fix(workflow): stop losing widget input on Streamlit < 1.50 - #402
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`_input_widget_impl` fed the persisted parameter back into every widget as
its initial-value argument (`value=` / `default=` / `index=`). On Streamlit
< 1.50 that argument is hashed into the widget's element id, so the id
changed on every interaction; the following interaction then arrived under
the now-stale id and was silently discarded.
The visible effect was in the mzML file selector: selecting six files kept
only three, because every second click was dropped.
Verified against the real `StreamlitUI._input_widget_impl` and
`ParameterManager` on streamlit 1.49.1, the pinned version:
before: 6 clicked -> 3 stick ['A.mzML', 'C.mzML', 'E.mzML']
after: 6 clicked -> 6 stick
Streamlit ignores the initial-value argument once a keyed widget already
has an entry in session state, so seeding on first render only is
behaviour-preserving: `apply_preset()` and `clear_parameter_session_state()`
already delete the session keys when they want params.json to take effect
again. Regression-tested for text, number (int and float), checkbox,
selectbox, slider and multiselect - first-render seeding, reload from
params.json and value type are all unchanged, on both 1.49.1 and 1.53.1.
Also sorts the `select_input_file` options: `path.iterdir()` is unordered,
so both the displayed order and (on < 1.50) the element id varied between
restarts.
Streamlit >= 1.50 stopped hashing `default` into the element id and was
already unaffected; this fix is version-independent.
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In `@src/workflow/StreamlitUI.py`:
- Around line 562-564: Update the option-building flow around options so it is
sorted after external paths from external_files.txt are appended, ensuring the
complete list is displayed alphabetically regardless of input order.
- Around line 687-688: The seed function should preserve the current widget
selection when widget identity changes due to updated options or index/default
values. Update seed to reuse the value associated with key when present, while
still applying kwargs for uninitialized state, and add a regression test
covering option changes without losing the existing selection.
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| options = sorted( | ||
| str(f) for f in path.iterdir() if "external_files.txt" not in str(f) | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Sort the complete option list.
The current sorted(...) call covers only files under path. External paths are appended later without sorting. Mixed options can therefore depend on the order in external_files.txt, so the promised alphabetical display order is not guaranteed.
Sort options again after adding external paths.
Suggested fix
if external_files.exists():
with open(external_files, "r") as f:
external_files_list = f.read().splitlines()
options += [f for f in external_files_list if os.path.exists(f)]
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In `@src/workflow/StreamlitUI.py` around lines 562 - 564, Update the
option-building flow around options so it is sorted after external paths from
external_files.txt are appended, ensuring the complete list is displayed
alphabetically regardless of input order.
| def seed(**kwargs: Any) -> dict: | ||
| return {} if key in st.session_state else kwargs |
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Streamlit 1.49.1 selectbox widget identity options index default source
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In Streamlit 1.49.1, the st.selectbox widget uses the index parameter to determine the preselected option upon the initial render [1]. The index parameter accepts an integer corresponding to the position in the options list, or None to initialize the widget with no preselection [1][2]. Key identity and state management for st.selectbox function as follows: 1. Widget Identity: When a key is provided for the st.selectbox, that key serves as the primary identifier for the widget [3][4]. If no key is provided, Streamlit generates a unique key automatically based on the widget's parameters, such as the label and options [3]. 2. State Persistence: Because the key establishes identity, providing a stable key ensures that the widget's state (its current selection) is preserved across reruns, even if other parameters like label or options change [3][4]. 3. Dynamic Updates: In versions of Streamlit prior to later updates (specifically referencing developments occurring after 1.49.1), changing the options parameter would often cause the widget to reset if a custom key was not effectively managing that identity [3][5]. Later versions introduced improvements to ensure that updating options dynamically would not trigger a state reset when a key is provided, as long as the previously selected value remains valid within the new option set [6][4]. If the previously selected value is no longer present in the updated options, the widget will reset to the default index [6]. For setting a default, passing the index of the desired option is the standard approach [7][8]: st.selectbox("Label", options=["A", "B", "C"], index=1) # Defaults to "B" If you wish to initialize the widget empty, you must explicitly set index=None [1][2].
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.streamlit.io/develop/api-reference/widgets/st.selectbox
- 2: https://docs.streamlit.io/1.33.0/develop/api-reference/widgets/st.selectbox
- 3: https://github.com/streamlit/docs/blob/main/content/develop/concepts/architecture/widget-behavior.md
- 4: GitHub pull request 12493 in streamlit/streamlit (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 5: GitHub issue 6352 in streamlit/streamlit (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 6: GitHub pull request 13383 in streamlit/streamlit (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 7: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65026852/set-default-value-for-selectbox
- 8: https://ryanandmattdatascience.com/streamlit-select-box/
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"multiselect": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/streamlit/streamlit/1.49.1/lib/streamlit/elements/widgets/multiselect.py",
"widget": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/streamlit/streamlit/1.49.1/lib/streamlit/runtime/state/widgets.py",
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Preserve state when widget identity changes.
