feat: mo.query_params

docs/api/index.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   outputs
   control_flow
   html
+  query_params
   state
   cell
   debugging
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ Use the marimo library in marimo notebooks (`import marimo as mo`) to
 | {doc}`outputs`       | Modify cell outputs, redirect console output              |
 | {doc}`control_flow`  | Control how cells execute                                 |
 | {doc}`html`          | Manipulate HTML objects                                   |
+| {doc}`query_params`  | Access and set query parameters with `mo.query_params`    |
 | {doc}`state`         | Synchronize multiple UI elements with `mo.state`          |
 | {doc}`cell`          | Run cells defined in another notebook                     |
 | {doc}`debugging`     | Debugging utilities                                       |

docs/api/query_params.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Query Parameters
+
+Use `mo.query_params` to access query parameters passed to the notebook. You
+can also use `mo.query_params` to set query parameters in order to keep track
+of state in the URL. This is useful for bookmarking or sharing a particular
+state of the notebook while running as an application with `marimo run`.
+
+```{eval-rst}
+.. autofunction:: marimo.query_params
+```

docs/guides/apps.md

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ By default, apps are laid out as a concetentation of their outputs, with
 code hidden. You can customize the layout using marimo's built-in drag-and-drop
 grid editor; you can also choose to include code in the app view.
 
