check `parent is not None` rather than `not parent`

Configurables often resolve to zero for some reason

IPython/config/configurable.py

@@ -1,382 +1,382 b''
 # encoding: utf-8
 """
 A base class for objects that are configurable.
 
 Inheritance diagram:
 
 .. inheritance-diagram:: IPython.config.configurable
    :parts: 3
 
 Authors:
 
 * Brian Granger
 * Fernando Perez
 * Min RK
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2008-2011  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
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import datetime
 from copy import deepcopy
 
 from loader import Config
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import HasTraits, Instance
 from IPython.utils.text import indent, wrap_paragraphs
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helper classes for Configurables
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 class ConfigurableError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
 class MultipleInstanceError(ConfigurableError):
     pass
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Configurable implementation
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Configurable(HasTraits):
 
     config = Instance(Config, (), {})
     parent = Instance('IPython.config.configurable.Configurable')
     created = None
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         """Create a configurable given a config config.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         config : Config
             If this is empty, default values are used. If config is a
             :class:`Config` instance, it will be used to configure the
             instance.
         parent : Configurable instance, optional
             The parent Configurable instance of this object.
 
         Notes
         -----
         Subclasses of Configurable must call the :meth:`__init__` method of
         :class:`Configurable` *before* doing anything else and using
         :func:`super`::
 
             class MyConfigurable(Configurable):
                 def __init__(self, config=None):
                     super(MyConfigurable, self).__init__(config=config)
                     # Then any other code you need to finish initialization.
 
         This ensures that instances will be configured properly.
         """
         parent = kwargs.pop('parent', None)
-        if parent:
+        if parent is not None:
             # config is implied from parent
             if kwargs.get('config', None) is None:
                 kwargs['config'] = parent.config
             self.parent = parent
         
         config = kwargs.pop('config', None)
         if config is not None:
             # We used to deepcopy, but for now we are trying to just save
             # by reference.  This *could* have side effects as all components
             # will share config. In fact, I did find such a side effect in
             # _config_changed below. If a config attribute value was a mutable type
             # all instances of a component were getting the same copy, effectively
             # making that a class attribute.
             # self.config = deepcopy(config)
             self.config = config
         # This should go second so individual keyword arguments override
         # the values in config.
         super(Configurable, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         self.created = datetime.datetime.now()
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Static trait notifiations
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     @classmethod
     def section_names(cls):
         """return section names as a list"""
         return  [c.__name__ for c in reversed(cls.__mro__) if
             issubclass(c, Configurable) and issubclass(cls, c)
         ]
     
     def _find_my_config(self, cfg):
         """extract my config from a global Config object
         
         will construct a Config object of only the config values that apply to me
         based on my mro(), as well as those of my parent(s) if they exist.
         
         If I am Bar and my parent is Foo, and their parent is Tim,
         this will return merge following config sections, in this order::
         
             [Bar, Foo.bar, Tim.Foo.Bar]
         
         With the last item being the highest priority.
         """
         cfgs = [cfg]
         if self.parent:
             cfgs.append(self.parent._find_my_config(cfg))
         my_config = Config()
         for c in cfgs:
             for sname in self.section_names():
                 # Don't do a blind getattr as that would cause the config to
                 # dynamically create the section with name Class.__name__.
                 if c._has_section(sname):
                     my_config.merge(c[sname])
         return my_config
 
     def _load_config(self, cfg, section_names=None, traits=None):
         """load traits from a Config object"""
         
         if traits is None:
             traits = self.traits(config=True)
         if section_names is None:
             section_names = self.section_names()
         
         my_config = self._find_my_config(cfg)
         for name, config_value in my_config.iteritems():
             if name in traits:
                 # We have to do a deepcopy here if we don't deepcopy the entire
                 # config object. If we don't, a mutable config_value will be
                 # shared by all instances, effectively making it a class attribute.
                 setattr(self, name, deepcopy(config_value))
 
     def _config_changed(self, name, old, new):
         """Update all the class traits having ``config=True`` as metadata.
 
         For any class trait with a ``config`` metadata attribute that is
         ``True``, we update the trait with the value of the corresponding
         config entry.
         """
         # Get all traits with a config metadata entry that is True
         traits = self.traits(config=True)
 
         # We auto-load config section for this class as well as any parent
         # classes that are Configurable subclasses.  This starts with Configurable
         # and works down the mro loading the config for each section.
         section_names = self.section_names()
         self._load_config(new, traits=traits, section_names=section_names)
 
     def update_config(self, config):
         """Fire the traits events when the config is updated."""
         # Save a copy of the current config.
         newconfig = deepcopy(self.config)
         # Merge the new config into the current one.
         newconfig.merge(config)
         # Save the combined config as self.config, which triggers the traits
         # events.
         self.config = newconfig
 
     @classmethod
     def class_get_help(cls, inst=None):
         """Get the help string for this class in ReST format.
         
         If `inst` is given, it's current trait values will be used in place of
         class defaults.
         """
         assert inst is None or isinstance(inst, cls)
         final_help = []
         final_help.append(u'%s options' % cls.__name__)
         final_help.append(len(final_help[0])*u'-')
         for k, v in sorted(cls.class_traits(config=True).iteritems()):
             help = cls.class_get_trait_help(v, inst)
             final_help.append(help)
         return '\n'.join(final_help)
 
     @classmethod
     def class_get_trait_help(cls, trait, inst=None):
         """Get the help string for a single trait.
         
