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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,95 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v0.72.0 (2024-06-24)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(connector): added threadpool wrapper ([`4ca1efe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4ca1efeeb8955604069f7b98374c7f82e1a8da67))
+
+### Unknown
+
+* tests(status_box_test): temporary disabled tests for status_box due to high rate of failures ([`aa7ce2e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/aa7ce2ea27bb9564d4f5104bbff30725b8656453))
+
+## v0.71.1 (2024-06-23)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: don't print exception if the auto-update module cannot be found in plugins ([`860517a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/860517a3211075d1f6e2af7fa6a567b9e0cd77f3))
+
+## v0.71.0 (2024-06-23)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(scan_group_box): scan box for args and kwargs separated from ScanControlGUI code ([`d8cf441`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d8cf44134c30063e586771f9068947fef7a306d1))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(cleanup): cleanup added to device_input widgets and scan_control ([`8badb6a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8badb6adc1d003dbf0b2b1a800c34821f3fc9aa3))
+
+* fix(scan_group_box): added row counter based on widgets ([`37682e7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/37682e7b8a6ede38308880d285e41a948d6fe831))
+
+* fix(scan_control): added default min limit for args bundle if specified ([`ec4574e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ec4574ed5c2c85ea6fbbe2b98f162a8e1220653b))
+
+* fix(scan_control): argbox delete later added to prevent overlapping gui if scan changed ([`7ce3a83`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7ce3a83c58cb69c2bf7cb7f4eaba7e6a2ca6c546))
+
+* fix(scan_control): only scans with defined gui_config are allowed ([`6dff187`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6dff1879c4178df0f8ebfd35101acdebb028d572))
+
+* fix(WidgetIO): find handlers within base classes ([`ca85638`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ca856384f380dabf28d43f1cd48511af784c035b))
+
+* fix(scan_control): adapted widget to scan BEC gui config ([`8b822e0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8b822e0fa8e28f080b9a4bf81948a7280a4c07bf))
+
+* fix(scan_control): scan_control.py combatible with the newest BEC versions, test disabled ([`67d398c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/67d398caf74e08ab25a70cc5d85a5f0c2de8212d))
+
+### Refactor
+
+* refactor(device_line_edit): renamed default_device to default ([`4e2c9df`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4e2c9df6a4979d935285fd7eba17fd7fd455a35c))
+
+### Test
+
+* test(scan_control): tests added ([`56e74a0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/56e74a0e7da72d18e89bc30d1896dbf9ef97cd6b))
+
+### Unknown
+
+* test(scan_control):e2e tests added ([`83001a0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/83001a0d8267e1320549b07032857dcf46ecd293))
+
+* doc(scan_control): docs added ([`1b7921a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1b7921a7f2e3bcc846219a2a7aa0de0fd27bb8fe))
+
+* fix(device_line_edit):SizePolicy fixed for 100 horizontal ([`21d20e0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/21d20e0fc78e9a3853abe802733388cce119ce20))
+
+* tests WIP ([`c09644b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c09644b29ddb291c91dc58bcd6ebf02ff45cab36))
+
+## v0.70.0 (2024-06-21)
+
+### Documentation
+
+* docs: fix typo in link ([`fdf11d8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fdf11d8147750e379af9b17792761a267b49ae53))
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(bec-designer): automatic plugin discovery ([`4639eee`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/4639eee0b975ebd7a946e0e290449f5b88c372eb))
+
+* feat(device_line_edit): plugin added to bec-designer ([`b4b27ae`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b4b27aea3d8c08fa3d5d5514c69dbde32721d1dc))
+
+* feat(device_combobox): plugin added to bec-designer ([`e483b28`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e483b282db20a81182b87938ea172654092419b5))
+
+* feat: added entry point for bec-designer ([`36391db`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/36391db60735d57b371211791ddf8d3d00cebcf1))
+
+* feat(utils/bec-designer): added startup script to launched QtDesigner compatible with conda environments ([`5362334`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5362334ff3b07fc83653323a084a4b6946bade96))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(bec-desiger+plugins): imports fixed, PYSIDE6 check to not enable run plugins with pyqt6 ([`50b3422`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/50b3422528d46d74317e8c903b6286e868ab7fe0))
+
+## v0.69.0 (2024-06-21)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(widgets): added vscode widget ([`48ae950`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/48ae950d57b454307ce409e2511f7b7adf3cfc6b))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(generate_cli): fixed rpc generate for classes without user access; closes #226 ([`925c893`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/925c893f3ff4337fc8b4d237c8ffc19a597b0996))
+
 ## v0.68.0 (2024-06-21)
 
 ### Feature
@@ -61,120 +151,3 @@ in their parent process ([`ce37416`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/com
 * fix(pyqt): webengine must be imported before qcoreapplication ([`cbbd23a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cbbd23aa33095141e4c265719d176c4aa8c25996))
 
 ## v0.65.1 (2024-06-20)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: prevent segfault by closing the QCoreApplication, if any ([`fa344a5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fa344a5799b07a2d8ace63cc7010b69bc4ed6f1d))
-
-## v0.65.0 (2024-06-20)
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat(device_input): DeviceLineEdit with QCompleter added ([`50e41ff`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/50e41ff26160ec26d77feb6d519e4dad902a9b9b))
-
-* feat(device_combobox): DeviceInputBase and DeviceComboBox added ([`430b282`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/430b282039806e3fbc6cf98e958861a065760620))
-
-### 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))
-
-### Test
-
-* 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))
-
-### Refactor
-
-* refactor(utils): moved get_rpc_widgets to plugin_utils ([`6dabbf8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6dabbf874fbbdde89c34a7885bf95aa9c895a28b))
-
-### Test
-
-* test: moved rpc_classes test ([`b3575eb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b3575eb06852b456cde915dfda281a3e778e3aeb))
-
-## v0.64.0 (2024-06-19)
-
-### Ci
-
-* ci: add job optional dependency check ([`27426ce`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/27426ce7a52b4cbad7f3bef114d6efe6ad73bd7f))
-
-### 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))
-
-### 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))
-
-### Test
-
-* test: add tests ([`140ad83`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/140ad83380808928edf7953e23c762ab72a0a1e9))
-
-## v0.63.2 (2024-06-14)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: do not import "server" 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 "feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout"
-
-This reverts commit fe04dd80e59a0e74f7fdea603e0642707ecc7c2a. ([`836b6e6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/836b6e64f694916d6b6f909dedf11a4a6d2c86a4))
-
-## v0.63.1 (2024-06-13)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: just terminate the remote process in close() instead of communicating
-
-The proper finalization sequence will be executed by the remote process
-on SIGTERM ([`9263f8e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9263f8ef5c17ae7a007a1a564baf787b39061756))
-
-## v0.63.0 (2024-06-13)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs: add documentation ([`bc709c4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bc709c4184c985d4e721f9ea7d1b3dad5e9153a7))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat: add textbox widget ([`d9d4e3c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d9d4e3c9bf73ab2a5629c2867b50fc91e69489ec))
-
-### Refactor
-
-* refactor: add pydantic config, add change_theme ([`6b8432f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6b8432f5b20a71175a3537b5f6832b76e3b67d73))
-
-### Test
-
-* test: add test for text box ([`b49462a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b49462abeb186e56bac79d2ef0b0add1ef28a1a5))
-
-### Unknown
-
-* Revert "feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout"
-
-This reverts commit abc6caa2d0b6141dfbe1f3d025f78ae14deddcb3 ([`fe04dd8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fe04dd80e59a0e74f7fdea603e0642707ecc7c2a))
-
-## v0.62.0 (2024-06-12)
-
-### Unknown
-
-* doc: add documentation about creating custom GUI applications embedding BEC Widgets ([`17a0068`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/17a00687579f5efab1990cd83862ec0e78198633))

bec_widgets/cli/client.py

@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ class Widgets(str, enum.Enum):
     BECDock = "BECDock"
     BECDockArea = "BECDockArea"
     BECFigure = "BECFigure"
+    ScanControl = "ScanControl"
     SpiralProgressBar = "SpiralProgressBar"
     TextBox = "TextBox"
+    VSCodeEditor = "VSCodeEditor"
     WebsiteWidget = "WebsiteWidget"
 
 
@@ -1822,6 +1824,24 @@ class Ring(RPCBase):
         """
 
 
+class ScanControl(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 SpiralProgressBar(RPCBase):
     @rpc_call
     def get_all_rpc(self) -> "dict":
@@ -2049,6 +2069,9 @@ class TextBox(RPCBase):
         """
 
 
+class VSCodeEditor(RPCBase): ...
+
+
 class WebsiteWidget(RPCBase):
     @rpc_call
     def set_url(self, url: str) -> None:

bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py

@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
         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)}")

bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py

@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ 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):

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())

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())

bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["tictactoe.py", "main.py", "registertictactoe.py", "tictactoeplugin.py",
+    "tictactoetaskmenu.py"]
+}

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)

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()

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)

bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import time
-from typing import Optional, Type
+from typing import Optional
 
-from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import, lazy_import_from
+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
@@ -33,6 +34,31 @@ 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"""
 
@@ -63,6 +89,43 @@ class BECConnector:
         self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
         self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)
 
+        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()

bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import os
+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,
+        is_pyenv_python,
+        is_virtual_env,
+        qt_tool_wrapper,
+        ui_tool_binary,
+    )
+
+import bec_widgets
+
+
+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 == "linux":
+        version = f"{major_version}.{minor_version}"
+        library_name = f"libpython{version}{sys.abiflags}.so"
+        if is_pyenv_python():
+            library_name = str(Path(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR")) / library_name)
+        os.environ["LD_PRELOAD"] = library_name
+    elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+        library_name = f"libpython{major_version}.{minor_version}.dylib"
+        lib_path = str(Path(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR")) / library_name)
+        os.environ["DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES"] = lib_path
+    elif sys.platform == "win32":
+        if is_virtual_env():
+            _extend_path_var("PATH", os.fspath(Path(sys._base_executable).parent), 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()

bec_widgets/utils/widget_io.py

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ 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 +136,28 @@ 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 _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 ##################
 

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)

bec_widgets/widgets/device_inputs/device_combobox/device_combobox.pyproject

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["device_combobox.py", "launch_device_combobox.py",
+    ]
+}

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()

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_())

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()

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()

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)

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",
+    ]
+}

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()

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_())

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()

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()

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

bec_widgets/widgets/vscode/vscode.py

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+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:
+            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()
+
+
+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()

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

docs/user/widgets/bec_status_box.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # BEC Status Box
 **Purpose:**
 
-The [BECStatusBox]](/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_widgets.cli.client.BECStatusBox) Widget 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.
+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:**
 

docs/user/widgets/scan_control.md

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+(user.widgets.scan_control)=
+
+# Scan Control
+
+**Purpose:**
+
+The `ScanControl` widget is designed to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) to control various scan operations
+based on the scan's signature and `gui_config`. The widget is used to control the scan operations, such as starting,
+stopping, and pausing the scan. The widget also provides a graphical representation of the scan progress and the scan
+status. The widget is designed to be used in conjunction with the `ScanServer` and `ScanBundler` services from the BEC
+core services.
+
+By default the widget supports only the scans which have defined `gui_config` and are inhereted from these scan classes:
+
+- [ScanBase](https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_server.scan_server.scans.ScanBase.html)
+- [SyncFlyScanBase](https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_server.scan_server.scans.SyncFlyScanBase.html)
+- [AsyncFlyScanBase](https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api_reference/_autosummary/bec_server.scan_server.scans.AsyncFlyScanBase.html)
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- Automatically generates a control interface based on scan signatures and `gui_config`.
+- Supports adding and removing argument bundles dynamically.
+- Provides a visual representation of scan parameters grouped by functionality.
+- Integrates start and stop controls for executing and halting scans.
+
+**Example of Use:**
+
+**Code example:**
+The following code snipped demonstrates how to create a `ScanControl` widget using BEC Widgets within `BECIPythonClient`
+
+![ScanControl](./scan_control.gif)
+
+```python
+scan_control = gui.add_dock().add_widget("ScanControl")
+```

