IPython/nbconvert/transformers/convertfigures.py

"""Module containing a transformer 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 ConfigurableTransformer
from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode

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# Classes
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class ConvertFiguresTransformer(ConfigurableTransformer):
    """
    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(ConvertFiguresTransformer, self).__init__(**kw)


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


    def transform_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():
                self._convert_figure(cell_out, data_type, data)
        return cell, resources


    def _convert_figure(self, cell_out, data_type, data):
        """
        Convert a figure and output the results to the cell output
        """

        if not self._to_format in cell_out:
            if data_type in self._from_formats:
                cell_out[self._to_format] = self.convert_figure(data_type, data)