From 2a1dfddbb8970b2b9368426dc0e0c11080429b7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sbkelley <sb24kelley@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 18:40:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] improve pane docs

---
 .../interface/molecule/settings_block/pane.py | 51 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/obs_ctl/interface/molecule/settings_block/pane.py b/src/obs_ctl/interface/molecule/settings_block/pane.py
index 2474125..11c8b45 100644
--- a/src/obs_ctl/interface/molecule/settings_block/pane.py
+++ b/src/obs_ctl/interface/molecule/settings_block/pane.py
@@ -25,18 +25,22 @@ class SettingsType(Enum):
 
     @property
     def widget(self):
+        """The widget this SettingsType uses"""
         return self.value[0]
     
     @property
     def type(self):
+        """The type of the reactive this SettingsType interacts with"""
         return self.value[1]
     
     @property
     def msg(self):
+        """The message this SettingsType's widget posts when user interacts"""
         return self.value[2]
     
     @property
     def expected_type(self):
+        """The type this SettingsType's widget expects for its value"""
         return self.value[3]
 
 
@@ -54,12 +58,9 @@ def pane_factory(cls_name: str, settings_list: list, settings_type_list: list, d
      a watch_record_path function to update the Input value, and an on_record_path_changed
      function, which emits a RecordPathChanged message containing a value when the user
      submits the input."""
-    DEFAULT_CSS = """
-    Grid {
-        grid-size:2;
-        grid-rows:2;
-    }
-    """
+    row_height = 2
+    loop_tuple = list(zip(settings_list, settings_type_list, defaults_list))
+    DEFAULT_CSS = f"Grid {{grid-size:2;grid-rows:{row_height};min-height:{len(loop_tuple)*row_height}}}"
     def watch_func_factory(watch_id: str):
         def watch_func(self, value):
             input = self.query_exactly_one(watch_id)
@@ -79,29 +80,41 @@ def pane_factory(cls_name: str, settings_list: list, settings_type_list: list, d
         def output_func(self):
             with ScrollableContainer():
                 with Grid():
-                    for setting, control_and_type, setting_default in zip(settings_list, settings_type_list, defaults_list):
-                        ctrl_id = f"{settings_type.widget.func.__name__.lower()}_{setting}"
+                    for setting, control_and_type, setting_default in loop_tuple:
+                        ctrl_id = f"{setting_type.widget.func.__name__.lower()}_{setting}"
                         yield Label(setting)
                         yield control_and_type.widget(value=control_and_type.expected_type(setting_default), id=ctrl_id)
         
         return output_func
 
     new_dict = dict()
-    for setting, control_and_type, setting_default in zip(settings_list, settings_type_list, defaults_list):
-        settings_type: SettingsType = control_and_type
-        ctrl_id = f"{settings_type.widget.func.__name__.lower()}_{setting}"
-        msg_name = f"{snake_to_camel(setting)}Changed"
-        watch_x = f"watch_{setting}"
-        on_x = f"on_{setting}_changed"
-        new_dict[setting] = reactive(settings_type.type(setting_default)) # eg. record_path
-        new_dict[watch_x] = watch_func_factory(f"#{ctrl_id}") # watch_record_path
-        new_dict[msg_name] = type(msg_name, (SettingsMSGBase, ), {}) # RecordPathChanged
-        new_dict[on_x] = on_func_factory(new_dict[setting], settings_type.msg, new_dict[msg_name], f"#{ctrl_id}") # on_record_path_changed
+    for setting_name, setting_type, setting_default in loop_tuple:
+        setting_name: str = setting_name
+        setting_type: SettingsType = setting_type
+        setting_default: Any = setting_default
+        control_setting_id: str = f"{setting_type.widget.func.__name__.lower()}_{setting_name}"
+        SettingChanged_name: str = f"{snake_to_camel(setting_name)}Changed"
+        watch_setting_name: str = f"watch_{setting_name}"
+        on_setting_changed_name: str = f"on_{setting_name}_changed"
+        
+        # For each desired setting (e.g. 'record_path'):
+        # Set up a reactive named record_path
+        new_dict[setting_name] = reactive(setting_type.type(setting_default))
+        # Set up a watch_record_path function
+        new_dict[watch_setting_name] = watch_func_factory(f"#{control_setting_id}")
+        # Set up a RecordPathChanged for when user interacts with control
+        # (see SettingTypes enum)
+        new_dict[SettingChanged_name] = type(SettingChanged_name, (SettingsMSGBase, ), {})
+        # Set up on_record_path_changed function to update record_path
+        # and post RecordPathChanged
+        new_dict[on_setting_changed_name] = on_func_factory(new_dict[setting_name], setting_type.msg, new_dict[SettingChanged_name], f"#{control_setting_id}") # on_record_path_changed
+        # Set up the default CSS
         new_dict["DEFAULT_CSS"] = DEFAULT_CSS
+    # Set up compose()
     new_dict["compose"] = compose_factory() # Adds all the Inputs
     
+    # Construct the actual class and return it
     new_pane = type(cls_name, (TabPane,), new_dict)
-
     return new_pane
         
 def snake_to_camel(string: str):
-- 
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