Added support for ANSI erase codes. Clearing the console via ANSI escape sequences is now supported.

IPython/frontend/qt/console/ansi_code_processor.py

@@ -5,6 +5,28 b' import re'
 from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
 
 
+class AnsiAction(object):
+    """ Represents an action requested by an ANSI escape sequence.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, kind):
+        self.kind = kind
+
+class MoveAction(AnsiAction):
+    """ An AnsiAction for cursor move requests (CUU, CUD, CUF, CUB, CNL, CPL, 
+        CHA, and CUP commands).
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+class EraseAction(AnsiAction):
+    """ An AnsiAction for erase requests (ED and EL commands).
+    """
+    def __init__(self, area, erase_to):
+        super(EraseAction, self).__init__('erase')
+        self.area = area
+        self.erase_to = erase_to
+
+
 class AnsiCodeProcessor(object):
     """ Translates ANSI escape codes into readable attributes.
     """
@@ -14,10 +36,11 b' class AnsiCodeProcessor(object):'
     _ansi_pattern = re.compile('\x01?\x1b\[(.*?)([%s])\x02?' % _ansi_commands)
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.reset()
+        self.actions = []
+        self.reset_sgr()
 
-    def reset(self):
-        """ Reset attributs to their default values.
+    def reset_sgr(self):
+        """ Reset graphics attributs to their default values.
         """
         self.intensity = 0
         self.italic = False
@@ -29,19 +52,29 b' class AnsiCodeProcessor(object):'
     def split_string(self, string):
         """ Yields substrings for which the same escape code applies.
         """
+        self.actions = []
         start = 0
 
         for match in self._ansi_pattern.finditer(string):
             substring = string[start:match.start()]
-            if substring:
+            if substring or self.actions:
                 yield substring
             start = match.end()
 
-            params = map(int, match.group(1).split(';'))
+            self.actions = []
+            try:
+                params = []
+                for param in match.group(1).split(';'):
+                    if param:
+                        params.append(int(param))
+            except ValueError:
+                # Silently discard badly formed escape codes.
+                pass
+            else:
             self.set_csi_code(match.group(2), params)
 
         substring = string[start:]
-        if substring:
+        if substring or self.actions:
             yield substring
 
     def set_csi_code(self, command, params=[]):
@@ -59,11 +92,24 b' class AnsiCodeProcessor(object):'
             for code in params:
                 self.set_sgr_code(code)
         
+        elif (command == 'J' or # ED - Erase Data
+              command == 'K'):  # EL - Erase in Line
+            code = params[0] if params else 0
+            if 0 <= code <= 2:
+                area = 'screen' if command == 'J' else 'line'
+                if code == 0:
+                    erase_to = 'end'
+                elif code == 1:
+                    erase_to = 'start'
+                elif code == 2:
+                    erase_to = 'all'
+                self.actions.append(EraseAction(area, erase_to))
+        
     def set_sgr_code(self, code):
         """ Set attributes based on SGR (Select Graphic Rendition) code.
         """
         if code == 0:
-            self.reset()
+            self.reset_sgr()
         elif code == 1:
             self.intensity = 1
             self.bold = True

IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py

@@ -895,6 +895,10 b' class ConsoleWidget(QtGui.QWidget):'
         cursor.beginEditBlock()
         if self.ansi_codes:
             for substring in self._ansi_processor.split_string(text):
+                for action in self._ansi_processor.actions:
+                    if action.kind == 'erase' and action.area == 'screen':
+                        cursor.select(QtGui.QTextCursor.Document)
+                        cursor.removeSelectedText()
                 format = self._ansi_processor.get_format()
                 cursor.insertText(substring, format)
         else:

IPython/frontend/qt/console/demo.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 b' def main():'
             from ipython_widget import IPythonWidget
             widget = IPythonWidget()
     widget.kernel_manager = kernel_manager
-    widget.setWindowTitle('Python')
+    widget.setWindowTitle('Python' if namespace.pure else 'IPython')
     widget.show()
     app.exec_()
 

IPython/frontend/qt/console/tests/test_ansi_code_processor.py

@@ -10,6 +10,26 b' class TestAnsiCodeProcessor(unittest.TestCase):'
     def setUp(self):
         self.processor = AnsiCodeProcessor()
 
+    def testClear(self):
+        string = '\x1b[2J\x1b[K'
+        i = -1
+        for i, substring in enumerate(self.processor.split_string(string)):
+            if i == 0:
+                self.assertEquals(len(self.processor.actions), 1)
+                action = self.processor.actions[0]
+                self.assertEquals(action.kind, 'erase')
+                self.assertEquals(action.area, 'screen')
+                self.assertEquals(action.erase_to, 'all')
+            elif i == 1:
+                self.assertEquals(len(self.processor.actions), 1)
+                action = self.processor.actions[0]
+                self.assertEquals(action.kind, 'erase')
+                self.assertEquals(action.area, 'line')
+                self.assertEquals(action.erase_to, 'end')
+            else:
+                self.fail('Too many substrings.')
+        self.assertEquals(i, 1, 'Too few substrings.')
+
     def testColors(self):
         string = "first\x1b[34mblue\x1b[0mlast"
         i = -1
@@ -24,8 +44,8 b' class TestAnsiCodeProcessor(unittest.TestCase):'
                 self.assertEquals(substring, 'last')
                 self.assertEquals(self.processor.foreground_color, None)
             else:
-                self.fail("Too many substrings.")
-        self.assertEquals(i, 2, "Too few substrings.")
+                self.fail('Too many substrings.')
+        self.assertEquals(i, 2, 'Too few substrings.')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':