implement GIF support without registering a new formatter

we shouldn't need a new formatter ever again
now that we have `_repr_mimebundle_`

IPython/core/display.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 b' from IPython.utils.py3compat import cast_unicode'
 from IPython.testing.skipdoctest import skip_doctest
 
 __all__ = ['display', 'display_pretty', 'display_html', 'display_markdown',
-'display_svg', 'display_png', 'display_jpeg', 'display_gif', 'display_latex', 'display_json',
+'display_svg', 'display_png', 'display_jpeg', 'display_latex', 'display_json',
 'display_javascript', 'display_pdf', 'DisplayObject', 'TextDisplayObject',
 'Pretty', 'HTML', 'Markdown', 'Math', 'Latex', 'SVG', 'JSON', 'GeoJSON', 'Javascript',
 'Image', 'clear_output', 'set_matplotlib_formats', 'set_matplotlib_close',
@@ -86,18 +86,7 b' def publish_display_data(data, metadata=None, source=None, *, transient=None, **'
     See the ``display_data`` message in the messaging documentation for
     more details about this message type.
 
-    The following MIME types are currently implemented:
-
-    * text/plain
-    * text/html
-    * text/markdown
-    * text/latex
-    * application/json
-    * application/javascript
-    * image/png
-    * image/jpeg
-    * image/gif
-    * image/svg+xml
+    Keys of data and metadata can be any mime-type.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -257,11 +246,11 b' def display(*objs, include=None, exclude=None, metadata=None, transient=None, di'
       - `_repr_json_`: return a JSONable dict
       - `_repr_jpeg_`: return raw JPEG data
       - `_repr_png_`: return raw PNG data
-      - `_repr_gif_`: return raw GIF data
       - `_repr_svg_`: return raw SVG data as a string
       - `_repr_latex_`: return LaTeX commands in a string surrounded by "$".
       - `_repr_mimebundle_`: return a full mimebundle containing the mapping
-      from all mimetypes to data
+                             from all mimetypes to data.
+                             Use this for any mime-type not listed above.
 
     When you are directly writing your own classes, you can adapt them for
     display in IPython by following the above approach. But in practice, you
@@ -497,22 +486,6 b' def display_jpeg(*objs, **kwargs):'
     """
     _display_mimetype('image/jpeg', objs, **kwargs)
     
-def display_gif(*objs, **kwargs):
-    """Display the GIF representation of an object.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    objs : tuple of objects
-        The Python objects to display, or if raw=True raw gif data to
-        display.
-    raw : bool
-        Are the data objects raw data or Python objects that need to be
-        formatted before display? [default: False]
-    metadata : dict (optional)
-        Metadata to be associated with the specific mimetype output.
-    """
-    _display_mimetype('image/gif', objs, **kwargs)
-
 
 def display_latex(*objs, **kwargs):
     """Display the LaTeX representation of an object.
@@ -989,6 +962,7 b' def _gifxy(data):'
     """read the (width, height) from a GIF header"""
     return struct.unpack('<HH', data[6:10])
 
+
 class Image(DisplayObject):
 
     _read_flags = 'rb'
@@ -996,6 +970,11 b' class Image(DisplayObject):'
     _FMT_PNG = u'png'
     _FMT_GIF = u'gif'
     _ACCEPTABLE_EMBEDDINGS = [_FMT_JPEG, _FMT_PNG, _FMT_GIF]
+    _MIMETYPES = {
+        _FMT_PNG: 'image/png',
+        _FMT_JPEG: 'image/jpeg',
+        _FMT_GIF: 'image/gif',
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, data=None, url=None, filename=None, format=None,
                  embed=None, width=None, height=None, retina=False,
@@ -1103,6 +1082,9 b' class Image(DisplayObject):'
 
         if self.embed and self.format not in self._ACCEPTABLE_EMBEDDINGS:
             raise ValueError("Cannot embed the '%s' image format" % (self.format))
+        if self.embed:
+            self._mimetype = self._MIMETYPES.get(self.format)
+
         self.width = width
         self.height = height
         self.retina = retina
@@ -1119,6 +1101,7 b' class Image(DisplayObject):'
         if retina:
             self._retina_shape()
 
+
     def _retina_shape(self):
         """load pixel-doubled width and height from image data"""
         if not self.embed:
@@ -1158,7 +1141,21 b' class Image(DisplayObject):'
                 klass=klass,
             )
 