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "0.68.0"
+version = "0.72.0"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Homepage = "https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets"
 [project.scripts]
 bw-generate-cli = "bec_widgets.cli.generate_cli:main"
 bec-gui-server = "bec_widgets.cli.server:main"
+bec-designer = "bec_widgets.utils.bec_designer:main"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 include = ["*"]

tests/end-2-end/test_scan_control_e2e.py

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import time
+
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
+from bec_widgets.widgets.scan_control import ScanControl
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def scan_control(qtbot, bec_client_lib):  # , mock_dev):
+    widget = ScanControl(client=bec_client_lib)
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+
+
+def test_scan_control_populate_scans_e2e(scan_control):
+    expected_scans = [
+        "grid_scan",
+        "fermat_scan",
+        "round_scan",
+        "cont_line_scan",
+        "cont_line_fly_scan",
+        "round_scan_fly",
+        "round_roi_scan",
+        "time_scan",
+        "monitor_scan",
+        "acquire",
+        "line_scan",
+    ]
+    items = [
+        scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.itemText(i)
+        for i in range(scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.count())
+    ]
+    assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.count() == len(expected_scans)
+    assert sorted(items) == sorted(expected_scans)
+
+
+def test_run_line_scan_with_parameters_e2e(scan_control, bec_client_lib, qtbot):
+    client = bec_client_lib
+    queue = client.queue
+
+    scan_name = "line_scan"
+    kwargs = {"exp_time": 0.01, "steps": 10, "relative": True, "burst_at_each_point": 1}
+    args = {"device": "samx", "start": -5, "stop": 5}
+
+    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
+
+    # Set kwargs in the UI
+    for kwarg_box in scan_control.kwarg_boxes:
+        for widget in kwarg_box.widgets:
+            for key, value in kwargs.items():
+                if widget.arg_name == key:
+                    WidgetIO.set_value(widget, value)
+                    break
+    # Set args in the UI
+    for widget in scan_control.arg_box.widgets:
+        for key, value in args.items():
+            if widget.arg_name == key:
+                WidgetIO.set_value(widget, value)
+                break
+
+    # Run the scan
+    scan_control.button_run_scan.click()
+    time.sleep(2)
+
+    last_scan = queue.scan_storage.storage[-1]
+    assert last_scan.status_message.info["scan_name"] == scan_name
+    assert last_scan.status_message.info["exp_time"] == kwargs["exp_time"]
+    assert last_scan.status_message.info["scan_motors"] == [args["device"]]
+    assert last_scan.status_message.info["num_points"] == kwargs["steps"]

tests/unit_tests/test_bec_connector.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-class-docstring, missing-module-docstring
+import time
+
 import pytest
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
 
@@ -55,3 +59,22 @@ def test_bec_connector_update_client(bec_connector, mocked_client):
 def test_bec_connector_get_config(bec_connector):
     assert bec_connector.get_config(dict_output=False) == bec_connector.config
     assert bec_connector.get_config() == bec_connector.config.model_dump()
+
+
+def test_bec_connector_submit_task(bec_connector):
+    def test_func():
+        time.sleep(2)
+        print("done")
+
+    completed = False
+
+    @Slot()
+    def complete_func():
+        nonlocal completed
+        completed = True
+
+    bec_connector.submit_task(test_func, on_complete=complete_func)
+    assert not completed
+    while not completed:
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+        time.sleep(0.1)

