csaxs_bec.bec_widgets.auto_updates.auto_updates.cSAXSUpdateAlignment#

class cSAXSUpdateAlignment(parent=None, gui_id: str = None, window_title='Auto Update', *args, **kwargs)[source]#

Bases: AutoUpdates

Base class for all BEC widgets. This class should be used as a mixin class for all BEC widgets, e.g.:

>>> class MyWidget(BECWidget, QWidget):
>>>     def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
>>>         super().__init__(parent=parent, client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)

Parameters:

client (BECClient, optional) – The BEC client.
config (ConnectionConfig, optional) – The connection configuration.
gui_id (str, optional) – The GUI ID.
theme_update (bool, optional) – Whether to subscribe to theme updates. Defaults to False. When set to True, the widget’s apply_theme method will be called when the theme changes.

Methods

`acceptDrops`
`accessibleDescription`
`accessibleIdentifier`
`accessibleName`
`actionEvent`
`actions`
`activateWindow`
`addAction`
`addActions`
`addDockWidget`
`addToolBar`
`addToolBarBreak`
`adjustSize`
`apply_config`	Apply the configuration to the widget.
`apply_theme`	Apply the theme to the widget.
`attach`
`autoFillBackground`
`backgroundRole`
`backingStore`
`baseSize`
`best_effort`	Best effort scan.
`blockSignals`
`centralWidget`
`changeEvent`
`change_object_name`	Change the object name of the widget.
`change_theme`	Change the theme of the application and propagate it to widgets.
`childAt`
`childEvent`
`children`
`childrenRect`
`childrenRegion`
`cleanup`	Cleanup procedure to run when the auto updates are disabled.
`clearFocus`
`clearMask`
`close`
`closeEvent`	Wrap the close even to ensure the rpc_register is cleaned up.
`colorCount`
`connect`
`connectNotify`
`contentsMargins`
`contentsRect`
`contextMenuEvent`
`contextMenuPolicy`
`corner`
`create`
`createPopupMenu`
`createWinId`
`createWindowContainer`
`create_busy_state_widget`	Method to create a custom busy state widget to be shown in the busy overlay.
`cursor`
`customEvent`
`deleteLater`
`depth`
`destroy`
`detach`	Detach the widget from its parent dock widget (if widget is in the dock), making it a floating widget.
`devType`
`devicePixelRatio`
`devicePixelRatioF`
`devicePixelRatioFScale`
`disconnect`
`disconnectNotify`
`display_app_id`	Display the app ID in the status bar.
`display_client_message`	Display a client message in the status bar.
`dockOptions`
`dockWidgetArea`
`documentMode`
`dragEnterEvent`
`dragLeaveEvent`
`dragMoveEvent`
`dropEvent`
`dumpObjectInfo`
`dumpObjectTree`
`dynamicPropertyNames`
`effectiveWinId`
`emit`
`enable_gui_highlights`	Enable or disable GUI highlights.
`encodeMetricF`
`ensurePolished`
`enterEvent`
`event`
`eventFilter`
`export_settings`	Export the settings of the widget as dict.
`fetch_theme`
`find`
`findChild`
`findChildren`
`focusInEvent`
`focusNextChild`
`focusNextPrevChild`
`focusOutEvent`
`focusPolicy`
`focusPreviousChild`
`focusProxy`
`focusWidget`
`font`
`fontInfo`
`fontMetrics`
`foregroundRole`
`frameGeometry`
`frameSize`
`geometry`
