Plotting: only include time slider when needed

torax/plotting/plotruns_lib.py

@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ def __post_init__(self):
     if len(self.axes) > self.rows * self.cols:
       raise ValueError('len(axes) in plot_config is more than rows * columns.')
 
+  @property
+  def contains_spatial_plot_type(self) -> bool:
+    """Checks if any plot is a spatial plottype."""
+    return any(
+        plot_properties.plot_type == PlotType.SPATIAL
+        for plot_properties in self.axes
+    )
+
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class PlotData:
@@ -164,8 +172,8 @@ class PlotData:
     ti_volume_avg: Volume-averaged ion temperature [:math:`\mathrm{keV}`].
     ne_volume_avg: Volume-averaged electron density [:math:`\mathrm{10^{20}
       m^{-3}}`].
-    ni_volume_avg: Volume-averaged ion density
-      [:math:`\mathrm{10^{20} m^{-3}}`].
+    ni_volume_avg: Volume-averaged ion density [:math:`\mathrm{10^{20}
+      m^{-3}}`].
     W_thermal_tot: Total thermal stored energy [:math:`\mathrm{MJ}`].
     q95: Safety factor at 95% of the normalized poloidal flux.
   """
@@ -443,17 +451,19 @@ def plot_run(
   )
 
   format_plots(plot_config, plotdata1, plotdata2, axes)
-  timeslider = create_slider(slider_ax, plotdata1, plotdata2)
-  fig.canvas.draw()
 
-  def update(newtime):
-    """Update plots with new values following slider manipulation."""
-    fig.constrained_layout = False
-    _update(newtime, plot_config, plotdata1, lines1, plotdata2, lines2)
-    fig.constrained_layout = True
-    fig.canvas.draw_idle()
+  # Only create the slider if needed.
+  if plot_config.contains_spatial_plot_type:
+    timeslider = create_slider(slider_ax, plotdata1, plotdata2)
+    def update(newtime):
+      """Update plots with new values following slider manipulation."""
+      fig.constrained_layout = False
+      _update(newtime, plot_config, plotdata1, lines1, plotdata2, lines2)
+      fig.constrained_layout = True
+      fig.canvas.draw_idle()
+
+    timeslider.on_changed(update)
 
-  timeslider.on_changed(update)
   fig.canvas.draw()
   plt.show()
 
@@ -668,16 +678,23 @@ def create_figure(plot_config: FigureProperties):
       ),
       constrained_layout=True,
   )
-  # Create the GridSpec - leave space for the slider at the bottom
-  gs = gridspec.GridSpec(
-      rows + 1, cols, figure=fig, height_ratios=[1] * rows + [0.2]
-  )  # Adjust 0.2 for slider height
+  # Create the GridSpec - Adjust height ratios to include the slider
+  # in the plot, only if a slider is required:
+  if plot_config.contains_spatial_plot_type:
+    # Add an extra smaller is a spatial plottypeider
+    height_ratios = [1] * rows + [0.2]
+    gs = gridspec.GridSpec(
+        rows + 1, cols, figure=fig, height_ratios=height_ratios
+    )
+    # slider spans all columns
+    slider_ax = fig.add_subplot(gs[rows, :])
+  else:
+    gs = gridspec.GridSpec(rows, cols, figure=fig)
+    slider_ax = None
 
   axes = []
   for i in range(rows * cols):
     row = i // cols
     col = i % cols
     axes.append(fig.add_subplot(gs[row, col]))  # Add subplots to the grid
-  # slider spans all columns in the last row
-  slider_ax = fig.add_subplot(gs[rows, :])
   return fig, axes, slider_ax