enable IPC transport for kernels

in progress, but it works

Config is a bit clumsy, because the interpretation of 'ip' is actually a path when transport is IPC.

Notebook does not yet expose the option, because it's still not well integrated into the rest of the config universe.

IPython/frontend/consoleapp.py

@@ -1,356 +1,378 b''
 """ A minimal application base mixin for all ZMQ based IPython frontends.
 
 This is not a complete console app, as subprocess will not be able to receive
 input, there is no real readline support, among other limitations. This is a
 refactoring of what used to be the IPython/frontend/qt/console/qtconsoleapp.py
 
 Authors:
 
 * Evan Patterson
 * Min RK
 * Erik Tollerud
 * Fernando Perez
 * Bussonnier Matthias
 * Thomas Kluyver
 * Paul Ivanov
 
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # stdlib imports
 import atexit
 import json
 import os
+import shutil
 import signal
 import sys
 import uuid
 
 
 # Local imports
 from IPython.config.application import boolean_flag
 from IPython.config.configurable import Configurable
 from IPython.core.profiledir import ProfileDir
 from IPython.lib.kernel import tunnel_to_kernel, find_connection_file, swallow_argv
 from IPython.zmq.blockingkernelmanager import BlockingKernelManager
 from IPython.utils.path import filefind
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import str_to_bytes
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
-    Dict, List, Unicode, CUnicode, Int, CBool, Any
+    Dict, List, Unicode, CUnicode, Int, CBool, Any, CaselessStrEnum
 )
 from IPython.zmq.ipkernel import (
     flags as ipkernel_flags,
     aliases as ipkernel_aliases,
     IPKernelApp
 )
 from IPython.zmq.session import Session, default_secure
 from IPython.zmq.zmqshell import ZMQInteractiveShell
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Network Constants
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import LOCALHOST, LOCAL_IPS
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Aliases and Flags
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 flags = dict(ipkernel_flags)
 
 # the flags that are specific to the frontend
 # these must be scrubbed before being passed to the kernel,
 # or it will raise an error on unrecognized flags
 app_flags = {
     'existing' : ({'IPythonConsoleApp' : {'existing' : 'kernel*.json'}},
             "Connect to an existing kernel. If no argument specified, guess most recent"),
 }
 app_flags.update(boolean_flag(
     'confirm-exit', 'IPythonConsoleApp.confirm_exit',
     """Set to display confirmation dialog on exit. You can always use 'exit' or 'quit',
        to force a direct exit without any confirmation.
     """,
     """Don't prompt the user when exiting. This will terminate the kernel
        if it is owned by the frontend, and leave it alive if it is external.
     """
 ))
 flags.update(app_flags)
 
 aliases = dict(ipkernel_aliases)
 
 # also scrub aliases from the frontend
 app_aliases = dict(
     hb = 'IPythonConsoleApp.hb_port',
     shell = 'IPythonConsoleApp.shell_port',
     iopub = 'IPythonConsoleApp.iopub_port',
     stdin = 'IPythonConsoleApp.stdin_port',
     ip = 'IPythonConsoleApp.ip',
     existing = 'IPythonConsoleApp.existing',
     f = 'IPythonConsoleApp.connection_file',
 
 
     ssh = 'IPythonConsoleApp.sshserver',
 )
 aliases.update(app_aliases)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # IPythonConsole
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 classes = [IPKernelApp, ZMQInteractiveShell, ProfileDir, Session]
 
 try:
     from IPython.zmq.pylab.backend_inline import InlineBackend
 except ImportError:
     pass
 else:
     classes.append(InlineBackend)
 
 class IPythonConsoleApp(Configurable):
     name = 'ipython-console-mixin'
     default_config_file_name='ipython_config.py'
 
     description = """
         The IPython Mixin Console.
         
         This class contains the common portions of console client (QtConsole,
         ZMQ-based terminal console, etc).  It is not a full console, in that
         launched terminal subprocesses will not be able to accept input.
         
         The Console using this mixing supports various extra features beyond
         the single-process Terminal IPython shell, such as connecting to
         existing kernel, via:
         
             ipython <appname> --existing
         
         as well as tunnel via SSH
         
     """
 
     classes = classes
     flags = Dict(flags)
     aliases = Dict(aliases)
     kernel_manager_class = BlockingKernelManager
 
     kernel_argv = List(Unicode)
     # frontend flags&aliases to be stripped when building kernel_argv
     frontend_flags = Any(app_flags)
     frontend_aliases = Any(app_aliases)
 
     # create requested profiles by default, if they don't exist:
     auto_create = CBool(True)
     # connection info:
-    ip = Unicode(LOCALHOST, config=True,
+    
+    transport = CaselessStrEnum(['tcp', 'ipc'], default_value='tcp', config=True)
+    
+    ip = Unicode(config=True,
         help="""Set the kernel\'s IP address [default localhost].
         If the IP address is something other than localhost, then
         Consoles on other machines will be able to connect
         to the Kernel, so be careful!"""
     )
+    def _ip_default(self):
+        if self.transport == 'tcp':
+            return LOCALHOST
+        else:
+            # this can fire early if ip is given,
+            # in which case our return value is meaningless
+            if not hasattr(self, 'profile_dir'):
+                return ''
+            ipcdir = os.path.join(self.profile_dir.security_dir, 'kernel-%s' % os.getpid())
+            os.makedirs(ipcdir)
+            atexit.register(lambda : shutil.rmtree(ipcdir))
+            return os.path.join(ipcdir, 'ipc')
     
     sshserver = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="""The SSH server to use to connect to the kernel.""")
     sshkey = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="""Path to the ssh key to use for logging in to the ssh server.""")
     
     hb_port = Int(0, config=True,
         help="set the heartbeat port [default: random]")
     shell_port = Int(0, config=True,
-        help="set the shell (XREP) port [default: random]")
+        help="set the shell (ROUTER) port [default: random]")
     iopub_port = Int(0, config=True,
         help="set the iopub (PUB) port [default: random]")
     stdin_port = Int(0, config=True,
-        help="set the stdin (XREQ) port [default: random]")
+        help="set the stdin (DEALER) port [default: random]")
     connection_file = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="""JSON file in which to store connection info [default: kernel-<pid>.json]
 
         This file will contain the IP, ports, and authentication key needed to connect
         clients to this kernel. By default, this file will be created in the security-dir
         of the current profile, but can be specified by absolute path.
         """)
     def _connection_file_default(self):
         return 'kernel-%i.json' % os.getpid()
 
     existing = CUnicode('', config=True,
         help="""Connect to an already running kernel""")
 
     confirm_exit = CBool(True, config=True,
         help="""
         Set to display confirmation dialog on exit. You can always use 'exit' or 'quit',
         to force a direct exit without any confirmation.""",
     )
 
 
     def build_kernel_argv(self, argv=None):
         """build argv to be passed to kernel subprocess"""
         if argv is None:
             argv = sys.argv[1:]
         self.kernel_argv = swallow_argv(argv, self.frontend_aliases, self.frontend_flags)
         # kernel should inherit default config file from frontend
         self.kernel_argv.append("--KernelApp.parent_appname='%s'"%self.name)
     
     def init_connection_file(self):
         """find the connection file, and load the info if found.
         
         The current working directory and the current profile's security
         directory will be searched for the file if it is not given by
         absolute path.
         
         When attempting to connect to an existing kernel and the `--existing`
         argument does not match an existing file, it will be interpreted as a
         fileglob, and the matching file in the current profile's security dir
         with the latest access time will be used.
         
