Add a transform_cell convenience method to the inputsplitter object.

IPython/core/inputsplitter.py

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 """Analysis of text input into executable blocks.
 
 The main class in this module, :class:`InputSplitter`, is designed to break
 input from either interactive, line-by-line environments or block-based ones,
 into standalone blocks that can be executed by Python as 'single' statements
 (thus triggering sys.displayhook).
 
 A companion, :class:`IPythonInputSplitter`, provides the same functionality but
 with full support for the extended IPython syntax (magics, system calls, etc).
 
 For more details, see the class docstring below.
 
 Syntax Transformations
 ----------------------
 
 One of the main jobs of the code in this file is to apply all syntax
 transformations that make up 'the IPython language', i.e. magics, shell
 escapes, etc.  All transformations should be implemented as *fully stateless*
 entities, that simply take one line as their input and return a line.
 Internally for implementation purposes they may be a normal function or a
 callable object, but the only input they receive will be a single line and they
 should only return a line, without holding any data-dependent state between
 calls.
 
 As an example, the EscapedTransformer is a class so we can more clearly group
 together the functionality of dispatching to individual functions based on the
 starting escape character, but the only method for public use is its call
 method.
 
 
 ToDo
 ----
 
 - Should we make push() actually raise an exception once push_accepts_more()
   returns False?
 
 - Naming cleanups.  The tr_* names aren't the most elegant, though now they are
   at least just attributes of a class so not really very exposed.
 
 - Think about the best way to support dynamic things: automagic, autocall,
   macros, etc.
 
 - Think of a better heuristic for the application of the transforms in
   IPythonInputSplitter.push() than looking at the buffer ending in ':'.  Idea:
   track indentation change events (indent, dedent, nothing) and apply them only
   if the indentation went up, but not otherwise.
 
 - Think of the cleanest way for supporting user-specified transformations (the
   user prefilters we had before).
 
 Authors
 -------
 
 * Fernando Perez
 * Brian Granger
 """
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2010  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
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # stdlib
 import ast
 import codeop
 import re
 import sys
 import tokenize
 from StringIO import StringIO
 
 # IPython modules
 from IPython.core.splitinput import split_user_input, LineInfo
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import cast_unicode
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # The escape sequences that define the syntax transformations IPython will
 # apply to user input.  These can NOT be just changed here: many regular
 # expressions and other parts of the code may use their hardcoded values, and
 # for all intents and purposes they constitute the 'IPython syntax', so they
 # should be considered fixed.
 
 ESC_SHELL  = '!'     # Send line to underlying system shell
 ESC_SH_CAP = '!!'    # Send line to system shell and capture output
 ESC_HELP   = '?'     # Find information about object
 ESC_HELP2  = '??'    # Find extra-detailed information about object
 ESC_MAGIC  = '%'     # Call magic function
 ESC_MAGIC2 = '%%'    # Call cell-magic function
 ESC_QUOTE  = ','     # Split args on whitespace, quote each as string and call
 ESC_QUOTE2 = ';'     # Quote all args as a single string, call
 ESC_PAREN  = '/'     # Call first argument with rest of line as arguments
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Utilities
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # FIXME: These are general-purpose utilities that later can be moved to the
 # general ward.  Kept here for now because we're being very strict about test
 # coverage with this code, and this lets us ensure that we keep 100% coverage
 # while developing.
 
 # compiled regexps for autoindent management
 dedent_re = re.compile('|'.join([
     r'^\s+raise(\s.*)?$', # raise statement (+ space + other stuff, maybe)
     r'^\s+raise\([^\)]*\).*$', # wacky raise with immediate open paren
     r'^\s+return(\s.*)?$', # normal return (+ space + other stuff, maybe)
     r'^\s+return\([^\)]*\).*$', # wacky return with immediate open paren
     r'^\s+pass\s*$' # pass (optionally followed by trailing spaces)
 ]))
 ini_spaces_re = re.compile(r'^([ \t\r\f\v]+)')
 
 # regexp to match pure comment lines so we don't accidentally insert 'if 1:'
 # before pure comments
 comment_line_re = re.compile('^\s*\#')
 
 
 def num_ini_spaces(s):
     """Return the number of initial spaces in a string.
 
