fix: make main() function working, to be able to test out of Qt Designer

refactor: put QTreeWidget in a container, rather than inheriting from it, and avoid multiple inheritance of BECConnector
Inheriting from QTreeWidget causes havoc with display (see #245), also it is important to parent items OR to give them a label (weird) otherwise it also has display glitches. Most of the time, composition has to be preferred over inheritance ; inheritance is a question of behaviour - is the behaviour the same ? Here, a widget is really not a BECConnector, but uses a BECConnector (at least this is my understanding). Because a Widget and BECConnector do not behave the same. It is easier, lighter to deal with single inheritance. The singleton usage is superfluous, since the underlying client is already a singleton. Multiple BECConnector objects can be created, there won't be more connections. BECServiceStatusMixin has been removed in favor of the widget's own timer, since it was causing "QObject::killTimer: Timers cannot be stopped from another thread" errors (at least on my computer). Also removes "redundant items check" ; where do those would come from?
2026-04-08 01:37:53 +02:00 · 2024-07-03 14:10:04 +02:00 · 2024-07-03 14:09:55 +02:00 · 2024-07-03 14:09:55 +02:00 · 2024-07-03 14:09:55 +02:00 · 2024-07-03 14:05:45 +02:00
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,172 +1,151 @@
 # CHANGELOG

-## v0.65.1 (2024-06-20)
+## v0.79.1 (2024-07-03)

 ### Fix

-* fix: prevent segfault by closing the QCoreApplication, if any ([`fa344a5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fa344a5799b07a2d8ace63cc7010b69bc4ed6f1d))
+* fix: use libdir env var to preload Python library, also for Linux platform ([`d7718d4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d7718d4dcb9728c050b6421388af4d484f3741f2))

-## v0.65.0 (2024-06-20)
+## v0.79.0 (2024-07-03)

 ### Feature

-* feat(device_input): DeviceLineEdit with QCompleter added ([`50e41ff`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/50e41ff26160ec26d77feb6d519e4dad902a9b9b))
+* feat(motor_map_widget): standalone MotorMap Widget with toolbar + plugin ([`6e75642`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6e756420907d7093557e945bc92bc4cfc0138d07))

-* feat(device_combobox): DeviceInputBase and DeviceComboBox added ([`430b282`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/430b282039806e3fbc6cf98e958861a065760620))
+* feat(motor_map): method to reset history trace ([`5960918`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5960918137dd41cdeb94e50f8abc4f169cf45c11))

 ### Fix

-* fix(device_input_base): bug with setting config and overwriting default device and filter ([`d79f7e9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d79f7e9ccde03dc77819ca556c79736d30f7821a))
+* fix(toolbar): change default color to black to match BECFigure theme ([`b8774e0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b8774e0b0bc43dcd00f94f42539a778e507ca27d))

-### Test
+* fix(motor_map): fixed bug with residual trace after changing motors ([`aaa0d10`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/aaa0d1003d2e94b45bafe4f700852c2c05288aea))

-* test(device_input): tests added ([`1a0a98a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1a0a98a45367db414bed813bbd346b3e1ae8d550))
-
-## v0.64.2 (2024-06-19)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(client_utils): added close rpc command to shutdown of gui from bec_ipython_client ([`e5a7d47`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e5a7d47b21cbf066f740f1d11d7c9ea7c70f3080))
-
-## v0.64.1 (2024-06-19)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(widgets): removed widget module import of sub widgets ([`216511b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/216511b951ff0e15b6d7c70133095f3ac45c23f4))
+* fix(widget_io): widget handler adjusted for spinboxes and comboboxes ([`3dc0532`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3dc0532df05b6ec0a2522107fa0b1e210ce7d91b))

 ### Refactor

-* refactor(utils): moved get_rpc_widgets to plugin_utils ([`6dabbf8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6dabbf874fbbdde89c34a7885bf95aa9c895a28b))
+* refactor(toolbar): cleanup and adjusted colors ([`96863ad`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/96863adf53c15112645d20eb6200733617801c6d))

-### Test
+## v0.78.1 (2024-07-02)

-* test: moved rpc_classes test ([`b3575eb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b3575eb06852b456cde915dfda281a3e778e3aeb))
+### Fix

-## v0.64.0 (2024-06-19)
+* fix(ui_loader): ui loader is compatible with bec plugins ([`b787759`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b787759f44486dc7af2c03811efb156041e4b6cb))

-### Ci
+## v0.78.0 (2024-07-02)

-* ci: add job optional dependency check ([`27426ce`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/27426ce7a52b4cbad7f3bef114d6efe6ad73bd7f))
+### Feature
+
+* feat(color_button): patched ColorButton from pyqtgraph to be able to be opened in another QDialog ([`c36bb80`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c36bb80d6a4939802a4a1c8e5452c7b94bac185e))
+
+## v0.77.0 (2024-07-02)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(bec_connector): export config to yaml ([`a391f30`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a391f3018c50fee6a4a06884491b957df80c3cd3))
+
+* feat(utils): colors added convertor for rgba to hex ([`572f2fb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/572f2fb8110d5cb0e80f3ca45ce57ef405572456))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(waveform): scatter 2D brush error ([`215d59c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/215d59c8bfe7fda9aff8cec8353bef9e1ce2eca1))
+
+* fix(figure): API cleanup ([`008a33a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/008a33a9b192473cc58e90cd6d98c5bcb5f7b8c0))
+
+* fix(figure): if/else logic corrected in subplot_factory ([`3e78723`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3e787234c7274b0698423d7bf9a4c54ec46bad5f))
+
+* fix(image): processing of already displayed data; closes #106 ([`1173510`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1173510105d2d70d7e498c2ac1e122cea3a16597))
+
+* fix(bec_figure): full reconstruction with config from other bec figure ([`b6e1e20`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b6e1e20b7c8549bb092e981062329e601411dda6))
+
+* fix(motor_map): API changes updates current visualisation; motor_map can be initialised from config ([`2e2d422`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2e2d422910685a2527a3d961a468c787f771ca44))
+
+* fix(image): image add_custom_image fixed, closes #225 ([`f0556e4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f0556e44113ffee66cf735aa2dd758c62cb634f4))
+
+* fix(figure): subplot methods consolidated; added subplot factory ([`4a97105`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4a97105e4bd2ce77d72dfe5f8307dd9ee65b21b0))
+
+* fix(image): image can be fully reconstructed from config ([`797f73c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/797f73c39aa73e07d6311f3de4baea53f6c380e0))
+
+* fix(image_item): vrange added int for pydantic model check ([`b8f796f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b8f796fd3fcc15641e8fc6a3ca75c344ce90fc45))
+
+* fix(bec_figure): waveforms can be initialised from the config; widgets are deleteLater after removal ([`78673ea`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/78673ea11a47aad878128197ae6213925228ed59))
+
+### Unknown
+
+* Resolve &#34;add VT100 console executing BEC as a widget&#34; ([`c6a14c0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c6a14c0768a90695567a83a7895247ed0c64f3ce))
+
+## v0.76.1 (2024-06-29)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(plugins): fixes and tests for auto-gen plugins ([`c42511d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c42511dd44cc13577e108a6cef3166376e594f54))
+
+## v0.76.0 (2024-06-28)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(designer): added support for creating designer plugins automatically ([`c1dd0ee`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c1dd0ee1906dba1f2e2ae9ce40a84d55c26a1cce))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: fixed qwidget inheritance for ring progress bar ([`0610d2f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/0610d2f9f027f8659e7149f2dfbb316ff30e337d))
+
+### Unknown
+
+* fix:parent set as first kwarg TextBox and WebsiteWidget ([`a45c407`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a45c4075684b93bfdcee03e5a416b84f61d3bc6f))
+
+## v0.75.0 (2024-06-26)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(widgets): added simple bec queue widget ([`3faee98`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3faee98ec80041a27e4c1f1156178de6f9dcdc63))
+
+### Refactor
+
+* refactor(dispatcher): cleanup ([`ca02132`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ca02132c8d18535b37e9192e00459d2aca6ba5cf))
+
+## v0.74.1 (2024-06-26)
+
+### Build
+
+* build: added missing pytest-bec-e2e dependency; closes #219 ([`56fdae4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/56fdae42757bdb9fa301c1e425a77e98b6eaf92b))
+
+* build: fixed dependency ranges; closes #135 ([`e6a06c9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e6a06c9f43e0ad6bbfcfa550a2f580d2a27aff66))
+
+### Chore
+
+* chore: sorted dependencies alphabetically ([`21c807f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/21c807f35831fdd1ef2e488ab90edae4719f0cb7))

 ### Documentation

-* docs: fix links in developer section ([`9e16f2f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9e16f2faf9c59a5d36ae878512c5a910cca31e69))
-
-* docs: refactor developer section, add widget tutorial ([`2a36d93`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2a36d9364f242bf42e4cda4b50e6f46aa3833bbd))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat: add option to change size of the fonts ([`ea805d1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ea805d1362fc084d3b703b6f81b0180072f0825d))
+* docs: fixed doc string ([`f979a63`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f979a63d3d1a008f80e500510909750878ff4303))

 ### Fix

-* fix(plot_base): font size is set with setScale which is scaling the whole legend window ([`5d66720`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5d6672069ea1cbceb62104f66c127e4e3c23e4a4))
+* fix(rings): rings properties updated right after setting ([`c8b7367`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c8b7367815b095f8e4aa8b819481efb701f2e542))
+
+* fix(motor_map): motor map can be removed from BECFigure with .remove() ([`6b25abf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6b25abff70280271e2eeb70450553c05d4b7c99c))

 ### Test

-* test: add tests ([`140ad83`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/140ad83380808928edf7953e23c762ab72a0a1e9))
+* test(bec_figure): tests for removing widgets with rpc e2e ([`a268caa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a268caaa30711fcc7ece542d24578d74cbf65c77))

-## 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)
+## v0.74.0 (2024-06-25)

 ### Documentation

-* docs: add documentation ([`bc709c4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bc709c4184c985d4e721f9ea7d1b3dad5e9153a7))
+* docs(becfigure): docs added ([`a51b15d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a51b15da3f5e83e0c897a0342bdb05b9c677a179))

 ### 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))
+* feat(waveform1d): dap LMFit model can be added to plot ([`1866ba6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1866ba66c8e3526661beb13fff3e13af6a0ae562))

 ### Test

-* test: add test for text box ([`b49462a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b49462abeb186e56bac79d2ef0b0add1ef28a1a5))
+* test(waveform1d): dap e2e test added ([`7271b42`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7271b422f98ef9264970d708811c414b69a644db))

-### 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))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat: added isort to bw-generate-cli ([`f0391f5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f0391f59c9eb0a51b693fccfe2e399e869d35dda))
-
-* feat: added entry point for bw-generate-cli ([`1c7f491`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1c7f4912ce5998e666276969bf4af8656d619a91))
-
-* feat(cli): auto-discover rpc-enabled widgets ([`df1be10`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/df1be10057a5e85a3f35bef1c1b27366b6727276))
+## v0.73.2 (2024-06-25)

 ### 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))
-
-### Test
-
-* test: added missing pylint statement to header ([`f662985`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f6629852ebc2b4ee239fa560cc310a5ae2627cf7))
+* fix(vscode): only run terminate if the process is still alive ([`7120f3e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7120f3e93b054b788f15e2d5bcd688e3c140c1ce))
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ class Widgets(str, enum.Enum):
    Enum for the available widgets.
    """

+    BECQueue = "BECQueue"
+    BECStatusBox = "BECStatusBox"
    BECDock = "BECDock"
    BECDockArea = "BECDockArea"
    BECFigure = "BECFigure"
-    SpiralProgressBar = "SpiralProgressBar"
+    BECMotorMapWidget = "BECMotorMapWidget"
+    RingProgressBar = "RingProgressBar"
+    ScanControl = "ScanControl"
    TextBox = "TextBox"
+    VSCodeEditor = "VSCodeEditor"
    WebsiteWidget = "WebsiteWidget"


@@ -30,14 +35,21 @@ class BECCurve(RPCBase):

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+    def dap_params(self):
+        """
+        None
+        """
+
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
        """
        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -140,11 +152,18 @@ class BECCurve(RPCBase):
            tuple[np.ndarray,np.ndarray]: X and Y data of the curve.
        """

+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def dap_params(self):
+        """
+        None
+        """
+

 class BECDock(RPCBase):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -154,7 +173,7 @@ class BECDock(RPCBase):

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
        """
        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
        """
@@ -272,7 +291,7 @@ class BECDock(RPCBase):
 class BECDockArea(RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -380,7 +399,7 @@ class BECDockArea(RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin):
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get all registered RPC objects.
        """
@@ -399,14 +418,14 @@ class BECDockArea(RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin):
 class BECFigure(RPCBase):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
        """
        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -414,6 +433,12 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
            dict: The configuration of the widget.
        """

+    @rpc_call
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
    @rpc_call
    def axes(self, row: "int", col: "int") -> "BECPlotBase":
        """
@@ -436,102 +461,6 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
            dict: All widgets within the figure.
        """

-    @rpc_call
-    def add_plot(
-        self,
-        x: "list | np.ndarray" = None,
-        y: "list | np.ndarray" = None,
-        x_name: "str" = None,
-        y_name: "str" = None,
-        z_name: "str" = None,
-        x_entry: "str" = None,
-        y_entry: "str" = None,
-        z_entry: "str" = None,
-        color: "Optional[str]" = None,
-        color_map_z: "Optional[str]" = "plasma",
-        label: "Optional[str]" = None,
-        validate: "bool" = True,
-        row: "int" = None,
-        col: "int" = None,
-        config=None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> "BECWaveform":
-        """
-        Add a Waveform1D plot to the figure at the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            x(list | np.ndarray): Custom x data to plot.
-            y(list | np.ndarray): Custom y data to plot.
-            x_name(str): The name of the device for the x-axis.
-            y_name(str): The name of the device for the y-axis.
-            z_name(str): The name of the device for the z-axis.
-            x_entry(str): The name of the entry for the x-axis.
-            y_entry(str): The name of the entry for the y-axis.
-            z_entry(str): The name of the entry for the z-axis.
-            color(str): The color of the curve.
-            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
-            label(str): The label of the curve.
-            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs(dict): Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-        """
-
-    @rpc_call
-    def add_image(
-        self,
-        monitor: "str" = None,
-        color_bar: "Literal['simple', 'full']" = "full",
-        color_map: "str" = "magma",
-        data: "np.ndarray" = None,
-        vrange: "tuple[float, float]" = None,
-        row: "int" = None,
-        col: "int" = None,
-        config=None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> "BECImageShow":
-        """
-        Add an image to the figure at the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor to display.
-            color_bar(Literal["simple","full"]): The type of color bar to display.
-            color_map(str): The color map to use for the image.
-            data(np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
-            vrange(tuple[float, float]): The range of values to display.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECImageShow: The image widget.
-        """
-
-    @rpc_call
-    def add_motor_map(
-        self,
-        motor_x: "str" = None,
-        motor_y: "str" = None,
-        row: "int" = None,
-        col: "int" = None,
-        config=None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> "BECMotorMap":
-        """
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): The name of the motor for the X axis.
-            motor_y(str): The name of the motor for the Y axis.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs:
-
-        Returns:
-            BECMotorMap: The motor map widget.
-        """
-
    @rpc_call
    def plot(
        self,
@@ -547,6 +476,11 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
        color_map_z: "str | None" = "plasma",
        label: "str | None" = None,
        validate: "bool" = True,
+        new: "bool" = False,
+        row: "int | None" = None,
+        col: "int | None" = None,
+        dap: "str | None" = None,
+        config: "dict | None" = None,
        **axis_kwargs,
    ) -> "BECWaveform":
        """
@@ -565,6 +499,11 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
            label(str): The label of the curve.
            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
+            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
+            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
+            dap(str): The DAP model to use for the curve.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECWaveform widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
@@ -579,6 +518,10 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
        color_map: "str" = "magma",
        data: "np.ndarray" = None,
        vrange: "tuple[float, float]" = None,
+        new: "bool" = False,
+        row: "int | None" = None,
+        col: "int | None" = None,
+        config: "dict | None" = None,
        **axis_kwargs,
    ) -> "BECImageShow":
        """
@@ -590,6 +533,10 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
            color_map(str): The color map to use for the image.
            data(np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
            vrange(tuple[float, float]): The range of values to display.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
+            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
+            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECImageShow widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
@@ -598,7 +545,14 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):

    @rpc_call
    def motor_map(
-        self, motor_x: "str" = None, motor_y: "str" = None, **axis_kwargs
+        self,
+        motor_x: "str" = None,
+        motor_y: "str" = None,
+        new: "bool" = False,
+        row: "int | None" = None,
+        col: "int | None" = None,
+        config: "dict | None" = None,
+        **axis_kwargs,
    ) -> "BECMotorMap":
        """
        Add a motor map to the figure. Always access the first motor map widget in the figure.
@@ -606,6 +560,10 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
        Args:
            motor_x(str): The name of the motor for the X axis.
            motor_y(str): The name of the motor for the Y axis.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
+            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
+            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECImageShow widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
@@ -656,12 +614,6 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
        Clear all widgets from the figure and reset to default state
        """

-    @rpc_call
-    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
-        """
-        Get all registered RPC objects.
-        """
-
    @property
    @rpc_call
    def widget_list(self) -> "list[BECPlotBase]":
@@ -675,14 +627,14 @@ class BECFigure(RPCBase):
 class BECImageItem(RPCBase):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
        """
        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -708,6 +660,7 @@ class BECImageItem(RPCBase):
            - log
            - rot
            - transpose
+            - autorange_mode
        """

    @rpc_call
@@ -764,6 +717,15 @@ class BECImageItem(RPCBase):
            autorange(bool): Whether to autorange the color bar.
        """

+    @rpc_call
+    def set_autorange_mode(self, mode: "Literal['max', 'mean']" = "mean"):
+        """
+        Set the autorange mode to scale the vrange of the color bar. Choose between min/max or mean +/- std.
+
+        Args:
+            mode(Literal["max","mean"]): Max for min/max or mean for mean +/- std.
+        """
+
    @rpc_call
    def set_color_map(self, cmap: "str" = "magma"):
        """
@@ -793,7 +755,11 @@ class BECImageItem(RPCBase):

    @rpc_call
    def set_vrange(
-        self, vmin: "float" = None, vmax: "float" = None, vrange: "tuple[int, int]" = None
+        self,
+        vmin: "float" = None,
+        vmax: "float" = None,
+        vrange: "tuple[float, float]" = None,
+        change_autorange: "bool" = True,
    ):
        """
        Set the range of the color bar.
@@ -815,14 +781,14 @@ class BECImageItem(RPCBase):
 class BECImageShow(RPCBase):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
        """
        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -842,34 +808,12 @@ class BECImageShow(RPCBase):
            BECImageItem: The image object.
        """

-    @rpc_call
-    def get_image_config(self, image_id, dict_output: "bool" = True) -> "ImageItemConfig | dict":
-        """
-        Get the configuration of the image.
-
-        Args:
-            image_id(str): The ID of the image.
-            dict_output(bool): Whether to return the configuration as a dictionary. Defaults to True.
-
-        Returns:
-            ImageItemConfig|dict: The configuration of the image.
-        """
-
-    @rpc_call
-    def get_image_dict(self) -> "dict[str, dict[str, BECImageItem]]":
-        """
-        Get all images.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict[str, dict[str, BECImageItem]]: The dictionary of images.
-        """
-
    @rpc_call
    def add_monitor_image(
        self,
        monitor: "str",
        color_map: "Optional[str]" = "magma",
-        color_bar: "Optional[Literal['simple', 'full']]" = "simple",
+        color_bar: "Optional[Literal['simple', 'full']]" = "full",
        downsample: "Optional[bool]" = True,
        opacity: "Optional[float]" = 1.0,
        vrange: "Optional[tuple[int, int]]" = None,
@@ -885,7 +829,7 @@ class BECImageShow(RPCBase):
        name: "str",
        data: "Optional[np.ndarray]" = None,
        color_map: "Optional[str]" = "magma",
-        color_bar: "Optional[Literal['simple', 'full']]" = "simple",
+        color_bar: "Optional[Literal['simple', 'full']]" = "full",
        downsample: "Optional[bool]" = True,
        opacity: "Optional[float]" = 1.0,
        vrange: "Optional[tuple[int, int]]" = None,
@@ -928,6 +872,17 @@ class BECImageShow(RPCBase):
            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
        """

+    @rpc_call
+    def set_autorange_mode(self, mode: "Literal['max', 'mean']", name: "str" = None):
+        """
+        Set the autoscale mode of the image, that decides how the vrange of the color bar is scaled.
+        Choose betwen 'max' -> min/max of the data, 'mean' -> mean +/- fudge_factor*std of the data (fudge_factor~2).
+
+        Args:
+            mode(str): The autoscale mode of the image.
+            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
+        """
+
    @rpc_call
    def set_monitor(self, monitor: "str", name: "str" = None):
        """
@@ -1019,15 +974,6 @@ class BECImageShow(RPCBase):
            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
        """

-    @rpc_call
-    def toggle_threading(self, use_threading: "bool"):
-        """
-        Toggle threading for the widgets postprocessing and updating.
-
-        Args:
-            use_threading(bool): Whether to use threading.
-        """
-
    @rpc_call
    def set(self, **kwargs) -> "None":
        """
@@ -1163,7 +1109,14 @@ class BECImageShow(RPCBase):
 class BECMotorMap(RPCBase):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+        """
+        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -1240,15 +1193,110 @@ class BECMotorMap(RPCBase):
    def get_data(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the data of the motor map.
+
        Returns:
            dict: Data of the motor map.
        """

+    @rpc_call
+    def remove(self):
+        """
+        Remove the plot widget from the figure.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def reset_history(self):
+        """
+        Reset the history of the motor map.
+        """
+
+
+class BECMotorMapWidget(RPCBase):
+    @rpc_call
+    def change_motors(
+        self,
+        motor_x: "str",
+        motor_y: "str",
+        motor_x_entry: "str" = None,
+        motor_y_entry: "str" = None,
+        validate_bec: "bool" = True,
+    ) -> "None":
+        """
+        Change the active motors for the plot.
+
+        Args:
+            motor_x(str): Motor name for the X axis.
+            motor_y(str): Motor name for the Y axis.
+            motor_x_entry(str): Motor entry for the X axis.
+            motor_y_entry(str): Motor entry for the Y axis.
+            validate_bec(bool, optional): If True, validate the signal with BEC. Defaults to True.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def set_max_points(self, max_points: "int") -> "None":
+        """
+        Set the maximum number of points to display on the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            max_points(int): Maximum number of points to display.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def set_precision(self, precision: "int") -> "None":
+        """
+        Set the precision of the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            precision(int): Precision to set.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def set_num_dim_points(self, num_dim_points: "int") -> "None":
+        """
+        Set the number of points to display on the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            num_dim_points(int): Number of points to display.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def set_background_value(self, background_value: "int") -> "None":
+        """
+        Set the background value of the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            background_value(int): Background value of the motor map.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def set_scatter_size(self, scatter_size: "int") -> "None":
+        """
+        Set the scatter size of the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            scatter_size(int): Scatter size of the motor map.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def get_data(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the data of the motor map.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: Data of the motor map.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def reset_history(self) -> "None":
+        """
+        Reset the history of the motor map.
+        """
+

 class BECPlotBase(RPCBase):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -1388,17 +1436,53 @@ class BECPlotBase(RPCBase):
        """


+class BECQueue(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
+class BECStatusBox(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
 class BECWaveform(RPCBase):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
        """
        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -1421,6 +1505,7 @@ class BECWaveform(RPCBase):
        color_map_z: "str | None" = "plasma",
        label: "str | None" = None,
        validate: "bool" = True,
+        dap: "str | None" = None,
    ) -> "BECCurve":
        """
        Plot a curve to the plot widget.
@@ -1437,11 +1522,50 @@ class BECWaveform(RPCBase):
            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
            label(str): The label of the curve.
            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
+            dap(str): The dap model to use for the curve. If not specified, none will be added.

        Returns:
            BECCurve: The curve object.
        """

+    @rpc_call
+    def add_dap(
+        self,
+        x_name: "str",
+        y_name: "str",
+        x_entry: "Optional[str]" = None,
+        y_entry: "Optional[str]" = None,
+        color: "Optional[str]" = None,
+        dap: "str" = "GaussianModel",
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> "BECCurve":
+        """
+        Add LMFIT dap model curve to the plot widget.
+
+        Args:
+            x_name(str): Name of the x signal.
+            x_entry(str): Entry of the x signal.
+            y_name(str): Name of the y signal.
+            y_entry(str): Entry of the y signal.
+            color(str, optional): Color of the curve. Defaults to None.
+            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
+            label(str, optional): Label of the curve. Defaults to None.
+            dap(str): The dap model to use for the curve.
+            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the curve configuration.
+
+        Returns:
+            BECCurve: The curve object.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def get_dap_params(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the DAP parameters of all DAP curves.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: DAP parameters of all DAP curves.
+        """
+
    @rpc_call
    def remove_curve(self, *identifiers):
        """
@@ -1483,28 +1607,6 @@ class BECWaveform(RPCBase):
            BECCurve: The curve object.
        """

-    @rpc_call
-    def get_curve_config(self, curve_id: "str", dict_output: "bool" = True) -> "CurveConfig | dict":
-        """
-        Get the configuration of a curve by its ID.
-
-        Args:
-            curve_id(str): ID of the curve.
-
-        Returns:
-            CurveConfig|dict: Configuration of the curve.
-        """
-
-    @rpc_call
-    def apply_config(self, config: "dict | SubplotConfig", replot_last_scan: "bool" = False):
-        """
-        Apply the configuration to the 1D waveform widget.
-
-        Args:
-            config(dict|SubplotConfig): Configuration settings.
-            replot_last_scan(bool, optional): If True, replot the last scan. Defaults to False.
-        """
-
    @rpc_call
    def get_all_data(self, output: "Literal['dict', 'pandas']" = "dict") -> "dict | pd.DataFrame":
        """
@@ -1649,23 +1751,77 @@ class BECWaveform(RPCBase):
        """


+class DeviceComboBox(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
+class DeviceInputBase(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
+class DeviceLineEdit(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
 class Ring(RPCBase):
    @rpc_call
-    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get all registered RPC objects.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
        """
        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -1749,23 +1905,23 @@ class Ring(RPCBase):
        """


-class SpiralProgressBar(RPCBase):
+class RingProgressBar(RPCBase):
    @rpc_call
-    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get all registered RPC objects.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def rpc_id(self) -> "str":
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> "str":
        """
        Get the RPC ID of the widget.
        """

    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -1781,7 +1937,7 @@ class SpiralProgressBar(RPCBase):
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def update_config(self, config: "SpiralProgressBarConfig | dict"):
+    def update_config(self, config: "RingProgressBarConfig | dict"):
        """
        Update the configuration of the widget.

@@ -1928,10 +2084,10 @@ class SpiralProgressBar(RPCBase):
        """


-class StopButton(RPCBase):
+class ScanControl(RPCBase):
    @property
    @rpc_call
-    def config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -1940,7 +2096,25 @@ class StopButton(RPCBase):
        """

    @rpc_call
-    def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get all registered RPC objects.
+        """
+
+
+class StopButton(RPCBase):
+    @property
+    @rpc_call
+    def _config_dict(self) -> "dict":
+        """
+        Get the configuration of the widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The configuration of the widget.
+        """
+
+    @rpc_call
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
        """
        Get all registered RPC objects.
        """
@@ -1950,7 +2124,7 @@ class TextBox(RPCBase):
    @rpc_call
    def set_color(self, background_color: str, font_color: str) -> None:
        """
-        Set the background color of the Widget.
+        Set the background color of the widget.

