IPyAutocall machinery

IPython/ipapi.py

@@ -80,6 +80,22 b' class TryNext(Exception):'
         self.args = args
         self.kwargs = kwargs
 
+class IPyAutocall:
+    """ Instances of this class are always autocalled
+    
+    This happens regardless of 'autocall' variable state. Use this to
+    develop macro-like mechanisms.
+    """
+    
+    def set_ip(self,ip):
+        """ Will be used to set _ip point to current ipython instance b/f call
+        
+        Override this method if you don't want this to happen.
+        
+        """
+        self._ip = ip
+    
+
 # contains the most recently instantiated IPApi
 
 class IPythonNotRunning:

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 2344 2007-05-15 15:09:39Z vivainio $
+$Id: iplib.py 2350 2007-05-15 16:56:44Z vivainio $
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
@@ -2182,6 +2182,13 b' want to merge them back into the new files.""" % locals()'
         if line.endswith('# PYTHON-MODE'):
             return self.handle_emacs(line,continue_prompt)
 
+        # instances of IPyAutocall in user_ns get autocalled immediately
+        obj = self.user_ns.get(iFun,None)
+        if isinstance(obj, IPython.ipapi.IPyAutocall):
+            obj.set_ip(self.api)
+            return self.handle_auto(line,continue_prompt,
+                        pre,iFun,theRest,obj)
+        
         # Let's try to find if the input line is a magic fn
         oinfo = None
         if hasattr(self,'magic_'+iFun):
@@ -2359,6 +2366,7 b' want to merge them back into the new files.""" % locals()'
             self.log(line,line,continue_prompt)
             return line
 
+        force_auto = isinstance(obj, IPython.ipapi.IPyAutocall)
         auto_rewrite = True
         
         if pre == self.ESC_QUOTE:
@@ -2374,11 +2382,11 b' want to merge them back into the new files.""" % locals()'
             # We only apply it to argument-less calls if the autocall
             # parameter is set to 2.  We only need to check that autocall is <
             # 2, since this function isn't called unless it's at least 1.
-            if not theRest and (self.rc.autocall < 2):
+            if not theRest and (self.rc.autocall < 2) and not force_auto:
                 newcmd = '%s %s' % (iFun,theRest)
                 auto_rewrite = False
             else:
-                if theRest.startswith('['):
+                if not force_auto and theRest.startswith('['):
                     if hasattr(obj,'__getitem__'):
                         # Don't autocall in this case: item access for an object
                         # which is BOTH callable and implements __getitem__.

IPython/macro.py

@@ -11,9 +11,9 b' import IPython.ipapi'
 
 
 from IPython.genutils import Term
+from IPython.ipapi import IPyAutocall
 
-
-class Macro:
+class Macro(IPyAutocall):
     """Simple class to store the value of macros as strings.
 
     Macro is just a callable that executes a string of IPython
@@ -34,5 +34,5 b' class Macro:'
     
     def __call__(self):
         Term.cout.flush()
-        ip = IPython.ipapi.get()
-        ip.runlines(self.value)
  No newline at end of file
+        
+        self._ip.runlines(self.value)
  No newline at end of file

doc/ChangeLog

@@ -11,6 +11,10 b''
 	* Magic.py, ipy_rehashdir.py, ipy_profile_sh.py: System command
 	aliases are now lower case on windows (MyCommand.exe => mycommand).
 	
+	* macro.py, ipapi.py, iplib.py, Prompts.py: Macro system rehaul.
+	Macros are now callable objects that inherit from ipapi.IPyAutocall,
+	i.e. get autocalled regardless of system autocall setting.
+
 2007-05-10  Fernando Perez  <[e-mail]>
 
 	* IPython/rlineimpl.py: check for clear_history in readline and