fix windows numpy import and add node timestamps

README.md

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ http://127.0.0.1:5173
 Notes:
 
 - The frontend dev server proxies API and WebSocket requests to the backend.
+- If you open the backend directly in a browser instead of the Vite dev server, argonode now refreshes `frontend/dist` automatically when checked-out frontend sources are newer, such as after a `git pull`.
 - If you want the frontend accessible from other devices on your LAN, run:
 
 ```powershell

backend/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def _apply_numpy_compat_aliases() -> None:
+    """Restore removed NumPy scalar aliases still used by some dependencies."""
+    aliases = {
+        "complex": complex,
+        "float": float,
+        "int": int,
+    }
+    for name, value in aliases.items():
+        if not hasattr(np, name):
+            setattr(np, name, value)
+
+
+_apply_numpy_compat_aliases()

backend/execution.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ The engine:
 from __future__ import annotations
 import uuid
 from collections import defaultdict, deque
+from time import perf_counter
 from typing import Any, Callable
 
 from backend.node_registry import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class ExecutionEngine:
         self,
         prompt: dict[str, dict],
         on_node_start: Callable[[str], None] | None = None,
-        on_node_done: Callable[[str], None] | None = None,
+        on_node_done: Callable[[str, float], None] | None = None,
         on_preview: Callable[[str, str], None] | None = None,
         on_table: Callable[[str, list], None] | None = None,
         on_mesh: Callable[[str, dict], None] | None = None,
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ class ExecutionEngine:
         ----------
         prompt          : workflow dict (node_id → {class_type, inputs})
         on_node_start   : called with node_id just before a node executes
-        on_node_done    : called with node_id just after a node executes
+        on_node_done    : called with (node_id, elapsed_ms) just after a node executes
         on_preview      : called with (node_id, data_uri) when a display node runs
         on_table        : called with (node_id, table_list) when PrintTable runs
         on_overlay      : called with (node_id, data_uri) for interactive overlays
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ class ExecutionEngine:
 
             instance = cls()
             func = getattr(instance, cls.FUNCTION)
+            start_time = perf_counter()
             result = func(**inputs)
+            elapsed_ms = (perf_counter() - start_time) * 1000.0
 
             # Nodes must return a tuple; coerce single values just in case
             if not isinstance(result, tuple):
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ class ExecutionEngine:
                 self._auto_preview(cls, node_id, result, on_preview, on_table)
 
             if on_node_done:
-                on_node_done(node_id)
+                on_node_done(node_id, elapsed_ms)
 
         return node_outputs
 

backend/frontend_build.py

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+import subprocess
+import threading
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_BUILD_LOCK = threading.Lock()
+
+
+class FrontendBuildError(RuntimeError):
+    """Raised when the source frontend could not be rebuilt."""
+
+
+def _latest_mtime(root: Path) -> float:
+    if not root.exists():
+        return 0.0
+    return max(
+        (path.stat().st_mtime for path in root.rglob("*") if path.is_file()),
+        default=0.0,
+    )
+
+
+def source_frontend_mtime(frontend_dir: Path) -> float:
+    tracked_files = (
+        frontend_dir / "index.html",
+        frontend_dir / "package.json",
+        frontend_dir / "package-lock.json",
+        frontend_dir / "vite.config.js",
+    )
+    mtimes = [path.stat().st_mtime for path in tracked_files if path.exists()]
+    mtimes.append(_latest_mtime(frontend_dir / "src"))
+    mtimes.append(_latest_mtime(frontend_dir / "public"))
+    return max(mtimes, default=0.0)
+
+
+def dist_frontend_mtime(dist_dir: Path) -> float:
+    if not (dist_dir / "index.html").exists():
+        return 0.0
+    return _latest_mtime(dist_dir)
+
+
+def frontend_dist_is_stale(frontend_dir: Path, dist_dir: Path) -> bool:
+    return dist_frontend_mtime(dist_dir) < source_frontend_mtime(frontend_dir)
+
+
+def _npm_executable() -> str:
+    return "npm.cmd" if os.name == "nt" else "npm"
+
+
+def _format_build_output(stdout: str, stderr: str) -> str:
+    combined = "\n".join(part.strip() for part in (stdout, stderr) if part.strip())
+    if not combined:
+        return ""
+    lines = combined.splitlines()
+    if len(lines) > 40:
+        lines = lines[-40:]
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def _build_failure_hint(detail: str) -> str:
+    if "spawn EPERM" not in detail:
+        return ""
+    return (
+        "Windows note: this build hit `spawn EPERM`, which usually means the current Node.js "
+        "install is not cooperating with esbuild. Node 20 LTS is the safest option here. "
+        "After switching, run `npm --prefix frontend install` and try again."
