IPython/kernel/client.py

"""Base class to manage the interaction with a running kernel
"""

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Copyright (C) 2013  The IPython Development Team
#
#  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
#  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Imports
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

from __future__ import absolute_import

import zmq

# Local imports
from IPython.config.configurable import LoggingConfigurable
from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
    Any, Instance, Type,
)

from .zmq.session import Session
from .channels import (
    ShellChannel, IOPubChannel,
    HBChannel, StdInChannel,
)
from .clientabc import KernelClientABC
from .connect import ConnectionFileMixin


#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main kernel client class
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class KernelClient(LoggingConfigurable, ConnectionFileMixin):
    """Communicates with a single kernel on any host via zmq channels.

    There are four channels associated with each kernel:

    * shell: for request/reply calls to the kernel.
    * iopub: for the kernel to publish results to frontends.
    * hb: for monitoring the kernel's heartbeat.
    * stdin: for frontends to reply to raw_input calls in the kernel.

    The methods of the channels are exposed as methods of the client itself
    (KernelClient.execute, complete, history, etc.).
    See the channels themselves for documentation of these methods.

    """

    # The PyZMQ Context to use for communication with the kernel.
    context = Instance(zmq.Context)
    def _context_default(self):
        return zmq.Context.instance()

    # The Session to use for communication with the kernel.
    session = Instance(Session)
    def _session_default(self):
        return Session(parent=self)

    # The classes to use for the various channels
    shell_channel_class = Type(ShellChannel)
    iopub_channel_class = Type(IOPubChannel)
    stdin_channel_class = Type(StdInChannel)
    hb_channel_class = Type(HBChannel)

    # Protected traits
    _shell_channel = Any
    _iopub_channel = Any
    _stdin_channel = Any
    _hb_channel = Any

    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Channel proxy methods
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def _get_msg(channel, *args, **kwargs):
        return channel.get_msg(*args, **kwargs)

    def get_shell_msg(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """Get a message from the shell channel"""
        return self.shell_channel.get_msg(*args, **kwargs)

    def get_iopub_msg(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """Get a message from the iopub channel"""
        return self.iopub_channel.get_msg(*args, **kwargs)

    def get_stdin_msg(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """Get a message from the stdin channel"""
        return self.stdin_channel.get_msg(*args, **kwargs)

    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Channel management methods
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def start_channels(self, shell=True, iopub=True, stdin=True, hb=True):
        """Starts the channels for this kernel.

        This will create the channels if they do not exist and then start
        them (their activity runs in a thread). If port numbers of 0 are
        being used (random ports) then you must first call
        :method:`start_kernel`. If the channels have been stopped and you
        call this, :class:`RuntimeError` will be raised.
        """
        if shell:
            self.shell_channel.start()
            for method in self.shell_channel.proxy_methods:
                setattr(self, method, getattr(self.shell_channel, method))
        if iopub:
            self.iopub_channel.start()
            for method in self.iopub_channel.proxy_methods:
                setattr(self, method, getattr(self.iopub_channel, method))
        if stdin:
            self.stdin_channel.start()
            for method in self.stdin_channel.proxy_methods:
                setattr(self, method, getattr(self.stdin_channel, method))
            self.shell_channel.allow_stdin = True
        else:
            self.shell_channel.allow_stdin = False
        if hb:
            self.hb_channel.start()

    def stop_channels(self):
        """Stops all the running channels for this kernel.

        This stops their event loops and joins their threads.
        """
        if self.shell_channel.is_alive():
            self.shell_channel.stop()
        if self.iopub_channel.is_alive():
            self.iopub_channel.stop()
        if self.stdin_channel.is_alive():
            self.stdin_channel.stop()
        if self.hb_channel.is_alive():
            self.hb_channel.stop()

    @property
    def channels_running(self):
        """Are any of the channels created and running?"""
        return (self.shell_channel.is_alive() or self.iopub_channel.is_alive() or
                self.stdin_channel.is_alive() or self.hb_channel.is_alive())

    @property
    def shell_channel(self):
        """Get the shell channel object for this kernel."""
        if self._shell_channel is None:
            self._shell_channel = self.shell_channel_class(
                self.context, self.session, self._make_url('shell')
            )
        return self._shell_channel

    @property
    def iopub_channel(self):
        """Get the iopub channel object for this kernel."""
        if self._iopub_channel is None:
            self._iopub_channel = self.iopub_channel_class(
                self.context, self.session, self._make_url('iopub')
            )
        return self._iopub_channel

    @property
    def stdin_channel(self):
        """Get the stdin channel object for this kernel."""
        if self._stdin_channel is None:
            self._stdin_channel = self.stdin_channel_class(
                self.context, self.session, self._make_url('stdin')
            )
        return self._stdin_channel

    @property
    def hb_channel(self):
        """Get the hb channel object for this kernel."""
        if self._hb_channel is None:
            self._hb_channel = self.hb_channel_class(
                self.context, self.session, self._make_url('hb')
            )
        return self._hb_channel

    def is_alive(self):
        """Is the kernel process still running?"""
        if self._hb_channel is not None:
            # We didn't start the kernel with this KernelManager so we
            # use the heartbeat.
            return self._hb_channel.is_beating()
        else:
            # no heartbeat and not local, we can't tell if it's running,
            # so naively return True
            return True


#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ABC Registration
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

KernelClientABC.register(KernelClient)