From 219861cbac346cfffe7ebdd70a7315b7cf97ea4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Knapper <jaknapper@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:08:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Stream progress in UI.py, resize modal

---
 src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py                    | 7 +++++++
 .../components/labThingsComponents/actionStatusModal.vue   | 6 +++++-
 .../labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedActionButton.vue    | 1 +
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py
index d6c68290..0f3720dd 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ class ActionButton(BaseModel):
     modal_progress: bool = False
     """Specify whether to show a progress modal."""
 
+    stream_with_modal: bool = False
+    """Specify whether to show a mini stream preview in the progress modal.
+
+    This option only has an effect if `modal_progress` is True.
+    If `modal_progress` is False, no modal (and therefore no stream preview) is shown.
+    """
+
     notify_on_success: bool = False
     """Specify whether to a notification on successful completion."""
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionStatusModal.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionStatusModal.vue
index 1d2e5c57..b298cc85 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionStatusModal.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionStatusModal.vue
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ export default {
   margin-left: 5px;
   margin-right: 5px;
 }
-
+#status-modal {
+  max-height: 90vh;   // never exceed 90% of viewport height
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
 #status-modal .log-container {
   height: 10em;
 }
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedActionButton.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedActionButton.vue
index b98023da..78f81dd0 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedActionButton.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedActionButton.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     :confirmation-message="actionData.confirmation_message"
     :button-primary="actionData.button_primary"
     :modal-progress="actionData.modal_progress"
+    :stream-with-modal="actionData.stream_with_modal"
     @response="actionResponse"
     @error="modalError"
     @finished="actionFinished"