Automatically start Streamlit process without calling open_panel

examples/placeholder.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class MyStrEnum(str, enum.Enum):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     my_panel = nipanel.StreamlitPanel(
         panel_id="placeholder",
-        streamlit_script_uri=__file__,
+        streamlit_script_path=__file__,
     )
 
     my_types = {

examples/sample/sample.py

@@ -9,15 +9,12 @@
 
 panel = nipanel.StreamlitPanel(
     panel_id="sample_panel",
-    streamlit_script_uri=panel_script_path,
+    streamlit_script_path=panel_script_path,
 )
-panel.open_panel()
 panel.set_value("sample_string", "Hello, World!")
 panel.set_value("sample_int", 42)
 panel.set_value("sample_float", 3.14)
 panel.set_value("sample_bool", True)
 panel.set_value("float_values", [1.1, 2.2, 3.3])
 
-input("Press Enter to close the panel...")
-
-panel.close_panel(reset=True)
+print(f"Panel URL: {panel.panel_url}")

protos/ni/pythonpanel/v1/python_panel_service.proto

@@ -16,15 +16,20 @@ option ruby_package = "NI::PythonPanel::V1";
 
 // Service interface for interacting with python panels
 service PythonPanelService {
-  // Enumerate the panels available in the system, including information about the state of the panels and what values they have.
+  // Start a panel (or connect to if it has already been started)
   // Status Codes for errors:
-  rpc EnumeratePanels(EnumeratePanelsRequest) returns (EnumeratePanelsResponse);
+  // - INVALID_ARGUMENT: The specified identifier contains invalid characters. Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are allowed.
+  // - NOT_FOUND: the file for the panel was not found
+  rpc StartPanel(StartPanelRequest) returns (StartPanelResponse);
 
-  // Open a panel
+  // Stop a panel
   // Status Codes for errors:
   // - INVALID_ARGUMENT: The specified identifier contains invalid characters. Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are allowed.
-  // - NOT_FOUND: the file for the panel was not found
-  rpc OpenPanel(OpenPanelRequest) returns (OpenPanelResponse);
+  rpc StopPanel(StopPanelRequest) returns (StopPanelResponse);
+
+  // Enumerate the panels available in the system, including information about the state of the panels and what values they have.
+  // Status Codes for errors:
+  rpc EnumeratePanels(EnumeratePanelsRequest) returns (EnumeratePanelsResponse);
 
   // Get a value for a control on the panel
   // Status Codes for errors:
@@ -36,41 +41,49 @@ service PythonPanelService {
   // Status Codes for errors:
   // - INVALID_ARGUMENT: The specified identifier contains invalid characters. Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are allowed.
   rpc SetValue(SetValueRequest) returns (SetValueResponse);
+}
 
-  // Close a panel
-  // Status Codes for errors:
-  // - INVALID_ARGUMENT: The specified identifier contains invalid characters. Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are allowed.
-  rpc ClosePanel(ClosePanelRequest) returns (ClosePanelResponse);
+message StartPanelRequest {
+  // Unique ID of the panel
+  string panel_id = 1;
+
+  // Absolute path of the panel script's file on disk, or network path to the file
+  string panel_script_path = 2;
 }
 
-message EnumeratePanelsRequest {
+message StartPanelResponse {
+  // Location of the panel's webpage 
+  string panel_url = 1; 
 }
 
-message PanelInformation {
+message StopPanelRequest {
   // Unique ID of the panel
   string panel_id = 1;
 
-  // Is the panel currently open?
-  bool is_open = 2;
+  // Reset all storage associated with panel
+  bool reset = 2;
+}
 
-  // IDs of all of the values associated with the panel
-  repeated string value_ids = 3;
+message StopPanelResponse {
 }
 
-message EnumeratePanelsResponse {
-  // The list of panels available in the system
-  repeated PanelInformation panels = 1;
+message EnumeratePanelsRequest {
 }
 
-message OpenPanelRequest {
+message PanelInformation {
   // Unique ID of the panel
   string panel_id = 1;
 
-  // Absolute path of the panel's file on disk, or network path to the file
-  string panel_uri = 2;
+  // Location of the panel's webpage
+  string panel_url = 2;
+
+  // IDs of all of the values associated with the panel
+  repeated string value_ids = 3;
 }
 
-message OpenPanelResponse {
+message EnumeratePanelsResponse {
+  // The list of panels available in the system
+  repeated PanelInformation panels = 1;
 }
 
 message GetValueRequest {
@@ -98,15 +111,4 @@ message SetValueRequest {
 }
 
 message SetValueResponse {
-}
-
-message ClosePanelRequest {
-  // Unique ID of the panel
-  string panel_id = 1;
-
-  // Reset all storage associated with panel
-  bool reset = 2;
-}
-
-message ClosePanelResponse {
 }

src/ni/pythonpanel/v1/python_panel_service_pb2.pyi

@@ -14,88 +14,124 @@ import typing
 DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.FileDescriptor
 
 @typing.final
-class EnumeratePanelsRequest(google.protobuf.message.Message):
+class StartPanelRequest(google.protobuf.message.Message):
     DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
 
+    PANEL_ID_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
+    PANEL_SCRIPT_PATH_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
+    panel_id: builtins.str
+    """Unique ID of the panel"""
+    panel_script_path: builtins.str
+    """Absolute path of the panel script's file on disk, or network path to the file"""
     def __init__(
         self,
+        *,
+        panel_id: builtins.str = ...,
+        panel_script_path: builtins.str = ...,
     ) -> None: ...
+    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["panel_id", b"panel_id", "panel_script_path", b"panel_script_path"]) -> None: ...
 
