store dhist persistently in db

IPython/Extensions/pspersistence.py

@@ -37,12 +37,16 b' def refresh_variables(ip):'
             #print "restored",justkey,"=",obj #dbg
             ip.user_ns[justkey] = obj
     
-    
 
+def restore_dhist(ip):
+    db = ip.db
+    ip.user_ns['_dh'] = db.get('dhist',[])
+    
 def restore_data(self):
     ip = self.getapi()
     refresh_variables(ip)
     restore_aliases(self)
+    restore_dhist(self)
     raise IPython.ipapi.TryNext
     
 ip.set_hook('late_startup_hook', restore_data)

IPython/Magic.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Magic functions for InteractiveShell.
 
-$Id: Magic.py 2406 2007-05-28 15:31:36Z vivainio $"""
+$Id: Magic.py 2423 2007-06-11 16:47:22Z vivainio $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <[e-mail]> and
@@ -2468,7 +2468,10 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
             os.chdir(self.shell.home_dir)
             if self.shell.rc.term_title:
                 platutils.set_term_title("IPy:~")
-            self.shell.user_ns['_dh'].append(os.getcwd())
+            cwd = os.getcwd()
+            dhist = self.shell.user_ns['_dh']
+            dhist.append(cwd)
+            self.db['dhist'] = dhist[-50:]
         if not 'q' in opts:
             print self.shell.user_ns['_dh'][-1]
 

IPython/iplib.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 b' Requires Python 2.3 or newer.'
 
 This file contains all the classes and helper functions specific to IPython.
 
-$Id: iplib.py 2422 2007-06-11 15:16:45Z vivainio $
+$Id: iplib.py 2423 2007-06-11 16:47:22Z vivainio $
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
@@ -1202,7 +1202,6 b' want to merge them back into the new files.""" % locals()'
             except OSError:
                 pass
 
-        # save the "persistent data" catch-all dictionary
         self.hooks.shutdown_hook()
         
     def savehist(self):