improve logging in nbconvert preprocessors

also cleanup spelling and grammar in a few docstrings

IPython/nbconvert/preprocessors/base.py

@@ -1,27 +1,11 b''
-"""
-Module that re-groups preprocessor that would be applied to ipynb files
-before going through the templating machinery.
+"""Base class for preprocessors"""
 
-It exposes a convenient class to inherit from to access configurability.
-"""
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) 2013, the IPython Development Team.
-#
+# Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
-#
-# The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Imports
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from ..utils.base import NbConvertBase
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Bool
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Classes and Functions
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Preprocessor(NbConvertBase):
     """ A configurable preprocessor
@@ -30,7 +14,7 b' class Preprocessor(NbConvertBase):'
     preprocessor.
 
     Any configurable traitlets this class exposed will be configurable in
-    profiles using c.SubClassName.atribute=value
+    profiles using c.SubClassName.attribute = value
 
     you can overwrite :meth:`preprocess_cell` to apply a transformation
     independently on each cell or :meth:`preprocess` if you prefer your own
@@ -59,6 +43,7 b' class Preprocessor(NbConvertBase):'
        
     def __call__(self, nb, resources):
         if self.enabled:
+            self.log.debug("Applying preprocessor: %s", self.__class__.__name__)
             return self.preprocess(nb,resources)
         else:
             return nb, resources
@@ -68,9 +53,10 b' class Preprocessor(NbConvertBase):'
         """
         Preprocessing to apply on each notebook.
         
-        You should return modified nb, resources.
+        Must return modified nb, resources.
+        
         If you wish to apply your preprocessing to each cell, you might want
-        to overwrite preprocess_cell method instead.
+        to override preprocess_cell method instead.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -80,20 +66,16 b' class Preprocessor(NbConvertBase):'
             Additional resources used in the conversion process.  Allows
             preprocessors to pass variables into the Jinja engine.
         """
-        self.log.debug("Applying preprocess: %s", self.__class__.__name__)
-        try :
             for worksheet in nb.worksheets:
                 for index, cell in enumerate(worksheet.cells):
                     worksheet.cells[index], resources = self.preprocess_cell(cell, resources, index)
             return nb, resources
-        except NotImplementedError:
-            raise NotImplementedError('should be implemented by subclass')
 
 
     def preprocess_cell(self, cell, resources, index):
         """
-        Overwrite if you want to apply some preprocessing to each cell.  You 
-        should return modified cell and resource dictionary.
+        Override if you want to apply some preprocessing to each cell.
+        Must return modified cell and resource dictionary.
         
         Parameters
         ----------

IPython/nbconvert/preprocessors/coalescestreams.py

@@ -1,23 +1,10 b''
-"""Module that allows latex output notebooks to be conditioned before
-they are converted.  Exposes a decorator (@cell_preprocessor) in
-addition to the coalesce_streams pre-proccessor.
-"""
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) 2013, the IPython Development Team.
-#
+"""Preprocessor for merging consecutive stream outputs for easier handling."""
+
+# Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
-#
-# The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Imports
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import re
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Functions
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def cell_preprocessor(function):
     """
     Wrap a function to be executed on all cells of a notebook
@@ -34,6 +21,11 b' def cell_preprocessor(function):'
     """
     
     def wrappedfunc(nb, resources):
+        from IPython.config import Application
+        if Application.initialized():
+            Application.instance().log.debug(
+                "Applying preprocessor: %s", function.__name__
+            )
         for worksheet in nb.worksheets :
             for index, cell in enumerate(worksheet.cells):
                 worksheet.cells[index], resources = function(cell, resources, index)