`get_bec_shortcuts`	Get BEC shortcuts for the widget.
`get_config`	Get the configuration of the widget.
`get_help_md`	Method to override in subclasses to provide help text in markdown format.
`get_obj_by_id`
`get_selected_device`	Get the selected device for the plot.
`grab`
`grabGesture`
`grabKeyboard`
`grabMouse`
`grabShortcut`
`graphicsEffect`
`graphicsProxyWidget`
`hasFocus`
`hasHeightForWidth`
`hasMouseTracking`
`hasTabletTracking`
`height`
`heightForWidth`
`heightMM`
`hide`
`hideEvent`
`iconSize`
`inherits`
`initPainter`
`inputMethodEvent`
`inputMethodHints`
`inputMethodQuery`
`insertAction`
`insertActions`
`insertToolBar`
`insertToolBarBreak`
`installEventFilter`
`internalWinId`
`isActiveWindow`
`isAncestorOf`
`isAnimated`
`isDockNestingEnabled`
`isEnabled`
`isEnabledTo`
`isFullScreen`
`isHidden`
`isLeftToRight`
`isMaximized`
`isMinimized`
`isModal`
`isQuickItemType`
`isRightToLeft`
`isSeparator`
`isSignalConnected`
`isTopLevel`
`isVisible`
`isVisibleTo`
`isWidgetType`
`isWindow`
`isWindowModified`
`isWindowType`
`is_busy`	Check if the loading overlay is enabled.
`keyPressEvent`
`keyReleaseEvent`
`keyboardGrabber`
`killTimer`
`layout`
`layoutDirection`
`leaveEvent`
`load_config`	Load the configuration of the widget from YAML.
`load_settings`	Load the settings of the widget from dict.
`load_ui`
`locale`
`logicalDpiX`
`logicalDpiY`
`lower`
`mapFrom`
`mapFromGlobal`
`mapFromParent`
`mapTo`
`mapToGlobal`
`mapToParent`
`mask`
`maximumHeight`
`maximumSize`
`maximumWidth`
`menuBar`
`menuWidget`
`metaObject`
`metric`
`minimumHeight`
`minimumSize`
`minimumSizeHint`
`minimumWidth`
`mouseDoubleClickEvent`
`mouseGrabber`
`mouseMoveEvent`
`mousePressEvent`
`mouseReleaseEvent`
`move`
`moveEvent`
`moveToThread`
`nativeEvent`
`nativeParentWidget`
`nextInFocusChain`
`normalGeometry`
`objectName`
`on_config_update`	Update the configuration for the widget.
`on_scan_abort`	Procedure to run when a scan is aborted.
`on_scan_closed`	Procedure to run when a scan ends.
`on_scan_open`	Procedure to run when a scan starts.
`on_start`	Procedure to run when the auto updates are enabled.
`on_stop`	Procedure to run when the auto updates are disabled.
`overrideWindowFlags`
`overrideWindowState`
`paintEngine`
`paintEvent`
`paintingActive`
`palette`
`parent`
`parentWidget`
`physicalDpiX`
`physicalDpiY`
`pos`
`previousInFocusChain`
`property`
`raise_`
`receivers`
`rect`
`redirected`
`releaseKeyboard`
`releaseMouse`
`releaseShortcut`
`remove`	Cleanup the BECConnector
`removeAction`
`removeDockWidget`
`removeEventFilter`
`removeToolBar`
`removeToolBarBreak`
`render`
`repaint`
`resize`
`resizeDocks`
`resizeEvent`
`restoreDockWidget`
`restoreGeometry`
`restoreState`
`saveGeometry`
`saveState`
`save_config`	Save the configuration of the widget to YAML.
`screen`
`screenshot`	Take a screenshot of the dock area and save it to a file.
`screenshot_bytes`	Grab this widget, optionally scale to a max size, and return encoded image bytes.
`screenshot_to_scilog`	Take a screenshot of the widget and send it to SciLog through BEC messaging services.
