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+# coding: utf-8
+# /*##########################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
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+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+# ###########################################################################*/
+"""This script illustrates the update of a :mod:`silx.gui.plot` widget from a thread.
+
+The problem is that plot and GUI methods should be called from the main thread.
+To safely update the plot from another thread, one need to execute the update
+asynchronously in the main thread.
+In this example, this is achieved with
+:func:`~silx.gui.utils.concurrent.submitToQtMainThread`.
+
+In this example a thread calls submitToQtMainThread to update the curve
+of a plot.
+"""
+
+__authors__ = ["T. Vincent"]
+__license__ = "MIT"
+__date__ = "05/09/2017"
+
+
+import threading
+import time
+
+import numpy
+
+from silx.gui import qt
+from silx.gui.utils import concurrent
+
+from silx.gui.plot import Plot1D
+
+
+class UpdateThread(threading.Thread):
+    """Thread updating the curve of a :class:`~silx.gui.plot.Plot1D`
+
+    :param plot1d: The Plot1D to update."""
+
+    def __init__(self, plot1d):
+        self.plot1d = plot1d
+        self.running = False
+        super(UpdateThread, self).__init__()
+
+    def start(self):
+        """Start the update thread"""
+        self.running = True
+        super(UpdateThread, self).start()
+
+    def run(self):
+        """Method implementing thread loop that updates the plot"""
+        while self.running:
+            time.sleep(1)
+            # Run plot update asynchronously
+            concurrent.submitToQtMainThread(
+                self.plot1d.addCurve,
+                numpy.arange(1000),
+                numpy.random.random(1000),
+                resetzoom=False)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        """Stop the update thread"""
+        self.running = False
+        self.join(2)
+
+
+def main():
+    global app
+    app = qt.QApplication([])
+
+    # Create a Plot1D, set its limits and display it
+    plot1d = Plot1D()
+    plot1d.setLimits(0., 1000., 0., 1.)
+    plot1d.show()
+
+    # Create the thread that calls submitToQtMainThread
+    updateThread = UpdateThread(plot1d)
+    updateThread.start()  # Start updating the plot
+
+    app.exec_()
+
+    updateThread.stop()  # Stop updating the plot
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()