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Fixes #173.

import pyopenms_viz failed unless matplotlib was installed, although matplotlib is only an optional extra. _misc.py imported matplotlib.pyplot at module level, and every backend reaches _misc through _core → _config.

Fixing that turned up a second hidden requirement: constants.py imports Pillow at module level to open the two bokeh boundary icons. Pillow isn't declared anywhere. It only happened to be present because matplotlib (and bokeh) depend on it, so with matplotlib gone, pip install pyopenms_viz[plotly] still failed at import, now with No module named 'PIL'.

I went with the second option from the issue and kept the extras meaningful:

  • _misc.py: matplotlib is imported inside ColorGenerator only when a named colormap is requested ("grayscale" and the default palette don't need it). Without matplotlib that case now raises an ImportError that says to install pyopenms_viz[matplotlib].
  • constants.py: PEAK_BOUNDARY_ICON and FEATURE_BOUNDARY_ICON are opened on first access through a module __getattr__ and then cached, so from ..constants import PEAK_BOUNDARY_ICON in the bokeh backend works unchanged, and bokeh brings Pillow with it.

Testing

In a clean Python 3.12 venv with only pyopenms_viz[plotly] (pandas + plotly, no matplotlib, no Pillow):

$ python -c "import pyopenms_viz"          # main
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'matplotlib'
$ python -c "import pyopenms_viz"          # this branch
(ok)

A spectrum plot with backend="ms_plotly" works there too. With only pyopenms_viz[bokeh] (no matplotlib), a bokeh chromatogram plot still gets the boundary tool with its icon.

test/test_optional_dependencies.py adds:

  • an import test and a named-colormap test that run in a subprocess where importing matplotlib/PIL fails. Both fail on main and pass here.
  • a check that the icons still load as PIL images from constants.

With requirements.txt installed as in CI, pytest --snapshot-warn-unused test/ passes locally on Python 3.12 (162 passed, all 105 snapshots unchanged).

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Reduced unnecessary plotting-library loading, improving startup when optional backends or image support aren’t installed.
    • Preserved Dark2 color selection when Matplotlib is unavailable; other named colormaps still require Matplotlib.
  • Tests
    • Added CI coverage for Matplotlib, Bokeh, and Plotly extras.
    • Tests now skip cases requiring unavailable plotting backends.

Delay the import of matplotlib until it's needed for colormap functionality, making it optional for users.
Refactor icon loading to use lazy loading via __getattr__.
Add tests to ensure pyopenms_viz imports correctly without optional dependencies like matplotlib and Pillow.
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The package defers selected optional imports, including Matplotlib, Pillow, and snapshot extensions. Tests skip cases for unavailable plotting backends, and a new CI workflow tests the Matplotlib, Bokeh, and Plotly extras separately.

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Optional backend support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Defer optional imports
pyopenms_viz/_misc.py, pyopenms_viz/constants.py, pyopenms_viz/testing/__init__.py
Matplotlib is imported only for named, non-grayscale colormaps. When Matplotlib is unavailable, Dark2 uses a local sampler. Icon images and snapshot extension classes load and cache when accessed.
Run tests with available backends
test/conftest.py, test/test_chromatogram.py, test/test_mobilogram.py, test/test_peakmap.py, test/test_peakmap3d.py, test/test_spectrum.py, test/test_import.py
The test setup skips cases when required backend libraries are missing and loads snapshot extensions for the selected backend. Backend-specific tests declare their requirements, and import tests check package and backend imports plus Dark2 sampling.
Test plotting extras in CI
.github/workflows/ci-extras.yml
The workflow runs tests in separate Ubuntu and Python 3.12 jobs for the Matplotlib, Bokeh, and Plotly extras.

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Priority: ➖ Normal

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 802c7

No actionable merge-blocking issue is established. The changes support importing without optional plotting dependencies and testing installed backends independently; merge after normal checks pass.

