Expose more `pg.ArrowItem` params thru annot-ctl API

piker/tsp/_annotate.py

@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ async def markup_gaps(
         # BGM=0.16 is the normal diff from overlap between bars, SO
         # just go slightly "in" from that "between them".
         from_idx: int = BGM - .06  # = .10
-
         lc: tuple[float, float] = (
             istart + 1 - from_idx,
             cls,
@@ -162,14 +161,20 @@ async def markup_gaps(
             'down' if sgn == 1
             else 'up'
         )
+        # TODO! mk this a `msgspec.Struct` which we deserialize
+        # on the server side!
         arrow_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = dict(
             fqme=fqme,
             timeframe=timeframe,
             x=iend,
             y=cls,
             color=color,
-            alpha=160,
+            alpha=169,
             pointing=direction,
+            # TODO: expose these as params to markup_gaps()?
+            headLen=10,
+            headWidth=2.222,
+            pxMode=True,
         )
 
         aid: int = await actl.add_arrow(

piker/tsp/_history.py

@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ async def maybe_fill_null_segments(
         )
 
         if (
-            from_timestamp(
+            frame_start_dt := (
-                array['time'][0]
+                from_timestamp(array['time'][0])
             ) < backfill_until_dt
         ):
             await tractor.pause()

piker/ui/_editors.py

@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ class ArrowEditor(Struct):
         ] = None,
         alpha: int = 255,
         zval: float = 1e9,
+        headLen: float|None = None,
+        headWidth: float|None = None,
+        tailLen: float|None = None,
+        tailWidth: float|None = None,
+        pxMode: bool = True,
 
     ) -> pg.ArrowItem:
         '''
@@ -109,6 +114,15 @@ class ArrowEditor(Struct):
         # scale arrow sizing to dpi-aware font
         size = _font.font.pixelSize() * 0.8
 
+        # allow caller override of head dimensions
+        if headLen is None:
+            headLen = size
+        if headWidth is None:
+            headWidth = size/2
+        # tail params default to None (no tail)
+        if tailWidth is None:
+            tailWidth = 3
+
         color = color or 'default'
         color = QColor(hcolor(color))
         color.setAlpha(alpha)
@@ -117,10 +131,11 @@ class ArrowEditor(Struct):
         arrow = pg.ArrowItem(
             angle=angle,
             baseAngle=0,
-            headLen=size,
+            headLen=headLen,
-            headWidth=size/2,
+            headWidth=headWidth,
-            tailLen=None,
+            tailLen=tailLen,
-            pxMode=True,
+            tailWidth=tailWidth,
+            pxMode=pxMode,
             # coloring
             pen=pen,
             brush=brush,

piker/ui/_remote_ctl.py

@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ async def serve_rc_annots(
                     'color': color,
                     'aid': str()|None as aid,
                     'alpha': int(alpha),
+                    'headLen': int()|float()|None as headLen,
+                    'headWidth': int()|float()|None as headWidth,
+                    'tailLen': int()|float()|None as tailLen,
+                    'tailWidth': int()|float()|None as tailWidth,
+                    'pxMode': bool(pxMode),
                 },
                 # ?TODO? split based on method fn-sigs?
                 # 'pointing',
@@ -213,6 +218,11 @@ async def serve_rc_annots(
                     pointing=pointing,
                     color=color,
                     alpha=alpha,
+                    headLen=headLen,
+                    headWidth=headWidth,
+                    tailLen=tailLen,
+                    tailWidth=tailWidth,
+                    pxMode=pxMode,
                 )
                 annots[aid] = arrow
                 _editors[aid] = arrows
@@ -441,6 +451,11 @@ class AnnotCtl(Struct):
         # domain: str = 'view',  # or 'scene'
         color: str = 'dad_blue',
         alpha: int = 116,
+        headLen: float|None = None,
+        headWidth: float|None = None,
+        tailLen: float|None = None,
+        tailWidth: float|None = None,
+        pxMode: bool = True,
 
         from_acm: bool = False,
 
@@ -464,6 +479,11 @@ class AnnotCtl(Struct):
                 'pointing': pointing,  # up|down
                 'alpha': alpha,
                 'aid': None,
+                'headLen': headLen,
+                'headWidth': headWidth,
+                'tailLen': tailLen,
+                'tailWidth': tailWidth,
+                'pxMode': pxMode,
             },
         })
         aid: int = await ipc.receive()