         If `inst` is given, it's current trait values will be used in place of
         the class default.
         """
         assert inst is None or isinstance(inst, cls)
         lines = []
         header = "--%s.%s=<%s>" % (cls.__name__, trait.name, trait.__class__.__name__)
         lines.append(header)
         if inst is not None:
             lines.append(indent('Current: %r' % getattr(inst, trait.name), 4))
         else:
             try:
                 dvr = repr(trait.get_default_value())
             except Exception:
                 dvr = None # ignore defaults we can't construct
             if dvr is not None:
                 if len(dvr) > 64:
                     dvr = dvr[:61]+'...'
                 lines.append(indent('Default: %s' % dvr, 4))
         if 'Enum' in trait.__class__.__name__:
             # include Enum choices
             lines.append(indent('Choices: %r' % (trait.values,)))
 
         help = trait.get_metadata('help')
         if help is not None:
             help = '\n'.join(wrap_paragraphs(help, 76))
             lines.append(indent(help, 4))
         return '\n'.join(lines)
 
     @classmethod
     def class_print_help(cls, inst=None):
         """Get the help string for a single trait and print it."""
         print cls.class_get_help(inst)
 
     @classmethod
     def class_config_section(cls):
         """Get the config class config section"""
         def c(s):
             """return a commented, wrapped block."""
             s = '\n\n'.join(wrap_paragraphs(s, 78))
 
             return '# ' + s.replace('\n', '\n# ')
 
         # section header
         breaker = '#' + '-'*78
         s = "# %s configuration" % cls.__name__
         lines = [breaker, s, breaker, '']
         # get the description trait
         desc = cls.class_traits().get('description')
         if desc:
             desc = desc.default_value
         else:
             # no description trait, use __doc__
             desc = getattr(cls, '__doc__', '')
         if desc:
             lines.append(c(desc))
             lines.append('')
 
         parents = []
         for parent in cls.mro():
             # only include parents that are not base classes
             # and are not the class itself
             # and have some configurable traits to inherit
             if parent is not cls and issubclass(parent, Configurable) and \
                     parent.class_traits(config=True):
                 parents.append(parent)
 
         if parents:
             pstr = ', '.join([ p.__name__ for p in parents ])
             lines.append(c('%s will inherit config from: %s'%(cls.__name__, pstr)))
             lines.append('')
 
         for name, trait in cls.class_traits(config=True).iteritems():
             help = trait.get_metadata('help') or ''
             lines.append(c(help))
             lines.append('# c.%s.%s = %r'%(cls.__name__, name, trait.get_default_value()))
             lines.append('')
         return '\n'.join(lines)
 
 
 
 class SingletonConfigurable(Configurable):
     """A configurable that only allows one instance.
 
     This class is for classes that should only have one instance of itself
     or *any* subclass. To create and retrieve such a class use the
     :meth:`SingletonConfigurable.instance` method.
     """
 
     _instance = None
 
     @classmethod
     def _walk_mro(cls):
         """Walk the cls.mro() for parent classes that are also singletons
 
         For use in instance()
         """
 
         for subclass in cls.mro():
             if issubclass(cls, subclass) and \
                     issubclass(subclass, SingletonConfigurable) and \
                     subclass != SingletonConfigurable:
                 yield subclass
 
     @classmethod
     def clear_instance(cls):
         """unset _instance for this class and singleton parents.
         """
         if not cls.initialized():
             return
         for subclass in cls._walk_mro():
             if isinstance(subclass._instance, cls):
                 # only clear instances that are instances
                 # of the calling class
                 subclass._instance = None
 
     @classmethod
     def instance(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         """Returns a global instance of this class.
 
         This method create a new instance if none have previously been created
         and returns a previously created instance is one already exists.
 
         The arguments and keyword arguments passed to this method are passed
         on to the :meth:`__init__` method of the class upon instantiation.
 
         Examples
         --------
 
         Create a singleton class using instance, and retrieve it::
 
             >>> from IPython.config.configurable import SingletonConfigurable
             >>> class Foo(SingletonConfigurable): pass
             >>> foo = Foo.instance()
             >>> foo == Foo.instance()
             True
 
         Create a subclass that is retrived using the base class instance::
 
             >>> class Bar(SingletonConfigurable): pass
             >>> class Bam(Bar): pass
             >>> bam = Bam.instance()
             >>> bam == Bar.instance()
             True
         """
         # Create and save the instance
         if cls._instance is None:
             inst = cls(*args, **kwargs)
             # Now make sure that the instance will also be returned by
             # parent classes' _instance attribute.
             for subclass in cls._walk_mro():
                 subclass._instance = inst
 
         if isinstance(cls._instance, cls):
             return cls._instance
         else:
             raise MultipleInstanceError(
                 'Multiple incompatible subclass instances of '
                 '%s are being created.' % cls.__name__
             )
 
     @classmethod
     def initialized(cls):
         """Has an instance been created?"""
         return hasattr(cls, "_instance") and cls._instance is not None
 
 
 class LoggingConfigurable(Configurable):
     """A parent class for Configurables that log.
 
     Subclasses have a log trait, and the default behavior
     is to get the logger from the currently running Application
     via Application.instance().log.
     """
 
     log = Instance('logging.Logger')
     def _log_default(self):
         from IPython.config.application import Application
         return Application.instance().log