     Note that tabs are counted as a single space.  For now, we do *not* support
     mixing of tabs and spaces in the user's input.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     s : string
 
     Returns
     -------
     n : int
     """
 
     ini_spaces = ini_spaces_re.match(s)
     if ini_spaces:
         return ini_spaces.end()
     else:
         return 0
 
 def last_blank(src):
     """Determine if the input source ends in a blank.
 
     A blank is either a newline or a line consisting of whitespace.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     src : string
       A single or multiline string.
     """
     if not src: return False
     ll  = src.splitlines()[-1]
     return (ll == '') or ll.isspace()
 
 
 last_two_blanks_re = re.compile(r'\n\s*\n\s*$', re.MULTILINE)
 last_two_blanks_re2 = re.compile(r'.+\n\s*\n\s+$', re.MULTILINE)
 
 def last_two_blanks(src):
     """Determine if the input source ends in two blanks.
 
     A blank is either a newline or a line consisting of whitespace.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     src : string
       A single or multiline string.
     """
     if not src: return False
     # The logic here is tricky: I couldn't get a regexp to work and pass all
     # the tests, so I took a different approach: split the source by lines,
     # grab the last two and prepend '###\n' as a stand-in for whatever was in
     # the body before the last two lines.  Then, with that structure, it's
     # possible to analyze with two regexps.  Not the most elegant solution, but
     # it works.  If anyone tries to change this logic, make sure to validate
     # the whole test suite first!
     new_src = '\n'.join(['###\n'] + src.splitlines()[-2:])
     return (bool(last_two_blanks_re.match(new_src)) or
             bool(last_two_blanks_re2.match(new_src)) )
 
 
 def remove_comments(src):
     """Remove all comments from input source.
 
     Note: comments are NOT recognized inside of strings!
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     src : string
       A single or multiline input string.
 
     Returns
     -------
     String with all Python comments removed.
     """
 
     return re.sub('#.*', '', src)
     
 def has_comment(src):
     """Indicate whether an input line has (i.e. ends in, or is) a comment.
     
     This uses tokenize, so it can distinguish comments from # inside strings.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
     src : string
       A single line input string.
     
     Returns
     -------
     Boolean: True if source has a comment.
     """
     readline = StringIO(src).readline
     toktypes = set()
     try:
         for t in tokenize.generate_tokens(readline):
             toktypes.add(t[0])
     except tokenize.TokenError:
         pass
     return(tokenize.COMMENT in toktypes)
 
 
 def get_input_encoding():
     """Return the default standard input encoding.
 
     If sys.stdin has no encoding, 'ascii' is returned."""
     # There are strange environments for which sys.stdin.encoding is None. We
     # ensure that a valid encoding is returned.
     encoding = getattr(sys.stdin, 'encoding', None)
     if encoding is None:
         encoding = 'ascii'
     return encoding
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes and functions for normal Python syntax handling
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class InputSplitter(object):
     """An object that can accumulate lines of Python source before execution.
 
     This object is designed to be fed python source line-by-line, using
        :meth:`push`. It will return on each push whether the currently pushed
        code could be executed already. In addition, it provides a method called
        :meth:`push_accepts_more` that can be used to query whether more input
        can be pushed into a single interactive block.
 
     This is a simple example of how an interactive terminal-based client can use
     this tool::
 
         isp = InputSplitter()
         while isp.push_accepts_more():
             indent = ' '*isp.indent_spaces
             prompt = '>>> ' + indent
             line = indent + raw_input(prompt)
             isp.push(line)
         print 'Input source was:\n', isp.source_reset(),
     """
     # Number of spaces of indentation computed from input that has been pushed
     # so far.  This is the attributes callers should query to get the current
     # indentation level, in order to provide auto-indent facilities.
     indent_spaces = 0
     # String, indicating the default input encoding.  It is computed by default
     # at initialization time via get_input_encoding(), but it can be reset by a
     # client with specific knowledge of the encoding.
     encoding = ''
     # String where the current full source input is stored, properly encoded.
     # Reading this attribute is the normal way of querying the currently pushed
     # source code, that has been properly encoded.
     source = ''
     # Code object corresponding to the current source.  It is automatically
     # synced to the source, so it can be queried at any time to obtain the code
     # object; it will be None if the source doesn't compile to valid Python.
     code = None
     # Input mode
     input_mode = 'line'
     
