* Updated prompt request code to support the new silent execution mechanism.

* Improved frontend tracking of request ids. This should ensure that it is safe to use the frontend's kernel manager without confusing it.

IPython/frontend/qt/console/frontend_widget.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 b''
 # Standard library imports
+from collections import namedtuple
 import signal
 import sys
 
@@ -90,6 +91,9 b' class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):'
     executed = QtCore.pyqtSignal(object)
     
     # Protected class variables.
+    _CallTipRequest = namedtuple('_CallTipRequest', ['id', 'pos'])
+    _CompletionRequest = namedtuple('_CompletionRequest', ['id', 'pos'])
+    _ExecutionRequest = namedtuple('_ExecutionRequest', ['id', 'kind'])
     _input_splitter_class = InputSplitter
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -108,6 +112,7 b' class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):'
         self._input_splitter = self._input_splitter_class(input_mode='block')
         self._kernel_manager = None
         self._possible_kernel_restart = False
+        self._request_info = {}
 
         # Configure the ConsoleWidget.
         self.tab_width = 4
@@ -149,9 +154,10 b' class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):'
         # /end tmp code
         
         # FIXME - user_variables/expressions are not visible in API above us.
-        self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.execute(source, hidden,
-                                                 user_variables,
-                                                 user_expressions)
+        msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.execute(source, hidden,
+                                                          user_variables,
+                                                          user_expressions)
+        self._request_info['execute'] = self._ExecutionRequest(msg_id, 'user')
         self._hidden = hidden
         
     def _prompt_started_hook(self):
@@ -216,8 +222,9 b' class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):'
         """ Handle replies for tab completion.
         """
         cursor = self._get_cursor()
-        if rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] == self._complete_id and \
-                cursor.position() == self._complete_pos:
+        info = self._request_info.get('complete')
+        if info and info.id == rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] and \
+                info.pos == cursor.position():
             text = '.'.join(self._get_context())
             cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Left, n=len(text))
             self._complete_with_items(cursor, rep['content']['matches'])
@@ -225,7 +232,9 b' class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):'
     def _handle_execute_reply(self, msg):
         """ Handles replies for code execution.
         """
-        if not self._hidden:
+        info = self._request_info.get('execute')
+        if info and info.id == msg['parent_header']['msg_id'] and \
+                not self._hidden:
             # Make sure that all output from the SUB channel has been processed
             # before writing a new prompt.
             self.kernel_manager.sub_channel.flush()
@@ -272,8 +281,9 b' class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):'
         """ Handle replies for call tips.
         """
         cursor = self._get_cursor()
-        if rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] == self._call_tip_id and \
-                cursor.position() == self._call_tip_pos:
+        info = self._request_info.get('call_tip')
+        if info and info.id == rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] and \
+                info.pos == cursor.position():
             doc = rep['content']['docstring']
             if doc:
                 self._call_tip_widget.show_docstring(doc)
@@ -378,8 +388,9 b' class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):'
 
         # Send the metadata request to the kernel
         name = '.'.join(context)
-        self._call_tip_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.object_info(name)
-        self._call_tip_pos = self._get_cursor().position()
+        msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.object_info(name)
+        pos = self._get_cursor().position()
+        self._request_info['call_tip'] = self._CallTipRequest(msg_id, pos)
         return True
 
     def _complete(self):
@@ -388,12 +399,14 b' class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):'
         context = self._get_context()
         if context:
             # Send the completion request to the kernel
-            self._complete_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.complete(
+            msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.complete(
                 '.'.join(context),                       # text
                 self._get_input_buffer_cursor_line(),    # line
                 self._get_input_buffer_cursor_column(),  # cursor_pos
                 self.input_buffer)                       # block 
-            self._complete_pos = self._get_cursor().position()
+            pos = self._get_cursor().position()
+            info = self._CompletionRequest(msg_id, pos)
+            self._request_info['complete'] = info
 
     def _get_banner(self):
         """ Gets a banner to display at the beginning of a session.

IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 b' from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui'
 # Local imports
 from IPython.core.inputsplitter import IPythonInputSplitter
 from IPython.core.usage import default_banner
-from IPython.utils import io
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Bool, Str
 from frontend_widget import FrontendWidget
 
@@ -134,8 +133,9 b' class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):'
         """ Reimplemented to support IPython's improved completion machinery.
         """
         cursor = self._get_cursor()
-        if rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] == self._complete_id and \
-                cursor.position() == self._complete_pos:
+        info = self._request_info.get('complete')
+        if info and info.id == rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] and \
+                info.pos == cursor.position():
             matches = rep['content']['matches']
             text = rep['content']['matched_text']
 
@@ -151,6 +151,17 b' class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):'
             cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Left, n=len(text))
             self._complete_with_items(cursor, matches)
 
+    def _handle_execute_reply(self, msg):
+        """ Reimplemented to support prompt requests.
+        """
+        info = self._request_info.get('execute')
+        if info and info.id == msg['parent_header']['msg_id']:
+            if info.kind == 'prompt':
+                number = msg['content']['execution_count'] + 1
+                self._show_interpreter_prompt(number)
+            else:
+                super(IPythonWidget, self)._handle_execute_reply(msg)
+
     def _handle_history_reply(self, msg):
         """ Implemented to handle history replies, which are only supported by
             the IPython kernel.
@@ -159,12 +170,6 b' class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):'
         items = [ history_dict[key] for key in sorted(history_dict.keys()) ]
         self._set_history(items)
 
-    def _handle_prompt_reply(self, msg):
-        """ Implemented to handle prompt number replies, which are only
-            supported by the IPython kernel.
-        """
-        self._show_interpreter_prompt(msg['content']['execution_count'])
-
     def _handle_pyout(self, msg):
         """ Reimplemented for IPython-style "display hook".
         """
@@ -204,12 +209,14 b' class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):'
         text = ''
         
         # Send the completion request to the kernel
-        self._complete_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.complete(
+        msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.complete(
             text,                                    # text
             self._get_input_buffer_cursor_line(),    # line
             self._get_input_buffer_cursor_column(),  # cursor_pos
             self.input_buffer)                       # block 
-        self._complete_pos = self._get_cursor().position()
+        pos = self._get_cursor().position()
+        info = self._CompletionRequest(msg_id, pos)
+        self._request_info['complete'] = info
 
     def _get_banner(self):
         """ Reimplemented to return IPython's default banner.
@@ -254,10 +261,10 b' class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):'
         """
         # If a number was not specified, make a prompt number request.
         if number is None:
-            # FIXME - fperez: this should be a silent code request
-            number = 1
-            ##self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.prompt()
-            ##return
+            msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.execute('', silent=True)
+            info = self._ExecutionRequest(msg_id, 'prompt')
+            self._request_info['execute'] = info
+            return
 
         # Show a new prompt and save information about it so that it can be
         # updated later if the prompt number turns out to be wrong.
@@ -276,7 +283,6 b' class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):'
         """
         # Update the old prompt number if necessary.
         content = msg['content']
-        ##io.rprint('_show_interpreter_prompt_for_reply\n', content) # dbg
         previous_prompt_number = content['execution_count']
         if self._previous_prompt_obj and \
                 self._previous_prompt_obj.number != previous_prompt_number:

IPython/zmq/kernelmanager.py

@@ -206,7 +206,6 b' class XReqSocketChannel(ZmqSocketChannel):'
             If set, the kernel will execute the code as quietly possible.
 
         user_variables : list, optional
-        
             A list of variable names to pull from the user's namespace.  They
             will come back as a dict with these names as keys and their
             :func:`repr` as values.