DevNotes_07Mar2026_Technical - SasView/sasview GitHub Wiki

AI And SasView

• Piotr - quick demo of the ongoing effort at ESS to include AI in the SANS analysis framework. https://github.com/ai4se1dk

6.1.3

• Please test RC1: https://github.com/SasView/sasview/releases/tag/v6.1.3rc1
• Issues? Add to https://github.com/SasView/sasview/issues/3882
• Releasing next week (with or without testers)

Status updates of ongoing projects

• SAXS fitting (Kristian): Ready to merge? A second review would be helpful.
• CodeScene and Ruff (Paul S./Jeff)
  • Linting work complete - ADR write-up available
  • CodeScene integration - Wiki In Progress
    • Jeff to finish off write up for Minimal Safety Net
    • What thresholds should we use for different things?: https://github.com/SasView/sasdata/blob/master/.codescene/code-health-rules.json
    • Once write up is finished and thresholds are decided, enable on sasdata
    • Add write up on Quality Guardians
    • https://codescene.io/docs/guides/pr-integration/integrate-into-ci-cd.html
• Refactor Hackathon
  • https://github.com/SasView/sasview/wiki/RefactorHackathon%E2%80%902026%E2%80%901
  • Fri Mar 13, Mon Mar 16, and Tues Mar 17: USA time change so Fri meeting 10 AM EDT, 2 PM GMT, 3 PM CET unless Europeans want to change
  • Todo before hackathon
    • Rebase branches
    • plotting refactor rebased into refactor_24 branch
    • Bug fixes in existing branches: https://github.com/orgs/SasView/projects/17/views/1
  • Potential Work Packages:
    • SasView:
      • Undo stack planning and design (http://github.com/orgs/SasView/discussions/2951)
      • Data Explorer data/plot/trend/perspective representations
      • Plotting refactor integration (port into refactor branch - ideally before the hackathon...)
      • HDF file loader interface (general loader for any HDF file)
      • MagSANS data handling
      • Slicer front-end
    • SasData:
      • Data loaders (ensure all are working)
      • Data Trends (finalize)
      • Linear Algebra operations
      • Slicing backend
      • Package structure
    • SasModels:
      • SasData integration (remove built-in data objects)
• SasPubs
  • CI running again!: Moved to https://github.com/SasView/sasview.github.io to allow GitHub Actions bot to push to repo.
  • Pub list available on Zenodo: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2309096/sasview
  • Need people to find publications

Pull Requests

• Symmetric Slicers: https://github.com/SasView/sasview/pull/3832
• Use browser for help: https://github.com/SasView/sasview/pull/3847
• Communicator singleton-like object: https://github.com/SasView/sasview/pull/3863
• Fit Report enhancements: https://github.com/SasView/sasview/pull/3870
• SasModels use bumps webview: https://github.com/SasView/sasmodels/pull/676 and https://github.com/SasView/sasmodels/pull/651
• SasModels pure python F(Q): https://github.com/SasView/sasmodels/pull/570
• SasModels qmin: https://github.com/SasView/sasmodels/pull/665
• SasModels angular dispersity: https://github.com/SasView/sasmodels/pull/673
• SasData unrecognized units: https://github.com/SasView/sasdata/pull/188

ADRs

• To finalize:
  • https://github.com/orgs/SasView/discussions/3171#discussioncomment-15497631: Linter
• Ongoing discussion:
  • https://github.com/orgs/SasView/discussions/3511: Use web browser instead of built-in window - Who can write the final suggestion?
• New to discuss
  • No link: Defining the release process and release manager - Jeff to create discussion
  • No Link: Contributing to SasView: Define the process, i.e. what the requestor needs to provide, level of support from the existing community, and
  • https://github.com/orgs/SasView/discussions/3475: Release automation (can we assign some tasks...?)
    • Create suggestion to discuss at Tuesday meeting?
    • Zenodo generation - build_tools/release_automation.py, but would need tweaks, the ability to commit changes, and the ability to change release tags
    • Pypi publishing - Work started in sasdata
    • Upload binaries to releases - Already working for nightly build

AOB?