     # Private attributes
     
     # List with lines of input accumulated so far
     _buffer = None
     # Command compiler
     _compile = None
     # Mark when input has changed indentation all the way back to flush-left
     _full_dedent = False
     # Boolean indicating whether the current block is complete
     _is_complete = None
     
     def __init__(self, input_mode=None):
         """Create a new InputSplitter instance.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         input_mode : str
 
           One of ['line', 'cell']; default is 'line'.
 
        The input_mode parameter controls how new inputs are used when fed via
        the :meth:`push` method:
 
        - 'line': meant for line-oriented clients, inputs are appended one at a
          time to the internal buffer and the whole buffer is compiled.
 
        - 'cell': meant for clients that can edit multi-line 'cells' of text at
           a time.  A cell can contain one or more blocks that can be compile in
           'single' mode by Python.  In this mode, each new input new input
           completely replaces all prior inputs.  Cell mode is thus equivalent
           to prepending a full reset() to every push() call.
         """
         self._buffer = []
         self._compile = codeop.CommandCompiler()
         self.encoding = get_input_encoding()
         self.input_mode = InputSplitter.input_mode if input_mode is None \
                           else input_mode
 
     def reset(self):
         """Reset the input buffer and associated state."""
         self.indent_spaces = 0
         self._buffer[:] = []
         self.source = ''
         self.code = None
         self._is_complete = False
         self._full_dedent = False
 
     def source_reset(self):
         """Return the input source and perform a full reset.
         """
         out = self.source
         self.reset()
         return out
 
     def push(self, lines):
         """Push one or more lines of input.
 
         This stores the given lines and returns a status code indicating
         whether the code forms a complete Python block or not.
 
         Any exceptions generated in compilation are swallowed, but if an
         exception was produced, the method returns True.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         lines : string
           One or more lines of Python input.
         
         Returns
         -------
         is_complete : boolean
           True if the current input source (the result of the current input
         plus prior inputs) forms a complete Python execution block.  Note that
         this value is also stored as a private attribute (_is_complete), so it
         can be queried at any time.
         """
         if self.input_mode == 'cell':
             self.reset()
         
         self._store(lines)
         source = self.source
 
         # Before calling _compile(), reset the code object to None so that if an
         # exception is raised in compilation, we don't mislead by having
         # inconsistent code/source attributes.
         self.code, self._is_complete = None, None
 
         # Honor termination lines properly
         if source.rstrip().endswith('\\'):
             return False
 
         self._update_indent(lines)
         try:
             self.code = self._compile(source, symbol="exec")
         # Invalid syntax can produce any of a number of different errors from
         # inside the compiler, so we have to catch them all.  Syntax errors
         # immediately produce a 'ready' block, so the invalid Python can be
         # sent to the kernel for evaluation with possible ipython
         # special-syntax conversion.
         except (SyntaxError, OverflowError, ValueError, TypeError,
                 MemoryError):
             self._is_complete = True
         else:
             # Compilation didn't produce any exceptions (though it may not have
             # given a complete code object)
             self._is_complete = self.code is not None
 
         return self._is_complete
 
     def push_accepts_more(self):
         """Return whether a block of interactive input can accept more input.
 
         This method is meant to be used by line-oriented frontends, who need to
         guess whether a block is complete or not based solely on prior and
         current input lines.  The InputSplitter considers it has a complete
         interactive block and will not accept more input only when either a
         SyntaxError is raised, or *all* of the following are true:
 
         1. The input compiles to a complete statement.
         
         2. The indentation level is flush-left (because if we are indented,
            like inside a function definition or for loop, we need to keep
            reading new input).
           
         3. There is one extra line consisting only of whitespace.
 
         Because of condition #3, this method should be used only by
         *line-oriented* frontends, since it means that intermediate blank lines
         are not allowed in function definitions (or any other indented block).
 