        Args:
            background_color (str): The color to set the background in HEX.
@@ -1960,16 +2134,25 @@ class TextBox(RPCBase):
    @rpc_call
    def set_text(self, text: str) -> None:
        """
-        Set the text of the Widget
+        Set the text of the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): The text to set.
        """

    @rpc_call
    def set_font_size(self, size: int) -> None:
        """
-        Set the font size of the text in the Widget.
+        Set the font size of the text in the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            size (int): The font size to set.
        """


+class VSCodeEditor(RPCBase): ...
+
+
 class WebsiteWidget(RPCBase):
    @rpc_call
    def set_url(self, url: str) -> None:
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

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

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

+logger = bec_logger.logger
+

 def rpc_call(func):
    """
@@ -63,45 +66,64 @@ def rpc_call(func):
    return wrapper


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


-def _start_plot_process(gui_id, gui_class, config) -> None:
+def _start_plot_process(gui_id, gui_class, config, logger=None) -> None:
    """
    Start the plot in a new process.
+
+    Logger must be a logger object with "debug" and "error" functions,
+    or it can be left to "None" as default. None means output from the
+    process will not be captured.
    """
    # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
-    command = [
-        "bec-gui-server",
-        "--id",
-        gui_id,
-        "--config",
-        config,
-        "--gui_class",
-        gui_class.__name__,
-    ]
+    command = ["bec-gui-server", "--id", gui_id, "--gui_class", gui_class.__name__]
+    if config:
+        command.extend(["--config", config])
+
    env_dict = os.environ.copy()
    env_dict["PYTHONUNBUFFERED"] = "1"
+    if logger is None:
+        stdout_redirect = subprocess.DEVNULL
+        stderr_redirect = subprocess.DEVNULL
+    else:
+        stdout_redirect = subprocess.PIPE
+        stderr_redirect = subprocess.PIPE
+
    process = subprocess.Popen(
-        command, text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=env_dict
+        command,
+        text=True,
+        start_new_session=True,
+        stdout=stdout_redirect,
+        stderr=stderr_redirect,
+        env=env_dict,
    )
-    process_output_processing_thread = threading.Thread(target=_get_output, args=(process,))
-    process_output_processing_thread.start()
+    if logger is None:
+        process_output_processing_thread = None
+    else:
+        process_output_processing_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=_get_output, args=(process, logger)
+        )
+        process_output_processing_thread.start()
    return process, process_output_processing_thread


@@ -113,13 +135,16 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
        self.auto_updates = self._get_update_script()
        self._target_endpoint = MessageEndpoints.scan_status()
        self._selected_device = None
-        self.stderr_output = []

    def _get_update_script(self) -> AutoUpdates | None:
        eps = imd.entry_points(group="bec.widgets.auto_updates")
        for ep in eps:
            if ep.name == "plugin_widgets_update":
                try:
+                    spec = importlib.util.find_spec(ep.module)
+                    # if the module is not found, we skip it
+                    if spec is None:
+                        continue
                    return ep.load()(gui=self)
                except Exception as e:
                    print(f"Error loading auto update script from plugin: {str(e)}")
@@ -165,7 +190,7 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
        if self._process is None or self._process.poll() is not None:
            self._start_update_script()
            self._process, self._process_output_processing_thread = _start_plot_process(
-                self._gui_id, self.__class__, self._client._service_config.redis
+                self._gui_id, self.__class__, self._client._service_config.config_path
            )
        while not self.gui_is_alive():
            print("Waiting for GUI to start...")
@@ -178,26 +203,14 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
        if self._process is None:
            return

-        self._run_rpc("close", (), wait_for_rpc_response=False)
-        while self.gui_is_alive():
-            time.sleep(0.2)
-
        self._client.shutdown()
        if self._process:
            self._process.terminate()
-            self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
+            if self._process_output_processing_thread:
+                self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
+            self._process.wait()
            self._process = None

-    def print_log(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Print the log of the plot process.
-        """
-        if self._process is None:
-            return
-        print("".join(self.stderr_output))
-        # Flush list
-        self.stderr_output.clear()
-

 class RPCResponseTimeoutError(Exception):
    """Exception raised when an RPC response is not received within the expected time."""
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from typing import Literal
 import black
 import isort

+from bec_widgets.utils.generate_designer_plugin import DesignerPluginGenerator
 from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes

 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin):"""
        else:
            self.content += f"""
 class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
+        if not cls.USER_ACCESS:
+            self.content += """...
+    """
        for method in cls.USER_ACCESS:
            obj = getattr(cls, method)
            if isinstance(obj, property):
@@ -158,6 +162,26 @@ def main():
        generator.generate_client(rpc_classes)
        generator.write(client_path)

+        for cls in rpc_classes["top_level_classes"]:
+            plugin = DesignerPluginGenerator(cls)
+            if not hasattr(plugin, "info"):
+                continue
+
+            # if the class directory already has a register, plugin and pyproject file, skip
+            if os.path.exists(
+                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"register_{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.py")
+            ):
+                continue
+            if os.path.exists(
+                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}_plugin.py")
+            ):
+                continue
+            if os.path.exists(
+                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.pyproject")
+            ):
+                continue
+            plugin.run()
+

 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
    sys.argv = ["generate_cli.py", "--core"]
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
@@ -1,22 +1,37 @@
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
-from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
-from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar.spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
-from bec_widgets.widgets.text_box.text_box import TextBox
-from bec_widgets.widgets.website.website import WebsiteWidget


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

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

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

@@ -27,7 +42,12 @@ class RPCWidgetHandler:
        Returns:
            widget(BECConnector): The created widget.
        """
-        widget_class = RPCWidgetHandler.widget_classes.get(widget_type)
+        if self._widget_classes is None:
+            self.update_available_widgets()
+        widget_class = self._widget_classes.get(widget_type)
        if widget_class:
            return widget_class(**kwargs)
        raise ValueError(f"Unknown widget type: {widget_type}")
+
+
+widget_handler = RPCWidgetHandler()
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import inspect
+import signal
+import sys
+from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
 from typing import Union

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

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

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


 class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
@@ -22,7 +31,7 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
        dispatcher: BECDispatcher = None,
        client=None,
        config=None,
-        gui_class: Union["BECFigure", "BECDockArea"] = BECFigure,
+        gui_class: Union[BECFigure, BECDockArea] = BECFigure,
    ) -> None:
        self.dispatcher = BECDispatcher(config=config) if dispatcher is None else dispatcher
        self.client = self.dispatcher.client if client is None else client
@@ -111,9 +120,27 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
    def shutdown(self):  # TODO not sure if needed when cleanup is done at level of BECConnector
        self._shutdown_event = True
        self._heartbeat_timer.stop()
+        self.gui.close()
        self.client.shutdown()


+class SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc:
+    def __init__(self, log_func):
+        self._log_func = log_func
+
+    def write(self, buffer):
+        for line in buffer.rstrip().splitlines():
+            line = line.rstrip()
+            if line:
+                self._log_func(line)
+
+    def flush(self):
+        return
+
+    def close(self):
+        return
+
+
 def main():
    import argparse
    import os
@@ -125,16 +152,6 @@ def main():

    import bec_widgets

-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    app.setApplicationName("BEC Figure")
-    module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-    icon = QIcon()
-    icon.addFile(os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "bec_widgets_icon.png"), size=QSize(48, 48))
-    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-
-    win = QMainWindow()
-    win.setWindowTitle("BEC Widgets")
-
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="BEC Widgets CLI Server")
    parser.add_argument("--id", type=str, help="The id of the server")
    parser.add_argument(
@@ -142,7 +159,7 @@ def main():
        type=str,
        help="Name of the gui class to be rendered. Possible values: \n- BECFigure\n- BECDockArea",
    )
-    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Config to connect to redis.")
+    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Config file")

    args = parser.parse_args()

@@ -157,15 +174,45 @@ def main():
        )
        gui_class = BECFigure

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

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

-    app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
+            service_config = ServiceConfig(args.config)
+            bec_logger.configure(
+                service_config.redis,
+                QtRedisConnector,
+                service_name="BECWidgetsCLIServer",
+                service_config=service_config.service_config,
+            )
+            server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id=args.id, config=service_config, gui_class=gui_class)
+
+            gui = server.gui
+            win.setCentralWidget(gui)
+            win.resize(800, 600)
+            win.show()
+
+            app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
+
+            def sigint_handler(*args):
+                # display message, for people to let it terminate gracefully
+                print("Caught SIGINT, exiting")
+                app.quit()
+
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigint_handler)
+
+            sys.exit(app.exec())


 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
@@ -14,21 +14,6 @@ from bec_widgets.widgets.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
 from bec_widgets.widgets.jupyter_console.jupyter_console import BECJupyterConsole

-# class JupyterConsoleWidget(RichJupyterWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
-#     def __init__(self):
-#         super().__init__()
-#
-#         self.kernel_manager = QtInProcessKernelManager()
-#         self.kernel_manager.start_kernel(show_banner=False)
-#         self.kernel_client = self.kernel_manager.client()
-#         self.kernel_client.start_channels()
-#
-#         self.kernel_manager.kernel.shell.push({"np": np, "pg": pg})
-#
-#     def shutdown_kernel(self):
-#         self.kernel_client.stop_channels()
-#         self.kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
-

 class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
    """A widget that contains a Jupyter console linked to BEC Widgets with full API access (contains Qt and pyqtgraph API)."""
@@ -55,12 +40,14 @@ class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
                    "w1": self.w1,
                    "w2": self.w2,
                    "w3": self.w3,
+                    "w1_c": self.w1_c,
+                    "w2_c": self.w2_c,
+                    "w3_c": self.w3_c,
+                    "w4": self.w4,
                    "d0": self.d0,
                    "d1": self.d1,
                    "d2": self.d2,
-                    "fig0": self.fig0,
-                    "fig1": self.fig1,
-                    "fig2": self.fig2,
+                    "plt": self.plt,
                    "bar": self.bar,
                }
            )
@@ -89,17 +76,37 @@ class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
        self.figure.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="samy", z_name="bpm4i", color_map_z="cividis")
        self.figure.motor_map("samx", "samy")
        self.figure.image("eiger", color_map="viridis", vrange=(0, 100))
-        self.figure.add_plot(x_name="samx", y_name="samy", z_name="bpm4i", color_map_z="magma")
+        self.figure.plot(
+            x_name="samx", y_name="samy", z_name="bpm4i", color_map_z="magma", new=True
+        )

        self.figure.change_layout(2, 2)

        self.w1 = self.figure[0, 0]
        self.w2 = self.figure[0, 1]
        self.w3 = self.figure[1, 0]
+        self.w4 = self.figure[1, 1]
+
+        # Plot Customisation
+        self.w1.set_title("Waveform 1")
+        self.w1.set_x_label("Motor Position (samx)")
+        self.w1.set_y_label("Intensity A.U.")
+
+        # Image Customisation
+        self.w3.set_title("Eiger Image")
+        self.w3.set_x_label("X")
+        self.w3.set_y_label("Y")
+
+        # Configs to try to pass
+        self.w1_c = self.w1._config_dict
+        self.w2_c = self.w2._config_dict
+        self.w3_c = self.w3._config_dict

        # curves for w1
        self.c1 = self.w1.get_config()

+        self.fig_c = self.figure._config_dict
+
    def _init_dock(self):

        self.d0 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_0")
@@ -115,8 +122,9 @@ class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:

        self.d2 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_2", position="bottom")
        self.fig2 = self.d2.add_widget("BECFigure", row=0, col=0)
-        self.fig2.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i")
-        self.bar = self.d2.add_widget("SpiralProgressBar", row=0, col=1)
+        self.plt = self.fig2.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm3a")
+        self.plt.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i", dap="GaussianModel")
+        self.bar = self.d2.add_widget("RingProgressBar", row=0, col=1)
        self.bar.set_diameter(200)

        self.dock.save_state()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/main.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+"""PySide6 port of the Qt Designer taskmenuextension example from Qt v6.x"""
+
+import sys
+
+from bec_ipython_client.main import BECIPythonClient
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    window = TicTacToe()
+    window.state = "-X-XO----"
+    window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/registertictactoe.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/registertictactoe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+from tictactoeplugin import TicTacToePlugin
+
+# Set PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS to point to this directory and load the plugin
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(TicTacToePlugin())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["tictactoe.py", "main.py", "registertictactoe.py", "tictactoeplugin.py",
+    "tictactoetaskmenu.py"]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoe.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Property, QPoint, QRect, QSize, Qt, Slot
+from qtpy.QtGui import QPainter, QPen
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
+
+EMPTY = "-"
+CROSS = "X"
+NOUGHT = "O"
+DEFAULT_STATE = "---------"
+
+
+class TicTacToe(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        self._turn_number = 0
+
+    def minimumSizeHint(self):
+        return QSize(200, 200)
+
+    def sizeHint(self):
+        return QSize(200, 200)
+
+    def setState(self, new_state):
+        self._turn_number = 0
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        for position in range(min(9, len(new_state))):
+            mark = new_state[position]
+            if mark == CROSS or mark == NOUGHT:
+                self._turn_number += 1
+                self._change_state_at(position, mark)
+            position += 1
+        self.update()
+
+    def state(self):
+        return self._state
+
+    @Slot()
+    def clear_board(self):
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        self._turn_number = 0
+        self.update()
+
+    def _change_state_at(self, pos, new_state):
+        self._state = self._state[:pos] + new_state + self._state[pos + 1 :]
+
+    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
+        if self._turn_number == 9:
+            self.clear_board()
+            return
+        for position in range(9):
+            cell = self._cell_rect(position)
+            if cell.contains(event.position().toPoint()):
+                if self._state[position] == EMPTY:
+                    new_state = CROSS if self._turn_number % 2 == 0 else NOUGHT
+                    self._change_state_at(position, new_state)
+                    self._turn_number += 1
+                    self.update()
+
+    def paintEvent(self, event):
+        with QPainter(self) as painter:
+            painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.darkGreen, 1))
+            painter.drawLine(self._cell_width(), 0, self._cell_width(), self.height())
+            painter.drawLine(2 * self._cell_width(), 0, 2 * self._cell_width(), self.height())
+            painter.drawLine(0, self._cell_height(), self.width(), self._cell_height())
+            painter.drawLine(0, 2 * self._cell_height(), self.width(), 2 * self._cell_height())
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.darkBlue, 2))
+
+            for position in range(9):
+                cell = self._cell_rect(position)
+                if self._state[position] == CROSS:
+                    painter.drawLine(cell.topLeft(), cell.bottomRight())
+                    painter.drawLine(cell.topRight(), cell.bottomLeft())
+                elif self._state[position] == NOUGHT:
+                    painter.drawEllipse(cell)
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.yellow, 3))
+
+            for position in range(0, 8, 3):
+                if (
+                    self._state[position] != EMPTY
+                    and self._state[position + 1] == self._state[position]
+                    and self._state[position + 2] == self._state[position]
+                ):
+                    y = self._cell_rect(position).center().y()
+                    painter.drawLine(0, y, self.width(), y)
+                    self._turn_number = 9
+
+            for position in range(3):
+                if (
+                    self._state[position] != EMPTY
+                    and self._state[position + 3] == self._state[position]
+                    and self._state[position + 6] == self._state[position]
+                ):
+                    x = self._cell_rect(position).center().x()
+                    painter.drawLine(x, 0, x, self.height())
+                    self._turn_number = 9
+
+            if (
+                self._state[0] != EMPTY
+                and self._state[4] == self._state[0]
+                and self._state[8] == self._state[0]
+            ):
+                painter.drawLine(0, 0, self.width(), self.height())
+                self._turn_number = 9
+
+            if (
+                self._state[2] != EMPTY
+                and self._state[4] == self._state[2]
+                and self._state[6] == self._state[2]
+            ):
+                painter.drawLine(0, self.height(), self.width(), 0)
+                self._turn_number = 9
+
+    def _cell_rect(self, position):
+        h_margin = self.width() / 30
+        v_margin = self.height() / 30
+        row = int(position / 3)
+        column = position - 3 * row
+        pos = QPoint(column * self._cell_width() + h_margin, row * self._cell_height() + v_margin)
+        size = QSize(self._cell_width() - 2 * h_margin, self._cell_height() - 2 * v_margin)
+        return QRect(pos, size)
+
+    def _cell_width(self):
+        return self.width() / 3
+
+    def _cell_height(self):
+        return self.height() / 3
+
+    state = Property(str, state, setState)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoeplugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoeplugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+from tictactoetaskmenu import TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='TicTacToe' name='ticTacToe'>
+        <property name='geometry'>
+            <rect>
+                <x>0</x>
+                <y>0</y>
+                <width>200</width>
+                <height>200</height>
+            </rect>
+        </property>
+        <property name='state'>
+            <string>-X-XO----</string>
+        </property>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class TicTacToePlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = TicTacToe(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "tictactoe"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+        manager = form_editor.extensionManager()
+        iid = TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory.task_menu_iid()
+        manager.registerExtensions(TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory(manager), iid)
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "TicTacToe"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Tic Tac Toe Example, demonstrating class QDesignerTaskMenuExtension (Python)"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QExtensionFactory, QPyDesignerTaskMenuExtension
+from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QVBoxLayout
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+
+
+class TicTacToeDialog(QDialog):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self._ticTacToe = TicTacToe(self)
+        layout.addWidget(self._ticTacToe)
+        button_box = QDialogButtonBox(
+            QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel | QDialogButtonBox.Reset
+        )
+        button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
+        button_box.rejected.connect(self.reject)
+        reset_button = button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Reset)
+        reset_button.clicked.connect(self._ticTacToe.clear_board)
+        layout.addWidget(button_box)
+
+    def set_state(self, new_state):
+        self._ticTacToe.setState(new_state)
+
+    def state(self):
+        return self._ticTacToe.state
+
+
+class TicTacToeTaskMenu(QPyDesignerTaskMenuExtension):
+    def __init__(self, ticTacToe, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._ticTacToe = ticTacToe
+        self._edit_state_action = QAction("Edit State...", None)
+        self._edit_state_action.triggered.connect(self._edit_state)
+
+    def taskActions(self):
+        return [self._edit_state_action]
+
+    def preferredEditAction(self):
+        return self._edit_state_action
+
+    @Slot()
+    def _edit_state(self):
+        dialog = TicTacToeDialog(self._ticTacToe)
+        dialog.set_state(self._ticTacToe.state)
+        if dialog.exec() == QDialog.Accepted:
+            self._ticTacToe.state = dialog.state()
+
+
+class TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory(QExtensionFactory):
+    def __init__(self, extension_manager):
+        super().__init__(extension_manager)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def task_menu_iid():
+        return "org.qt-project.Qt.Designer.TaskMenu"
+
+    def createExtension(self, object, iid, parent):
+        if iid != TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory.task_menu_iid():
+            return None
+        if object.__class__.__name__ != "TicTacToe":
+            return None
+        return TicTacToeTaskMenu(object, parent)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/init.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from qtpy.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView
+
 from .bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
 from .bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
 from .bec_table import BECTable
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 # pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-module-docstring
 from __future__ import annotations

+import os
 import time
-from typing import Optional, Type
+import uuid
+from typing import Optional

-from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import, lazy_import_from
+import yaml
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QRunnable, QThreadPool, Signal
 from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot

 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+from bec_widgets.utils.yaml_dialog import load_yaml, load_yaml_gui, save_yaml, save_yaml_gui

 BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))

@@ -33,10 +38,35 @@ class ConnectionConfig(BaseModel):
        return v


+class WorkerSignals(QObject):
+    progress = Signal(dict)
+    completed = Signal()
+
+
+class Worker(QRunnable):
+    """
+    Worker class to run a function in a separate thread.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.signals = WorkerSignals()
+        self.func = func
+        self.args = args
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+
+    def run(self):
+        """
+        Run the specified function in the thread.
+        """
+        self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+        self.signals.completed.emit()
+
+
 class BECConnector:
    """Connection mixin class for all BEC widgets, to handle BEC client and device manager"""

-    USER_ACCESS = ["config_dict", "get_all_rpc"]
+    USER_ACCESS = ["_config_dict", "_get_all_rpc"]

    def __init__(self, client=None, config: ConnectionConfig = None, gui_id: str = None):
        # BEC related connections
@@ -63,23 +93,60 @@ class BECConnector:
        self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
        self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)

-    def get_all_rpc(self) -> dict:
+        self._thread_pool = QThreadPool.globalInstance()
+
+    def submit_task(self, fn, *args, on_complete: pyqtSlot = None, **kwargs) -> Worker:
+        """
+        Submit a task to run in a separate thread. The task will run the specified
+        function with the provided arguments and emit the completed signal when done.
+
+        Use this method if you want to wait for a task to complete without blocking the
+        main thread.
+
+        Args:
+            fn: Function to run in a separate thread.
+            *args: Arguments for the function.
+            on_complete: Slot to run when the task is complete.
+            **kwargs: Keyword arguments for the function.
+
+        Returns:
+            worker: The worker object that will run the task.
+
+        Examples:
+            >>> def my_function(a, b):
+            >>>     print(a + b)
+            >>> self.submit_task(my_function, 1, 2)
+
+            >>> def my_function(a, b):
+            >>>     print(a + b)
+            >>> def on_complete():
+            >>>     print("Task complete")
+            >>> self.submit_task(my_function, 1, 2, on_complete=on_complete)
+
+        """
+        worker = Worker(fn, *args, **kwargs)
+        if on_complete:
+            worker.signals.completed.connect(on_complete)
+        self._thread_pool.start(worker)
+        return worker
+
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> dict:
        """Get all registered RPC objects."""
        all_connections = self.rpc_register.list_all_connections()
        return dict(all_connections)

    @property
-    def rpc_id(self) -> str:
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> str:
        """Get the RPC ID of the widget."""
        return self.gui_id

-    @rpc_id.setter
-    def rpc_id(self, rpc_id: str) -> None:
+    @_rpc_id.setter
+    def _rpc_id(self, rpc_id: str) -> None:
        """Set the RPC ID of the widget."""
        self.gui_id = rpc_id

    @property
-    def config_dict(self) -> dict:
+    def _config_dict(self) -> dict:
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -88,8 +155,8 @@ class BECConnector:
        """
        return self.config.model_dump()

-    @config_dict.setter
-    def config_dict(self, config: BaseModel) -> None:
+    @_config_dict.setter
+    def _config_dict(self, config: BaseModel) -> None:
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -98,6 +165,60 @@ class BECConnector:
        """
        self.config = config

+    def apply_config(self, config: dict, generate_new_id: bool = True) -> None:
+        """
+        Apply the configuration to the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            config(dict): Configuration settings.
+            generate_new_id(bool): If True, generate a new GUI ID for the widget.
+        """
+        self.config = ConnectionConfig(**config)
+        if generate_new_id is True:
+            gui_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+            self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
+            self.set_gui_id(gui_id)
+            self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)
+        else:
+            self.gui_id = self.config.gui_id
+
+    def load_config(self, path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False):
+        """
+        Load the configuration of the widget from YAML.
+
+        Args:
+            path(str): Path to the configuration file for non-GUI dialog mode.
+            gui(bool): If True, use the GUI dialog to load the configuration file.
+        """
+        if gui is True:
+            config = load_yaml_gui(self)
+        else:
+            config = load_yaml(path)
+
+        if config is not None:
+            if config.get("widget_class") != self.__class__.__name__:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Configuration file is not for {self.__class__.__name__}. Got configuration for {config.get('widget_class')}."
+                )
+            self.apply_config(config)
+
+    def save_config(self, path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False):
+        """
+        Save the configuration of the widget to YAML.
+
+        Args:
+            path(str): Path to save the configuration file for non-GUI dialog mode.
+            gui(bool): If True, use the GUI dialog to save the configuration file.
+        """
+        if gui is True:
+            save_yaml_gui(self, self._config_dict)
+        else:
+            if path is None:
+                path = os.getcwd()
+            file_path = os.path.join(path, f"{self.__class__.__name__}_config.yaml")
+
+            save_yaml(file_path, self._config_dict)
+
    @pyqtSlot(str)
    def set_gui_id(self, gui_id: str) -> None:
        """
@@ -165,6 +286,7 @@ class BECConnector:
        all_connections = self.rpc_register.list_all_connections()
        if len(all_connections) == 0:
            print("No more connections. Shutting down GUI BEC client.")
+            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_all()
            self.client.shutdown()

    # def closeEvent(self, event):
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import importlib.metadata
+import json
+import os
+import site
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+if PYSIDE6:
+    from PySide6.scripts.pyside_tool import (
+        _extend_path_var,
+        init_virtual_env,
+        qt_tool_wrapper,
+        is_pyenv_python,
+        is_virtual_env,
+        ui_tool_binary,
+    )
+
+import bec_widgets
+
+
+def list_editable_packages() -> set[str]:
+    """
+    List all editable packages in the environment.
+
+    Returns:
+        set: A set of paths to editable packages.
+    """
+
+    editable_packages = set()
+
+    # Get site-packages directories
+    site_packages = site.getsitepackages()
+    if hasattr(site, "getusersitepackages"):
+        site_packages.append(site.getusersitepackages())
+
+    for dist in importlib.metadata.distributions():
+        location = dist.locate_file("").resolve()
+        is_editable = all(not str(location).startswith(site_pkg) for site_pkg in site_packages)
+
+        if is_editable:
+            editable_packages.add(str(location))
+
+    for packages in site_packages:
+        # all dist-info directories in site-packages that contain a direct_url.json file
+        dist_info_dirs = Path(packages).rglob("*.dist-info")
+        for dist_info_dir in dist_info_dirs:
+            direct_url = dist_info_dir / "direct_url.json"
+            if not direct_url.exists():
+                continue
+            # load the json file and get the path to the package
+            with open(direct_url, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+                path = data.get("url", "")
+                if path.startswith("file://"):
+                    path = path[7:]
+                    editable_packages.add(path)
+
+    return editable_packages
+
+
+def patch_designer():  # pragma: no cover
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+
+    init_virtual_env()
+
+    major_version = sys.version_info[0]
+    minor_version = sys.version_info[1]
+    os.environ["PY_MAJOR_VERSION"] = str(major_version)
+    os.environ["PY_MINOR_VERSION"] = str(minor_version)
+
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        if is_virtual_env():
+            _extend_path_var("PATH", os.fspath(Path(sys._base_executable).parent), True)
+    else:
+        if sys.platform == "linux":
+            suffix = f"{sys.abiflags}.so"
+            env_var = "LD_PRELOAD"
+        elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+            suffix = ".dylib"
+            env_var = "DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES"
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Unsupported platform: {sys.platform}")
+        version = f"{major_version}.{minor_version}"
+        library_name = f"libpython{version}{suffix}"
+        lib_path = str(Path(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR")) / library_name)
+        os.environ[env_var] = lib_path
+
+        if is_pyenv_python() or is_virtual_env():
+            # append all editable packages to the PYTHONPATH
+            editable_packages = list_editable_packages()
+            for pckg in editable_packages:
+                _extend_path_var("PYTHONPATH", pckg, True)
+    qt_tool_wrapper(ui_tool_binary("designer"), sys.argv[1:])
+
+
+def find_plugin_paths(base_path: Path):
+    """
+    Recursively find all directories containing a .pyproject file.
+    """
+    plugin_paths = []
+    for path in base_path.rglob("*.pyproject"):
+        plugin_paths.append(str(path.parent))
+    return plugin_paths
+
+
+def set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths):
+    """
+    Set the PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS environment variable with the given plugin paths.
+    """
+    current_paths = os.environ.get("PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS", "")
+    if current_paths:
+        current_paths = current_paths.split(os.pathsep)
+    else:
+        current_paths = []
+
+    current_paths.extend(plugin_paths)
+    os.environ["PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS"] = os.pathsep.join(current_paths)
+
+
+# Patch the designer function
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Exiting...")
+        return
+    base_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)).resolve()
+    plugin_paths = find_plugin_paths(base_dir)
+    set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths)
+
+    patch_designer()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

-import argparse
 import collections
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import redis
 from bec_lib.client import BECClient
 from bec_lib.redis_connector import MessageObject, RedisConnector
 from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
-from qtpy.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QObject
+from qtpy.QtCore import PYQT5, PYQT6, PYSIDE2, PYSIDE6, QCoreApplication, QObject
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -66,6 +65,11 @@ class QtRedisConnector(RedisConnector):
            cb(msg.content, msg.metadata)


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

@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ class BECDispatcher:
            cls._initialized = False
        return cls._instance