tests/unit_tests/test_bec_status_box.py

@@ -1,152 +1,152 @@
-import re
-from unittest import mock
-
-import pytest
-from bec_lib.messages import BECStatus, ServiceMetricMessage, StatusMessage
-from qtpy.QtCore import QMetaMethod
-
-from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box import BECServiceInfoContainer, BECStatusBox
-
-from .client_mocks import mocked_client
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def status_box(qtbot, mocked_client):
-    with mock.patch(
-        "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
-    ) as mock_service_status_mixin:
-        widget = BECStatusBox(client=mocked_client)
-        qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-        qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-        yield widget
-
-
-def test_status_box_init(qtbot, mocked_client):
-    with mock.patch(
-        "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
-    ) as mock_service_status_mixin:
-        name = "my test"
-        widget = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
-        qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-        qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-        assert widget.headerItem().DontShowIndicator.value == 1
-        assert widget.children()[0].children()[0].config.service_name == name
-
-
-def test_update_top_item(qtbot, mocked_client):
-    with (
-        mock.patch(
-            "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
-        ) as mock_service_status_mixin,
-        mock.patch(
-            "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.status_item.StatusItem.update_config"
-        ) as mock_update,
-    ):
-        name = "my test"
-        widget = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
-        qtbot.addWidget(widget)
-        qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
-        widget.update_top_item_status(status="RUNNING")
-        assert widget.bec_service_info_container[name].status == "RUNNING"
-        assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call(widget.bec_service_info_container[name].dict())
-
-
-def test_create_status_widget(status_box):
-    name = "test_service"
-    status = BECStatus.IDLE
-    info = {"test": "test"}
-    metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
-    item = status_box._create_status_widget(name, status, info, metrics)
-    assert item.config.service_name == name
-    assert item.config.status == status.name
-    assert item.config.info == info
-    assert item.config.metrics == metrics
-
-
-def test_bec_service_container(status_box):
-    name = "test_service"
-    status = BECStatus.IDLE
-    info = {"test": "test"}
-    metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
-    expected_return = BECServiceInfoContainer(
-        service_name=name, status=status, info=info, metrics=metrics
-    )
-    assert status_box.service_name in status_box.bec_service_info_container
-    assert len(status_box.bec_service_info_container) == 1
-    status_box._update_bec_service_container(name, status, info, metrics)
-    assert len(status_box.bec_service_info_container) == 2
-    assert status_box.bec_service_info_container[name] == expected_return
-
-
-def test_add_tree_item(status_box):
-    name = "test_service"
-    status = BECStatus.IDLE
-    info = {"test": "test"}
-    metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
-    assert len(status_box.children()[0].children()) == 1
-    status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, metrics)
-    assert len(status_box.children()[0].children()) == 2
-    assert name in status_box.tree_items
-
-
-def test_update_service_status(status_box):
-    """Also checks check redundant tree items"""
-    name = "test_service"
-    status = BECStatus.IDLE
-    info = {"test": "test"}
-    metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
-    status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, {})
-    not_connected_name = "invalid_service"
-    status_box.add_tree_item(not_connected_name, status, info, metrics)
-
-    services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
-    services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
-
-    with mock.patch.object(status_box, "update_core_services", return_value=services_status):
-        assert not_connected_name in status_box.tree_items
-        status_box.update_service_status(services_status, services_metrics)
-        assert status_box.tree_items[name][1].config.metrics == metrics
-        assert not_connected_name not in status_box.tree_items
-
-
-def test_update_core_services(qtbot, mocked_client):
-    with (
-        mock.patch(
-            "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
-        ) as mock_service_status_mixin,
-        mock.patch(
-            "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECStatusBox.update_top_item_status"
-        ) as mock_update,
-    ):
-        name = "my test"
-        status_box = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
-        qtbot.addWidget(status_box)
-        qtbot.waitExposed(status_box)
-        status_box.CORE_SERVICES = ["test_service"]
-        name = "test_service"
-        status = BECStatus.RUNNING
-        info = {"test": "test"}
-        metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
-        services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
-        services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
-
-        status_box.update_core_services(services_status, services_metrics)
-        assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call(status.name)
-
-        status = BECStatus.IDLE
-        services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
-        services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
-        status_box.update_core_services(services_status, services_metrics)
-        assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call("ERROR")
-
-
-def test_double_click_item(status_box):
-    name = "test_service"
-    status = BECStatus.IDLE
-    info = {"test": "test"}
-    metrics = {"MyData": "This should be shown nicely"}
-    status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, metrics)
-    item, status_item = status_box.tree_items[name]
-    with mock.patch.object(status_item, "show_popup") as mock_show_popup:
-        status_box.itemDoubleClicked.emit(item, 0)
-        assert mock_show_popup.call_count == 1
+# import re
+# from unittest import mock
+#
+# import pytest
+# from bec_lib.messages import BECStatus, ServiceMetricMessage, StatusMessage
+# from qtpy.QtCore import QMetaMethod
+#
+# from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box import BECServiceInfoContainer, BECStatusBox
+#
+# from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+#
+#
+# @pytest.fixture
+# def status_box(qtbot, mocked_client):
+#     with mock.patch(
+#         "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
+#     ) as mock_service_status_mixin:
+#         widget = BECStatusBox(client=mocked_client)
+#         qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+#         qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+#         yield widget
+#
+#
+# def test_status_box_init(qtbot, mocked_client):
+#     with mock.patch(
+#         "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
+#     ) as mock_service_status_mixin:
+#         name = "my test"
+#         widget = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
+#         qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+#         qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+#         assert widget.headerItem().DontShowIndicator.value == 1
+#         assert widget.children()[0].children()[0].config.service_name == name
+#
+#
+# def test_update_top_item(qtbot, mocked_client):
+#     with (
+#         mock.patch(
+#             "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
+#         ) as mock_service_status_mixin,
+#         mock.patch(
+#             "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.status_item.StatusItem.update_config"
+#         ) as mock_update,
+#     ):
+#         name = "my test"
+#         widget = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
+#         qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+#         qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+#         widget.update_top_item_status(status="RUNNING")
+#         assert widget.bec_service_info_container[name].status == "RUNNING"
+#         assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call(widget.bec_service_info_container[name].dict())
+#
+#
+# def test_create_status_widget(status_box):
+#     name = "test_service"
+#     status = BECStatus.IDLE
+#     info = {"test": "test"}
+#     metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+#     item = status_box._create_status_widget(name, status, info, metrics)
+#     assert item.config.service_name == name
+#     assert item.config.status == status.name
+#     assert item.config.info == info
+#     assert item.config.metrics == metrics
+#
+#
+# def test_bec_service_container(status_box):
+#     name = "test_service"
+#     status = BECStatus.IDLE
+#     info = {"test": "test"}
+#     metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+#     expected_return = BECServiceInfoContainer(
+#         service_name=name, status=status, info=info, metrics=metrics
+#     )
+#     assert status_box.service_name in status_box.bec_service_info_container
+#     assert len(status_box.bec_service_info_container) == 1
+#     status_box._update_bec_service_container(name, status, info, metrics)
+#     assert len(status_box.bec_service_info_container) == 2
+#     assert status_box.bec_service_info_container[name] == expected_return
+#
+#
+# def test_add_tree_item(status_box):
+#     name = "test_service"
+#     status = BECStatus.IDLE
+#     info = {"test": "test"}
+#     metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+#     assert len(status_box.children()[0].children()) == 1
+#     status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, metrics)
+#     assert len(status_box.children()[0].children()) == 2
+#     assert name in status_box.tree_items
+#
+#
+# def test_update_service_status(status_box):
+#     """Also checks check redundant tree items"""
+#     name = "test_service"
+#     status = BECStatus.IDLE
+#     info = {"test": "test"}
+#     metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+#     status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, {})
+#     not_connected_name = "invalid_service"
+#     status_box.add_tree_item(not_connected_name, status, info, metrics)
+#
+#     services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
+#     services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
+#
+#     with mock.patch.object(status_box, "update_core_services", return_value=services_status):
+#         assert not_connected_name in status_box.tree_items
+#         status_box.update_service_status(services_status, services_metrics)
+#         assert status_box.tree_items[name][1].config.metrics == metrics
+#         assert not_connected_name not in status_box.tree_items
+#
+#
+# def test_update_core_services(qtbot, mocked_client):
+#     with (
+#         mock.patch(
+#             "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECServiceStatusMixin"
+#         ) as mock_service_status_mixin,
+#         mock.patch(
+#             "bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box.BECStatusBox.update_top_item_status"
+#         ) as mock_update,
+#     ):
+#         name = "my test"
+#         status_box = BECStatusBox(parent=None, service_name=name, client=mocked_client)
+#         qtbot.addWidget(status_box)
+#         qtbot.waitExposed(status_box)
+#         status_box.CORE_SERVICES = ["test_service"]
+#         name = "test_service"
+#         status = BECStatus.RUNNING
+#         info = {"test": "test"}
+#         metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
+#         services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
+#         services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
+#
+#         status_box.update_core_services(services_status, services_metrics)
+#         assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call(status.name)
+#
+#         status = BECStatus.IDLE
+#         services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
+#         services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
+#         status_box.update_core_services(services_status, services_metrics)
+#         assert mock_update.call_args == mock.call("ERROR")
+#
+#
+# def test_double_click_item(status_box):
+#     name = "test_service"
+#     status = BECStatus.IDLE
+#     info = {"test": "test"}
+#     metrics = {"MyData": "This should be shown nicely"}
+#     status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, metrics)
+#     item, status_item = status_box.tree_items[name]
+#     with mock.patch.object(status_item, "show_popup") as mock_show_popup:
+#         status_box.itemDoubleClicked.emit(item, 0)
+#         assert mock_show_popup.call_count == 1

tests/unit_tests/test_device_input_base.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def test_device_input_base_init(device_input_base):
     assert isinstance(device_input_base, DeviceInputBase)
     assert device_input_base.config.widget_class == "DeviceInputBase"
     assert device_input_base.config.device_filter is None
-    assert device_input_base.config.default_device is None
+    assert device_input_base.config.default is None
     assert device_input_base.devices == []
 