         After this method is called, self.connection_file contains the *full path*
         to the connection file, never just its name.
         """
         if self.existing:
             try:
                 cf = find_connection_file(self.existing)
             except Exception:
                 self.log.critical("Could not find existing kernel connection file %s", self.existing)
                 self.exit(1)
             self.log.info("Connecting to existing kernel: %s" % cf)
             self.connection_file = cf
         else:
             # not existing, check if we are going to write the file
             # and ensure that self.connection_file is a full path, not just the shortname
             try:
                 cf = find_connection_file(self.connection_file)
             except Exception:
                 # file might not exist
                 if self.connection_file == os.path.basename(self.connection_file):
                     # just shortname, put it in security dir
                     cf = os.path.join(self.profile_dir.security_dir, self.connection_file)
                 else:
                     cf = self.connection_file
                 self.connection_file = cf
         
         # should load_connection_file only be used for existing?
         # as it is now, this allows reusing ports if an existing
         # file is requested
         try:
             self.load_connection_file()
         except Exception:
             self.log.error("Failed to load connection file: %r", self.connection_file, exc_info=True)
             self.exit(1)
     
     def load_connection_file(self):
         """load ip/port/hmac config from JSON connection file"""
         # this is identical to KernelApp.load_connection_file
         # perhaps it can be centralized somewhere?
         try:
             fname = filefind(self.connection_file, ['.', self.profile_dir.security_dir])
         except IOError:
             self.log.debug("Connection File not found: %s", self.connection_file)
             return
         self.log.debug(u"Loading connection file %s", fname)
         with open(fname) as f:
-            s = f.read()
-        cfg = json.loads(s)
-        if self.ip == LOCALHOST and 'ip' in cfg:
-            # not overridden by config or cl_args
+            cfg = json.load(f)
+        
+        self.transport = cfg.get('transport', 'tcp')
+        if 'ip' in cfg:
             self.ip = cfg['ip']
         for channel in ('hb', 'shell', 'iopub', 'stdin'):
             name = channel + '_port'
             if getattr(self, name) == 0 and name in cfg:
                 # not overridden by config or cl_args
                 setattr(self, name, cfg[name])
         if 'key' in cfg:
             self.config.Session.key = str_to_bytes(cfg['key'])
+        
     
     def init_ssh(self):
         """set up ssh tunnels, if needed."""
         if not self.sshserver and not self.sshkey:
             return
         
+        if self.transport != 'tcp':
+            self.log.error("Can only use ssh tunnels with TCP sockets, not %s", self.transport)
+            return
+        
         if self.sshkey and not self.sshserver:
             # specifying just the key implies that we are connecting directly
             self.sshserver = self.ip
             self.ip = LOCALHOST
         
         # build connection dict for tunnels:
         info = dict(ip=self.ip,
                     shell_port=self.shell_port,
                     iopub_port=self.iopub_port,
                     stdin_port=self.stdin_port,
                     hb_port=self.hb_port
         )
         
         self.log.info("Forwarding connections to %s via %s"%(self.ip, self.sshserver))
         
         # tunnels return a new set of ports, which will be on localhost:
         self.ip = LOCALHOST
         try:
             newports = tunnel_to_kernel(info, self.sshserver, self.sshkey)
         except:
             # even catch KeyboardInterrupt
             self.log.error("Could not setup tunnels", exc_info=True)
             self.exit(1)
         
         self.shell_port, self.iopub_port, self.stdin_port, self.hb_port = newports
         
         cf = self.connection_file
         base,ext = os.path.splitext(cf)
         base = os.path.basename(base)
         self.connection_file = os.path.basename(base)+'-ssh'+ext
         self.log.critical("To connect another client via this tunnel, use:")
         self.log.critical("--existing %s" % self.connection_file)
     
     def _new_connection_file(self):
         cf = ''
         while not cf:
             # we don't need a 128b id to distinguish kernels, use more readable
             # 48b node segment (12 hex chars).  Users running more than 32k simultaneous
             # kernels can subclass.
             ident = str(uuid.uuid4()).split('-')[-1]
             cf = os.path.join(self.profile_dir.security_dir, 'kernel-%s.json' % ident)
             # only keep if it's actually new.  Protect against unlikely collision
             # in 48b random search space
             cf = cf if not os.path.exists(cf) else ''
         return cf
 
     def init_kernel_manager(self):
         # Don't let Qt or ZMQ swallow KeyboardInterupts.
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
 
         # Create a KernelManager and start a kernel.
         self.kernel_manager = self.kernel_manager_class(
+                                transport=self.transport,
                                 ip=self.ip,
                                 shell_port=self.shell_port,
                                 iopub_port=self.iopub_port,
                                 stdin_port=self.stdin_port,
                                 hb_port=self.hb_port,
                                 connection_file=self.connection_file,
                                 config=self.config,
         )
         # start the kernel
         if not self.existing:
             self.kernel_manager.start_kernel(extra_arguments=self.kernel_argv)
         elif self.sshserver:
             # ssh, write new connection file
             self.kernel_manager.write_connection_file()
         atexit.register(self.kernel_manager.cleanup_connection_file)
         self.kernel_manager.start_channels()
 
 
     def initialize(self, argv=None):
         """
         Classes which mix this class in should call:
                IPythonConsoleApp.initialize(self,argv)
         """
         self.init_connection_file()
         default_secure(self.config)
         self.init_ssh()
         self.init_kernel_manager()
 

IPython/zmq/entry_point.py

@@ -1,208 +1,218 b''
 """ Defines helper functions for creating kernel entry points and process
 launchers.
 """
 
 # Standard library imports.
 import atexit
 import json
 import os
 import socket
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 import sys
 import tempfile
 
 # System library imports
 
 # IPython imports
 from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import LOCALHOST
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import bytes_to_str
 
 # Local imports.
 from parentpoller import ParentPollerWindows
 
 def write_connection_file(fname=None, shell_port=0, iopub_port=0, stdin_port=0, hb_port=0,
-                         ip=LOCALHOST, key=b''):
+                         ip=LOCALHOST, key=b'', transport='tcp'):
     """Generates a JSON config file, including the selection of random ports.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
 
     fname : unicode
         The path to the file to write
 
     shell_port : int, optional
         The port to use for XREP channel.
 
     iopub_port : int, optional
         The port to use for the SUB channel.
 
     stdin_port : int, optional
         The port to use for the REQ (raw input) channel.
 
     hb_port : int, optional
         The port to use for the hearbeat REP channel.
 
     ip  : str, optional
         The ip address the kernel will bind to.
 
     key : str, optional
         The Session key used for HMAC authentication.
 
     """
     # default to temporary connector file
     if not fname:
         fname = tempfile.mktemp('.json')
     
     # Find open ports as necessary.
+    
     ports = []
     ports_needed = int(shell_port <= 0) + int(iopub_port <= 0) + \
                    int(stdin_port <= 0) + int(hb_port <= 0)
-    for i in xrange(ports_needed):
-        sock = socket.socket()
-        sock.bind(('', 0))
-        ports.append(sock)
-    for i, sock in enumerate(ports):
-        port = sock.getsockname()[1]
-        sock.close()
-        ports[i] = port
+    if transport == 'tcp':
+        for i in range(ports_needed):
+            sock = socket.socket()
+            sock.bind(('', 0))
+            ports.append(sock)
+        for i, sock in enumerate(ports):
+            port = sock.getsockname()[1]
+            sock.close()
+            ports[i] = port
+    else:
+        N = 1
+        for i in range(ports_needed):
+            while os.path.exists("%s-%s" % (ip, str(N))):
+                N += 1
+            ports.append(N)
+            N += 1
     if shell_port <= 0:
         shell_port = ports.pop(0)
     if iopub_port <= 0:
         iopub_port = ports.pop(0)
     if stdin_port <= 0:
         stdin_port = ports.pop(0)
     if hb_port <= 0:
         hb_port = ports.pop(0)
     
     cfg = dict( shell_port=shell_port,
                 iopub_port=iopub_port,
                 stdin_port=stdin_port,
                 hb_port=hb_port,
               )
     cfg['ip'] = ip
     cfg['key'] = bytes_to_str(key)
+    cfg['transport'] = transport
     
     with open(fname, 'w') as f:
         f.write(json.dumps(cfg, indent=2))
     
     return fname, cfg
     
 
 def base_launch_kernel(code, fname, stdin=None, stdout=None, stderr=None,
                         executable=None, independent=False, extra_arguments=[]):
     """ Launches a localhost kernel, binding to the specified ports.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     code : str,
         A string of Python code that imports and executes a kernel entry point.
 
     stdin, stdout, stderr : optional (default None)
         Standards streams, as defined in subprocess.Popen.
 
     fname : unicode, optional
         The JSON connector file, containing ip/port/hmac key information.
 
     key : str, optional
         The Session key used for HMAC authentication.
 
     executable : str, optional (default sys.executable)
         The Python executable to use for the kernel process.
 
     independent : bool, optional (default False)
         If set, the kernel process is guaranteed to survive if this process
         dies. If not set, an effort is made to ensure that the kernel is killed
         when this process dies. Note that in this case it is still good practice
         to kill kernels manually before exiting.
 
     extra_arguments = list, optional
         A list of extra arguments to pass when executing the launch code.
 