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

@@ -91,13 +95,16 @@ class BECDispatcher:

        if self.client is None:
            if config is not None:
-                host, port = config.split(":")
-                redis_config = {"host": host, "port": port}
-                self.client = BECClient(
-                    config=ServiceConfig(redis=redis_config), connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
+                if not isinstance(config, ServiceConfig):
+                    # config is supposed to be a path
+                    config = ServiceConfig(config)
+                self.client = BECClientWithoutLoggerInit(
+                    config=config, connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
                )  # , forced=True)
            else:
-                self.client = BECClient(connector_cls=QtRedisConnector)  # , forced=True)
+                self.client = BECClientWithoutLoggerInit(
+                    connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
+                )  # , forced=True)
        else:
            if self.client.started:
                # have to reinitialize client to use proper connector
@@ -115,9 +122,16 @@ class BECDispatcher:
    def reset_singleton(cls):
        cls._instance = None
        cls._initialized = False
-        if cls.qapp:
+
+        if not cls.qapp:
+            return
+
+        # shutdown QCoreApp if it exists
+        if PYQT5 or PYQT6:
            cls.qapp.exit()
-            cls.qapp = None
+        elif PYSIDE2 or PYSIDE6:
+            cls.qapp.shutdown()
+        cls.qapp = None

    def connect_slot(
        self, slot: Callable, topics: Union[EndpointInfo, str, list[Union[EndpointInfo, str]]]
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/colors.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/colors.py
@@ -67,6 +67,44 @@ class Colors:
                raise ValueError("Unsupported format. Please choose 'RGB', 'HEX', or 'QColor'.")
        return colors

+    @staticmethod
+    def hex_to_rgba(hex_color: str, alpha=255) -> tuple:
+        """
+        Convert HEX color to RGBA.
+
+        Args:
+            hex_color(str): HEX color string.
+            alpha(int): Alpha value (0-255). Default is 255 (opaque).
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple: RGBA color tuple (r, g, b, a).
+        """
+        hex_color = hex_color.lstrip("#")
+        if len(hex_color) == 6:
+            r, g, b = tuple(int(hex_color[i : i + 2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))
+        elif len(hex_color) == 8:
+            r, g, b, a = tuple(int(hex_color[i : i + 2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4, 6))
+            return (r, g, b, a)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("HEX color must be 6 or 8 characters long.")
+        return (r, g, b, alpha)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def rgba_to_hex(r: int, g: int, b: int, a: int = 255) -> str:
+        """
+        Convert RGBA color to HEX.
+
+        Args:
+            r(int): Red value (0-255).
+            g(int): Green value (0-255).
+            b(int): Blue value (0-255).
+            a(int): Alpha value (0-255). Default is 255 (opaque).
+
+        Returns:
+            hec_color(str): HEX color string.
+        """
+        return "#{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}".format(r, g, b, a)
+
    @staticmethod
    def validate_color(color: tuple | str) -> tuple | str:
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/generate_designer_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/generate_designer_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+import inspect
+import os
+import re
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
+
+EXCLUDED_PLUGINS = ["BECConnector", "BECDockArea", "BECDock"]
+
+
+class DesignerPluginInfo:
+    def __init__(self, plugin_class):
+        self.plugin_class = plugin_class
+        self.plugin_name_pascal = plugin_class.__name__
+        self.plugin_name_snake = self.pascal_to_snake(self.plugin_name_pascal)
+        self.widget_import = f"from {plugin_class.__module__} import {self.plugin_name_pascal}"
+        plugin_module = (
+            ".".join(plugin_class.__module__.split(".")[:-1]) + f".{self.plugin_name_snake}_plugin"
+        )
+        self.plugin_import = f"from {plugin_module} import {self.plugin_name_pascal}Plugin"
+
+        # first sentence / line of the docstring is used as tooltip
+        self.plugin_tooltip = (
+            plugin_class.__doc__.split("\n")[0].strip().replace('"', "'")
+            if plugin_class.__doc__
+            else self.plugin_name_pascal
+        )
+
+        self.base_path = os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(plugin_class))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def pascal_to_snake(name: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Convert PascalCase to snake_case.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): The name to be converted.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The converted name.
+        """
+        s1 = re.sub(r"([a-z0-9])([A-Z])", r"\1_\2", name)
+        s2 = re.sub(r"([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])", r"\1_\2", s1)
+        return s2.lower()
+
+
+class DesignerPluginGenerator:
+    def __init__(self, widget: type):
+        self._excluded = False
+        self.widget = widget
+        self.info = DesignerPluginInfo(widget)
+        if widget.__name__ in EXCLUDED_PLUGINS:
+
+            self._excluded = True
+            return
+
+        self.templates = {}
+        self.template_path = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "plugin_templates"
+        )
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self._excluded:
+            print(f"Plugin {self.widget.__name__} is excluded from generation.")
+            return
+        self._check_class_validity()
+        self._load_templates()
+        self._write_templates()
+
+    def _check_class_validity(self):
+
+        # Check if the widget is a QWidget subclass
+        if not issubclass(self.widget, QObject):
+            return
+
+        # Check if the widget class has parent as the first argument. This is a strict requirement of Qt!
+        signature = list(inspect.signature(self.widget.__init__).parameters.values())
+        if len(signature) == 1 or signature[1].name != "parent":
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must have parent as the first argument."
+            )
+
+        base_cls = [val for val in self.widget.__bases__ if issubclass(val, QObject)]
+        if not base_cls:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must inherit from a QObject subclass."
+            )
+
+        # Check if the widget class calls the super constructor with parent argument
+        init_source = inspect.getsource(self.widget.__init__)
+        cls_init_found = (
+            bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent=parent") > 0)
+            or bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent)") > 0)
+            or bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent,") > 0)
+        )
+        super_init_found = (
+            bool(
+                init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent=parent") > 0
+            )
+            or bool(init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent,") > 0)
+            or bool(init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent)") > 0)
+        )
+        if issubclass(self.widget.__bases__[0], QObject) and not super_init_found:
+            super_init_found = (
+                bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent=parent") > 0)
+                or bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent,") > 0)
+                or bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent)") > 0)
+            )
+
+        if not cls_init_found and not super_init_found:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must call the super constructor with parent."
+            )
+
+    def _write_templates(self):
+        self._write_register()
+        self._write_plugin()
+        self._write_pyproject()
+
+    def _write_register(self):
+        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"register_{self.info.plugin_name_snake}.py")
+        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(self.templates["register"].format(**self.info.__dict__))
+
+    def _write_plugin(self):
+        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"{self.info.plugin_name_snake}_plugin.py")
+        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(self.templates["plugin"].format(**self.info.__dict__))
+
+    def _write_pyproject(self):
+        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"{self.info.plugin_name_snake}.pyproject")
+        out = {"files": [f"{self.info.plugin_class.__module__.split('.')[-1]}.py"]}
+        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(str(out))
+
+    def _load_templates(self):
+        for file in os.listdir(self.template_path):
+            if not file.endswith(".template"):
+                continue
+            with open(os.path.join(self.template_path, file), "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                self.templates[file.split(".")[0]] = f.read()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    # from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_queue.bec_queue import BECQueue
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.dock import BECDockArea
+
+    generator = DesignerPluginGenerator(BECDockArea)
+    generator.run()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+{widget_import}
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='{plugin_name_pascal}' name='{plugin_name_snake}'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class {plugin_name_pascal}Plugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = {plugin_name_pascal}(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "{plugin_name_snake}"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "{plugin_name_pascal}"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "{plugin_tooltip}"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/register.template
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/register.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    {plugin_import}
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget({plugin_name_pascal}Plugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/ui_loader.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/ui_loader.py
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
-from qtpy import QT_VERSION
+from qtpy import PYQT6, PYSIDE6, QT_VERSION
 from qtpy.QtCore import QFile, QIODevice

+if PYSIDE6:
+    from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
+
+    from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.buttons.color_button.color_button import ColorButton
+
+    class CustomUiLoader(QUiLoader):
+        def __init__(self, baseinstance):
+            super().__init__(baseinstance)
+            widgets = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets").get("top_level_classes", [])
+
+            widgets.append(ColorButton)
+
+            self.custom_widgets = {widget.__name__: widget for widget in widgets}
+
+            self.baseinstance = baseinstance
+
+        def createWidget(self, class_name, parent=None, name=""):
+            if class_name in self.custom_widgets:
+                widget = self.custom_widgets[class_name](parent)
+                widget.setObjectName(name)
+                return widget
+            return super().createWidget(class_name, parent, name)
+

 class UILoader:
    """Universal UI loader for PyQt5, PyQt6, PySide2, and PySide6."""
@@ -14,14 +38,14 @@ class UILoader:
            self.loader = uic.loadUi
        elif QT_VERSION.startswith("6"):
            # PyQt6 or PySide6
-            try:
-                from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
-
+            if PYSIDE6:
                self.loader = self.load_ui_pyside6
-            except ImportError:
+            elif PYQT6:
                from PyQt6.uic import loadUi

                self.loader = loadUi
+            else:
+                raise ImportError("No compatible Qt bindings found.")

    def load_ui_pyside6(self, ui_file, parent=None):
        """
@@ -33,9 +57,8 @@ class UILoader:
        Returns:
            QWidget: The loaded widget.
        """
-        from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader

-        loader = QUiLoader(parent)
+        loader = CustomUiLoader(parent)
        file = QFile(ui_file)
        if not file.open(QIODevice.ReadOnly):
            raise IOError(f"Cannot open file: {ui_file}")
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/widget_io.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/widget_io.py
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ class ComboBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
    def get_value(self, widget: QComboBox) -> int:
        return widget.currentIndex()

-    def set_value(self, widget: QComboBox, value: int) -> None:
-        widget.setCurrentIndex(value)
+    def set_value(self, widget: QComboBox, value: int | str) -> None:
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            value = widget.findText(value)
+        if isinstance(value, int):
+            widget.setCurrentIndex(value)


 class TableWidgetHandler(WidgetHandler):
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ class WidgetIO:
            widget: Widget instance.
            ignore_errors(bool, optional): Whether to ignore if no handler is found.
        """
-        handler_class = WidgetIO._handlers.get(type(widget))
+        handler_class = WidgetIO._find_handler(widget)
        if handler_class:
            return handler_class().get_value(widget)  # Instantiate the handler
        if not ignore_errors:
@@ -136,12 +139,48 @@ class WidgetIO:
            value: Value to set.
            ignore_errors(bool, optional): Whether to ignore if no handler is found.
        """
-        handler_class = WidgetIO._handlers.get(type(widget))
+        handler_class = WidgetIO._find_handler(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)}")

+    @staticmethod
+    def check_and_adjust_limits(spin_box: QDoubleSpinBox, number: float):
+        """
+        Check if the new limits are within the current limits, if not adjust the limits.
+
+        Args:
+            number(float): The new value to check against the limits.
+        """
+
+        min_value = spin_box.minimum()
+        max_value = spin_box.maximum()
+
+        # Calculate the new limits
+        new_limit = number + 5 * number
+
+        if number < min_value:
+            spin_box.setMinimum(new_limit)
+        elif number > max_value:
+            spin_box.setMaximum(new_limit)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _find_handler(widget):
+        """
+        Find the appropriate handler for the widget by checking its base classes.
+
+        Args:
+            widget: Widget instance.
+
+        Returns:
+            handler_class: The handler class if found, otherwise None.
+        """
+        for base in type(widget).__mro__:
+            if base in WidgetIO._handlers:
+                return WidgetIO._handlers[base]
+        return None
+

 ################## for exporting and importing widget hierarchies ##################

--- a/bec_widgets/utils/yaml_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/yaml_dialog.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import yaml
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QFileDialog


-def load_yaml(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
+def load_yaml_gui(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
    """
    Load YAML file from disk.

@@ -20,12 +20,25 @@ def load_yaml(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
    file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
        instance, "Load Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml *.yml);;All Files (*)", options=options
    )
+    config = load_yaml(file_path)
+    return config

+
+def load_yaml(file_path: str) -> Union[dict, None]:
+    """
+    Load YAML file from disk.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path(str): Path to the YAML file.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Configuration data loaded from the YAML file.
+    """
    if not file_path:
        return None
    try:
        with open(file_path, "r") as file:
-            config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+            config = yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
        return config

    except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -38,7 +51,7 @@ def load_yaml(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
        print(f"An error occurred while loading the settings from {file_path}: {e}")


-def save_yaml(instance, config: dict) -> None:
+def save_yaml_gui(instance, config: dict) -> None:
    """
    Save YAML file to disk.

@@ -51,6 +64,17 @@ def save_yaml(instance, config: dict) -> None:
        instance, "Save Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml *.yml);;All Files (*)", options=options
    )