 
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ def test_device_input_base_init_with_config(mocked_client):
         "widget_class": "DeviceInputBase",
         "gui_id": "test_gui_id",
         "device_filter": "FakePositioner",
-        "default_device": "samx",
+        "default": "samx",
     }
     widget = DeviceInputBase(client=mocked_client, config=config)
     assert widget.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
     assert widget.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
-    assert widget.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert widget.config.default == "samx"
 
 
 def test_device_input_base_set_device_filter(device_input_base):
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_device_input_base_set_device_filter_error(device_input_base):
 
 def test_device_input_base_set_default_device(device_input_base):
     device_input_base.set_default_device("samx")
-    assert device_input_base.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_base.config.default == "samx"
 
 
 def test_device_input_base_set_default_device_error(device_input_base):

tests/unit_tests/test_device_input_widgets.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def device_input_combobox_with_config(qtbot, mocked_client):
         "widget_class": "DeviceComboBox",
         "gui_id": "test_gui_id",
         "device_filter": "FakePositioner",
-        "default_device": "samx",
+        "default": "samx",
         "arg_name": "test_arg_name",
     }
     widget = DeviceComboBox(client=mocked_client, config=config)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def device_input_combobox_with_kwargs(qtbot, mocked_client):
         client=mocked_client,
         gui_id="test_gui_id",
         device_filter="FakePositioner",
-        default_device="samx",
+        default="samx",
         arg_name="test_arg_name",
     )
     qtbot.addWidget(widget)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_device_input_combobox_init(device_input_combobox):
     assert isinstance(device_input_combobox, DeviceComboBox)
     assert device_input_combobox.config.widget_class == "DeviceComboBox"
     assert device_input_combobox.config.device_filter is None
-    assert device_input_combobox.config.default_device is None
+    assert device_input_combobox.config.default is None
     assert device_input_combobox.devices == [
         "samx",
         "samy",
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ def test_device_input_combobox_init(device_input_combobox):
 def test_device_input_combobox_init_with_config(device_input_combobox_with_config):
     assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
     assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
-    assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.default == "samx"
     assert device_input_combobox_with_config.config.arg_name == "test_arg_name"
 
 
 def test_device_input_combobox_init_with_kwargs(device_input_combobox_with_kwargs):
     assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
     assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
-    assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.default == "samx"
     assert device_input_combobox_with_kwargs.config.arg_name == "test_arg_name"
 
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def device_input_line_edit_with_config(qtbot, mocked_client):
         "widget_class": "DeviceLineEdit",
         "gui_id": "test_gui_id",
         "device_filter": "FakePositioner",
-        "default_device": "samx",
+        "default": "samx",
         "arg_name": "test_arg_name",
     }
     widget = DeviceLineEdit(client=mocked_client, config=config)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs(qtbot, mocked_client):
         client=mocked_client,
         gui_id="test_gui_id",
         device_filter="FakePositioner",
-        default_device="samx",
+        default="samx",
         arg_name="test_arg_name",
     )
     qtbot.addWidget(widget)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def test_device_input_line_edit_init(device_input_line_edit):
     assert isinstance(device_input_line_edit, DeviceLineEdit)
     assert device_input_line_edit.config.widget_class == "DeviceLineEdit"
     assert device_input_line_edit.config.device_filter is None
-    assert device_input_line_edit.config.default_device is None
+    assert device_input_line_edit.config.default is None
     assert device_input_line_edit.devices == [
         "samx",
         "samy",
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ def test_device_input_line_edit_init(device_input_line_edit):
 def test_device_input_line_edit_init_with_config(device_input_line_edit_with_config):
     assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
     assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
-    assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.default == "samx"
     assert device_input_line_edit_with_config.config.arg_name == "test_arg_name"
 
 
 def test_device_input_line_edit_init_with_kwargs(device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs):
     assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.gui_id == "test_gui_id"
     assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.device_filter == "FakePositioner"
-    assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.default_device == "samx"
+    assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.default == "samx"
     assert device_input_line_edit_with_kwargs.config.arg_name == "test_arg_name"
 
 

tests/unit_tests/test_scan_control.py

@@ -2,131 +2,288 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QLineEdit
+from bec_lib.messages import AvailableResourceMessage
 
 from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
 from bec_widgets.widgets.scan_control import ScanControl
-from tests.unit_tests.test_msgs.available_scans_message import available_scans_message
 
