update flags&aliases for two-process apps

swallow_args now appropriately removes only frontend-specific args,
and the apps parse front and backend args correctly

IPython/frontend/kernelmixinapp.py

@@ -198,8 +198,6 b' class IPythonMixinConsoleApp(Configurable):'
         # Scrub frontend-specific flags
         swallow_next = False
         was_flag = False
-        # copy again, in case some aliases have the same name as a flag
-        # argv = list(self.kernel_argv)
         for a in argv:
             if swallow_next:
                 swallow_next = False

IPython/frontend/qt/console/qtconsoleapp.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 b' from IPython.zmq.session import Session, default_secure'
 from IPython.zmq.zmqshell import ZMQInteractiveShell
 
 from IPython.frontend.kernelmixinapp import (
-        IPythonMixinConsoleApp, app_aliases, app_flags
+        IPythonMixinConsoleApp, app_aliases, app_flags, flags, aliases
     )
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -72,8 +72,8 b' ipython qtconsole --pylab=inline # start with pylab in inline plotting mode'
 # Aliases and Flags
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# XXX: the app_flags should really be flags from the mixin
-flags = dict(app_flags)
+# start with copy of flags
+flags = dict(flags)
 qt_flags = {
     'pure' : ({'IPythonQtConsoleApp' : {'pure' : True}},
             "Use a pure Python kernel instead of an IPython kernel."),
@@ -85,10 +85,13 b' qt_flags.update(boolean_flag('
     "use a GUI widget for tab completion",
     "use plaintext output for completion"
 ))
+# and app_flags from the Console Mixin
+qt_flags.update(app_flags)
+# add frontend flags to the full set
 flags.update(qt_flags)
 
-aliases = dict(app_aliases)
-
+# start with copy of front&backend aliases list
+aliases = dict(aliases)
 qt_aliases = dict(
 
     style = 'IPythonWidget.syntax_style',
@@ -98,8 +101,17 b' qt_aliases = dict('
     editor = 'IPythonWidget.editor',
     paging = 'ConsoleWidget.paging',
 )
+# and app_aliases from the Console Mixin
+qt_aliases.update(app_aliases)
+# add frontend aliases to the full set
 aliases.update(qt_aliases)
 
+# get flags&aliases into sets, and remove a couple that
+# shouldn't be scrubbed from backend flags:
+qt_aliases = set(qt_aliases.keys())
+qt_aliases.remove('colors')
+qt_flags = set(qt_flags.keys())
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -157,12 +169,9 b' class IPythonQtConsoleApp(BaseIPythonApplication, IPythonMixinConsoleApp):'
 
     def parse_command_line(self, argv=None):
         super(IPythonQtConsoleApp, self).parse_command_line(argv)
-        IPythonMixinConsoleApp.parse_command_line(self,argv)
         self.swallow_args(qt_aliases,qt_flags,argv=argv)
 
     
-
-
     def new_frontend_master(self):
         """ Create and return new frontend attached to new kernel, launched on localhost.
         """

IPython/frontend/terminal/ipapp.py

@@ -115,7 +115,8 b' class IPAppCrashHandler(CrashHandler):'
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 flags = dict(base_flags)
 flags.update(shell_flags)
-addflag = lambda *args: flags.update(boolean_flag(*args))
+frontend_flags = {}
+addflag = lambda *args: frontend_flags.update(boolean_flag(*args))
 addflag('autoedit-syntax', 'TerminalInteractiveShell.autoedit_syntax',
         'Turn on auto editing of files with syntax errors.',
         'Turn off auto editing of files with syntax errors.'
@@ -146,7 +147,7 b" classic_config.InteractiveShell.separate_out2 = ''"
 classic_config.InteractiveShell.colors = 'NoColor'
 classic_config.InteractiveShell.xmode = 'Plain'
 
-flags['classic']=(
+frontend_flags['classic']=(
     classic_config,
     "Gives IPython a similar feel to the classic Python prompt."
 )
@@ -156,21 +157,22 b" flags['classic']=("
 #     help="Start logging to the default log file (./ipython_log.py).")
 #
 # # quick is harder to implement
-flags['quick']=(
+frontend_flags['quick']=(
     {'TerminalIPythonApp' : {'quick' : True}},
     "Enable quick startup with no config files."
 )
 
