create missing profiles by default in qtconsole

Since most apps now create profiles by default, perhaps the base Application
default should be switched to True, and only those apps that *don't*
should override defaults with auto_create=False

IPython/frontend/qt/console/qtconsoleapp.py

@@ -1,444 +1,446 b''
 """ A minimal application using the Qt console-style IPython frontend.
 
 This is not a complete console app, as subprocess will not be able to receive
 input, there is no real readline support, among other limitations.
 
 Authors:
 
 * Evan Patterson
 * Min RK
 * Erik Tollerud
 * Fernando Perez
 
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # stdlib imports
 import os
 import signal
 import sys
 
 # System library imports
 from IPython.external.qt import QtGui
 from pygments.styles import get_all_styles
 
 # Local imports
 from IPython.config.application import boolean_flag
 from IPython.core.application import BaseIPythonApplication
 from IPython.core.profiledir import ProfileDir
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console.frontend_widget import FrontendWidget
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console.ipython_widget import IPythonWidget
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console.rich_ipython_widget import RichIPythonWidget
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console import styles
 from IPython.frontend.qt.kernelmanager import QtKernelManager
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
     Dict, List, Unicode, Int, CaselessStrEnum, CBool, Any
 )
 from IPython.zmq.ipkernel import (
     flags as ipkernel_flags,
     aliases as ipkernel_aliases,
     IPKernelApp
 )
 from IPython.zmq.session import Session
 from IPython.zmq.zmqshell import ZMQInteractiveShell
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Network Constants
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import LOCALHOST, LOCAL_IPS
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 _examples = """
 ipython qtconsole                 # start the qtconsole
 ipython qtconsole --pylab=inline  # start with pylab in inline plotting mode
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'object' interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def __init__(self, app, frontend, existing=False, may_close=True,
                     confirm_exit=True):
         """ Create a MainWindow for the specified FrontendWidget.
         
         The app is passed as an argument to allow for different
         closing behavior depending on whether we are the Kernel's parent.
         
         If existing is True, then this Console does not own the Kernel.
         
         If may_close is True, then this Console is permitted to close the kernel
         """
         super(MainWindow, self).__init__()
         self._app = app
         self._frontend = frontend
         self._existing = existing
         if existing:
             self._may_close = may_close
         else:
             self._may_close = True
         self._frontend.exit_requested.connect(self.close)
         self._confirm_exit = confirm_exit
         self.setCentralWidget(frontend)
     
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # QWidget interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         """ Close the window and the kernel (if necessary).
         
         This will prompt the user if they are finished with the kernel, and if
         so, closes the kernel cleanly. Alternatively, if the exit magic is used,
         it closes without prompt.
         """
         keepkernel = None #Use the prompt by default
         if hasattr(self._frontend,'_keep_kernel_on_exit'): #set by exit magic
             keepkernel = self._frontend._keep_kernel_on_exit
         
         kernel_manager = self._frontend.kernel_manager
         
         if keepkernel is None and not self._confirm_exit:
             # don't prompt, just terminate the kernel if we own it
             # or leave it alone if we don't
             keepkernel = not self._existing
         