-    def _data_and_metadata(self):
+    def _repr_mimebundle_(self, include=None, exclude=None):
+        """Return the image as a mimebundle
+
+        Any new mimetype support should be implemented here.
+        """
+        if self.embed:
+            mimetype = self._mimetype
+            data, metadata = self._data_and_metadata(always_both=True)
+            if metadata:
+                metadata = {mimetype: metadata}
+            return {mimetype: data}, metadata
+        else:
+            return {'text/html': self._repr_html_()}
+
+    def _data_and_metadata(self, always_both=False):
         """shortcut for returning metadata with shape information, if defined"""
         md = {}
         if self.metadata:
@@ -1169,7 +1166,7 b' class Image(DisplayObject):'
             md['height'] = self.height
         if self.unconfined:
             md['unconfined'] = self.unconfined
-        if md:
+        if md or always_both:
             return self.data, md
         else:
             return self.data
@@ -1179,16 +1176,13 b' class Image(DisplayObject):'
             return self._data_and_metadata()
 
     def _repr_jpeg_(self):
-        if self.embed and (self.format == self._FMT_JPEG or self.format == u'jpg'):
-            return self._data_and_metadata()
-            
-    def _repr_gif_(self):
-        if self.embed and self.format == self._FMT_GIF:
+        if self.embed and self.format == self._FMT_JPEG:
             return self._data_and_metadata()
 
     def _find_ext(self, s):
         return s.split('.')[-1].lower()
 
+
 class Video(DisplayObject):
 
     def __init__(self, data=None, url=None, filename=None, embed=False, mimetype=None):
@@ -1287,15 +1281,6 b' class Video(DisplayObject):'
         # TODO
         pass
 
-    def _repr_png_(self):
-        # TODO
-        pass
-    def _repr_jpeg_(self):
-        # TODO
-        pass
-    def _repr_gif_(self):
-        # TODO
-        pass
 
 def clear_output(wait=False):
     """Clear the output of the current cell receiving output.

IPython/core/formatters.py

@@ -74,7 +74,6 b' class DisplayFormatter(Configurable):'
             MarkdownFormatter,
             SVGFormatter,
             PNGFormatter,
-            GIFFormatter,
             PDFFormatter,
             JPEGFormatter,
             LatexFormatter,
@@ -780,24 +779,6 b' class JPEGFormatter(BaseFormatter):'
     _return_type = (bytes, str)
 
 
-class GIFFormatter(BaseFormatter):
-    """A PNG formatter.
-
-    To define the callables that compute the GIF representation of your
-    objects, define a :meth:`_repr_gif_` method or use the :meth:`for_type`
-    or :meth:`for_type_by_name` methods to register functions that handle
-    this.
-
-    The return value of this formatter should be raw GIF data, *not*
-    base64 encoded.
-    """
-    format_type = Unicode('image/gif')
-
-    print_method = ObjectName('_repr_gif_')
-    
-    _return_type = (bytes, str)
-
-
 class LatexFormatter(BaseFormatter):
     """A LaTeX formatter.
 
@@ -977,10 +958,7 b' class MimeBundleFormatter(BaseFormatter):'
             method = get_real_method(obj, self.print_method)
 
             if method is not None:
-                d = {}
-                d['include'] = include
-                d['exclude'] = exclude
-                return method(**d)
+                return method(include=include, exclude=exclude)
             return None
         else:
             return None
@@ -992,7 +970,6 b' FormatterABC.register(HTMLFormatter)'
 FormatterABC.register(MarkdownFormatter)
 FormatterABC.register(SVGFormatter)
 FormatterABC.register(PNGFormatter)
-FormatterABC.register(GIFFormatter)
 FormatterABC.register(PDFFormatter)
 FormatterABC.register(JPEGFormatter)
 FormatterABC.register(LatexFormatter)
@@ -1007,19 +984,6 b' def format_display_data(obj, include=None, exclude=None):'
 
     By default all format types will be computed.
 
-    The following MIME types are currently implemented:
-
-    * text/plain
-    * text/html
-    * text/markdown
-    * text/latex
-    * application/json
-    * application/javascript
-    * application/pdf
-    * image/png
-    * image/jpeg
-    * image/svg+xml
-
     Parameters
     ----------
     obj : object

IPython/core/tests/test_display.py

@@ -32,6 +32,15 b' def test_image_size():'
     nt.assert_equal(u'<img src="%s" class="unconfined"/>' % (thisurl), img._repr_html_())
 
 
+def test_image_mimes():
+    fmt = get_ipython().display_formatter.format
+    for format in display.Image._ACCEPTABLE_EMBEDDINGS:
+        mime = display.Image._MIMETYPES[format]
+        img = display.Image(b'garbage', format=format)
+        data, metadata = fmt(img)
+        nt.assert_equal(sorted(data), sorted([mime, 'text/plain']))
+
+
 def test_geojson():
 
     gj = display.GeoJSON(data={
@@ -361,3 +370,4 b' def test_display_handle():'
         },
         'update': True,
     })
+

IPython/utils/capture.py

@@ -31,6 +31,9 b' class RichOutput(object):'
         else:
             return data
             
+    def _repr_mimebundle_(self, include=None, exclude=None):
+        return self.data, self.metadata
+
     def _repr_html_(self):
         return self._repr_mime_("text/html")
     
@@ -49,9 +52,6 b' class RichOutput(object):'
     def _repr_jpeg_(self):
         return self._repr_mime_("image/jpeg")
         
-    def _repr_gif_(self):
-        return self._repr_mime_("image/gif")
-    
     def _repr_svg_(self):
         return self._repr_mime_("image/svg+xml")