IPython/extensions/storemagic.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
%store magic for lightweight persistence.

Stores variables, aliases and macros in IPython's database. Stored values will
be automatically restored whenever the extension is loaded.

To enable this functionality, list it in your default profile
`ipython_config.py` file::

  c.InteractiveShellApp.extensions = ['storemagic']

Or to use it temporarily, run this in your IPython session::

  %load_ext storemagic

"""

from IPython.core.error import TryNext, UsageError
from IPython.utils import pickleshare

import inspect,pickle,os,sys,textwrap
from IPython.core.fakemodule import FakeModule

def restore_aliases(ip):
    staliases = ip.db.get('stored_aliases', {})
    for k,v in staliases.items():
        #print "restore alias",k,v # dbg
        #self.alias_table[k] = v
        ip.alias_manager.define_alias(k,v)


def refresh_variables(ip):
    db = ip.db
    for key in db.keys('autorestore/*'):
        # strip autorestore
        justkey = os.path.basename(key)
        try:
            obj = db[key]
        except KeyError:
            print "Unable to restore variable '%s', ignoring (use %%store -d to forget!)" % justkey
            print "The error was:",sys.exc_info()[0]
        else:
            #print "restored",justkey,"=",obj #dbg
            ip.user_ns[justkey] = obj


def restore_dhist(ip):
    ip.user_ns['_dh'] = ip.db.get('dhist',[])

def restore_data(ip):
    refresh_variables(ip)
    restore_aliases(ip)
    restore_dhist(ip)

def magic_store(self, parameter_s=''):
    """Lightweight persistence for python variables.

    Example::

      In [1]: l = ['hello',10,'world']
      In [2]: %store l
      In [3]: exit

      (IPython session is closed and started again...)

      ville@badger:~$ ipython
      In [1]: l
      Out[1]: ['hello', 10, 'world']

    Usage:

    * ``%store``          - Show list of all variables and their current values
    * ``%store spam``     - Store the *current* value of the variable spam to disk
    * ``%store -d spam``  - Remove the variable and its value from storage
    * ``%store -z``       - Remove all variables from storage
    * ``%store -r``       - Refresh all variables from store (delete current vals)
    * ``%store foo >a.txt``  - Store value of foo to new file a.txt
    * ``%store foo >>a.txt`` - Append value of foo to file a.txt

    It should be noted that if you change the value of a variable, you
    need to %store it again if you want to persist the new value.

    Note also that the variables will need to be pickleable; most basic
    python types can be safely %store'd.

    Also aliases can be %store'd across sessions.
    """

    opts,argsl = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'drz',mode='string')
    args = argsl.split(None,1)
    ip = self.shell
    db = ip.db
    # delete
    if opts.has_key('d'):
        try:
            todel = args[0]
        except IndexError:
            raise UsageError('You must provide the variable to forget')
        else:
            try:
                del db['autorestore/' + todel]
            except:
                raise UsageError("Can't delete variable '%s'" % todel)
    # reset
    elif opts.has_key('z'):
        for k in db.keys('autorestore/*'):
            del db[k]

    elif opts.has_key('r'):
        refresh_variables(ip)


    # run without arguments -> list variables & values
    elif not args:
        vars = self.db.keys('autorestore/*')
        vars.sort()
        if vars:
            size = max(map(len,vars))
        else:
            size = 0

        print 'Stored variables and their in-db values:'
        fmt = '%-'+str(size)+'s -> %s'
        get = db.get
        for var in vars:
            justkey = os.path.basename(var)
            # print 30 first characters from every var
            print fmt % (justkey,repr(get(var,'<unavailable>'))[:50])

    # default action - store the variable
    else:
        # %store foo >file.txt or >>file.txt
        if len(args) > 1 and args[1].startswith('>'):
            fnam = os.path.expanduser(args[1].lstrip('>').lstrip())
            if args[1].startswith('>>'):
                fil = open(fnam,'a')
            else:
                fil = open(fnam,'w')
            obj = ip.ev(args[0])
            print "Writing '%s' (%s) to file '%s'." % (args[0],
              obj.__class__.__name__, fnam)


            if not isinstance (obj,basestring):
                from pprint import pprint
                pprint(obj,fil)
            else:
                fil.write(obj)
                if not obj.endswith('\n'):
                    fil.write('\n')

            fil.close()
            return

        # %store foo
        try:
            obj = ip.user_ns[args[0]]
        except KeyError:
            # it might be an alias
            # This needs to be refactored to use the new AliasManager stuff.
            if args[0] in self.alias_manager:
                name = args[0]
                nargs, cmd = self.alias_manager.alias_table[ name ]
                staliases = db.get('stored_aliases',{})
                staliases[ name ] = cmd
                db['stored_aliases'] = staliases
                print "Alias stored: %s (%s)" % (name, cmd)
                return
            else:
                raise UsageError("Unknown variable '%s'" % args[0])

        else:
            if isinstance(inspect.getmodule(obj), FakeModule):
                print textwrap.dedent("""\
                Warning:%s is %s
                Proper storage of interactively declared classes (or instances
                of those classes) is not possible! Only instances
                of classes in real modules on file system can be %%store'd.
                """ % (args[0], obj) )
                return
            #pickled = pickle.dumps(obj)
            self.db[ 'autorestore/' + args[0] ] = obj
            print "Stored '%s' (%s)" % (args[0], obj.__class__.__name__)

def load_ipython_extension(ip):
    ip.define_magic('store', magic_store)
    restore_data(ip)