-flags['i'] = (
+frontend_flags['i'] = (
     {'TerminalIPythonApp' : {'force_interact' : True}},
     """If running code from the command line, become interactive afterwards.
     Note: can also be given simply as '-i.'"""
 )
-flags['pylab'] = (
+frontend_flags['pylab'] = (
     {'TerminalIPythonApp' : {'pylab' : 'auto'}},
     """Pre-load matplotlib and numpy for interactive use with
     the default matplotlib backend."""
 )
+flags.update(frontend_flags)
 
 aliases = dict(base_aliases)
 aliases.update(shell_aliases)

IPython/frontend/zmqterminal/app.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 b' import signal'
 import sys
 import time
 
-from IPython.frontend.terminal.ipapp import TerminalIPythonApp
+from IPython.frontend.terminal.ipapp import TerminalIPythonApp, frontend_flags as term_flags
 
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
     Dict, List, Unicode, Int, CaselessStrEnum, CBool, Any
@@ -26,7 +26,7 b' from IPython.zmq.ipkernel import IPKernelApp'
 from IPython.zmq.session import Session, default_secure
 from IPython.zmq.zmqshell import ZMQInteractiveShell
 from IPython.frontend.kernelmixinapp import (
-        IPythonMixinConsoleApp, app_aliases, app_flags
+        IPythonMixinConsoleApp, app_aliases, app_flags, aliases, app_aliases, flags
     )
 
 from IPython.frontend.zmqterminal.interactiveshell import ZMQTerminalInteractiveShell
@@ -44,18 +44,31 b' ipython console --existing # connect to an existing ipython session'
 # Flags and Aliases
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# XXX: the app_flags should really be flags from the mixin
-flags = dict(app_flags)
-frontend_flags = { }
+# copy flags from mixin:
+flags = dict(flags)
+# start with mixin frontend flags:
+frontend_flags = dict(app_flags)
+# add TerminalIPApp flags:
+frontend_flags.update(term_flags)
+# pylab is not frontend-specific in two-process IPython
+frontend_flags.pop('pylab')
+# disable quick startup, as it won't propagate to the kernel anyway
+frontend_flags.pop('quick')
+# update full dict with frontend flags:
 flags.update(frontend_flags)
 
-frontend_flags = frontend_flags.keys()
-
-aliases = dict(app_aliases)
+# copy flags from mixin
+aliases = dict(aliases)
+# start with mixin frontend flags
+frontend_aliases = dict(app_aliases)
+# load updated frontend flags into full dict
+aliases.update(frontend_aliases)
 
-frontend_aliases = dict()
+# get flags&aliases into sets, and remove a couple that
+# shouldn't be scrubbed from backend flags:
+frontend_aliases = set(frontend_aliases.keys())
+frontend_flags = set(frontend_flags.keys())
 
-aliases.update(frontend_aliases)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
@@ -63,7 +76,7 b' aliases.update(frontend_aliases)'
 
 
 class ZMQTerminalIPythonApp(TerminalIPythonApp, IPythonMixinConsoleApp):
-    name = "ipython console"
+    name = "ipython-console"
     """Start a terminal frontend to the IPython zmq kernel."""
 
     description = """
@@ -83,13 +96,13 b' class ZMQTerminalIPythonApp(TerminalIPythonApp, IPythonMixinConsoleApp):'
     """
     examples = _examples
 
-    classes = List([IPKernelApp, ZMQTerminalInteractiveShell])
+    classes = List([IPKernelApp, ZMQTerminalInteractiveShell, Session])
     flags = Dict(flags)
     aliases = Dict(aliases)
     subcommands = Dict()
+
     def parse_command_line(self, argv=None):
         super(ZMQTerminalIPythonApp, self).parse_command_line(argv)
-        IPythonMixinConsoleApp.parse_command_line(self,argv)
         self.swallow_args(frontend_aliases,frontend_flags,argv=argv)
 
     def init_shell(self):