openflexure-microscope-server/docs/source/extensions/example_extension/07_ev_gui.py
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import time # Used in our timelapse function
from labthings import current_action, fields, find_component, update_action_progress
from labthings.extensions import BaseExtension
from labthings.views import ActionView
# Used to convert our GUI dictionary into a complete eV extension GUI
from openflexure_microscope.api.utilities.gui import build_gui
# Used in our timelapse function
from openflexure_microscope.captures.capture_manager import generate_basename
# Create the extension class
class TimelapseExtension(BaseExtension):
def __init__(self):
# Superclass init function
super().__init__("org.openflexure.timelapse-extension", version="0.0.0")
# Add our API views
self.add_view(TimelapseAPIView, "/timelapse")
# Add our GUI description
gui_description = {
"icon": "timelapse", # Name of an icon from https://material.io/resources/icons/
"forms": [ # List of forms. Each form is a collapsible accordion panel
{
"name": "Start a timelapse", # Form title
"route": "/timelapse", # The URL rule (as given by "add_view") of your submission view
"isTask": True, # This forms submission starts a background task
"isCollapsible": False, # This form cannot be collapsed into an accordion
"submitLabel": "Start", # Label for the form submit button
"schema": [ # List of dictionaries. Each element is a form component.
{
"fieldType": "numberInput",
"name": "n_images", # Name of the view arg this value corresponds to
"label": "Number of images",
"min": 1, # HTML number input attribute
"default": 5, # HTML number input attribute
},
{
"fieldType": "numberInput",
"name": "t_between",
"label": "Time (seconds) between images",
"min": 0.1, # HTML number input attribute
"step": 0.1, # HTML number input attribute
"default": 1, # HTML number input attribute
},
],
}
],
}
self.add_meta("gui", build_gui(gui_description, self))
def timelapse(self, microscope, n_images, t_between):
"""
Save a set of images in a timelapse
Args:
microscope: Microscope object
n_images (int): Number of images to take
t_between (int/float): Time, in seconds, between sequential captures
"""
base_file_name = generate_basename()
folder = "TIMELAPSE_{}".format(base_file_name)
# Take exclusive control over both the camera and stage
with microscope.camera.lock, microscope.stage.lock:
for n in range(n_images):
# Elegantly handle action cancellation
if current_action() and current_action().stopped:
return
# Generate a filename
filename = f"{base_file_name}_image{n}"
# Create a file to save the image to
output = microscope.camera.new_image(
filename=filename, folder=folder, temporary=False
)
# Capture
microscope.camera.capture(output)
# Add system metadata
output.put_metadata(microscope.metadata, system=True)
# Update task progress (only does anyting if the function is running in a LabThings task)
progress_pct = ((n + 1) / n_images) * 100 # Progress, in percent
update_action_progress(progress_pct)
# Wait for the specified time
time.sleep(t_between)
## Extension views
class TimelapseAPIView(ActionView):
"""
Take a series of images in a timelapse
"""
args = {
"n_images": fields.Integer(
required=True, example=5, description="Number of images"
),
"t_between": fields.Number(
missing=1, example=1, description="Time (seconds) between images"
),
}
def post(self, args):
# Find our microscope component
microscope = find_component("org.openflexure.microscope")
# Start "timelapse"
return self.extension.timelapse(
microscope, args.get("n_images"), args.get("t_between")
)
LABTHINGS_EXTENSIONS = (TimelapseExtension,)