175a3537b5f6832b76e3b67d73))
+
+### Test
+
+* test: add test for text box ([`b49462a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b49462abeb186e56bac79d2ef0b0add1ef28a1a5))
+
+### Unknown
+
+* Revert &#34;feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout&#34;
+
+This reverts commit abc6caa2d0b6141dfbe1f3d025f78ae14deddcb3 ([`fe04dd8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fe04dd80e59a0e74f7fdea603e0642707ecc7c2a))
+
+
+## v0.62.0 (2024-06-12)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout ([`abc6caa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/abc6caa2d0b6141dfbe1f3d025f78ae14deddcb3))
+
+### Unknown
+
+* doc: add documentation about creating custom GUI applications embedding BEC Widgets ([`17a0068`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/17a00687579f5efab1990cd83862ec0e78198633))
+
+
+## v0.61.0 (2024-06-12)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(widgets/stop_button): General stop button added ([`61ba08d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/61ba08d0b8df9f48f5c54c7c2b4e6d395206e7e6))
+
+### Refactor
+
+* refactor: improve labe of auto_update script ([`40b5688`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/40b568815893cd41af3531bb2e647ca1e2e315f4))
+
+
+## v0.60.0 (2024-06-08)
+
+### Ci
+
+* ci: added git fetch for target branch ([`fc4f4f8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fc4f4f81ad1be99cf5112f2188a46c5bed2679ee))
+
+* ci: fixed pylint-check ([`6b1d582`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6b1d5827d6599f06a3acd316060a8d25f0686d54))
+
+* ci: cleanup ([`11173b9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/11173b9c0a7dc4b36e35962042e5b86407da49f1))
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: added isort to bw-generate-cli ([`f0391f5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f0391f59c9eb0a51b693fccfe2e399e869d35dda))
+
+* feat: added entry point for bw-generate-cli ([`1c7f491`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1c7f4912ce5998e666276969bf4af8656d619a91))
+
+* feat(cli): auto-discover rpc-enabled widgets ([`df1be10`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/df1be10057a5e85a3f35bef1c1b27366b6727276))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: removed BECConnector from rpc client interface ([`6428e38`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6428e38ab94c15a2c904e75cc6404bb6d0394e04))
+
+* fix: added bec_ipython_client as dependency; needed for jupyter widget ([`006a089`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/006a0894b85cba3b2773737ed6fe3e92c81cdee0))
+
+* fix(BECFigure): removed duplicated user access for plot ([`954c576`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/954c576131f7deac669ddf9f51eeb1d41b6f92b7))
+
+* fix(bec_connector): field validator should be a classmethod ([`867720a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/867720a897b6713bd0df9af71ffdd11a6a380f7d))
+
+### Refactor
+
+* refactor: minor cleanup ([`3adf6cf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3adf6cfd586355c8b8ce7fdc9722f868e22287c5))
+
+* refactor: disabled pylint for auto-gen client ([`b15816c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b15816ca9fd3e4ae87cca5fcfe029b4dfca570ca))
+
+* refactor(isort): added bec_widgets as known first party package ([`9c5a471`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9c5a471234ed2928e4527b079436db2a807c5f6f))
+
+* refactor(dock): parent_dock_area changed to orig_area (native for pyqtgraph) ([`2b40602`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2b40602bdc593ece0447ec926c2100414bd5cf67))
+
+### Test
+
+* test: added missing pylint statement to header ([`f662985`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f6629852ebc2b4ee239fa560cc310a5ae2627cf7))
+
+
+## v0.59.1 (2024-06-07)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(curve): set_color_map_z typo fixed in user access ([`e7838b0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e7838b0f2fc23b0a232ed7d68fbd7f3493a91b9e))
+
+
 ## v0.59.0 (2024-06-07)

 ### Build
@@ -52,110 +174,3 @@


 ## v0.57.7 (2024-06-07)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs: added schema of BECDockArea and BECFigure ([`828067f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/828067f486a905eb4678538df58e2bdd6c770de1))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: add model_config to pydantic models to allow runtime checks after creation ([`ca5e8d2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ca5e8d2fbbffbf221cc5472710fef81a33ee29d6))
-
-
-## v0.57.6 (2024-06-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(bar): docstrings extended ([`edb1775`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/edb1775967c3ff0723d0edad2b764f1ffc832b7c))
-
-
-## v0.57.5 (2024-06-06)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs(figure): docs adjusted to be compatible with new signature ([`c037b87`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c037b87675af91b26e8c7c60e76622d4ed4cf5d5))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(waveform): added .plot method with the same signature as BECFigure.plot ([`8479caf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8479caf53a7325788ca264e5bd9aee01f1d4c5a0))
-
-* fix(plot_base): .plot removed from plot_base.py, because there is no use case for it ([`82e2c89`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/82e2c898d2e26f786b2d481f85c647472675e75b))
-
-### Refactor
-
-* refactor(figure): logic for .add_image and .image consolidated; logic for .add_plot and .plot consolidated ([`52bc322`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/52bc322b2b8d3ef92ff3480e61bddaf32464f976))
-
-
-## v0.57.4 (2024-06-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(docks): set_title do update dock internal _name now ([`15cbc21`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/15cbc21e5bb3cf85f5822d44a2b3665b5aa2f346))
-
-* fix(docks): docks widget_list adn dockarea panels return values fixed ([`ffae5ee`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ffae5ee54e6b43da660131092452adff195ba4fb))
-
-
-## v0.57.3 (2024-06-06)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs(bar): docs updated ([`4be0d14`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4be0d14b7445c2322c2aef86257db168a841265c))
-
-* docs: fixed syntax of add_widget ([`a951ebf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a951ebf1be6c086d094aa8abef5e0dfd1b3b8558))
-
-* docs: added auto update; closes #206 ([`32da803`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/32da803df9f7259842c43e85ba9a0ce29a266d06))
-
-* docs: cleanup ([`07d60cf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/07d60cf7355d2edadb3c5ef8b86607d74b360455))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(ring): automatic updates are disabled uf user specify updates manually with .set_update; &#39;scan_progres&#39; do not reset number of rings ([`e883dba`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e883dbad814dbcc0a19c341041c6d836e58a5918))
-
-* fix(ring): enable_auto_updates(True) do not reset properties of already setup bars ([`a2abad3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a2abad344f4c0039516eb60a825afb6822c5b19a))
-
-* fix(ring): set_min_max accepts floats ([`d44b1cf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d44b1cf8b107cf02deedd9154b77d01c7f9ed05d))
-
-* fix(ring): set_update changed to Literals, no need to specify endpoint manually ([`c5b6499`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c5b6499e41eb1495bf260436ca3e1b036182c360))
-
-
-## v0.57.2 (2024-06-06)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(test/e2e): autoupdate e2e rewritten ([`e1af5ca`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e1af5ca60f0616835f9f41d84412f29dc298c644))
-
-* fix(test/e2e): spiral_progress_bar e2e tests rewritten to use config_dict ([`7fb31fc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7fb31fc4d762ff4ca839971b3092a084186f81b8))
-
-* fix(test/e2e): dockarea and dock e2e tests changed to check asserts against config_dict ([`5c6ba65`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5c6ba65469863ea1e6fc5abdc742650e20eba9b9))
-
-* fix: rpc_server_dock fixture now spawns the server process ([`cd9fc46`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cd9fc46ff8a947242c8c28adcd73d7de60b11c44))
-
-* fix: accept scalars or numpy arrays of 1 element ([`2a88e17`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2a88e17b23436c55d25b7d3449e4af3a7689661c))
-
-### Refactor
-
-* refactor: move _get_output and _start_plot_process at the module level ([`69f4371`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/69f4371007c66aee6b7521a6803054025adf8c92))
-
-
-## v0.57.1 (2024-06-06)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs: docs refactored from add_widget_bec to add_widget ([`c3f4845`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c3f4845b4f95005ff737fed5542600b0b9a9cc2b))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: tests references to add_widget_bec refactored ([`f51b25f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f51b25f0af4ab8b0a75ee48a40bfbb079c16e9d1))
-
-* fix(dock): add_widget and add_widget_bec consolidated ([`8ae323f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8ae323f5c3c0d9d0f202d31d5e8374a272a26be2))
-
-
-## v0.57.0 (2024-06-05)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs: extend user documentation for BEC Widgets ([`4160f3d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4160f3d6d7ec1122785b5e3fdfc4afe67a95e9a1))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat(widgets/console): BECJupyterConsole added ([`8c03034`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8c03034acf6b3ed1e346ebf1b785d41068513cc5))
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/init.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from .client import BECDockArea, BECFigure
+from .client import *
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/auto_updates.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/auto_updates.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class AutoUpdates:
        if not dev_y:
            return
        fig.clear_all()
-        plt = fig.plot(x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y)
+        plt = fig.plot(x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_y}")
        plt.set(title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}", x_label=dev_x, y_label=dev_y)