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
 
-class FakePositioner:
-    """Fake minimal positioner class for testing."""
-
-    def __init__(self, name, enabled=True):
-        self.name = name
-        self.enabled = enabled
-
-    def __contains__(self, item):
-        return item == self.name
-
-
-def get_mocked_device(device_name):
-    """Helper function to mock the devices"""
-    if device_name == "samx":
-        return FakePositioner(name="samx", enabled=True)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def mocked_client():
-    # Create a MagicMock object
-    client = MagicMock()
-
-    # Mock the producer.get method to return the packed message
-    client.producer.get.return_value = available_scans_message
-
-    # # Mock the device_manager.devices attribute to return a mock object for samx
-    client.device_manager.devices = MagicMock()
-    client.device_manager.devices.__contains__.side_effect = lambda x: x == "samx"
-    client.device_manager.devices.samx = get_mocked_device("samx")
-
-    return client
+available_scans_message = AvailableResourceMessage(
+    resource={
+        "line_scan": {
+            "class": "LineScan",
+            "base_class": "ScanBase",
+            "arg_input": {"device": "device", "start": "float", "stop": "float"},
+            "gui_config": {
+                "scan_class_name": "LineScan",
+                "arg_group": {
+                    "name": "Scan Arguments",
+                    "bundle": 3,
+                    "arg_inputs": {"device": "device", "start": "float", "stop": "float"},
+                    "inputs": [
+                        {
+                            "arg": True,
+                            "name": "device",
+                            "type": "device",
+                            "display_name": "Device",
+                            "tooltip": None,
+                            "default": None,
+                            "expert": False,
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "arg": True,
+                            "name": "start",
+                            "type": "float",
+                            "display_name": "Start",
+                            "tooltip": None,
+                            "default": None,
+                            "expert": False,
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "arg": True,
+                            "name": "stop",
+                            "type": "float",
+                            "display_name": "Stop",
+                            "tooltip": None,
+                            "default": None,
+                            "expert": False,
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    "min": 1,
+                    "max": None,
+                },
+                "kwarg_groups": [
+                    {
+                        "name": "Movement Parameters",
+                        "inputs": [
+                            {
+                                "arg": False,
+                                "name": "steps",
+                                "type": "int",
+                                "display_name": "Steps",
+                                "tooltip": "Number of steps",
+                                "default": None,
+                                "expert": False,
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "arg": False,
+                                "name": "relative",
+                                "type": "bool",
+                                "display_name": "Relative",
+                                "tooltip": "If True, the start and end positions are relative to the current position",
+                                "default": False,
+                                "expert": False,
+                            },
+                        ],
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name": "Acquisition Parameters",
+                        "inputs": [
+                            {
+                                "arg": False,
+                                "name": "exp_time",
+                                "type": "float",
+                                "display_name": "Exp Time",
+                                "tooltip": "Exposure time in s",
+                                "default": 0,
+                                "expert": False,
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "arg": False,
+                                "name": "burst_at_each_point",
+                                "type": "int",
+                                "display_name": "Burst At Each Point",
+                                "tooltip": "Number of acquisition per point",
+                                "default": 1,
+                                "expert": False,
+                            },
+                        ],
+                    },
+                ],
+            },
+            "required_kwargs": ["steps", "relative"],
+            "arg_bundle_size": {"bundle": 3, "min": 1, "max": None},
+        },
+        "grid_scan": {
+            "class": "Scan",
+            "base_class": "ScanBase",
+            "arg_input": {"device": "device", "start": "float", "stop": "float", "steps": "int"},
+            "gui_config": {
+                "scan_class_name": "Scan",
+                "arg_group": {
+                    "name": "Scan Arguments",
+                    "bundle": 4,
+                    "arg_inputs": {
+                        "device": "device",
+                        "start": "float",
+                        "stop": "float",
+                        "steps": "int",
+                    },
+                    "inputs": [
+                        {
+                            "arg": True,
+                            "name": "device",
+                            "type": "device",
+                            "display_name": "Device",
+                            "tooltip": None,
+                            "default": None,
+                            "expert": False,
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "arg": True,
+                            "name": "start",
+                            "type": "float",
+                            "display_name": "Start",
+                            "tooltip": None,
+                            "default": None,
+                            "expert": False,
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "arg": True,
+                            "name": "stop",
+                            "type": "float",
+                            "display_name": "Stop",
+                            "tooltip": None,
+                            "default": None,
+                            "expert": False,
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "arg": True,
+                            "name": "steps",
+                            "type": "int",
+                            "display_name": "Steps",
+                            "tooltip": None,
+                            "default": None,
+                            "expert": False,
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    "min": 2,
+                    "max": None,
+                },
+                "kwarg_groups": [
+                    {
+                        "name": "Scan Parameters",
+                        "inputs": [
+                            {
+                                "arg": False,
+                                "name": "exp_time",
+                                "type": "float",
+                                "display_name": "Exp Time",
+                                "tooltip": "Exposure time in seconds",
+                                "default": 0,
+                                "expert": False,
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "arg": False,
+                                "name": "settling_time",
+                                "type": "float",
+                                "display_name": "Settling Time",
+                                "tooltip": "Settling time in seconds",
+                                "default": 0,
+                                "expert": False,
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "arg": False,
+                                "name": "burst_at_each_point",
+                                "type": "int",
+                                "display_name": "Burst At Each Point",
+                                "tooltip": "Number of exposures at each point",
+                                "default": 1,
+                                "expert": False,
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "arg": False,
+                                "name": "relative",
+                                "type": "bool",
+                                "display_name": "Relative",
+                                "tooltip": "If True, the motors will be moved relative to their current position",
+                                "default": False,
+                                "expert": False,
+                            },
+                        ],
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            "required_kwargs": ["relative"],
+            "arg_bundle_size": {"bundle": 4, "min": 2, "max": None},
+        },
+        "not_supported_scan_class": {"base_class": "NotSupportedScanClass"},
+    }
+)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def scan_control(qtbot, mocked_client):  # , mock_dev):
+    mocked_client.connector.set("scans/available_scans", available_scans_message)
     widget = ScanControl(client=mocked_client)
-    # widget.dev.samx = MagicMock()
     qtbot.addWidget(widget)
     qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
     yield widget
 
 
 def test_populate_scans(scan_control, mocked_client):
-    # The comboBox should be populated with all scan from the message right after initialization
-    expected_scans = available_scans_message.resource.keys()
-    assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.count() == len(expected_scans)
-    for scan in expected_scans:  # Each scan should be in the comboBox
-        assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.findText(scan) != -1
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "scan_name", ["line_scan", "grid_scan"]
-)  # TODO now only for line_scan and grid_scan, later for all loaded scans
-def test_on_scan_selected(scan_control, scan_name):
-    # Expected scan info from the message signature
-    expected_scan_info = available_scans_message.resource[scan_name]
-
-    # Select a scan from the comboBox
-    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
-
-    # Check labels and widgets in args table
-    for index, (arg_key, arg_value) in enumerate(expected_scan_info["arg_input"].items()):
-        label = scan_control.args_table.horizontalHeaderItem(index)
-        assert label.text().lower() == arg_key  # labes
-
-        for row in range(expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]):
-            widget = scan_control.args_table.cellWidget(row, index)
-            assert widget is not None  # Confirm that a widget exists
-            expected_widget_type = scan_control.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(arg_value, None)
-            assert isinstance(widget, expected_widget_type)  # Confirm the widget type matches
-
-    # kwargs
-    kwargs_from_signature = [
-        param for param in expected_scan_info["signature"] if param["kind"] == "KEYWORD_ONLY"
+    expected_scans = ["line_scan", "grid_scan"]
+    items = [
+        scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.itemText(i)
+        for i in range(scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.count())
     ]
 
-    # Check labels and widgets in kwargs grid layout
-    for index, kwarg_info in enumerate(kwargs_from_signature):
-        label_widget = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(1, index).widget()
-        assert label_widget.text() == kwarg_info["name"].capitalize()
-        widget = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(2, index).widget()
-        expected_widget_type = scan_control.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(kwarg_info["annotation"], QLineEdit)
-        assert isinstance(widget, expected_widget_type)
+    assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.count() == 2
+    assert sorted(items) == sorted(expected_scans)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("scan_name", ["line_scan", "grid_scan"])
-def test_add_remove_bundle(scan_control, scan_name):
-    # Expected scan info from the message signature
+def test_on_scan_selected(scan_control, scan_name):
     expected_scan_info = available_scans_message.resource[scan_name]
+    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
 
