Merge pull request #2002 from bfroehle/lsmagic_docs

Refactor %magic into using a new lsmagic_docs method.

Added a `lsmagic_docs` method which returns a dictionary of magic function docstrings.  It optionally takes parameters `brief` (list only first line of the docstring) and `missing` (to use in lieu of an empty docstring).

IPython/core/magic.py

@@ -1,592 +1,616 b''
 # encoding: utf-8
 """Magic functions for InteractiveShell.
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <[e-mail]> and
 #  Copyright (C) 2001 Fernando Perez <[e-mail]>
 #  Copyright (C) 2008 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
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Stdlib
 import os
 import re
 import sys
 import types
 from getopt import getopt, GetoptError
 
 # Our own
 from IPython.config.configurable import Configurable
 from IPython.core import oinspect
 from IPython.core.error import UsageError
 from IPython.core.inputsplitter import ESC_MAGIC
 from IPython.external.decorator import decorator
 from IPython.utils.ipstruct import Struct
 from IPython.utils.process import arg_split
 from IPython.utils.text import dedent
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Bool, Dict, Instance, MetaHasTraits
 from IPython.utils.warn import error, warn
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # A dict we'll use for each class that has magics, used as temporary storage to
 # pass information between the @line/cell_magic method decorators and the
 # @magics_class class decorator, because the method decorators have no
 # access to the class when they run.  See for more details:
 # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2366713/can-a-python-decorator-of-an-instance-method-access-the-class
 
 magics = dict(line={}, cell={})
 
 magic_kinds = ('line', 'cell')
 magic_spec = ('line', 'cell', 'line_cell')
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Utility classes and functions
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Bunch: pass
 
 
 def on_off(tag):
     """Return an ON/OFF string for a 1/0 input. Simple utility function."""
     return ['OFF','ON'][tag]
 
 
 def compress_dhist(dh):
     """Compress a directory history into a new one with at most 20 entries.
 
     Return a new list made from the first and last 10 elements of dhist after
     removal of duplicates.
     """
     head, tail = dh[:-10], dh[-10:]
 
     newhead = []
     done = set()
     for h in head:
         if h in done:
             continue
         newhead.append(h)
         done.add(h)
 
     return newhead + tail
 
 
 def needs_local_scope(func):
     """Decorator to mark magic functions which need to local scope to run."""
     func.needs_local_scope = True
     return func
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Class and method decorators for registering magics
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def magics_class(cls):
     """Class decorator for all subclasses of the main Magics class.
 
     Any class that subclasses Magics *must* also apply this decorator, to
     ensure that all the methods that have been decorated as line/cell magics
     get correctly registered in the class instance.  This is necessary because
     when method decorators run, the class does not exist yet, so they
     temporarily store their information into a module global.  Application of
     this class decorator copies that global data to the class instance and
     clears the global.
 
     Obviously, this mechanism is not thread-safe, which means that the
     *creation* of subclasses of Magic should only be done in a single-thread
     context.  Instantiation of the classes has no restrictions.  Given that
     these classes are typically created at IPython startup time and before user
     application code becomes active, in practice this should not pose any
     problems.
     """
     cls.registered = True
     cls.magics = dict(line = magics['line'],
                       cell = magics['cell'])
     magics['line'] = {}
     magics['cell'] = {}
     return cls
 
 
 def record_magic(dct, magic_kind, magic_name, func):
     """Utility function to store a function as a magic of a specific kind.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     dct : dict
       A dictionary with 'line' and 'cell' subdicts.
 
     magic_kind : str
       Kind of magic to be stored.
 
     magic_name : str
       Key to store the magic as.
 
     func : function
       Callable object to store.
     """
     if magic_kind == 'line_cell':
         dct['line'][magic_name] = dct['cell'][magic_name] = func
     else:
         dct[magic_kind][magic_name] = func
 
 
 def validate_type(magic_kind):
     """Ensure that the given magic_kind is valid.
 
     Check that the given magic_kind is one of the accepted spec types (stored
     in the global `magic_spec`), raise ValueError otherwise.
     """
     if magic_kind not in magic_spec:
         raise ValueError('magic_kind must be one of %s, %s given' %
                          magic_kinds, magic_kind)
 
 
 # The docstrings for the decorator below will be fairly similar for the two
 # types (method and function), so we generate them here once and reuse the
 # templates below.
 _docstring_template = \
 """Decorate the given {0} as {1} magic.
 
 The decorator can be used with or without arguments, as follows.
 
 i) without arguments: it will create a {1} magic named as the {0} being
 decorated::
 
     @deco
     def foo(...)
 
 will create a {1} magic named `foo`.
 
 ii) with one string argument: which will be used as the actual name of the
 resulting magic::
 
     @deco('bar')
     def foo(...)
 
 will create a {1} magic named `bar`.
 """
 
 # These two are decorator factories.  While they are conceptually very similar,
 # there are enough differences in the details that it's simpler to have them
 # written as completely standalone functions rather than trying to share code
 # and make a single one with convoluted logic.
 
 def _method_magic_marker(magic_kind):
     """Decorator factory for methods in Magics subclasses.
     """
 
     validate_type(magic_kind)
 
     # This is a closure to capture the magic_kind.  We could also use a class,
     # but it's overkill for just that one bit of state.
     def magic_deco(arg):
         call = lambda f, *a, **k: f(*a, **k)
 
         if callable(arg):
             # "Naked" decorator call (just @foo, no args)
             func = arg
             name = func.func_name
             retval = decorator(call, func)
             record_magic(magics, magic_kind, name, name)
         elif isinstance(arg, basestring):
             # Decorator called with arguments (@foo('bar'))
             name = arg
             def mark(func, *a, **kw):
                 record_magic(magics, magic_kind, name, func.func_name)
                 return decorator(call, func)
             retval = mark
         else:
             raise TypeError("Decorator can only be called with "
                             "string or function")
         return retval
 
     # Ensure the resulting decorator has a usable docstring
     magic_deco.__doc__ = _docstring_template.format('method', magic_kind)
     return magic_deco
 
 
 def _function_magic_marker(magic_kind):
     """Decorator factory for standalone functions.
     """
     validate_type(magic_kind)
     
     # This is a closure to capture the magic_kind.  We could also use a class,
     # but it's overkill for just that one bit of state.
     def magic_deco(arg):
         call = lambda f, *a, **k: f(*a, **k)
 
         # Find get_ipython() in the caller's namespace
         caller = sys._getframe(1)
         for ns in ['f_locals', 'f_globals', 'f_builtins']:
             get_ipython = getattr(caller, ns).get('get_ipython')
             if get_ipython is not None:
                 break
         else:
             raise NameError('Decorator can only run in context where '
                             '`get_ipython` exists')
 
         ip = get_ipython()
 
         if callable(arg):
             # "Naked" decorator call (just @foo, no args)
             func = arg
             name = func.func_name
             ip.register_magic_function(func, magic_kind, name)
             retval = decorator(call, func)
         elif isinstance(arg, basestring):
             # Decorator called with arguments (@foo('bar'))
             name = arg
             def mark(func, *a, **kw):
                 ip.register_magic_function(func, magic_kind, name)
                 return decorator(call, func)
             retval = mark
         else:
             raise TypeError("Decorator can only be called with "
                              "string or function")
         return retval
 
     # Ensure the resulting decorator has a usable docstring
     ds = _docstring_template.format('function', magic_kind)
 
     ds += dedent("""
     Note: this decorator can only be used in a context where IPython is already
     active, so that the `get_ipython()` call succeeds.  You can therefore use
     it in your startup files loaded after IPython initializes, but *not* in the
     IPython configuration file itself, which is executed before IPython is
     fully up and running.  Any file located in the `startup` subdirectory of
     your configuration profile will be OK in this sense.
     """)
     
     magic_deco.__doc__ = ds
     return magic_deco
 
 
 # Create the actual decorators for public use
 
 # These three are used to decorate methods in class definitions
 line_magic = _method_magic_marker('line')
 cell_magic = _method_magic_marker('cell')
 line_cell_magic = _method_magic_marker('line_cell')
 
 # These three decorate standalone functions and perform the decoration
 # immediately.  They can only run where get_ipython() works
 register_line_magic = _function_magic_marker('line')
 register_cell_magic = _function_magic_marker('cell')
 register_line_cell_magic = _function_magic_marker('line_cell')
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Core Magic classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MagicsManager(Configurable):
     """Object that handles all magic-related functionality for IPython.
     """
     # Non-configurable class attributes
 
     # A two-level dict, first keyed by magic type, then by magic function, and
     # holding the actual callable object as value.  This is the dict used for
     # magic function dispatch
     magics = Dict
 
     # A registry of the original objects that we've been given holding magics.
     registry = Dict
 
     shell = Instance('IPython.core.interactiveshell.InteractiveShellABC')
 
     auto_magic = Bool(True, config=True, help=
         "Automatically call line magics without requiring explicit % prefix")
     
     _auto_status = [
         'Automagic is OFF, % prefix IS needed for line magics.',
         'Automagic is ON, % prefix IS NOT needed for line magics.']
 
     user_magics = Instance('IPython.core.magics.UserMagics')
 
     def __init__(self, shell=None, config=None, user_magics=None, **traits):
 
         super(MagicsManager, self).__init__(shell=shell, config=config,
                                            user_magics=user_magics, **traits)
         self.magics = dict(line={}, cell={})
         # Let's add the user_magics to the registry for uniformity, so *all*
         # registered magic containers can be found there.
         self.registry[user_magics.__class__.__name__] = user_magics
 
     def auto_status(self):
         """Return descriptive string with automagic status."""
         return self._auto_status[self.auto_magic]
     
     def lsmagic_info(self):
         magic_list = []
         for m_type in self.magics :
             for m_name,mgc in self.magics[m_type].items():
                 try :
                     magic_list.append({'name':m_name,'type':m_type,'class':mgc.im_class.__name__})
                 except AttributeError :
                     magic_list.append({'name':m_name,'type':m_type,'class':'Other'})
         return magic_list
 
     def lsmagic(self):
         """Return a dict of currently available magic functions.
 
         The return dict has the keys 'line' and 'cell', corresponding to the
         two types of magics we support.  Each value is a list of names.
         """
         return self.magics
 
+    def lsmagic_docs(self, brief=False, missing=''):
+        """Return dict of documentation of magic functions.
+
+        The return dict has the keys 'line' and 'cell', corresponding to the
+        two types of magics we support. Each value is a dict keyed by magic
+        name whose value is the function docstring. If a docstring is
+        unavailable, the value of `missing` is used instead.
+
+        If brief is True, only the first line of each docstring will be returned.
+        """
+        docs = {}
+        for m_type in self.magics:
+            m_docs = {}
+            for m_name, m_func in self.magics[m_type].iteritems():
+                if m_func.__doc__:
+                    if brief:
+                        m_docs[m_name] = m_func.__doc__.split('\n', 1)[0]
+                    else:
+                        m_docs[m_name] = m_func.__doc__.rstrip()
+                else:
+                    m_docs[m_name] = missing
+            docs[m_type] = m_docs
+        return docs
+
     def register(self, *magic_objects):
         """Register one or more instances of Magics.
 
         Take one or more classes or instances of classes that subclass the main 
         `core.Magic` class, and register them with IPython to use the magic
         functions they provide.  The registration process will then ensure that
         any methods that have decorated to provide line and/or cell magics will
         be recognized with the `%x`/`%%x` syntax as a line/cell magic
         respectively.
 
         If classes are given, they will be instantiated with the default
         constructor.  If your classes need a custom constructor, you should
         instanitate them first and pass the instance.
 
         The provided arguments can be an arbitrary mix of classes and instances.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         magic_objects : one or more classes or instances
         """
         # Start by validating them to ensure they have all had their magic
         # methods registered at the instance level
         for m in magic_objects:
             if not m.registered:
                 raise ValueError("Class of magics %r was constructed without "
                                  "the @register_magics class decorator")
             if type(m) in (type, MetaHasTraits):
                 # If we're given an uninstantiated class
                 m = m(shell=self.shell)
 
             # Now that we have an instance, we can register it and update the
             # table of callables
             self.registry[m.__class__.__name__] = m
             for mtype in magic_kinds:
                 self.magics[mtype].update(m.magics[mtype])
 
     def register_function(self, func, magic_kind='line', magic_name=None):
         """Expose a standalone function as magic function for IPython.
 
         This will create an IPython magic (line, cell or both) from a
         standalone function.  The functions should have the following
         signatures: 
 
         * For line magics: `def f(line)`
         * For cell magics: `def f(line, cell)`
         * For a function that does both: `def f(line, cell=None)`
 
         In the latter case, the function will be called with `cell==None` when
         invoked as `%f`, and with cell as a string when invoked as `%%f`.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         func : callable
           Function to be registered as a magic.
 
         magic_kind : str
           Kind of magic, one of 'line', 'cell' or 'line_cell'
 
         magic_name : optional str
           If given, the name the magic will have in the IPython namespace.  By
           default, the name of the function itself is used.
         """
 
         # Create the new method in the user_magics and register it in the
         # global table
         validate_type(magic_kind)
         magic_name = func.func_name if magic_name is None else magic_name
         setattr(self.user_magics, magic_name, func)
         record_magic(self.magics, magic_kind, magic_name, func)
 
     def define_magic(self, name, func):
         """[Deprecated] Expose own function as magic function for IPython.
 
         Example::
 
             def foo_impl(self, parameter_s=''):
                 'My very own magic!. (Use docstrings, IPython reads them).'
                 print 'Magic function. Passed parameter is between < >:'
                 print '<%s>' % parameter_s
                 print 'The self object is:', self
 
             ip.define_magic('foo',foo_impl)
         """
         meth = types.MethodType(func, self.user_magics)
         setattr(self.user_magics, name, meth)
         record_magic(self.magics, 'line', name, meth)
 
 # Key base class that provides the central functionality for magics.
 
 class Magics(object):
     """Base class for implementing magic functions.
 
     Shell functions which can be reached as %function_name. All magic
     functions should accept a string, which they can parse for their own
     needs. This can make some functions easier to type, eg `%cd ../`
     vs. `%cd("../")`
 
     Classes providing magic functions need to subclass this class, and they
     MUST:
 
     - Use the method decorators `@line_magic` and `@cell_magic` to decorate
     individual methods as magic functions, AND
 
     - Use the class decorator `@magics_class` to ensure that the magic
     methods are properly registered at the instance level upon instance
     initialization.
 
     See :mod:`magic_functions` for examples of actual implementation classes.
     """
     # Dict holding all command-line options for each magic.
     options_table = None
     # Dict for the mapping of magic names to methods, set by class decorator
     magics = None
     # Flag to check that the class decorator was properly applied
     registered = False
     # Instance of IPython shell
     shell = None
 
     def __init__(self, shell):
         if not(self.__class__.registered):
             raise ValueError('Magics subclass without registration - '
                              'did you forget to apply @magics_class?')
         self.shell = shell
         self.options_table = {}
         # The method decorators are run when the instance doesn't exist yet, so
         # they can only record the names of the methods they are supposed to
         # grab.  Only now, that the instance exists, can we create the proper
         # mapping to bound methods.  So we read the info off the original names
         # table and replace each method name by the actual bound method.
         # But we mustn't clobber the *class* mapping, in case of multiple instances.
         class_magics = self.magics
         self.magics = {}
         for mtype in magic_kinds:
             tab = self.magics[mtype] = {}
             cls_tab = class_magics[mtype]
             for magic_name, meth_name in cls_tab.iteritems():
                 if isinstance(meth_name, basestring):
                     # it's a method name, grab it
                     tab[magic_name] = getattr(self, meth_name)
                 else:
                     # it's the real thing
                     tab[magic_name] = meth_name
 
     def arg_err(self,func):
         """Print docstring if incorrect arguments were passed"""
         print 'Error in arguments:'
         print oinspect.getdoc(func)
 
     def format_latex(self, strng):
         """Format a string for latex inclusion."""
 
         # Characters that need to be escaped for latex:
         escape_re = re.compile(r'(%|_|\$|#|&)',re.MULTILINE)
         # Magic command names as headers:
         cmd_name_re = re.compile(r'^(%s.*?):' % ESC_MAGIC,
                                  re.MULTILINE)
         # Magic commands
         cmd_re = re.compile(r'(?P<cmd>%s.+?\b)(?!\}\}:)' % ESC_MAGIC,
                             re.MULTILINE)
         # Paragraph continue
         par_re = re.compile(r'\\$',re.MULTILINE)
 
         # The "\n" symbol
         newline_re = re.compile(r'\\n')
 
         # Now build the string for output:
         #strng = cmd_name_re.sub(r'\n\\texttt{\\textsl{\\large \1}}:',strng)
         strng = cmd_name_re.sub(r'\n\\bigskip\n\\texttt{\\textbf{ \1}}:',
                                 strng)
         strng = cmd_re.sub(r'\\texttt{\g<cmd>}',strng)
         strng = par_re.sub(r'\\\\',strng)
         strng = escape_re.sub(r'\\\1',strng)
         strng = newline_re.sub(r'\\textbackslash{}n',strng)
         return strng
 
     def parse_options(self, arg_str, opt_str, *long_opts, **kw):
         """Parse options passed to an argument string.
 
         The interface is similar to that of getopt(), but it returns back a
         Struct with the options as keys and the stripped argument string still
         as a string.
 
         arg_str is quoted as a true sys.argv vector by using shlex.split.
         This allows us to easily expand variables, glob files, quote
         arguments, etc.
 
         Options:
           -mode: default 'string'. If given as 'list', the argument string is
           returned as a list (split on whitespace) instead of a string.
 
           -list_all: put all option values in lists. Normally only options
           appearing more than once are put in a list.
 
           -posix (True): whether to split the input line in POSIX mode or not,
           as per the conventions outlined in the shlex module from the
           standard library."""
 
         # inject default options at the beginning of the input line
         caller = sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name
         arg_str = '%s %s' % (self.options_table.get(caller,''),arg_str)
 
         mode = kw.get('mode','string')
         if mode not in ['string','list']:
             raise ValueError,'incorrect mode given: %s' % mode
         # Get options
         list_all = kw.get('list_all',0)
         posix = kw.get('posix', os.name == 'posix')
         strict = kw.get('strict', True)
 
         # Check if we have more than one argument to warrant extra processing:
         odict = {}  # Dictionary with options
         args = arg_str.split()
         if len(args) >= 1:
             # If the list of inputs only has 0 or 1 thing in it, there's no
             # need to look for options
             argv = arg_split(arg_str, posix, strict)
             # Do regular option processing
             try:
                 opts,args = getopt(argv, opt_str, long_opts)
             except GetoptError,e:
                 raise UsageError('%s ( allowed: "%s" %s)' % (e.msg,opt_str,
                                         " ".join(long_opts)))
             for o,a in opts:
                 if o.startswith('--'):
                     o = o[2:]
                 else:
                     o = o[1:]
                 try:
                     odict[o].append(a)
                 except AttributeError:
                     odict[o] = [odict[o],a]
                 except KeyError:
                     if list_all:
                         odict[o] = [a]
                     else:
                         odict[o] = a
 
         # Prepare opts,args for return
         opts = Struct(odict)
         if mode == 'string':
             args = ' '.join(args)
 
         return opts,args
 
     def default_option(self, fn, optstr):
         """Make an entry in the options_table for fn, with value optstr"""
 
         if fn not in self.lsmagic():
             error("%s is not a magic function" % fn)
         self.options_table[fn] = optstr

IPython/core/magics/basic.py

@@ -1,538 +1,526 b''
 """Implementation of basic magic functions.
 """
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (c) 2012 The 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 __future__ import print_function
 
 # Stdlib
 import io
 import sys
 from pprint import pformat
 
 # Our own packages
 from IPython.core.error import UsageError
 from IPython.core.inputsplitter import ESC_MAGIC
 from IPython.core.magic import Magics, magics_class, line_magic
 from IPython.utils.text import format_screen
 from IPython.core import magic_arguments, page
 from IPython.testing.skipdoctest import skip_doctest
 from IPython.utils.ipstruct import Struct
 from IPython.utils.path import unquote_filename
 from IPython.utils.warn import warn, error
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Magics class implementation
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 @magics_class
 class BasicMagics(Magics):
     """Magics that provide central IPython functionality.
 
     These are various magics that don't fit into specific categories but that
     are all part of the base 'IPython experience'."""
 
     def _lsmagic(self):
         mesc = ESC_MAGIC
         cesc = mesc*2
         mman = self.shell.magics_manager
         magics = mman.lsmagic()
         out = ['Available line magics:',
                mesc + ('  '+mesc).join(sorted(magics['line'])),
                '',
                'Available cell magics:',
                cesc + ('  '+cesc).join(sorted(magics['cell'])),
                '',
                mman.auto_status()]
         return '\n'.join(out)
 
     @line_magic
     def lsmagic(self, parameter_s=''):
         """List currently available magic functions."""
         print(self._lsmagic())
 
+    def _magic_docs(self, brief=False, rest=False):
+        """Return docstrings from magic functions."""
+        mman = self.shell.magics_manager
+        docs = mman.lsmagic_docs(brief, missing='No documentation')
+
+        if rest:
+            format_string = '**%s%s**::\n\n\t%s\n\n'
+        else:
+            format_string = '%s%s:\n\t%s\n'
+
+        return ''.join(
+            [format_string % (ESC_MAGIC, fname, fndoc)
+             for fname, fndoc in sorted(docs['line'].items())]
+            +
+            [format_string % (ESC_MAGIC*2, fname, fndoc)
+             for fname, fndoc in sorted(docs['cell'].items())]
+        )
+
     @line_magic
     def magic(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print information about the magic function system.
 
         Supported formats: -latex, -brief, -rest
         """
 
         mode = ''
         try:
             mode = parameter_s.split()[0][1:]
             if mode == 'rest':
                 rest_docs = []
         except IndexError:
             pass
 
-        magic_docs = []
-        escapes = dict(line=ESC_MAGIC, cell=ESC_MAGIC*2)
-        magics = self.shell.magics_manager.magics
-
-        for mtype in ('line', 'cell'):
-            escape = escapes[mtype]
-            for fname, fn in sorted(magics[mtype].items()):
-
-                if mode == 'brief':
-                    # only first line
-                    if fn.__doc__:
-                        fndoc = fn.__doc__.split('\n',1)[0]
-                    else:
-                        fndoc = 'No documentation'
-                else:
-                    if fn.__doc__:
-                        fndoc = fn.__doc__.rstrip()
-                    else:
-                        fndoc = 'No documentation'
-
-                if mode == 'rest':
-                    rest_docs.append('**%s%s**::\n\n\t%s\n\n' %
-                                     (escape, fname, fndoc))
-                else:
-                    magic_docs.append('%s%s:\n\t%s\n' %
-                                      (escape, fname, fndoc))
-
-        magic_docs = ''.join(magic_docs)
-
-        if mode == 'rest':
-            return "".join(rest_docs)
+        brief = (mode == 'brief')
+        rest = (mode == 'rest')
+        magic_docs = self._magic_docs(brief, rest)
 
         if mode == 'latex':
             print(self.format_latex(magic_docs))
             return
         else:
             magic_docs = format_screen(magic_docs)
-        if mode == 'brief':
-            return magic_docs
 
         out = ["""
 IPython's 'magic' functions
 ===========================
 
 The magic function system provides a series of functions which allow you to
 control the behavior of IPython itself, plus a lot of system-type
 features. There are two kinds of magics, line-oriented and cell-oriented.
 
 Line magics are prefixed with the % character and work much like OS
 command-line calls: they get as an argument the rest of the line, where
 arguments are passed without parentheses or quotes.  For example, this will
 time the given statement::
 
         %timeit range(1000)
 
 Cell magics are prefixed with a double %%, and they are functions that get as
 an argument not only the rest of the line, but also the lines below it in a
 separate argument.  These magics are called with two arguments: the rest of the
 call line and the body of the cell, consisting of the lines below the first.
 For example::
 
         %%timeit x = numpy.random.randn((100, 100))
         numpy.linalg.svd(x)
 
 will time the execution of the numpy svd routine, running the assignment of x
 as part of the setup phase, which is not timed.
 
 In a line-oriented client (the terminal or Qt console IPython), starting a new
 input with %% will automatically enter cell mode, and IPython will continue
 reading input until a blank line is given.  In the notebook, simply type the
 whole cell as one entity, but keep in mind that the %% escape can only be at
 the very start of the cell.
 
 NOTE: If you have 'automagic' enabled (via the command line option or with the
 %automagic function), you don't need to type in the % explicitly for line
 magics; cell magics always require an explicit '%%' escape.  By default,
 IPython ships with automagic on, so you should only rarely need the % escape.
 
 Example: typing '%cd mydir' (without the quotes) changes you working directory
 to 'mydir', if it exists.
 
 For a list of the available magic functions, use %lsmagic. For a description
 of any of them, type %magic_name?, e.g. '%cd?'.
 
 Currently the magic system has the following functions:""",
        magic_docs,
        "Summary of magic functions (from %slsmagic):",
        self._lsmagic(),
        ]
         page.page('\n'.join(out))
 
 
     @line_magic
     def page(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Pretty print the object and display it through a pager.
 
         %page [options] OBJECT
 
         If no object is given, use _ (last output).
 
         Options:
 
           -r: page str(object), don't pretty-print it."""
 
         # After a function contributed by Olivier Aubert, slightly modified.
 
         # Process options/args
         opts, args = self.parse_options(parameter_s, 'r')
         raw = 'r' in opts
 
         oname = args and args or '_'
         info = self.shell._ofind(oname)
         if info['found']:
             txt = (raw and str or pformat)( info['obj'] )
             page.page(txt)
         else:
             print('Object `%s` not found' % oname)
 
     @line_magic
     def profile(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print your currently active IPython profile."""
         from IPython.core.application import BaseIPythonApplication
         if BaseIPythonApplication.initialized():
             print(BaseIPythonApplication.instance().profile)
         else:
             error("profile is an application-level value, but you don't appear to be in an IPython application")
 
     @line_magic
     def pprint(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Toggle pretty printing on/off."""
         ptformatter = self.shell.display_formatter.formatters['text/plain']
         ptformatter.pprint = bool(1 - ptformatter.pprint)
         print('Pretty printing has been turned',
               ['OFF','ON'][ptformatter.pprint])
 
     @line_magic
     def colors(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Switch color scheme for prompts, info system and exception handlers.
 
         Currently implemented schemes: NoColor, Linux, LightBG.
 
         Color scheme names are not case-sensitive.
 
         Examples
         --------
         To get a plain black and white terminal::
 
           %colors nocolor
         """
         def color_switch_err(name):
             warn('Error changing %s color schemes.\n%s' %
                  (name, sys.exc_info()[1]))
 
 
         new_scheme = parameter_s.strip()
         if not new_scheme:
             raise UsageError(
                 "%colors: you must specify a color scheme. See '%colors?'")
             return
         # local shortcut
         shell = self.shell
 
         import IPython.utils.rlineimpl as readline
 
         if not shell.colors_force and \
                 not readline.have_readline and sys.platform == "win32":
             msg = """\
 Proper color support under MS Windows requires the pyreadline library.
 You can find it at:
 http://ipython.org/pyreadline.html
 Gary's readline needs the ctypes module, from:
 http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes
 (Note that ctypes is already part of Python versions 2.5 and newer).
 
 Defaulting color scheme to 'NoColor'"""
             new_scheme = 'NoColor'
             warn(msg)
 
         # readline option is 0
         if not shell.colors_force and not shell.has_readline:
             new_scheme = 'NoColor'
 
         # Set prompt colors
         try:
             shell.prompt_manager.color_scheme = new_scheme
         except:
             color_switch_err('prompt')
         else:
             shell.colors = \
                    shell.prompt_manager.color_scheme_table.active_scheme_name
         # Set exception colors
         try:
             shell.InteractiveTB.set_colors(scheme = new_scheme)
             shell.SyntaxTB.set_colors(scheme = new_scheme)
         except:
             color_switch_err('exception')
 
         # Set info (for 'object?') colors
         if shell.color_info:
             try:
                 shell.inspector.set_active_scheme(new_scheme)
             except:
                 color_switch_err('object inspector')
         else:
             shell.inspector.set_active_scheme('NoColor')
 
     @line_magic
     def xmode(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Switch modes for the exception handlers.
 
         Valid modes: Plain, Context and Verbose.
 
         If called without arguments, acts as a toggle."""
 
         def xmode_switch_err(name):
             warn('Error changing %s exception modes.\n%s' %
                  (name,sys.exc_info()[1]))
 
         shell = self.shell
         new_mode = parameter_s.strip().capitalize()
         try:
             shell.InteractiveTB.set_mode(mode=new_mode)
             print('Exception reporting mode:',shell.InteractiveTB.mode)
         except:
             xmode_switch_err('user')
 
     @line_magic
     def quickref(self,arg):
         """ Show a quick reference sheet """
         from IPython.core.usage import quick_reference
-        qr = quick_reference + self.magic('-brief')
+        qr = quick_reference + self._magic_docs(brief=True)
         page.page(qr)
 
     @line_magic
     def doctest_mode(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Toggle doctest mode on and off.
 
         This mode is intended to make IPython behave as much as possible like a
         plain Python shell, from the perspective of how its prompts, exceptions
         and output look.  This makes it easy to copy and paste parts of a
         session into doctests.  It does so by:
 
         - Changing the prompts to the classic ``>>>`` ones.
         - Changing the exception reporting mode to 'Plain'.
         - Disabling pretty-printing of output.
 
         Note that IPython also supports the pasting of code snippets that have
         leading '>>>' and '...' prompts in them.  This means that you can paste
         doctests from files or docstrings (even if they have leading
         whitespace), and the code will execute correctly.  You can then use
         '%history -t' to see the translated history; this will give you the
         input after removal of all the leading prompts and whitespace, which
         can be pasted back into an editor.
 
         With these features, you can switch into this mode easily whenever you
         need to do testing and changes to doctests, without having to leave
         your existing IPython session.
         """
 
         # Shorthands
         shell = self.shell
         pm = shell.prompt_manager
         meta = shell.meta
         disp_formatter = self.shell.display_formatter
         ptformatter = disp_formatter.formatters['text/plain']
         # dstore is a data store kept in the instance metadata bag to track any
         # changes we make, so we can undo them later.
         dstore = meta.setdefault('doctest_mode',Struct())
         save_dstore = dstore.setdefault
 
         # save a few values we'll need to recover later
         mode = save_dstore('mode',False)
         save_dstore('rc_pprint',ptformatter.pprint)
         save_dstore('xmode',shell.InteractiveTB.mode)
         save_dstore('rc_separate_out',shell.separate_out)
         save_dstore('rc_separate_out2',shell.separate_out2)
         save_dstore('rc_prompts_pad_left',pm.justify)
         save_dstore('rc_separate_in',shell.separate_in)
         save_dstore('rc_plain_text_only',disp_formatter.plain_text_only)
         save_dstore('prompt_templates',(pm.in_template, pm.in2_template, pm.out_template))
 
         if mode == False:
             # turn on
             pm.in_template = '>>> '
             pm.in2_template = '... '
             pm.out_template = ''
 
             # Prompt separators like plain python
             shell.separate_in = ''
             shell.separate_out = ''
             shell.separate_out2 = ''
 
             pm.justify = False
 
             ptformatter.pprint = False
             disp_formatter.plain_text_only = True
 
             shell.magic('xmode Plain')
         else:
             # turn off
             pm.in_template, pm.in2_template, pm.out_template = dstore.prompt_templates
 
             shell.separate_in = dstore.rc_separate_in
 
             shell.separate_out = dstore.rc_separate_out
             shell.separate_out2 = dstore.rc_separate_out2
 
             pm.justify = dstore.rc_prompts_pad_left
 
             ptformatter.pprint = dstore.rc_pprint
             disp_formatter.plain_text_only = dstore.rc_plain_text_only
 
             shell.magic('xmode ' + dstore.xmode)
 
         # Store new mode and inform
         dstore.mode = bool(1-int(mode))
         mode_label = ['OFF','ON'][dstore.mode]
         print('Doctest mode is:', mode_label)
 
     @line_magic
     def gui(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Enable or disable IPython GUI event loop integration.
 