         if keepkernel is None: #show prompt
             if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
                 title = self.window().windowTitle()
                 cancel = QtGui.QMessageBox.Cancel
                 okay = QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok
                 if self._may_close:
                     msg = "You are closing this Console window."
                     info = "Would you like to quit the Kernel and all attached Consoles as well?"
                     justthis = QtGui.QPushButton("&No, just this Console", self)
                     justthis.setShortcut('N')
                     closeall = QtGui.QPushButton("&Yes, quit everything", self)
                     closeall.setShortcut('Y')
                     box = QtGui.QMessageBox(QtGui.QMessageBox.Question,
                                             title, msg)
                     box.setInformativeText(info)
                     box.addButton(cancel)
                     box.addButton(justthis, QtGui.QMessageBox.NoRole)
                     box.addButton(closeall, QtGui.QMessageBox.YesRole)
                     box.setDefaultButton(closeall)
                     box.setEscapeButton(cancel)
                     reply = box.exec_()
                     if reply == 1: # close All
                         kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
                         #kernel_manager.stop_channels()
                         event.accept()
                     elif reply == 0: # close Console
                         if not self._existing:
                             # Have kernel: don't quit, just close the window
                             self._app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
                             self.deleteLater()
                         event.accept()
                     else:
                         event.ignore()
                 else:
                     reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, title,
                         "Are you sure you want to close this Console?"+
                         "\nThe Kernel and other Consoles will remain active.",
                         okay|cancel,
                         defaultButton=okay
                         )
                     if reply == okay:
                         event.accept()
                     else:
                         event.ignore()
         elif keepkernel: #close console but leave kernel running (no prompt)
             if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
                 if not self._existing:
                     # I have the kernel: don't quit, just close the window
                     self._app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
                 event.accept()
         else: #close console and kernel (no prompt)
             if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
                 kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
                 event.accept()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Aliases and Flags
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 flags = dict(ipkernel_flags)
 qt_flags = {
     'existing' : ({'IPythonQtConsoleApp' : {'existing' : True}},
             "Connect to an existing kernel."),
     'pure' : ({'IPythonQtConsoleApp' : {'pure' : True}},
             "Use a pure Python kernel instead of an IPython kernel."),
     'plain' : ({'ConsoleWidget' : {'kind' : 'plain'}},
             "Disable rich text support."),
 }
 qt_flags.update(boolean_flag(
     'gui-completion', 'ConsoleWidget.gui_completion',
     "use a GUI widget for tab completion",
     "use plaintext output for completion"
 ))
 qt_flags.update(boolean_flag(
     'confirm-exit', 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.confirm_exit',
     """Set to display confirmation dialog on exit. You can always use 'exit' or 'quit',
        to force a direct exit without any confirmation.
     """,
     """Don't prompt the user when exiting. This will terminate the kernel
        if it is owned by the frontend, and leave it alive if it is external.
     """
 ))
 flags.update(qt_flags)
 # the flags that are specific to the frontend
 # these must be scrubbed before being passed to the kernel,
 # or it will raise an error on unrecognized flags
 qt_flags = qt_flags.keys()
 
 aliases = dict(ipkernel_aliases)
 
 qt_aliases = dict(
     hb = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.hb_port',
     shell = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.shell_port',
     iopub = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.iopub_port',
     stdin = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.stdin_port',
     ip = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.ip',
 
     style = 'IPythonWidget.syntax_style',
     stylesheet = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.stylesheet',
     colors = 'ZMQInteractiveShell.colors',
 
     editor = 'IPythonWidget.editor',
     paging = 'ConsoleWidget.paging',
 )
 aliases.update(qt_aliases)
 # also scrub aliases from the frontend
 qt_flags.extend(qt_aliases.keys())
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # IPythonQtConsole
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 class IPythonQtConsoleApp(BaseIPythonApplication):
     name = 'ipython-qtconsole'
     default_config_file_name='ipython_config.py'
     
     description = """
         The IPython QtConsole.
         
         This launches a Console-style application using Qt.  It is not a full
         console, in that launched terminal subprocesses will not be able to accept
         input.
         
         The QtConsole supports various extra features beyond the Terminal IPython
         shell, such as inline plotting with matplotlib, via:
         
             ipython qtconsole --pylab=inline
         
         as well as saving your session as HTML, and printing the output.
         
     """
     examples = _examples
 
     classes = [IPKernelApp, IPythonWidget, ZMQInteractiveShell, ProfileDir, Session]
     flags = Dict(flags)
     aliases = Dict(aliases)
 
     kernel_argv = List(Unicode)
 
+    # create requested profiles by default, if they don't exist:
+    auto_create = CBool(True)
     # connection info:
     ip = Unicode(LOCALHOST, config=True,
         help="""Set the kernel\'s IP address [default localhost].
         If the IP address is something other than localhost, then
         Consoles on other machines will be able to connect
         to the Kernel, so be careful!"""
     )
     hb_port = Int(0, config=True,
         help="set the heartbeat port [default: random]")
     shell_port = Int(0, config=True,
         help="set the shell (XREP) port [default: random]")
     iopub_port = Int(0, config=True,
         help="set the iopub (PUB) port [default: random]")
     stdin_port = Int(0, config=True,
         help="set the stdin (XREQ) port [default: random]")
 
     existing = CBool(False, config=True,
         help="Whether to connect to an already running Kernel.")
 
     stylesheet = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="path to a custom CSS stylesheet")
 
     pure = CBool(False, config=True,
         help="Use a pure Python kernel instead of an IPython kernel.")
     plain = CBool(False, config=True,
         help="Use a plaintext widget instead of rich text (plain can't print/save).")
 
     def _pure_changed(self, name, old, new):
         kind = 'plain' if self.plain else 'rich'
         self.config.ConsoleWidget.kind = kind
         if self.pure:
             self.widget_factory = FrontendWidget
         elif self.plain:
             self.widget_factory = IPythonWidget
         else:
             self.widget_factory = RichIPythonWidget
 
     _plain_changed = _pure_changed
 
     confirm_exit = CBool(True, config=True,
         help="""
         Set to display confirmation dialog on exit. You can always use 'exit' or 'quit',
         to force a direct exit without any confirmation.""",
     )
     
     # the factory for creating a widget
     widget_factory = Any(RichIPythonWidget)
 
     def parse_command_line(self, argv=None):
         super(IPythonQtConsoleApp, self).parse_command_line(argv)
         if argv is None:
             argv = sys.argv[1:]
 
         self.kernel_argv = list(argv) # copy
         # kernel should inherit default config file from frontend
         self.kernel_argv.append("--KernelApp.parent_appname='%s'"%self.name)
         # scrub frontend-specific flags
         for a in argv:
             
             if a.startswith('-'):
                 key = a.lstrip('-').split('=')[0]
                 if key in qt_flags:
                     self.kernel_argv.remove(a)
 
     def init_kernel_manager(self):
         # Don't let Qt or ZMQ swallow KeyboardInterupts.
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
 
         # Create a KernelManager and start a kernel.
         self.kernel_manager = QtKernelManager(
                                 shell_address=(self.ip, self.shell_port),
                                 sub_address=(self.ip, self.iopub_port),
                                 stdin_address=(self.ip, self.stdin_port),
                                 hb_address=(self.ip, self.hb_port),
                                 config=self.config
         )
         # start the kernel
         if not self.existing:
             kwargs = dict(ip=self.ip, ipython=not self.pure)
             kwargs['extra_arguments'] = self.kernel_argv
             self.kernel_manager.start_kernel(**kwargs)
         self.kernel_manager.start_channels()
 
 
     def init_qt_elements(self):
         # Create the widget.
         self.app = QtGui.QApplication([])
         local_kernel = (not self.existing) or self.ip in LOCAL_IPS
         self.widget = self.widget_factory(config=self.config,
                                         local_kernel=local_kernel)
         self.widget.kernel_manager = self.kernel_manager
         self.window = MainWindow(self.app, self.widget, self.existing,
                                 may_close=local_kernel,
                                 confirm_exit=self.confirm_exit)
         self.window.setWindowTitle('Python' if self.pure else 'IPython')
 
     def init_colors(self):
         """Configure the coloring of the widget"""
         # Note: This will be dramatically simplified when colors
         # are removed from the backend.
 
         if self.pure:
             # only IPythonWidget supports styling
             return
 
         # parse the colors arg down to current known labels
         try:
             colors = self.config.ZMQInteractiveShell.colors
         except AttributeError:
             colors = None
         try:
             style = self.config.IPythonWidget.colors
         except AttributeError:
             style = None
 
         # find the value for colors:
         if colors:
             colors=colors.lower()
             if colors in ('lightbg', 'light'):
                 colors='lightbg'
             elif colors in ('dark', 'linux'):
                 colors='linux'
             else:
                 colors='nocolor'
         elif style:
             if style=='bw':
                 colors='nocolor'
             elif styles.dark_style(style):
                 colors='linux'
             else:
                 colors='lightbg'
         else:
             colors=None
 
         # Configure the style.
         widget = self.widget
         if style:
             widget.style_sheet = styles.sheet_from_template(style, colors)
             widget.syntax_style = style
             widget._syntax_style_changed()
             widget._style_sheet_changed()
         elif colors:
             # use a default style
             widget.set_default_style(colors=colors)
         else:
             # this is redundant for now, but allows the widget's
             # defaults to change
             widget.set_default_style()
 
         if self.stylesheet:
             # we got an expicit stylesheet
             if os.path.isfile(self.stylesheet):
                 with open(self.stylesheet) as f:
                     sheet = f.read()
                 widget.style_sheet = sheet
                 widget._style_sheet_changed()
             else:
                 raise IOError("Stylesheet %r not found."%self.stylesheet)
 
     def initialize(self, argv=None):
         super(IPythonQtConsoleApp, self).initialize(argv)
         self.init_kernel_manager()
         self.init_qt_elements()
         self.init_colors()
 
     def start(self):
 
         # draw the window
         self.window.show()
 
         # Start the application main loop.
         self.app.exec_()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main entry point
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def main():
     app = IPythonQtConsoleApp()
     app.initialize()
     app.start()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()