     Returns
     -------
     A tuple of form:
         (kernel_process, shell_port, iopub_port, stdin_port, hb_port)
     where kernel_process is a Popen object and the ports are integers.
     """
     
     # Build the kernel launch command.
     if executable is None:
         executable = sys.executable
     arguments = [ executable, '-c', code, '-f', fname ]
     arguments.extend(extra_arguments)
 
     # Popen will fail (sometimes with a deadlock) if stdin, stdout, and stderr
     # are invalid. Unfortunately, there is in general no way to detect whether
     # they are valid.  The following two blocks redirect them to (temporary)
     # pipes in certain important cases.
 
     # If this process has been backgrounded, our stdin is invalid. Since there
     # is no compelling reason for the kernel to inherit our stdin anyway, we'll
     # place this one safe and always redirect.
     redirect_in = True
     _stdin = PIPE if stdin is None else stdin
 
     # If this process in running on pythonw, we know that stdin, stdout, and
     # stderr are all invalid.
     redirect_out = sys.executable.endswith('pythonw.exe')
     if redirect_out:
         _stdout = PIPE if stdout is None else stdout
         _stderr = PIPE if stderr is None else stderr
     else:
         _stdout, _stderr = stdout, stderr
 
     # Spawn a kernel.
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
         # Create a Win32 event for interrupting the kernel.
         interrupt_event = ParentPollerWindows.create_interrupt_event()
         arguments += [ '--interrupt=%i'%interrupt_event ]
 
         # If the kernel is running on pythonw and stdout/stderr are not been
         # re-directed, it will crash when more than 4KB of data is written to
         # stdout or stderr. This is a bug that has been with Python for a very
         # long time; see http://bugs.python.org/issue706263.
         # A cleaner solution to this problem would be to pass os.devnull to
         # Popen directly. Unfortunately, that does not work.
         if executable.endswith('pythonw.exe'):
             if stdout is None:
                 arguments.append('--no-stdout')
             if stderr is None:
                 arguments.append('--no-stderr')
 
         # Launch the kernel process.
         if independent:
             proc = Popen(arguments,
                          creationflags=512, # CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
                          stdin=_stdin, stdout=_stdout, stderr=_stderr)
         else:
             from _subprocess import DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, \
                 DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS
             pid = GetCurrentProcess()
             handle = DuplicateHandle(pid, pid, pid, 0,
                                      True, # Inheritable by new processes.
                                      DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS)
             proc = Popen(arguments + ['--parent=%i'%int(handle)],
                          stdin=_stdin, stdout=_stdout, stderr=_stderr)
 
         # Attach the interrupt event to the Popen objet so it can be used later.
         proc.win32_interrupt_event = interrupt_event
 
     else:
         if independent:
             proc = Popen(arguments, preexec_fn=lambda: os.setsid(),
                          stdin=_stdin, stdout=_stdout, stderr=_stderr)
         else:
             proc = Popen(arguments + ['--parent=1'],
                          stdin=_stdin, stdout=_stdout, stderr=_stderr)
 
     # Clean up pipes created to work around Popen bug.
     if redirect_in:
         if stdin is None:
             proc.stdin.close()
     if redirect_out:
         if stdout is None:
             proc.stdout.close()
         if stderr is None:
             proc.stderr.close()
 
     return proc

IPython/zmq/heartbeat.py

@@ -1,48 +1,56 b''
 """The client and server for a basic ping-pong style heartbeat.
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  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 os
 import socket
 import sys
 from threading import Thread
 
 import zmq
 
 from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import LOCALHOST
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Code
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 class Heartbeat(Thread):
     "A simple ping-pong style heartbeat that runs in a thread."
 
-    def __init__(self, context, addr=(LOCALHOST, 0)):
+    def __init__(self, context, addr=('tcp', LOCALHOST, 0)):
         Thread.__init__(self)
         self.context = context
-        self.ip, self.port = addr
+        self.transport, self.ip, self.port = addr
         if self.port == 0:
-            s = socket.socket()
-            # '*' means all interfaces to 0MQ, which is '' to socket.socket
-            s.bind(('' if self.ip == '*' else self.ip, 0))
-            self.port = s.getsockname()[1]
-            s.close()
+            if addr[0] == 'tcp':
+                s = socket.socket()
+                # '*' means all interfaces to 0MQ, which is '' to socket.socket
+                s.bind(('' if self.ip == '*' else self.ip, 0))
+                self.port = s.getsockname()[1]
+                s.close()
+            elif addr[0] == 'ipc':
+                while os.path.exists(self.ip + '-' + self.port):
+                    self.port = self.port + 1
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("Unrecognized zmq transport: %s" % addr[0])
         self.addr = (self.ip, self.port)
         self.daemon = True
 
     def run(self):
         self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.REP)
-        self.socket.bind('tcp://%s:%i' % self.addr)
+        c = ':' if self.transport == 'tcp' else '-'
+        self.socket.bind('%s://%s' % (self.transport, self.ip) + c + str(self.port))
         zmq.device(zmq.FORWARDER, self.socket, self.socket)
 

IPython/zmq/kernelapp.py

@@ -1,333 +1,351 b''
 """An Application for launching a kernel
 
 Authors
 -------
 * MinRK
 """
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2011  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING.txt, distributed as part of this software.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Standard library imports
 import atexit
 import json
 import os
 import sys
 import signal
 
 # System library imports
 import zmq
 from zmq.eventloop import ioloop
 
 # IPython imports
 from IPython.core.ultratb import FormattedTB
 from IPython.core.application import (
     BaseIPythonApplication, base_flags, base_aliases, catch_config_error
 )
 from IPython.utils import io
 from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import LOCALHOST
 from IPython.utils.path import filefind
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import str_to_bytes
-from IPython.utils.traitlets import (Any, Instance, Dict, Unicode, Integer, Bool,
-                                        DottedObjectName)
+from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
+    Any, Instance, Dict, Unicode, Integer, Bool, CaselessStrEnum,
+    DottedObjectName,
+)
 from IPython.utils.importstring import import_item
 # local imports
 from IPython.zmq.entry_point import write_connection_file
 from IPython.zmq.heartbeat import Heartbeat
 from IPython.zmq.parentpoller import ParentPollerUnix, ParentPollerWindows
 from IPython.zmq.session import (
     Session, session_flags, session_aliases, default_secure,
 )
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Flags and Aliases
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 kernel_aliases = dict(base_aliases)
 kernel_aliases.update({
     'ip' : 'KernelApp.ip',
     'hb' : 'KernelApp.hb_port',
     'shell' : 'KernelApp.shell_port',
     'iopub' : 'KernelApp.iopub_port',
     'stdin' : 'KernelApp.stdin_port',
     'f' : 'KernelApp.connection_file',
     'parent': 'KernelApp.parent',
 })
 if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
     kernel_aliases['interrupt'] = 'KernelApp.interrupt'
 
 kernel_flags = dict(base_flags)
 kernel_flags.update({
     'no-stdout' : (
             {'KernelApp' : {'no_stdout' : True}},
             "redirect stdout to the null device"),
     'no-stderr' : (
             {'KernelApp' : {'no_stderr' : True}},
             "redirect stderr to the null device"),
 })
 
