`.storage.__init__`: code styling updates

The `await feed_is_live.wait()` is more or less pointless and would only
cause slower startup afaig (as-far-as-i-grok) so i'm masking it here.
This also removes the final `strict_exception_groups=False` use from the
non-tests code base, flipping to the `tractor.trionics` collapser once
and for all!

README.rst

@@ -95,12 +95,15 @@ bc why install with `python` when you can faster with `rust` ::
 
 include all GUIs (ex. for charting)::
 
-    uv sync --extra uis
+    uv sync --group uis
 
-AND with all our hacking tools and WIP integrations::
+AND with **all** our normal hacking tools::
 
-    uv sync --dev --all-extras 
+    uv sync --dev
 
+AND if you want to try WIP integrations::
+
+    uv sync --all-groups
 
 Ensure you can run the root-daemon::
 

piker/storage/__init__.py

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ from typing import (
 
 import numpy as np
 
-
 from .. import config
 from ..service import (
     check_for_service,
@@ -152,7 +151,10 @@ class StorageConnectionError(ConnectionError):
 
     '''
 
-def get_storagemod(name: str) -> ModuleType:
+def get_storagemod(
+    name: str,
+
+) -> ModuleType:
     mod: ModuleType = import_module(
         '.' + name,
         'piker.storage',
@@ -165,9 +167,12 @@ def get_storagemod(name: str) -> ModuleType:
 
 @acm
 async def open_storage_client(
-    backend: str | None = None,
+    backend: str|None = None,
 
-) -> tuple[ModuleType, StorageClient]:
+) -> tuple[
+    ModuleType,
+    StorageClient,
+]:
     '''
     Load the ``StorageClient`` for named backend.
 
@@ -267,7 +272,10 @@ async def open_tsdb_client(
     from ..data.feed import maybe_open_feed
 
     async with (
-        open_storage_client() as (_, storage),
+        open_storage_client() as (
+            _,
+            storage,
+        ),
 
         maybe_open_feed(
             [fqme],
@@ -275,7 +283,7 @@ async def open_tsdb_client(
 
         ) as feed,
     ):
-        profiler(f'opened feed for {fqme}')
+        profiler(f'opened feed for {fqme!r}')
 
         # to_append = feed.hist_shm.array
         # to_prepend = None

pyproject.toml

@@ -77,54 +77,42 @@ dependencies = [
     "pyvnc",
 ]
 # ------ dependencies ------
+# NOTE, by default we ship only a "headless" deps set bc
+# the `uis` group is not listed in the optional set.
 
-
-# TODO: add an `--only daemon` group for running non-ui / pikerd
-# service tree in distributed mode B)
+# [optional-dependencies]
+# uis = []
+# ?TODO? really we should be able to mv this `uis` group
+# to be under [optional-dependencies] and then include
+# it in the dev deps?
 # https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#optional-dependencies
+# -> uis should be included in pubbed pkgs.
+# [ ] uv seems to have no way to do this though?
+
+# TODO? move to a `uv.toml`?
+[tool.uv]
+# https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/settings/#python-preference
+python-preference = 'system'
+# https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/settings/#python-downloads
+python-downloads = 'manual'
+# https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#default-groups
+default-groups = [
+  'uis',
+]
+# ------ tool.uv ------
 
 [dependency-groups]
 uis = [
-    # https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#optional-dependencies
-    # TODO: make sure the levenshtein shit compiles on nix..
-    # rapidfuzz = {extras = ["speedup"], version = "^0.18.0"}
+  "pyqtgraph",
+  "qdarkstyle >=3.0.2, <4.0.0",
+  "pyqt6 >=6.7.0, <7.0.0",
+
+  # fuzzy search
   "rapidfuzz >=3.2.0, <4.0.0",
-    "qdarkstyle >=3.0.2, <4.0.0",
-    "pyqt6 >=6.7.0, <7.0.0",
-    "pyqtgraph",
-
-    # for consideration,
-    # - 'visidata'
-
-    "qdarkstyle >=3.0.2, <4.0.0",
-    "pyqt6 >=6.7.0, <7.0.0",
-    "pyqtgraph",
 ]
 