         If the current input produces a syntax error, this method immediately
         returns False but does *not* raise the syntax error exception, as
         typically clients will want to send invalid syntax to an execution
         backend which might convert the invalid syntax into valid Python via
         one of the dynamic IPython mechanisms.
         """
 
         # With incomplete input, unconditionally accept more
         if not self._is_complete:
             return True
 
         # If we already have complete input and we're flush left, the answer
         # depends.  In line mode, if there hasn't been any indentation,
         # that's it. If we've come back from some indentation, we need
         # the blank final line to finish.
         # In cell mode, we need to check how many blocks the input so far
         # compiles into, because if there's already more than one full
         # independent block of input, then the client has entered full
         # 'cell' mode and is feeding lines that each is complete.  In this
         # case we should then keep accepting. The Qt terminal-like console
         # does precisely this, to provide the convenience of terminal-like
         # input of single expressions, but allowing the user (with a
         # separate keystroke) to switch to 'cell' mode and type multiple
         # expressions in one shot.
         if self.indent_spaces==0:
             if self.input_mode=='line':
                 if not self._full_dedent:
                     return False
             else:
                 try:
                     code_ast = ast.parse(u''.join(self._buffer))
                 except Exception:
                     return False
                 else:
                     if len(code_ast.body) == 1:
                         return False
 
         # When input is complete, then termination is marked by an extra blank
         # line at the end.
         last_line = self.source.splitlines()[-1]
         return bool(last_line and not last_line.isspace())
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Private interface
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _find_indent(self, line):
         """Compute the new indentation level for a single line.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         line : str
           A single new line of non-whitespace, non-comment Python input.
           
         Returns
         -------
         indent_spaces : int
           New value for the indent level (it may be equal to self.indent_spaces
         if indentation doesn't change.
 
         full_dedent : boolean
           Whether the new line causes a full flush-left dedent.
         """
         indent_spaces = self.indent_spaces
         full_dedent = self._full_dedent
         
         inisp = num_ini_spaces(line)
         if inisp < indent_spaces:
             indent_spaces = inisp
             if indent_spaces <= 0:
                 #print 'Full dedent in text',self.source # dbg
                 full_dedent = True
 
         if line.rstrip()[-1] == ':':
             indent_spaces += 4
         elif dedent_re.match(line):
             indent_spaces -= 4
             if indent_spaces <= 0:
                 full_dedent = True
 
         # Safety
         if indent_spaces < 0:
             indent_spaces = 0
             #print 'safety' # dbg
             
         return indent_spaces, full_dedent
     
     def _update_indent(self, lines):
         for line in remove_comments(lines).splitlines():
             if line and not line.isspace():
                 self.indent_spaces, self._full_dedent = self._find_indent(line)
 
     def _store(self, lines, buffer=None, store='source'):
         """Store one or more lines of input.
 
         If input lines are not newline-terminated, a newline is automatically
         appended."""
         
         if buffer is None:
             buffer = self._buffer
             
         if lines.endswith('\n'):
             buffer.append(lines)
         else:
             buffer.append(lines+'\n')
         setattr(self, store, self._set_source(buffer))
 
     def _set_source(self, buffer):
         return u''.join(buffer)
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Functions and classes for IPython-specific syntactic support
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # The escaped translators ALL receive a line where their own escape has been
 # stripped.  Only '?' is valid at the end of the line, all others can only be
 # placed at the start.
 
 # Transformations of the special syntaxes that don't rely on an explicit escape
 # character but instead on patterns on the input line
 
 # The core transformations are implemented as standalone functions that can be
 # tested and validated in isolation.  Each of these uses a regexp, we
 # pre-compile these and keep them close to each function definition for clarity
 
 _assign_system_re = re.compile(r'(?P<lhs>(\s*)([\w\.]+)((\s*,\s*[\w\.]+)*))'
                                r'\s*=\s*!\s*(?P<cmd>.*)')
 
 def transform_assign_system(line):
     """Handle the `files = !ls` syntax."""
     m = _assign_system_re.match(line)
     if m is not None:
         cmd = m.group('cmd')
         lhs = m.group('lhs')
         new_line = '%s = get_ipython().getoutput(%r)' % (lhs, cmd)
         return new_line
     return line
 