    def simple_grid_scan(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ class AutoUpdates:
        dev_y = info.scan_report_devices[1]
        dev_z = self.get_selected_device(info.monitored_devices, self.gui.selected_device)
        fig.clear_all()
-        plt = fig.plot(x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, z_name=dev_z, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number}")
+        plt = fig.plot(
+            x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, z_name=dev_z, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_z}"
+        )
        plt.set(title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}", x_label=dev_x, y_label=dev_y)

    def best_effort(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
@@ -147,5 +149,5 @@ class AutoUpdates:
        if not dev_y:
            return
        fig.clear_all()
-        plt = fig.plot(x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number}")
+        plt = fig.plot(x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_y}")
        plt.set(title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}", x_label=dev_x, y_label=dev_y)
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

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

 import bec_widgets.cli.client as client
 from bec_widgets.cli.auto_updates import AutoUpdates
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:

    from bec_widgets.cli.client import BECDockArea, BECFigure

+from bec_lib.serialization import MsgpackSerialization
+
 messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
 # from bec_lib.connector import MessageObject
 MessageObject = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.connector", ("MessageObject",))
@@ -84,13 +86,8 @@ def _start_plot_process(gui_id, gui_class, config) -> None:
    Start the plot in a new process.
    """
    # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
-    monitor_module = importlib.import_module("bec_widgets.cli.server")
-    monitor_path = monitor_module.__file__
-
    command = [
-        sys.executable,
-        "-u",
-        monitor_path,
+        "bec-gui-server",
        "--id",
        gui_id,
        "--config",
@@ -98,7 +95,11 @@ def _start_plot_process(gui_id, gui_class, config) -> None:
        "--gui_class",
        gui_class.__name__,
    ]
-    process = subprocess.Popen(command, text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    env_dict = os.environ.copy()
+    env_dict["PYTHONUNBUFFERED"] = "1"
+    process = subprocess.Popen(
+        command, text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=env_dict
+    )
    process_output_processing_thread = threading.Thread(target=_get_output, args=(process,))
    process_output_processing_thread.start()
    return process, process_output_processing_thread
@@ -174,16 +175,11 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
        """
        Close the figure.
        """
-        if self._process is None:
-            return
-        if self.gui_is_alive():
-            self._run_rpc("close", (), wait_for_rpc_response=True)
-        else:
-            self._run_rpc("close", (), wait_for_rpc_response=False)
-        self._process.terminate()
-        self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
-        self._process = None
        self._client.shutdown()
+        if self._process:
+            self._process.terminate()
+            self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
+            self._process = None

    def print_log(self) -> None:
        """
@@ -205,6 +201,48 @@ class RPCResponseTimeoutError(Exception):
        )


+class QtRedisMessageWaiter:
+    def __init__(self, redis_connector, message_to_wait):
+        self.ev_loop = QEventLoop()
+        self.response = None
+        self.connector = redis_connector
+        self.message_to_wait = message_to_wait
+        self.pubsub = redis_connector._redis_conn.pubsub()
+        self.pubsub.subscribe(self.message_to_wait.endpoint)
+        fd = self.pubsub.connection._sock.fileno()
+        self.notifier = QSocketNotifier(fd, QSocketNotifier.Read)
+        self.notifier.activated.connect(self._pubsub_readable)
+
+    def _msg_received(self, msg_obj):
+        self.response = msg_obj.value
+        self.ev_loop.quit()
+
+    def wait(self, timeout=1):
+        timer = QTimer()
+        timer.singleShot(timeout * 1000, self.ev_loop.quit)
+        self.ev_loop.exec_()
+        timer.stop()
+        self.notifier.setEnabled(False)
+        self.pubsub.close()
+        return self.response
+
+    def _pubsub_readable(self, fd):
+        while True:
+            msg = self.pubsub.get_message()
+            if msg:
+                if msg["type"] == "subscribe":
+                    # get_message buffers, so we may already have the answer
+                    # let's check...
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    break
+            else:
+                return
+        channel = msg["channel"].decode()
+        msg = MessageObject(topic=channel, value=MsgpackSerialization.loads(msg["data"]))
+        self.connector._execute_callback(self._msg_received, msg, {})
+
+
 class RPCBase:
    def __init__(self, gui_id: str = None, config: dict = None, parent=None) -> None:
        self._client = BECDispatcher().client
@@ -231,7 +269,7 @@ class RPCBase:
            parent = parent._parent
        return parent

-    def _run_rpc(self, method, *args, wait_for_rpc_response=True, **kwargs):
+    def _run_rpc(self, method, *args, wait_for_rpc_response=True, timeout=3, **kwargs):
        """
        Run the RPC call.

@@ -253,16 +291,24 @@ class RPCBase:

        # pylint: disable=protected-access
        receiver = self._root._gui_id
+        if wait_for_rpc_response:
+            redis_msg = QtRedisMessageWaiter(
+                self._client.connector, MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id)
+            )
+
        self._client.connector.set_and_publish(MessageEndpoints.gui_instructions(receiver), rpc_msg)

-        if not wait_for_rpc_response:
-            return None
-        response = self._wait_for_response(request_id)
-        # get class name
-        if not response.content["accepted"]:
-            raise ValueError(response.content["message"]["error"])
-        msg_result = response.content["message"].get("result")
-        return self._create_widget_from_msg_result(msg_result)
+        if wait_for_rpc_response:
+            response = redis_msg.wait(timeout)
+
+            if response is None:
+                raise RPCResponseTimeoutError(request_id, timeout)
+
+            # get class name
+            if not response.accepted:
+                raise ValueError(response.message["error"])
+            msg_result = response.message.get("result")
+            return self._create_widget_from_msg_result(msg_result)

    def _create_widget_from_msg_result(self, msg_result):
        if msg_result is None:
@@ -285,30 +331,6 @@ class RPCBase:
            return cls(parent=self, **msg_result)
        return msg_result

-    def _wait_for_response(self, request_id: str, timeout: int = 5):
-        """
-        Wait for the response from the server.
-
-        Args:
-            request_id(str): The request ID.
-            timeout(int): The timeout in seconds.
-
-        Returns:
-            The response from the server.
-        """
-        start_time = time.time()
-        response = None
-
-        while response is None and self.gui_is_alive() and (time.time() - start_time) < timeout:
-            response = self._client.connector.get(
-                MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id)
-            )
-            QCoreApplication.processEvents()  # keep UI responsive (and execute signals/slots)
-        if response is None and (time.time() - start_time) >= timeout:
-            raise RPCResponseTimeoutError(request_id, timeout)
-
-        return response
-
    def gui_is_alive(self):
        """
        Check if the GUI is alive.
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 # pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
 from __future__ import annotations