+    )
+
+
+def ensure_frontend_dist_ready(
+    project_root: Path,
+    frontend_dir: Path,
+    dist_dir: Path,
+    logger: logging.Logger | None = None,
+) -> bool:
+    if not frontend_dist_is_stale(frontend_dir, dist_dir):
+        return False
+
+    with _BUILD_LOCK:
+        if not frontend_dist_is_stale(frontend_dir, dist_dir):
+            return False
+
+        if logger is not None:
+            logger.info("Frontend sources changed; rebuilding frontend/dist before serving the web app.")
+
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [_npm_executable(), "run", "build"],
+            cwd=str(project_root),
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            detail = _format_build_output(result.stdout, result.stderr)
+            message = (
+                "Frontend build failed while refreshing frontend/dist. "
+                "Run `npm run build` from the repo root to inspect the full error."
+            )
+            hint = _build_failure_hint(detail)
+            if hint:
+                message = f"{message}\n\n{hint}"
+            if detail:
+                message = f"{message}\n\n{detail}"
+            raise FrontendBuildError(message)
+
+        if not (dist_dir / "index.html").exists():
+            raise FrontendBuildError(
+                "Frontend rebuild finished, but frontend/dist/index.html is still missing."
+            )
+
+        if logger is not None:
+            logger.info("Frontend rebuild complete.")
+
+        return True

backend/server.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ WebSocket message types sent to clients
 {"type": "preview",            "data": {"node_id": "...", "image": "data:..."}}
 {"type": "table",              "data": {"node_id": "...", "rows": [...]}}
 {"type": "scalar",             "data": {"node_id": "...", "value": 1.23, "unit": "nm"}}
+{"type": "node_timing",        "data": {"node_id": "...", "elapsed_ms": 12.34}}
 {"type": "execution_error",    "data": {"node_id": "...", "message": "..."}}
 {"type": "execution_complete", "data": {"prompt_id": "..."}}
 """
@@ -25,15 +26,18 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from aiohttp import web, WSMsgType
+from backend.frontend_build import FrontendBuildError, ensure_frontend_dist_ready
 from backend.runtime_paths import (
     ensure_runtime_dirs,
     frontend_dir,
     frontend_dist_dir,
     input_dir,
     output_dir,
+    project_root,
 )
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -136,13 +140,30 @@ def create_app(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> web.Application:
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     async def index(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
-        # Serve Vite build output if available, else raw frontend
+        if not getattr(sys, "frozen", False):
+            try:
+                await loop.run_in_executor(
+                    None,
+                    lambda: ensure_frontend_dist_ready(
+                        project_root(),
+                        FRONTEND_DIR,
+                        DIST_DIR,
+                        logger=log,
+                    ),
+                )
+            except FrontendBuildError as exc:
+                log.error("Unable to refresh frontend build: %s", exc)
+                return web.Response(status=500, text=str(exc), content_type="text/plain")
+
         if (DIST_DIR / "index.html").exists():
             return web.FileResponse(DIST_DIR / "index.html")
-        if (FRONTEND_DIR / "index.html").exists():
+        return web.Response(
-            return web.FileResponse(FRONTEND_DIR / "index.html")
+            status=500,
-        raise web.HTTPInternalServerError(
+            text=(
-            reason="Frontend build not found. Run `npm run build` before launching the packaged app."
+                "Frontend build not found. Run `npm run build` from the repo root, "
+                "or use `npm run dev` for the Vite development server."
