Rename version_rep/req to kernel_info_rep/req

IPython/zmq/ipkernel.py

@@ -161,7 +161,7 b' class Kernel(Configurable):'
         # Build dict of handlers for message types
         msg_types = [ 'execute_request', 'complete_request',
                       'object_info_request', 'history_request',
-                      'version_request',
+                      'kernel_info_request',
                       'connect_request', 'shutdown_request',
                       'apply_request',
                     ]
@@ -515,14 +515,14 b' class Kernel(Configurable):'
                                 content, parent, ident)
         self.log.debug("%s", msg)
 
-    def version_request(self, stream, ident, parent):
+    def kernel_info_request(self, stream, ident, parent):
         vinfo = {
             'protocol_version': protocol_version,
             'ipython_version': ipython_version,
             'language_version': language_version,
             'language': 'python',
         }
-        msg = self.session.send(stream, 'version_reply',
+        msg = self.session.send(stream, 'kernel_info_reply',
                                 vinfo, parent, ident)
         self.log.debug("%s", msg)
 

IPython/zmq/kernelmanager.py

@@ -365,7 +365,7 b' class ShellSocketChannel(ZMQSocketChannel):'
 
     def version(self):
         """Request kernel version info."""
-        msg = self.session.msg('version_request')
+        msg = self.session.msg('kernel_info_request')
         self._queue_send(msg)
         return msg['header']['msg_id']
 

IPython/zmq/tests/test_message_spec.py

@@ -199,7 +199,7 b' def Version(num, trait=Integer):'
     return List(trait, default_value=[0] * num, minlen=num, maxlen=num)
 
 
-class VersionReply(Reference):
+class KernelInfoReply(Reference):
 
     protocol_version = Version(2)
     ipython_version = Version(4, Any)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 b' references = {'
     'object_info_reply' : OInfoReply(),
     'status' : Status(),
     'complete_reply' : CompleteReply(),
-    'version_reply': VersionReply(),
+    'kernel_info_reply': KernelInfoReply(),
     'pyin' : PyIn(),
     'pyout' : PyOut(),
     'pyerr' : PyErr(),
@@ -455,14 +455,14 b' def test_complete():'
 
 
 @dec.parametric
-def test_version_request():
+def test_kernel_info_request():
     flush_channels()
 
     shell = KM.shell_channel
 
     msg_id = shell.version()
     reply = shell.get_msg(timeout=2)
-    for tst in validate_message(reply, 'version_reply', msg_id):
+    for tst in validate_message(reply, 'kernel_info_reply', msg_id):
         yield tst
 
 

docs/source/development/messaging.txt

@@ -670,8 +670,8 b' Message type: ``connect_reply``::'
     }
 
 
-Version
--------
+Kernel info
+-----------
 
 If a client needs to know what protocol the kernel supports, it can
 ask version number of the messaging protocol supported by the kernel.
@@ -679,12 +679,12 b' This message can be used to fetch other core information of the'
 kernel, including language (e.g., Python), language version number and
 IPython version number.
 
-Message type: ``version_request``::
+Message type: ``kernel_info_request``::
 
     content = {
     }
 
-Message type: ``version_reply``::
+Message type: ``kernel_info_reply``::
 
     content = {
         # Version of messaging protocol (mandatory).