`scroll`
`sender`
`senderSignalIndex`
`setAcceptDrops`
`setAccessibleDescription`
`setAccessibleIdentifier`
`setAccessibleName`
`setAnimated`
`setAttribute`
`setAutoFillBackground`
`setBackgroundRole`
`setBaseSize`
`setCentralWidget`	Re‑implement QMainWindow.setCentralWidget so that the main content widget always lives on the lower layer of the stacked layout that hosts our notification overlays.
`setContentsMargins`
`setContextMenuPolicy`
`setCorner`
`setCursor`
`setDisabled`
`setDockNestingEnabled`
`setDockOptions`
`setDocumentMode`
`setEnabled`
`setFixedHeight`
`setFixedSize`
`setFixedWidth`
`setFocus`
`setFocusPolicy`
`setFocusProxy`
`setFont`
`setForegroundRole`
`setGeometry`
`setGraphicsEffect`
`setHidden`
`setIconSize`
`setInputMethodHints`
`setLayout`
`setLayoutDirection`
`setLocale`
`setMask`
`setMaximumHeight`
`setMaximumSize`
`setMaximumWidth`
`setMenuBar`
`setMenuWidget`
`setMinimumHeight`
`setMinimumSize`
`setMinimumWidth`
`setMouseTracking`
`setObjectName`	Set the object name of the widget.
`setPalette`
`setParent`
`setProperty`
`setScreen`
`setShortcutAutoRepeat`
`setShortcutEnabled`
`setSizeIncrement`
`setSizePolicy`
`setStatusBar`
`setStatusTip`
`setStyle`
`setStyleSheet`
`setTabOrder`
`setTabPosition`
`setTabShape`
`setTabletTracking`
`setToolButtonStyle`
`setToolTip`
`setToolTipDuration`
`setUnifiedTitleAndToolBarOnMac`
`setUpdatesEnabled`
`setVisible`
`setWhatsThis`
`setWindowFilePath`
`setWindowFlag`
`setWindowFlags`
`setWindowIcon`
`setWindowIconText`
`setWindowModality`
`setWindowModified`
`setWindowOpacity`
`setWindowRole`
`setWindowState`
`setWindowTitle`
`set_busy`	Set the busy state of the widget.
`set_dock_to_widget`	Set the dock to the widget.
`sharedPainter`
`show`
`showEvent`
`showFullScreen`
`showMaximized`
`showMinimized`
`showNormal`
`signalsBlocked`
`simple_grid_scan`	Simple grid scan.
`simple_line_scan`	Simple line scan.
`size`
`sizeHint`
`sizeIncrement`
`sizePolicy`
`splitDockWidget`
`stackUnder`
`startTimer`
`start_auto_update`	Establish all connections for the auto updates.
`start_default_dock`	Create a default dock for the auto updates.
`statusBar`
`statusTip`
`stop_auto_update`	Disconnect all connections for the auto updates.
`style`
`styleSheet`
`submit_task`	Submit a task to run in a separate thread.
`tabPosition`
`tabShape`
`tabifiedDockWidgets`
`tabifyDockWidget`
`tabletEvent`
`takeCentralWidget`
`testAttribute`
`thread`
`timerEvent`
`toolBarArea`
`toolBarBreak`
`toolButtonStyle`
`toolTip`
`toolTipDuration`
`topLevelWidget`
`tr`
`underMouse`
`ungrabGesture`
`unifiedTitleAndToolBarOnMac`
`unsetCursor`
`unsetLayoutDirection`
`unsetLocale`
`update`
`updateGeometry`
`updateMicroFocus`
`update_client`	Update the client and device manager from BEC and create object for BEC shortcuts.
`updatesEnabled`
`visibleRegion`
`whatsThis`
`wheelEvent`
`width`
`widthMM`
`winId`
`window`
`windowFilePath`
`windowFlags`
`windowHandle`
`windowIcon`
`windowIconText`
`windowModality`
`windowOpacity`
`windowRole`
`windowState`
`windowTitle`
`windowType`
`x`
`y`

