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IPython/frontend/terminal/ipapp.py

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 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 """
 The :class:`~IPython.core.application.Application` object for the command
 line :command:`ipython` program.
 
 Authors
 -------
 
 * Brian Granger
 * Fernando Perez
 * Min Ragan-Kelley
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2008-2011  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
 from IPython.config.loader import (
     Config, PyFileConfigLoader, ConfigFileNotFound
 )
 from IPython.config.application import boolean_flag, catch_config_error
 from IPython.core import release
 from IPython.core import usage
 from IPython.core.completer import IPCompleter
 from IPython.core.crashhandler import CrashHandler
 from IPython.core.formatters import PlainTextFormatter
 from IPython.core.prompts import PromptManager
 from IPython.core.application import (
     ProfileDir, BaseIPythonApplication, base_flags, base_aliases
 )
 from IPython.core.shellapp import (
     InteractiveShellApp, shell_flags, shell_aliases
 )
 from IPython.frontend.terminal.interactiveshell import TerminalInteractiveShell
 from IPython.lib import inputhook
 from IPython.utils import warn
 from IPython.utils.path import get_ipython_dir, check_for_old_config
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
     Bool, List, Dict, CaselessStrEnum
 )
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals, utilities and helpers
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #: The default config file name for this application.
 default_config_file_name = u'ipython_config.py'
 
 _examples = """
 ipython --pylab            # start in pylab mode
 ipython --pylab=qt         # start in pylab mode with the qt4 backend
 ipython --log-level=DEBUG  # set logging to DEBUG
 ipython --profile=foo      # start with profile foo
 
 ipython qtconsole          # start the qtconsole GUI application
 ipython qtconsole -h       # show the help string for the qtconsole subcmd
 
+ipython console            # start the terminal-based console application
+ipython console -h         # show the help string for the console subcmd
+
 ipython profile create foo # create profile foo w/ default config files
 ipython profile -h         # show the help string for the profile subcmd
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Crash handler for this application
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class IPAppCrashHandler(CrashHandler):
     """sys.excepthook for IPython itself, leaves a detailed report on disk."""
 
     def __init__(self, app):
         contact_name = release.authors['Fernando'][0]
         contact_email = release.author_email
         bug_tracker = 'https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues'
         super(IPAppCrashHandler,self).__init__(
             app, contact_name, contact_email, bug_tracker
         )
 
     def make_report(self,traceback):
         """Return a string containing a crash report."""
 
         sec_sep = self.section_sep
         # Start with parent report
         report = [super(IPAppCrashHandler, self).make_report(traceback)]
         # Add interactive-specific info we may have
         rpt_add = report.append
         try:
             rpt_add(sec_sep+"History of session input:")
             for line in self.app.shell.user_ns['_ih']:
                 rpt_add(line)
             rpt_add('\n*** Last line of input (may not be in above history):\n')
             rpt_add(self.app.shell._last_input_line+'\n')
         except:
             pass
 
         return ''.join(report)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Aliases and Flags
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 flags = dict(base_flags)
 flags.update(shell_flags)
 addflag = lambda *args: flags.update(boolean_flag(*args))
 addflag('autoedit-syntax', 'TerminalInteractiveShell.autoedit_syntax',
         'Turn on auto editing of files with syntax errors.',
         'Turn off auto editing of files with syntax errors.'
 )
 addflag('banner', 'TerminalIPythonApp.display_banner',
         "Display a banner upon starting IPython.",
         "Don't display a banner upon starting IPython."
 )
 addflag('confirm-exit', 'TerminalInteractiveShell.confirm_exit',
     """Set to confirm when you try to exit IPython with an EOF (Control-D
     in Unix, Control-Z/Enter in Windows). By typing 'exit' or 'quit',
     you can force a direct exit without any confirmation.""",
     "Don't prompt the user when exiting."
 )
 addflag('term-title', 'TerminalInteractiveShell.term_title',
     "Enable auto setting the terminal title.",
     "Disable auto setting the terminal title."
 )
 classic_config = Config()
 classic_config.InteractiveShell.cache_size = 0
 classic_config.PlainTextFormatter.pprint = False
 classic_config.PromptManager.in_template = '>>> '
 classic_config.PromptManager.in2_template = '... '
 classic_config.PromptManager.out_template = ''
 classic_config.InteractiveShell.separate_in = ''
 classic_config.InteractiveShell.separate_out = ''
 classic_config.InteractiveShell.separate_out2 = ''
 classic_config.InteractiveShell.colors = 'NoColor'
 classic_config.InteractiveShell.xmode = 'Plain'
 
 flags['classic']=(
     classic_config,
     "Gives IPython a similar feel to the classic Python prompt."
 )
 # # log doesn't make so much sense this way anymore
 # paa('--log','-l',
 #     action='store_true', dest='InteractiveShell.logstart',
 #     help="Start logging to the default log file (./ipython_log.py).")
 #
 # # quick is harder to implement
 flags['quick']=(
     {'TerminalIPythonApp' : {'quick' : True}},
     "Enable quick startup with no config files."
 )
 
 flags['i'] = (
     {'TerminalIPythonApp' : {'force_interact' : True}},
     """If running code from the command line, become interactive afterwards.
     Note: can also be given simply as '-i.'"""
 )
 flags['pylab'] = (
     {'TerminalIPythonApp' : {'pylab' : 'auto'}},
     """Pre-load matplotlib and numpy for interactive use with
     the default matplotlib backend."""
 )
 
 aliases = dict(base_aliases)
 aliases.update(shell_aliases)
 
 # it's possible we don't want short aliases for *all* of these:
 aliases.update(dict(
     gui='TerminalIPythonApp.gui',
     pylab='TerminalIPythonApp.pylab',
 ))
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main classes and functions
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class TerminalIPythonApp(BaseIPythonApplication, InteractiveShellApp):
     name = u'ipython'
     description = usage.cl_usage
     default_config_file_name = default_config_file_name
     crash_handler_class = IPAppCrashHandler
     examples = _examples
 
     flags = Dict(flags)
     aliases = Dict(aliases)
     classes = List()
     def _classes_default(self):
         """This has to be in a method, for TerminalIPythonApp to be available."""
         return [
             InteractiveShellApp, # ShellApp comes before TerminalApp, because
             self.__class__,      # it will also affect subclasses (e.g. QtConsole)
             TerminalInteractiveShell,
             PromptManager,
             ProfileDir,
             PlainTextFormatter,
             IPCompleter,
         ]
 
     subcommands = Dict(dict(
         qtconsole=('IPython.frontend.qt.console.qtconsoleapp.IPythonQtConsoleApp',
             """Launch the IPython Qt Console."""
         ),
         notebook=('IPython.frontend.html.notebook.notebookapp.NotebookApp',
-            """Launch the IPython HTML Notebook Server"""
+            """Launch the IPython HTML Notebook Server."""
         ),
         profile = ("IPython.core.profileapp.ProfileApp",
             "Create and manage IPython profiles."
         ),
         kernel = ("IPython.zmq.ipkernel.IPKernelApp",
             "Start a kernel without an attached frontend."
         ),
-        zmq=('IPython.frontend.zmqterminal.app.ZMQTerminalIPythonApp',
-            """Launch two-process Terminal session with 0MQ."""
+        console=('IPython.frontend.zmqterminal.app.ZMQTerminalIPythonApp',
+            """Launch the IPython terminal-based Console."""
         ),
     ))
 
     # *do* autocreate requested profile, but don't create the config file.
     auto_create=Bool(True)
     # configurables
     ignore_old_config=Bool(False, config=True,
         help="Suppress warning messages about legacy config files"
     )
     quick = Bool(False, config=True,
         help="""Start IPython quickly by skipping the loading of config files."""
     )
     def _quick_changed(self, name, old, new):
         if new:
             self.load_config_file = lambda *a, **kw: None
             self.ignore_old_config=True
 
     gui = CaselessStrEnum(('qt', 'wx', 'gtk', 'glut', 'pyglet'), config=True,
         help="Enable GUI event loop integration ('qt', 'wx', 'gtk', 'glut', 'pyglet')."
     )
     pylab = CaselessStrEnum(['tk', 'qt', 'wx', 'gtk', 'osx', 'auto'],
         config=True,
         help="""Pre-load matplotlib and numpy for interactive use,
         selecting a particular matplotlib backend and loop integration.
         """
     )
     display_banner = Bool(True, config=True,
         help="Whether to display a banner upon starting IPython."
     )
 
     # if there is code of files to run from the cmd line, don't interact
     # unless the --i flag (App.force_interact) is true.
     force_interact = Bool(False, config=True,
         help="""If a command or file is given via the command-line,
         e.g. 'ipython foo.py"""
     )
     def _force_interact_changed(self, name, old, new):
         if new:
             self.interact = True
 
     def _file_to_run_changed(self, name, old, new):
         if new and not self.force_interact:
                 self.interact = False
     _code_to_run_changed = _file_to_run_changed
 
     # internal, not-configurable
     interact=Bool(True)
 
 
     def parse_command_line(self, argv=None):
         """override to allow old '-pylab' flag with deprecation warning"""
 
         argv = sys.argv[1:] if argv is None else argv
 
         if '-pylab' in argv:
             # deprecated `-pylab` given,
             # warn and transform into current syntax
             argv = argv[:] # copy, don't clobber
             idx = argv.index('-pylab')
             warn.warn("`-pylab` flag has been deprecated.\n"
             "    Use `--pylab` instead, or `--pylab=foo` to specify a backend.")
             sub = '--pylab'
             if len(argv) > idx+1:
                 # check for gui arg, as in '-pylab qt'
                 gui = argv[idx+1]
                 if gui in ('wx', 'qt', 'qt4', 'gtk', 'auto'):
                     sub = '--pylab='+gui
                     argv.pop(idx+1)
             argv[idx] = sub
 
         return super(TerminalIPythonApp, self).parse_command_line(argv)
     
     @catch_config_error
     def initialize(self, argv=None):
         """Do actions after construct, but before starting the app."""
         super(TerminalIPythonApp, self).initialize(argv)
         if self.subapp is not None:
             # don't bother initializing further, starting subapp
             return
         if not self.ignore_old_config:
             check_for_old_config(self.ipython_dir)
         # print self.extra_args
         if self.extra_args:
             self.file_to_run = self.extra_args[0]
         # create the shell
         self.init_shell()
         # and draw the banner
         self.init_banner()
         # Now a variety of things that happen after the banner is printed.
         self.init_gui_pylab()
         self.init_extensions()
         self.init_code()
 
     def init_shell(self):
         """initialize the InteractiveShell instance"""
         # I am a little hesitant to put these into InteractiveShell itself.
         # But that might be the place for them
         sys.path.insert(0, '')
 
         # Create an InteractiveShell instance.
         # shell.display_banner should always be False for the terminal
         # based app, because we call shell.show_banner() by hand below
         # so the banner shows *before* all extension loading stuff.
         self.shell = TerminalInteractiveShell.instance(config=self.config,
                         display_banner=False, profile_dir=self.profile_dir,
                         ipython_dir=self.ipython_dir)
         self.shell.configurables.append(self)
 
     def init_banner(self):
         """optionally display the banner"""
         if self.display_banner and self.interact:
             self.shell.show_banner()
         # Make sure there is a space below the banner.
         if self.log_level <= logging.INFO: print
 
 
     def init_gui_pylab(self):
         """Enable GUI event loop integration, taking pylab into account."""
         gui = self.gui
 
         # Using `pylab` will also require gui activation, though which toolkit
         # to use may be chosen automatically based on mpl configuration.
         if self.pylab:
             activate = self.shell.enable_pylab
             if self.pylab == 'auto':
                 gui = None
             else:
                 gui = self.pylab
         else:
             # Enable only GUI integration, no pylab
             activate = inputhook.enable_gui
 
         if gui or self.pylab:
             try:
                 self.log.info("Enabling GUI event loop integration, "
                               "toolkit=%s, pylab=%s" % (gui, self.pylab) )
                 if self.pylab:
                     activate(gui, import_all=self.pylab_import_all)
                 else:
                     activate(gui)
             except:
                 self.log.warn("Error in enabling GUI event loop integration:")
                 self.shell.showtraceback()
 
     def start(self):
         if self.subapp is not None:
             return self.subapp.start()
         # perform any prexec steps:
         if self.interact:
             self.log.debug("Starting IPython's mainloop...")
             self.shell.mainloop()
         else:
             self.log.debug("IPython not interactive...")
 
 
 def load_default_config(ipython_dir=None):
     """Load the default config file from the default ipython_dir.
 
     This is useful for embedded shells.
     """
     if ipython_dir is None:
         ipython_dir = get_ipython_dir()
     profile_dir = os.path.join(ipython_dir, 'profile_default')
     cl = PyFileConfigLoader(default_config_file_name, profile_dir)
     try:
         config = cl.load_config()
     except ConfigFileNotFound:
         # no config found
         config = Config()
     return config
 
 
 def launch_new_instance():
     """Create and run a full blown IPython instance"""
     app = TerminalIPythonApp.instance()
     app.initialize()
     app.start()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     launch_new_instance()

IPython/frontend/zmqterminal/app.py

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 """ A minimal application using the ZMQ-based terminal 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:
 
 * Min RK
 * Paul Ivanov
 
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import signal
 import sys
 import time
 
 from IPython.frontend.terminal.ipapp import TerminalIPythonApp
 
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
     Dict, List, Unicode, Int, CaselessStrEnum, CBool, Any
 )
 from IPython.zmq.ipkernel import IPKernelApp
 from IPython.zmq.session import Session, default_secure
 from IPython.zmq.zmqshell import ZMQInteractiveShell
 from IPython.frontend.kernelmixinapp import (
         IPythonMixinConsoleApp, app_aliases, app_flags
     )
 
 from IPython.frontend.zmqterminal.interactiveshell import ZMQTerminalInteractiveShell
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 _examples = """
 ipython console # start the ZMQ-based console
-ipython console --pylab # start with pylab plotting mode
+ipython console --existing # connect to an existing ipython session
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Flags and Aliases
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # XXX: the app_flags should really be flags from the mixin
 flags = dict(app_flags)
 frontend_flags = { }
 flags.update(frontend_flags)
 
 frontend_flags = frontend_flags.keys()
 
 aliases = dict(app_aliases)
 
 frontend_aliases = dict()
 
 aliases.update(frontend_aliases)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 class ZMQTerminalIPythonApp(TerminalIPythonApp, IPythonMixinConsoleApp):
+    name = "ipython console"
     """Start a terminal frontend to the IPython zmq kernel."""
-    
+
+    description = """
+        The IPython terminal-based Console.
+
+        This launches a Console application inside a terminal.
+
+        The Console supports various extra features beyond the traditional
+        single-process Terminal IPython shell, such as connecting to an
+        existing ipython session, via:
+
+            ipython console --existing
+
+        where the previous session could have been created by another ipython
+        console, an ipython qtconsole, or by opening an ipython notebook.
+
+    """
+    examples = _examples
+
     classes = List([IPKernelApp, ZMQTerminalInteractiveShell])
     flags = Dict(flags)
     aliases = Dict(aliases)
+    subcommands = Dict()
     def parse_command_line(self, argv=None):
         super(ZMQTerminalIPythonApp, self).parse_command_line(argv)
         IPythonMixinConsoleApp.parse_command_line(self,argv)
         self.swallow_args(frontend_aliases,frontend_flags,argv=argv)
 
     def init_shell(self):
         IPythonMixinConsoleApp.initialize(self)
         # relay sigint to kernel
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.handle_sigint)
         self.shell = ZMQTerminalInteractiveShell.instance(config=self.config,
                         display_banner=False, profile_dir=self.profile_dir,
                         ipython_dir=self.ipython_dir, kernel_manager=self.kernel_manager)
 
     def handle_sigint(self, *args):
         self.shell.write('KeyboardInterrupt\n')
         self.kernel_manager.interrupt_kernel()
 
     def init_code(self):
         # no-op in the frontend, code gets run in the backend
         pass
 
 def launch_new_instance():
     """Create and run a full blown IPython instance"""
     app = ZMQTerminalIPythonApp.instance()
     app.initialize()
     app.start()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     launch_new_instance()