 
 _assign_magic_re = re.compile(r'(?P<lhs>(\s*)([\w\.]+)((\s*,\s*[\w\.]+)*))'
                                r'\s*=\s*%\s*(?P<cmd>.*)')
 
 def transform_assign_magic(line):
     """Handle the `a = %who` syntax."""
     m = _assign_magic_re.match(line)
     if m is not None:
         cmd = m.group('cmd')
         lhs = m.group('lhs')
         new_line = '%s = get_ipython().magic(%r)' % (lhs, cmd)
         return new_line
     return line
 
 
 _classic_prompt_re = re.compile(r'^([ \t]*>>> |^[ \t]*\.\.\. )')
 
 def transform_classic_prompt(line):
     """Handle inputs that start with '>>> ' syntax."""
 
     if not line or line.isspace():
         return line
     m = _classic_prompt_re.match(line)
     if m:
         return line[len(m.group(0)):]
     else:
         return line
 
 
 _ipy_prompt_re = re.compile(r'^([ \t]*In \[\d+\]: |^[ \t]*\ \ \ \.\.\.+: )')
 
 def transform_ipy_prompt(line):
     """Handle inputs that start classic IPython prompt syntax."""
 
     if not line or line.isspace():
         return line
     #print 'LINE:  %r' % line # dbg
     m = _ipy_prompt_re.match(line)
     if m:
         #print 'MATCH! %r -> %r' % (line, line[len(m.group(0)):]) # dbg
         return line[len(m.group(0)):]
     else:
         return line
 
 
 def _make_help_call(target, esc, lspace, next_input=None):
     """Prepares a pinfo(2)/psearch call from a target name and the escape
     (i.e. ? or ??)"""
     method  = 'pinfo2' if esc == '??' \
                 else 'psearch' if '*' in target \
                 else 'pinfo'
     arg = " ".join([method, target])
     if next_input is None:
         return '%sget_ipython().magic(%r)' % (lspace, arg)
     else:
         return '%sget_ipython().set_next_input(%r);get_ipython().magic(%r)' % \
            (lspace, next_input, arg)
 
 
 _initial_space_re = re.compile(r'\s*')
 
 _help_end_re = re.compile(r"""(%{0,2}
                               [a-zA-Z_*][\w*]*        # Variable name
                               (\.[a-zA-Z_*][\w*]*)*   # .etc.etc
                               )
                               (\?\??)$                # ? or ??""",
                               re.VERBOSE)
 
 
 def transform_help_end(line):
     """Translate lines with ?/?? at the end"""
     m = _help_end_re.search(line)
     if m is None or has_comment(line):
         return line
     target = m.group(1)
     esc = m.group(3)
     lspace = _initial_space_re.match(line).group(0)
     
     # If we're mid-command, put it back on the next prompt for the user.
     next_input = line.rstrip('?') if line.strip() != m.group(0) else None
         
     return _make_help_call(target, esc, lspace, next_input)
 
 
 class EscapedTransformer(object):
     """Class to transform lines that are explicitly escaped out."""
 
     def __init__(self):
         tr = { ESC_SHELL  : self._tr_system,
                ESC_SH_CAP : self._tr_system2,
                ESC_HELP   : self._tr_help,
                ESC_HELP2  : self._tr_help,
                ESC_MAGIC  : self._tr_magic,
                ESC_QUOTE  : self._tr_quote,
                ESC_QUOTE2 : self._tr_quote2,
                ESC_PAREN  : self._tr_paren }
         self.tr = tr
         
     # Support for syntax transformations that use explicit escapes typed by the
     # user at the beginning of a line
     @staticmethod
     def _tr_system(line_info):
         "Translate lines escaped with: !"
         cmd = line_info.line.lstrip().lstrip(ESC_SHELL)
         return '%sget_ipython().system(%r)' % (line_info.pre, cmd)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _tr_system2(line_info):
         "Translate lines escaped with: !!"
         cmd = line_info.line.lstrip()[2:]
         return '%sget_ipython().getoutput(%r)' % (line_info.pre, cmd)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _tr_help(line_info):
         "Translate lines escaped with: ?/??"
         # A naked help line should just fire the intro help screen
         if not line_info.line[1:]:
             return 'get_ipython().show_usage()'
         
         return _make_help_call(line_info.ifun, line_info.esc, line_info.pre)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _tr_magic(line_info):
         "Translate lines escaped with: %"
         tpl = '%sget_ipython().magic(%r)'
         cmd = ' '.join([line_info.ifun, line_info.the_rest]).strip()
         return tpl % (line_info.pre, cmd)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _tr_quote(line_info):
         "Translate lines escaped with: ,"
         return '%s%s("%s")' % (line_info.pre, line_info.ifun,
                              '", "'.join(line_info.the_rest.split()) )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _tr_quote2(line_info):
         "Translate lines escaped with: ;"
         return '%s%s("%s")' % (line_info.pre, line_info.ifun,
                                line_info.the_rest)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _tr_paren(line_info):
         "Translate lines escaped with: /"
         return '%s%s(%s)' % (line_info.pre, line_info.ifun,
                              ", ".join(line_info.the_rest.split()))
 
     def __call__(self, line):
         """Class to transform lines that are explicitly escaped out.
 
         This calls the above _tr_* static methods for the actual line
         translations."""
 
         # Empty lines just get returned unmodified
         if not line or line.isspace():
             return line
 
         # Get line endpoints, where the escapes can be
         line_info = LineInfo(line)
 
         if not line_info.esc in self.tr:
             # If we don't recognize the escape, don't modify the line
             return line
 
         return self.tr[line_info.esc](line_info)
 
 
 # A function-looking object to be used by the rest of the code.  The purpose of
 # the class in this case is to organize related functionality, more than to
 # manage state.
 transform_escaped = EscapedTransformer()
 
 
 class IPythonInputSplitter(InputSplitter):
     """An input splitter that recognizes all of IPython's special syntax."""
 
     # String with raw, untransformed input.
     source_raw = ''
 
     # Flag to track when we're in the middle of processing a cell magic, since
     # the logic has to change.  In that case, we apply no transformations at
     # all.
     processing_cell_magic = False
 
     # Storage for all blocks of input that make up a cell magic
     cell_magic_parts = []
 
     # Private attributes
 
     # List with lines of raw input accumulated so far.
     _buffer_raw = None
 
     def __init__(self, input_mode=None):
         super(IPythonInputSplitter, self).__init__(input_mode)
         self._buffer_raw = []
         self._validate = True
         
     def reset(self):
         """Reset the input buffer and associated state."""
         super(IPythonInputSplitter, self).reset()
         self._buffer_raw[:] = []
         self.source_raw = ''
         self.cell_magic_parts = []
         self.processing_cell_magic = False
 
     def source_raw_reset(self):
         """Return input and raw source and perform a full reset.
         """
         out = self.source
         out_r = self.source_raw
         self.reset()
         return out, out_r
 
     def push_accepts_more(self):
         if self.processing_cell_magic:
             return not self._is_complete
         else:
             return super(IPythonInputSplitter, self).push_accepts_more()
 
     def _handle_cell_magic(self, lines):
         """Process lines when they start with %%, which marks cell magics.
         """
         self.processing_cell_magic = True
         first, _, body = lines.partition('\n')
         magic_name, _, line = first.partition(' ')
         magic_name = magic_name.lstrip(ESC_MAGIC)
         # We store the body of the cell and create a call to a method that
         # will use this stored value. This is ugly, but it's a first cut to
         # get it all working, as right now changing the return API of our
         # methods would require major refactoring.
         self.cell_magic_parts = [body]
         tpl = 'get_ipython()._run_cached_cell_magic(%r, %r)'
         tlines = tpl % (magic_name, line)
         self._store(tlines)
         self._store(lines, self._buffer_raw, 'source_raw')
         # We can actually choose whether to allow for single blank lines here
         # during input for clients that use cell mode to decide when to stop
         # pushing input (currently only the Qt console).
         # My first implementation did that, and then I realized it wasn't
         # consistent with the terminal behavior, so I've reverted it to one
         # line.  But I'm leaving it here so we can easily test both behaviors,
         # I kind of liked having full blank lines allowed in the cell magics...
         #self._is_complete = last_two_blanks(lines)
         self._is_complete = last_blank(lines)
         return self._is_complete
 