+            ),
+            content_type="text/plain",
         )
 
     async def get_nodes(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
@@ -264,12 +285,19 @@ def create_app(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> web.Application:
             def on_start(node_id: str) -> None:
                 broadcast({"type": "executing", "data": {"node": node_id, "prompt_id": prompt_id}})
 
+            def on_done(node_id: str, elapsed_ms: float) -> None:
+                broadcast({
+                    "type": "node_timing",
+                    "data": {"node_id": node_id, "elapsed_ms": elapsed_ms},
+                })
+
             try:
                 await loop.run_in_executor(
                     None,
                     lambda: engine.execute(
                         prompt,
                         on_node_start=on_start,
+                        on_node_done=on_done,
                         on_preview=on_preview,
                         on_table=on_table,
                         on_mesh=on_mesh,

frontend/src/App.jsx

@@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ function Flow() {
       console.log('[argonode] WS:', msg.type, msg.data?.node_id || msg.data?.node || '');
       switch (msg.type) {
         case 'execution_start':
+          setNodes((ns) => ns.map((n) => ({
+            ...n,
+            data: { ...n.data, processingTimeMs: null },
+          })));
           setStatus({ text: 'Running workflow…', level: 'info' });
           break;
         case 'executing':
@@ -518,6 +522,9 @@ function Flow() {
             },
           });
           break;
+        case 'node_timing':
+          updateNodeData(msg.data.node_id, { processingTimeMs: msg.data.elapsed_ms });
+          break;
         case 'mesh3d':
           updateNodeData(msg.data.node_id, { meshData: msg.data.mesh });
           break;
@@ -696,6 +703,7 @@ function Flow() {
         meshData: null,
         overlay: null,
         scalarValue: null,
+        processingTimeMs: null,
       },
     };
 

frontend/src/CustomNode.jsx

@@ -326,6 +326,16 @@ function formatScalarDisplay(scalarValue) {
   };
 }
 
+function formatProcessingTime(value) {
+  const ms = Number(value);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(ms) || ms < 0) return null;
+  if (ms < 1) return `${ms.toFixed(2)} ms`;
+  if (ms < 10) return `${ms.toFixed(1)} ms`;
+  if (ms < 1000) return `${Math.round(ms)} ms`;
+  if (ms < 10000) return `${(ms / 1000).toFixed(2)} s`;
+  return `${(ms / 1000).toFixed(1)} s`;
+}
+
 function getSourceTypeForInput(store, nodeId, inputName) {
   const targetHandle = `input::${inputName}::`;
   const edge = store.edges?.find((e) => e.target === nodeId && e.targetHandle?.startsWith(targetHandle));
@@ -428,6 +438,7 @@ function CustomNode({ id, data }) {
   const ctx = useContext(NodeContext);
   const def = data.definition;
   const scalarDisplay = formatScalarDisplay(data.scalarValue);
+  const processingTimeText = formatProcessingTime(data.processingTimeMs);
 
   // Parse inputs into data handles and widgets
   const required = def.input.required || {};
@@ -699,6 +710,11 @@ function CustomNode({ id, data }) {
             <NodeTable rows={data.tableRows} />
           </CollapsibleSection>
         )}
+        {processingTimeText && (
+          <div className="node-benchmark" title={`Processed in ${processingTimeText}`}>
+            {processingTimeText}
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   );

frontend/src/styles.css

@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ html, body, #root {
 
 .node-body {
   padding: 4px 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
 }
 
 .node-warning {
@@ -628,6 +630,20 @@ html, body, #root {
   text-align: right !important;
 }
 
+.node-benchmark {
+  align-self: flex-end;
+  margin: 8px 10px 4px;
+  padding: 3px 7px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.28);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.92);
+  color: #94a3b8;
+  font-family: "SF Mono", "Fira Code", monospace;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums lining-nums;
+}
+
 /* ── Node resize handles ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .node-resize-line {
   border-color: #90caf9 !important;

frontend/vite.config.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
   server: {
+    host: true,
     port: 5173,
     proxy: {
       '/nodes': 'http://127.0.0.1:8188',

tests/test_frontend_build.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from backend.frontend_build import frontend_dist_is_stale
+
+
+def _write_with_mtime(path: Path, content: str, timestamp: float) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
+    os.utime(path, (timestamp, timestamp))
+
+
+def test_frontend_dist_is_stale_when_dist_is_missing(tmp_path: Path):
+    frontend_dir = tmp_path / "frontend"
+    dist_dir = frontend_dir / "dist"
+
+    _write_with_mtime(frontend_dir / "src" / "main.jsx", "export default 1;", 200.0)
+
+    assert frontend_dist_is_stale(frontend_dir, dist_dir) is True
+
+
+def test_frontend_dist_is_stale_when_source_is_newer(tmp_path: Path):
+    frontend_dir = tmp_path / "frontend"
+    dist_dir = frontend_dir / "dist"
+
+    _write_with_mtime(dist_dir / "index.html", "<html></html>", 100.0)
+    _write_with_mtime(frontend_dir / "src" / "App.jsx", "export default 1;", 200.0)
+
+    assert frontend_dist_is_stale(frontend_dir, dist_dir) is True
+
+
+def test_frontend_dist_is_current_when_dist_is_newer(tmp_path: Path):
+    frontend_dir = tmp_path / "frontend"
+    dist_dir = frontend_dir / "dist"
+
+    _write_with_mtime(frontend_dir / "src" / "App.jsx", "export default 1;", 100.0)
+    _write_with_mtime(dist_dir / "assets" / "app.js", "console.log('ok');", 200.0)
+    _write_with_mtime(dist_dir / "index.html", "<html></html>", 200.0)
+
+    assert frontend_dist_is_stale(frontend_dir, dist_dir) is False

tests/test_numpy_compat.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import backend  # noqa: F401
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def test_numpy_compat_aliases_are_available_after_backend_import():
+    assert np.complex is complex
+    assert np.float is float
+    assert np.int is int