 # inherit flags&aliases for Sessions
 kernel_aliases.update(session_aliases)
 kernel_flags.update(session_flags)
 
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Application class for starting a Kernel
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class KernelApp(BaseIPythonApplication):
     name='ipkernel'
     aliases = Dict(kernel_aliases)
     flags = Dict(kernel_flags)
     classes = [Session]
     # the kernel class, as an importstring
     kernel_class = DottedObjectName('IPython.zmq.ipkernel.Kernel')
     kernel = Any()
     poller = Any() # don't restrict this even though current pollers are all Threads
     heartbeat = Instance(Heartbeat)
     session = Instance('IPython.zmq.session.Session')
     ports = Dict()
     _full_connection_file = Unicode()
     
     # inherit config file name from parent:
     parent_appname = Unicode(config=True)
     def _parent_appname_changed(self, name, old, new):
         if self.config_file_specified:
             # it was manually specified, ignore
             return
         self.config_file_name = new.replace('-','_') + u'_config.py'
         # don't let this count as specifying the config file
         self.config_file_specified = False
         
     # connection info:
+    transport = CaselessStrEnum(['tcp', 'ipc'], default_value='tcp', config=True)
     ip = Unicode(LOCALHOST, config=True,
         help="Set the IP or interface on which the kernel will listen.")
     hb_port = Integer(0, config=True, help="set the heartbeat port [default: random]")
     shell_port = Integer(0, config=True, help="set the shell (XREP) port [default: random]")
     iopub_port = Integer(0, config=True, help="set the iopub (PUB) port [default: random]")
     stdin_port = Integer(0, config=True, help="set the stdin (XREQ) port [default: random]")
     connection_file = Unicode('', config=True, 
     help="""JSON file in which to store connection info [default: kernel-<pid>.json]
     
     This file will contain the IP, ports, and authentication key needed to connect
     clients to this kernel. By default, this file will be created in the security-dir
     of the current profile, but can be specified by absolute path.
     """)
 
     # streams, etc.
     no_stdout = Bool(False, config=True, help="redirect stdout to the null device")
     no_stderr = Bool(False, config=True, help="redirect stderr to the null device")
     outstream_class = DottedObjectName('IPython.zmq.iostream.OutStream',
         config=True, help="The importstring for the OutStream factory")
     displayhook_class = DottedObjectName('IPython.zmq.displayhook.ZMQDisplayHook',
         config=True, help="The importstring for the DisplayHook factory")
 
     # polling
     parent = Integer(0, config=True,
         help="""kill this process if its parent dies.  On Windows, the argument
         specifies the HANDLE of the parent process, otherwise it is simply boolean.
         """)
     interrupt = Integer(0, config=True,
         help="""ONLY USED ON WINDOWS
         Interrupt this process when the parent is signalled.
         """)
 
     def init_crash_handler(self):
         # Install minimal exception handling
         sys.excepthook = FormattedTB(mode='Verbose', color_scheme='NoColor',
                                      ostream=sys.__stdout__)
 
     def init_poller(self):
         if sys.platform == 'win32':
             if self.interrupt or self.parent:
                 self.poller = ParentPollerWindows(self.interrupt, self.parent)
         elif self.parent:
             self.poller = ParentPollerUnix()
 
     def _bind_socket(self, s, port):
-        iface = 'tcp://%s' % self.ip
-        if port <= 0:
+        iface = '%s://%s' % (self.transport, self.ip)
+        if port <= 0 and self.transport == 'tcp':
             port = s.bind_to_random_port(iface)
         else:
-            s.bind(iface + ':%i'%port)
+            c = ':' if self.transport == 'tcp' else '-'
+            s.bind(iface + c + str(port))
         return port
 
     def load_connection_file(self):
         """load ip/port/hmac config from JSON connection file"""
         try:
             fname = filefind(self.connection_file, ['.', self.profile_dir.security_dir])
         except IOError:
             self.log.debug("Connection file not found: %s", self.connection_file)
             # This means I own it, so I will clean it up:
             atexit.register(self.cleanup_connection_file)
             return
         self.log.debug(u"Loading connection file %s", fname)
         with open(fname) as f:
             s = f.read()
         cfg = json.loads(s)
+        self.transport = cfg.get('transport', self.transport)
         if self.ip == LOCALHOST and 'ip' in cfg:
             # not overridden by config or cl_args
             self.ip = cfg['ip']
         for channel in ('hb', 'shell', 'iopub', 'stdin'):
             name = channel + '_port'
             if getattr(self, name) == 0 and name in cfg:
                 # not overridden by config or cl_args
                 setattr(self, name, cfg[name])
         if 'key' in cfg:
             self.config.Session.key = str_to_bytes(cfg['key'])
     
     def write_connection_file(self):
         """write connection info to JSON file"""
         if os.path.basename(self.connection_file) == self.connection_file:
             cf = os.path.join(self.profile_dir.security_dir, self.connection_file)
         else:
             cf = self.connection_file
-        write_connection_file(cf, ip=self.ip, key=self.session.key,
+        write_connection_file(cf, ip=self.ip, key=self.session.key, transport=self.transport,
         shell_port=self.shell_port, stdin_port=self.stdin_port, hb_port=self.hb_port,
         iopub_port=self.iopub_port)
         
         self._full_connection_file = cf
     
     def cleanup_connection_file(self):
         cf = self._full_connection_file
         self.log.debug("cleaning up connection file: %r", cf)
         try:
             os.remove(cf)
         except (IOError, OSError):
             pass
+        
+        self._cleanup_ipc_files()
+    
+    def _cleanup_ipc_files(self):
+        """cleanup ipc files if we wrote them"""
+        if self.transport != 'ipc':
+            return
+        for port in (self.shell_port, self.iopub_port, self.stdin_port, self.hb_port):
+            ipcfile = "%s-%i" % (self.ip, port)
+            try:
+                os.remove(ipcfile)
+            except (IOError, OSError):
+                pass
     
     def init_connection_file(self):
         if not self.connection_file:
             self.connection_file = "kernel-%s.json"%os.getpid()
         try:
             self.load_connection_file()
         except Exception:
             self.log.error("Failed to load connection file: %r", self.connection_file, exc_info=True)
             self.exit(1)
     
     def init_sockets(self):
         # Create a context, a session, and the kernel sockets.
         self.log.info("Starting the kernel at pid: %i", os.getpid())
         context = zmq.Context.instance()
         # Uncomment this to try closing the context.
         # atexit.register(context.term)
 
         self.shell_socket = context.socket(zmq.ROUTER)
         self.shell_port = self._bind_socket(self.shell_socket, self.shell_port)
         self.log.debug("shell ROUTER Channel on port: %i"%self.shell_port)
 
         self.iopub_socket = context.socket(zmq.PUB)
         self.iopub_port = self._bind_socket(self.iopub_socket, self.iopub_port)
         self.log.debug("iopub PUB Channel on port: %i"%self.iopub_port)
 
         self.stdin_socket = context.socket(zmq.ROUTER)
         self.stdin_port = self._bind_socket(self.stdin_socket, self.stdin_port)
         self.log.debug("stdin ROUTER Channel on port: %i"%self.stdin_port)
     
     def init_heartbeat(self):
         """start the heart beating"""
         # heartbeat doesn't share context, because it mustn't be blocked
         # by the GIL, which is accessed by libzmq when freeing zero-copy messages
         hb_ctx = zmq.Context()
-        self.heartbeat = Heartbeat(hb_ctx, (self.ip, self.hb_port))
+        self.heartbeat = Heartbeat(hb_ctx, (self.transport, self.ip, self.hb_port))
         self.hb_port = self.heartbeat.port
         self.log.debug("Heartbeat REP Channel on port: %i"%self.hb_port)
         self.heartbeat.start()
 