+    save_yaml(file_path, config)
+
+
+def save_yaml(file_path: str, config: dict) -> None:
+    """
+    Save YAML file to disk.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path(str): Path to the YAML file.
+        config(dict): Configuration data to be saved.
+    """
    if not file_path:
        return
    try:
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-# from .buttons import StopButton
-# from .dock import BECDock, BECDockArea
-# from .figure import BECFigure, FigureConfig
-# from .scan_control import ScanControl
-# from .spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
+
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHeaderView, QTableWidget, QTableWidgetItem, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
+
+
+class BECQueue(BECConnector, QTableWidget):
+    """
+    Widget to display the BEC queue.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent: QWidget | None = None,
+        client=None,
+        config: ConnectionConfig = None,
+        gui_id: str = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(client, config, gui_id)
+        QTableWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        self.setColumnCount(3)
+        self.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["Scan Number", "Type", "Status"])
+        header = self.horizontalHeader()
+        header.setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.Stretch)
+        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.update_queue, MessageEndpoints.scan_queue_status())
+        self.reset_content()
+
+    @Slot(dict, dict)
+    def update_queue(self, content, _metadata):
+        """
+        Update the queue table with the latest queue information.
+
+        Args:
+            content (dict): The queue content.
+            _metadata (dict): The metadata.
+        """
+        # only show the primary queue for now
+        queue_info = content.get("queue", {}).get("primary", {}).get("info", [])
+        self.setRowCount(len(queue_info))
+        self.clearContents()
+
+        if not queue_info:
+            self.reset_content()
+            return
+
+        for index, item in enumerate(queue_info):
+            blocks = item.get("request_blocks", [])
+            scan_types = []
+            scan_numbers = []
+            status = item.get("status", "")
+            for request_block in blocks:
+                scan_type = request_block.get("content", {}).get("scan_type", "")
+                if scan_type:
+                    scan_types.append(scan_type)
+                scan_number = request_block.get("scan_number", "")
+                if scan_number:
+                    scan_numbers.append(str(scan_number))
+            if scan_types:
+                scan_types = ", ".join(scan_types)
+            if scan_numbers:
+                scan_numbers = ", ".join(scan_numbers)
+            self.set_row(index, scan_numbers, scan_types, status)
+
+    def format_item(self, content: str) -> QTableWidgetItem:
+        """
+        Format the content of the table item.
+
+        Args:
+            content (str): The content to be formatted.
+
+        Returns:
+            QTableWidgetItem: The formatted item.
+        """
+        item = QTableWidgetItem(content)
+        item.setTextAlignment(Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignVCenter)
+        return item
+
+    def set_row(self, index: int, scan_number: str, scan_type: str, status: str):
+        """
+        Set the row of the table.
+
+        Args:
+            index (int): The index of the row.
+            scan_number (str): The scan number.
+            scan_type (str): The scan type.
+            status (str): The status.
+        """
+
+        self.setItem(index, 0, self.format_item(scan_number))
+        self.setItem(index, 1, self.format_item(scan_type))
+        self.setItem(index, 2, self.format_item(status))
+
+    def reset_content(self):
+        """
+        Reset the content of the table.
+        """
+
+        self.setRowCount(1)
+        self.set_row(0, "", "", "")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    widget = BECQueue()
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'files': ['bec_queue.py']}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_queue.bec_queue import BECQueue
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='BECQueue' name='bec_queue'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class BECQueuePlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = BECQueue(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "bec_queue"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "BECQueue"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Widget to display the BEC queue."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/register_bec_queue.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/register_bec_queue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_queue.bec_queue_plugin import BECQueuePlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(BECQueuePlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+"""This module contains the BECStatusBox widget, which displays the status of different BEC services in a collapsible tree widget.
+The widget automatically updates the status of all running BEC services, and displays their status.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from collections import defaultdict
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import qdarktheme
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTreeWidget, QTreeWidgetItem, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.status_item import StatusItem
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bec_lib.client import BECClient
+
+# TODO : Put normal imports back when Pydantic gets faster
+BECStatus = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("BECStatus",))
+StatusMessage = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("StatusMessage",))
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BECServiceInfoContainer:
+    """Container to store information about the BEC services."""
+
+    service_name: str
+    status: str
+    info: dict
+    metrics: dict | None
+
+
+class BECStatusBox(QWidget):
+    """An autonomous widget to display the status of BEC services.
+
+    Args:
+        parent Optional : The parent widget for the BECStatusBox. Defaults to None.
+        box_name Optional(str): The name of the top service label. Defaults to "BEC Server".
+        client Optional(BECClient): The client object to connect to the BEC server. Defaults to None
+        config Optional(BECStatusBoxConfig | dict): The configuration for the status box. Defaults to None.
+        gui_id Optional(str): The unique id for the widget. Defaults to None.
+    """
+
+    CORE_SERVICES = ["DeviceServer", "ScanServer", "SciHub", "ScanBundler", "FileWriterManager"]
+
+    service_update = Signal(BECServiceInfoContainer)
+    bec_core_state = Signal(str)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        box_name: str = "BEC Server",
+        client: BECClient = None,
+        gui_id: str = None,
+    ):
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        self.setLayout(QVBoxLayout(self))
+        self.tree = QTreeWidget(self)
+        self.layout().addWidget(self.tree)
+        self.tree.setHeaderHidden(True)
+        self.tree.setStyleSheet(
+            "QTreeWidget::item:!selected "
+            "{ "
+            "border: 1px solid gainsboro; "
+            "border-left: none; "
+            "border-top: none; "
+            "}"
+            "QTreeWidget::item:selected {}"
+        )
+        self.box_name = box_name
+        self.status_container = defaultdict(lambda: {"info": None, "item": None, "widget": None})
+
+        self.connector = BECConnector(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
+
+        self.init_ui()
+
+        self.bec_core_state.connect(self.update_top_item_status)
+        self.tree.itemDoubleClicked.connect(self.on_tree_item_double_clicked)
+        self.startTimer(
+            1000
+        )  # use qobject's own timer instead of creating one, which may be stopped from another thread(?)
+
+    def timerEvent(self, event):
+        """Get the latest service status from the BEC server."""
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        self.connector.client._update_existing_services()
+        self.update_service_status(
+            self.connector.client._services_info, self.connector.client._services_metric
+        )
+
+    def init_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Init the UI for the BECStatusBox widget"""
+        top_label = self._create_status_widget(self.box_name, status=BECStatus.IDLE)
+        tree_item = QTreeWidgetItem(self.tree)
+        tree_item.setExpanded(True)
+        tree_item.setDisabled(True)
+        self.status_container[self.box_name].update({"item": tree_item, "widget": top_label})
+        self.tree.setItemWidget(tree_item, 0, top_label)
+        self.tree.addTopLevelItem(tree_item)
+        self.service_update.connect(top_label.update_config)
+        self._initialized = True
+
+    def _create_status_widget(
+        self, service_name: str, status=BECStatus, info: dict = None, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> StatusItem:
+        """Creates a StatusItem (QWidget) for the given service, and stores all relevant
+        information about the service in the status_container.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            status (BECStatus): The status of the service.
+            info Optional(dict): The information about the service. Default is {}
+            metric Optional(dict): Metrics for the respective service. Default is None
+
+        Returns:
+            StatusItem: The status item widget.
+        """
+        if info is None:
+            info = {}
+        self._update_status_container(service_name, status, info, metrics)
+        item = StatusItem(parent=self.tree, config=self.status_container[service_name]["info"])
+        return item
+
+    @Slot(str)
+    def update_top_item_status(self, status: BECStatus) -> None:
+        """Method to update the status of the top item in the tree widget.
+        Gets the status from the Signal 'bec_core_state' and updates the StatusItem via the signal 'service_update'.
+
+        Args:
+            status (BECStatus): The state of the core services.
+        """
+        self.status_container[self.box_name]["info"].status = status
+        self.service_update.emit(self.status_container[self.box_name]["info"])
+
+    def _update_status_container(
+        self, service_name: str, status: BECStatus, info: dict, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Update the status_container with the newest status and metrics for the BEC service.
+        If information about the service already exists, it will create a new entry.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            status (BECStatus): The status of the service.
+            info (dict): The information about the service.
+            metrics (dict): The metrics of the service.
+        """
+        container = self.status_container[service_name].get("info", None)
+
+        if container:
+            container.status = status.name
+            container.info = info
+            container.metrics = metrics
+            return
+        service_info_item = BECServiceInfoContainer(
+            service_name=service_name, status=status.name, info=info, metrics=metrics
+        )
+        self.status_container[service_name].update({"info": service_info_item})
+
+    @Slot(dict, dict)
+    def update_service_status(self, services_info: dict, services_metric: dict) -> None:
+        """Callback function services_metric from BECServiceStatusMixin.
+        It updates the status of all services.
+
+        Args:
+            services_info (dict): A dictionary containing the service status for all running BEC services.
+            services_metric (dict): A dictionary containing the service metrics for all running BEC services.
+        """
+        checked = [self.box_name]
+        services_info = self.update_core_services(services_info, services_metric)
+        checked.extend(self.CORE_SERVICES)
+
+        for service_name, msg in sorted(services_info.items()):
+            checked.append(service_name)
+            metric_msg = services_metric.get(service_name, None)
+            metrics = metric_msg.metrics if metric_msg else None
+            if service_name not in self.status_container:
+                self.add_tree_item(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+            self._update_status_container(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+            self.service_update.emit(self.status_container[service_name]["info"])
+
+    def update_core_services(self, services_info: dict, services_metric: dict) -> dict:
+        """Update the core services of BEC, and emit the updated status to the BECStatusBox.
+
+        Args:
+            services_info (dict): A dictionary containing the service status of different services.
+            services_metric (dict): A dictionary containing the service metrics of different services.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The services_info dictionary after removing the info updates related to the CORE_SERVICES
+        """
+        core_state = BECStatus.RUNNING
+        for service_name in sorted(self.CORE_SERVICES):
+            metric_msg = services_metric.get(service_name, None)
+            metrics = metric_msg.metrics if metric_msg else None
+            msg = services_info.pop(service_name, None)
+            if msg is None:
+                msg = StatusMessage(name=service_name, status=BECStatus.ERROR, info={})
+            if service_name not in self.status_container:
+                self.add_tree_item(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+
+            self._update_status_container(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+            core_state = msg.status if msg.status.value < core_state.value else core_state
+
+            self.service_update.emit(self.status_container[service_name]["info"])
+
+            # self.add_tree_item(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+
+        self.bec_core_state.emit(core_state.name if core_state else "NOTCONNECTED")
+        return services_info
+
+    def add_tree_item(
+        self, service_name: str, status: BECStatus, info: dict = None, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Method to add a new QTreeWidgetItem together with a StatusItem to the tree widget.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            status (BECStatus): The status of the service.
+            info (dict): The information about the service.
+            metrics (dict): The metrics of the service.
+        """
+        item_widget = self._create_status_widget(service_name, status, info, metrics)
+        toplevel_item = self.status_container[self.box_name]["item"]
+        item = QTreeWidgetItem(toplevel_item)  # setDisabled=True
+        toplevel_item.addChild(item)
+        self.tree.setItemWidget(item, 0, item_widget)
+        self.service_update.connect(item_widget.update_config)
+
+        self.status_container[service_name].update({"item": item, "widget": item_widget})
+
+    @Slot(QTreeWidgetItem, int)
+    def on_tree_item_double_clicked(self, item: QTreeWidgetItem, column: int) -> None:
+        """Callback function for double clicks on individual QTreeWidgetItems in the collapsed section.
+
+        Args:
+            item (QTreeWidgetItem): The item that was double clicked.
+            column (int): The column that was double clicked.
+        """
+        for _, objects in self.status_container.items():
+            if objects["item"] == item:
+                objects["widget"].show_popup()
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        self.connector.cleanup()
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main method to run the BECStatusBox widget."""
+
+    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    from bec_lib.client import BECClient
+    from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+    from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import QtRedisConnector
+
+    # logging has to be configured before create QApplication,
+    # otherwise it ends badly with segfault...
+    # (seems to be a threading issue with loguru and probably Redis connector,
+    # which has to be a QtRedisConnector for Qt apps... Otherwise it is not
+    # thread-safe somehow ; didn't want to debug all this now)
+    logger = bec_logger.logger
+
+    service_config = ServiceConfig()
+    bec_logger.configure(
+        service_config.redis,
+        QtRedisConnector,
+        service_name="test_status_box",
+        service_config=service_config.service_config,
+    )
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+
+    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
+
+    client = BECClient()
+    status = BECStatusBox(parent=None, client=client, gui_id="test")
+    status.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'files': ['bec_status_box.py']}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box import BECStatusBox
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='BECStatusBox' name='bec_status_box'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class BECStatusBoxPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = BECStatusBox(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "bec_status_box"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "BECStatusBox"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Widget to display the BECStatus from all active services."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/register_bec_status_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/register_bec_status_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box_plugin import BECStatusBoxPlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(BECStatusBoxPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/status_item.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/status_item.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+""" Module for a StatusItem widget to display status and metrics for a BEC service.
+The widget is bound to be used with the BECStatusBox widget."""
+
+import enum
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QStyle, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+# TODO : Put normal imports back when Pydantic gets faster
+BECStatus = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("BECStatus",))
+
+
+class IconsEnum(enum.Enum):
+    """Enum class for icons in the status item widget."""
+
+    RUNNING = "SP_DialogApplyButton"
+    BUSY = "SP_BrowserReload"
+    IDLE = "SP_MessageBoxWarning"
+    ERROR = "SP_DialogCancelButton"
+    NOTCONNECTED = "SP_TitleBarContextHelpButton"
+
+
+class StatusItem(QWidget):
+    """A widget to display the status of a service.
+
+    Args:
+        parent: The parent widget.
+        config (dict): The configuration for the service, must be a BECServiceInfoContainer.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget = None, config=None):
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        if config is None:
+            # needed because we need parent to be the first argument for QT Designer
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Please initialize the StatusItem with a BECServiceInfoContainer for config, received None."
+            )
+        self.config = config
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.layout = None
+        self._label = None
+        self._icon = None
+        self.icon_size = (24, 24)
+
+        self._popup_label_ref = {}
+        self.init_ui()
+
+    def init_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Init the UI for the status item widget."""
+        self.layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.layout.setContentsMargins(5, 5, 5, 5)
+        self.setLayout(self.layout)
+        self._label = QLabel()
+        self._icon = QLabel()
+        self.layout.addWidget(self._label)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self._icon)
+        self.update_ui()
+
+    @Slot(dict)
+    def update_config(self, config) -> None:
+        """Update the config of the status item widget.
+
+        Args:
+            config (dict): Config updates from parent widget, must be a BECServiceInfoContainer.
+        """
+        if self.config is None or config.service_name != self.config.service_name:
+            return
+        self.config = config
+        self.update_ui()
+
+    def update_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Update the UI of the labels, and popup dialog."""
+        if self.config is None:
+            return
+        self.set_text()
+        self.set_status()
+        self._set_popup_text()
+
+    def set_text(self) -> None:
+        """Set the text of the QLabel basae on the config."""
+        service = self.config.service_name
+        status = self.config.status
+        if len(service.split("/")) > 1 and service.split("/")[0].startswith("BEC"):
+            service = service.split("/", maxsplit=1)[0] + "/..." + service.split("/")[1][-4:]
+        if status == "NOTCONNECTED":
+            status = "NOT CONNECTED"
+        text = f"{service} is {status}"
+        self._label.setText(text)
+
+    def set_status(self) -> None:
+        """Set the status icon for the status item widget."""
+        icon_name = IconsEnum[self.config.status].value
+        icon = self.style().standardIcon(getattr(QStyle.StandardPixmap, icon_name))
+        self._icon.setPixmap(icon.pixmap(*self.icon_size))
+        self._icon.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight)
+
+    def show_popup(self) -> None:
+        """Method that is invoked when the user double clicks on the StatusItem widget."""
+        dialog = QDialog(self)
+        dialog.setWindowTitle(f"{self.config.service_name} Details")
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        popup_label = self._make_popup_label()
+        self._set_popup_text()
+        layout.addWidget(popup_label)
+        dialog.setLayout(layout)
+        dialog.finished.connect(self._cleanup_popup_label)
+        dialog.exec()
+
+    def _make_popup_label(self) -> QLabel:
+        """Create a QLabel for the popup dialog.
+
+        Returns:
+            QLabel: The label for the popup dialog.
+        """
+        label = QLabel()
+        label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self._popup_label_ref.update({"label": label})
+        return label
+
+    def _set_popup_text(self) -> None:
+        """Compile the metrics text for the status item widget."""
+        if self._popup_label_ref.get("label") is None:
+            return
+        metrics_text = (
+            f"<b>SERVICE:</b> {self.config.service_name}<br><b>STATUS:</b> {self.config.status}<br>"
+        )
+        if self.config.metrics:
+            for key, value in self.config.metrics.items():
+                if key == "create_time":
+                    value = datetime.fromtimestamp(value).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+                metrics_text += f"<b>{key.upper()}:</b> {value}<br>"
+        self._popup_label_ref["label"].setText(metrics_text)
+
+    def _cleanup_popup_label(self) -> None:
+        """Cleanup the popup label."""
+        self._popup_label_ref.clear()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/assets/color_button.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/assets/color_button.png
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/color_button.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/color_button.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import pyqtgraph as pg
+
+
+class ColorButton(pg.ColorButton):
+    """
+    A ColorButton that opens a dialog to select a color. Inherits from pyqtgraph.ColorButton.
+    Patches event loop of the ColorDialog, if opened in another QDialog.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def selectColor(self):
+        self.origColor = self.color()
+        self.colorDialog.setCurrentColor(self.color())
+        self.colorDialog.open()
+        self.colorDialog.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/color_button.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/color_button.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'files': ['color_button.py']}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/color_button_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/color_button_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.buttons.color_button.color_button import ColorButton
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='ColorButton' name='color_button'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class ColorButtonPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = ColorButton(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return "BEC Buttons"
+
+    def icon(self):
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        icon_path = os.path.join(current_path, "assets", "color_button.png")
+        return QIcon(icon_path)
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "color_button"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "ColorButton"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "ColorButton which opens a color dialog."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/register_color_button.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button/register_color_button.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.buttons.color_button.color_button_plugin import ColorButtonPlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(ColorButtonPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/console/console.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/console/console.py
@@ -0,0 +1,496 @@
+"""
+BECConsole is a Qt widget that runs a Bash shell. The widget can be used and
+embedded like any other Qt widget.
+
+BECConsole is powered by Pyte, a Python based terminal emulator
+(https://github.com/selectel/pyte).
+"""
+
+import fcntl
+import html
+import os
+import pty
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import threading
+
+import pyte
+from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, QSocketNotifier, Qt
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
+from qtpy.QtGui import QClipboard, QTextCursor
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QScrollBar, QSizePolicy
+
+ansi_colors = {
+    "black": "#000000",
+    "red": "#CD0000",
+    "green": "#00CD00",
+    "brown": "#996633",  # Brown, replacing the yellow
+    "blue": "#0000EE",
+    "magenta": "#CD00CD",
+    "cyan": "#00CDCD",
+    "white": "#E5E5E5",
+    "brightblack": "#7F7F7F",
+    "brightred": "#FF0000",
+    "brightgreen": "#00FF00",
+    "brightyellow": "#FFFF00",
+    "brightblue": "#5C5CFF",
+    "brightmagenta": "#FF00FF",
+    "brightcyan": "#00FFFF",
+    "brightwhite": "#FFFFFF",
+}
+
+control_keys_mapping = {
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_A: b"\x01",  # Ctrl-A
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_B: b"\x02",  # Ctrl-B
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_C: b"\x03",  # Ctrl-C
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_D: b"\x04",  # Ctrl-D
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_E: b"\x05",  # Ctrl-E
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F: b"\x06",  # Ctrl-F
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_G: b"\x07",  # Ctrl-G (Bell)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_H: b"\x08",  # Ctrl-H (Backspace)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_I: b"\x09",  # Ctrl-I (Tab)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_J: b"\x0A",  # Ctrl-J (Line Feed)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_K: b"\x0B",  # Ctrl-K (Vertical Tab)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_L: b"\x0C",  # Ctrl-L (Form Feed)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_M: b"\x0D",  # Ctrl-M (Carriage Return)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_N: b"\x0E",  # Ctrl-N
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_O: b"\x0F",  # Ctrl-O
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_P: b"\x10",  # Ctrl-P
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Q: b"\x11",  # Ctrl-Q
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_R: b"\x12",  # Ctrl-R
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_S: b"\x13",  # Ctrl-S
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_T: b"\x14",  # Ctrl-T
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_U: b"\x15",  # Ctrl-U
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_V: b"\x16",  # Ctrl-V
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_W: b"\x17",  # Ctrl-W
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_X: b"\x18",  # Ctrl-X
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Y: b"\x19",  # Ctrl-Y
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Z: b"\x1A",  # Ctrl-Z
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Escape: b"\x1B",  # Ctrl-Escape
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Backslash: b"\x1C",  # Ctrl-\
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Underscore: b"\x1F",  # Ctrl-_
+}
+
+normal_keys_mapping = {
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Return: b"\n",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Space: b" ",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Enter: b"\n",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Tab: b"\t",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Backspace: b"\x08",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Home: b"\x47",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_End: b"\x4f",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Left: b"\x02",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Up: b"\x10",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Right: b"\x06",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Down: b"\x0E",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_PageUp: b"\x49",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_PageDown: b"\x51",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F1: b"\x1b\x31",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F2: b"\x1b\x32",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F3: b"\x1b\x33",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F4: b"\x1b\x34",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F5: b"\x1b\x35",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F6: b"\x1b\x36",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F7: b"\x1b\x37",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F8: b"\x1b\x38",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F9: b"\x1b\x39",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F10: b"\x1b\x30",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F11: b"\x45",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F12: b"\x46",
+}
+
+
+def QtKeyToAscii(event):
+    """
+    Convert the Qt key event to the corresponding ASCII sequence for
+    the terminal. This works fine for standard alphanumerical characters, but
+    most other characters require terminal specific control sequences.
+
+    The conversion below works for TERM="linux" terminals.
+    """
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        # special case for MacOS
+        # /!\ Qt maps ControlModifier to CMD
+        # CMD-C, CMD-V for copy/paste
+        # CTRL-C and other modifiers -> key mapping
+        if event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.MetaModifier:
+            if event.key() == Qt.Key_Backspace:
+                return control_keys_mapping.get(Qt.Key_W)
+            return control_keys_mapping.get(event.key())
+        elif event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier:
+            if event.key() == Qt.Key_C:
+                # copy
+                return "copy"
+            elif event.key() == Qt.Key_V:
+                # paste
+                return "paste"
+            return None
+        else:
+            return normal_keys_mapping.get(event.key(), event.text().encode("utf8"))
+    if event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier:
+        return control_keys_mapping.get(event.key())
+    else:
+        return normal_keys_mapping.get(event.key(), event.text().encode("utf8"))
+
+
+class Screen(pyte.HistoryScreen):
+    def __init__(self, stdin_fd, numColumns, numLines, historyLength):
+        super().__init__(numColumns, numLines, historyLength, ratio=1 / numLines)
+        self._fd = stdin_fd
+
+    def write_process_input(self, data):
+        """Response to CPR request for example"""
+        os.write(self._fd, data.encode("utf-8"))
+
+
+class Backend(QtCore.QObject):
+    """
+    Poll Bash.
+
+    This class will run as a qsocketnotifier (started in ``_TerminalWidget``) and poll the
+    file descriptor of the Bash terminal.
+    """
+
+    # Signals to communicate with ``_TerminalWidget``.
+    startWork = pyqtSignal()
+    dataReady = pyqtSignal(object)
+
+    def __init__(self, fd, numColumns, numLines):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        # File descriptor that connects to Bash process.
+        self.fd = fd
+
+        # Setup Pyte (hard coded display size for now).
+        self.screen = Screen(self.fd, numColumns, numLines, 10000)
+        self.stream = pyte.ByteStream()
+        self.stream.attach(self.screen)
+
+        self.notifier = QSocketNotifier(fd, QSocketNotifier.Read)
+        self.notifier.activated.connect(self._fd_readable)
+
+    def _fd_readable(self):
+        """
+        Poll the Bash output, run it through Pyte, and notify the main applet.
+        """
+        # Read the shell output until the file descriptor is closed.
+        try:
+            out = os.read(self.fd, 2**16)
+        except OSError:
+            return
+
+        # Feed output into Pyte's state machine and send the new screen
+        # output to the GUI
+        self.stream.feed(out)
+        self.dataReady.emit(self.screen)
+
+
+class BECConsole(QtWidgets.QScrollArea):
+    """Container widget for the terminal text area"""
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, numLines=50, numColumns=125):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self.innerWidget = QtWidgets.QWidget(self)
+        QHBoxLayout(self.innerWidget)
+        self.innerWidget.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        self.term = _TerminalWidget(self.innerWidget, numLines, numColumns)
+        self.term.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Fixed, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.innerWidget.layout().addWidget(self.term)
+
+        self.scroll_bar = QScrollBar(Qt.Vertical, self.term)
+        self.innerWidget.layout().addWidget(self.scroll_bar)
+
+        self.term.set_scroll(self.scroll_bar)
+
+        self.setWidget(self.innerWidget)
+
+    def start(self, cmd=["bec", "--nogui"], deactivate_ctrl_d=True):
+        self.term._cmd = cmd
+        self.term.start(deactivate_ctrl_d=deactivate_ctrl_d)
+
+    def push(self, text):
+        """Push some text to the terminal"""
+        return self.term.push(text)
+
+
+class _TerminalWidget(QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit):
+    """
+    Start ``Backend`` process and render Pyte output as text.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent, numColumns, numLines, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        # file descriptor to communicate with the subprocess
+        self.fd = None
+        self.backend = None
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+        # command to execute
+        self._cmd = None
+        # should ctrl-d be deactivated ? (prevent Python exit)
+        self._deactivate_ctrl_d = False
+
+        # Specify the terminal size in terms of lines and columns.
+        self.numLines = numLines
+        self.numColumns = numColumns
+        self.output = [""] * numLines
+
+        # Use Monospace fonts and disable line wrapping.
+        self.setFont(QtGui.QFont("Courier", 9))
+        self.setFont(QtGui.QFont("Monospace"))
+        self.setLineWrapMode(QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit.NoWrap)
+
+        # Disable vertical scrollbar (we use our own, to be set via .set_scroll())
+        self.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
+
+        fmt = QtGui.QFontMetrics(self.font())
+        self._char_width = fmt.width("w")
+        self._char_height = fmt.height()
+        self.setCursorWidth(self._char_width)
+        # self.setStyleSheet("QPlainTextEdit { color: #ffff00; background-color: #303030; } ");
+
+    def start(self, deactivate_ctrl_d=False):
+        self._deactivate_ctrl_d = deactivate_ctrl_d
+
+        # Start the Bash process
+        self.fd = self.forkShell()
+
+        # Create the ``Backend`` object
+        self.backend = Backend(self.fd, self.numColumns, self.numLines)
+        self.backend.dataReady.connect(self.dataReady)
+
+    def minimumSizeHint(self):
+        width = self._char_width * self.numColumns
+        height = self._char_height * self.numLines
+        return QSize(width, height + 20)
+
+    def set_scroll(self, scroll):
+        self.scroll = scroll
+        self.scroll.setMinimum(0)
+        self.scroll.valueChanged.connect(self.scroll_value_change)
+
+    def scroll_value_change(self, value, old={"value": 0}):
+        if value <= old["value"]:
+            # scroll up
+            # value is number of lines from the start
+            nlines = old["value"] - value
+            # history ratio gives prev_page == 1 line
+            for i in range(nlines):
+                self.backend.screen.prev_page()
+        else:
+            # scroll down
+            nlines = value - old["value"]
+            for i in range(nlines):
+                self.backend.screen.next_page()
+        old["value"] = value
+        self.dataReady(self.backend.screen, reset_scroll=False)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(object)
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event):
+        """
+        Redirect all keystrokes to the terminal process.
+        """
+        # Convert the Qt key to the correct ASCII code.
+        if (
+            self._deactivate_ctrl_d
+            and event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier
+            and event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_D
+        ):
+            return None
+
+        code = QtKeyToAscii(event)
+        if code == "copy":
+            # MacOS only: CMD-C handling
+            self.copy()
+        elif code == "paste":
+            # MacOS only: CMD-V handling
+            self._push_clipboard()
+        elif code is not None:
+            os.write(self.fd, code)
+
+    def push(self, text):
+        """
+        Write 'text' to terminal
+        """
+        os.write(self.fd, text.encode("utf-8"))
+
+    def contextMenuEvent(self, event):
+        menu = self.createStandardContextMenu()
+        for action in menu.actions():
+            # remove all actions except copy and paste
+            if "opy" in action.text():
+                # redefine text without shortcut
+                # since it probably clashes with control codes (like CTRL-C etc)
+                action.setText("Copy")
+                continue
+            if "aste" in action.text():
+                # redefine text without shortcut
+                action.setText("Paste")
+                # paste -> have to insert with self.push
+                action.triggered.connect(self._push_clipboard)
+                continue
+            menu.removeAction(action)
+        menu.exec_(event.globalPos())
+
+    def _push_clipboard(self):
+        clipboard = QApplication.instance().clipboard()
+        self.push(clipboard.text())
+
+    def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
+        if event.button() == Qt.MiddleButton:
+            # push primary selection buffer ("mouse clipboard") to terminal
+            clipboard = QApplication.instance().clipboard()
+            if clipboard.supportsSelection():
+                self.push(clipboard.text(QClipboard.Selection))
+            return None
+        elif event.button() == Qt.LeftButton:
+            # left button click
+            textCursor = self.textCursor()
+            if textCursor.selectedText():
+                # mouse was used to select text -> nothing to do
+                pass
+            else:
+                # a simple 'click', make cursor going to end
+                textCursor.setPosition(0)
+                textCursor.movePosition(
+                    QTextCursor.Down, QTextCursor.MoveAnchor, self.backend.screen.cursor.y
+                )
+                textCursor.movePosition(
+                    QTextCursor.Right, QTextCursor.MoveAnchor, self.backend.screen.cursor.x
+                )
+                self.setTextCursor(textCursor)
+                self.ensureCursorVisible()
+                return None
+        return super().mouseReleaseEvent(event)
+
+    def dataReady(self, screenData, reset_scroll=True):
+        """
+        Render the new screen as text into the widget.
+
+        This method is triggered via a signal from ``Backend``.
+        """
+        with self.lock:
+            # Clear the widget
+            self.clear()
+
+            # Prepare the HTML output
+            for line_no in screenData.dirty:
+                line = text = ""
+                style = old_style = ""
+                for ch in screenData.buffer[line_no].values():
+                    style = f"{'background-color:%s;' % ansi_colors.get(ch.bg, ansi_colors['black']) if ch.bg!='default' else ''}{'color:%s;' % ansi_colors.get(ch.fg, ansi_colors['white']) if ch.fg!='default' else ''}{'font-weight:bold;' if ch.bold else ''}{'font-style:italic;' if ch.italics else ''}"
+                    if style != old_style:
+                        if old_style:
+                            line += f"<span style={repr(old_style)}>{html.escape(text, quote=True)}</span>"
+                        else:
+                            line += html.escape(text, quote=True)
+                        text = ""
+                        old_style = style
+                    text += ch.data
+                if style:
+                    line += f"<span style={repr(style)}>{html.escape(text, quote=True)}</span>"
+                else:
+                    line += html.escape(text, quote=True)
+                self.output[line_no] = line
+            # fill the text area with HTML contents in one go
+            self.appendHtml(f"<pre>{chr(10).join(self.output)}</pre>")
+            # done updates, all clean
+            screenData.dirty.clear()
+
+            # Activate cursor
+            textCursor = self.textCursor()
+            textCursor.setPosition(0)
+            textCursor.movePosition(QTextCursor.Down, QTextCursor.MoveAnchor, screenData.cursor.y)
+            textCursor.movePosition(QTextCursor.Right, QTextCursor.MoveAnchor, screenData.cursor.x)
+            self.setTextCursor(textCursor)
+            self.ensureCursorVisible()
+
+            # manage scroll
+            if reset_scroll:
+                self.scroll.valueChanged.disconnect(self.scroll_value_change)
+                tmp = len(self.backend.screen.history.top) + len(self.backend.screen.history.bottom)
+                self.scroll.setMaximum(tmp if tmp > 0 else 0)
+                self.scroll.setSliderPosition(len(self.backend.screen.history.top))
+                self.scroll.valueChanged.connect(self.scroll_value_change)
+
+    # def resizeEvent(self, event):
+    #    with self.lock:
+    #        self.numColumns = int(self.width() / self._char_width)
+    #        self.numLines = int(self.height() / self._char_height)
+    #        self.output = [""] * self.numLines
+    #        print("RESIZING TO", self.numColumns, "x", self.numLines)
+    #        self.backend.screen.resize(self.numLines, self.numColumns)
+
+    def wheelEvent(self, event):
+        y = event.angleDelta().y()
+        if y > 0:
+            self.backend.screen.prev_page()
+        else:
+            self.backend.screen.next_page()
+        self.dataReady(self.backend.screen, reset_scroll=False)
+
+    def forkShell(self):
+        """
+        Fork the current process and execute bec in shell.
+        """
+        try:
+            pid, fd = pty.fork()
+        except (IOError, OSError):
+            return False
+        if pid == 0:
+            # Safe way to make it work under BSD and Linux
+            try:
+                ls = os.environ["LANG"].split(".")
+            except KeyError:
+                ls = []
+            if len(ls) < 2:
+                ls = ["en_US", "UTF-8"]
+            try:
+                os.putenv("COLUMNS", str(self.numColumns))
+                os.putenv("LINES", str(self.numLines))
+                os.putenv("TERM", "linux")
+                os.putenv("LANG", ls[0] + ".UTF-8")
+                if isinstance(self._cmd, str):
+                    os.execvp(self._cmd, self._cmd)
+                else:
+                    os.execvp(self._cmd[0], self._cmd)
+                # print "child_pid", child_pid, sts
+            except (IOError, OSError):
+                pass
+            # self.proc_finish(sid)
+            os._exit(0)
+        else:
+            # We are in the parent process.
+            # Set file control
+            fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, os.O_NONBLOCK)
+            print("Spawned Bash shell (PID {})".format(pid))
+            return fd
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import os
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy import QtGui, QtWidgets
+
+    # Terminal size in characters.
+    numLines = 25
+    numColumns = 100
+
+    # Create the Qt application and QBash instance.
+    app = QtWidgets.QApplication([])
+    mainwin = QtWidgets.QMainWindow()
+    title = "BECConsole ({}x{})".format(numColumns, numLines)
+    mainwin.setWindowTitle(title)
+
+    console = BECConsole(mainwin, numColumns, numLines)
+    mainwin.setCentralWidget(console)
+    console.start()
+
+    # Show widget and launch Qt's event loop.
+    mainwin.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class DeviceComboBox(DeviceInputBase, QComboBox):
        config: Device input configuration.
        gui_id: GUI ID.
        device_filter: Device filter, name of the device class.
-        default_device: Default device name.
+        default: Default device name.
        arg_name: Argument name, can be used for the other widgets which has to call some other function in bec using correct argument names.
    """

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class DeviceComboBox(DeviceInputBase, QComboBox):
        config: DeviceInputConfig = None,
        gui_id: str | None = None,
        device_filter: str | None = None,
-        default_device: str | None = None,
+        default: str | None = None,
        arg_name: str | None = None,
    ):
        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class DeviceComboBox(DeviceInputBase, QComboBox):
            self.config.arg_name = arg_name
        if device_filter is not None:
            self.set_device_filter(device_filter)
-        if default_device is not None:
-            self.set_default_device(default_device)
+        if default is not None:
+            self.set_default_device(default)

    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str):
        """
@@ -83,13 +83,10 @@ class DeviceComboBox(DeviceInputBase, QComboBox):
            raise ValueError(f"Device {device_name} is not found.")
        return device_obj

+    def cleanup(self):
+        """Cleanup the widget."""
+        super().cleanup()

-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    import sys
-
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    w = DeviceComboBox(default_device="samx")
-    w.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        super().cleanup()
+        QComboBox().closeEvent(event)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["device_combobox.py", "launch_device_combobox.py",
+    ]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceComboBox
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='DeviceComboBox' name='device_combobox'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class DeviceComboBoxPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = DeviceComboBox(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "device_combobox"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "DeviceComboBox"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Device ComboBox Example for BEC Widgets"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/launch_device_combobox.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/launch_device_combobox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceComboBox
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    w = DeviceComboBox()
+    w.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/register_device_combobox.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/register_device_combobox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_combobox.device_combobox_plugin import (
+        DeviceComboBoxPlugin,
+    )
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(DeviceComboBoxPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_input_base.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_input_base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig

 class DeviceInputConfig(ConnectionConfig):
    device_filter: str | list[str] | None = None
-    default_device: str | None = None
+    default: str | None = None
    arg_name: str | None = None


@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class DeviceInputBase(BECConnector):
            default_device(str): Default device name.
        """
        self.validate_device(default_device)
-        self.config.default_device = default_device
+        self.config.default = default_device

    def get_device_list(self, filter: str | list[str] | None = None) -> list[str]:
        """
@@ -118,3 +118,6 @@ class DeviceInputBase(BECConnector):
        """
        if device not in self.get_device_list(self.config.device_filter):
            raise ValueError(f"Device {device} is not valid.")
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        super().cleanup()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QCompleter, QLineEdit
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QCompleter, QLineEdit, QSizePolicy

 from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_input_base import DeviceInputBase, DeviceInputConfig

@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class DeviceLineEdit(DeviceInputBase, QLineEdit):
        config: Device input configuration.
        gui_id: GUI ID.
        device_filter: Device filter, name of the device class.
-        default_device: Default device name.
+        default: Default device name.
        arg_name: Argument name, can be used for the other widgets which has to call some other function in bec using correct argument names.
    """

@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class DeviceLineEdit(DeviceInputBase, QLineEdit):
        config: DeviceInputConfig = None,
        gui_id: str | None = None,
        device_filter: str | list[str] | None = None,
-        default_device: str | None = None,
+        default: str | None = None,
        arg_name: str | None = None,
    ):
        QLineEdit.__init__(self, parent=parent)
@@ -41,10 +42,14 @@ class DeviceLineEdit(DeviceInputBase, QLineEdit):

        if arg_name is not None:
            self.config.arg_name = arg_name
+            self.arg_name = arg_name
        if device_filter is not None:
            self.set_device_filter(device_filter)
-        if default_device is not None:
-            self.set_default_device(default_device)
+        if default is not None:
+            self.set_default_device(default)
+
+        self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.setMinimumSize(QSize(100, 0))

    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str | list[str]):
        """
@@ -90,13 +95,10 @@ class DeviceLineEdit(DeviceInputBase, QLineEdit):
            raise ValueError(f"Device {device_name} is not found.")
        return device_obj

+    def cleanup(self):
+        """Cleanup the widget."""
+        super().cleanup()

-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    import sys
-
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    w = DeviceLineEdit(default_device="samx")
-    w.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        super().cleanup()
+        QLineEdit().closeEvent(event)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["device_line_edit.py", "launch_device_line_edit.py",
+    ]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/device_line_edit_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceLineEdit
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='DeviceLineEdit' name='device_line_edit'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class DeviceLineEditPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = DeviceLineEdit(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "device_line_edit"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "DeviceLineEdit"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Device LineEdit Example for BEC Widgets with autocomplete."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/launch_device_line_edit.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/launch_device_line_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceLineEdit
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    w = DeviceLineEdit()
+    w.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/register_device_line_edit.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_line_edit/register_device_line_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs.device_line_edit.device_line_edit_plugin import (
+        DeviceLineEditPlugin,
+    )
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(DeviceLineEditPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, Optional
 from pydantic import Field
 from pyqtgraph.dockarea import Dock

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

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class DockConfig(ConnectionConfig):

 class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "config_dict",
-        "rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
        "widget_list",
        "show_title_bar",
        "hide_title_bar",
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
        Returns:
            list: The list of eligible widgets.
        """
-        return list(RPCWidgetHandler.widget_classes.keys())
+        return list(widget_handler.widget_classes.keys())

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

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

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock_area.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock_area.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class DockAreaConfig(ConnectionConfig):

 class BECDockArea(BECConnector, DockArea):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "config_dict",
+        "_config_dict",
        "panels",
        "save_state",
        "remove_dock",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class BECDockArea(BECConnector, DockArea):
        "clear_all",
        "detach_dock",
        "attach_all",
-        "get_all_rpc",
+        "_get_all_rpc",
        "temp_areas",
    ]

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/figure.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/figure.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import Literal, Optional
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 import qdarktheme
-from pydantic import Field
+from pydantic import Field, ValidationError, field_validator
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 from typeguard import typechecked
@@ -30,16 +30,36 @@ class FigureConfig(ConnectionConfig):
        {}, description="The list of widgets to be added to the figure widget."
    )

+    @field_validator("widgets", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_widgets(cls, v):
+        """Validate the widgets configuration."""
+        widget_class_map = {
+            "BECWaveform": Waveform1DConfig,
+            "BECImageShow": ImageConfig,
+            "BECMotorMap": MotorMapConfig,
+        }
+        validated_widgets = {}
+        for key, widget_config in v.items():
+            if "widget_class" not in widget_config:
+                raise ValueError(f"Widget config for {key} does not contain 'widget_class'.")
+            widget_class = widget_config["widget_class"]
+            if widget_class not in widget_class_map:
+                raise ValueError(f"Unknown widget_class '{widget_class}' for widget '{key}'.")
+            config_class = widget_class_map[widget_class]
+            validated_widgets[key] = config_class(**widget_config)
+        return validated_widgets
+

 class WidgetHandler:
    """Factory for creating and configuring BEC widgets for BECFigure."""

    def __init__(self):
        self.widget_factory = {
-            "PlotBase": (BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig),
-            "Waveform1D": (BECWaveform, Waveform1DConfig),
-            "ImShow": (BECImageShow, ImageConfig),
-            "MotorMap": (BECMotorMap, MotorMapConfig),
+            "BECPlotBase": (BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig),
+            "BECWaveform": (BECWaveform, Waveform1DConfig),
+            "BECImageShow": (BECImageShow, ImageConfig),
+            "BECMotorMap": (BECMotorMap, MotorMapConfig),
        }

    def create_widget(
@@ -90,13 +110,11 @@ class WidgetHandler:

 class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
+        "_get_all_rpc",
        "axes",
        "widgets",
-        "add_plot",
-        "add_image",
-        "add_motor_map",
        "plot",
        "image",
        "motor_map",
@@ -104,9 +122,15 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        "change_layout",
        "change_theme",
        "clear_all",
-        "get_all_rpc",
        "widget_list",
    ]
+    subplot_map = {
+        "PlotBase": BECPlotBase,
+        "BECWaveform": BECWaveform,
+        "BECImageShow": BECImageShow,
+        "BECMotorMap": BECMotorMap,
+    }
+    widget_method_map = {"BECWaveform": "plot", "BECImageShow": "image", "BECMotorMap": "motor_map"}

    clean_signal = pyqtSignal()

@@ -122,8 +146,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        else:
            if isinstance(config, dict):
                config = FigureConfig(**config)
-            self.config = config
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
        pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget.__init__(self, parent)

        self.widget_handler = WidgetHandler()
@@ -133,6 +156,8 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):

        # Container to keep track of the grid
        self.grid = []
+        # Create config and apply it
+        self.apply_config(config)

    def __getitem__(self, key: tuple | str):
        if isinstance(key, tuple) and len(key) == 2:
@@ -147,6 +172,24 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
                "Key must be a string (widget id) or a tuple of two integers (grid coordinates)"
            )

+    def apply_config(self, config: dict | FigureConfig):  # ,generate_new_id: bool = False):
+        if isinstance(config, dict):
+            try:
+                config = FigureConfig(**config)
+            except ValidationError as e:
+                print(f"Error in applying config: {e}")
+                return
+        self.config = config
+        self.change_theme(self.config.theme)
+
+        # widget_config has to be reset for not have each widget config twice when added to the figure
+        widget_configs = [config for config in self.config.widgets.values()]
+        self.config.widgets = {}
+        for widget_config in widget_configs:
+            getattr(self, self.widget_method_map[widget_config.widget_class])(
+                config=widget_config.model_dump(), row=widget_config.row, col=widget_config.col
+            )
+
    @property
    def widget_list(self) -> list[BECPlotBase]:
        """
@@ -195,11 +238,12 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        z_entry: str = None,
        x: list | np.ndarray = None,
        y: list | np.ndarray = None,
-        color: Optional[str] = None,
-        color_map_z: Optional[str] = "plasma",
-        label: Optional[str] = None,
+        color: str | None = None,
+        color_map_z: str | None = "plasma",
+        label: str | None = None,
        validate: bool = True,
-    ):
+        dap: str | None = None,
+    ) -> BECWaveform:
        """
        Configure the waveform based on the provided parameters.