+import argparse
+import importlib
 import inspect
+import os
 import sys
+from typing import Literal

 import black
+import isort
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGraphicsWidget, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector

 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
    from typing import get_overloads
@@ -14,30 +22,52 @@ else:
        "If you want to use the real function 'typing.get_overloads()', please use Python 3.11 or later."
    )

-    def get_overloads(obj):
-        # Dummy function for Python versions before 3.11
+    def get_overloads(_obj):
+        """
+        Dummy function for Python versions before 3.11.
+        """
        return []


 class ClientGenerator:
    def __init__(self):
        self.header = """# This file was automatically generated by generate_cli.py\n
-from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import rpc_call, RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin
-from typing import Literal, Optional, overload"""
+import enum
+from typing import Literal, Optional, overload
+
+from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import RPCBase, rpc_call, BECGuiClientMixin
+
+# pylint: skip-file"""

        self.content = ""

-    def generate_client(self, published_classes: list):
+    def generate_client(
+        self, published_classes: dict[Literal["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"], list[type]]
+    ):
        """
        Generate the client for the published classes.

        Args:
-            published_classes(list): The list of published classes (e.g. [BECWaveform1D, BECFigure]).
+            published_classes(dict): A dictionary with keys "connector_classes" and "top_level_classes" and values as lists of classes.
        """
-        for cls in published_classes:
+        self.write_client_enum(published_classes["top_level_classes"])
+        for cls in published_classes["connector_classes"]:
            self.content += "\n\n"
            self.generate_content_for_class(cls)

+    def write_client_enum(self, published_classes: list[type]):
+        """
+        Write the client enum to the content.
+        """
+        self.content += """
+class Widgets(str, enum.Enum):
+    \"\"\"
+    Enum for the available widgets.
+    \"\"\"
+    """
+        for cls in published_classes:
+            self.content += f'{cls.__name__} = "{cls.__name__}"\n    '
+
    def generate_content_for_class(self, cls):
        """
        Generate the content for the class.
@@ -47,11 +77,6 @@ from typing import Literal, Optional, overload"""
        """

        class_name = cls.__name__
-        module = cls.__module__
-
-        # Generate the header
-        #         self.header += f"""
-        # from {module} import {class_name}"""

        # Generate the content
        if cls.__name__ == "BECDockArea":
@@ -101,41 +126,85 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
        except black.NothingChanged:
            formatted_content = full_content

+        isort.Config(
+            profile="black",
+            line_length=100,
+            multi_line_output=3,
+            include_trailing_comma=True,
+            known_first_party=["bec_widgets"],
+        )
+        formatted_content = isort.code(formatted_content)
+
        with open(file_name, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
            file.write(formatted_content)

+    @staticmethod
+    def get_rpc_classes(
+        repo_name: str,
+    ) -> dict[Literal["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"], list[type]]:
+        """
+        Get all RPC-enabled classes in the specified repository.
+
+        Args:
+            repo_name(str): The name of the repository.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: A dictionary with keys "connector_classes" and "top_level_classes" and values as lists of classes.
+        """
+        connector_classes = []
+        top_level_classes = []
+        anchor_module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets")
+        directory = os.path.dirname(anchor_module.__file__)
+        for root, _, files in sorted(os.walk(directory)):
+            for file in files:
+                if not file.endswith(".py") or file.startswith("__"):
+                    continue
+
+                path = os.path.join(root, file)
+                subs = os.path.dirname(os.path.relpath(path, directory)).split("/")
+                if len(subs) == 1 and not subs[0]:
+                    module_name = file.split(".")[0]
+                else:
+                    module_name = ".".join(subs + [file.split(".")[0]])
+
+                module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets.{module_name}")
+
+                for name in dir(module):
+                    obj = getattr(module, name)
+                    if not hasattr(obj, "__module__") or obj.__module__ != module.__name__:
+                        continue
+                    if isinstance(obj, type) and issubclass(obj, BECConnector):
+                        connector_classes.append(obj)
+                        if len(subs) == 1 and (
+                            issubclass(obj, QWidget) or issubclass(obj, QGraphicsWidget)
+                        ):
+                            top_level_classes.append(obj)
+
+        return {"connector_classes": connector_classes, "top_level_classes": top_level_classes}
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main entry point for the script, controlled by command line arguments.
+    """
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Auto-generate the client for RPC widgets")
+    parser.add_argument("--core", action="store_true", help="Whether to generate the core client")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.core:
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        client_path = os.path.join(current_path, "client.py")
+
+        rpc_classes = ClientGenerator.get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
+        rpc_classes["connector_classes"].sort(key=lambda x: x.__name__)
+
+        generator = ClientGenerator()
+        generator.generate_client(rpc_classes)
+        generator.write(client_path)
+

 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    import os
-
-    from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
-    from bec_widgets.widgets import BECDock, BECDockArea, BECFigure, SpiralProgressBar
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image import BECImageShow
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_item import BECImageItem
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.motor_map.motor_map import BECMotorMap
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.waveform.waveform import BECWaveform
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.waveform.waveform_curve import BECCurve
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar.ring import Ring
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.website.website import WebsiteWidget
-
-    current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    client_path = os.path.join(current_path, "client.py")
-    clss = [
-        BECPlotBase,
-        BECWaveform,
-        BECFigure,
-        BECCurve,
-        BECImageShow,
-        BECConnector,
-        BECImageItem,
-        BECMotorMap,
-        BECDock,
-        BECDockArea,
-        SpiralProgressBar,
-        Ring,
-        WebsiteWidget,
-    ]
-    generator = ClientGenerator()
-    generator.generate_client(clss)
-    generator.write(client_path)
+    sys.argv = ["generate_cli.py", "--core"]
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
 from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar.spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
+from bec_widgets.widgets.text_box.text_box import TextBox
 from bec_widgets.widgets.website.website import WebsiteWidget


@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ class RPCWidgetHandler:
        "BECFigure": BECFigure,
        "SpiralProgressBar": SpiralProgressBar,
        "Website": WebsiteWidget,
+        "TextBox": TextBox,
    }

    @staticmethod
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
        self.client.shutdown()


-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+def main():
    import argparse
    import os
    import sys
@@ -166,3 +166,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover

    app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
    sys.exit(app.exec())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
@@ -136,17 +136,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover

    module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)

+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    app.setApplicationName("Jupyter Console")
+    app.setApplicationDisplayName("Jupyter Console")
+    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
+    icon = QIcon()
+    icon.addFile(os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "terminal_icon.png"), size=QSize(48, 48))
+    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
+
    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
    client = bec_dispatcher.client
    client.start()

-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    app.setApplicationName("Jupyter Console")
-    app.setApplicationDisplayName("Jupyter Console")
-    # qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
-    icon = QIcon()
-    icon.addFile(os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "terminal_icon.png"), size=QSize(48, 48))
-    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
    win = JupyterConsoleWindow()
    win.show()

--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class ConnectionConfig(BaseModel):
    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}

    @field_validator("gui_id")
+    @classmethod
    def generate_gui_id(cls, v, values):
        """Generate a GUI ID if none is provided."""
        if v is None:
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import redis
 from bec_lib.client import BECClient
 from bec_lib.redis_connector import MessageObject, RedisConnector
 from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
+from qtpy.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QObject
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class BECDispatcher:

    _instance = None
    _initialized = False
+    qapp = None

    def __new__(cls, client=None, config: str = None, *args, **kwargs):
        if cls._instance is None:
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ class BECDispatcher:
        if self._initialized:
            return