     def _line_mode_cell_append(self, lines):
         """Append new content for a cell magic in line mode.
         """
         # Only store the raw input.  Lines beyond the first one are only only
         # stored for history purposes; for execution the caller will grab the
         # magic pieces from cell_magic_parts and will assemble the cell body
         self._store(lines, self._buffer_raw, 'source_raw')
         self.cell_magic_parts.append(lines)
         # Find out if the last stored block has a whitespace line as its
         # last line and also this line is whitespace, case in which we're
         # done (two contiguous blank lines signal termination).  Note that
         # the storage logic *enforces* that every stored block is
         # newline-terminated, so we grab everything but the last character
         # so we can have the body of the block alone.
         last_block = self.cell_magic_parts[-1]
         self._is_complete = last_blank(last_block) and lines.isspace()
         return self._is_complete
 
+    def transform_cell(self, cell):
+        """Process and translate a cell of input.
+        """
+        self.reset()
+        self.push(cell)
+        return self.source_reset()
+
     def push(self, lines):
         """Push one or more lines of IPython input.
 
         This stores the given lines and returns a status code indicating
         whether the code forms a complete Python block or not, after processing
         all input lines for special IPython syntax.
 
         Any exceptions generated in compilation are swallowed, but if an
         exception was produced, the method returns True.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         lines : string
           One or more lines of Python input.
 
         Returns
         -------
         is_complete : boolean
           True if the current input source (the result of the current input
         plus prior inputs) forms a complete Python execution block.  Note that
         this value is also stored as a private attribute (_is_complete), so it
         can be queried at any time.
         """
         if not lines:
             return super(IPythonInputSplitter, self).push(lines)
 
         # We must ensure all input is pure unicode
         lines = cast_unicode(lines, self.encoding)
 
         # If the entire input block is a cell magic, return after handling it
         # as the rest of the transformation logic should be skipped.
         if lines.startswith('%%') and not \
           (len(lines.splitlines()) == 1 and lines.strip().endswith('?')):
             return self._handle_cell_magic(lines)
 
         # In line mode, a cell magic can arrive in separate pieces
         if self.input_mode == 'line' and self.processing_cell_magic:
             return self._line_mode_cell_append(lines)
 
         # The rest of the processing is for 'normal' content, i.e. IPython
         # source that we process through our transformations pipeline.
         lines_list = lines.splitlines()
 
         transforms = [transform_ipy_prompt, transform_classic_prompt,
                       transform_help_end, transform_escaped,
                       transform_assign_system, transform_assign_magic]
 
         # Transform logic
         #
         # We only apply the line transformers to the input if we have either no
         # input yet, or complete input, or if the last line of the buffer ends
         # with ':' (opening an indented block).  This prevents the accidental
         # transformation of escapes inside multiline expressions like
         # triple-quoted strings or parenthesized expressions.
         #
         # The last heuristic, while ugly, ensures that the first line of an
         # indented block is correctly transformed.
         #
         # FIXME: try to find a cleaner approach for this last bit.
 
         # If we were in 'block' mode, since we're going to pump the parent
         # class by hand line by line, we need to temporarily switch out to
         # 'line' mode, do a single manual reset and then feed the lines one
         # by one.  Note that this only matters if the input has more than one
         # line.
         changed_input_mode = False
 
         if self.input_mode == 'cell':
             self.reset()
             changed_input_mode = True
             saved_input_mode = 'cell'
             self.input_mode = 'line'
 
         # Store raw source before applying any transformations to it.  Note
         # that this must be done *after* the reset() call that would otherwise
         # flush the buffer.
         self._store(lines, self._buffer_raw, 'source_raw')
         
         try:
             push = super(IPythonInputSplitter, self).push
             buf = self._buffer
             for line in lines_list:
                 if self._is_complete or not buf or \
                        (buf and buf[-1].rstrip().endswith((':', ','))):
                     for f in transforms:
                         line = f(line)
 
                 out = push(line)
         finally:
             if changed_input_mode:
                 self.input_mode = saved_input_mode
         return out