IPython/nbconvert/preprocessors/convertfigures.py

"""Module containing a preprocessor that converts outputs in the notebook from 
one format to another.
"""
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# Copyright (c) 2013, the IPython Development Team.
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# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
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# The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
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# Imports
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from .base import Preprocessor
from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode

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# Classes
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class ConvertFiguresPreprocessor(Preprocessor):
    """
    Converts all of the outputs in a notebook from one format to another.
    """

    from_format = Unicode(config=True, help='Format the converter accepts')
    to_format = Unicode(config=True, help='Format the converter writes')

    def __init__(self, **kw):
        """
        Public constructor
        """
        super(ConvertFiguresPreprocessor, self).__init__(**kw)


    def convert_figure(self, data_format, data):
        raise NotImplementedError()


    def preprocess_cell(self, cell, resources, cell_index):
        """
        Apply a transformation on each cell,
        
        See base.py
        """

        # Loop through all of the datatypes of the outputs in the cell.
        for index, cell_out in enumerate(cell.get('outputs', [])):
            for data_type, data in cell_out.items():
                # this must run *before* extract outputs,
                # so figure_name and filename do not exist
                self._convert_figure(cell_out, resources, data_type, data)
        return cell, resources


    def _convert_figure(self, cell_out, resources, data_type, data):
        """
        Convert a figure and output the results to the cell output
        """
        if not self.to_format in cell_out and data_type == self.from_format:
            data = self.convert_figure(data_type, data)
            cell_out[self.to_format] = data