         # Helper to make it easier to connect to an existing kernel.
         # set log-level to critical, to make sure it is output
         self.log.critical("To connect another client to this kernel, use:")
     
     def log_connection_info(self):
         """display connection info, and store ports"""
         basename = os.path.basename(self.connection_file)
         if basename == self.connection_file or \
             os.path.dirname(self.connection_file) == self.profile_dir.security_dir:
             # use shortname
             tail = basename
             if self.profile != 'default':
                 tail += " --profile %s" % self.profile
         else:
             tail = self.connection_file
         self.log.critical("--existing %s", tail)
 
 
         self.ports = dict(shell=self.shell_port, iopub=self.iopub_port,
                                 stdin=self.stdin_port, hb=self.hb_port)
 
     def init_session(self):
         """create our session object"""
         default_secure(self.config)
         self.session = Session(config=self.config, username=u'kernel')
 
     def init_blackhole(self):
         """redirects stdout/stderr to devnull if necessary"""
         if self.no_stdout or self.no_stderr:
             blackhole = open(os.devnull, 'w')
             if self.no_stdout:
                 sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__ = blackhole
             if self.no_stderr:
                 sys.stderr = sys.__stderr__ = blackhole
     
     def init_io(self):
         """Redirect input streams and set a display hook."""
         if self.outstream_class:
             outstream_factory = import_item(str(self.outstream_class))
             sys.stdout = outstream_factory(self.session, self.iopub_socket, u'stdout')
             sys.stderr = outstream_factory(self.session, self.iopub_socket, u'stderr')
         if self.displayhook_class:
             displayhook_factory = import_item(str(self.displayhook_class))
             sys.displayhook = displayhook_factory(self.session, self.iopub_socket)
 
     def init_signal(self):
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
 
     def init_kernel(self):
         """Create the Kernel object itself"""
         kernel_factory = import_item(str(self.kernel_class))
         self.kernel = kernel_factory(config=self.config, session=self.session,
                                 shell_socket=self.shell_socket,
                                 iopub_socket=self.iopub_socket,
                                 stdin_socket=self.stdin_socket,
                                 log=self.log
         )
         self.kernel.record_ports(self.ports)
 
     @catch_config_error
     def initialize(self, argv=None):
         super(KernelApp, self).initialize(argv)
         self.init_blackhole()
         self.init_connection_file()
         self.init_session()
         self.init_poller()
         self.init_sockets()
         self.init_heartbeat()
         # writing/displaying connection info must be *after* init_sockets/heartbeat
         self.log_connection_info()
         self.write_connection_file()
         self.init_io()
         self.init_signal()
         self.init_kernel()
         # flush stdout/stderr, so that anything written to these streams during
         # initialization do not get associated with the first execution request
         sys.stdout.flush()
         sys.stderr.flush()
 
     def start(self):
         if self.poller is not None:
             self.poller.start()
         self.kernel.start()
         try:
             ioloop.IOLoop.instance().start()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             pass
 

IPython/zmq/kernelmanager.py

@@ -1,994 +1,1024 b''
 """Base classes to manage the interaction with a running kernel.
 
 TODO
 * Create logger to handle debugging and console messages.
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  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
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Standard library imports.
 import atexit
 import errno
 import json
 from subprocess import Popen
 import os
 import signal
 import sys
 from threading import Thread
 import time
 
 # System library imports.
 import zmq
 # import ZMQError in top-level namespace, to avoid ugly attribute-error messages
 # during garbage collection of threads at exit:
 from zmq import ZMQError
 from zmq.eventloop import ioloop, zmqstream
 
 # Local imports.
 from IPython.config.loader import Config
 from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import LOCALHOST, LOCAL_IPS
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
-    HasTraits, Any, Instance, Type, Unicode, Integer, Bool
+    HasTraits, Any, Instance, Type, Unicode, Integer, Bool, CaselessStrEnum
 )
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import str_to_bytes
 from IPython.zmq.entry_point import write_connection_file
 from session import Session
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Constants and exceptions
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class InvalidPortNumber(Exception):
     pass
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Utility functions
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # some utilities to validate message structure, these might get moved elsewhere
 # if they prove to have more generic utility
 
 def validate_string_list(lst):
     """Validate that the input is a list of strings.
 
     Raises ValueError if not."""
     if not isinstance(lst, list):
         raise ValueError('input %r must be a list' % lst)
     for x in lst:
         if not isinstance(x, basestring):
             raise ValueError('element %r in list must be a string' % x)
 
 
 def validate_string_dict(dct):
     """Validate that the input is a dict with string keys and values.
 
     Raises ValueError if not."""
     for k,v in dct.iteritems():
         if not isinstance(k, basestring):
             raise ValueError('key %r in dict must be a string' % k)
         if not isinstance(v, basestring):
             raise ValueError('value %r in dict must be a string' % v)
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ZMQ Socket Channel classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class ZMQSocketChannel(Thread):
     """The base class for the channels that use ZMQ sockets.
     """
     context = None
     session = None
     socket = None
     ioloop = None
     stream = None
     _address = None
     _exiting = False
 
     def __init__(self, context, session, address):
         """Create a channel
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         context : :class:`zmq.Context`
             The ZMQ context to use.
         session : :class:`session.Session`
             The session to use.
-        address : tuple
+        address : zmq url
             Standard (ip, port) tuple that the kernel is listening on.
         """
         super(ZMQSocketChannel, self).__init__()
         self.daemon = True
 
         self.context = context
         self.session = session
-        if address[1] == 0:
-            message = 'The port number for a channel cannot be 0.'
-            raise InvalidPortNumber(message)
+        if isinstance(address, tuple):
+            if address[1] == 0:
+                message = 'The port number for a channel cannot be 0.'
+                raise InvalidPortNumber(message)
+            address = "tcp://%s:%i" % address
         self._address = address
         atexit.register(self._notice_exit)
     
     def _notice_exit(self):
         self._exiting = True
 
     def _run_loop(self):
         """Run my loop, ignoring EINTR events in the poller"""
         while True:
             try:
                 self.ioloop.start()
             except ZMQError as e:
                 if e.errno == errno.EINTR:
                     continue
                 else:
                     raise
             except Exception:
                 if self._exiting:
                     break
                 else:
                     raise
             else:
                 break
 
     def stop(self):
         """Stop the channel's activity.
 
         This calls :method:`Thread.join` and returns when the thread
         terminates. :class:`RuntimeError` will be raised if
         :method:`self.start` is called again.
         """
         self.join()
 
     @property
     def address(self):
-        """Get the channel's address as an (ip, port) tuple.
-
-        By the default, the address is (localhost, 0), where 0 means a random
-        port.
+        """Get the channel's address as a zmq url string ('tcp://127.0.0.1:5555').
         """
         return self._address
 
     def _queue_send(self, msg):
         """Queue a message to be sent from the IOLoop's thread.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         msg : message to send
         
         This is threadsafe, as it uses IOLoop.add_callback to give the loop's
         thread control of the action.
         """
         def thread_send():
             self.session.send(self.stream, msg)
         self.ioloop.add_callback(thread_send)
 
     def _handle_recv(self, msg):
         """callback for stream.on_recv
         
         unpacks message, and calls handlers with it.
         """
         ident,smsg = self.session.feed_identities(msg)
         self.call_handlers(self.session.unserialize(smsg))
     
 
 
 class ShellSocketChannel(ZMQSocketChannel):
     """The XREQ channel for issues request/replies to the kernel.
     """
 
     command_queue = None
     # flag for whether execute requests should be allowed to call raw_input:
     allow_stdin = True
 
     def __init__(self, context, session, address):
         super(ShellSocketChannel, self).__init__(context, session, address)
         self.ioloop = ioloop.IOLoop()
 
     def run(self):
         """The thread's main activity.  Call start() instead."""
         self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.DEALER)
         self.socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.bsession)
-        self.socket.connect('tcp://%s:%i' % self.address)
+        self.socket.connect(self.address)
         self.stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(self.socket, self.ioloop)
         self.stream.on_recv(self._handle_recv)
         self._run_loop()
         try:
             self.socket.close()
         except:
             pass
 
     def stop(self):
         self.ioloop.stop()
         super(ShellSocketChannel, self).stop()
 
     def call_handlers(self, msg):
         """This method is called in the ioloop thread when a message arrives.
 
