Redo after corrupted codebase.

IPython/nbconvert/writers/serve.py

@@ -0,0 +1,44 b''
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Contains writer for writing nbconvert output to filesystem.
+"""
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#Copyright (c) 2013, the IPython Development Team.
+#
+#Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+#
+#The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Imports
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import os
+
+from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
+from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
+
+from .files import FilesWriter
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Classes
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class ServeWriter(FilesWriter):
+    """
+    Consumes nbconvert output and produces files (inherited from FilesWriter).
+    Then serve the build directory containing the nbconverted files.
+    """
+
+    def serve(self, format):
+        """
+        Simple implementation to serve the build directory.
+        """
+        
+        os.chdir(self.build_directory)
+        httpd = HTTPServer(('127.0.0.1', 8000), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
+        sa = httpd.socket.getsockname()
+        print("Serving '" + format + "' nbconverted ipynb on http://" + sa[0] + ":" + str(sa[1]) + "/")
+        print("Use Control-C to stop this server.")
+        httpd.serve_forever()
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IPython/nbconvert/nbconvertapp.py

@@ -67,6 +67,10 b' nbconvert_flags.update({'
     'stdout' : (
         {'NbConvertApp' : {'writer_class' : "StdoutWriter"}},
         "Write notebook output to stdout instead of files."
+        ),
+    'serve' : (
+        {'NbConvertApp' : {'writer_class' : "ServeWriter"}},
+        "Write notebook to a file and serve it."
         )
 })
 
@@ -141,7 +145,8 b' class NbConvertApp(BaseIPythonApplication):'
                                     results of the conversion""")
     writer_aliases = {'FilesWriter': 'IPython.nbconvert.writers.files.FilesWriter',
                       'DebugWriter': 'IPython.nbconvert.writers.debug.DebugWriter',
-                      'StdoutWriter': 'IPython.nbconvert.writers.stdout.StdoutWriter'}
+                      'StdoutWriter': 'IPython.nbconvert.writers.stdout.StdoutWriter',
+                      'ServeWriter': 'IPython.nbconvert.writers.serve.ServeWriter'}
     writer_factory = Type()
 
     def _writer_class_changed(self, name, old, new):
@@ -246,6 +251,7 b' class NbConvertApp(BaseIPythonApplication):'
         """
         super(NbConvertApp, self).start()
         self.convert_notebooks()
+        self.serve_files()
 
     def convert_notebooks(self):
         """
@@ -292,7 +298,12 b' class NbConvertApp(BaseIPythonApplication):'
         if conversion_success == 0:
             self.print_help()
             sys.exit(-1)
-
+            
+    def serve_files(self):
+        """
+        Serve the resulting files arter nbconversion.
+        """
+        self.writer.serve(self.export_format)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main entry point

IPython/nbconvert/writers/files.py

@@ -99,4 +99,11 b' class FilesWriter(WriterBase):'
             # Write conversion results.
             with io.open(dest, 'w') as f:
                 f.write(output)
-            return dest 
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+            return dest 
+            
+            
+    def serve(self, format):
+        """
+        Not implemented function to serve the build directory.
+        """
+        pass            
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