-
-## CLI 
+## CLI
 
 ```
 Usage: marimo run [OPTIONS] NAME
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ While editing a notebook with `marimo edit`, you can preview the notebook
 as an app by clicking the preview button in the bottom-left of the editor.
 (You can also use the command palette.)
 
-
 ### Vertical layout
 
 The default layout is the vertical layout: cell outputs are concatenated
@@ -64,5 +62,3 @@ Enable the grid editor in the app preview, via a dropdown:
 marimo saves metadata about your constructed layout in a `layouts` folder;
 make sure to include this folder when sharing your notebook so that others
 can reconstruct your layout.
-
-

frontend/src/core/kernel/messages.ts

@@ -266,6 +266,30 @@ export type OperationMessage =
         }>;
       };
     }
+  | {
+      op: "query-params-set";
+      data: {
+        key: string;
+        value: string | string[];
+      };
+    }
+  | {
+      op: "query-params-append";
+      data: {
+        key: string;
+        value: string;
+      };
+    }
+  | {
+      op: "query-params-delete";
+      data: {
+        key: string;
+        value: string | null;
+      };
+    }
+  | {
+      op: "query-params-clear";
+    }
   | {
       // transient toast / alert
       op: "alert";

frontend/src/core/pyodide/bridge.ts

@@ -85,7 +85,16 @@ export class PyodideBridge implements RunRequests, EditRequests {
     const code = await notebookFileStore.readFile();
     const fallbackCode = await fallbackFileStore.readFile();
     const filename = PyodideRouter.getFilename();
+
+    const queryParameters: Record<string, string | string[]> = {};
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+    for (const key of searchParams.keys()) {
+      const value = searchParams.getAll(key);
+      queryParameters[key] = value.length === 1 ? value[0] : value;
+    }
+
     await this.rpc.proxy.request.startSession({
+      queryParameters: queryParameters,
       code,
       fallbackCode: fallbackCode || "",
       filename,

frontend/src/core/pyodide/worker/bootstrap.ts

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export class DefaultWasmController implements WasmController {
   }
 
   async startSession(opts: {
+    queryParameters: Record<string, string | string[]>;
     code: string | null;
     fallbackCode: string;
     filename: string | null;
@@ -106,7 +107,10 @@ export class DefaultWasmController implements WasmController {
     // during processing of a cell's code.
     //
     // This adds a messenger object to the global scope (import js; js.messenger.callback)
-    self.messenger = { callback: opts.onMessage };
+    self.messenger = {
+      callback: opts.onMessage,
+    };
+    self.query_params = opts.queryParameters;
 
     // Load packages from the code
     await this.pyodide.loadPackagesFromImports(content, {
@@ -122,8 +126,13 @@ export class DefaultWasmController implements WasmController {
       from marimo._pyodide.pyodide_session import create_session, instantiate
 
       assert js.messenger, "messenger is not defined"
+      assert js.query_params, "query_params is not defined"
 
-      session, bridge = create_session(filename="${filename}", message_callback=js.messenger.callback)
+      session, bridge = create_session(
+        filename="${filename}",
+        query_params=js.query_params.to_py(),
+        message_callback=js.messenger.callback,
+      )
       instantiate(session)
       asyncio.create_task(session.start())
 

frontend/src/core/pyodide/worker/types.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface WasmController {
    * @param opts.filename - The filename to start with
    */
   startSession(opts: {
+    queryParameters: Record<string, string | string[]>;
     code: string | null;
     fallbackCode: string;
     filename: string | null;

frontend/src/core/pyodide/worker/worker.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const requestHandler = createRPCRequestHandler({
    * Start the session
    */
   startSession: async (opts: {
+    queryParameters: Record<string, string | string[]>;
     code: string | null;
     fallbackCode: string;
     filename: string | null;

frontend/src/core/websocket/createWsUrl.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export function createWsUrl(sessionId: string): string {
   url.protocol = protocol;
   url.pathname = `${withoutTrailingSlash(url.pathname)}/ws`;
 
-  const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(url.search);
+  const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   searchParams.set("session_id", sessionId);
   url.search = searchParams.toString();
 

frontend/src/core/websocket/useMarimoWebSocket.tsx

@@ -219,6 +219,41 @@ export function useMarimoWebSocket(opts: {
           kind: "installing",
         });
         return;
+      case "query-params-append": {
+        const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+        url.searchParams.append(msg.data.key, msg.data.value);
+        window.history.pushState({}, "", `${url.pathname}${url.search}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      case "query-params-set": {
+        const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+        if (Array.isArray(msg.data.value)) {
+          url.searchParams.delete(msg.data.key);
+          msg.data.value.forEach((v) =>
+            url.searchParams.append(msg.data.key, v),
+          );
+        } else {
+          url.searchParams.set(msg.data.key, msg.data.value);
+        }
+        window.history.pushState({}, "", `${url.pathname}${url.search}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      case "query-params-delete": {
+        const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+        if (msg.data.value == null) {
+          url.searchParams.delete(msg.data.key);
+        } else {
+          url.searchParams.delete(msg.data.key, msg.data.value);
+        }
+        window.history.pushState({}, "", `${url.pathname}${url.search}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      case "query-params-clear": {
+        const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+        url.search = "";
+        window.history.pushState({}, "", `${url.pathname}${url.search}`);
+        return;
+      }
       default:
         logNever(msg);
     }

marimo/__init__.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "capture_stderr",
     "center",
     "defs",
+    "query_params",
     "doc",
     "download",
     "hstack",
@@ -89,6 +90,6 @@
     redirect_stdout,
 )
 from marimo._runtime.control_flow import MarimoStopError, stop
-from marimo._runtime.runtime import defs, refs
+from marimo._runtime.runtime import defs, query_params, refs
 from marimo._runtime.state import state
 from marimo._server.asgi import create_asgi_app

marimo/_messaging/ops.py

@@ -386,21 +386,61 @@ class VariableValues(Op):
     variables: List[VariableValue]
 
 
+@dataclass
+class QueryParamsSet(Op):
+    """Set query parameters."""
+
+    name: ClassVar[str] = "query-params-set"
+    key: str
+    value: Union[str, List[str]]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class QueryParamsAppend(Op):
+    name: ClassVar[str] = "query-params-append"
+    key: str
+    value: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class QueryParamsDelete(Op):
+    name: ClassVar[str] = "query-params-delete"
+    key: str
+    # If value is None, delete all values for the key
+    # If a value is provided, only that value is deleted
+    value: Optional[str]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class QueryParamsClear(Op):
+    # Clear all query parameters
+    name: ClassVar[str] = "query-params-clear"
+
+
 MessageOperation = Union[
+    # Cell operations
     CellOp,
-    HumanReadableStatus,
-    Reload,
-    Reconnected,
     FunctionCallResult,
     RemoveUIElements,
+    # Notebook operations
+    Reload,
+    Reconnected,
     Interrupted,
     CompletedRun,
     KernelReady,
+    # Editor operations
     CompletionResult,
+    # Alerts
     Alert,
     Banner,
     MissingPackageAlert,
     InstallingPackageAlert,
+    # Variables
     Variables,
     VariableValues,
+    # Query params
+    QueryParamsSet,
+    QueryParamsAppend,
+    QueryParamsDelete,
+    QueryParamsClear,
 ]

marimo/_messaging/types.py

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ def write(self, op: str, data: Dict[Any, Any]) -> None:
         pass
 
 
+class NoopStream(Stream):
+    def write(self, op: str, data: Dict[Any, Any]) -> None:
+        pass
+
+
 class Stdout(io.TextIOBase):
     name = "stdout"
 

marimo/_pyodide/pyodide_session.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     ControlRequest,
     CreationRequest,
     ExecutionRequest,
+    SerializedQueryParams,
     SetUIElementValueRequest,
 )
 from marimo._runtime.runtime import Kernel
@@ -76,14 +77,15 @@ def instantiate(session: PyodideSession) -> None:
 
 def create_session(
     filename: str,
+    query_params: SerializedQueryParams,
     message_callback: Callable[[str], None],
 ) -> tuple[PyodideSession, PyodideBridge]:
     def write_kernel_message(op: KernelMessage) -> None:
         message_callback(json.dumps({"op": op[0], "data": op[1]}))
 
     app_file_manager = AppFileManager(filename=filename)
     app = app_file_manager.app
-    app_metadata = AppMetadata(filename=filename)
+    app_metadata = AppMetadata(query_params=query_params, filename=filename)
 
     session = PyodideSession(
         app_file_manager, SessionMode.EDIT, write_kernel_message, app_metadata