         Subclasses should override this method to handle incoming messages.
         It is important to remember that this method is called in the thread
         so that some logic must be done to ensure that the application leve
         handlers are called in the application thread.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError('call_handlers must be defined in a subclass.')
 
     def execute(self, code, silent=False,
                 user_variables=None, user_expressions=None, allow_stdin=None):
         """Execute code in the kernel.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         code : str
             A string of Python code.
 
         silent : bool, optional (default False)
             If set, the kernel will execute the code as quietly possible.
 
         user_variables : list, optional
             A list of variable names to pull from the user's namespace.  They
             will come back as a dict with these names as keys and their
             :func:`repr` as values.
 
         user_expressions : dict, optional
             A dict with string keys and  to pull from the user's
             namespace.  They will come back as a dict with these names as keys
             and their :func:`repr` as values.
 
         allow_stdin : bool, optional
             Flag for 
             A dict with string keys and  to pull from the user's
             namespace.  They will come back as a dict with these names as keys
             and their :func:`repr` as values.
 
         Returns
         -------
         The msg_id of the message sent.
         """
         if user_variables is None:
             user_variables = []
         if user_expressions is None:
             user_expressions = {}
         if allow_stdin is None:
             allow_stdin = self.allow_stdin
         
         
         # Don't waste network traffic if inputs are invalid
         if not isinstance(code, basestring):
             raise ValueError('code %r must be a string' % code)
         validate_string_list(user_variables)
         validate_string_dict(user_expressions)
 
         # Create class for content/msg creation. Related to, but possibly
         # not in Session.
         content = dict(code=code, silent=silent,
                        user_variables=user_variables,
                        user_expressions=user_expressions,
                        allow_stdin=allow_stdin,
                        )
         msg = self.session.msg('execute_request', content)
         self._queue_send(msg)
         return msg['header']['msg_id']
 
     def complete(self, text, line, cursor_pos, block=None):
         """Tab complete text in the kernel's namespace.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         text : str
             The text to complete.
         line : str
             The full line of text that is the surrounding context for the
             text to complete.
         cursor_pos : int
             The position of the cursor in the line where the completion was
             requested.
         block : str, optional
             The full block of code in which the completion is being requested.
 
         Returns
         -------
         The msg_id of the message sent.
         """
         content = dict(text=text, line=line, block=block, cursor_pos=cursor_pos)
         msg = self.session.msg('complete_request', content)
         self._queue_send(msg)
         return msg['header']['msg_id']
 
     def object_info(self, oname, detail_level=0):
         """Get metadata information about an object.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         oname : str
             A string specifying the object name.
         detail_level : int, optional
             The level of detail for the introspection (0-2)
 
         Returns
         -------
         The msg_id of the message sent.
         """
         content = dict(oname=oname, detail_level=detail_level)
         msg = self.session.msg('object_info_request', content)
         self._queue_send(msg)
         return msg['header']['msg_id']
 
     def history(self, raw=True, output=False, hist_access_type='range', **kwargs):
         """Get entries from the history list.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         raw : bool
             If True, return the raw input.
         output : bool
             If True, then return the output as well.
         hist_access_type : str
             'range' (fill in session, start and stop params), 'tail' (fill in n)
              or 'search' (fill in pattern param).
 
         session : int
             For a range request, the session from which to get lines. Session
             numbers are positive integers; negative ones count back from the
             current session.
         start : int
             The first line number of a history range.
         stop : int
             The final (excluded) line number of a history range.
 
         n : int
             The number of lines of history to get for a tail request.
 
         pattern : str
             The glob-syntax pattern for a search request.
 
         Returns
         -------
         The msg_id of the message sent.
         """
         content = dict(raw=raw, output=output, hist_access_type=hist_access_type,
                                                                     **kwargs)
         msg = self.session.msg('history_request', content)
         self._queue_send(msg)
         return msg['header']['msg_id']
 
     def shutdown(self, restart=False):
         """Request an immediate kernel shutdown.
 
         Upon receipt of the (empty) reply, client code can safely assume that
         the kernel has shut down and it's safe to forcefully terminate it if
         it's still alive.
 
         The kernel will send the reply via a function registered with Python's
         atexit module, ensuring it's truly done as the kernel is done with all
         normal operation.
         """
         # Send quit message to kernel. Once we implement kernel-side setattr,
         # this should probably be done that way, but for now this will do.
         msg = self.session.msg('shutdown_request', {'restart':restart})
         self._queue_send(msg)
         return msg['header']['msg_id']
 
 
 
 class SubSocketChannel(ZMQSocketChannel):
     """The SUB channel which listens for messages that the kernel publishes.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, context, session, address):
         super(SubSocketChannel, self).__init__(context, session, address)
         self.ioloop = ioloop.IOLoop()
 
     def run(self):
         """The thread's main activity.  Call start() instead."""
         self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.SUB)
         self.socket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE,b'')
         self.socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.bsession)
-        self.socket.connect('tcp://%s:%i' % self.address)
+        self.socket.connect(self.address)
         self.stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(self.socket, self.ioloop)
         self.stream.on_recv(self._handle_recv)
         self._run_loop()
         try:
             self.socket.close()
         except:
             pass
 
     def stop(self):
         self.ioloop.stop()
         super(SubSocketChannel, self).stop()
 
     def call_handlers(self, msg):
         """This method is called in the ioloop thread when a message arrives.
 
         Subclasses should override this method to handle incoming messages.
         It is important to remember that this method is called in the thread
         so that some logic must be done to ensure that the application leve
         handlers are called in the application thread.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError('call_handlers must be defined in a subclass.')
 
     def flush(self, timeout=1.0):
         """Immediately processes all pending messages on the SUB channel.
 
         Callers should use this method to ensure that :method:`call_handlers`
         has been called for all messages that have been received on the
         0MQ SUB socket of this channel.
 
         This method is thread safe.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         timeout : float, optional
             The maximum amount of time to spend flushing, in seconds. The
             default is one second.
         """
         # We do the IOLoop callback process twice to ensure that the IOLoop
         # gets to perform at least one full poll.
         stop_time = time.time() + timeout
         for i in xrange(2):
             self._flushed = False
             self.ioloop.add_callback(self._flush)
             while not self._flushed and time.time() < stop_time:
                 time.sleep(0.01)
 
     def _flush(self):
         """Callback for :method:`self.flush`."""
         self.stream.flush()
         self._flushed = True
 
 
 class StdInSocketChannel(ZMQSocketChannel):
     """A reply channel to handle raw_input requests that the kernel makes."""
 
     msg_queue = None
 
     def __init__(self, context, session, address):
         super(StdInSocketChannel, self).__init__(context, session, address)
         self.ioloop = ioloop.IOLoop()
 
     def run(self):
         """The thread's main activity.  Call start() instead."""
         self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.DEALER)
         self.socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.bsession)
-        self.socket.connect('tcp://%s:%i' % self.address)
+        self.socket.connect(self.address)
         self.stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(self.socket, self.ioloop)
         self.stream.on_recv(self._handle_recv)
         self._run_loop()
         try:
             self.socket.close()
         except:
             pass
         
 
     def stop(self):
         self.ioloop.stop()
         super(StdInSocketChannel, self).stop()
 
     def call_handlers(self, msg):
         """This method is called in the ioloop thread when a message arrives.
 
         Subclasses should override this method to handle incoming messages.
         It is important to remember that this method is called in the thread
         so that some logic must be done to ensure that the application leve
         handlers are called in the application thread.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError('call_handlers must be defined in a subclass.')
 
     def input(self, string):
         """Send a string of raw input to the kernel."""
         content = dict(value=string)
         msg = self.session.msg('input_reply', content)
         self._queue_send(msg)
 
 
 class HBSocketChannel(ZMQSocketChannel):
     """The heartbeat channel which monitors the kernel heartbeat.
 