+        if not QCoreApplication.instance():
+            BECDispatcher.qapp = QCoreApplication([])
+
        self._slots = collections.defaultdict(set)
        self.client = client

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from .buttons import StopButton
 from .dock import BECDock, BECDockArea
 from .figure import BECFigure, FigureConfig
 from .scan_control import ScanControl
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/init.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .stop_button.stop_button import StopButton
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/stop_button/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/stop_button/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/stop_button/stop_button.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/stop_button/stop_button.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+
+
+class StopButton(BECConnector, QPushButton):
+    """A button that stops the current scan."""
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
+        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QPushButton.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+
+        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
+        self.setText("Stop")
+        self.setStyleSheet("background-color:  #cc181e; color: white")
+        self.clicked.connect(self.stop_scan)
+
+    def stop_scan(self):
+        """Stop the scan."""
+        self.queue.request_scan_abortion()
+        self.queue.request_queue_reset()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    widget = StopButton()
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock.py
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
        Dock.__init__(self, name=name, **kwargs)

-        self.parent_dock_area = parent_dock_area
-
        # Layout Manager
        self.layout_manager = GridLayoutManager(self.layout)

@@ -73,8 +71,8 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
        old_area = source.area
        self.setOrientation("horizontal", force=True)
        super().dropEvent(event)
-        if old_area in self.parent_dock_area.tempAreas and old_area != self.parent_dock_area:
-            self.parent_dock_area.removeTempArea(old_area)
+        if old_area in self.orig_area.tempAreas and old_area != self.orig_area:
+            self.orig_area.removeTempArea(old_area)

    def float(self):
        """
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
        Args:
            title(str): The title of the dock.
        """
-        self.parent_dock_area.docks[title] = self.parent_dock_area.docks.pop(self.name())
+        self.orig_area.docks[title] = self.orig_area.docks.pop(self.name())
        self.setTitle(title)
        self._name = title

@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
        """
        Attach the dock to the parent dock area.
        """
-        self.parent_dock_area.removeTempArea(self.area)
+        self.orig_area.removeTempArea(self.area)

    def detach(self):
        """
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
        Remove the dock from the parent dock area.
        """
        # self.cleanup()
-        self.parent_dock_area.remove_dock(self.name())
+        self.orig_area.remove_dock(self.name())

    def cleanup(self):
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        "set_y_lim",
        "set_grid",
        "lock_aspect_ratio",
-        "plot",
        "remove",
    ]
    scan_signal_update = pyqtSignal()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform_curve.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform_curve.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):
        "set",
        "set_data",
        "set_color",
-        "set_colormap_z",
+        "set_color_map_z",
        "set_symbol",
        "set_symbol_color",
        "set_symbol_size",
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/text_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/text_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import re
+
+from pydantic import Field, field_validator
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTextEdit
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import Colors
+
+
+class TextBoxConfig(ConnectionConfig):
+
+    theme: str = Field("dark", description="The theme of the figure widget.")
+    font_color: str = Field("#FFF", description="The font color of the text")
+    background_color: str = Field("#000", description="The background color of the widget.")
+    font_size: int = Field(16, description="The font size of the text in the widget.")
+    text: str = Field("", description="The text to display in the widget.")
+
+    @classmethod
+    @field_validator("theme")
+    def validate_theme(cls, v):
+        """Validate the theme of the figure widget."""
+        if v not in ["dark", "light"]:
+            raise ValueError("Theme must be either 'dark' or 'light'")
+        return v
+
+    _validate_font_color = field_validator("font_color")(Colors.validate_color)
+    _validate_background_color = field_validator("background_color")(Colors.validate_color)
+
+
+class TextBox(BECConnector, QTextEdit):
+
+    USER_ACCESS = ["set_color", "set_text", "set_font_size"]
+
+    def __init__(self, text: str = "", parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
+        if config is None:
+            config = TextBoxConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+        else:
+            if isinstance(config, dict):
+                config = TextBoxConfig(**config)
+            self.config = config
+        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QTextEdit.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+
+        self.config = config
+        self.setReadOnly(True)
+        self.setGeometry(self.rect())
+        self.set_color(self.config.background_color, self.config.font_color)
+        if not text:
+            text = "<h1>Welcome to the BEC Widget TextBox</h1><p>A widget that allows user to display text in plain and HTML format.</p><p>This is an example of displaying HTML text.</p>"
+        self.set_text(text)
+
+    def change_theme(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Change the theme of the figure widget.
+        """
+        if self.config.theme == "dark":
+            theme = "light"
+            font_color = "#000"
+            background_color = "#FFF"
+        else:
+            theme = "dark"
+            font_color = "#FFF"
+            background_color = "#000"
+        self.config.theme = theme
+        self.set_color(background_color, font_color)
+
+    def set_color(self, background_color: str, font_color: str) -> None:
+        """Set the background color of the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            background_color (str): The color to set the background in HEX.
+            font_color (str): The color to set the font in HEX.
+
+        """
+        self.config.background_color = background_color
+        self.config.font_color = font_color
+        self._update_stylesheet()
+
+    def set_font_size(self, size: int) -> None:
+        """Set the font size of the text in the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            size (int): The font size to set.
+        """
+        self.config.font_size = size
+        self._update_stylesheet()
+
+    def _update_stylesheet(self):
+        """Update the stylesheet of the widget."""
+        self.setStyleSheet(
+            f"background-color: {self.config.background_color}; color: {self.config.font_color}; font-size: {self.config.font_size}px"
+        )
+
+    def set_text(self, text: str) -> None:
+        """Set the text of the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): The text to set.
+        """
+        if self.is_html(text):
+            self.setHtml(text)
+        else:
+            self.setPlainText(text)
+        self.config.text = text
+
+    def is_html(self, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if the text contains HTML tags.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): The text to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the text contains HTML tags, False otherwise.
+        """
+        return bool(re.search(r"<[a-zA-Z/][^>]*>", text))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+
+    widget = TextBox()
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/docs/developer/developer.md
+++ b/docs/developer/developer.md
@@ -1,18 +1,46 @@
 (developer)=
-# Development
+# Developer 

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

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

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


+***
+
+````{grid} 2
+:gutter: 5
+
+```{grid-item-card}
+:link: user.getting_started
+:link-type: ref
+:img-top: /assets/rocket_launch_48dp.svg
+:text-align: center
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Learn how to install BEC Widgets and get started with the framework.
+```
+
+```{grid-item-card}
+:link: user.widgets
+:link-type: ref
+:img-top: /assets/apps_48dp.svg
+:text-align: center
+
+## Widgets
+
+Learn about the building blocks of larger applications: widgets.
+```
+````
+
+
--- a/docs/developer/getting_started/development.md
+++ b/docs/developer/getting_started/development.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+(developer.development)=
+# Development
+
+If you like to contribute to the development of BEC Widgets, you can follow the steps below to set up your development environment.
+BEC Widgets works in conjunction with [BEC](https://bec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). 
+Therefore, we recommend that you install BEC first following the [developer instructions](https://bec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer/getting_started/install_developer_env.html) and include BEC Widgets. 
+
+If you already have a BEC environment set up, you can install BEC Widgets in editable mode into your BEC Python environment.
+
+**Prerequisites**
+1. **Python Version:** BEC Widgets requires Python version 3.10 or higher. Verify your Python version to ensure compatibility.
+2. **BEC Installation:** BEC Widgets works in conjunction with BEC. While BEC is a dependency and will be installed automatically, you can find more information about BEC and its installation process in the [BEC documentation](https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
+
+**Clone the Repository**: 
+```bash
+git clone https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets
+cd bec_widgets
+```
+**Install in Editable Mode**:
+
+Please install the package in editable mode into your BEC Python environemnt. 
+```bash
+pip install -e '.[dev,pyqt6]'
+```
+This installs the package together with [PyQT6](https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Docs/PyQt6/introduction.html). 
+
+
--- a/docs/developer/getting_started/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/developer/getting_started/getting_started.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+(developer.getting_started)=
+# Getting Started
+This section provides valuable information for developers who want to contribute to the development of BEC Widgets. The guide will help you set up the development environment, understand the modular development concept of BEC Widgets, and contribute to the project.
+
+```{toctree}
+---
+maxdepth: 2
+hidden: false
+---
+
+development/
+```
--- a/docs/developer/widgets/how_to_develop_a_widget.md
+++ b/docs/developer/widgets/how_to_develop_a_widget.md
@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+(developer.widgets.how_to_develop_a_widget)=
+# How to Develop a Widget
+This section provides a step-by-step guide on how to develop a new widget for BEC Widgets. We will develop a simple widget that allows you to press a button and specify a user-defined action. The general widget will be based on a [QPushButton](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qpushbutton.html) which we will extend to be capable of communicating with BEC through the interface provided by BEC Widgets.
+
+## Button to start a scan
+Developing a new widget in BEC Widgets is straightforward. Let's create a widget that allows a user to press a button and execute a `line_scan` in BEC. The proper location to create a new widget is either in the `bec_widgets/widgets` directory, or the beamline plugin widget direction, i.e. `csaxs_bec/bec_widgets`, depending on where your development takes place. 
+
+### Step 1: Create a new widget class
+
+We first create a simple class that inherits from the `QPushButton` class.
+The following code snippet demonstrates how to create a new widget:
+
+``` python
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton
+
+class StartScanButton(QPushButton):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        QPushButton.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        # Connect the button to the on_click method
+        self.clicked.connect(self.on_click)
+
+    def on_click(self):
+        pass
+```
+So far we have created the button, but we have not yet put any logic to the `on_click` event of the button.
+Adding the functionality to be able to execute a scans will be tackled in the next step.
+
+````{note} 
+To make the button work as a standalone application, you can simply add the following lines at the end.
+``` python
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    widget = StartScanButton()
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
+```
+````
+
+
+### Step 2: Connect with BEC, implement *on_click* functionality
+To be able to start a scan, we need to communicate with BEC. This can be facilitated easily by inheriting additionally from [`BECConnector`](../../api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector.BECConnector). 
+With the *BECConnector*, we will also have to pass the *client* ([BECClient](https://bec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_lib.client.BECClient.html)) and the *gui_id* (str) to init function of both, our *StartScanButton* widget and the `super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)` call.
+In the init of *BECConnector*, the client will be initialised and stored in `self.client`, which gives us access to the available scan objects via `self.client.scans`.
+
+``` python
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+
+class StartScanButton(BECConnector, QPushButton):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client:=None, gui_id=None):
+        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QPushButton.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+
+        # Set a default scan command, args and kwargs
+        self.scan_name = "line_scan"
+        self.scan_args = (dev.samx, -5, 5)
+        self.scan_kwargs = {"steps": 50, "exp_time": 0.1, "relative": True}
+        # Set the text of the button to display the current scan name
+        self.set_button_text()
+        # Connect the button to the on_click method
+        self.clicked.connect(self.on_click)
+
+    def set_button_text(self):
+        """Set the text of the button"""
+        self.setText(f"Start {self.scan_name}")
+
+    def run_command(self):
+        """Run the scan command."""
+        # Get the scan command from the scans library
+        scan_command = getattr(self.client.scans, self.scan_name)
+        # Run the scan command
+        scan_report = scan_command(*self.scan_args, **self.scan_kwargs)
+        # Wait for the scan to finish
+        scan_report.wait()
+
+    def on_click(self):
+        """Start a line scan"""
+        self.run_command()
+```
+
+```{note}
+For the args and kwargs of the scan command, we are using the same syntax as in the client: `dev.samx` is not a string but the same object as in the client.
+```
+In the *run_command* method, we retrieve the scan object from the client by its name, and execute the method with all *args* and *kwargs* that we have set.
+The current implementation of *run_command* is a blocking call due to `scan_report.wait()`,  which is not ideal for a GUI application since it freezes the GUI. We will adress this in the next step.
+
+### Step 3: Improving the widget interactivity
+To not freeze the GUI, we need to run the scan command in a separate thread. We can either use [QThreads](https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython-6/PySide6/QtCore/QThread.html) or the Python [threading module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/threading.html#thread-objects). In this example, we will use the Python threading module. In addition, we add a method `update_style` to change the style of the button to indicate to the user that the scan is running. We also extend the cleanup procedure of `BECConnector` to ensure that the thread is stopped when the widget is closed. This is good practice to avoid having threads running in the background when the widget is closed. 
+
+``` python
+
+def update_style(self, mode: Literal["ready", "running"]):
+    """Update the style of the button based on the mode.
+
+    Args:
+        mode (Literal["ready", "running"): The mode of the button.
+    """
+    if mode == "ready":
+        self.setStyleSheet(
+            "background-color: #4CAF50; color: white; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 24px;"
+        )
+    elif mode == "running":
+        self.setStyleSheet(
+            "background-color: #808080; color: white; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 24px;"
+        )
+
+def run_command(self):
+    """Run the scan command."""
+    # Switch the style of the button
+    self.update_style("running")
+    # Disable the buttom while the scan is running
+    self.setEnabled(False)
+    # Get the scan command from the scans library
+    scan_command = getattr(self.scans, self.scan_name)
+    # Run the scan command
+    scan_report = scan_command(*self.scan_args, **self.scan_kwargs)
+    # Wait for the scan to finish
+    scan_report.wait()
+    # Reactivate the button
+    self.setEnabled(True)
+    # Switch the style of the button back to ready
+    self.update_style("ready")
+
+def on_click(self):
+    """Start a line scan"""
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=self.run_command)
+    thread.start()
+
+def cleanup(self):
+    """Cleanup the widget"""
+    # stop thread
+    # stop the thread or if this is implemented via QThread, ensure stopping of QThread.
+    # Ideally, the BECConnector should take care of this automatically.
+    # Important to call super().cleanup() to ensure that the cleanup of the BECConnector is also called
+    super().cleanup()
+```
+We now added started the scan in a separate thread, which allows the GUI to remain responsive. We also added a method to change the style of the button to indicate to the user that the scan is running. The cleanup method ensures that the thread is stopped when the widget is closed. In a last step, we know like to make the scan command configurable.
+
+### Step 4: Make the scan command configurable
+In order to make the scan comman configurable, we implement a method `set_scan_command` which allows the user to set the scan command, arguments and keyword arguments.
+This method should also become available through the RPC interface of BEC Widgets, so we add the class attribute `USER_ACCESS` which is a list of strings with functions that should become available for the CLI. 
+
+``` python
+    def set_scan_command(
+        self, scan_name: str, args: tuple, kwargs: dict
+    ): 
+        """Set the scan command to run.
+
+        Args:
+            scan_name (str): The name of the scan command.
+            args (tuple): The arguments for the scan command.
+            kwargs (dict): The keyword arguments for the scan command.
+        """
+        # check if scan_command starts with scans.
+        if not getattr(self.client.scans, scan_name):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"The scan type must be implemented in the scan library of BEC, received {scan_name}"
+            )
+        self.scan_name = scan_name
+        self.scan_args = args
+        self.scan_kwargs = kwargs
+        self.set_button_text()
+```
+
+### Step 5: Generate client interface for RPC 
+We have now prepared the widget which is fully functional as a standalone widget. But we also want to make it available to the BEC command-line-interface (CLI), for which we prepared the **USER_ACCESS** class attribute.
+The communication between the BEC IPythonClient and the widget is done vie the RPC interface of BEC Widgets. 
+For this, we need to run the `bec_widgets.cli.generate_cli` script to generate the CLI interface.
+
+``` bash
+python bec_widgets.cli.generate_cli --core
+# alternatively use the entry point from BEC Widgets
+bw-generate-cli
+```
+
+This will generate a new client with all relevant methods in [`bec_widgets.cli.client.py`](../../api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.bec_widgets.cli.client.rst). 
+The last step is to make the RPCWidgetHandler class aware of the widget, which means to add the name of the widget to the widgets list in the [`RPCWidgetHandler`](../../api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.bec_widgets.cli.rpc_widget_handler.RPCWidgetHandler.rst) class. 
+
+````{dropdown} View code: RPCWidgetHandler class
+:icon: code-square
+:animate: fade-in-slide-down
+
+```{literalinclude} ../../../bec_widgets/cli/rpc_widget_handler.py
+:language: python
+:pyobject: RPCWidgetHandler
+```
+````
+
+With this, we have a fully functional widget that allows the user to start a scan with a button. The scan command, arguments and keyword arguments can be set by the user. 
+The full code is shown once again below:
+
+````{dropdown} View code: Full code of the StartScanButton widget
+:icon: code-square
+:animate: fade-in-slide-down
+
+``` 
+import threading
+from typing import Literal
+
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+
+
+class StartScanButton(BECConnector, QPushButton):
+    """A button to start a line scan.
+
+    Args:
+        parent: The parent widget.
+        client (BECClient): The BEC client.
+        gui_id (str): The unique ID of the widget.
+    """
+
+    USER_ACCESS = ["set_scan_command"]
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, gui_id=None):
+        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QPushButton.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+
+        # Set the scan command to None
+        self.scan_command = None
+        # Set default scan command
+        self.scan_name = "line_scan"
+        self.scan_args = (dev.samx, -5, 5)
+        self.scan_kwargs = {"steps": 50, "exp_time": 0.1, "relative": True}
+        # Set the text of the button
+        self.set_button_text()
+        # Set the style of the button
+        self.update_style("ready")
+        # Connect the button to the on_click method
+        self.clicked.connect(self.on_click)
+
+    def update_style(self, mode: Literal["ready", "running"]):
+        """Update the style of the button based on the mode.
+
+        Args:
+            mode (Literal["ready", "running"): The mode of the button.
+        """
+        if mode == "ready":
+            self.setStyleSheet(
+                "background-color: #4CAF50; color: white; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 24px;"
+            )
+        elif mode == "running":
+            self.setStyleSheet(
+                "background-color: #808080; color: white; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 24px;"
+            )
+
+    def set_button_text(self):
+        """Set the text of the button."""
+        self.setText(f"Start {self.scan_name}")
+
+    def set_scan_command(self, scan_name: str, args: tuple, kwargs: dict):
+        """Set the scan command to run.
+
+        Args:
+            scan_name (str): The name of the scan command.
+            args (tuple): The arguments for the scan command.
+            kwargs (dict): The keyword arguments for the scan command.
+        """
+        # check if scan_command starts with scans.
+        if not getattr(self.client.scans, scan_name):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"The scan type must be implemented in the scan library of BEC, received {scan_name}"
+            )
+        self.scan_name = scan_name
+        self.scan_args = args
+        self.scan_kwargs = kwargs
+        self.set_button_text()
+
+    def run_command(self):
+        """Run the scan command."""
+        # Switch the style of the button
+        self.update_style("running")
+        # Disable the buttom while the scan is running
+        self.setEnabled(False)
+        # Get the scan command from the scans library
+        scan_command = getattr(self.scans, self.scan_name)
+        # Run the scan command
+        scan_report = scan_command(*self.scan_args, **self.scan_kwargs)
+        # Wait for the scan to finish
+        scan_report.wait()
+        # Reactivate the button
+        self.setEnabled(True)
+        # Switch the style of the button back to ready
+        self.update_style("ready")
+
+    def on_click(self):
+        """Start a line scan"""
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=self.run_command)
+        thread.start()
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """Cleanup the widget"""
+        # stop thread
+        # stop the thread or if this is implemented via QThread, ensure stopping of QThread.
+        # Ideally, the BECConnector should take care of this automatically.
+        # Important to call super().cleanup() to ensure that the cleanup of the BECConnector is also called
+        super().cleanup()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    widget = StartScanButton()
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
+
+
+```
+````
+
+### Step 6: Write a test for the widget
+We highly recommend writing tests for the widget to ensure that they work as expected. This allows to run the tests automatically in a CI/CD pipeline and to ensure that the widget works as expected not only now but als in the future.
+The following code snippet shows an example to test the set_scan_command from the `StartScanButton` widget.
+``` python 
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.start_scan_button import StartScanButton
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_scan_button(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    widget = StartScanButton(client=mocked_client)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+def test_set_scan_command(test_scan_button):
+    """Test the set_scan_command function."""
+    test_scan_button.set_scan_command(
+        scan_name="grid_scan",
+        args=(dev.samx, -5, 5, 10, dev.samy, -5, 5, 20),
+        kwargs={"exp_time": 0.1, "relative": True},
+    )
+    # Check first if all parameter have been properly set
+    assert test_scan_button.scan_name == "grid_scan"
+    assert test_scan_button.scan_args == (dev.samx, -5, 5, 10, dev.samy, -5, 5, 20)
+    assert test_scan_button.scan_kwargs == {"exp_time": 0.1, "relative": True}
+    # Next, we check if the displayed text of the button has been updated
+    # We use the .text() method from the QPushButton class to retrieve the text displayed
+    assert test_scan_button.text() == "Start grid_scan"
+```
--- a/docs/developer/widgets/widgets.md
+++ b/docs/developer/widgets/widgets.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+(developer.widgets)=
+# Widgets
+This section provides an introduction to the building blocks of BEC Widgets: widgets. Widgets are the basic components of the graphical user interface (GUI) and are used to create larger applications. We will cover key topics such as how to develop new widgets or how to customise existing widgets. For details on the already available widgets and their usage, please refer to user section about [widgets](#user.widgets)
+
+```{toctree}
+---
+maxdepth: 2
+hidden: false
+---
+
+how_to_develop_a_widget/
+```
--- a/docs/user/customisation.md
+++ b/docs/user/customisation.md
@@ -1,8 +1,118 @@
 (user.customisation)=
 # Customisation

