Add kernel-select dropdown to new notebook button

most recent choice is remembered in localStorage

IPython/html/static/tree/js/newnotebook.js

@@ -0,0 +1,112 b''
+// Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
+// Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+
+define([
+    'jquery',
+    'base/js/namespace',
+    'base/js/utils',
+    'base/js/dialog',
+], function ($, IPython, utils, dialog) {
+    "use strict";
+    
+    var NewNotebookWidget = function (selector, options) {
+        this.selector = selector;
+        this.base_url = options.base_url;
+        this.notebook_path = options.notebook_path;
+        this.contents = options.contents;
+        this.current_selection = null;
+        this.kernelspecs = {};
+        if (this.selector !== undefined) {
+            this.element = $(selector);
+            this.request_kernelspecs();
+        }
+        this.bind_events();
+    };
+    
+    NewNotebookWidget.prototype.bind_events = function () {
+        var that = this;
+        this.element.find('#new_notebook').click(function () {
+            that.new_notebook();
+        });
+    };
+    
+    NewNotebookWidget.prototype.request_kernelspecs = function () {
+        /** request and then load kernel specs */
+        var url = utils.url_join_encode(this.base_url, 'api/kernelspecs');
+        utils.promising_ajax(url).then($.proxy(this._load_kernelspecs, this));
+    };
+    
+    NewNotebookWidget.prototype._load_kernelspecs = function (data) {
+        /** load kernelspec list */
+        this.kernelspecs = {};
+        var menu = this.element.find("#new-notebook-menu");
+        for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+            var ks = data[i];
+            this.kernelspecs[ks.name] = ks;
+            var ksentry = $("<li>").attr("id", "kernel-" +ks.name).append($('<a>')
+                .attr('href', '#')
+                .click($.proxy(this.new_with_kernel, this, ks.name))
+                .text(ks.display_name)
+                .attr('title', 'Create a new notebook with ' + ks.display_name)
+            );
+            menu.append(ksentry);
+        }
+        this._load_default_kernelspec();
+    };
+    
+    NewNotebookWidget.prototype._load_default_kernelspec = function () {
+        /** load default kernelspec name from localStorage, if defined */
+        this.select_kernel(localStorage.default_kernel_name);
+    };
+
+    NewNotebookWidget.prototype.select_kernel = function (kernel_name) {
+        /** select the current default kernel */
+        this.current_selection = kernel_name;
+        var spec = this.kernelspecs[kernel_name];
+        var display_name;
+        if (spec) {
+            display_name = spec.display_name;
+            localStorage.default_kernel_name = kernel_name;
+        } else {
+            display_name = 'default kernel';
+            delete localStorage.default_kernel_name;
+        }
+        this.element.find("#new_notebook").attr('title',
+            'Create a new notebook with ' + display_name
+        );
+    };
+    
+    NewNotebookWidget.prototype.new_with_kernel = function (kernel_name) {
+        /** record current selection and open a new notebook */
+        this.select_kernel(kernel_name);
+        this.new_notebook(kernel_name);
+    };
+    
+    NewNotebookWidget.prototype.new_notebook = function (kernel_name) {
+        /** create and open a new notebook */
+        var that = this;
+        kernel_name = kernel_name || this.current_selection;
+        var w = window.open();
+        this.contents.new_untitled(that.notebook_path, {type: "notebook"}).then(
+            function (data) {
+                var url = utils.url_join_encode(
+                    that.base_url, 'notebooks', data.path
+                );
+                if (kernel_name) {
+                    url += "?kernel_name=" + kernel_name;
+                }
+                w.location = url;
+            },
+            function (error) {
+                w.close();
+                dialog.modal({
+                    title : 'Creating Notebook Failed',
+                    body : "The error was: " + error.message,
+                    buttons : {'OK' : {'class' : 'btn-primary'}}
+                });
+            }
+        );
+    };
+    
+    return {'NewNotebookWidget': NewNotebookWidget};
+});

IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css

@@ -8164,6 +8164,10 b' input.engine_num_input {'
 .file_icon:before.pull-right {
   margin-left: .3em;
 }
+ul#new-notebook-menu {
+  left: auto;
+  right: 0;
+}
 /*!
 *
 * IPython notebook

IPython/html/static/tree/js/main.js

@@ -14,6 +14,7 b' require(['
     'tree/js/sessionlist',
     'tree/js/kernellist',
     'tree/js/terminallist',
+    'tree/js/newnotebook',
     'auth/js/loginwidget',
     // only loaded, not used:
     'jqueryui',
@@ -27,11 +28,12 b' require(['
     page,
     utils,
     contents_service,
-    notebooklist, 
-    clusterlist, 
-    sesssionlist, 
+    notebooklist,
+    clusterlist,
+    sesssionlist,
     kernellist,
     terminallist,
+    newnotebook,
     loginwidget){
     "use strict";
 
@@ -63,24 +65,12 b' require(['
 
     var login_widget = new loginwidget.LoginWidget('#login_widget', common_options);
 
-    $('#new_notebook').click(function (e) {
-        var w = window.open();
-        contents.new_untitled(common_options.notebook_path, {type: "notebook"}).then(
-                function (data) {
-                    w.location = utils.url_join_encode(
-                            common_options.base_url, 'notebooks', data.path
-                        );
-                },
-                function(error) {
-                    w.close();
-                    dialog.modal({
-                        title : 'Creating Notebook Failed',
-                        body : "The error was: " + error.message,
-                        buttons : {'OK' : {'class' : 'btn-primary'}}
-                    });
-                }
-            );
-    });
+    var nnw = new newnotebook.NewNotebookWidget("#new-notebook-buttons",
+        $.extend(
+            {contents: contents},
+            common_options
+        )
+    );
 
     var interval_id=0;
     // auto refresh every xx secondes, no need to be fast,

IPython/html/static/tree/less/tree.less

@@ -154,3 +154,9 b' input.engine_num_input {'
 .file_icon:before {
     .icon(@fa-var-file-o)
 }
+
+ul#new-notebook-menu {
+    // align right instead of left
+    left: auto;
+    right: 0;
+}
  No newline at end of file

IPython/html/templates/tree.html

@@ -43,10 +43,20 b' data-terminals-available="{{terminals_available}}"'
                 </form>
             </div>
             <div class="col-sm-4 no-padding tree-buttons">
-                <span id="notebook_buttons" class="pull-right">
-                    <button id="new_notebook" title="Create new notebook" class="btn btn-default btn-xs">New Notebook</button>
-                    <button id="refresh_notebook_list" title="Refresh notebook list" class="btn btn-default btn-xs"><i class="fa fa-refresh"></i></button>
-                </span>
+              <span id="notebook_buttons" class="pull-right">
+                <div id="new-notebook-buttons" class="btn-group">
+                  <button id="new_notebook" class="btn btn-default btn-xs">
+                    New Notebook
+                  </button>
+                  <button class="dropdown-toggle btn btn-default btn-xs" data-toggle="dropdown">
+                    <span class="caret"></span>
+                  </button>
+                  <ul id="new-notebook-menu" class="dropdown-menu"></ul>
+                </div>
+
+                  
+                <button id="refresh_notebook_list" title="Refresh notebook list" class="btn btn-default btn-xs"><i class="fa fa-refresh"></i></button>
+              </span>
             </div>
         </div>