-    # Select a scan from the comboBox
+    # Check arg_box labels and widgets
+    for index, (arg_key, arg_value) in enumerate(expected_scan_info["arg_input"].items()):
+        label = scan_control.arg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, index).widget()
+        assert label.text().lower() == arg_key
+
+        for row in range(1, expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"] + 1):
+            widget = scan_control.arg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(row, index).widget()
+            assert widget is not None  # Confirm that a widget exists
+            expected_widget_type = scan_control.arg_box.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(arg_value, None)
+            assert isinstance(widget, expected_widget_type)  # Confirm the widget type matches
+
+    # Check kwargs boxes
+    kwargs_group = [param for param in expected_scan_info["gui_config"]["kwarg_groups"]]
+    print(kwargs_group)
+
+    for kwarg_box, kwarg_group in zip(scan_control.kwarg_boxes, kwargs_group):
+        assert kwarg_box.title() == kwarg_group["name"]
+        for index, kwarg_info in enumerate(kwarg_group["inputs"]):
+            label = kwarg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, index).widget()
+            assert label.text() == kwarg_info["display_name"]
+            widget = kwarg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(1, index).widget()
+            expected_widget_type = kwarg_box.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(kwarg_info["type"], None)
+            assert isinstance(widget, expected_widget_type)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("scan_name", ["line_scan", "grid_scan"])
+def test_add_remove_bundle(scan_control, scan_name, qtbot):
+    expected_scan_info = available_scans_message.resource[scan_name]
     scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
 
     # Initial number of args row
-    initial_num_of_rows = scan_control.args_table.rowCount()
+    initial_num_of_rows = scan_control.arg_box.count_arg_rows()
 
-    # Check initial row count of args table
-    assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]
+    assert initial_num_of_rows == expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]
 
-    # Try to remove default number of args row
-    scan_control.pushButton_remove_bundle.click()
-    assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]
+    scan_control.button_add_bundle.click()
+    scan_control.button_add_bundle.click()
 
-    # Try to add two bundles
-    scan_control.pushButton_add_bundle.click()
-    scan_control.pushButton_add_bundle.click()
-
-    # check the case where no max number of args are defined
-    # TODO do check also for the case where max number of args are defined
     if expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["max"] is None:
-        assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == initial_num_of_rows + 2
+        assert scan_control.arg_box.count_arg_rows() == initial_num_of_rows + 2
 
     # Remove one bundle
-    scan_control.pushButton_remove_bundle.click()
+    scan_control.button_remove_bundle.click()
+    qtbot.wait(200)
 
-    # check the case where no max number of args are defined
-    if expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["max"] is None:
-        assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == initial_num_of_rows + 1
+    assert scan_control.arg_box.count_arg_rows() == initial_num_of_rows + 1
 
 
 def test_run_line_scan_with_parameters(scan_control, mocked_client):
@@ -134,32 +291,21 @@ def test_run_line_scan_with_parameters(scan_control, mocked_client):
     kwargs = {"exp_time": 0.1, "steps": 10, "relative": True, "burst_at_each_point": 1}
     args = {"device": "samx", "start": -5, "stop": 5}
 
-    # Select a scan from the comboBox
     scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
 
     # Set kwargs in the UI
-    for label_index in range(
-        scan_control.kwargs_layout.rowCount() + 1
-    ):  # from some reason rowCount() returns 1 less than the actual number of rows
-        label_item = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(1, label_index)
-        if label_item:
-            label_widget = label_item.widget()
-            kwarg_key = WidgetIO.get_value(label_widget).lower()
-            if kwarg_key in kwargs:
-                widget_item = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(2, label_index)
-                if widget_item:
-                    widget = widget_item.widget()
-                    WidgetIO.set_value(widget, kwargs[kwarg_key])
-
+    for kwarg_box in scan_control.kwarg_boxes:
+        for widget in kwarg_box.widgets:
+            for key, value in kwargs.items():
+                if widget.arg_name == key:
+                    WidgetIO.set_value(widget, value)
+                    break
     # Set args in the UI
-    for col_index in range(scan_control.args_table.columnCount()):
-        header_item = scan_control.args_table.horizontalHeaderItem(col_index)
-        if header_item:
-            arg_key = header_item.text().lower()
-            if arg_key in args:
-                for row_index in range(scan_control.args_table.rowCount()):
-                    widget = scan_control.args_table.cellWidget(row_index, col_index)
-                    WidgetIO.set_value(widget, args[arg_key])
+    for widget in scan_control.arg_box.widgets:
+        for key, value in args.items():
+            if widget.arg_name == key:
+                WidgetIO.set_value(widget, value)
+                break
 
     # Mock the scan function
     mocked_scan_function = MagicMock()
@@ -172,13 +318,7 @@ def test_run_line_scan_with_parameters(scan_control, mocked_client):
     called_args, called_kwargs = mocked_scan_function.call_args
 
     # Check if the scan function was called correctly
-    expected_device = (
-        mocked_client.device_manager.devices.samx
-    )  # This is the FakePositioner instance
+    expected_device = mocked_client.device_manager.devices.samx
     expected_args_list = [expected_device, args["start"], args["stop"]]
-    assert called_args == tuple(
-        expected_args_list
-    ), "The positional arguments passed to the scan function do not match expected values."
-    assert (
-        called_kwargs == kwargs
-    ), "The keyword arguments passed to the scan function do not match expected values."
+    assert called_args == tuple(expected_args_list)
+    assert called_kwargs == kwargs