@@ -217,6 +261,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            color_map_z (str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
            label (str): The label of the curve.
            validate (bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
+            dap (str): The DAP model to use for the curve.
        """
        if x is not None and y is None:
            if isinstance(x, np.ndarray):
@@ -240,7 +285,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            return waveform
        # User wants to add scan curve -> 1D Waveform
        if x_name is not None and y_name is not None and z_name is None and x is None and y is None:
-            waveform.add_curve_scan(
+            waveform.plot(
                x_name=x_name,
                y_name=y_name,
                x_entry=x_entry,
@@ -248,6 +293,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
                validate=validate,
                color=color,
                label=label,
+                dap=dap,
            )
        # User wants to add scan curve -> 2D Waveform Scatter
        if (
@@ -257,7 +303,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            and x is None
            and y is None
        ):
-            waveform.add_curve_scan(
+            waveform.plot(
                x_name=x_name,
                y_name=y_name,
                z_name=z_name,
@@ -268,6 +314,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
                color_map_z=color_map_z,
                label=label,
                validate=validate,
+                dap=dap,
            )
        # User wants to add custom curve
        elif x is not None and y is not None and x_name is None and y_name is None:
@@ -275,73 +322,6 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):

        return waveform

-    def add_plot(
-        self,
-        x: list | np.ndarray = None,
-        y: list | np.ndarray = None,
-        x_name: str = None,
-        y_name: str = None,
-        z_name: str = None,
-        x_entry: str = None,
-        y_entry: str = None,
-        z_entry: str = None,
-        color: Optional[str] = None,
-        color_map_z: Optional[str] = "plasma",
-        label: Optional[str] = None,
-        validate: bool = True,
-        row: int = None,
-        col: int = None,
-        config=None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECWaveform:
-        """
-        Add a Waveform1D plot to the figure at the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            x(list | np.ndarray): Custom x data to plot.
-            y(list | np.ndarray): Custom y data to plot.
-            x_name(str): The name of the device for the x-axis.
-            y_name(str): The name of the device for the y-axis.
-            z_name(str): The name of the device for the z-axis.
-            x_entry(str): The name of the entry for the x-axis.
-            y_entry(str): The name of the entry for the y-axis.
-            z_entry(str): The name of the entry for the z-axis.
-            color(str): The color of the curve.
-            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
-            label(str): The label of the curve.
-            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs(dict): Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-        """
-        widget_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        waveform = self.add_widget(
-            widget_type="Waveform1D",
-            widget_id=widget_id,
-            row=row,
-            col=col,
-            config=config,
-            **axis_kwargs,
-        )
-
-        waveform = self._init_waveform(
-            waveform=waveform,
-            x=x,
-            y=y,
-            x_name=x_name,
-            y_name=y_name,
-            z_name=z_name,
-            x_entry=x_entry,
-            y_entry=y_entry,
-            z_entry=z_entry,
-            color=color,
-            color_map_z=color_map_z,
-            label=label,
-            validate=validate,
-        )
-        return waveform
-
    @typechecked
    def plot(
        self,
@@ -357,6 +337,11 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        color_map_z: str | None = "plasma",
        label: str | None = None,
        validate: bool = True,
+        new: bool = False,
+        row: int | None = None,
+        col: int | None = None,
+        dap: str | None = None,
+        config: dict | None = None,  # TODO make logic more transparent
        **axis_kwargs,
    ) -> BECWaveform:
        """
@@ -375,20 +360,23 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
            label(str): The label of the curve.
            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
+            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
+            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
+            dap(str): The DAP model to use for the curve.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECWaveform widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
            BECWaveform: The waveform plot widget.
        """
-        waveform = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
-            self._widgets, BECWaveform, can_fail=True
+        waveform = self.subplot_factory(
+            widget_type="BECWaveform", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
        )
-        if waveform is not None:
-            if axis_kwargs:
-                waveform.set(**axis_kwargs)
-        else:
-            waveform = self.add_plot(**axis_kwargs)
+        if config is not None:
+            return waveform

+        # Passing args to init_waveform
        waveform = self._init_waveform(
            waveform=waveform,
            x=x,
@@ -403,8 +391,8 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            color_map_z=color_map_z,
            label=label,
            validate=validate,
+            dap=dap,
        )
-        # TODO remove repetition from .plot method
        return waveform

    def _init_image(
@@ -451,6 +439,10 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        color_map: str = "magma",
        data: np.ndarray = None,
        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
+        new: bool = False,
+        row: int | None = None,
+        col: int | None = None,
+        config: dict | None = None,
        **axis_kwargs,
    ) -> BECImageShow:
        """
@@ -462,78 +454,22 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            color_map(str): The color map to use for the image.
            data(np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
            vrange(tuple[float, float]): The range of values to display.
-            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECImageShow: The image widget.
-        """
-        image = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
-            self._widgets, BECImageShow, can_fail=True
-        )
-        if image is not None:
-            if axis_kwargs:
-                image.set(**axis_kwargs)
-        else:
-            image = self.add_image(color_bar=color_bar, **axis_kwargs)
-
-        image = self._init_image(
-            image=image,
-            monitor=monitor,
-            color_bar=color_bar,
-            color_map=color_map,
-            data=data,
-            vrange=vrange,
-        )
-        return image
-
-    def add_image(
-        self,
-        monitor: str = None,
-        color_bar: Literal["simple", "full"] = "full",
-        color_map: str = "magma",
-        data: np.ndarray = None,
-        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
-        row: int = None,
-        col: int = None,
-        config=None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECImageShow:
-        """
-        Add an image to the figure at the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor to display.
-            color_bar(Literal["simple","full"]): The type of color bar to display.
-            color_map(str): The color map to use for the image.
-            data(np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
-            vrange(tuple[float, float]): The range of values to display.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECImageShow widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
            BECImageShow: The image widget.
        """

-        widget_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        if config is None:
-            config = ImageConfig(
-                widget_class="BECImageShow",
-                gui_id=widget_id,
-                parent_id=self.gui_id,
-                color_map=color_map,
-                color_bar=color_bar,
-                vrange=vrange,
-            )
-        image = self.add_widget(
-            widget_type="ImShow",
-            widget_id=widget_id,
-            row=row,
-            col=col,
-            config=config,
-            **axis_kwargs,
+        image = self.subplot_factory(
+            widget_type="BECImageShow", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
        )
+        if config is not None:
+            return image
+
        image = self._init_image(
            image=image,
            monitor=monitor,
@@ -544,76 +480,99 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        )
        return image

-    def motor_map(self, motor_x: str = None, motor_y: str = None, **axis_kwargs) -> BECMotorMap:
+    def motor_map(
+        self,
+        motor_x: str = None,
+        motor_y: str = None,
+        new: bool = False,
+        row: int | None = None,
+        col: int | None = None,
+        config: dict | None = None,
+        **axis_kwargs,
+    ) -> BECMotorMap:
        """
        Add a motor map to the figure. Always access the first motor map widget in the figure.

        Args:
            motor_x(str): The name of the motor for the X axis.
            motor_y(str): The name of the motor for the Y axis.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
+            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
+            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECImageShow widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
            BECMotorMap: The motor map widget.
        """
-        motor_map = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
-            self._widgets, BECMotorMap, can_fail=True
+        motor_map = self.subplot_factory(
+            widget_type="BECMotorMap", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
        )
-        if motor_map is not None:
-            if axis_kwargs:
-                motor_map.set(**axis_kwargs)
-        else:
-            motor_map = self.add_motor_map(**axis_kwargs)
+        if config is not None:
+            return motor_map

        if motor_x is not None and motor_y is not None:
            motor_map.change_motors(motor_x, motor_y)

        return motor_map

-    def add_motor_map(
+    def subplot_factory(
        self,
-        motor_x: str = None,
-        motor_y: str = None,
+        widget_type: Literal[
+            "BECPlotBase", "BECWaveform", "BECImageShow", "BECMotorMap"
+        ] = "BECPlotBase",
        row: int = None,
        col: int = None,
        config=None,
+        new: bool = False,
        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECMotorMap:
-        """
-
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): The name of the motor for the X axis.
-            motor_y(str): The name of the motor for the Y axis.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs:
-
-        Returns:
-            BECMotorMap: The motor map widget.
-        """
-        widget_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        if config is None:
-            config = MotorMapConfig(
-                widget_class="BECMotorMap", gui_id=widget_id, parent_id=self.gui_id
+    ) -> BECPlotBase:
+        # Case 1 - config provided, new plot, possible to define coordinates
+        if config is not None:
+            widget_cls = config["widget_class"]
+            if widget_cls != widget_type:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Widget type '{widget_type}' does not match the provided configuration ({widget_cls})."
+                )
+            widget = self.add_widget(
+                widget_type=widget_type, config=config, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs
            )
-        motor_map = self.add_widget(
-            widget_type="MotorMap",
-            widget_id=widget_id,
-            row=row,
-            col=col,
-            config=config,
-            **axis_kwargs,
-        )
+            return widget

-        if motor_x is not None and motor_y is not None:
-            motor_map.change_motors(motor_x, motor_y)
+        # Case 2 - find first plot or create first plot if no plot available, no config provided, no coordinates
+        if new is False and (row is None or col is None):
+            widget = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
+                self._widgets, self.subplot_map[widget_type], can_fail=True
+            )
+            if widget is not None:
+                if axis_kwargs:
+                    widget.set(**axis_kwargs)
+            else:
+                widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, **axis_kwargs)
+            return widget

-        return motor_map
+        # Case 3 - modifying existing plot wit coordinates provided
+        if new is False and (row is not None and col is not None):
+            try:
+                widget = self.axes(row, col)
+            except ValueError:
+                widget = None
+            if widget is not None:
+                if axis_kwargs:
+                    widget.set(**axis_kwargs)
+            else:
+                widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs)
+            return widget
+
+        # Case 4 - no previous plot or new plot, no config provided, possible to define coordinates
+        widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs)
+        return widget

    def add_widget(
        self,
-        widget_type: Literal["PlotBase", "Waveform1D", "ImShow"] = "PlotBase",
+        widget_type: Literal[
+            "BECPlotBase", "BECWaveform", "BECImageShow", "BECMotorMap"
+        ] = "BECPlotBase",
        widget_id: str = None,
        row: int = None,
        col: int = None,
@@ -644,6 +603,9 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            config=config,
            **axis_kwargs,
        )
+        # has to be changed manually to ensure unique id, if config is copied from existing widget, the id could be
+        # used otherwise multiple times
+        widget.set_gui_id(widget_id)

        # Check if position is occupied
        if row is not None and col is not None:
@@ -747,6 +709,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            self._reindex_grid()
            if widget_id in self.config.widgets:
                self.config.widgets.pop(widget_id)
+            widget.deleteLater()
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"Widget with ID '{widget_id}' does not exist.")

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/axis_settings.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/axis_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import os
+
+import qdarktheme
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
+
+
+class AxisSettings(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        self.ui = UILoader().load_ui(os.path.join(current_path, "axis_settings.ui"), self)
+
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.ui)
+
+        # Hardcoded values for best appearance
+        self.setMinimumHeight(280)
+        self.setMaximumHeight(280)
+        self.resize(380, 280)
+
+    @Slot(dict)
+    def display_current_settings(self, axis_config: dict):
+        # Top Box
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.plot_title, axis_config["title"])
+
+        # X Axis Box
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_label, axis_config["x_label"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_scale, axis_config["x_scale"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_grid, axis_config["x_grid"])
+        if axis_config["x_lim"] is not None:
+            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.x_min, axis_config["x_lim"][0])
+            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.x_max, axis_config["x_lim"][1])
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_min, axis_config["x_lim"][0])
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_max, axis_config["x_lim"][1])
+
+        # Y Axis Box
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_label, axis_config["y_label"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_scale, axis_config["y_scale"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_grid, axis_config["y_grid"])
+        if axis_config["y_lim"] is not None:
+            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.y_min, axis_config["y_lim"][0])
+            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.y_max, axis_config["y_lim"][1])
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_min, axis_config["y_lim"][0])
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_max, axis_config["y_lim"][1])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    qdarktheme.setup_theme("dark")
+    window = AxisSettings()
+    window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/axis_settings.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/axis_settings.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+<?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>417</width>
+                <height>250</height>
+            </rect>
+        </property>
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+            <size>
+                <width>0</width>
+                <height>250</height>
+            </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+            <size>
+                <width>16777215</width>
+                <height>278</height>
+            </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="windowTitle">
+            <string>Form</string>
+        </property>
+        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+            <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
+                <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+                    <item>
+                        <widget class="QLabel" name="plot_title_label">
+                            <property name="text">
+                                <string>Plot Title</string>
+                            </property>
+                        </widget>
+                    </item>
+                    <item>
+                        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="plot_title"/>
+                    </item>
+                </layout>
+            </item>
+            <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
+                <widget class="Line" name="line_H">
+                    <property name="orientation">
+                        <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+                    </property>
+                </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item row="2" column="0">
+                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="x_axis_box">
+                    <property name="title">
+                        <string>X Axis</string>
+                    </property>
+                    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+                        <item row="3" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_scale_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Scale</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="1" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="x_min">
+                                <property name="alignment">
+                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="minimum">
+                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="maximum">
+                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_min_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Min</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="2" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="x_max">
+                                <property name="alignment">
+                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="minimum">
+                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="maximum">
+                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="3" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QComboBox" name="x_scale">
+                                <item>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>linear</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </item>
+                                <item>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>log</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </item>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="2" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_max_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Max</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="0" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="x_label"/>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="0" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_label_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Label</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="4" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="x_grid">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string/>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="4" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_grid_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Grid</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                    </layout>
+                </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item row="2" column="1">
+                <widget class="Line" name="line_V">
+                    <property name="orientation">
+                        <enum>Qt::Orientation::Vertical</enum>
+                    </property>
+                </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item row="2" column="2">
+                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="y_axis_box">
+                    <property name="title">
+                        <string>Y Axis</string>
+                    </property>
+                    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
+                        <item row="3" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QComboBox" name="y_scale">
+                                <item>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>linear</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </item>
+                                <item>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>log</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </item>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="2" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="y_max">
+                                <property name="alignment">
+                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="minimum">
+                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="maximum">
+                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_min_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Min</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="1" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="y_min">
+                                <property name="alignment">
+                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="minimum">
+                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="maximum">
+                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="0" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="y_label"/>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="3" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_scale_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Scale</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="0" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_label_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Label</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="2" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_max_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Max</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="4" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="y_grid">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string/>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="4" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_grid_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Grid</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                    </layout>
+                </widget>
+            </item>
+        </layout>
+    </widget>
+    <resources/>
+    <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image.py
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ from typing import Any, Literal, Optional

 import numpy as np
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from pydantic import Field, ValidationError
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ValidationError
 from qtpy.QtCore import QThread
 from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import EntryValidator
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_item import BECImageItem, ImageItemConfig
-from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_processor import ImageProcessor, ProcessorWorker
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_processor import (
+    ImageProcessor,
+    ImageStats,
+    ProcessorWorker,
+)
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig


@@ -25,16 +29,15 @@ class ImageConfig(SubplotConfig):

 class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "add_image_by_config",
-        "get_image_config",
-        "get_image_dict",
        "add_monitor_image",
        "add_custom_image",
        "set_vrange",
        "set_color_map",
        "set_autorange",
+        "set_autorange_mode",
        "set_monitor",
        "set_processing",
        "set_image_properties",
@@ -42,7 +45,6 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        "set_log",
        "set_rotation",
        "set_transpose",
-        "toggle_threading",
        "set",
        "set_title",
        "set_x_label",
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        # Connect signals and slots
        thread.started.connect(lambda: worker.process_image(device, image))
        worker.processed.connect(self.update_image)
+        worker.stats.connect(self.update_vrange)
        worker.finished.connect(thread.quit)
        worker.finished.connect(thread.wait)
        worker.finished.connect(worker.deleteLater)
@@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        self.apply_axis_config()
        self._images = defaultdict(dict)

-        # TODO extend by adding image by config
+        for image_id, image_config in config.images.items():
+            self.add_image_by_config(image_config)

    def change_gui_id(self, new_gui_id: str):
        """
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        self,
        monitor: str,
        color_map: Optional[str] = "magma",
-        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "simple",
+        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "full",
        downsample: Optional[bool] = True,
        opacity: Optional[float] = 1.0,
        vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None,
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
                f"Monitor with ID '{monitor}' already exists in widget '{self.gui_id}'."
            )

-        monitor = self.entry_validator.validate_monitor(monitor)
+        # monitor = self.entry_validator.validate_monitor(monitor)

        image_config = ImageItemConfig(
            widget_class="BECImageItem",
@@ -245,12 +249,13 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
            downsample=downsample,
            opacity=opacity,
            vrange=vrange,
+            source=image_source,
+            monitor=monitor,
            # post_processing=post_processing,
            **kwargs,
        )

        image = self._add_image_object(source=image_source, name=monitor, config=image_config)
-        self._connect_device_monitor(monitor)
        return image

    def add_custom_image(
@@ -258,16 +263,17 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        name: str,
        data: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
        color_map: Optional[str] = "magma",
-        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "simple",
+        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "full",
        downsample: Optional[bool] = True,
        opacity: Optional[float] = 1.0,
        vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None,
        # post_processing: Optional[PostProcessingConfig] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ):
-        image_source = "device_monitor"
+        image_source = "custom"
+        # image_source = "device_monitor"

-        image_exits = self._check_curve_id(name, self._images)
+        image_exits = self._check_image_id(name, self._images)
        if image_exits:
            raise ValueError(f"Monitor with ID '{name}' already exists in widget '{self.gui_id}'.")

@@ -284,7 +290,9 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
            **kwargs,
        )

-        image = self._add_image_object(source=image_source, config=image_config, data=data)
+        image = self._add_image_object(
+            source=image_source, name=name, config=image_config, data=data
+        )
        return image

    def apply_setting_to_images(
@@ -307,6 +315,7 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
            for source, images in self._images.items():
                for _, image in images.items():
                    getattr(image, setting_method_name)(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.refresh_image()

    def set_vrange(self, vmin: float, vmax: float, name: str = None):
        """
@@ -341,6 +350,17 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        """
        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_autorange", args=[enable], kwargs={}, image_id=name)

+    def set_autorange_mode(self, mode: Literal["max", "mean"], name: str = None):
+        """
+        Set the autoscale mode of the image, that decides how the vrange of the color bar is scaled.
+        Choose betwen 'max' -> min/max of the data, 'mean' -> mean +/- fudge_factor*std of the data (fudge_factor~2).
+
+        Args:
+            mode(str): The autoscale mode of the image.
+            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
+        """
+        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_autorange_mode", args=[mode], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
+
    def set_monitor(self, monitor: str, name: str = None):
        """
        Set the monitor of the image.
@@ -443,6 +463,27 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        if self.use_threading is False and self.thread.isRunning():
            self.cleanup()

+    def process_image(self, device: str, image: BECImageItem, data: np.ndarray):
+        """
+        Process the image data.
+
+        Args:
+            device(str): The name of the device - image_id of image.
+            image(np.ndarray): The image data to be processed.
+            data(np.ndarray): The image data to be processed.
+
+        Returns:
+            np.ndarray: The processed image data.
+        """
+        processing_config = image.config.processing
+        self.processor.set_config(processing_config)
+        if self.use_threading:
+            self._create_thread_worker(device, data)
+        else:
+            data = self.processor.process_image(data)
+            self.update_image(device, data)
+            self.update_vrange(device, self.processor.config.stats)
+
    @pyqtSlot(dict)
    def on_image_update(self, msg: dict):
        """
@@ -453,14 +494,8 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        """
        data = msg["data"]
        device = msg["device"]
-        image_to_update = self._images["device_monitor"][device]
-        processing_config = image_to_update.config.processing
-        self.processor.set_config(processing_config)
-        if self.use_threading:
-            self._create_thread_worker(device, data)
-        else:
-            data = self.processor.process_image(data)
-            self.update_image(device, data)
+        image = self._images["device_monitor"][device]
+        self.process_image(device, image, data)

    @pyqtSlot(str, np.ndarray)
    def update_image(self, device: str, data: np.ndarray):
@@ -474,6 +509,27 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        image_to_update = self._images["device_monitor"][device]
        image_to_update.updateImage(data, autoLevels=image_to_update.config.autorange)

+    @pyqtSlot(str, ImageStats)
+    def update_vrange(self, device: str, stats: ImageStats):
+        """
+        Update the scaling of the image.
+
+        Args:
+            stats(ImageStats): The statistics of the image.
+        """
+        image_to_update = self._images["device_monitor"][device]
+        if image_to_update.config.autorange:
+            image_to_update.auto_update_vrange(stats)
+
+    def refresh_image(self):
+        """
+        Refresh the image.
+        """
+        for source, images in self._images.items():
+            for image_id, image in images.items():
+                data = image.get_data()
+                self.process_image(image_id, image, data)
+
    def _connect_device_monitor(self, monitor: str):
        """
        Connect to the device monitor.
@@ -486,16 +542,18 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
            previous_monitor = image_item.config.monitor
        except AttributeError:
            previous_monitor = None
-        if previous_monitor != monitor:
-            if previous_monitor:
-                self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
-                    self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor(previous_monitor)
-                )
-            if monitor:
-                self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
-                    self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor(monitor)
-                )
-                image_item.set_monitor(monitor)
+        if previous_monitor and image_item.connected is True:
+            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor(previous_monitor)
+            )
+            image_item.connected = False
+        if monitor and image_item.connected is False:
+            self.entry_validator.validate_monitor(monitor)
+            self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
+                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor(monitor)
+            )
+            image_item.set_monitor(monitor)
+            image_item.connected = True

    def _add_image_object(
        self, source: str, name: str, config: ImageItemConfig, data=None
@@ -504,6 +562,8 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        image = BECImageItem(config=config, parent_image=self)
        self.plot_item.addItem(image)
        self._images[source][name] = image
+        if source == "device_monitor":
+            self._connect_device_monitor(config.monitor)
        self.config.images[name] = config
        if data is not None:
            image.setImage(data)
@@ -528,23 +588,6 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
                    return True
        return False

-    def _validate_monitor(self, monitor: str, validate_bec: bool = True):
-        """
-        Validate the monitor name.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor.
-            validate_bec(bool): Whether to validate the monitor name with BEC.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the monitor name is valid, False otherwise.
-        """
-        if not monitor or monitor == "":
-            return False
-        if validate_bec:
-            return monitor in self.dev
-        return True
-
    def cleanup(self):
        """
        Clean up the widget.
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image_item.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image_item.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import pyqtgraph as pg
 from pydantic import Field

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
-from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_processor import ProcessingConfig
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_processor import ImageStats, ProcessingConfig

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image import BECImageShow
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ class ImageItemConfig(ConnectionConfig):
    color_map: Optional[str] = Field("magma", description="The color map of the image.")
    downsample: Optional[bool] = Field(True, description="Whether to downsample the image.")
    opacity: Optional[float] = Field(1.0, description="The opacity of the image.")
-    vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = Field(
+    vrange: Optional[tuple[float | int, float | int]] = Field(
        None, description="The range of the color bar. If None, the range is automatically set."
    )
    color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = Field(
        "simple", description="The type of the color bar."
    )
    autorange: Optional[bool] = Field(True, description="Whether to autorange the color bar.")
+    autorange_mode: Optional[Literal["max", "mean"]] = Field(
+        "mean", description="Whether to use the mean of the image for autoscaling."
+    )
    processing: ProcessingConfig = Field(
        default_factory=ProcessingConfig, description="The post processing of the image."
    )
@@ -34,8 +37,8 @@ class ImageItemConfig(ConnectionConfig):

 class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "set",
        "set_fft",
        "set_log",
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
        "set_transpose",
        "set_opacity",
        "set_autorange",
+        "set_autorange_mode",
        "set_color_map",
        "set_auto_downsample",
        "set_monitor",
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
        self.apply_config()
        if kwargs:
            self.set(**kwargs)
+        self.connected = False

    def apply_config(self):
        """
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
            - log
            - rot
            - transpose
+            - autorange_mode
        """
        method_map = {
            "downsample": self.set_auto_downsample,
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
            "log": self.set_log,
            "rot": self.set_rotation,
            "transpose": self.set_transpose,
+            "autorange_mode": self.set_autorange_mode,
        }
        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            if key in method_map:
@@ -175,9 +182,18 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
            autorange(bool): Whether to autorange the color bar.
        """
        self.config.autorange = autorange
-        if self.color_bar is not None:
+        if self.color_bar and autorange:
            self.color_bar.autoHistogramRange()

+    def set_autorange_mode(self, mode: Literal["max", "mean"] = "mean"):
+        """
+        Set the autorange mode to scale the vrange of the color bar. Choose between min/max or mean +/- std.
+
+        Args:
+            mode(Literal["max","mean"]): Max for min/max or mean for mean +/- std.
+        """
+        self.config.autorange_mode = mode
+
    def set_color_map(self, cmap: str = "magma"):
        """
        Set the color map of the image.
@@ -212,7 +228,29 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
        """
        self.config.monitor = monitor

-    def set_vrange(self, vmin: float = None, vmax: float = None, vrange: tuple[int, int] = None):
+    def auto_update_vrange(self, stats: ImageStats) -> None:
+        """Auto update of the vrange base on the stats of the image.
+
+        Args:
+            stats(ImageStats): The stats of the image.
+        """
+        fumble_factor = 2
+        if self.config.autorange_mode == "mean":
+            vmin = max(stats.mean - fumble_factor * stats.std, 0)
+            vmax = stats.mean + fumble_factor * stats.std
+            self.set_vrange(vmin, vmax, change_autorange=False)
+            return
+        if self.config.autorange_mode == "max":
+            self.set_vrange(max(stats.minimum, 0), stats.maximum, change_autorange=False)
+            return
+
+    def set_vrange(
+        self,
+        vmin: float = None,
+        vmax: float = None,
+        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
+        change_autorange: bool = True,
+    ):
        """
        Set the range of the color bar.