     Note that the heartbeat channel is paused by default. As long as you start
     this channel, the kernel manager will ensure that it is paused and un-paused
     as appropriate.
     """
 
     time_to_dead = 3.0
     socket = None
     poller = None
     _running = None
     _pause = None
     _beating = None
 
     def __init__(self, context, session, address):
         super(HBSocketChannel, self).__init__(context, session, address)
         self._running = False
         self._pause =True
         self.poller = zmq.Poller()
 
     def _create_socket(self):
         if self.socket is not None:
             # close previous socket, before opening a new one
             self.poller.unregister(self.socket)
             self.socket.close()
         self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.REQ)
         self.socket.setsockopt(zmq.LINGER, 0)
-        self.socket.connect('tcp://%s:%i' % self.address)
+        self.socket.connect(self.address)
         
         self.poller.register(self.socket, zmq.POLLIN)
     
     def _poll(self, start_time):
         """poll for heartbeat replies until we reach self.time_to_dead
         
         Ignores interrupts, and returns the result of poll(), which
         will be an empty list if no messages arrived before the timeout,
         or the event tuple if there is a message to receive.
         """
         
         until_dead = self.time_to_dead - (time.time() - start_time)
         # ensure poll at least once
         until_dead = max(until_dead, 1e-3)
         events = []
         while True:
             try:
                 events = self.poller.poll(1000 * until_dead)
             except ZMQError as e:
                 if e.errno == errno.EINTR:
                     # ignore interrupts during heartbeat
                     # this may never actually happen
                     until_dead = self.time_to_dead - (time.time() - start_time)
                     until_dead = max(until_dead, 1e-3)
                     pass
                 else:
                     raise
             except Exception:
                 if self._exiting:
                     break
                 else:
                     raise
             else:
                 break
         return events
 
     def run(self):
         """The thread's main activity.  Call start() instead."""
         self._create_socket()
         self._running = True
         self._beating = True
         
         while self._running:
             if self._pause:
                 # just sleep, and skip the rest of the loop
                 time.sleep(self.time_to_dead)
                 continue
             
             since_last_heartbeat = 0.0
             # io.rprint('Ping from HB channel') # dbg
             # no need to catch EFSM here, because the previous event was
             # either a recv or connect, which cannot be followed by EFSM
             self.socket.send(b'ping')
             request_time = time.time()
             ready = self._poll(request_time)
             if ready:
                 self._beating = True
                 # the poll above guarantees we have something to recv
                 self.socket.recv()
                 # sleep the remainder of the cycle
                 remainder = self.time_to_dead - (time.time() - request_time)
                 if remainder > 0:
                     time.sleep(remainder)
                 continue
             else:
                 # nothing was received within the time limit, signal heart failure
                 self._beating = False
                 since_last_heartbeat = time.time() - request_time
                 self.call_handlers(since_last_heartbeat)
                 # and close/reopen the socket, because the REQ/REP cycle has been broken
                 self._create_socket()
                 continue
         try:
             self.socket.close()
         except:
             pass
 
     def pause(self):
         """Pause the heartbeat."""
         self._pause = True
 
     def unpause(self):
         """Unpause the heartbeat."""
         self._pause = False
 
     def is_beating(self):
         """Is the heartbeat running and responsive (and not paused)."""
         if self.is_alive() and not self._pause and self._beating:
             return True
         else:
             return False
 
     def stop(self):
         self._running = False
         super(HBSocketChannel, self).stop()
 
     def call_handlers(self, since_last_heartbeat):
         """This method is called in the ioloop thread when a message arrives.
 
         Subclasses should override this method to handle incoming messages.
         It is important to remember that this method is called in the thread
         so that some logic must be done to ensure that the application level
         handlers are called in the application thread.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError('call_handlers must be defined in a subclass.')
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main kernel manager class
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class KernelManager(HasTraits):
     """ Manages a kernel for a frontend.
 
     The SUB channel is for the frontend to receive messages published by the
     kernel.
 
     The REQ channel is for the frontend to make requests of the kernel.
 
     The REP channel is for the kernel to request stdin (raw_input) from the
     frontend.
     """
     # config object for passing to child configurables
     config = Instance(Config)
 
     # The PyZMQ Context to use for communication with the kernel.
     context = Instance(zmq.Context)
     def _context_default(self):
         return zmq.Context.instance()
 
     # The Session to use for communication with the kernel.
     session = Instance(Session)
 
     # The kernel process with which the KernelManager is communicating.
     kernel = Instance(Popen)
 
     # The addresses for the communication channels.
     connection_file = Unicode('')
+    
+    transport = CaselessStrEnum(['tcp', 'ipc'], default_value='tcp')
+    
+    
     ip = Unicode(LOCALHOST)
     def _ip_changed(self, name, old, new):
         if new == '*':
             self.ip = '0.0.0.0'
     shell_port = Integer(0)
     iopub_port = Integer(0)
     stdin_port = Integer(0)
     hb_port = Integer(0)
 
     # The classes to use for the various channels.
     shell_channel_class = Type(ShellSocketChannel)
     sub_channel_class = Type(SubSocketChannel)
     stdin_channel_class = Type(StdInSocketChannel)
     hb_channel_class = Type(HBSocketChannel)
 
     # Protected traits.
     _launch_args = Any
     _shell_channel = Any
     _sub_channel = Any
     _stdin_channel = Any
     _hb_channel = Any
     _connection_file_written=Bool(False)
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super(KernelManager, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         if self.session is None:
             self.session = Session(config=self.config)
     
     def __del__(self):
         self.cleanup_connection_file()
     
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Channel management methods:
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def start_channels(self, shell=True, sub=True, stdin=True, hb=True):
         """Starts the channels for this kernel.
 
         This will create the channels if they do not exist and then start
         them. If port numbers of 0 are being used (random ports) then you
         must first call :method:`start_kernel`. If the channels have been
         stopped and you call this, :class:`RuntimeError` will be raised.
         """
         if shell:
             self.shell_channel.start()
         if sub:
             self.sub_channel.start()
         if stdin:
             self.stdin_channel.start()
             self.shell_channel.allow_stdin = True
         else:
             self.shell_channel.allow_stdin = False
         if hb:
             self.hb_channel.start()
 
     def stop_channels(self):
         """Stops all the running channels for this kernel.
         """
         if self.shell_channel.is_alive():
             self.shell_channel.stop()
         if self.sub_channel.is_alive():
             self.sub_channel.stop()
         if self.stdin_channel.is_alive():
             self.stdin_channel.stop()
         if self.hb_channel.is_alive():
             self.hb_channel.stop()
 
     @property
     def channels_running(self):
         """Are any of the channels created and running?"""
         return (self.shell_channel.is_alive() or self.sub_channel.is_alive() or
                 self.stdin_channel.is_alive() or self.hb_channel.is_alive())
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Kernel process management methods:
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def cleanup_connection_file(self):
         """cleanup connection file *if we wrote it*
         
         Will not raise if the connection file was already removed somehow.
         """
         if self._connection_file_written:
             # cleanup connection files on full shutdown of kernel we started
             self._connection_file_written = False
             try:
                 os.remove(self.connection_file)
-            except OSError:
+            except (IOError, OSError):
+                pass
+            
+            self._cleanup_ipc_files()
+    
+    def _cleanup_ipc_files(self):
+        """cleanup ipc files if we wrote them"""
+        if self.transport != 'ipc':
+            return
+        for port in (self.shell_port, self.iopub_port, self.stdin_port, self.hb_port):
+            ipcfile = "%s-%i" % (self.ip, port)
+            try:
+                os.remove(ipcfile)
+            except (IOError, OSError):
                 pass
     
     def load_connection_file(self):
         """load connection info from JSON dict in self.connection_file"""
         with open(self.connection_file) as f:
             cfg = json.loads(f.read())
         
+        from pprint import pprint
+        pprint(cfg)
+        self.transport = cfg.get('transport', 'tcp')
         self.ip = cfg['ip']
         self.shell_port = cfg['shell_port']
         self.stdin_port = cfg['stdin_port']
         self.iopub_port = cfg['iopub_port']
         self.hb_port = cfg['hb_port']
         self.session.key = str_to_bytes(cfg['key'])
     
     def write_connection_file(self):
         """write connection info to JSON dict in self.connection_file"""
         if self._connection_file_written:
             return
         self.connection_file,cfg = write_connection_file(self.connection_file,
-            ip=self.ip, key=self.session.key,
+            transport=self.transport, ip=self.ip, key=self.session.key,
             stdin_port=self.stdin_port, iopub_port=self.iopub_port,
             shell_port=self.shell_port, hb_port=self.hb_port)
         # write_connection_file also sets default ports:
         self.shell_port = cfg['shell_port']
         self.stdin_port = cfg['stdin_port']
         self.iopub_port = cfg['iopub_port']
         self.hb_port = cfg['hb_port']
         
         self._connection_file_written = True
     
     def start_kernel(self, **kw):
         """Starts a kernel process and configures the manager to use it.
 