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Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 802c7

Import targets and icon paths remain fixed, and no new sensitive access was identified in the inspected code. Remaining uncertainty concerns effective CI permissions and exceptional or concurrent initialization behavior, rather than a demonstrated security vulnerability.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The traced runtime changes concern process-local color generation, package asset loading and snapshot-extension resolution. Existing Bokeh and Plotly annotation callers continue receiving color values, not a new capability to choose imported modules or resource locations.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Lazy extension resolution rejects missing attribute names outside the declared exports before constructing a relative import. Colormap input selects a color-generation strategy but is not interpolated into the Matplotlib import target.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — The extras-specific CI matrix provides separate backend verification despite availability-aware test skips. The reviewed import tests check package and installed-backend imports; the Dark2 comparison requires Matplotlib and therefore does not directly exercise the missing-Matplotlib exception branch.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue [#173] requires import pyopenms_viz to work without optional matplotlib. _misc.py no longer imports matplotlib at module load. ColorGenerator imports matplotlib only for named colormaps. T…
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🟡 Minor · Restore wildcard exports for the lazy icons. · constants.py:21-30

pyopenms_viz/constants.py:21-30
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Restore wildcard exports for the lazy icons.

The merge-base module exposed both icon names to from pyopenms_viz.constants import *. The current module exposes them only through __getattr__, so wildcard import does not bind them. Define __all__ with the lazy icon names and the existing public constants.

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 if "JPY_PARENT_PID" in os.environ:
     IS_NOTEBOOK = True
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+__all__ = [
+    "PYOPENMS_VIZ_DIRNAME",
+    "PEAK_BOUNDARY_ICON",
+    "FEATURE_BOUNDARY_ICON",
+    "IS_SPHINX_BUILD",
+    "IS_NOTEBOOK",
+]
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In @pyopenms_viz/constants.py around lines 21 - 30, Restore wildcard exports in
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- Around line 21-30: Restore wildcard exports in the constants module by
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The changes to the codebase look good but I would have done the testing differently. Please see my comment above.

new Github action workflows can be tested on your personal branch and once everything is looking good we can test on the main branch.

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pyopenms_viz itself only requires pandas; matplotlib, plotly and bokeh are
extras. Importing the package must work without them.
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Instead of blocking the import, I would instead modify the ci.yml or add additional ci.yml for matplotlib, bokeh and plotly which runs through the package tests with that version of pyopenms_viz.

e.g. Have a ci_mpl.yml which specifically tests the pyopenms_viz[mpl].

Feel free to also add a general test file which does not generate snapshots but just tests importing pyopenms_viz.

Replace the test that blocked matplotlib and Pillow imports with a CI
workflow that installs one extra at a time (matplotlib, bokeh, plotly)
and runs the test suite, plus a plain import test.

To make the suite runnable with a single extra, tests for a backend
whose library is not installed are skipped, and pyopenms_viz.testing
imports each snapshot extension only when it is used.
Dark2 is the default annotation colormap, so chromatograms with
annotations still needed matplotlib on the bokeh and plotly backends.
Without matplotlib, pick the same colors matplotlib would for the
requested count; other named colormaps still ask for matplotlib.
pip rejects constraints with extras (bleach[css] in requirements.txt),
so strip them before using requirements.txt as a constraints file.
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Thanks for the review! I switched to your approach:

  • Removed the import-blocking test and added ci-extras.yml, which installs one extra at a time ([matplotlib], [bokeh], [plotly], versions constrained by requirements.txt) and runs the test suite. I used a matrix in one workflow rather than three files; happy to split it into ci_mpl.yml etc. if you prefer.
  • Added test/test_import.py, which just imports pyopenms_viz and each installed backend.
  • Tests for a backend whose library isn't installed are skipped, and pyopenms_viz.testing imports each snapshot extension only when used, so the suite runs with a single extra.

The per-extra run caught one more matplotlib dependency: chromatogram annotations default to the Dark2 colormap, which needed matplotlib on the bokeh and plotly backends. Without matplotlib it now uses a built-in Dark2 palette that gives the same colors (tested against matplotlib).

Runs on my fork, all passing:

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