save before download-as

uses `async : false`

closes  #852

download-as-py still unavailable.

IPython/html/services/notebooks/handlers.py

@@ -62,10 +62,22 b' class NotebookHandler(IPythonHandler):'
             # List notebooks in 'path'
             notebooks = nbm.list_notebooks(path)
             self.finish(json.dumps(notebooks, default=date_default))
+            return
+        # get and return notebook representation
+        model = nbm.get_notebook_model(name, path)
+        self.set_header(u'Last-Modified', model[u'last_modified'])
+        
+        if self.get_argument('download', default='False') == 'True':
+            format = self.get_argument('format', default='json')
+            if format == u'json':
+                self.set_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+                raise web.HTTPError(400, "Unrecognized format: %s" % ext)
+
+            self.set_header('Content-Disposition',
+                'attachment; filename="%s"' % name
+            )
+            self.finish(json.dumps(model['content'], default=date_default))
         else:
-            # get and return notebook representation
-            model = nbm.get_notebook_model(name, path)
-            self.set_header(u'Last-Modified', model[u'last_modified'])
             self.finish(json.dumps(model, default=date_default))
 
     @web.authenticated

IPython/html/static/notebook/js/menubar.js

@@ -18,6 +18,8 b''
 
 var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     "use strict";
+    
+    var utils = IPython.utils;
 
     /**
      * A MenuBar Class to generate the menubar of IPython notebook
@@ -83,14 +85,29 b' var IPython = (function (IPython) {'
         });
         this.element.find('#download_ipynb').click(function () {
             var notebook_name = IPython.notebook.get_notebook_name();
-            var url = that.baseProjectUrl() + 'api/notebooks' + that.notebookPath() +
-                      notebook_name + '?format=json'+ '&download=True';
+            if (IPython.notebook.dirty) {
+                IPython.notebook.save_notebook({async : false});
+            }
+            
+            var url = utils.url_path_join(
+                that.baseProjectUrl(),
+                'api/notebooks',
+                that.notebookPath(),
+                notebook_name + '.ipynb?format=json&download=True'
+            );
             window.location.assign(url);
         });
         this.element.find('#download_py').click(function () {
             var notebook_name = IPython.notebook.get_notebook_name();
-            var url = that.baseProjectUrl() + 'api/notebooks' + that.notebookPath() +
-                      notebook_name + '?format=py' + '&download=True';
+            if (IPython.notebook.dirty) {
+                IPython.notebook.save_notebook({async : false});
+            }
+            var url = utils.url_path_join(
+                that.baseProjectUrl(),
+                'api/notebooks',
+                that.notebookPath(),
+                notebook_name + '.ipynb?format=py&download=True'
+            );
             window.location.assign(url);
         });
         this.element.find('#rename_notebook').click(function () {

IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js

@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 b' var IPython = (function (IPython) {'
      * 
      * @method save_notebook
      */
-    Notebook.prototype.save_notebook = function () {
+    Notebook.prototype.save_notebook = function (extra_settings) {
         // Create a JSON model to be sent to the server.
         var model = {};
         model.name = this.notebook_name;
@@ -1680,6 +1680,11 b' var IPython = (function (IPython) {'
             success : $.proxy(this.save_notebook_success, this, start),
             error : $.proxy(this.save_notebook_error, this)
         };
+        if (extra_settings) {
+            for (var key in extra_settings) {
+                settings[key] = extra_settings[key];
+            }
+        }
         $([IPython.events]).trigger('notebook_saving.Notebook');
         var url = utils.url_path_join(
             this.baseProjectUrl(),