-# TODO: a toolset that makes debugging a `pikerd` service (tree) easy
-# to hack on directly using more or less the local env:
-# - xonsh + xxh
-# - rsyscall + pdbp
-# - actor runtime control console like BEAM/OTP
-#
-# console ehancements and eventually remote debugging extras/helpers.
-# use `uv --dev` to enable
-repl = [
-  # debug
-  "pdbp >=1.5.0, <2.0.0",
-    "greenback >=1.1.1, <2.0.0",
-  "xonsh",
-    "prompt-toolkit ==3.0.40",
-    "pyperclip>=1.9.0",
-
-]
-testing = [
-  "pytest",
-]
-de = [
-  # DE-specific
-  "i3ipc>=2.2.1",
-]
+# dev deps enabled by `uv --dev`
+# https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#development-dependencies
 dev = [
   # https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#development-dependencies
   "cython >=3.0.0, <4.0.0",
@@ -136,13 +124,34 @@ dev = [
   {include-group = 'testing'},
   {include-group = 'de'},
 ]
+repl = [
+  # `tractor`'s debugger
+  "pdbp >=1.8.2, <2.0.0",
+    "greenback >=1.1.1, <2.0.0",
+
+  # @goodboy's preferred console toolz
+  "xonsh",
+    "prompt-toolkit ==3.0.40",
+    "pyperclip>=1.9.0",
+
+  # ?TODO, new stuff to consider..
+  # "visidata"  # console numerics
+  # "xxh"  # for remote `xonsh`-ing
+  # "rsyscall"  # (eventual) optional `tractor` backend
+  # - an actor-runtime-ctl console like BEAM/OTP
+]
+testing = [
+  "pytest",
+]
+de = [ # (linux) specific DEs
+  "i3ipc>=2.2.1",
+]
 lint = [
   # XXX, with flake.nix needs to be from nixpkgs
   "ruff>=0.9.6"
-  #
-  # ^TODO? these markers don't work; use deps-flags for now?
   # ; os_name != 'nixos' and platform_system != 'NixOS'",
-  # ; defined('IN_NIX_SHELL')",
+  # ?TODO? since ^ markers won't work, use a deps-flags to toggle for
+  # now.
 ]
 dbs = [
   "elasticsearch >=8.9.0, <9.0.0",
@@ -177,15 +186,6 @@ include = ["piker"]
 # ------ tool.hatch ------
 
 
-# TODO? move to a `uv.toml`?
-[tool.uv]
-python-preference = 'system'
-python-downloads = 'manual'
-# https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#default-groups
-default-groups = ['uis', 'dev']
-# ------ tool.uv ------
-
-
 [tool.uv.sources]
 pyqtgraph = { git = "https://github.com/pikers/pyqtgraph.git" }
 tomlkit = { git = "https://github.com/pikers/tomlkit.git", branch ="piker_pin" }

uv.lock

@@ -955,16 +955,16 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pdbp"
-version = "1.8.1"
+version = "1.8.2"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "colorama", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'" },
     { name = "pygments" },
     { name = "tabcompleter" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/fc/f5/794ef06a84b4aea5619cda8956aefb838c6b4849002079dca3bc8955f6e3/pdbp-1.8.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e2acef6b14567b5599f624aec7378139cba086695c13a4e7e327ccb235c3a00b", size = 25812, upload-time = "2025-11-02T18:15:27.098Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/50/91/2d614b0db12840d646159f65510415ade0db9db595d6dee3eac60dfe9302/pdbp-1.8.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:367c25c17555d3ac1f024b9ad494ff50e6e20f6494a84741487f3e6596d88f94", size = 25843, upload-time = "2026-01-14T03:10:28.134Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/75/58/3af430d0de0b95d5adf7e576067e07d750ba76e28d142871982464fb40db/pdbp-1.8.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:643e8c84df7c09542c0c7c3f0f18a6c2fb4fb372f9f054ceca80a9037db986a5", size = 21950, upload-time = "2025-11-02T18:15:25.923Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/51/fe/53ac0cd932db5dcaf55961bc7cb7afdca8d80d8cc7406ed661f0c7dc111a/pdbp-1.8.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:d4fd05e177636b5ccd0b2e03e378cec57afc06149e5fd975de6f8ddb3d0109a8", size = 21969, upload-time = "2026-01-14T03:10:27.062Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "cython", specifier = ">=3.0.0,<4.0.0" },
     { name = "greenback", specifier = ">=1.1.1,<2.0.0" },
     { name = "i3ipc", specifier = ">=2.2.1" },
-    { name = "pdbp", specifier = ">=1.5.0,<2.0.0" },
+    { name = "pdbp", specifier = ">=1.8.2,<2.0.0" },
     { name = "prompt-toolkit", specifier = "==3.0.40" },
     { name = "pyperclip", specifier = ">=1.9.0" },
     { name = "pyqt6", specifier = ">=6.7.0,<7.0.0" },
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ dev = [
 lint = [{ name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.9.6" }]
 repl = [
     { name = "greenback", specifier = ">=1.1.1,<2.0.0" },
-    { name = "pdbp", specifier = ">=1.5.0,<2.0.0" },
+    { name = "pdbp", specifier = ">=1.8.2,<2.0.0" },
     { name = "prompt-toolkit", specifier = "==3.0.40" },
     { name = "pyperclip", specifier = ">=1.9.0" },
     { name = "xonsh" },