Fix/mentor feedback

backend/backend/settings.py

@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@
                 origin.replace(':4000', ':4002')
             ])
 
+# if DEBUG:
+#     CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [
+#         env.str('VISUAL_CIRCUIT_FRONTEND_HOST'),
+#         f"{env.str('VISUAL_CIRCUIT_FRONTEND_HOST')}:{DESIRED_PORT}",
+#     ]
+
     # Allow frontend to read the Content-Disposition header to get the correct .zip filename
     CORS_EXPOSE_HEADERS = ['Content-Disposition']
-

backend/staticfiles/synthesis/main.py

@@ -50,40 +50,6 @@ def clean_shared_memory(signum, frame, names, processes):
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
-def process_wrapper(method, inputs, outputs, parameters, sync):
-    """
-    Wrapper that restores sys.stdin before running a block's main().
-
-    On macOS / Windows, multiprocessing uses 'spawn' which starts a fresh
-    Python interpreter where sys.stdin is None.  Calling input() in that
-    state raises EOFError immediately (Issue #359).
-
-    Strategy:
-      1. If fd 0 is a real TTY, open /dev/tty so the block gets a proper
-         interactive terminal (works even inside Docker with -it).
-      2. Otherwise fall back to os.fdopen(0) for piped / non-TTY contexts.
-      3. If both fail, leave sys.stdin unchanged and let the block handle it.
-    """
-    import sys
-    import os
-
-    if os.isatty(0):
-        # fd 0 is connected to a real terminal — give the block full TTY access
-        try:
-            sys.stdin = open('/dev/tty', 'r')
-        except OSError:
-            # /dev/tty not available (rare); fall back to wrapping fd 0 directly
-            try:
-                sys.stdin = os.fdopen(0)
-            except OSError:
-                pass  # leave sys.stdin as-is; block may not need input()
-    # If fd 0 is NOT a tty (pipe / redirect / Docker without -it),
-    # we do NOT restore stdin — input() will raise EOFError, which is the
-    # correct, expected behaviour in a non-interactive environment.
-
-    method(inputs, outputs, parameters, sync)
-
-
 def main():
     """
     Main function
@@ -165,8 +131,8 @@ def main():
         freq = block_data[block_id].get("frequency", 30)
         processes.append(
             multiprocessing.Process(
-                target=process_wrapper,
-                args=(method, inputs, outputs, parameters, Synchronise(1 / (freq if freq != 0 else 30)))
+                target=method,
+                args=(inputs, outputs, parameters, Synchronise(1 / (freq if freq != 0 else 30)))
             )
         )
 

frontend/.env.development

@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-REACT_APP_BACKEND_HOST=http://localhost:8080/api/
-HOST=localhost
-DANGEROUSLY_DISABLE_HOST_CHECK=true
+REACT_APP_BACKEND_HOST=http://localhost:8080/api/

frontend/src/components/dialogs/project-info-dialog.tsx

@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ const ProjectInfoDialog = ({ isOpen, onResolve, onReject,
     // Tags of the package (comma separated)
     const [tagsInput, setTags] = useState(tags ? tags.join(', ') : '');
 
-    const ALLOWED_CATEGORIES = [
-        "Computer Vision",
-        "Control Systems",
-        "Locomotion",
-        "Machine Learning",
-        "Utilities",
-        "ROS2"
-    ];
-
     const fileReader = new FileReader();
     fileReader.onload = (event) => {
         if (event.target?.result) {
@@ -145,19 +136,14 @@ const ProjectInfoDialog = ({ isOpen, onResolve, onReject,
                     Category
                 </DialogContentText>
                 <TextField
-                    select
+                    autoFocus
                     margin="dense"
+                    type="text"
                     variant='outlined'
                     value={categoryInput}
                     onChange={(event) => setCategory(event.target.value)}
                     fullWidth
-                >
-                    {ALLOWED_CATEGORIES.map((cat) => (
-                        <MenuItem key={cat} value={cat}>
-                            {cat}
-                        </MenuItem>
-                    ))}
-                </TextField>
+                />
 
                 <DialogContentText>
                     Tags (comma separated)