Index: simulator/run.py
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diff -u -r6a5824cc32716947513b4a5adca54a9e513c0c5c -r057afac3dea8ab1243550d0e36cd3ec6eacb993f
--- simulator/run.py	(.../run.py)	(revision 6a5824cc32716947513b4a5adca54a9e513c0c5c)
+++ simulator/run.py	(.../run.py)	(revision 057afac3dea8ab1243550d0e36cd3ec6eacb993f)
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from dialin.squish.denaliMessages import txStates
 # Import PySide2 classes
 from PySide2 import QtCore, QtWidgets
-from PySide2.QtCore import Slot
+from PySide2.QtCore import Qt
 
 from runtimewidget import RunTimeWidget
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from plugins.salinebolus.salinebolus import SalineBolus
 from plugins.treatmentstates.treatmentstates import TreatmentStates
 from plugins.treatmentranges.treatmentranges import TreatmentRanges
+from plugins.heparin.heparin import Heparin
 
 
 class Simulator(RunTimeWidget):
@@ -31,29 +32,61 @@
     obj_ultrafiltration: Ultrafiltration
     sub_ultrafiltration: QtWidgets.QMdiSubWindow
     wgt_ultrafiltration: QtWidgets.QWidget
+    act_ultrafiltration: QtWidgets.QAction
 
     obj_inlinebloodpressures: InlineBloodPressures
     sub_inlinebloodpressures: QtWidgets.QMdiSubWindow
     wgt_inlinebloodpressures: QtWidgets.QWidget
+    act_inlinebloodpressures: QtWidgets.QAction
 
     obj_salinebolus: SalineBolus
     sub_salinebolus: QtWidgets.QMdiSubWindow
     wgt_salinebolus: QtWidgets.QWidget
+    act_salinebolus: QtWidgets.QAction
 
     obj_treatmentstates: TreatmentStates
     sub_treatmentstates: QtWidgets.QMdiSubWindow
     wgt_treatmentstates: QtWidgets.QWidget
+    act_treatmentstates: QtWidgets.QAction
 
     obj_treatmentranges: TreatmentRanges
     sub_treatmentranges: QtWidgets.QMdiSubWindow
     wgt_treatmentranges: QtWidgets.QWidget
+    act_treatmentranges: QtWidgets.QAction
 
+    obj_heparin: Heparin
+    sub_heparin: QtWidgets.QMdiSubWindow
+    wgt_heparin: QtWidgets.QWidget
+    act_heparin: QtWidgets.QAction
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("simulator.ui")
         self.saline_requested_state = txStates.SALINE_BOLUS_STATE_IDLE
         self.initialize()
+        self.init_widgets()
+        self.init_connections()
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        """
+        initializes the class by calling it's initializer methods to make objects ready
+        :return: none
+        """
         self.mdiArea = self.find_widget(QtWidgets.QMdiArea, 'mdiArea')
 
+        # TODO: this section needs to change to go over the folders in the plugins folder and load each automatically
+
+        self.act_treatmentstates = self.find_action('actTreatmentStates')
+        self.act_treatmentranges = self.find_action('actTreatmentRanges')
+        self.act_ultrafiltration = self.find_action('actUltrafiltration')
+        self.act_salinebolus = self.find_action('actSalineBolus')
+        self.act_inlinebloodpressures = self.find_action('actInLineBloodPressures')
+        self.act_heparin = self.find_action('actionHeparin')
+
+    def init_widgets(self):
+        """
+        initializes the widgets' properties
+        :return: none
+        """
         # ultrafiltration
         self.obj_ultrafiltration = Ultrafiltration()
         self.wgt_ultrafiltration = self.obj_ultrafiltration.window
@@ -75,12 +108,39 @@
         self.wgt_treatmentranges = self.obj_treatmentranges.window
         self.sub_treatmentranges = self.mdiArea.addSubWindow(self.wgt_treatmentranges)
 
-    def initialize(self):
+        self.obj_heparin = Heparin()
+        self.wgt_heparin = self.obj_heparin.window
+        self.sub_heparin = self.mdiArea.addSubWindow(self.wgt_heparin)
+
+        self.sub_ultrafiltration.setWindowFlags(Qt.WindowMinimizeButtonHint)
+        self.sub_ultrafiltration.setVisible(False)
+
+        self.sub_inlinebloodpressures.setWindowFlags(Qt.WindowMinimizeButtonHint)
+        self.sub_inlinebloodpressures.setVisible(False)
+
+        self.sub_salinebolus.setWindowFlags(Qt.WindowMinimizeButtonHint)
+        self.sub_salinebolus.setVisible(False)
+
+        self.sub_treatmentstates.setWindowFlags(Qt.WindowMinimizeButtonHint)
+        self.sub_treatmentstates.setVisible(False)
+
+        self.sub_treatmentranges.setWindowFlags(Qt.WindowMinimizeButtonHint)
+        self.sub_treatmentranges.setVisible(False)
+
+        self.sub_heparin.setWindowFlags(Qt.WindowMinimizeButtonHint)
+        self.sub_heparin.setVisible(False)
+
+    def init_connections(self):
         """
-        initializes the class by calling it's initializer methods to make objects ready
+        initializes the widgets connections
         :return: none
         """
-        pass
+        self.act_treatmentstates.toggled.connect(self.sub_treatmentstates.setVisible)
+        self.act_treatmentranges.toggled.connect(self.sub_treatmentranges.setVisible)
+        self.act_ultrafiltration.toggled.connect(self.sub_ultrafiltration.setVisible)
+        self.act_salinebolus.toggled.connect(self.sub_salinebolus.setVisible)
+        self.act_inlinebloodpressures.toggled.connect(self.sub_inlinebloodpressures.setVisible)
+        self.act_heparin.toggled.connect(self.sub_heparin.setVisible)
 
 
 def main():