Attributes

`EXIT_HANDLERS`
`ICON_NAME`
`PLUGIN`
`RPC`
`SCAN_PROGRESS_HEIGHT`
`SCAN_PROGRESS_WIDTH`
`USER_ACCESS`
`customContextMenuRequested`
`destroyed`
`enabled`	Get the enabled status of the auto updates.
`iconSizeChanged`
`name_established`
`objectNameChanged`
`painters`
`parent_id`
`rpc_widget_class`
`selected_device`	Get the selected device from the auto update config.
`staticMetaObject`
`tabifiedDockWidgetActivated`
`toolButtonStyleChanged`
`widget_removed`
`windowIconChanged`
`windowIconTextChanged`
`windowTitleChanged`

class DockOption(*values)#: Bases: Flag

class PaintDeviceMetric(*values)#: Bases: Enum

class RenderFlag(*values)#: Bases: Flag

apply_config(config: dict, generate_new_id: bool = True) → None#

Apply the configuration to the widget.

Parameters:

config (dict) – Configuration settings.
generate_new_id (bool) – If True, generate a new GUI ID for the widget.

apply_theme(theme: str)#

Apply the theme to the widget.

Parameters:: theme (str, optional) – The theme to be applied.

best_effort(info: ScanStatusMessage) → None#

Best effort scan.

Parameters:: info (ScanStatusMessage) – The scan status message.

change_object_name(name: str) → None#

Change the object name of the widget. Unregister old name and register the new one.

Parameters:: name (str) – The new object name.

change_theme(theme: str)#

Change the theme of the application and propagate it to widgets.

Parameters:: theme (str) – Either “light” or “dark”.

cleanup() → None#: Cleanup procedure to run when the auto updates are disabled.

closeEvent(event)#: Wrap the close even to ensure the rpc_register is cleaned up.

create_busy_state_widget() → QWidget#

Method to create a custom busy state widget to be shown in the busy overlay. Child classes should overrid this method to provide a custom widget if desired.

Returns:: The custom busy state widget.
Return type:: QWidget

Note

The implementation here is a SpinnerWidget with a “Loading…” label. This is the default busy state widget for all BECWidgets. However, child classes with specific needs for the busy state can easily overrite this method to provide a custom widget. The signature of the method must be preserved to ensure compatibility with the busy overlay system. If the widget provides a ‘cleanup’ method, it will be called when the overlay is cleaned up.

The widget may connect to the _busy_overlay signals foreground_color_changed and scrim_color_changed to update its colors when the theme changes.

detach()#: Detach the widget from its parent dock widget (if widget is in the dock), making it a floating widget.

display_app_id()#: Display the app ID in the status bar.

display_client_message(msg: dict, meta: dict)#

Display a client message in the status bar.

Parameters:

msg (dict) – The message to display, should contain:
meta (dict) – Metadata about the message, usually empty.

enable_gui_highlights(enable: bool) → None#

Enable or disable GUI highlights.

Parameters:: enable (bool) – Whether to enable or disable the highlights.

property enabled: bool#: Get the enabled status of the auto updates.

export_settings() → dict#

Export the settings of the widget as dict.

Returns:: The exported settings of the widget.
Return type:: dict

get_bec_shortcuts()#: Get BEC shortcuts for the widget.

get_config(dict_output: bool = True) → dict | BaseModel#

Get the configuration of the widget.

Parameters:: dict_output (bool) – If True, return the configuration as a dictionary. If False, return the configuration as a pydantic model.
Returns:: The configuration of the widget.
Return type:: dict | BaseModel

get_help_md() → str#

Method to override in subclasses to provide help text in markdown format.

Returns:: The help text in markdown format.
Return type:: str

get_selected_device(monitored_devices, selected_device: str | None = None) → str | None#: Get the selected device for the plot. If no device is selected, the first device in the monitored devices list is selected.

is_busy() → bool#

Check if the loading overlay is enabled.

Returns:: True if the loading overlay is enabled, False otherwise.
Return type:: bool

load_config(path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False)#

Load the configuration of the widget from YAML.

Parameters:

path (str | None) – Path to the configuration file for non-GUI dialog mode.
gui (bool) – If True, use the GUI dialog to load the configuration file.

load_settings(settings: dict) → None#

Load the settings of the widget from dict.

Parameters:: settings (dict) – The settings to load into the widget.

on_config_update(config: ConnectionConfig | dict) → None#

Update the configuration for the widget.