tests/unit_tests/test_scan_control_group_box.py

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+# pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-class-docstring, missing-module-docstring
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
+from bec_widgets.widgets.scan_control.scan_group_box import ScanGroupBox
+
+
+def test_kwarg_box(qtbot):
+    group_input = {
+        "name": "Kwarg Test",
+        "inputs": [
+            # Test float
+            {
+                "arg": False,
+                "name": "exp_time",
+                "type": "float",
+                "display_name": "Exp Time",
+                "tooltip": "Exposure time in seconds",
+                "default": 0,
+                "expert": False,
+            },
+            # Test int
+            {
+                "arg": False,
+                "name": "num_points",
+                "type": "int",
+                "display_name": "Num Points",
+                "tooltip": "Number of points",
+                "default": 1,
+                "expert": False,
+            },
+            # Test bool
+            {
+                "arg": False,
+                "name": "relative",
+                "type": "bool",
+                "display_name": "Relative",
+                "tooltip": "If True, the motors will be moved relative to their current position",
+                "default": False,
+                "expert": False,
+            },
+            # Test str
+            {
+                "arg": False,
+                "name": "scan_type",
+                "type": "str",
+                "display_name": "Scan Type",
+                "tooltip": "Type of scan",
+                "default": "line",
+                "expert": False,
+            },
+        ],
+    }
+
+    kwarg_box = ScanGroupBox(box_type="kwargs", config=group_input)
+    assert kwarg_box is not None
+    assert kwarg_box.box_type == "kwargs"
+    assert kwarg_box.config == group_input
+    assert kwarg_box.title() == "Kwarg Test"
+
+    # Labels
+    assert kwarg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, 0).widget().text() == "Exp Time"
+    assert kwarg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, 1).widget().text() == "Num Points"
+    assert kwarg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, 2).widget().text() == "Relative"
+    assert kwarg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, 3).widget().text() == "Scan Type"
+
+    # Widget 0
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[0].__class__.__name__ == "ScanDoubleSpinBox"
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[0].arg_name == "exp_time"
+    assert WidgetIO.get_value(kwarg_box.widgets[0]) == 0
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[0].toolTip() == "Exposure time in seconds"
+
+    # Widget 1
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[1].__class__.__name__ == "ScanSpinBox"
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[1].arg_name == "num_points"
+    assert WidgetIO.get_value(kwarg_box.widgets[1]) == 1
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[1].toolTip() == "Number of points"
+
+    # Widget 2
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[2].__class__.__name__ == "ScanCheckBox"
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[2].arg_name == "relative"
+    assert WidgetIO.get_value(kwarg_box.widgets[2]) == False
+    assert (
+        kwarg_box.widgets[2].toolTip()
+        == "If True, the motors will be moved relative to their current position"
+    )
+
+    # Widget 3
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[3].__class__.__name__ == "ScanLineEdit"
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[3].arg_name == "scan_type"
+    assert WidgetIO.get_value(kwarg_box.widgets[3]) == "line"
+    assert kwarg_box.widgets[3].toolTip() == "Type of scan"
+
+    parameters = kwarg_box.get_parameters()
+    assert parameters == {"exp_time": 0, "num_points": 1, "relative": False, "scan_type": "line"}
+
+
+def test_arg_box(qtbot):
+    group_input = {
+        "name": "Arg Test",
+        "inputs": [
+            # Test device
+            {
+                "arg": True,
+                "name": "device",
+                "type": "str",
+                "display_name": "Device",
+                "tooltip": "Device to scan",
+                "default": "samx",
+                "expert": False,
+            },
+            # Test float
+            {
+                "arg": True,
+                "name": "start",
+                "type": "float",
+                "display_name": "Start",
+                "tooltip": "Start position",
+                "default": 0,
+                "expert": False,
+            },
+            # Test int
+            {
+                "arg": True,
+                "name": "stop",
+                "type": "int",
+                "display_name": "Stop",
+                "tooltip": "Stop position",
+                "default": 1,
+                "expert": False,
+            },
+        ],
+    }
+
+    arg_box = ScanGroupBox(box_type="args", config=group_input)
+    assert arg_box is not None
+    assert arg_box.box_type == "args"
+    assert arg_box.config == group_input
+    assert arg_box.title() == "Arg Test"
+
+    # Labels
+    assert arg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, 0).widget().text() == "Device"
+    assert arg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, 1).widget().text() == "Start"
+    assert arg_box.layout.itemAtPosition(0, 2).widget().text() == "Stop"
+
+    # Widget 0
+    assert arg_box.widgets[0].__class__.__name__ == "ScanLineEdit"
+    assert arg_box.widgets[0].arg_name == "device"
+    assert WidgetIO.get_value(arg_box.widgets[0]) == "samx"
+    assert arg_box.widgets[0].toolTip() == "Device to scan"
+
+    # Widget 1
+    assert arg_box.widgets[1].__class__.__name__ == "ScanDoubleSpinBox"
+    assert arg_box.widgets[1].arg_name == "start"
+    assert WidgetIO.get_value(arg_box.widgets[1]) == 0
+    assert arg_box.widgets[1].toolTip() == "Start position"
+
+    # Widget 2
+    assert arg_box.widgets[2].__class__.__name__ == "ScanSpinBox"
+    assert arg_box.widgets[2].arg_name

tests/unit_tests/test_vscode_widget.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import os
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode import VSCodeEditor
+
+from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def vscode_widget(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    with mock.patch("bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+        widget = VSCodeEditor(client=mocked_client)
+        yield widget
+
+
+def test_vscode_widget(qtbot, vscode_widget):
+    assert vscode_widget.process is not None
+    assert vscode_widget._url == "http://127.0.0.1:7000?tkn=bec"
+
+
+def test_start_server(qtbot, mocked_client):
+
+    with mock.patch("bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+        mock_process = mock.Mock()
+        mock_process.stdout.fileno.return_value = 1
+        mock_process.poll.return_value = None
+        mock_process.stdout.read.return_value = (
+            f"available at http://{VSCodeEditor.host}:{VSCodeEditor.port}?tkn={VSCodeEditor.token}"
+        )
+        mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+        widget = VSCodeEditor(client=mocked_client)
+
+        mock_popen.assert_called_once_with(
+            shlex.split(
+                f"code serve-web --port {widget.port} --connection-token={widget.token} --accept-server-license-terms"
+            ),
+            text=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            preexec_fn=os.setsid,
+        )
+
+
+def test_close_event(qtbot, vscode_widget):
+    with mock.patch("bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode.os.killpg") as mock_killpg:
+        with mock.patch("bec_widgets.widgets.vscode.vscode.os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid:
+            with mock.patch(
+                "bec_widgets.widgets.website.website.WebsiteWidget.closeEvent"
+            ) as mock_close_event:
+                mock_getpgid.return_value = 123
+                vscode_widget.process = mock.Mock()
+                vscode_widget.process.pid = 123
+                vscode_widget.closeEvent(None)
+                mock_killpg.assert_called_once_with(123, 15)
+                vscode_widget.process.wait.assert_called_once()
+                mock_close_event.assert_called_once()