         If random ports (port=0) are being used, this method must be called
         before the channels are created.
 
         Parameters:
         -----------
         launcher : callable, optional (default None)
              A custom function for launching the kernel process (generally a
              wrapper around ``entry_point.base_launch_kernel``). In most cases,
              it should not be necessary to use this parameter.
 
         **kw : optional
              See respective options for IPython and Python kernels.
         """
-        if self.ip not in LOCAL_IPS:
+        if self.transport == 'tcp' and self.ip not in LOCAL_IPS:
             raise RuntimeError("Can only launch a kernel on a local interface. "
                                "Make sure that the '*_address' attributes are "
                                "configured properly. "
                                "Currently valid addresses are: %s"%LOCAL_IPS
                                )
         
         # write connection file / get default ports
         self.write_connection_file()
 
         self._launch_args = kw.copy()
         launch_kernel = kw.pop('launcher', None)
         if launch_kernel is None:
             from ipkernel import launch_kernel
         self.kernel = launch_kernel(fname=self.connection_file, **kw)
 
     def shutdown_kernel(self, restart=False):
         """ Attempts to the stop the kernel process cleanly. If the kernel
         cannot be stopped, it is killed, if possible.
         """
         # FIXME: Shutdown does not work on Windows due to ZMQ errors!
         if sys.platform == 'win32':
             self.kill_kernel()
             return
 
         # Pause the heart beat channel if it exists.
         if self._hb_channel is not None:
             self._hb_channel.pause()
 
         # Don't send any additional kernel kill messages immediately, to give
         # the kernel a chance to properly execute shutdown actions. Wait for at
         # most 1s, checking every 0.1s.
         self.shell_channel.shutdown(restart=restart)
         for i in range(10):
             if self.is_alive:
                 time.sleep(0.1)
             else:
                 break
         else:
             # OK, we've waited long enough.
             if self.has_kernel:
                 self.kill_kernel()
 
         if not restart and self._connection_file_written:
             # cleanup connection files on full shutdown of kernel we started
             self._connection_file_written = False
             try:
                 os.remove(self.connection_file)
             except IOError:
                 pass
 
     def restart_kernel(self, now=False, **kw):
         """Restarts a kernel with the arguments that were used to launch it.
 
         If the old kernel was launched with random ports, the same ports will be
         used for the new kernel.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         now : bool, optional
             If True, the kernel is forcefully restarted *immediately*, without
             having a chance to do any cleanup action.  Otherwise the kernel is
             given 1s to clean up before a forceful restart is issued.
 
             In all cases the kernel is restarted, the only difference is whether
             it is given a chance to perform a clean shutdown or not.
 
         **kw : optional
             Any options specified here will replace those used to launch the
             kernel.
         """
         if self._launch_args is None:
             raise RuntimeError("Cannot restart the kernel. "
                                "No previous call to 'start_kernel'.")
         else:
             # Stop currently running kernel.
             if self.has_kernel:
                 if now:
                     self.kill_kernel()
                 else:
                     self.shutdown_kernel(restart=True)
 
             # Start new kernel.
             self._launch_args.update(kw)
             self.start_kernel(**self._launch_args)
 
             # FIXME: Messages get dropped in Windows due to probable ZMQ bug
             # unless there is some delay here.
             if sys.platform == 'win32':
                 time.sleep(0.2)
 
     @property
     def has_kernel(self):
         """Returns whether a kernel process has been specified for the kernel
         manager.
         """
         return self.kernel is not None
 
     def kill_kernel(self):
         """ Kill the running kernel. """
         if self.has_kernel:
             # Pause the heart beat channel if it exists.
             if self._hb_channel is not None:
                 self._hb_channel.pause()
 
             # Attempt to kill the kernel.
             try:
                 self.kernel.kill()
             except OSError, e:
                 # In Windows, we will get an Access Denied error if the process
                 # has already terminated. Ignore it.
                 if sys.platform == 'win32':
                     if e.winerror != 5:
                         raise
                 # On Unix, we may get an ESRCH error if the process has already
                 # terminated. Ignore it.
                 else:
                     from errno import ESRCH
                     if e.errno != ESRCH:
                         raise
             self.kernel = None
         else:
             raise RuntimeError("Cannot kill kernel. No kernel is running!")
 
     def interrupt_kernel(self):
         """ Interrupts the kernel. Unlike ``signal_kernel``, this operation is
         well supported on all platforms.
         """
         if self.has_kernel:
             if sys.platform == 'win32':
                 from parentpoller import ParentPollerWindows as Poller
                 Poller.send_interrupt(self.kernel.win32_interrupt_event)
             else:
                 self.kernel.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
         else:
             raise RuntimeError("Cannot interrupt kernel. No kernel is running!")
 
     def signal_kernel(self, signum):
         """ Sends a signal to the kernel. Note that since only SIGTERM is
         supported on Windows, this function is only useful on Unix systems.
         """
         if self.has_kernel:
             self.kernel.send_signal(signum)
         else:
             raise RuntimeError("Cannot signal kernel. No kernel is running!")
 
     @property
     def is_alive(self):
         """Is the kernel process still running?"""
         if self.has_kernel:
             if self.kernel.poll() is None:
                 return True
             else:
                 return False
         elif self._hb_channel is not None:
             # We didn't start the kernel with this KernelManager so we
             # use the heartbeat.
             return self._hb_channel.is_beating()
         else:
             # no heartbeat and not local, we can't tell if it's running,
             # so naively return True
             return True
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Channels used for communication with the kernel:
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    def _make_url(self, port):
+        """make a zmq url with a port"""
+        if self.transport == 'tcp':
+            return "tcp://%s:%i" % (self.ip, port)
+        else:
+            return "%s://%s-%s" % (self.transport, self.ip, port)
+
     @property
     def shell_channel(self):
         """Get the REQ socket channel object to make requests of the kernel."""
         if self._shell_channel is None:
             self._shell_channel = self.shell_channel_class(self.context,
-                                                         self.session,
-                                                         (self.ip, self.shell_port))
+                                                           self.session,
+                                                           self._make_url(self.shell_port),
+            )
         return self._shell_channel
 
     @property
     def sub_channel(self):
         """Get the SUB socket channel object."""
         if self._sub_channel is None:
             self._sub_channel = self.sub_channel_class(self.context,
                                                        self.session,
-                                                       (self.ip, self.iopub_port))
+                                                       self._make_url(self.iopub_port),
+            )
         return self._sub_channel
 
     @property
     def stdin_channel(self):
         """Get the REP socket channel object to handle stdin (raw_input)."""
         if self._stdin_channel is None:
             self._stdin_channel = self.stdin_channel_class(self.context,
-                                                       self.session,
-                                                       (self.ip, self.stdin_port))
+                                                           self.session,
+                                                           self._make_url(self.stdin_port),
+            )
         return self._stdin_channel
 
     @property
     def hb_channel(self):
         """Get the heartbeat socket channel object to check that the
         kernel is alive."""
         if self._hb_channel is None:
             self._hb_channel = self.hb_channel_class(self.context,
-                                                       self.session,
-                                                       (self.ip, self.hb_port))
+                                                     self.session,
+                                                     self._make_url(self.hb_port),
+            )
         return self._hb_channel