Parameters:: config (ConnectionConfig | dict) – Configuration settings.

on_scan_abort(msg: ScanStatusMessage) → None#

Procedure to run when a scan is aborted.

Parameters:: msg (ScanStatusMessage) – The scan status message.

on_scan_closed(msg: ScanStatusMessage) → None#

Procedure to run when a scan ends.

Parameters:: msg (ScanStatusMessage) – The scan status message.

on_scan_open(msg: ScanStatusMessage) → None#

Procedure to run when a scan starts.

Parameters:: msg (ScanStatusMessage) – The scan status message.

on_start() → None#: Procedure to run when the auto updates are enabled.

on_stop() → None#: Procedure to run when the auto updates are disabled.

remove()#: Cleanup the BECConnector

save_config(path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False)#

Save the configuration of the widget to YAML.

Parameters:

path (str | None) – Path to save the configuration file for non-GUI dialog mode.
gui (bool) – If True, use the GUI dialog to save the configuration file.

screenshot(file_name: str | None = None)#: Take a screenshot of the dock area and save it to a file.

screenshot_bytes(*, max_width: int | None = None, max_height: int | None = None, fmt: str = 'PNG', quality: int = -1) → QByteArray#

Grab this widget, optionally scale to a max size, and return encoded image bytes.

If max_width/max_height are omitted (the default), capture at full resolution.

Parameters:

max_width (int, optional) – Maximum width of the screenshot.
max_height (int, optional) – Maximum height of the screenshot.
fmt (str, optional) – Image format (e.g., “PNG”, “JPEG”).
quality (int, optional) – Image quality (0-100), -1 for default.

Returns:

The screenshot image bytes.

Return type:

QByteArray

screenshot_to_scilog() → None#: Take a screenshot of the widget and send it to SciLog through BEC messaging services.

property selected_device: str | None#

Get the selected device from the auto update config.

Returns:: The selected device. If no device is selected, None is returned.
Return type:: str

setCentralWidget(widget: QWidget, qt_default: bool = False)#

Re‑implement QMainWindow.setCentralWidget so that the main content widget always lives on the lower layer of the stacked layout that hosts our notification overlays.

Parameters:

widget – The widget that should become the new central content.
qt_default – When True the call is forwarded to the base class so that Qt behaves exactly as the original implementation (used during __init__ when we first install self._full_content).

setObjectName(name: str) → None#

Set the object name of the widget.

Parameters:: name (str) – The new object name.

set_busy(enabled: bool) → None#

Set the busy state of the widget. This will show or hide the loading overlay, which will block user interaction with the widget and show the busy_state_widget if provided. Per default, the busy state widget is a spinner with “Loading…” text.

Parameters:: enabled (bool) – Whether to enable the busy state.

set_dock_to_widget(widget: Literal['Waveform', 'Image', 'ScatterWaveform', 'MotorMap', 'MultiWaveForm'] | str) → BECWidget#

Set the dock to the widget.

Parameters:: widget (str) – The widget to set the dock to. Must be the name of a valid widget class.
Returns:: The widget that was set.
Return type:: BECWidget

simple_grid_scan(info: ScanStatusMessage) → None#

Simple grid scan.

Parameters:: info (ScanStatusMessage) – The scan status message.

simple_line_scan(info: ScanStatusMessage) → None#

Simple line scan.

Parameters:: info (ScanStatusMessage) – The scan status message.

start_auto_update()#: Establish all connections for the auto updates.

start_default_dock()#: Create a default dock for the auto updates.

stop_auto_update()#: Disconnect all connections for the auto updates.

submit_task(fn, *args, on_complete: SafeSlot = None, **kwargs) → Worker#

Submit a task to run in a separate thread. The task will run the specified function with the provided arguments and emit the completed signal when done.

Use this method if you want to wait for a task to complete without blocking the main thread.

Parameters:

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:

The worker object that will run the task.

Return type:

worker

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)

update_client(client) → None#

Update the client and device manager from BEC and create object for BEC shortcuts.

Parameters:: client – BEC client.