         %gui [GUINAME]
 
         This magic replaces IPython's threaded shells that were activated
         using the (pylab/wthread/etc.) command line flags.  GUI toolkits
         can now be enabled at runtime and keyboard
         interrupts should work without any problems.  The following toolkits
         are supported:  wxPython, PyQt4, PyGTK, Tk and Cocoa (OSX)::
 
             %gui wx      # enable wxPython event loop integration
             %gui qt4|qt  # enable PyQt4 event loop integration
             %gui gtk     # enable PyGTK event loop integration
             %gui gtk3    # enable Gtk3 event loop integration
             %gui tk      # enable Tk event loop integration
             %gui osx     # enable Cocoa event loop integration
                          # (requires %matplotlib 1.1)
             %gui         # disable all event loop integration
 
         WARNING:  after any of these has been called you can simply create
         an application object, but DO NOT start the event loop yourself, as
         we have already handled that.
         """
         opts, arg = self.parse_options(parameter_s, '')
         if arg=='': arg = None
         try:
             return self.shell.enable_gui(arg)
         except Exception as e:
             # print simple error message, rather than traceback if we can't
             # hook up the GUI
             error(str(e))
 
     @skip_doctest
     @line_magic
     def precision(self, s=''):
         """Set floating point precision for pretty printing.
 
         Can set either integer precision or a format string.
 
         If numpy has been imported and precision is an int,
         numpy display precision will also be set, via ``numpy.set_printoptions``.
 
         If no argument is given, defaults will be restored.
 
         Examples
         --------
         ::
 
             In [1]: from math import pi
 
             In [2]: %precision 3
             Out[2]: u'%.3f'
 
             In [3]: pi
             Out[3]: 3.142
 
             In [4]: %precision %i
             Out[4]: u'%i'
 
             In [5]: pi
             Out[5]: 3
 
             In [6]: %precision %e
             Out[6]: u'%e'
 
             In [7]: pi**10
             Out[7]: 9.364805e+04
 
             In [8]: %precision
             Out[8]: u'%r'
 
             In [9]: pi**10
             Out[9]: 93648.047476082982
         """
         ptformatter = self.shell.display_formatter.formatters['text/plain']
         ptformatter.float_precision = s
         return ptformatter.float_format
 
     @magic_arguments.magic_arguments()
     @magic_arguments.argument(
         '-e', '--export', action='store_true', default=False,
         help='Export IPython history as a notebook. The filename argument '
              'is used to specify the notebook name and format. For example '
              'a filename of notebook.ipynb will result in a notebook name '
              'of "notebook" and a format of "xml". Likewise using a ".json" '
              'or ".py" file extension will write the notebook in the json '
              'or py formats.'
     )
     @magic_arguments.argument(
         '-f', '--format',
         help='Convert an existing IPython notebook to a new format. This option '
              'specifies the new format and can have the values: xml, json, py. '
              'The target filename is chosen automatically based on the new '
              'format. The filename argument gives the name of the source file.'
     )
     @magic_arguments.argument(
         'filename', type=unicode,
         help='Notebook name or filename'
     )
     @line_magic
     def notebook(self, s):
         """Export and convert IPython notebooks.
 
         This function can export the current IPython history to a notebook file
         or can convert an existing notebook file into a different format. For
         example, to export the history to "foo.ipynb" do "%notebook -e foo.ipynb".
         To export the history to "foo.py" do "%notebook -e foo.py". To convert
         "foo.ipynb" to "foo.json" do "%notebook -f json foo.ipynb". Possible
         formats include (json/ipynb, py).
         """
         args = magic_arguments.parse_argstring(self.notebook, s)
 
         from IPython.nbformat import current
         args.filename = unquote_filename(args.filename)
         if args.export:
             fname, name, format = current.parse_filename(args.filename)
             cells = []
             hist = list(self.shell.history_manager.get_range())
             for session, prompt_number, input in hist[:-1]:
                 cells.append(current.new_code_cell(prompt_number=prompt_number,
                                                    input=input))
             worksheet = current.new_worksheet(cells=cells)
             nb = current.new_notebook(name=name,worksheets=[worksheet])
             with io.open(fname, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 current.write(nb, f, format);
         elif args.format is not None:
             old_fname, old_name, old_format = current.parse_filename(args.filename)
             new_format = args.format
             if new_format == u'xml':
                 raise ValueError('Notebooks cannot be written as xml.')
             elif new_format == u'ipynb' or new_format == u'json':
                 new_fname = old_name + u'.ipynb'
                 new_format = u'json'
             elif new_format == u'py':
                 new_fname = old_name + u'.py'
             else:
                 raise ValueError('Invalid notebook format: %s' % new_format)
             with io.open(old_fname, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 nb = current.read(f, old_format)
             with io.open(new_fname, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 current.write(nb, f, new_format)