merge dev to release_dev for updated spac templates

Dockerfile

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+FROM continuumio/miniconda3:24.3.0-0
+
+# Build arguments
+ARG ENV_NAME=spac
+
+# Set labels
+LABEL maintainer="FNLCR-DMAP"
+LABEL description="SPAC - Single Cell Spatial Analysis Container"
+LABEL version="0.9.0"
+
+# Install system dependencies including Chromium for Kaleido (ARM64 compatible)
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    git \
+    ca-certificates \
+    build-essential \
+    libgl1-mesa-glx \
+    libglib2.0-0 \
+    libsm6 \
+    libxext6 \
+    libxrender-dev \
+    libgomp1 \
+    libglu1-mesa \
+    xvfb \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Chromium for Kaleido visualization support (ARM64 compatible)
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y chromium && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set Chrome binary path for Kaleido
+ENV CHROME_BIN=/usr/bin/chromium
+
+# Install and configure libmamba solver
+RUN conda install -n base -y conda-libmamba-solver && \
+    conda config --set solver libmamba
+
+# Simulate exactly what a reviewer would do following README.md instructions
+WORKDIR /home/reviewer/SCSAWorkflow
+
+# Step 1: Copy the repository files (simulating a reviewer's local setup)
+COPY . .
+
+# Step 2: Follow README.md instructions exactly
+# "If conda is not activate" - conda activate (already active in base)
+
+# Step 3: "Adding constumized scimap conda pacakge channel supported by DMAP"
+RUN conda config --add channels https://fnlcr-dmap.github.io/scimap/ && \
+    conda config --add channels conda-forge && \
+    conda config --add channels ohsu-comp-bio && \
+    conda config --add channels leej3 && \
+    conda config --add channels bioconda
+
+# Step 4: "Create the Conda environment from environment.yml"
+# Set SSL verification to false for problematic channels
+RUN conda config --set ssl_verify false && \
+    conda env create -f environment.yml && \
+    conda clean -afy && \
+    conda config --set ssl_verify true
+
+# Step 5: Make the environment available (simulate "conda activate spac")
+# Set all necessary environment variables for conda activation
+ENV CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV=${ENV_NAME}
+ENV CONDA_PREFIX=/opt/conda/envs/${ENV_NAME}
+ENV PATH=/opt/conda/envs/${ENV_NAME}/bin:${PATH}
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/opt/conda/envs/${ENV_NAME}/lib/python3.9/site-packages:${PYTHONPATH}
+
+# Step 6: "Install the SPAC package in development mode"
+RUN /opt/conda/envs/${ENV_NAME}/bin/pip install -e .
+
+# Make conda activate spac environment automatically in bash shells
+RUN echo "source /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" >> ~/.bashrc && \
+    echo "conda activate ${ENV_NAME}" >> ~/.bashrc
+
+# Create a wrapper script that ensures conda environment is activated
+# This helps when Galaxy runs commands directly
+RUN echo '#!/bin/bash' > /usr/local/bin/conda-run && \
+    echo 'source /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh' >> /usr/local/bin/conda-run && \
+    echo 'conda activate spac' >> /usr/local/bin/conda-run && \
+    echo 'exec "$@"' >> /usr/local/bin/conda-run && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/conda-run
+
+# Set the shell to use bash for RUN commands
+SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+
+# Set environment variables for headless notebook execution
+ENV QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
+ENV MPLBACKEND=Agg
+
+# Create working directories for volume mapping
+RUN mkdir -p /workspace /data /results
+
+# Install jupyter and nbconvert for notebook testing
+RUN /opt/conda/envs/${ENV_NAME}/bin/pip install jupyter nbconvert
+
+# Verify SPAC installation works correctly in multiple ways
+RUN echo "=== VERIFYING SPAC INSTALLATION ===" && \
+    echo "Test 1: Direct python call" && \
+    python -c "import spac; print(f'SPAC version: {spac.__version__}')" && \
+    echo "Test 2: Which python" && \
+    which python && \
+    echo "Test 3: Python path" && \
+    python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)" && \
+    echo "Test 4: Import scimap" && \
+    python -c "import scimap; print('scimap imported successfully')" && \
+    echo "=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===" || \
+    echo "Some import issues detected but proceeding"
+
+# Set working directory for Jupyter (will be mounted via volume)
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+# Default command starts Jupyter notebook server
+CMD ["/opt/conda/envs/spac/bin/jupyter", "notebook", "--ip=0.0.0.0", "--port=8888", "--no-browser", "--allow-root", "--NotebookApp.token=", "--NotebookApp.password="]

Makefile

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+.PHONY: help build run dev stop clean rebuild test
+
+# Default target
+help:
+	@echo "SPAC Docker Management"
+	@echo "======================"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Production targets:"
+	@echo "  make build          - Build production Docker image"
+	@echo "  make run            - Run production container with Jupyter"
+	@echo "  make test           - Run tests in production container"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Development targets:"
+	@echo "  make dev            - Start development environment with live code mounting"
+	@echo "  make dev-bash       - Start development container with bash shell"
+	@echo "  make dev-test       - Run tests in development mode"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Utility targets:"
+	@echo "  make stop           - Stop all running containers"
+	@echo "  make clean          - Remove containers and images"
+	@echo "  make rebuild        - Clean and rebuild production image"
+	@echo "  make logs           - Show container logs"
+
+# Production build
+build:
+	@echo "Building production Docker image..."
+	docker build -t spac:latest .
+
+# Run production container
+run:
+	@echo "Starting production container with Jupyter..."
+	docker run -d \
+		--name spac-prod \
+		-p 8888:8888 \
+		-v $(PWD)/data:/data \
+		-v $(PWD)/results:/results \
+		spac:latest
+	@echo "Jupyter available at http://localhost:8888"
+
+# Development environment with live code mounting
+dev:
+	@echo "Starting development environment with live code mounting..."
+	docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+	@echo "Development Jupyter available at http://localhost:8889"
+	@echo "Source code is mounted - changes will be reflected immediately!"
+
+# Development with bash shell
+dev-bash:
+	@echo "Starting development container with bash shell..."
+	docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.dev.yml run --rm --service-ports spac-dev bash
+
+# Run tests in development mode
+dev-test:
+	@echo "Running tests in development mode..."
+	docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.dev.yml run --rm spac-dev \
+		/opt/conda/envs/spac/bin/pytest tests/ -v
+
+# Run tests in production container
+test:
+	@echo "Running tests in production container..."
+	docker run --rm spac:latest \
+		/opt/conda/envs/spac/bin/pytest tests/ -v
+
+# Stop all containers
+stop:
+	@echo "Stopping containers..."
+	-docker stop spac-prod 2>/dev/null || true
+	-docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.dev.yml down 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Clean up containers and images
+clean: stop
+	@echo "Cleaning up containers and images..."
+	-docker rm spac-prod 2>/dev/null || true
+	-docker rmi spac:latest 2>/dev/null || true
+	-docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.dev.yml down -v 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Rebuild from scratch
+rebuild: clean build
+	@echo "Rebuild complete!"
+
+# Show logs
+logs:
+	@echo "=== Production logs ==="
+	-docker logs spac-prod 2>/dev/null || echo "No production container running"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "=== Development logs ==="
+	-docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.dev.yml logs 2>/dev/null || echo "No development container running"

README.md

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-# Analysis of SPAtial Single Cell Datasets (SPAC)
+# SPAC: Analysis of SPAtial Single Cell Datasets 
 
 SPAC is a scalable, automated pipeline, under the Single Cell Spatial Analysis Workflow (SCSAWorkflow) project aiming at analyzing single-cell spatial protein data of multiplexed whole-slide tissue images generated from technologies such as MxIF Codex and Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC).
-This Python-based package leverages the anndata framework for easy integration with other single-cell toolkits. It includes a multitude of functional and visualization modules, test utilities, and is capable of running in user-friendly web interfaces. Spac offers insights into cell interactions within various environments, aiding in studies of the cancer microenvironment, stem cell niches, and drug response effects etc.
+This Python-based package leverages the anndata framework for easy integration with other single-cell toolkits. It includes a multitude of functional and visualization modules, test utilities, and is capable of running in user-friendly web interfaces. SPAC offers insights into cell interactions within various environments, aiding in studies of the cancer microenvironment, stem cell niches, and drug response effects etc.
+
+This repository is the official home of the SPAC Python package, part of the broader SPAC ecosystem for single-cell spatial analysis.
+
+## SPAC Ecosystem
+
+| Component | Description | Repository |
+|-----------|-------------|------------|
+| **SPAC Python Package** | Core analysis library | This repository |
+| **SPAC Shiny** | Interactive web application | [FNLCR-DMAP/SPAC_Shiny](https://github.com/FNLCR-DMAP/SPAC_Shiny) |
 
 ## Installing SPAC with Conda
 Run the following command to establish the Conda environment supporting usage and contribution to spac package:
 Latest released version is v0.9.0 at 5/23/2025
 ```bash
 cd <home directory of SCSAWorkflow folder>
+git checkout address-reviewer-comments
+
 # If conda is not activate
 conda activate
 
@@ -19,8 +30,11 @@ conda env create -f environment.yml
 
 # Once environment is established
 conda activate spac
+
+# Install the SPAC package in development mode
+pip install -e .
 ```
-The envrionment works for Linux and noarc, if your are working on amd processor (commonly seen for latest Mac users), please replace the ` - numpy=1.19.5` with `numpy>=1.19.5,<2.0.0`
+The envrionment works for Linux and noarc, if your are working on amd processor (commonly seen for latest Mac users), please replace the ` - numpy=1.26.4` with `numpy>=1.26.4,<2.0.0`, and remove the `- scimap=2.1.3_dmap_pandas153` but add pip `- scimap`
 
 If error occurs suggesting SSL certificate not found for our scimap channel, please run the following command before the environment creation:
 ```
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 conda config --set ssl_verify true
 ```
 
+## Using SPAC with Docker
+
+For a reproducible environment, you can use Docker to run SPAC.
+
+**📘 For detailed Docker documentation including development mode with live code mounting, see [`docker/README.md`](docker/README.md)**
+
+**Quick commands:**
+- Production: `make build` → `make run`
+- Development: `make dev` (changes to `src/` reflected immediately!)
+- Help: `make help`
+
+### Build the Docker Image
+```bash
+docker build -t spac .
+```
+
+### Run Jupyter Notebook Server with Your Data
+Mount your working directory to access notebooks and data:
+```bash
+# Stop any existing containers using port 8888 (if needed)
+docker stop $(docker ps -q --filter "publish=8888") 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# From the project root directory
+docker run --rm -p 8888:8888 -v $(pwd)/paper/examples:/workspace spac
+
+# Or mount any directory containing your notebooks and data
+docker run --rm -p 8888:8888 -v /path/to/your/data:/workspace spac
+```
+
+Then open your browser to: `http://localhost:8888`
+
+### Test SPAC Installation
+To validate that SPAC works correctly, run the notebook execution test:
+```bash
+# Navigate to the paper directory  
+cd paper
+
+# Run the test script in Docker (mounts examples directory and test script)
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/examples:/workspace -v $(pwd)/test_notebook_execution.sh:/test_script.sh spac bash /test_script.sh
+```
+
+This test will:
+- ✅ Verify SPAC and scimap installation
+- ✅ Execute the example lymphnode analysis notebook  
+- ✅ Create a timestamped output file (e.g., `lymphnode_analysis_executed_20231023_134803.ipynb`)
+- 📓 Provide instructions for viewing results in Jupyter
+
+### View Executed Notebooks  
+After running the test, you can view the executed notebook in Jupyter:
+```bash
+# Navigate to paper/examples directory
+cd paper/examples
+
+# Stop any existing containers using port 8888 (if needed)
+docker stop $(docker ps -q --filter "publish=8888") 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Start Jupyter server with your data mounted
+docker run --rm -p 8888:8888 -v $(pwd):/workspace spac
+```
+
+Then open your browser to: `http://localhost:8888` and navigate to the timestamped executed notebook file.
+
+### Validate Performance Improvements
+To verify the performance speedups implemented in SPAC:
+```bash
+# Navigate to the paper directory  
+cd paper
+
+# Run the performance validation script in Docker (mounts current directory for results)
+# Note: Ensure Docker has at least 16GB memory allocated for full validation
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace -v $(pwd)/test_performance_validation.sh:/test_script.sh spac bash /test_script.sh
+```
+
+This test will:
+- ✅ Run boxplot performance benchmarks (up to 10M cells: `boxplot` vs `boxplot_interactive`)
+- ✅ Run histogram performance benchmarks (up to 10M cells: `histogram_old` vs `histogram`)  
+- ✅ Generate detailed speedup analysis with concrete performance improvements
+- 📊 Generate detailed speedup analysis and performance reports
+- � Save results to your local `performance_results/` directory
+
+Performance results are saved locally as timestamped files in `performance_results/`:
+- `boxplot_performance_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.txt`
+- `histogram_performance_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.txt`
+
+### Interactive Shell Access
+For debugging or manual exploration:
+```bash
+docker run --rm -it spac bash
+```
+
+### Mount Local Data
+To work with your own data, mount a local directory:
+```bash
+# Stop any existing containers using port 8888 (if needed)
+docker stop $(docker ps -q --filter "publish=8888") 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Mount your data directory
+docker run --rm -p 8888:8888 -v /path/to/your/data:/data spac
+```
+
+### Docker Cleanup
+If you need to clean up Docker resources:
+```bash
+# Stop all SPAC containers
+docker stop $(docker ps -q --filter "ancestor=spac") 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Remove stopped containers (optional)
+docker container prune -f
+
+# Remove SPAC image (if you want to rebuild from scratch)
+docker rmi spac
+```
+
 ## Contirbuting to SPAC:
 Review the [developer guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)