Fix/settings edit hook issues

backend/chainlit/chat_settings.py

@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@ def collect_settings(
         collect_settings(settings, self.inputs)
         return settings
 
+    def _inputs_as_dicts(self) -> List[dict[str, Any]]:
+        return [input_widget.to_dict() for input_widget in self.inputs]
+
+    async def refresh(self):
+        """Push settings widgets to the UI without updating session chat_settings."""
+        settings = self.settings()
+        await context.emitter.emit("chat_settings", self._inputs_as_dicts())
+        return settings
+
     async def send(self):
         settings = self.settings()
         context.emitter.set_chat_settings(settings)
-
-        inputs_content = [input_widget.to_dict() for input_widget in self.inputs]
-        await context.emitter.emit("chat_settings", inputs_content)
-
+        await context.emitter.emit("chat_settings", self._inputs_as_dicts())
         return settings

backend/tests/test_chat_settings.py

@@ -112,6 +112,24 @@ async def test_chat_settings_send(self, mock_chainlit_context):
             assert call_args[0][0] == "chat_settings"
             assert len(call_args[0][1]) == 2  # Two inputs
 
+    async def test_chat_settings_refresh(self, mock_chainlit_context):
+        """Test ChatSettings.refresh() emits UI without updating session."""
+        async with mock_chainlit_context as ctx:
+            switch = Switch(id="enable", label="Enable", initial=True)
+            slider = Slider(id="temp", label="Temperature", initial=0.8)
+
+            settings = ChatSettings(inputs=[switch, slider])
+            result = await settings.refresh()
+
+            assert result["enable"] is True
+            assert result["temp"] == 0.8
+
+            ctx.emitter.set_chat_settings.assert_not_called()
+            ctx.emitter.emit.assert_called_once()
+            call_args = ctx.emitter.emit.call_args
+            assert call_args[0][0] == "chat_settings"
+            assert len(call_args[0][1]) == 2
+
     async def test_chat_settings_send_with_tabs(self, mock_chainlit_context):
         """Test ChatSettings.send() with tabs."""
         async with mock_chainlit_context as ctx: