CHANGELOG.md

 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v0.110.0 (2024-09-12)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(palette_viewer): added widget to display the current palette and accent colors ([`a8576c1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a8576c164cad17746ec4fcd5c775fb78f70c055c))
+
 ## v0.109.1 (2024-09-09)
 
 ### Fix
@@ -155,11 +161,3 @@
 * refactor: add docs, cleanup ([`61ecf49`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/61ecf491e52bfbfa0d5a84764a9095310659043d))
 
 ## v0.100.0 (2024-09-01)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs(becwidget): improvements to the bec widget base class docs; fixed type hint import for sphinx ([`99d5e8e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/99d5e8e71c7f89a53d7967126f4056dde005534c))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix(pyqt slot): removed slot decorator to avoid problems with pyqt6 ([`6c1f89a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6c1f89ad39b7240ab1d1c1123422b99ae195bf01))

bec_widgets/qt_utils/palette_viewer.py

+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
+    QFrame,
+    QGridLayout,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QScrollArea,
+    QSizePolicy,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors, get_theme_palette
+from bec_widgets.widgets.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button import DarkModeButton
+
+
+class PaletteViewer(BECWidget, QWidget):
+    """
+    This class is a widget that displays current palette colors.
+    """
+
+    ICON_NAME = "palette"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, parent=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, theme_update=True, **kwargs)
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        self.setFixedSize(400, 600)
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        dark_mode_button = DarkModeButton(self)
+        layout.addWidget(dark_mode_button)
+
+        # Create a scroll area to hold the color boxes
+        scroll_area = QScrollArea(self)
+        scroll_area.setWidgetResizable(True)
+        scroll_area.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+
+        # Create a frame to hold the color boxes
+        self.frame = QFrame(self)
+        self.frame_layout = QGridLayout(self.frame)
+        self.frame_layout.setSpacing(0)
+        self.frame_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        scroll_area.setWidget(self.frame)
+        layout.addWidget(scroll_area)
+
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+
+        self.update_palette()
+
+    def apply_theme(self, theme) -> None:
+        """
+        Apply the theme to the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            theme (str): The theme to apply.
+        """
+        self.update_palette()
+
+    def clear_palette(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Clear the palette colors from the frame.
+        Recursively removes all widgets and layouts in the frame layout.
+        """
+        # Iterate over all items in the layout in reverse to safely remove them
+        for i in reversed(range(self.frame_layout.count())):
+            item = self.frame_layout.itemAt(i)
+
+            # If the item is a layout, clear its contents
+            if isinstance(item, QHBoxLayout):
+                # Recursively remove all widgets from the layout
+                for j in reversed(range(item.count())):
+                    widget = item.itemAt(j).widget()
+                    if widget:
+                        item.removeWidget(widget)
+                        widget.deleteLater()
+                self.frame_layout.removeItem(item)
+
+            # If the item is a widget, remove and delete it
+            elif item.widget():
+                widget = item.widget()
+                self.frame_layout.removeWidget(widget)
+                widget.deleteLater()
+
+    def update_palette(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Update the palette colors in the frame.
+        """
+        self.clear_palette()
+        palette_label = QLabel("Palette Colors (e.g. palette.windowText().color())")
+        palette_label.setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold;")
+        self.frame_layout.addWidget(palette_label, 0, 0)
+
+        palette = get_theme_palette()
+        # Add the palette colors (roles) to the frame
+        palette_roles = [
+            palette.windowText,
+            palette.toolTipText,
+            palette.placeholderText,
+            palette.text,
+            palette.buttonText,
+            palette.highlight,
+            palette.link,
+            palette.light,
+            palette.midlight,
+            palette.mid,
+            palette.shadow,
+            palette.button,
+            palette.brightText,
+            palette.toolTipBase,
+            palette.alternateBase,
+            palette.dark,
+            palette.base,
+            palette.window,
+            palette.highlightedText,
+            palette.linkVisited,
+        ]
+
+        offset = 1
+        for i, pal in enumerate(palette_roles):
+            i += offset
+            color = pal().color()
+            label_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+            color_label = QLabel(f"{pal().color().name()} ({pal.__name__})")
+            background_label = self.background_label_with_clipboard(color)
+            label_layout.addWidget(color_label)
+            label_layout.addWidget(background_label)
+            self.frame_layout.addLayout(label_layout, i, 0)
+
+        # add a horizontal spacer
+        spacer = QLabel()
+        spacer.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Minimum)
+        self.frame_layout.addWidget(spacer, i + 1, 0)
+
+        accent_colors_label = QLabel("Accent Colors (e.g. accent_colors.default)")
+        accent_colors_label.setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold;")
+        self.frame_layout.addWidget(accent_colors_label, i + 2, 0)
+
+        accent_colors = get_accent_colors()
+        items = [
+            (accent_colors.default, "default"),
+            (accent_colors.success, "success"),
+            (accent_colors.warning, "warning"),
+            (accent_colors.emergency, "emergency"),
+            (accent_colors.highlight, "highlight"),
+        ]
+
+        offset = len(palette_roles) + 2
+        for i, (color, name) in enumerate(items):
+            i += offset
+            label_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+            color_label = QLabel(f"{color.name()} ({name})")
+            background_label = self.background_label_with_clipboard(color)
+            label_layout.addWidget(color_label)
+            label_layout.addWidget(background_label)
+            self.frame_layout.addLayout(label_layout, i + 2, 0)
+
+    def background_label_with_clipboard(self, color) -> QLabel:
+        """
+        Create a label with a background color that copies the color to the clipboard when clicked.
+
+        Args:
+            color (QColor): The color to display in the background.
+
+        Returns:
+            QLabel: The label with the background color.
+        """
+        button = QLabel()
+        button.setStyleSheet(f"background-color: {color.name()};")
+        button.setToolTip("Click to copy color to clipboard")
+        button.setCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
+        button.mousePressEvent = lambda event: QApplication.clipboard().setText(color.name())
+        return button
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    viewer = PaletteViewer()
+    viewer.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "0.109.1"
+version = "0.110.0"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [

tests/unit_tests/test_palette_viewer.py

+import pytest
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+
+from bec_widgets.qt_utils.palette_viewer import PaletteViewer
+from bec_widgets.widgets.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button import DarkModeButton
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def palette_viewer(qtbot):
+    widget = PaletteViewer()
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+
+
+def test_palette_viewer_renders_palette_and_accents(qtbot, palette_viewer):
+    assert palette_viewer.frame_layout.count() == 28
+    palette_viewer.clear_palette()
+    assert palette_viewer.frame_layout.count() == 0
+    palette_viewer.update_palette()
+    assert palette_viewer.frame_layout.count() == 28
+
+
+def test_palette_viewer_updates_on_theme_change(qtbot, palette_viewer):
+    light_window_text_color = palette_viewer.frame_layout.itemAt(1).itemAt(0).widget().text()
+    assert "(windowText)" in light_window_text_color
+    light_hex_color = light_window_text_color.split(" ")[0]
+
+    button = palette_viewer.findChild(DarkModeButton)
+    qtbot.mouseClick(button.mode_button, Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton)
+    qtbot.wait(100)
+
+    dark_window_text_color = palette_viewer.frame_layout.itemAt(1).itemAt(0).widget().text()
+    assert "(windowText)" in dark_window_text_color
+    dark_hex_color = dark_window_text_color.split(" ")[0]
+
+    assert light_hex_color != dark_hex_color