@@ -224,11 +262,13 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
            vmin, vmax = vrange
        self.setLevels([vmin, vmax])
        self.config.vrange = (vmin, vmax)
-        self.config.autorange = False
+        if change_autorange:
+            self.config.autorange = False
        if self.color_bar is not None:
            if self.config.color_bar == "simple":
                self.color_bar.setLevels(low=vmin, high=vmax)
            elif self.config.color_bar == "full":
+                # pylint: disable=unexpected-keyword-arg
                self.color_bar.setLevels(min=vmin, max=vmax)
                self.color_bar.setHistogramRange(vmin - 0.1 * vmin, vmax + 0.1 * vmax)

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image_processor.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image_processor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Optional

 import numpy as np
@@ -7,6 +8,16 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Signal, Slot


+@dataclass
+class ImageStats:
+    """Container to store stats of an image."""
+
+    maximum: float
+    minimum: float
+    mean: float
+    std: float
+
+
 class ProcessingConfig(BaseModel):
    fft: Optional[bool] = Field(False, description="Whether to perform FFT on the monitor data.")
    log: Optional[bool] = Field(False, description="Whether to perform log on the monitor data.")
@@ -20,6 +31,10 @@ class ProcessingConfig(BaseModel):
        None, description="The rotation angle of the monitor data before displaying."
    )
    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
+    stats: ImageStats = Field(
+        ImageStats(maximum=0, minimum=0, mean=0, std=0),
+        description="The statistics of the image data.",
+    )


 class ImageProcessor:
@@ -97,6 +112,18 @@ class ImageProcessor:
    # def center_of_mass(self, data: np.ndarray) -> tuple:  # TODO check functionality
    #     return np.unravel_index(np.argmax(data), data.shape)

+    def update_image_stats(self, data: np.ndarray) -> None:
+        """Get the statistics of the image data.
+
+        Args:
+            data(np.ndarray): The image data.
+
+        """
+        self.config.stats.maximum = np.max(data)
+        self.config.stats.minimum = np.min(data)
+        self.config.stats.mean = np.mean(data)
+        self.config.stats.std = np.std(data)
+
    def process_image(self, data: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
        """
        Process the data according to the configuration.
@@ -115,6 +142,7 @@ class ImageProcessor:
            data = self.transpose(data)
        if self.config.log:
            data = self.log(data)
+        self.update_image_stats(data)
        return data


@@ -124,6 +152,7 @@ class ProcessorWorker(QObject):
    """

    processed = Signal(str, np.ndarray)
+    stats = Signal(str, ImageStats)
    stopRequested = Signal()
    finished = Signal()

@@ -147,6 +176,7 @@ class ProcessorWorker(QObject):
        self._isRunning = False
        if not self._isRunning:
            self.processed.emit(device, processed_image)
+            self.stats.emit(self.processor.config.stats)
            self.finished.emit()

    def stop(self):
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/motor_map/motor_map.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/motor_map/motor_map.py
@@ -6,37 +6,51 @@ from typing import Optional, Union
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from pydantic import Field
+from pydantic import Field, ValidationError, field_validator
+from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
 from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

-from bec_widgets.utils import EntryValidator
+from bec_widgets.utils import Colors, EntryValidator
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.waveform.waveform import Signal, SignalData


 class MotorMapConfig(SubplotConfig):
    signals: Optional[Signal] = Field(None, description="Signals of the motor map")
-    color_map: Optional[str] = Field(
-        "Greys", description="Color scheme of the motor position gradient."
-    )  # TODO decide if useful for anything, or just keep GREYS always
+    color: Optional[str | tuple] = Field(
+        (255, 255, 255, 255), description="The color of the last point of current position."
+    )
    scatter_size: Optional[int] = Field(5, description="Size of the scatter points.")
-    max_points: Optional[int] = Field(1000, description="Maximum number of points to display.")
+    max_points: Optional[int] = Field(5000, description="Maximum number of points to display.")
    num_dim_points: Optional[int] = Field(
        100,
        description="Number of points to dim before the color remains same for older recorded position.",
    )
    precision: Optional[int] = Field(2, description="Decimal precision of the motor position.")
    background_value: Optional[int] = Field(
-        25, description="Background value of the motor map."
-    )  # TODO can be percentage from 255 calculated
+        25, description="Background value of the motor map. Has to be between 0 and 255."
+    )
+
+    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
+
+    _validate_color = field_validator("color")(Colors.validate_color)
+
+    @field_validator("background_value")
+    def validate_background_value(cls, value):
+        if not 0 <= value <= 255:
+            raise PydanticCustomError(
+                "wrong_value", f"'{value}' hs to be between 0 and 255.", {"wrong_value": value}
+            )
+        return value


 class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "change_motors",
        "set_max_points",
        "set_precision",
@@ -44,6 +58,8 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        "set_background_value",
        "set_scatter_size",
        "get_data",
+        "remove",
+        "reset_history",
    ]

    # QT Signals
@@ -67,31 +83,45 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
        self.entry_validator = EntryValidator(self.dev)

+        # connect update signal to update plot
+        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
+            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self._update_plot
+        )
+        self.apply_config(self.config)
+
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict | MotorMapConfig):
+        """
+        Apply the config to the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            config(dict|MotorMapConfig): Config to be applied.
+        """
+        if isinstance(config, dict):
+            try:
+                config = MotorMapConfig(**config)
+            except ValidationError as e:
+                print(f"Error in applying config: {e}")
+                return
+
+        self.config = config
+        self.plot_item.clear()
+
        self.motor_x = None
        self.motor_y = None
        self.database_buffer = {"x": [], "y": []}
        self.plot_components = defaultdict(dict)  # container for plot components

-        # connect update signal to update plot
-        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self._update_plot
-        )
+        self.apply_axis_config()

-    # TODO decide if needed to implement, maybe there will be no children widgets for motormap for now...
-    # def find_widget_by_id(self, item_id: str) -> BECCurve:
-    #     """
-    #     Find the curve by its ID.
-    #     Args:
-    #         item_id(str): ID of the curve.
-    #
-    #     Returns:
-    #         BECCurve: The curve object.
-    #     """
-    #     for curve in self.plot_item.curves:
-    #         if curve.gui_id == item_id:
-    #             return curve
+        if self.config.signals is not None:
+            self.change_motors(
+                motor_x=self.config.signals.x.name,
+                motor_y=self.config.signals.y.name,
+                motor_x_entry=self.config.signals.x.entry,
+                motor_y_entry=self.config.signals.y.entry,
+            )

-    @pyqtSlot(str, str, str, str, bool)
+    @Slot(str, str, str, str, bool)
    def change_motors(
        self,
        motor_x: str,
@@ -110,6 +140,8 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            motor_y_entry(str): Motor entry for the Y axis.
            validate_bec(bool, optional): If True, validate the signal with BEC. Defaults to True.
        """
+        self.plot_item.clear()
+
        motor_x_entry, motor_y_entry = self._validate_signal_entries(
            motor_x, motor_y, motor_x_entry, motor_y_entry, validate_bec
        )
@@ -127,19 +159,42 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        # reconnect the signals
        self._connect_motor_to_slots()

+        self.database_buffer = {"x": [], "y": []}
+
        # Redraw the motor map
        self._make_motor_map()

    def get_data(self) -> dict:
        """
        Get the data of the motor map.
+
        Returns:
            dict: Data of the motor map.
        """
        data = {"x": self.database_buffer["x"], "y": self.database_buffer["y"]}
        return data

-    # TODO setup all visual properties
+    def reset_history(self):
+        """
+        Reset the history of the motor map.
+        """
+        self.database_buffer["x"] = [self.database_buffer["x"][-1]]
+        self.database_buffer["y"] = [self.database_buffer["y"][-1]]
+        self.update_signal.emit()
+
+    def set_color(self, color: str | tuple):
+        """
+        Set color of the motor trace.
+
+        Args:
+            color(str|tuple): Color of the motor trace. Can be HEX(str) or RGBA(tuple).
+        """
+        if isinstance(color, str):
+            color = Colors.validate_color(color)
+            color = Colors.hex_to_rgba(color, 255)
+        self.config.color = color
+        self.update_signal.emit()
+
    def set_max_points(self, max_points: int) -> None:
        """
        Set the maximum number of points to display.
@@ -148,6 +203,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            max_points(int): Maximum number of points to display.
        """
        self.config.max_points = max_points
+        self.update_signal.emit()

    def set_precision(self, precision: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -157,6 +213,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            precision(int): Decimal precision of the motor position.
        """
        self.config.precision = precision
+        self.update_signal.emit()

    def set_num_dim_points(self, num_dim_points: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -166,6 +223,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            num_dim_points(int): Number of dim points.
        """
        self.config.num_dim_points = num_dim_points
+        self.update_signal.emit()

    def set_background_value(self, background_value: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -175,6 +233,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            background_value(int): Background value of the motor map.
        """
        self.config.background_value = background_value
+        self._swap_limit_map()

    def set_scatter_size(self, scatter_size: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -184,6 +243,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            scatter_size(int): Size of the scatter points.
        """
        self.config.scatter_size = scatter_size
+        self.update_signal.emit()

    def _disconnect_current_motors(self):
        """Disconnect the current motors from the slots."""
@@ -208,6 +268,15 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):

        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.on_device_readback, endpoints)

+    def _swap_limit_map(self):
+        """Swap the limit map."""
+        self.plot_item.removeItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
+        self.plot_components["limit_map"] = self._make_limit_map(
+            self.config.signals.x.limits, self.config.signals.y.limits
+        )
+        self.plot_components["limit_map"].setZValue(-1)
+        self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
+
    def _make_motor_map(self):
        """
        Create the motor map plot.
@@ -247,6 +316,8 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        # Set default labels for the plot
        self.set(x_label=f"Motor X ({self.motor_x})", y_label=f"Motor Y ({self.motor_y})")

+        self.update_signal.emit()
+
    def _add_coordinantes_crosshair(self, x: float, y: float) -> None:
        """
        Add crosshair to the plot to highlight the current position.
@@ -369,21 +440,34 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            print(f"The device '{motor}' does not have defined limits.")
            return None

+    @Slot()
    def _update_plot(self):
        """Update the motor map plot."""
+        # If the number of points exceeds max_points, delete the oldest points
+        if len(self.database_buffer["x"]) > self.config.max_points:
+            self.database_buffer["x"] = self.database_buffer["x"][-self.config.max_points :]
+            self.database_buffer["y"] = self.database_buffer["y"][-self.config.max_points :]
+
        x = self.database_buffer["x"]
        y = self.database_buffer["y"]

        # Setup gradient brush for history
        brushes = [pg.mkBrush(50, 50, 50, 255)] * len(x)

+        # RGB color
+        r, g, b, a = self.config.color
+
        # Calculate the decrement step based on self.num_dim_points
        num_dim_points = self.config.num_dim_points
        decrement_step = (255 - 50) / num_dim_points
+
        for i in range(1, min(num_dim_points + 1, len(x) + 1)):
            brightness = max(60, 255 - decrement_step * (i - 1))
-            brushes[-i] = pg.mkBrush(brightness, brightness, brightness, 255)
-        brushes[-1] = pg.mkBrush(255, 255, 255, 255)  # Newest point is always full brightness
+            dim_r = int(r * (brightness / 255))
+            dim_g = int(g * (brightness / 255))
+            dim_b = int(b * (brightness / 255))
+            brushes[-i] = pg.mkBrush(dim_r, dim_g, dim_b, a)
+        brushes[-1] = pg.mkBrush(r, g, b, a)  # Newest point is always full brightness
        scatter_size = self.config.scatter_size

        # Update the scatter plot
@@ -406,7 +490,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            f"Motor position: ({round(float(current_x),precision)}, {round(float(current_y),precision)})"
        )

-    @pyqtSlot(dict)
+    @Slot(dict)
    def on_device_readback(self, msg: dict) -> None:
        """
        Update the motor map plot with the new motor position.
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/plot_base.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/plot_base.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SubplotConfig(ConnectionConfig):

 class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "config_dict",
+        "_config_dict",
        "set",
        "set_title",
        "set_x_label",
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

+import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import Any, Literal, Optional

 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
+from bec_lib import messages
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
 from bec_lib.scan_data import ScanData
 from pydantic import Field, ValidationError
@@ -33,15 +35,15 @@ class Waveform1DConfig(SubplotConfig):

 class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "plot",
+        "add_dap",
+        "get_dap_params",
        "remove_curve",
        "scan_history",
        "curves",
        "get_curve",
-        "get_curve_config",
-        "apply_config",
        "get_all_data",
        "set",
        "set_title",
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        "set_legend_label_size",
    ]
    scan_signal_update = pyqtSignal()
+    dap_params_update = pyqtSignal(dict)

    def __init__(
        self,
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        )

        self._curves_data = defaultdict(dict)
+        self.old_scan_id = None
        self.scan_id = None

        # Scan segment update proxy
@@ -80,6 +84,9 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            self.scan_signal_update, rateLimit=25, slot=self._update_scan_segment_plot
        )

+        self.proxy_update_dap = pg.SignalProxy(
+            self.scan_signal_update, rateLimit=25, slot=self.refresh_dap
+        )
        # Get bec shortcuts dev, scans, queue, scan_storage, dap
        self.get_bec_shortcuts()

@@ -213,6 +220,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        color_map_z: str | None = "plasma",
        label: str | None = None,
        validate: bool = True,
+        dap: str | None = None,  # TODO add dap custom curve wrapper
    ) -> BECCurve:
        """
        Plot a curve to the plot widget.
@@ -229,6 +237,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
            label(str): The label of the curve.
            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
+            dap(str): The dap model to use for the curve. If not specified, none will be added.

        Returns:
            BECCurve: The curve object.
@@ -237,6 +246,8 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        if x is not None and y is not None:
            return self.add_curve_custom(x=x, y=y, label=label, color=color)
        else:
+            if dap:
+                self.add_dap(x_name=x_name, y_name=y_name, dap=dap)
            return self.add_curve_scan(
                x_name=x_name,
                y_name=y_name,
@@ -256,6 +267,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        y: list | np.ndarray,
        label: str = None,
        color: str = None,
+        curve_source: str = "custom",
        **kwargs,
    ) -> BECCurve:
        """
@@ -266,12 +278,13 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            y(list|np.ndarray): Y data of the curve.
            label(str, optional): Label of the curve. Defaults to None.
            color(str, optional): Color of the curve. Defaults to None.
+            curve_source(str, optional): Tag for source of the curve. Defaults to "custom".
            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the curve configuration.

        Returns:
            BECCurve: The curve object.
        """
-        curve_source = "custom"
+        curve_source = curve_source
        curve_id = label or f"Curve {len(self.plot_item.curves) + 1}"

        curve_exits = self._check_curve_id(curve_id, self._curves_data)
@@ -314,10 +327,12 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        color_map_z: Optional[str] = "plasma",
        label: Optional[str] = None,
        validate_bec: bool = True,
+        source: str = "scan_segment",
+        dap: Optional[str] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> BECCurve:
        """
-        Add a curve to the plot widget from the scan segment.
+        Add a curve to the plot widget from the scan segment. #TODO adapt docs to DAP

        Args:
            x_name(str): Name of the x signal.
@@ -335,7 +350,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            BECCurve: The curve object.
        """
        # Check if curve already exists
-        curve_source = "scan_segment"
+        curve_source = source

        # Get entry if not provided and validate
        x_entry, y_entry, z_entry = self._validate_signal_entries(
@@ -371,12 +386,74 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
                x=SignalData(name=x_name, entry=x_entry),
                y=SignalData(name=y_name, entry=y_entry),
                z=SignalData(name=z_name, entry=z_entry) if z_name else None,
+                dap=dap,
            ),
            **kwargs,
        )
        curve = self._add_curve_object(name=label, source=curve_source, config=curve_config)
        return curve

+    def add_dap(
+        self,
+        x_name: str,
+        y_name: str,
+        x_entry: Optional[str] = None,
+        y_entry: Optional[str] = None,
+        color: Optional[str] = None,
+        dap: str = "GaussianModel",
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> BECCurve:
+        """
+        Add LMFIT dap model curve to the plot widget.
+
+        Args:
+            x_name(str): Name of the x signal.
+            x_entry(str): Entry of the x signal.
+            y_name(str): Name of the y signal.
+            y_entry(str): Entry of the y signal.
+            color(str, optional): Color of the curve. Defaults to None.
+            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
+            label(str, optional): Label of the curve. Defaults to None.
+            dap(str): The dap model to use for the curve.
+            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the curve configuration.
+
+        Returns:
+            BECCurve: The curve object.
+        """
+        x_entry, y_entry, _ = self._validate_signal_entries(
+            x_name, y_name, None, x_entry, y_entry, None
+        )
+        label = f"{y_name}-{y_entry}-{dap}"
+        curve = self.add_curve_scan(
+            x_name=x_name,
+            y_name=y_name,
+            x_entry=x_entry,
+            y_entry=y_entry,
+            color=color,
+            label=label,
+            source="DAP",
+            dap=dap,
+            pen_style="dash",
+            symbol="star",
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        self.setup_dap(self.old_scan_id, self.scan_id)
+        self.refresh_dap()
+        return curve
+
+    def get_dap_params(self) -> dict:
+        """
+        Get the DAP parameters of all DAP curves.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: DAP parameters of all DAP curves.
+        """
+        params = {}
+        for curve_id, curve in self._curves_data["DAP"].items():
+            params[curve_id] = curve.dap_params
+        return params
+
    def _add_curve_object(
        self,
        name: str,
@@ -528,13 +605,75 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            return

        if current_scan_id != self.scan_id:
+            self.old_scan_id = self.scan_id
            self.scan_id = current_scan_id
            self.scan_segment_data = self.queue.scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID(
                self.scan_id
            )  # TODO do scan access through BECFigure
+            self.setup_dap(self.old_scan_id, self.scan_id)

        self.scan_signal_update.emit()

+    def setup_dap(self, old_scan_id, new_scan_id):
+        """
+        Setup DAP for the new scan.
+
+        Args:
+            old_scan_id(str): old_scan_id, used to disconnect the previous dispatcher connection.
+            new_scan_id(str): new_scan_id, used to connect the new dispatcher connection.
+
+        """
+        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+            self.update_dap, MessageEndpoints.dap_response(old_scan_id)
+        )
+        if len(self._curves_data["DAP"]) > 0:
+            self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
+                self.update_dap, MessageEndpoints.dap_response(new_scan_id)
+            )
+
+    def refresh_dap(self):
+        """
+        Refresh the DAP curves with the latest data from the DAP model MessageEndpoints.dap_response().
+        """
+        for curve_id, curve in self._curves_data["DAP"].items():
+            x_name = curve.config.signals.x.name
+            y_name = curve.config.signals.y.name
+            x_entry = curve.config.signals.x.entry
+            y_entry = curve.config.signals.y.entry
+            model_name = curve.config.signals.dap
+            model = getattr(self.dap, model_name)
+
+            msg = messages.DAPRequestMessage(
+                dap_cls="LmfitService1D",
+                dap_type="on_demand",
+                config={
+                    "args": [self.scan_id, x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry],
+                    "kwargs": {},
+                    "class_args": model._plugin_info["class_args"],
+                    "class_kwargs": model._plugin_info["class_kwargs"],
+                },
+                metadata={"RID": self.scan_id},
+            )
+            self.client.connector.set_and_publish(MessageEndpoints.dap_request(), msg)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
+    def update_dap(self, msg, metadata):
+        self.msg = msg
+        scan_id, x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry = msg["dap_request"].content["config"]["args"]
+        model = msg["dap_request"].content["config"]["class_kwargs"]["model"]
+
+        curve_id_request = f"{y_name}-{y_entry}-{model}"
+
+        for curve_id, curve in self._curves_data["DAP"].items():
+            if curve_id == curve_id_request:
+                if msg["data"] is not None:
+                    x = msg["data"][0]["x"]
+                    y = msg["data"][0]["y"]
+                    curve.setData(x, y)
+                    curve.dap_params = msg["data"][1]["fit_parameters"]
+                    self.dap_params_update.emit(curve.dap_params)
+                break
+
    def _update_scan_segment_plot(self):
        """Update the plot with the data from the scan segment."""
        data = self.scan_segment_data.data
@@ -564,14 +703,15 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
                data_y = data[y_name][y_entry].val
                if curve.config.signals.z:
                    data_z = data[z_name][z_entry].val
-                    color_z = self._make_z_gradient(
-                        data_z, curve.config.color_map_z
-                    )  # TODO decide how to implement custom gradient
+                    color_z = self._make_z_gradient(data_z, curve.config.color_map_z)
            except TypeError:
                continue

            if data_z is not None and color_z is not None:
-                curve.setData(x=data_x, y=data_y, symbolBrush=color_z)
+                try:
+                    curve.setData(x=data_x, y=data_y, symbolBrush=color_z)
+                except:
+                    return
            else:
                curve.setData(data_x, data_y)

@@ -609,13 +749,17 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        if scan_index is not None and scan_id is not None:
            raise ValueError("Only one of scan_id or scan_index can be provided.")

+        # Reset DAP connector
+        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+            self.update_dap, MessageEndpoints.dap_response(self.scan_id)
+        )
        if scan_index is not None:
            self.scan_id = self.queue.scan_storage.storage[scan_index].scan_id
-            data = self.queue.scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID(self.scan_id).data
        elif scan_id is not None:
            self.scan_id = scan_id
-            data = self.queue.scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID(self.scan_id).data

+        self.setup_dap(self.old_scan_id, self.scan_id)
+        data = self.queue.scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID(self.scan_id).data
        self._update_scan_curves(data)

    def get_all_data(self, output: Literal["dict", "pandas"] = "dict") -> dict | pd.DataFrame:
@@ -661,6 +805,9 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
    def cleanup(self):
        """Cleanup the widget connection from BECDispatcher."""
        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(self.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
+        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+            self.update_dap, MessageEndpoints.dap_response(self.scan_id)
+        )
        for curve in self.curves:
            curve.cleanup()
        super().cleanup()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform_curve.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform_curve.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Signal(BaseModel):
    x: SignalData  # TODO maybe add metadata for config gui later
    y: SignalData
    z: Optional[SignalData] = None
+    dap: Optional[str] = None
    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}


@@ -63,8 +64,9 @@ class CurveConfig(ConnectionConfig):
 class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):
    USER_ACCESS = [
        "remove",
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "dap_params",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "set",
        "set_data",
        "set_color",
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):
        "set_pen_width",
        "set_pen_style",
        "get_data",
+        "dap_params",
    ]

    def __init__(
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):

        self.parent_item = parent_item
        self.apply_config()
+        self.dap_params = None
        if kwargs:
            self.set(**kwargs)

@@ -119,6 +123,14 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):
            self.setSymbolSize(self.config.symbol_size)
            self.setSymbol(self.config.symbol)

+    @property
+    def dap_params(self):
+        return self._dap_params
+
+    @dap_params.setter
+    def dap_params(self, value):
+        self._dap_params = value
+
    def set_data(self, x, y):
        if self.config.source == "custom":
            self.setData(x, y)
@@ -241,5 +253,6 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):

