removed '/new' URL and added POST notebook request

IPython/html/notebook/handlers.py

@@ -19,6 +19,8 b' Authors:'
 import os
 from tornado import web
 HTTPError = web.HTTPError
+from zmq.utils import jsonapi
+
 
 from ..base.handlers import IPythonHandler
 from ..utils import url_path_join
@@ -29,20 +31,12 b' from urllib import quote'
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-class NewPathHandler(IPythonHandler):
-    
-    @web.authenticated
-    def get(self, notebook_path):
-        notebook_name = self.notebook_manager.new_notebook(notebook_path)
-        self.redirect(url_path_join(self.base_project_url,"notebooks", notebook_path, notebook_name))
-        
-
-class NewHandler(IPythonHandler):
+class NotebookHandler(IPythonHandler):
 
     @web.authenticated
-    def get(self):
+    def post(self):
         notebook_name = self.notebook_manager.new_notebook()
-        self.redirect(url_path_join(self.base_project_url, "notebooks", notebook_name))
+        self.finish(jsonapi.dumps({"name": notebook_name}))
 
 
 class NamedNotebookHandler(IPythonHandler):
@@ -68,11 +62,11 b' class NamedNotebookHandler(IPythonHandler):'
             mathjax_url=self.mathjax_url,
             )
         )
-    
+
     @web.authenticated
     def post(self, notebook_path):
-        nbm =self.notebook_manager
-        notebook_name = nbm.new_notebook()
+        notebook_name = self.notebook_manager.new_notebook(notebook_path)
+        self.finish(jsonapi.dumps({"name": notebook_name}))
 
 
 class NotebookCopyHandler(IPythonHandler):
@@ -96,8 +90,7 b' class NotebookCopyHandler(IPythonHandler):'
 _notebook_path_regex = r"(?P<notebook_path>.+)"
 
 default_handlers = [
-    (r"/notebooks/%s/new" % _notebook_path_regex, NewPathHandler),
-    (r"/notebooks/new", NewHandler),
     (r"/notebooks/%s/copy" % _notebook_path_regex, NotebookCopyHandler),
-    (r"/notebooks/%s" % _notebook_path_regex, NamedNotebookHandler)
+    (r"/notebooks/%s" % _notebook_path_regex, NamedNotebookHandler),
+    (r"/notebooks/", NotebookHandler)
 ]

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

@@ -78,7 +78,7 b' var IPython = (function (IPython) {'
         //  File
         var that = this;
         this.element.find('#new_notebook').click(function () {
-            window.open(that.baseProjectUrl() + 'notebooks/' + that.notebookPath() +'new');
+            IPython.notebook.new_notebook();
         });
         this.element.find('#open_notebook').click(function () {
             window.open(that.baseProjectUrl() + 'tree/' + that.notebookPath());

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

@@ -89,7 +89,7 b' var IPython = (function (IPython) {'
         if (path != 'None') {
             if (path[path.length-1] != '/') {
                 path = path.substring(0,path.length);
-            };
+            }; 
             return path;
         } else {
             return '';
@@ -1743,6 +1743,22 b' var IPython = (function (IPython) {'
         $([IPython.events]).trigger('notebook_save_failed.Notebook');
     };
 
+    Notebook.prototype.new_notebook = function(){
+        var path = this.notebookPath();
+        var settings = {
+            processData : false,
+            cache : false,
+            type : "POST",
+            dataType : "json",
+            success:$.proxy(function (data, status, xhr){
+                notebook_name = data.name;
+                window.open(this._baseProjectUrl +'notebooks/' + this.notebookPath()+ notebook_name);
+            }, this)
+        };
+        var url = this._baseProjectUrl + 'notebooks/' + path;
+        $.ajax(url,settings);
+    };
+
 
     Notebook.prototype.notebook_rename = function (nbname) {
         var that = this;

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

@@ -13,18 +13,11 b''
 $(document).ready(function () {
 
     IPython.page = new IPython.Page();
-    
-    if ($('body').data('notebookPath') == "") {
-        $('#new_notebook').button().click(function (e) {
-                window.open($('body').data('baseProjectUrl')+'notebooks/'+'new');
-        });
-    }
-    else {
-        $('#new_notebook').button().click(function (e) {
-                window.open($('body').data('baseProjectUrl')+'notebooks/'+$('body').data('notebookPath') + '/new');
-        });
-    }
-    
+
+    $('#new_notebook').button().click(function (e) {
+        IPython.notebook_list.new_notebook($('body').data('baseProjectUrl'))
+    });
+
     IPython.notebook_list = new IPython.NotebookList('#notebook_list');
     IPython.cluster_list = new IPython.ClusterList('#cluster_list');
     IPython.login_widget = new IPython.LoginWidget('#login_widget');

IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js

@@ -338,6 +338,8 b' var IPython = (function (IPython) {'
     };
 
 
+
+
     IPython.NotebookList = NotebookList;
 
     return IPython;