-global___EnumeratePanelsRequest = EnumeratePanelsRequest
+global___StartPanelRequest = StartPanelRequest
 
 @typing.final
-class PanelInformation(google.protobuf.message.Message):
+class StartPanelResponse(google.protobuf.message.Message):
+    DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
+
+    PANEL_URL_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
+    panel_url: builtins.str
+    """Location of the panel's webpage"""
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        panel_url: builtins.str = ...,
+    ) -> None: ...
+    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["panel_url", b"panel_url"]) -> None: ...
+
+global___StartPanelResponse = StartPanelResponse
+
+@typing.final
+class StopPanelRequest(google.protobuf.message.Message):
     DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
 
     PANEL_ID_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
-    IS_OPEN_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
-    VALUE_IDS_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
+    RESET_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
     panel_id: builtins.str
     """Unique ID of the panel"""
-    is_open: builtins.bool
-    """Is the panel currently open?"""
-    @property
-    def value_ids(self) -> google.protobuf.internal.containers.RepeatedScalarFieldContainer[builtins.str]:
-        """IDs of all of the values associated with the panel"""
-
+    reset: builtins.bool
+    """Reset all storage associated with panel"""
     def __init__(
         self,
         *,
         panel_id: builtins.str = ...,
-        is_open: builtins.bool = ...,
-        value_ids: collections.abc.Iterable[builtins.str] | None = ...,
+        reset: builtins.bool = ...,
     ) -> None: ...
-    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["is_open", b"is_open", "panel_id", b"panel_id", "value_ids", b"value_ids"]) -> None: ...
+    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["panel_id", b"panel_id", "reset", b"reset"]) -> None: ...
 
-global___PanelInformation = PanelInformation
+global___StopPanelRequest = StopPanelRequest
 
 @typing.final
-class EnumeratePanelsResponse(google.protobuf.message.Message):
+class StopPanelResponse(google.protobuf.message.Message):
     DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
 
-    PANELS_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
-    @property
-    def panels(self) -> google.protobuf.internal.containers.RepeatedCompositeFieldContainer[global___PanelInformation]:
-        """The list of panels available in the system"""
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+    ) -> None: ...
+
+global___StopPanelResponse = StopPanelResponse
+
+@typing.final
+class EnumeratePanelsRequest(google.protobuf.message.Message):
+    DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        *,
-        panels: collections.abc.Iterable[global___PanelInformation] | None = ...,
     ) -> None: ...
-    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["panels", b"panels"]) -> None: ...
 
-global___EnumeratePanelsResponse = EnumeratePanelsResponse
+global___EnumeratePanelsRequest = EnumeratePanelsRequest
 
 @typing.final
-class OpenPanelRequest(google.protobuf.message.Message):
+class PanelInformation(google.protobuf.message.Message):
     DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
 
     PANEL_ID_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
-    PANEL_URI_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
+    PANEL_URL_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
+    VALUE_IDS_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
     panel_id: builtins.str
     """Unique ID of the panel"""
-    panel_uri: builtins.str
-    """Absolute path of the panel's file on disk, or network path to the file"""
+    panel_url: builtins.str
+    """Location of the panel's webpage"""
+    @property
+    def value_ids(self) -> google.protobuf.internal.containers.RepeatedScalarFieldContainer[builtins.str]:
+        """IDs of all of the values associated with the panel"""
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         *,
         panel_id: builtins.str = ...,
-        panel_uri: builtins.str = ...,
+        panel_url: builtins.str = ...,
+        value_ids: collections.abc.Iterable[builtins.str] | None = ...,
     ) -> None: ...
-    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["panel_id", b"panel_id", "panel_uri", b"panel_uri"]) -> None: ...
+    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["panel_id", b"panel_id", "panel_url", b"panel_url", "value_ids", b"value_ids"]) -> None: ...
 
-global___OpenPanelRequest = OpenPanelRequest
+global___PanelInformation = PanelInformation
 
 @typing.final
-class OpenPanelResponse(google.protobuf.message.Message):
+class EnumeratePanelsResponse(google.protobuf.message.Message):
     DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
 
+    PANELS_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
+    @property
+    def panels(self) -> google.protobuf.internal.containers.RepeatedCompositeFieldContainer[global___PanelInformation]:
+        """The list of panels available in the system"""
+
     def __init__(
         self,
+        *,
+        panels: collections.abc.Iterable[global___PanelInformation] | None = ...,
     ) -> None: ...
+    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["panels", b"panels"]) -> None: ...
 
-global___OpenPanelResponse = OpenPanelResponse
+global___EnumeratePanelsResponse = EnumeratePanelsResponse
 
 @typing.final
 class GetValueRequest(google.protobuf.message.Message):
@@ -172,33 +208,3 @@ class SetValueResponse(google.protobuf.message.Message):
     ) -> None: ...
 
 global___SetValueResponse = SetValueResponse
-
-@typing.final
-class ClosePanelRequest(google.protobuf.message.Message):
-    DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
-
-    PANEL_ID_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
-    RESET_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
-    panel_id: builtins.str
-    """Unique ID of the panel"""
-    reset: builtins.bool
-    """Reset all storage associated with panel"""
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        *,
-        panel_id: builtins.str = ...,
-        reset: builtins.bool = ...,
-    ) -> None: ...
-    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing.Literal["panel_id", b"panel_id", "reset", b"reset"]) -> None: ...
-
-global___ClosePanelRequest = ClosePanelRequest
-
-@typing.final
-class ClosePanelResponse(google.protobuf.message.Message):
-    DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-    ) -> None: ...
-
-global___ClosePanelResponse = ClosePanelResponse