    def remove(self):
        """Remove the curve from the plot."""
-        self.parent_item.removeItem(self)
+        # self.parent_item.removeItem(self)
+        self.parent_item.remove_curve(self.name())
        self.cleanup()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/assets/connection.svg
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/assets/connection.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="48px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="48px" fill="#FFFFFF">
+    <path d="M0 0h24v24H0V0z" fill="none"/>
+    <path d="M17 7h-4v2h4c1.65 0 3 1.35 3 3s-1.35 3-3 3h-4v2h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5zm-6 8H7c-1.65 0-3-1.35-3-3s1.35-3 3-3h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-2zm-3-4h8v2H8z"/>
+</svg>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/assets/history.svg
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/assets/history.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="48px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="48px" fill="#FFFFFF">
+    <path d="M0 0h24v24H0V0z" fill="none"/>
+    <path d="M13 3c-4.97 0-9 4.03-9 9H1l3.89 3.89.07.14L9 12H6c0-3.87 3.13-7 7-7s7 3.13 7 7-3.13 7-7 7c-1.93 0-3.68-.79-4.94-2.06l-1.42 1.42C8.27 19.99 10.51 21 13 21c4.97 0 9-4.03 9-9s-4.03-9-9-9zm-1 5v5l4.25 2.52.77-1.28-3.52-2.09V8z"/>
+</svg>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/assets/motor_map.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/assets/motor_map.png
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/assets/settings.svg
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/assets/settings.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="48px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="48px" fill="#FFFFFF">
+    <path d="M0 0h24v24H0V0z" fill="none"/>
+    <path d="M19.43 12.98c.04-.32.07-.64.07-.98 0-.34-.03-.66-.07-.98l2.11-1.65c.19-.15.24-.42.12-.64l-2-3.46c-.09-.16-.26-.25-.44-.25-.06 0-.12.01-.17.03l-2.49 1c-.52-.4-1.08-.73-1.69-.98l-.38-2.65C14.46 2.18 14.25 2 14 2h-4c-.25 0-.46.18-.49.42l-.38 2.65c-.61.25-1.17.59-1.69.98l-2.49-1c-.06-.02-.12-.03-.18-.03-.17 0-.34.09-.43.25l-2 3.46c-.13.22-.07.49.12.64l2.11 1.65c-.04.32-.07.65-.07.98 0 .33.03.66.07.98l-2.11 1.65c-.19.15-.24.42-.12.64l2 3.46c.09.16.26.25.44.25.06 0 .12-.01.17-.03l2.49-1c.52.4 1.08.73 1.69.98l.38 2.65c.03.24.24.42.49.42h4c.25 0 .46-.18.49-.42l.38-2.65c.61-.25 1.17-.59 1.69-.98l2.49 1c.06.02.12.03.18.03.17 0 .34-.09.43-.25l2-3.46c.12-.22.07-.49-.12-.64l-2.11-1.65zm-1.98-1.71c.04.31.05.52.05.73 0 .21-.02.43-.05.73l-.14 1.13.89.7 1.08.84-.7 1.21-1.27-.51-1.04-.42-.9.68c-.43.32-.84.56-1.25.73l-1.06.43-.16 1.13-.2 1.35h-1.4l-.19-1.35-.16-1.13-1.06-.43c-.43-.18-.83-.41-1.23-.71l-.91-.7-1.06.43-1.27.51-.7-1.21 1.08-.84.89-.7-.14-1.13c-.03-.31-.05-.54-.05-.74s.02-.43.05-.73l.14-1.13-.89-.7-1.08-.84.7-1.21 1.27.51 1.04.42.9-.68c.43-.32.84-.56 1.25-.73l1.06-.43.16-1.13.2-1.35h1.39l.19 1.35.16 1.13 1.06.43c.43.18.83.41 1.23.71l.91.7 1.06-.43 1.27-.51.7 1.21-1.07.85-.89.7.14 1.13zM12 8c-2.21 0-4 1.79-4 4s1.79 4 4 4 4-1.79 4-4-1.79-4-4-4zm0 6c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2s.9-2 2-2 2 .9 2 2-.9 2-2 2z"/>
+</svg>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/bec_motor_map_widget.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/bec_motor_map_widget.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'files': ['motor_map_widget.py','motor_map_widget_plugin.py']}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/bec_motor_map_widget_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/bec_motor_map_widget_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_map.motor_map_widget import BECMotorMapWidget
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='BECMotorMapWidget' name='bec_motor_map_widget'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class BECMotorMapWidgetPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = BECMotorMapWidget(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return "BEC Visualization Widgets"
+
+    def icon(self):
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        icon_path = os.path.join(current_path, "assets", "motor_map.png")
+        return QIcon(icon_path)
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "bec_motor_map_widget"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "BECMotorMapWidget"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "BECMotorMapWidget"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_dialog/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_dialog/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_dialog/motor_map_settings.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_dialog/motor_map_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QLabel, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
+
+
+class MotorMapSettings(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, target_widget: QWidget = None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+        self.ui = UILoader(self).loader(os.path.join(current_path, "motor_map_settings.ui"))
+        self.target_widget = target_widget
+
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.ui)
+
+    @Slot(dict)
+    def display_current_settings(self, config: dict):
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.max_points, config["max_points"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.trace_dim, config["num_dim_points"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.precision, config["precision"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.scatter_size, config["scatter_size"])
+        background_intensity = int((config["background_value"] / 255) * 100)
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.background_value, background_intensity)
+        color = config["color"]
+        self.ui.color.setColor(color)
+
+    @Slot()
+    def accept_changes(self):
+        max_points = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.max_points)
+        num_dim_points = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.trace_dim)
+        precision = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.precision)
+        scatter_size = WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.scatter_size)
+        background_intensity = int(WidgetIO.get_value(self.ui.background_value) * 0.01 * 255)
+        color = self.ui.color.color().toTuple()
+
+        if self.target_widget is not None:
+            self.target_widget.set_max_points(max_points)
+            self.target_widget.set_num_dim_points(num_dim_points)
+            self.target_widget.set_precision(precision)
+            self.target_widget.set_scatter_size(scatter_size)
+            self.target_widget.set_background_value(background_intensity)
+            self.target_widget.set_color(color)
+
+
+class MotorMapDialog(QDialog):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, target_widget: QWidget = None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.setModal(False)
+
+        self.setWindowTitle("Motor Map Settings")
+
+        self.target_widget = target_widget
+        self.widget = MotorMapSettings(target_widget=self.target_widget)
+        self.widget.display_current_settings(self.target_widget._config_dict)
+        self.button_box = QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel)
+
+        self.button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
+        self.button_box.rejected.connect(self.reject)
+
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.widget)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.button_box)
+
+    @Slot()
+    def accept(self):
+        self.widget.accept_changes()
+        super().accept()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_dialog/motor_map_settings.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_dialog/motor_map_settings.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?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>243</width>
+    <height>233</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Form</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <item row="3" column="1">
+    <widget class="QSpinBox" name="scatter_size">
+     <property name="maximum">
+      <number>20</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="trace_label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Trace Dim</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="precision_label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Precision</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="background_label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Background Intensity</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="1">
+    <widget class="QSpinBox" name="precision">
+     <property name="maximum">
+      <number>15</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="1">
+    <widget class="QSpinBox" name="background_value">
+     <property name="maximum">
+      <number>100</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="max_point_label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Max Points</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="3" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="scatter_size_label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Scatter Size</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="0" column="1">
+    <widget class="QSpinBox" name="max_points">
+     <property name="maximum">
+      <number>10000</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="1">
+    <widget class="QSpinBox" name="trace_dim">
+     <property name="maximum">
+      <number>1000</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="5" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="color_label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Color</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="5" column="1">
+    <widget class="ColorButton" name="color"/>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>ColorButton</class>
+   <extends>QPushButton</extends>
+   <header>color_button</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_dialog/motor_map_toolbar.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_dialog/motor_map_toolbar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
+from qtpy.QtGui import QAction, QIcon
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceComboBox
+from bec_widgets.widgets.toolbar.toolbar import ToolBarAction
+
+
+class DeviceSelectionAction(ToolBarAction):
+    def __init__(self, label: str):
+        self.label = label
+        self.device_combobox = DeviceComboBox(device_filter="Positioner")
+
+        self.device_combobox.currentIndexChanged.connect(lambda: self.set_combobox_style("#ffa700"))
+
+    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar, target):
+        widget = QWidget()
+        layout = QHBoxLayout(widget)
+
+        label = QLabel(f"{self.label}")
+
+        layout.addWidget(label)
+        layout.addWidget(self.device_combobox)
+        toolbar.addWidget(widget)
+
+    def set_combobox_style(self, color: str):
+        self.device_combobox.setStyleSheet(f"QComboBox {{ background-color: {color}; }}")
+
+
+class ConnectAction(ToolBarAction):
+    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar, target):
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        parent_path = os.path.dirname(current_path)
+        icon = QIcon()
+        icon.addFile(os.path.join(parent_path, "assets", "connection.svg"), size=QSize(20, 20))
+        self.action = QAction(icon, "Connect Motors", target)
+        toolbar.addAction(self.action)
+
+
+class ResetHistoryAction(ToolBarAction):
+    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar, target):
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        parent_path = os.path.dirname(current_path)
+        icon = QIcon()
+        icon.addFile(os.path.join(parent_path, "assets", "history.svg"), size=QSize(20, 20))
+        self.action = QAction(icon, "Reset Trace History", target)
+        toolbar.addAction(self.action)
+
+
+class SettingsAction(ToolBarAction):
+    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar, target):
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        parent_path = os.path.dirname(current_path)
+        icon = QIcon()
+        icon.addFile(os.path.join(parent_path, "assets", "settings.svg"), size=QSize(20, 20))
+        self.action = QAction(icon, "Open Configuration Dialog", target)
+        toolbar.addAction(self.action)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_widget.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/motor_map_widget.py
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+
+from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.motor_map.motor_map import MotorMapConfig
+from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_map.motor_map_dialog.motor_map_settings import MotorMapDialog
+from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_map.motor_map_dialog.motor_map_toolbar import (
+    ConnectAction,
+    DeviceSelectionAction,
+    ResetHistoryAction,
+    SettingsAction,
+)
+from bec_widgets.widgets.toolbar import ModularToolBar
+
+
+class BECMotorMapWidget(BECConnector, QWidget):
+    USER_ACCESS = [
+        "change_motors",
+        "set_max_points",
+        "set_precision",
+        "set_num_dim_points",
+        "set_background_value",
+        "set_scatter_size",
+        "get_data",
+        "reset_history",
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent: QWidget | None = None,
+        config: MotorMapConfig | None = None,
+        client=None,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        if not PYSIDE6:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. This widget is compatible only with PySide6."
+            )
+        if config is None:
+            config = MotorMapConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+        else:
+            if isinstance(config, dict):
+                config = MotorMapConfig(**config)
+        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
+
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.setSpacing(0)
+        self.layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        self.fig = BECFigure()
+        self.toolbar = ModularToolBar(
+            actions={
+                "motor_x": DeviceSelectionAction("Motor X:"),
+                "motor_y": DeviceSelectionAction("Motor Y:"),
+                "connect": ConnectAction(),
+                "history": ResetHistoryAction(),
+                "config": SettingsAction(),
+            },
+            target_widget=self,
+        )
+
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.toolbar)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.fig)
+
+        self.map = self.fig.motor_map()
+        self.map.apply_config(config)
+
+        self._hook_actions()
+
+        self.config = config
+
+    def _hook_actions(self):
+        self.toolbar.widgets["connect"].action.triggered.connect(self._action_motors)
+        self.toolbar.widgets["config"].action.triggered.connect(self.show_settings)
+        self.toolbar.widgets["history"].action.triggered.connect(self.reset_history)
+
+        if self.map.motor_x is None and self.map.motor_y is None:
+            self._enable_actions(False)
+
+    def _enable_actions(self, enable: bool):
+        self.toolbar.widgets["config"].action.setEnabled(enable)
+        self.toolbar.widgets["history"].action.setEnabled(enable)
+
+    def _action_motors(self):
+        toolbar_x = self.toolbar.widgets["motor_x"].device_combobox
+        toolbar_y = self.toolbar.widgets["motor_y"].device_combobox
+        motor_x = toolbar_x.currentText()
+        motor_y = toolbar_y.currentText()
+        self.change_motors(motor_x, motor_y, None, None, True)
+        toolbar_x.setStyleSheet("QComboBox {{ background-color: " "; }}")
+        toolbar_y.setStyleSheet("QComboBox {{ background-color: " "; }}")
+
+    def show_settings(self) -> None:
+        dialog = MotorMapDialog(self, target_widget=self)
+        dialog.exec()
+
+    ###################################
+    # User Access Methods from MotorMap
+    ###################################
+
+    def change_motors(
+        self,
+        motor_x: str,
+        motor_y: str,
+        motor_x_entry: str = None,
+        motor_y_entry: str = None,
+        validate_bec: bool = True,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Change the active motors for the plot.
+
+        Args:
+            motor_x(str): Motor name for the X axis.
+            motor_y(str): Motor name for the Y axis.
+            motor_x_entry(str): Motor entry for the X axis.
+            motor_y_entry(str): Motor entry for the Y axis.
+            validate_bec(bool, optional): If True, validate the signal with BEC. Defaults to True.
+        """
+        self.map.change_motors(motor_x, motor_y, motor_x_entry, motor_y_entry, validate_bec)
+        if self.map.motor_x is not None and self.map.motor_y is not None:
+            self._enable_actions(True)
+        toolbar_x = self.toolbar.widgets["motor_x"].device_combobox
+        toolbar_y = self.toolbar.widgets["motor_y"].device_combobox
+
+        if toolbar_x.currentText() != motor_x:
+            toolbar_x.setCurrentText(motor_x)
+            toolbar_x.setStyleSheet("QComboBox {{ background-color: " "; }}")
+        if toolbar_y.currentText() != motor_y:
+            toolbar_y.setCurrentText(motor_y)
+            toolbar_y.setStyleSheet("QComboBox {{ background-color: " "; }}")
+
+    def get_data(self) -> dict:
+        """
+        Get the data of the motor map.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: Data of the motor map.
+        """
+        return self.map.get_data()
+
+    def reset_history(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Reset the history of the motor map.
+        """
+        self.map.reset_history()
+
+    def set_color(self, color: str | tuple):
+        """
+        Set the color of the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            color(str, tuple): Color to set.
+        """
+        self.map.set_color(color)
+
+    def set_max_points(self, max_points: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the maximum number of points to display on the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            max_points(int): Maximum number of points to display.
+        """
+        self.map.set_max_points(max_points)
+
+    def set_precision(self, precision: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the precision of the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            precision(int): Precision to set.
+        """
+        self.map.set_precision(precision)
+
+    def set_num_dim_points(self, num_dim_points: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the number of points to display on the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            num_dim_points(int): Number of points to display.
+        """
+        self.map.set_num_dim_points(num_dim_points)
+
+    def set_background_value(self, background_value: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the background value of the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            background_value(int): Background value of the motor map.
+        """
+        self.map.set_background_value(background_value)
+
+    def set_scatter_size(self, scatter_size: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the scatter size of the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            scatter_size(int): Scatter size of the motor map.
+        """
+        self.map.set_scatter_size(scatter_size)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.fig.cleanup()
+        self.toolbar.widgets["motor_x"].device_combobox.cleanup()
+        self.toolbar.widgets["motor_y"].device_combobox.cleanup()
+        return super().cleanup()
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        self.cleanup()
+        QWidget().closeEvent(event)
+
+
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print(
+            "PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. UI files with BEC custom widgets are runnable only with PySide6."
+        )
+        return
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    widget = BECMotorMapWidget()
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/register_bec_motor_map_widget.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_map/register_bec_motor_map_widget.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_map.bec_motor_map_widget_plugin import BECMotorMapWidgetPlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(BECMotorMapWidgetPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/ring_progress_bar/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/ring_progress_bar/init.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .ring_progress_bar import RingProgressBar
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/spiral_progress_bar/ring.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/spiral_progress_bar/ring.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations

 from typing import Literal, Optional

-from bec_lib.endpoints import EndpointInfo
+from bec_lib.endpoints import EndpointInfo, MessageEndpoints
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
 from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
 from qtpy import QtGui
@@ -10,24 +10,25 @@ from qtpy import QtGui
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig


-class RingConnections(BaseModel):
+class ProgressbarConnections(BaseModel):
    slot: Literal["on_scan_progress", "on_device_readback"] = None
    endpoint: EndpointInfo | str = None
    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}

    @field_validator("endpoint")
+    @classmethod
    def validate_endpoint(cls, v, values):
        slot = values.data["slot"]
        v = v.endpoint if isinstance(v, EndpointInfo) else v
        if slot == "on_scan_progress":
-            if v != "scans/scan_progress":
+            if v != MessageEndpoints.scan_progress().endpoint:
                raise PydanticCustomError(
                    "unsupported endpoint",
                    "For slot 'on_scan_progress', endpoint must be MessageEndpoint.scan_progress or 'scans/scan_progress'.",
                    {"wrong_value": v},
                )
        elif slot == "on_device_readback":
-            if not v.startswith("internal/devices/readback/"):
+            if not v.startswith(MessageEndpoints.device_readback("").endpoint):
                raise PydanticCustomError(
                    "unsupported endpoint",
                    "For slot 'on_device_readback', endpoint must be MessageEndpoint.device_readback(device) or 'internal/devices/readback/{device}'.",
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class RingConnections(BaseModel):
        return v


-class RingConfig(ConnectionConfig):
+class ProgressbarConfig(ConnectionConfig):
    value: int | float | None = Field(0, description="Value for the progress bars.")
    direction: int | None = Field(
        -1, description="Direction of the progress bars. -1 for clockwise, 1 for counter-clockwise."
@@ -62,16 +63,25 @@ class RingConfig(ConnectionConfig):
    update_behaviour: Literal["manual", "auto"] | None = Field(
        "auto", description="Update behaviour for the progress bars."
    )
-    connections: RingConnections | None = Field(
-        default_factory=RingConnections, description="Connections for the progress bars."
+    connections: ProgressbarConnections | None = Field(
+        default_factory=ProgressbarConnections, description="Connections for the progress bars."
+    )
+
+
+class RingConfig(ProgressbarConfig):
+    index: int | None = Field(0, description="Index of the progress bar. 0 is outer ring.")
+    start_position: int | None = Field(
+        90,
+        description="Start position for the progress bars in degrees. Default is 90 degrees - corespons to "
+        "the top of the ring.",
    )


 class Ring(BECConnector):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "get_all_rpc",
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_get_all_rpc",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "set_value",
        "set_color",
        "set_background",
@@ -125,6 +135,7 @@ class Ring(BECConnector):
            float(max(self.config.min_value, min(self.config.max_value, value))),
            self.config.precision,
        )
+        self.parent_progress_widget.update()

    def set_color(self, color: str | tuple):
        """
@@ -135,6 +146,7 @@ class Ring(BECConnector):
        """
        self.config.color = color
        self.color = self.convert_color(color)
+        self.parent_progress_widget.update()

    def set_background(self, color: str | tuple):
        """
@@ -145,6 +157,7 @@ class Ring(BECConnector):
        """
        self.config.background_color = color
        self.color = self.convert_color(color)
+        self.parent_progress_widget.update()

    def set_line_width(self, width: int):
        """
@@ -154,6 +167,7 @@ class Ring(BECConnector):
            width(int): Line width for the ring widget
        """
        self.config.line_width = width
+        self.parent_progress_widget.update()

    def set_min_max_values(self, min_value: int | float, max_value: int | float):
        """
@@ -165,6 +179,7 @@ class Ring(BECConnector):
        """
        self.config.min_value = min_value
        self.config.max_value = max_value
+        self.parent_progress_widget.update()

    def set_start_angle(self, start_angle: int):
        """
@@ -175,6 +190,7 @@ class Ring(BECConnector):
        """
        self.config.start_position = start_angle
        self.start_position = start_angle * 16
+        self.parent_progress_widget.update()

    @staticmethod
    def convert_color(color):
@@ -230,7 +246,7 @@ class Ring(BECConnector):
            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
                self.config.connections.slot, self.config.connections.endpoint
            )
-            self.config.connections = RingConnections(slot=slot, endpoint=endpoint)
+            self.config.connections = ProgressbarConnections(slot=slot, endpoint=endpoint)
            self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(getattr(self, slot), endpoint)

    def reset_connection(self):
@@ -240,7 +256,7 @@ class Ring(BECConnector):
        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
            self.config.connections.slot, self.config.connections.endpoint
        )
-        self.config.connections = RingConnections()
+        self.config.connections = ProgressbarConnections()

    def on_scan_progress(self, msg, meta):
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/spiral_progress_bar/spiral_progress_bar.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/spiral_progress_bar/spiral_progress_bar.py
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, Slot
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QSizePolicy, QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, Colors, ConnectionConfig, EntryValidator
-from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar.ring import Ring, RingConfig
+from bec_widgets.widgets.ring_progress_bar.ring import Ring, RingConfig


-class SpiralProgressBarConfig(ConnectionConfig):
+class RingProgressBarConfig(ConnectionConfig):
    color_map: Optional[str] = Field(
        "magma", description="Color scheme for the progress bars.", validate_default=True
    )
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class SpiralProgressBarConfig(ConnectionConfig):
    rings: list[RingConfig] | None = Field([], description="List of ring configurations.")

    @field_validator("num_bars")
+    @classmethod
    def validate_num_bars(cls, v, values):
        min_number_of_bars = values.data.get("min_number_of_bars", None)
        max_number_of_bars = values.data.get("max_number_of_bars", None)
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class SpiralProgressBarConfig(ConnectionConfig):
            return v

    @field_validator("rings")
+    @classmethod
    def validate_rings(cls, v, values):
        if v is not None and v is not []:
            num_bars = values.data.get("num_bars", None)
@@ -64,11 +66,11 @@ class SpiralProgressBarConfig(ConnectionConfig):
    _validate_colormap = field_validator("color_map")(Colors.validate_color_map)


-class SpiralProgressBar(BECConnector, QWidget):
+class RingProgressBar(BECConnector, QWidget):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "get_all_rpc",
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_get_all_rpc",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "rings",
        "update_config",
        "add_ring",
@@ -89,20 +91,20 @@ class SpiralProgressBar(BECConnector, QWidget):
    def __init__(
        self,
        parent=None,
-        config: SpiralProgressBarConfig | dict | None = None,
+        config: RingProgressBarConfig | dict | None = None,
        client=None,
        gui_id: str | None = None,
        num_bars: int | None = None,
    ):
        if config is None:
-            config = SpiralProgressBarConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+            config = RingProgressBarConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
            self.config = config
        else:
            if isinstance(config, dict):
-                config = SpiralProgressBarConfig(**config, widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+                config = RingProgressBarConfig(**config, widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
            self.config = config
        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=None)
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)

        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
        self.entry_validator = EntryValidator(self.dev)
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ class SpiralProgressBar(BECConnector, QWidget):
    def rings(self, value):
        self._rings = value

-    def update_config(self, config: SpiralProgressBarConfig | dict):
+    def update_config(self, config: RingProgressBarConfig | dict):
        """
        Update the configuration of the widget.

@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ class SpiralProgressBar(BECConnector, QWidget):
            config(SpiralProgressBarConfig|dict): Configuration to update.
        """
        if isinstance(config, dict):
-            config = SpiralProgressBarConfig(**config, widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+            config = RingProgressBarConfig(**config, widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
        self.config = config
        self.clear_all()

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/scan_control/scan_control.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/scan_control/scan_control.py
@@ -1,53 +1,37 @@
+import qdarktheme
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
    QApplication,
-    QCheckBox,
    QComboBox,
-    QDoubleSpinBox,
-    QFrame,
    QGridLayout,
    QGroupBox,
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QHeaderView,
-    QLabel,
-    QLayout,
-    QLineEdit,
    QPushButton,
-    QSpinBox,
-    QTableWidget,
-    QTableWidgetItem,
+    QSizePolicy,
    QVBoxLayout,
    QWidget,
 )

-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
-from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.widgets.buttons.stop_button.stop_button import StopButton
+from bec_widgets.widgets.scan_control.scan_group_box import ScanGroupBox


-class ScanArgType:
-    DEVICE = "device"
-    FLOAT = "float"
-    INT = "int"
-    BOOL = "bool"
-    STR = "str"
+class ScanControl(BECConnector, QWidget):

-
-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)
+    def __init__(
+        self, parent=None, client=None, gui_id: str | None = None, allowed_scans: list | None = None
+    ):
+        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)

        # Client from BEC + shortcuts to device manager and scans
-        self.client = BECDispatcher().client if client is None else client
-        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
-        self.scans = self.client.scans
+        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
+
+        # Main layout
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.arg_box = None
+        self.kwarg_boxes = []
+        self.expert_mode = False  # TODO implement in the future versions

        # Scan list - allowed scans for the GUI
        self.allowed_scans = allowed_scans
@@ -56,389 +40,173 @@ class ScanControl(QWidget):
        self._init_UI()

    def _init_UI(self):
-        self.verticalLayout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        """
+        Initializes the UI of the scan control widget. Create the top box for scan selection and populate scans to main combobox.
+        """

        # 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)
+        self.scan_selection_group = self.create_scan_selection_group()
+        self.scan_selection_group.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.scan_selection_group)

        # Connect signals
        self.comboBox_scan_selection.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.on_scan_selected)
        self.button_run_scan.clicked.connect(self.run_scan)
+        self.button_add_bundle.clicked.connect(self.add_arg_bundle)
+        self.button_remove_bundle.clicked.connect(self.remove_arg_bundle)

        # Initialize scan selection
        self.populate_scans()

-    def add_horizontal_separator(self, layout) -> None:
+    def create_scan_selection_group(self) -> QGroupBox:
        """
-        Adds a horizontal separator to the given layout
+        Creates the scan selection group box with combobox to select the scan and start/stop button.

-        Args:
-            layout: Layout to add the separator to
+        Returns:
+            QGroupBox: Group box containing the scan selection widgets.
        """
-        separator = QFrame(self.scan_control_group)
-        separator.setFrameShape(QFrame.HLine)
-        separator.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
-        layout.addWidget(separator)
+
+        scan_selection_group = QGroupBox("Scan Selection", self)
+        self.scan_selection_layout = QGridLayout(scan_selection_group)
+        self.comboBox_scan_selection = QComboBox(scan_selection_group)
+        # Run button
+        self.button_run_scan = QPushButton("Start", scan_selection_group)
+        self.button_run_scan.setStyleSheet("background-color:  #559900; color: white")
+        # Stop button
+        self.button_stop_scan = StopButton(parent=scan_selection_group)
+        # Add bundle button
+        self.button_add_bundle = QPushButton("Add Bundle", scan_selection_group)
+        # Remove bundle button
+        self.button_remove_bundle = QPushButton("Remove Bundle", scan_selection_group)
+
+        self.scan_selection_layout.addWidget(self.comboBox_scan_selection, 0, 0, 1, 2)
+        self.scan_selection_layout.addWidget(self.button_run_scan, 1, 0)
+        self.scan_selection_layout.addWidget(self.button_stop_scan, 1, 1)
+        self.scan_selection_layout.addWidget(self.button_add_bundle, 2, 0)
+        self.scan_selection_layout.addWidget(self.button_remove_bundle, 2, 1)
+
+        return scan_selection_group

    def populate_scans(self):
-        """Populates the scan selection combo box with available scans"""
-        self.available_scans = self.client.producer.get(MessageEndpoints.available_scans()).resource
+        """Populates the scan selection combo box with available scans from BEC session."""
+        self.available_scans = self.client.connector.get(
+            MessageEndpoints.available_scans()
+        ).resource
        if self.allowed_scans is None:
-            allowed_scans = self.available_scans.keys()
+            supported_scans = ["ScanBase", "SyncFlyScanBase", "AsyncFlyScanBase"]
+            allowed_scans = [
+                scan_name
+                for scan_name, scan_info in self.available_scans.items()
+                if scan_info["base_class"] in supported_scans and len(scan_info["gui_config"]) > 0
+            ]
+
        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"""
+        self.reset_layout()
        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)
+        gui_config = selected_scan_info.get("gui_config", {})
+        self.arg_group = gui_config.get("arg_group", None)
+        self.kwarg_groups = gui_config.get("kwarg_groups", None)

-        # Args section
-        self.generate_args_input_fields(selected_scan_info)
+        if self.arg_box is None:
+            self.button_add_bundle.setEnabled(False)
+            self.button_remove_bundle.setEnabled(False)

-    def add_labels_to_layout(self, labels: list, grid_layout: QGridLayout) -> None:
+        if len(self.arg_group["arg_inputs"]) > 0:
+            self.button_add_bundle.setEnabled(True)
+            self.button_remove_bundle.setEnabled(True)
+            self.add_arg_group(self.arg_group)
+        if len(self.kwarg_groups) > 0:
+            self.add_kwargs_boxes(self.kwarg_groups)
+
+        self.update()
+        self.adjustSize()
+
+    def add_kwargs_boxes(self, groups: list):
        """
-        Adds labels to the given grid layout as a separate row.
+        Adds the given gui_groups to the scan control layout.

        Args:
-            labels (list): List of label names to add.
-            grid_layout (QGridLayout): The grid layout to which labels will be added.
+            groups(list): List of dictionaries containing the gui_group information.
        """
-        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)
+        for group in groups:
+            box = ScanGroupBox(box_type="kwargs", config=group)
+            box.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+            self.layout.addWidget(box)
+            self.kwarg_boxes.append(box)

-    def add_labels_to_table(
-        self, labels: list, table: QTableWidget
-    ) -> None:  # TODO could be moved to BECTable
+    def add_arg_group(self, group: dict):
        """
-        Adds labels to the given table widget as a header row.
+        Adds the given gui_groups to the scan control layout.

        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)
+        self.arg_box = ScanGroupBox(box_type="args", config=group)
+        self.arg_box.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.arg_box)

-    def generate_args_input_fields(self, scan_info: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Generates input fields for args.
+    def add_arg_bundle(self):
+        self.arg_box.add_widget_bundle()

-        Args:
-            scan_info(dict): Scan signature dictionary from BEC.
-        """
+    def remove_arg_bundle(self):
+        self.arg_box.remove_widget_bundle()

-        # Setup args table limits
-        self.set_args_table_limits(self.args_table, scan_info)
+    def reset_layout(self):
+        """Clears the scan control layout from GuiGroups and ArgGroups boxes."""
+        if self.arg_box is not None:
+            self.layout.removeWidget(self.arg_box)
+            self.arg_box.deleteLater()
+            self.arg_box = None
+        if self.kwarg_boxes != []:
+            self.remove_kwarg_boxes()

-        # 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:
-            list: List of widgets created from the given items.
-        """
-        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 remove_kwarg_boxes(self):
+        for box in self.kwarg_boxes:
+            self.layout.removeWidget(box)
+            box.deleteLater()
+        self.kwarg_boxes = []

    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
+        args = []
+        kwargs = {}
+        if self.arg_box is not None:
+            args = self.arg_box.get_parameters()
+        for box in self.kwarg_boxes:
+            box_kwargs = box.get_parameters()
+            kwargs.update(box_kwargs)
        scan_function = getattr(self.scans, self.comboBox_scan_selection.currentText())
        if callable(scan_function):
            scan_function(*args, **kwargs)

+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.button_stop_scan.cleanup()
+        if self.arg_box:
+            for widget in self.arg_box.widgets:
+                if hasattr(widget, "cleanup"):
+                    widget.cleanup()
+        for kwarg_box in self.kwarg_boxes:
+            for widget in kwarg_box.widgets:
+                if hasattr(widget, "cleanup"):
+                    widget.cleanup()
+        super().cleanup()
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        self.cleanup()
+        QWidget().closeEvent(event)
+

 # Application example
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    # BECclient global variables
-    client = BECDispatcher().client
-    client.start()
-
    app = QApplication([])
-    scan_control = ScanControl(client=client)  # allowed_scans=["line_scan", "grid_scan"])
+    scan_control = ScanControl()

+    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
    window = scan_control
    window.show()
    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/scan_control/scan_group_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/scan_control/scan_group_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+from typing import Literal
+
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QCheckBox,
+    QComboBox,
+    QDoubleSpinBox,
+    QGridLayout,
+    QGroupBox,
+    QLabel,
+    QLineEdit,
+    QSpinBox,
+)
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_inputs import DeviceLineEdit
+
+
+class ScanArgType:
+    DEVICE = "device"
+    FLOAT = "float"
+    INT = "int"
+    BOOL = "bool"
+    STR = "str"
+    DEVICEBASE = "DeviceBase"
+    LITERALS = "dict"
+
+
+class ScanSpinBox(QSpinBox):
+    def __init__(
+        self, parent=None, arg_name: str = None, default: int | None = None, *args, **kwargs
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.arg_name = arg_name
+        self.setRange(-9999, 9999)
+        if default is not None:
+            self.setValue(default)
+
+
+class ScanDoubleSpinBox(QDoubleSpinBox):
+    def __init__(
+        self, parent=None, arg_name: str = None, default: float | None = None, *args, **kwargs
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.arg_name = arg_name
+        self.setRange(-9999, 9999)
+        if default is not None:
+            self.setValue(default)
+
+
+class ScanLineEdit(QLineEdit):
+    def __init__(
+        self, parent=None, arg_name: str = None, default: str | None = None, *args, **kwargs
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.arg_name = arg_name
+        if default is not None:
+            self.setText(default)
+
+
+class ScanCheckBox(QCheckBox):
+    def __init__(
+        self, parent=None, arg_name: str = None, default: bool | None = None, *args, **kwargs
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.arg_name = arg_name
+        if default is not None:
+            self.setChecked(default)
+
+
+class ScanGroupBox(QGroupBox):
+    WIDGET_HANDLER = {
+        ScanArgType.DEVICE: DeviceLineEdit,
+        ScanArgType.DEVICEBASE: DeviceLineEdit,
+        ScanArgType.FLOAT: ScanDoubleSpinBox,
+        ScanArgType.INT: ScanSpinBox,
+        ScanArgType.BOOL: ScanCheckBox,
+        ScanArgType.STR: ScanLineEdit,
+        ScanArgType.LITERALS: QComboBox,  # TODO figure out combobox logic
+    }
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        box_type=Literal["args", "kwargs"],
+        config: dict | None = None,
+        *args,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.config = config
+        self.box_type = box_type
+
+        self.layout = QGridLayout(self)
+        self.labels = []
+        self.widgets = []
+
+        self.init_box(self.config)
+
+    def init_box(self, config: dict):
+        box_name = config.get("name", "ScanGroupBox")
+        self.inputs = config.get("inputs", {})
+        self.setTitle(box_name)
+
+        # Labels
+        self.add_input_labels(self.inputs, 0)
+
+        # Widgets
+        if self.box_type == "args":
+            min_bundle = self.config.get("min", 1)
+            for i in range(1, min_bundle + 1):
+                self.add_input_widgets(self.inputs, i)
+        else:
+            self.add_input_widgets(self.inputs, 1)
+
+    def add_input_labels(self, group_inputs: dict, row: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds the given arg_group from arg_bundle to the scan control layout. The input labels are always added to the first row.
+
+        Args:
+            group(dict): Dictionary containing the arg_group information.
+        """
+        for column_index, item in enumerate(group_inputs):
+            arg_name = item.get("name", None)
+            display_name = item.get("display_name", arg_name)
+            label = QLabel(text=display_name)
+            self.layout.addWidget(label, row, column_index)
+            self.labels.append(label)
+
+    def add_input_widgets(self, group_inputs: dict, row) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds the given arg_group from arg_bundle to the scan control layout.
+
+        Args:
+            group_inputs(dict): Dictionary containing the arg_group information.
+            row(int): The row to add the widgets to.
+        """
+        for column_index, item in enumerate(group_inputs):
+            arg_name = item.get("name", None)
+            default = item.get("default", None)
+            widget = self.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(item["type"], None)
+            if widget is None:
+                print(f"Unsupported annotation '{item['type']}' for parameter '{item['name']}'")
+                continue
+            if default == "_empty":
+                default = None
+            widget_to_add = widget(arg_name=arg_name, default=default)
+            tooltip = item.get("tooltip", None)
+            if tooltip is not None:
+                widget_to_add.setToolTip(item["tooltip"])
+            self.layout.addWidget(widget_to_add, row, column_index)
+            self.widgets.append(widget_to_add)
+
+    def add_widget_bundle(self):
+        """
+        Adds a new row of widgets to the scan control layout. Only usable for arg_groups.
+        """
+        if self.box_type != "args":
+            return
+        arg_max = self.config.get("max", None)
+        row = self.layout.rowCount()
+        if arg_max is not None and row >= arg_max:
+            return
+
+        self.add_input_widgets(self.inputs, row)
+
+    def remove_widget_bundle(self):
+        """
+        Removes the last row of widgets from the scan control layout. Only usable for arg_groups.
+        """
+        if self.box_type != "args":
+            return
+        arg_min = self.config.get("min", None)
+        row = self.count_arg_rows()
+        if arg_min is not None and row <= arg_min:
+            return
+
+        for widget in self.widgets[-len(self.inputs) :]:
+            widget.deleteLater()
+        self.widgets = self.widgets[: -len(self.inputs)]
+
+    def get_parameters(self):
+        """
+        Returns the parameters from the widgets in the scan control layout formated to run scan from BEC.
+        """
+        if self.box_type == "args":
+            return self._get_arg_parameterts()
+        elif self.box_type == "kwargs":
+            return self._get_kwarg_parameters()
+
+    def _get_arg_parameterts(self):
+        args = []
+        for i in range(1, self.layout.rowCount()):
+            for j in range(self.layout.columnCount()):
+                widget = self.layout.itemAtPosition(i, j).widget()
+                if isinstance(widget, DeviceLineEdit):
+                    value = widget.get_device()
+                else:
+                    value = WidgetIO.get_value(widget)
+                args.append(value)
+        return args
+
+    def _get_kwarg_parameters(self):
+        kwargs = {}
+        for i in range(self.layout.columnCount()):
+            widget = self.layout.itemAtPosition(1, i).widget()
+            if isinstance(widget, DeviceLineEdit):
+                value = widget.get_device()
+            else:
+                value = WidgetIO.get_value(widget)
+            kwargs[widget.arg_name] = value
+        return kwargs
+
+    def count_arg_rows(self):
+        widget_rows = 0
+        for row in range(self.layout.rowCount()):
+            for col in range(self.layout.columnCount()):
+                item = self.layout.itemAtPosition(row, col)
+                if item is not None:
+                    widget = item.widget()
+                    if widget is not None:
+                        if isinstance(widget, DeviceLineEdit):
+                            widget_rows += 1
+        return widget_rows
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/spiral_progress_bar/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/spiral_progress_bar/init.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/text_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/text_box/text_box.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 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):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, text: str = "", client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
        if config is None:
            config = TextBoxConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
        else:
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/toolbar/toolbar.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/toolbar/toolbar.py
@@ -1,123 +1,70 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections import defaultdict

 # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
-from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, QTimer
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
 from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QStyle, QToolBar, QWidget
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QSpinBox, QToolBar, 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.
+    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
+        """Adds an action or widget to a toolbar.

        Args:
-            target (QWidget): The widget that the action will target.
-
-        Returns:
-            QAction: The action created for the toolbar.
+            toolbar (QToolBar): The toolbar to add the action or widget to.
+            target (QWidget): The target widget for the action.
        """


-class OpenFileAction:  # (ToolBarAction):
-    """Action creator for the 'Open File' action in the toolbar."""
+class ColumnAdjustAction(ToolBarAction):
+    """Toolbar spinbox to adjust number of columns in the plot layout"""

-    def create(self, target: QWidget):
-        """Creates an 'Open File' action for the toolbar.
+    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
+        """Creates a access history button for the toolbar.

        Args:
-            target (QWidget): The widget that the 'Open File' action will be targeted.
+            toolbar (QToolBar): The toolbar to add the action to.
+            target (QWidget): The widget that the 'Access Scan History' action will be targeted.

        Returns:
-            QAction: The 'Open File' action created for the toolbar.
+            QAction: The 'Access Scan History' 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
+        widget = QWidget()
+        layout = QHBoxLayout(widget)

+        label = QLabel("Columns:")
+        spin_box = QSpinBox()
+        spin_box.setMinimum(1)  # Set minimum value
+        spin_box.setMaximum(10)  # Set maximum value
+        spin_box.setValue(target.get_column_count())  # Initial value
+        spin_box.valueChanged.connect(lambda value: target.set_column_count(value))

-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
+        layout.addWidget(label)
+        layout.addWidget(spin_box)
+        toolbar.addWidget(widget)


 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.
+        actions (list[ToolBarAction], optional): A list of action creators to populate the toolbar. Defaults to None.
+        target_widget (QWidget, optional): The widget that the actions will target. Defaults to None.
+        color (str, optional): The background color of the toolbar. Defaults to "black".
    """

-    def __init__(self, parent=None, auto_init=True):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, actions=None, target_widget=None, color: str = "black"):
        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)
+        self.widgets = defaultdict(dict)
+        self.set_background_color(color)

-    def auto_detect_and_populate(self):
-        """Automatically detects the parent widget and populates the toolbar with relevant actions."""
-        if not self.auto_init:
-            return
+        if actions is not None and target_widget is not None:
+            self.populate_toolbar(actions, target_widget)

-        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):
+    def populate_toolbar(self, actions: dict, target_widget):
        """Populates the toolbar with a set of actions.

        Args:
@@ -125,20 +72,13 @@ class ModularToolBar(QToolBar):
            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)
+        for action_id, action in actions.items():
+            action.add_to_toolbar(self, target_widget)
+            self.widgets[action_id] = 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))
+    def set_background_color(self, color: str):
+        self.setStyleSheet(f"QToolBar {{ background: {color}; }}")
+        self.setIconSize(QSize(20, 20))
+        self.setMovable(False)
+        self.setFloatable(False)
+        self.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/vscode.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/vscode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import os
+import select
+import shlex
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.website.website import WebsiteWidget
+
+
+class VSCodeEditor(WebsiteWidget):
+    """
+    A widget to display the VSCode editor.
+    """
+
+    token = "bec"
+    host = "127.0.0.1"
+    port = 7000
+
+    USER_ACCESS = []
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, config=None, client=None, gui_id=None):
+
+        self.process = None
+        self._url = f"http://{self.host}:{self.port}?tkn={self.token}"
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, config=config, client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
+        self.start_server()
+
+    def start_server(self):
+        """
+        Start the server.
+
+        This method starts the server for the VSCode editor in a subprocess.
+        """
+
+        cmd = shlex.split(
+            f"code serve-web --port {self.port} --connection-token={self.token} --accept-server-license-terms"
+        )
+        self.process = subprocess.Popen(
+            cmd, text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, preexec_fn=os.setsid
+        )
+
+        os.set_blocking(self.process.stdout.fileno(), False)
+        while self.process.poll() is None:
+            readylist, _, _ = select.select([self.process.stdout], [], [], 1)
+            if self.process.stdout in readylist:
+                output = self.process.stdout.read(1024)
+                if output and f"available at {self._url}" in output:
+                    break
+        self.set_url(self._url)
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        """
+        Hook for the close event to terminate the server.
+        """
+        self.cleanup_vscode()
+        super().closeEvent(event)
+
+    def cleanup_vscode(self):
+        """
+        Cleanup the VSCode editor.
+        """
+        if not self.process or self.process.poll() is not None:
+            return
+        os.killpg(os.getpgid(self.process.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
+        self.process.wait()
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """
+        Cleanup the widget. This method is called from the dock area when the widget is removed.
+        """
+        self.cleanup_vscode()
+        return super().cleanup()
+
+    def close(self):
+        """
+        Close the widget.
+        """
+        self.cleanup_vscode()
+        return super().close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    widget = VSCodeEditor()
+    widget.show()
+    app.exec_()
+    widget.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_all()
+    widget.client.shutdown()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/website/website.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/website/website.py
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-from qtpy.QtCore import QUrl
+from qtpy.QtCore import QUrl, qInstallMessageHandler
 from qtpy.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector


+def suppress_qt_messages(type_, context, msg):
+    if context.category in ["js", "default"]:
+        return
+    print(msg)
+
+
+qInstallMessageHandler(suppress_qt_messages)
+
+
 class WebsiteWidget(BECConnector, QWebEngineView):
    """
    A simple widget to display a website
@@ -12,7 +21,7 @@ class WebsiteWidget(BECConnector, QWebEngineView):

    USER_ACCESS = ["set_url", "get_url", "reload", "back", "forward"]

-    def __init__(self, url: str = None, parent=None, config=None, client=None, gui_id=None):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, url: str = None, config=None, client=None, gui_id=None):
        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
        QWebEngineView.__init__(self, parent=parent)
        self.set_url(url)
--- a/docs/developer/widgets/widgets.md
+++ b/docs/developer/widgets/widgets.md
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ maxdepth: 2
 hidden: false
 ---

-how_to_develop_a_widget/
 ```
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ sphinx-copybutton
 myst-parser
 sphinx-design
 PyQt6
+PyQt6-WebEngine
 bec-widgets
 tomli
--- a/docs/user/getting_started/installation.md
+++ b/docs/user/getting_started/installation.md
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ To install BEC Widgets using the pip package manager, execute the following comm


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

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

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

 **Troubleshooting**
--- a/docs/user/getting_started/quick_start.md
+++ b/docs/user/getting_started/quick_start.md
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ Note, we chain commands here which is possible since the `add_dock` and `add_wid
 cam_widget.set_title("Camera Image Eiger")
 cam_widget.set_vrange(vmin=0, vmax=100)
 ```
-As a final step, we can now add also a SpiralProgressBar to a new dock, and perform a grid_scan with the motors *samx* and *samy*.
+As a final step, we can now add also a RingProgressBar to a new dock, and perform a grid_scan with the motors *samx* and *samy*.
 As you see in the example below, all docks are arranged below each other. This is the default behavior of the `add_dock` method. However, the docks can be freely arranged by drag and drop as desired by the user. We invite you to explore this by yourself following the example in the video, and build your custom GUI with BEC Widgets.

 ```python
-prog_bar = gui.add_dock(name="prog_dock").add_widget('SpiralProgressBar')
+prog_bar = gui.add_dock(name="prog_dock").add_widget('RingProgressBar')
 prog_bar.set_line_widths(15)
 scans.grid_scan(dev.samy, -2, 2, 10, dev.samx, -5, 5, 10, exp_time=0.1, relative=False)
 ```
--- a/docs/user/widgets/bec_figure.md
+++ b/docs/user/widgets/bec_figure.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ In the following, we describe 4 different type of widgets thaat are available in

 ![BECFigure.png](BECFigure.png)

-(user.widgets.waveform_1d)=
 ## [1D Waveform Widget](/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.cli.client.BECWaveform)

 **Purpose:** This widget provides a straightforward visualization of 1D data. It is particularly useful for plotting positioner movements against detector readings, enabling users to observe correlations and patterns in a simple, linear format.
@@ -20,11 +19,12 @@ In the following, we describe 4 different type of widgets thaat are available in
 **Example of Use:**
 ![Waveform 1D](./w1D.gif)

-**Code example**
+**Code example 1 - adding curves**
+
 The following code snipped demonstrates how to create a 1D waveform plot using BEC Widgets within BEC. More details about BEC Widgets in BEC can be found in the getting started section within the [introduction to the command line.](user.command_line_introduction)
 ```python
 # adds a new dock, a new BECFigure and a BECWaveForm to the dock
-plt = gui.add_dock().add_widget('BECFigure').plot('samx', 'bpm4i')
+plt = gui.add_dock().add_widget('BECFigure').plot(x_name='samx', y_name='bpm4i')
 # add a second curve to the same plot 
 plt.plot(x_name='samx', y_name='bpm3i')
 plt.set_title("Gauss plots vs. samx")
@@ -39,6 +39,48 @@ dev.bpm4i.sim.select_sim_model("GaussianModel")
 dev.bpm3i.sim.select_sim_model("StepModel")
 ```

+**Code example 2 - Adding Data Processing Pipeline Curve with LMFit Models**
+
+Together with the scan curve, one can also add a second curve that fits the signal using a specified model
+from [LMFit](https://lmfit.github.io/lmfit-py/builtin_models.html). The following code snippet demonstrates how to
+create a 1D waveform curve with an attached DAP process, or how to add a DAP process to an existing curve using the BEC
+CLI. Please note that for this example, both devices were set as Gaussian signals.
+
+```python
+# Add a new dock, a new BECFigure, and a BECWaveForm to the dock with a GaussianModel DAP
+plt = gui.add_dock().add_widget('BECFigure').plot(x_name='samx', y_name='bpm4i', dap="GaussianModel")
+
+# Add a second curve to the same plot without DAP
+plt.plot(x_name='samx', y_name='bpm3a')
+
+# Add DAP to the second curve
+plt.add_dap(x_name='samx', y_name='bpm3a', dap="GaussianModel")
+
+```
+
+To get the parameters of the fit, one has to retrieve the curve objects and call the dap_params property.
+
+```python
+# Get the curve object by name from the legend
+dap_bpm4i = plt.get_curve("bpm4i-bpm4i-GaussianModel")
+dap_bpm3a = plt.get_curve("bpm3a-bpm3a-GaussianModel")
+
+# Get the parameters of the fit
+print(dap_bpm4i.dap_params)
+# Output
+{'amplitude': 197.399639720862,
+ 'center': 5.013486095404885,
+ 'sigma': 0.9820868875739888}
+
+print(dap_bpm3a.dap_params)
+# Output
+{'amplitude': 698.3072786185278,
+ 'center': 0.9702840866173836,
+ 'sigma': 1.97139754785518}
+```
+
+![Waveform 1D_DAP](./bec_figure_dap.gif)
+
 (user.widgets.scatter_2d)=
 ## [2D Scatter Plot](/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.cli.client.BECWaveform)

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

 This section consolidates various custom buttons used within the BEC GUIs, facilitating the integration of these
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Mathias Guijarro	e2f074b1aa	fix: make main() function working, to be able to test out of Qt Designer	2024-07-03 14:10:04 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	011103fde3	refactor: put QTreeWidget in a container, rather than inheriting from it, and avoid multiple inheritance of BECConnector Inheriting from QTreeWidget causes havoc with display (see #245), also it is important to parent items OR to give them a label (weird) otherwise it also has display glitches. Most of the time, composition has to be preferred over inheritance ; inheritance is a question of behaviour - is the behaviour the same ? Here, a widget is really not a BECConnector, but uses a BECConnector (at least this is my understanding). Because a Widget and BECConnector do not behave the same. It is easier, lighter to deal with single inheritance. The singleton usage is superfluous, since the underlying client is already a singleton. Multiple BECConnector objects can be created, there won't be more connections. BECServiceStatusMixin has been removed in favor of the widget's own timer, since it was causing "QObject::killTimer: Timers cannot be stopped from another thread" errors (at least on my computer). Also removes "redundant items check" ; where do those would come from?	2024-07-03 14:09:55 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	f90bc00c18	fix: make error StatusMessage in case service info msg is None Makes handling of status easier, no need for special cases	2024-07-03 14:09:55 +02:00
appel_c	63a0056388	fix: add designer plugin classes	2024-07-03 14:09:55 +02:00
appel_c	5d435bd5ee	refactor: simplify logic in bec_status_box	2024-07-03 14:05:45 +02:00
semantic-release	0e802d8194	0.79.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-03 09:34:03 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	d7718d4dcb	fix: use libdir env var to preload Python library, also for Linux platform	2024-07-03 11:07:30 +02:00
semantic-release	4c2e02e912	0.79.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-03 08:45:07 +00:00
wyzula-jan	b8774e0b0b	fix(toolbar): change default color to black to match BECFigure theme	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	6e75642090	feat(motor_map_widget): standalone MotorMap Widget with toolbar + plugin	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	aaa0d1003d	fix(motor_map): fixed bug with residual trace after changing motors	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	5960918137	feat(motor_map): method to reset history trace	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	3dc0532df0	fix(widget_io): widget handler adjusted for spinboxes and comboboxes	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	96863adf53	refactor(toolbar): cleanup and adjusted colors	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
semantic-release	08425a623e	0.78.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-02 21:06:54 +00:00
wyzula-jan	b787759f44	fix(ui_loader): ui loader is compatible with bec plugins	2024-07-02 22:07:24 +02:00
semantic-release	25ef7c05e6	0.78.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-02 20:03:45 +00:00
wyzula-jan	c36bb80d6a	feat(color_button): patched ColorButton from pyqtgraph to be able to be opened in another QDialog	2024-07-02 20:54:39 +02:00
semantic-release	c069f3e1b3	0.77.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-02 11:00:18 +00:00
wyzula-jan	215d59c8bf	fix(waveform): scatter 2D brush error	2024-07-02 12:43:56 +02:00
wyzula-jan	008a33a9b1	fix(figure): API cleanup	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	3e787234c7	fix(figure): if/else logic corrected in subplot_factory	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	1173510105	fix(image): processing of already displayed data; closes #106	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	a391f3018c	feat(bec_connector): export config to yaml	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	b6e1e20b7c	fix(bec_figure): full reconstruction with config from other bec figure	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	572f2fb811	feat(utils): colors added convertor for rgba to hex	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	2e2d422910	fix(motor_map): API changes updates current visualisation; motor_map can be initialised from config	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	f0556e4411	fix(image): image add_custom_image fixed, closes #225	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	4a97105e4b	fix(figure): subplot methods consolidated; added subplot factory	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	797f73c39a	fix(image): image can be fully reconstructed from config	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	b8f796fd3f	fix(image_item): vrange added int for pydantic model check	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	78673ea11a	fix(bec_figure): waveforms can be initialised from the config; widgets are deleteLater after removal	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
guijar_m	c6a14c0768	Resolve "add VT100 console executing BEC as a widget"	2024-07-01 15:11:09 +02:00
semantic-release	70a966d8dc	0.76.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-29 12:17:07 +00:00
wakonig_k	c42511dd44	fix(plugins): fixes and tests for auto-gen plugins	2024-06-28 13:49:12 +02:00
semantic-release	db62f9e998	0.76.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-28 10:20:18 +00:00
wakonig_k	0610d2f9f0	fix: fixed qwidget inheritance for ring progress bar	2024-06-28 12:12:18 +02:00
wakonig_k	c1dd0ee190	feat(designer): added support for creating designer plugins automatically	2024-06-28 12:12:18 +02:00
wyzula-jan	a45c407568	fix:parent set as first kwarg TextBox and WebsiteWidget	2024-06-27 17:47:08 +02:00
semantic-release	813f57861c	0.75.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-26 19:38:24 +00:00
wakonig_k	3faee98ec8	feat(widgets): added simple bec queue widget	2024-06-26 20:42:37 +02:00
wakonig_k	ca02132c8d	refactor(dispatcher): cleanup	2024-06-26 20:42:37 +02:00
semantic-release	cb4ef25b73	0.74.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-26 13:10:06 +00:00
wyzula-jan	c8b7367815	fix(rings): rings properties updated right after setting	2024-06-26 11:46:21 +02:00
wyzula-jan	a268caaa30	test(bec_figure): tests for removing widgets with rpc e2e	2024-06-26 11:41:29 +02:00
wyzula-jan	6b25abff70	fix(motor_map): motor map can be removed from BECFigure with .remove()	2024-06-26 11:24:46 +02:00
wakonig_k	21c807f358	chore: sorted dependencies alphabetically	2024-06-26 10:27:46 +02:00
wakonig_k	56fdae4275	build: added missing pytest-bec-e2e dependency; closes #219	2024-06-26 10:24:25 +02:00
wakonig_k	e6a06c9f43	build: fixed dependency ranges; closes #135	2024-06-26 10:09:48 +02:00
wakonig_k	f979a63d3d	docs: fixed doc string	2024-06-26 09:46:14 +02:00
semantic-release	327bc54e22	0.74.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 16:44:56 +00:00
wyzula-jan	a51b15da3f	docs(becfigure): docs added	2024-06-25 18:37:23 +02:00
wyzula-jan	7271b422f9	test(waveform1d): dap e2e test added	2024-06-25 18:37:23 +02:00
wyzula-jan	1866ba66c8	feat(waveform1d): dap LMFit model can be added to plot	2024-06-25 18:37:20 +02:00
semantic-release	6175a04a90	0.73.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 16:24:11 +00:00
wakonig_k	7120f3e93b	fix(vscode): only run terminate if the process is still alive	2024-06-25 18:17:02 +02:00
wakonig_k	acc13183e2	fix(rpc): trigger shutdown of server when gui is terminated	2024-06-25 16:45:39 +02:00
wyzula-jan	f75fc19c5b	fix(rpc): remove of calling "close" and waiting for gui_is_alive	2024-06-25 15:22:29 +02:00
semantic-release	2650c8b8cf	0.73.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 10:25:13 +00:00
wakonig_k	1de3cbf65a	fix(ringprogressbar): removed hard-coded endpoint strings	2024-06-25 12:18:14 +02:00
semantic-release	4a9d0c9e44	0.73.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 10:05:53 +00:00
appel_c	88ecd05b95	test: add test for imageitem	2024-06-25 11:58:55 +02:00
appel_c	df812eaad5	feat: add new default scaling of image_item	2024-06-25 11:58:55 +02:00
semantic-release	d62da494c8	0.72.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 09:23:32 +00:00
wakonig_k	e631fc15d8	fix(designer): fixed designer for pyenv and venv; closes #237	2024-06-24 18:38:53 +02:00
semantic-release	ecbf1ce0c8	0.72.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-24 14:42:07 +00:00
wakonig_k	e5c0087c9a	fix: renamed spiral progress bar to ring progress bar; closes #235	2024-06-24 16:37:36 +02:00
appel_c	4348ed1bb2	test: bugfix to prohibit leackage of mock	2024-06-24 14:04:42 +02:00
semantic-release	5c11fde0a9	0.72.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-24 11:47:52 +00:00
wakonig_k	4ca1efeeb8	feat(connector): added threadpool wrapper	2024-06-24 13:41:10 +02:00
wyzula-jan	aa7ce2ea27	tests(status_box_test): temporary disabled tests for status_box due to high rate of failures	2024-06-24 13:15:59 +02:00
semantic-release	174f0cdcb6	0.71.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-23 15:30:25 +00:00
wakonig_k	860517a321	fix: don't print exception if the auto-update module cannot be found in plugins	2024-06-23 17:23:39 +02:00
semantic-release	66daae6d9e	0.71.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-23 12:33:09 +00:00
wyzula-jan	83001a0d82	test(scan_control):e2e tests added	2024-06-23 12:53:15 +02:00
wyzula-jan	1b7921a7f2	doc(scan_control): docs added	2024-06-23 12:12:22 +02:00
wyzula-jan	8badb6adc1	fix(cleanup): cleanup added to device_input widgets and scan_control	2024-06-23 12:12:20 +02:00
wyzula-jan	37682e7b8a	fix(scan_group_box): added row counter based on widgets	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	56e74a0e7d	test(scan_control): tests added	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	ec4574ed5c	fix(scan_control): added default min limit for args bundle if specified	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	21d20e0fc7	fix(device_line_edit):SizePolicy fixed for 100 horizontal	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	7ce3a83c58	fix(scan_control): argbox delete later added to prevent overlapping gui if scan changed	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	6dff1879c4	fix(scan_control): only scans with defined gui_config are allowed	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	c09644b29d	tests WIP	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	d8cf44134c	feat(scan_group_box): scan box for args and kwargs separated from ScanControlGUI code	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	ca856384f3	fix(WidgetIO): find handlers within base classes	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	4e2c9df6a4	refactor(device_line_edit): renamed default_device to default	2024-06-23 12:11:27 +02:00
wyzula-jan	8b822e0fa8	fix(scan_control): adapted widget to scan BEC gui config	2024-06-23 12:10:33 +02:00
wyzula-jan	67d398caf7	fix(scan_control): scan_control.py combatible with the newest BEC versions, test disabled	2024-06-23 12:10:33 +02:00
semantic-release	c2c27f8279	0.70.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 17:22:25 +00:00
wyzula-jan	50b3422528	fix(bec-desiger+plugins): imports fixed, PYSIDE6 check to not enable run plugins with pyqt6	2024-06-21 18:34:20 +02:00
wyzula-jan	4639eee0b9	feat(bec-designer): automatic plugin discovery	2024-06-21 18:34:20 +02:00
wyzula-jan	b4b27aea3d	feat(device_line_edit): plugin added to bec-designer	2024-06-21 17:40:53 +02:00
wyzula-jan	e483b282db	feat(device_combobox): plugin added to bec-designer	2024-06-21 17:30:02 +02:00
wakonig_k	36391db607	feat: added entry point for bec-designer	2024-06-21 16:46:04 +02:00
wyzula-jan	5362334ff3	feat(utils/bec-designer): added startup script to launched QtDesigner compatible with conda environments	2024-06-21 16:46:04 +02:00
appel_c	fdf11d8147	docs: fix typo in link	2024-06-21 14:44:50 +02:00
semantic-release	204f653b72	0.69.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 12:25:10 +00:00
wakonig_k	48ae950d57	feat(widgets): added vscode widget	2024-06-21 13:47:05 +02:00
wakonig_k	925c893f3f	fix(generate_cli): fixed rpc generate for classes without user access; closes #226	2024-06-21 13:47:05 +02:00
semantic-release	b54423a151	0.68.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 11:35:42 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	ce374163ca	fix: ignore GUI server output (any output will go to log file) If a logger is given to log `_start_log_process`, the server stdout and stderr streams will be redirected as log entries with levels DEBUG or ERROR in their parent process	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	3644f344da	feat: properly handle SIGINT (ctrl-c) in BEC GUI server -> calls qapplication.quit()	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	d1266a1ce1	feat: bec-gui-server: redirect stdout and stderr (if any) as proper debug and error log entries	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	f7d0b0768a	fix: do not create 'BECClient' logger when instantiating BECDispatcher	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	630616ec72	feat: add logger for BEC GUI server	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
semantic-release	7f7bef7581	0.67.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 08:42:15 +00:00
appel_c	d2f2b206bb	refactor: Change inheritance to QTreeWidget from QWidget	2024-06-21 10:27:15 +02:00
appel_c	6fa1c06053	docs: add widget to documentation	2024-06-21 10:26:14 +02:00
appel_c	5d4ca816cd	test: add test suite for bec_status_box and status_item	2024-06-20 18:08:26 +02:00
appel_c	443b6c1d7b	feat: introduce BECStatusBox Widget	2024-06-20 17:45:44 +02:00
wakonig_k	505a5ec833	Update file requirements.txt	2024-06-20 17:28:53 +02:00
semantic-release	3a7289bf5e	0.66.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 14:49:13 +00:00
wakonig_k	2718bc6247	fix: fixed shutdown for pyside	2024-06-20 16:31:16 +02:00
semantic-release	515d2651bf	0.66.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 12:19:39 +00:00
wakonig_k	ef25f56380	feat(rpc): discover widgets automatically	2024-06-20 14:04:30 +02:00
semantic-release	5b280ccc1e	0.65.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 12:04:07 +00:00
wakonig_k	cbbd23aa33	fix(pyqt): webengine must be imported before qcoreapplication	2024-06-20 13:50:44 +02:00
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				`{'files': ['motor_map_widget.py','motor_map_widget_plugin.py']}`
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				`from .ring_progress_bar import RingProgressBar`
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				`from .spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar`