Add an option to connect to devices with mock=True

When doing end-to-end testing, e.g. calling plans from my new GUI, I'd like to be able to run an instance of BlueAPI with mock devices to run plans against.

I've looked through the code a bit and can't find anything like it, but if it already exists then this issue is to add it to the docs.

@fajinyuan

This is a good idea and important. @fajinyuan has expressed a desire for a similar feature before.

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Add a mock flag to the env config, if it is True pass mock=True to make_all_devices in BlueskyContext

env:
    mock: true

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There is a mock flag in config.env
It defaults to False
If it is set to True, all (ophyd-async) devices are connected in mock mode

This is now done as part of

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callumforrester commented on Nov 29, 2024

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rtuck99 commented on Dec 1, 2025

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Add an option to connect to devices with `mock=True` #732