Merge pull request #312 from pathsim/refactor/pyodide-hidden-categories

Hide backend-incompatible block categories on Pyodide

Author: milanofthe

src/lib/components/panels/NodeLibrary.svelte

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 	import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 	import { nodeRegistry, blockConfig, registryVersion, type NodeCategory, type NodeTypeDefinition } from '$lib/nodes';
 	import { NODE_TYPES } from '$lib/constants/nodeTypes';
+	import { PYODIDE_HIDDEN_CATEGORIES } from '$lib/constants/python';
+	import { getBackendType } from '$lib/pyodide/backend';
 	import { createHoverDetail } from '$lib/actions/hoverDetail.svelte';
 	import NodePreview from '$lib/components/nodes/NodePreview.svelte';
 	import Icon from '$lib/components/icons/Icon.svelte';
@@ -71,6 +73,13 @@
 		void registryTick;
 		let nodes = nodeRegistry.getAll().filter((node) => node.type !== NODE_TYPES.INTERFACE);
 
+		// Hide backend-incompatible categories (e.g. FMI on the Pyodide backend:
+		// FMU blocks need the native FMI runtime, not available in the browser).
+		if (getBackendType() === 'pyodide' && PYODIDE_HIDDEN_CATEGORIES.length > 0) {
+			const hidden = new Set(PYODIDE_HIDDEN_CATEGORIES);
+			nodes = nodes.filter((node) => !hidden.has(node.category));
+		}
+
 		if (!searchQuery.trim()) return nodes;
 		const query = searchQuery.toLowerCase();
 		return nodes.filter(

src/lib/constants/python.ts

@@ -27,13 +27,29 @@ export const CODE_SECTIONS = {
 export const BLOCK_CATEGORY_ORDER: string[] = [
 	'Sources',
 	'Dynamic',
+	'DAE',
 	'Algebraic',
 	'Logic',
 	'Discrete',
+	'FMI',
 	'Recording',
 	'Subsystem'
 ];
 
+/**
+ * Block categories hidden when running on the Pyodide (in-browser) backend,
+ * configurable per distribution via `VITE_PYODIDE_HIDDEN_CATEGORIES`
+ * (comma-separated). Empty by default. Use this for categories whose blocks
+ * can't work in the browser sandbox (e.g. FMI/FMU blocks that drive an external
+ * .fmu through a native runtime) so they're only offered on a native backend.
+ */
+export const PYODIDE_HIDDEN_CATEGORIES: string[] = (
+	(import.meta.env.VITE_PYODIDE_HIDDEN_CATEGORIES as string | undefined) ?? ''
+)
+	.split(',')
+	.map((c) => c.trim())
+	.filter(Boolean);
+
 /**
  * Timeout constants for Pyodide operations (in milliseconds)
  */