In Streamlit 1.49.1, options and index/default are part of the widget ID. When they change, seed() omits the initial value because the user key exists, but Streamlit registers a new widget without the previous selection. The widget then uses its default and can discard the current selection. Preserve the selection across option changes and add a regression test.
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In `@src/workflow/StreamlitUI.py` around lines 687 - 688, The seed function should
preserve the current widget selection when widget identity changes due to
updated options or index/default values. Update seed to reuse the value
associated with key when present, while still applying kwargs for uninitialized
state, and add a regression test covering option changes without losing the
existing selection.
Source: MCP tools
`build-openms` started failing on every branch with:
cmake - cmake not installed. The package was not found with the source(s) listed.
Version was specified as '3.31.1'.
Chocolatey delisted that exact patch: its package listing feed now returns
3.31.6, 3.31.10, 3.31.11 and 3.31.12 for the 3.31 series, but not 3.31.1.
Nothing in this repo changed - the last green run was 2026-08-29.
Moves to 3.31.12, the newest patch in the same minor series, deliberately
staying off cmake 4.x: 4.0 dropped compatibility with
`cmake_minimum_required(VERSION < 3.5)`, which the OpenMS build still relies on.
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…ly bind
The module swapped `sys.modules['streamlit']` for a MagicMock, imported
ParameterManager, restored the real streamlit, and only then dropped the cached
`src.workflow` modules. That ordering is wrong: a module binds `st` once, at
import time, so if any earlier-collected test had already imported
`src.workflow.ParameterManager` against the real streamlit, the import here was
just a cache hit and the mock never took effect.
The result was a test that passed alone and failed in a full run - the six
`TestSaveParametersWithInstanceName` cases asserted against
`mock_streamlit.session_state` while ParameterManager was reading the real one.
Drops the cached modules *before* the import so the mock binds, and again
afterwards so later test files re-import against the real streamlit.
pytest tests/test_results_helpers.py tests/test_tool_instance_name.py
before: 6 failed, 6 passed after: 12 passed
pytest tests/test_workflow_manager_stop.py tests/test_tool_instance_name.py
before: 6 failed, 5 passed after: 11 passed
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Problem
Selecting multiple mzML files in the workflow configure page silently loses
some of them: select six files, only three stick — every second click is
discarded, and the file visibly pops back out of the box.
Root cause
StreamlitUI._input_widget_implfeeds the persisted parameter back into everywidget as its initial-value argument:
On Streamlit < 1.50 that argument is hashed into the widget's element id
(
compute_and_register_element_id(..., default=default_values, ...)). So eachinteraction changed
default→ changed the element id → the browser's nextinteraction arrived filed under the previous id, the lookup fell through to
the prior run's value, and that interaction was silently dropped.
Streamlit 1.50.0 changed exactly this, with the comment "Treat the provided
key as the main identity. Only include changes to the options, accept_new_options,
and max_selections in the identity computation as those can invalidate the current
selection." —
defaultwas removed from the id. So ≥ 1.50 was never affected.This is not multiselect-specific. On 1.43.0 every widget type hashes its
current value into the id (
text_widgets/checkbox/slider/number_inputhash
value=,selectboxhashesindex=), so the fix is applied uniformly.Fix
Seed a widget only on its first render. Streamlit already ignores the
initial-value argument once a keyed widget has an entry in session state, so
this is behaviour-preserving — it just stops the id from churning:
This is consistent with how the codebase already works:
apply_preset()deletes the affected session keys ("so widgets re-initialize fresh") and
clear_parameter_session_state()exists for the same purpose. Reloading fromparams.jsonstill works because those paths clear session state first.Also sorts the
select_input_fileoptions —path.iterdir()is unordered, soboth the displayed order and (on < 1.50) the element id varied between restarts.
Verification
Driven against the real
StreamlitUI._input_widget_impland the realParameterManager, on streamlit 1.49.1 (the pinned version):Regression-tested across
text,number(int and float),checkbox,selectbox,sliderandmultiselect— first-render seeding, reload fromparams.json, and persisted value type all unchanged, on both 1.49.1 and1.53.1.
Test suite shows no change: failures/errors are byte-identical before and
after the patch (they are pre-existing, from missing example data).
streamlit-templatequantms-webNote on the pin
requirements.txtpinsstreamlit==1.49.1, which is on the affected side ofthe 1.50 boundary — so this bug is live on
maintoday. This fix isversion-independent and does not require bumping the pin, but bumping to
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