-BEC Widgets are designed to be used with QtDesigner to quicly design GUI.
+## Leveraging BEC Widgets in custom GUI applications

+BEC Widgets can be used to compose a complete Qt graphical application, along with
+other QWidgets. The only requirement is to connect to BEC servers in order to get
+data, or to interact with BEC components. This role is devoted to the BECDispatcher,
+a singleton object which has to be instantiated **after the QApplication is created**.
+
+A typical BEC Widgets custom application "main" entry point should follow the template
+below: 
+
+```
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+# optional command line arguments processing
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="...")
+parser.add_argument( ...)
+...
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# creation of the Qt application
+app = QApplication([])
+
+# creation of BEC Dispatcher
+# /!\ important: after the QApplication has been instantiated
+bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+client = bec_dispatcher.client
+client.start()
+
+# (optional) processing of command line args,
+# creation of a main window depending on the command line arguments (or not)
+if args.xxx == "...":
+    window = ...
+ 
+# display of the main window and start of Qt event loop
+window.show()
+sys.exit(app.exec())
+```
+
+The main "window" object presents the layout of widgets to the user and allows
+users to interact. BEC Widgets must be placed in the window:
+
+```
+from qtpy.QWidgets import QMainWindow
+from bec_widgets.widgets import BECFigure
+
+window = QMainWindow()
+bec_figure = BECFigure(gui_id="my_gui_app_id")
+window.setCentralWidget(bec_figure)
+
+# prepare to plot samx motor vs bpm4i value
+bec_figure.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i")
+```
+
+In the example just above, the resulting application will show a plot of samx
+positions on the horizontal axis, and beam intensity on the vertical axis
+(when the next scan will be started).
+
+It is important to ensure proper cleanup of the resources is done when application
+quits:
+
+```
+def final_cleanup():
+    bec_figure.clear_all()
+    bec_figure.client.shutdown()
+
+window.aboutToQuit.connect(final_cleanup)
+```
+
+Final example:
+
+```
+import sys
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QApplication
+from bec_widgets.widgets import BECFigure
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+
+# creation of the Qt application
+app = QApplication([])
+
+# creation of BEC Dispatcher
+bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+client = bec_dispatcher.client
+client.start()
+
+# creation of main window
+window = QMainWindow()
+
+# inserting BEC Widgets
+bec_figure = BECFigure(parent=window, gui_id="my_gui_app_id")
+window.setCentralWidget(bec_figure)
+
+bec_figure.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i")
+
+# ensuring proper cleanup
+def final_cleanup():
+    bec_figure.clear_all()
+    bec_figure.client.shutdown()
+
+app.aboutToQuit.connect(final_cleanup)
+
+# execution
+window.show()
+sys.exit(app.exec())
+```
+
+## Writing applications using Qt Designer
+
+BEC Widgets are designed to be used with QtDesigner to quickly design GUI.

 ## Example of promoting widgets in Qt Designer

--- a/docs/user/getting_started/installation.md
+++ b/docs/user/getting_started/installation.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Before installing BEC Widgets, please ensure the following requirements are met:

 **Standard Installation**

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


 ```bash
--- a/docs/user/widgets/buttons.md
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/buttons.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+(user.widgets.buttons)=
+
+# Buttons Widgets
+
+This section consolidates various custom buttons used within the BEC GUIs, facilitating the integration of these
+controls into different layouts.
+
+## Stop Button
+
+**Purpose:**
+
+The `Stop Button` provides a user interface control to immediately halt the execution of the current operation in the
+BEC Client. It is designed for easy integration into any BEC GUI layout.
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- **Immediate Termination:** Halts the execution of the current script or process.
+- **Queue Management:** Clears any pending operations in the scan queue, ensuring the system is ready for new tasks.
+
+**Code example:**
+
+Integrating the `StopButton` into a BEC GUI layout is straightforward. The following example demonstrates how to embed
+a `StopButton` within a GUI layout:
+
+```python
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout
+from bec_widgets.widgets import StopButton
+
+
+class MyGui(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.setLayout(QVBoxLayout(self))  # Initialize the layout for the widget
+
+        # Create and add the StopButton to the layout
+        self.stop_button = StopButton()
+        self.layout().addWidget(self.stop_button)
+```
--- a/docs/user/widgets/text_box.md
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/text_box.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+(user.widgets.text_box)=
+# [Text Box Widget](/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.cli.client.TextBox)
+**Purpose:**
+
+The Text Box Widget is a widget that allows you to display text within the BEC GUI. The widget can be used to display plain text or HTML text.
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- set the text to display.
+- automatically detects if the text is plain text or HTML text.
+- set background color and font color.
+
+**Code example:**
+
+The following code snipped demonstrates how to create a `TextBox` widget using BEC Widgets within BEC.
+```python
+text_box = gui.add_dock().add_widget("TextBox")
+# set the text to display
+text_box.set_text("Hello, World!")
+# set the background color and font color
+text_box.set_color(backgroud_color="#FFF", font_color="#000")
+# set the text to display as HTML
+text_box.set_text("<h1>Welcome to BEC Widgets</h1><p>This is an example of displaying <strong>HTML</strong> text.</p>")
+```
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
--- a/docs/user/widgets/widgets.md
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/widgets.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ hidden: false
 bec_figure/
 spiral_progress_bar/
 website/
+buttons/
+text_box/
 ```


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

 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "0.59.0"
+version = "0.63.2"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ dependencies = [
    "qtpy",
    "pyqtgraph",
    "bec_lib",
+    "bec_ipython_client", # needed for jupyter widget
    "zmq",
    "h5py",
    "pyqtdarktheme",
-    "black",
+    "black",              # needed for bw-generate-cli
+    "isort",              # needed for bw-generate-cli
 ]


@@ -34,7 +36,6 @@ dev = [
    "pytest-xvfb",
    "coverage",
    "pytest-qt",
-    "isort",
    "fakeredis",
 ]
 pyqt5 = ["PyQt5>=5.9", "PyQtWebEngine>=5.9"]
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ pyside6 = ["PySide6>=6.7"]
 "Bug Tracker" = "https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/issues"
 Homepage = "https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets"

+[project.scripts]
+bw-generate-cli = "bec_widgets.cli.generate_cli:main"
+bec-gui-server = "bec_widgets.cli.server:main"
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 include = ["*"]

@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ profile = "black"
 line_length = 100
 multi_line_output = 3
 include_trailing_comma = true
+known_first_party = ["bec_widgets"]

 [tool.semantic_release]
 build_command = "python -m build"
--- a/tests/end-2-end/test_bec_dock_rpc_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/end-2-end/test_bec_dock_rpc_e2e.py
@@ -253,8 +253,14 @@ def test_auto_update(bec_client_lib, rpc_server_dock):
    plt_data = widgets[0].get_all_data()

    # check plotted data
-    assert plt_data["bpm4i-bpm4i"]["x"] == last_scan_data["samx"]["samx"].val
-    assert plt_data["bpm4i-bpm4i"]["y"] == last_scan_data["bpm4i"]["bpm4i"].val
+    assert (
+        plt_data[f"Scan {status.scan.scan_number} - bpm4i"]["x"]
+        == last_scan_data["samx"]["samx"].val
+    )
+    assert (
+        plt_data[f"Scan {status.scan.scan_number} - bpm4i"]["y"]
+        == last_scan_data["bpm4i"]["bpm4i"].val
+    )

    status = scans.grid_scan(
        dev.samx, -10, 10, 5, dev.samy, -5, 5, 5, exp_time=0.05, relative=False
@@ -268,5 +274,11 @@ def test_auto_update(bec_client_lib, rpc_server_dock):
    last_scan_data = queue.scan_storage.storage[-1].data

    # check plotted data
-    assert plt_data[f"Scan {status.scan.scan_number}"]["x"] == last_scan_data["samx"]["samx"].val
-    assert plt_data[f"Scan {status.scan.scan_number}"]["y"] == last_scan_data["samy"]["samy"].val
+    assert (
+        plt_data[f"Scan {status.scan.scan_number} - {dock.selected_device}"]["x"]
+        == last_scan_data["samx"]["samx"].val
+    )
+    assert (
+        plt_data[f"Scan {status.scan.scan_number} - {dock.selected_device}"]["y"]
+        == last_scan_data["samy"]["samy"].val
+    )
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from textwrap import dedent

 import black
-import pytest
+import isort

 from bec_widgets.cli.generate_cli import ClientGenerator

+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
+

 # Mock classes to test the generator
 class MockBECWaveform1D:
@@ -24,25 +26,39 @@ class MockBECFigure:

    def add_plot(self, plot_id: str):
        """Add a plot to the figure."""
-        pass

    def remove_plot(self, plot_id: str):
        """Remove a plot from the figure."""
-        pass


 def test_client_generator_with_black_formatting():
    generator = ClientGenerator()
-    generator.generate_client([MockBECWaveform1D, MockBECFigure])
+    rpc_classes = {
+        "connector_classes": [MockBECWaveform1D, MockBECFigure],
+        "top_level_classes": [MockBECFigure],
+    }
+    generator.generate_client(rpc_classes)

    # Format the expected output with black to ensure it matches the generator output
    expected_output = dedent(
        '''\
        # This file was automatically generated by generate_cli.py

-        from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import rpc_call, RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin
+        import enum
        from typing import Literal, Optional, overload

+        from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import BECGuiClientMixin, RPCBase, rpc_call
+
+        # pylint: skip-file
+
+        class Widgets(str, enum.Enum):
+            """
+            Enum for the available widgets.
+            """
+
+            MockBECFigure = "MockBECFigure"
+
+
        class MockBECWaveform1D(RPCBase):
            @rpc_call
            def set_frequency(self, frequency: float) -> list:
@@ -78,4 +94,20 @@ def test_client_generator_with_black_formatting():
        generator.header + "\n" + generator.content, mode=black.FileMode(line_length=100)
    )

+    generated_output_formatted = isort.code(generated_output_formatted)
+
    assert expected_output_formatted == generated_output_formatted
+
+
+def test_client_generator_classes():
+    generator = ClientGenerator()
+    out = generator.get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
+    assert list(out.keys()) == ["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"]
+    connector_cls_names = [cls.__name__ for cls in out["connector_classes"]]
+    top_level_cls_names = [cls.__name__ for cls in out["top_level_classes"]]
+
+    assert "BECFigure" in connector_cls_names
+    assert "BECWaveform" in connector_cls_names
+    assert "BECDockArea" in top_level_cls_names
+    assert "BECFigure" in top_level_cls_names
+    assert "BECWaveform" not in top_level_cls_names
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_stop_button.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_stop_button.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, missing-module-docstring, unused-import
+
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets import StopButton
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def stop_button(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    widget = StopButton(client=mocked_client)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+def test_stop_button(stop_button):
+    assert stop_button.text() == "Stop"
+    assert stop_button.styleSheet() == "background-color:  #cc181e; color: white"
+    stop_button.click()
+    assert stop_button.queue.request_scan_abortion.called
+    assert stop_button.queue.request_queue_reset.called
+    stop_button.close()
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_text_box_widget.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_text_box_widget.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import re
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.text_box.text_box import TextBox
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def text_box_widget(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    widget = TextBox(client=mocked_client)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+    widget.close()
+
+
+def test_textbox_widget(text_box_widget):
+    """Test the TextBox widget."""
+    text = "Hello World!"
+    text_box_widget.set_text(text)
+    assert text_box_widget.toPlainText() == text
+
+    text_box_widget.set_color("#FFDDC1", "#123456")
+    text_box_widget.set_font_size(20)
+    assert (
+        text_box_widget.styleSheet() == "background-color: #FFDDC1; color: #123456; font-size: 20px"
+    )
+    text_box_widget.set_color("white", "blue")
+    text_box_widget.set_font_size(14)
+    assert text_box_widget.styleSheet() == "background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: 14px"
+    text = "<h1>Welcome to PyQt6</h1><p>This is an example of displaying <strong>HTML</strong> text.</p>"
+    with mock.patch.object(text_box_widget, "setHtml") as mocked_set_html:
+        text_box_widget.set_text(text)
+        assert mocked_set_html.call_count == 1
+        assert mocked_set_html.call_args == mock.call(text)
+
+
+def test_textbox_change_theme(text_box_widget):
+    """Test change theme functionaility"""
+    # Default is dark theme
+    text_box_widget.change_theme()
+    assert text_box_widget.config.theme == "light"
+    assert (
+        text_box_widget.styleSheet()
+        == f"background-color: #FFF; color: #000; font-size: {text_box_widget.config.font_size}px"
+    )
+    text_box_widget.change_theme()
+    assert text_box_widget.config.theme == "dark"
+    assert (
+        text_box_widget.styleSheet()
+        == f"background-color: #000; color: #FFF; font-size: {text_box_widget.config.font_size}px"
+    )
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
appel_c	bdbc2b903d	docs: add tutorial on how to add StartScan Button	2024-06-14 14:30:40 +02:00
appel_c	2a36d9364f	docs: refactor developer section, add widget tutorial	2024-06-14 14:24:38 +02:00
appel_c	27426ce7a5	ci: add job optional dependency check	2024-06-14 11:47:42 +02:00
semantic-release	69adadd6d7	0.63.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-14 08:14:22 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	6f96498de6	fix: do not import "server" in client, prevents from having trouble with QApplication creation order Like with QtWebEngine	2024-06-13 15:14:30 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	836b6e64f6	Reapply "feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout" This reverts commit `fe04dd80e5`.	2024-06-13 15:14:30 +02:00
semantic-release	fab7dd7eec	0.63.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-13 13:12:54 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	9263f8ef5c	fix: just terminate the remote process in close() instead of communicating The proper finalization sequence will be executed by the remote process on SIGTERM	2024-06-13 14:56:21 +02:00
semantic-release	658728efef	0.63.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-13 12:47:57 +00:00
appel_c	6b8432f5b2	refactor: add pydantic config, add change_theme	2024-06-13 14:08:22 +02:00
appel_c	bc709c4184	docs: add documentation	2024-06-13 08:14:50 +02:00
appel_c	b49462abeb	test: add test for text box	2024-06-13 08:14:50 +02:00
appel_c	d9d4e3c9bf	feat: add textbox widget	2024-06-13 08:08:46 +02:00
wyzula_j	fe04dd80e5	Revert "feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout" This reverts commit `abc6caa2d0`	2024-06-12 17:19:08 +02:00
semantic-release	718950cf0d	0.62.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-12 10:01:48 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	17a0068757	doc: add documentation about creating custom GUI applications embedding BEC Widgets	2024-06-12 11:54:47 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	abc6caa2d0	feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout	2024-06-12 11:43:08 +02:00
semantic-release	99fb82561b	0.61.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-12 06:27:41 +00:00
wyzula-jan	61ba08d0b8	feat(widgets/stop_button): General stop button added	2024-06-12 01:11:06 +02:00
appel_c	40b5688158	refactor: improve labe of auto_update script	2024-06-10 08:27:32 +02:00
semantic-release	0a4e253cbd	0.60.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-08 17:35:57 +00:00
wakonig_k	6428e38ab9	fix: removed BECConnector from rpc client interface	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	fc4f4f81ad	ci: added git fetch for target branch	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	f6629852eb	test: added missing pylint statement to header	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	3adf6cfd58	refactor: minor cleanup	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	b15816ca9f	refactor: disabled pylint for auto-gen client	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	6b1d5827d6	ci: fixed pylint-check	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	f0391f59c9	feat: added isort to bw-generate-cli	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	006a0894b8	fix: added bec_ipython_client as dependency; needed for jupyter widget	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	9c5a471234	refactor(isort): added bec_widgets as known first party package	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	1c7f4912ce	feat: added entry point for bw-generate-cli	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	df1be10057	feat(cli): auto-discover rpc-enabled widgets	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	954c576131	fix(BECFigure): removed duplicated user access for plot	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wakonig_k	867720a897	fix(bec_connector): field validator should be a classmethod	2024-06-08 19:05:57 +02:00
wyzula-jan	2b40602bdc	refactor(dock): parent_dock_area changed to orig_area (native for pyqtgraph)	2024-06-08 16:00:45 +02:00
wakonig_k	11173b9c0a	ci: cleanup	2024-06-08 08:54:08 +02:00
semantic-release	52d46e77db	0.59.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-07 23:24:10 +00:00
wyzula-jan	e7838b0f2f	fix(curve): set_color_map_z typo fixed in user access	2024-06-08 01:17:13 +02:00
				`@@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`from .stop_button.stop_button import StopButton`