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Make the widget property_lock store the JSON state, not the original object...
Make the widget property_lock store the JSON state, not the original object Comparison between arbitrary python objects can get crazy, whereas we really only care about if the JSON state we are syncing is different. So with this change, we store and check against the JSON state.

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"""Base Widget class. Allows user to create widgets in the back-end that render
in the IPython notebook front-end.
"""
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) 2013, 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 contextlib import contextmanager
import collections
from IPython.core.getipython import get_ipython
from IPython.kernel.comm import Comm
from IPython.config import LoggingConfigurable
from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, Dict, Instance, Bool, List, Tuple, Int, Set
from IPython.utils.py3compat import string_types
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Classes
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class CallbackDispatcher(LoggingConfigurable):
"""A structure for registering and running callbacks"""
callbacks = List()
def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
"""Call all of the registered callbacks."""
value = None
for callback in self.callbacks:
try:
local_value = callback(*args, **kwargs)
except Exception as e:
ip = get_ipython()
if ip is None:
self.log.warn("Exception in callback %s: %s", callback, e, exc_info=True)
else:
ip.showtraceback()
else:
value = local_value if local_value is not None else value
return value
def register_callback(self, callback, remove=False):
"""(Un)Register a callback
Parameters
----------
callback: method handle
Method to be registered or unregistered.
remove=False: bool
Whether to unregister the callback."""
# (Un)Register the callback.
if remove and callback in self.callbacks:
self.callbacks.remove(callback)
elif not remove and callback not in self.callbacks:
self.callbacks.append(callback)
def _show_traceback(method):
"""decorator for showing tracebacks in IPython"""
def m(self, *args, **kwargs):
try:
return(method(self, *args, **kwargs))
except Exception as e:
ip = get_ipython()
if ip is None:
self.log.warn("Exception in widget method %s: %s", method, e, exc_info=True)
else:
ip.showtraceback()
return m
class Widget(LoggingConfigurable):
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Class attributes
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
_widget_construction_callback = None
widgets = {}
@staticmethod
def on_widget_constructed(callback):
"""Registers a callback to be called when a widget is constructed.
The callback must have the following signature:
callback(widget)"""
Widget._widget_construction_callback = callback
@staticmethod
def _call_widget_constructed(widget):
"""Static method, called when a widget is constructed."""
if Widget._widget_construction_callback is not None and callable(Widget._widget_construction_callback):
Widget._widget_construction_callback(widget)
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Traits
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
_model_name = Unicode('WidgetModel', help="""Name of the backbone model
registered in the front-end to create and sync this widget with.""")
_view_name = Unicode('WidgetView', help="""Default view registered in the front-end
to use to represent the widget.""", sync=True)
_comm = Instance('IPython.kernel.comm.Comm')
msg_throttle = Int(3, sync=True, help="""Maximum number of msgs the
front-end can send before receiving an idle msg from the back-end.""")
keys = List()
def _keys_default(self):
return [name for name in self.traits(sync=True)]
_property_lock = Tuple((None, None))
_send_state_lock = Int(0)
_states_to_send = Set(allow_none=False)
_display_callbacks = Instance(CallbackDispatcher, ())
_msg_callbacks = Instance(CallbackDispatcher, ())
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# (Con/de)structor
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
"""Public constructor"""
super(Widget, self).__init__(**kwargs)
self.on_trait_change(self._handle_property_changed, self.keys)
Widget._call_widget_constructed(self)
def __del__(self):
"""Object disposal"""
self.close()
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Properties
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@property
def comm(self):
"""Gets the Comm associated with this widget.
If a Comm doesn't exist yet, a Comm will be created automagically."""
if self._comm is None:
# Create a comm.
self._comm = Comm(target_name=self._model_name)
self._comm.on_msg(self._handle_msg)
Widget.widgets[self.model_id] = self
# first update
self.send_state()
return self._comm
@property
def model_id(self):
"""Gets the model id of this widget.
If a Comm doesn't exist yet, a Comm will be created automagically."""
return self.comm.comm_id
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Methods
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
def close(self):
"""Close method.
Closes the underlying comm.
When the comm is closed, all of the widget views are automatically
removed from the front-end."""
if self._comm is not None:
Widget.widgets.pop(self.model_id, None)
self._comm.close()
self._comm = None
def send_state(self, key=None):
"""Sends the widget state, or a piece of it, to the front-end.
Parameters
----------
key : unicode, or iterable (optional)
A single property's name or iterable of property names to sync with the front-end.
"""
self._send({
"method" : "update",
"state" : self.get_state(key=key)
})
def get_state(self, key=None):
"""Gets the widget state, or a piece of it.
Parameters
----------
key : unicode or iterable (optional)
A single property's name or iterable of property names to get.
"""
if key is None:
keys = self.keys
elif isinstance(key, string_types):
keys = [key]
elif isinstance(key, collections.Iterable):
keys = key
else:
raise ValueError("key must be a string, an iterable of keys, or None")
state = {}
for k in keys:
f = self.trait_metadata(k, 'to_json', self._trait_to_json)
value = getattr(self, k)
state[k] = f(value)
return state
def send(self, content):
"""Sends a custom msg to the widget model in the front-end.
Parameters
----------
content : dict
Content of the message to send.
"""
self._send({"method": "custom", "content": content})
def on_msg(self, callback, remove=False):
"""(Un)Register a custom msg receive callback.
Parameters
----------
callback: callable
callback will be passed two arguments when a message arrives::
callback(widget, content)
remove: bool
True if the callback should be unregistered."""
self._msg_callbacks.register_callback(callback, remove=remove)
def on_displayed(self, callback, remove=False):
"""(Un)Register a widget displayed callback.
Parameters
----------
callback: method handler
Must have a signature of::
callback(widget, **kwargs)
kwargs from display are passed through without modification.
remove: bool
True if the callback should be unregistered."""
self._display_callbacks.register_callback(callback, remove=remove)
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Support methods
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@contextmanager
def _lock_property(self, key, value):
"""Lock a property-value pair.
The value should be the JSON state of the property.
NOTE: This, in addition to the single lock for all state changes, is
flawed. In the future we may want to look into buffering state changes
back to the front-end."""
self._property_lock = (key, value)
try:
yield
finally:
self._property_lock = (None, None)
@contextmanager
def hold_sync(self):
"""Hold syncing any state until the context manager is released"""
# We increment a value so that this can be nested. Syncing will happen when
# all levels have been released.
self._send_state_lock += 1
try:
yield
finally:
self._send_state_lock -=1
if self._send_state_lock == 0:
self.send_state(self._states_to_send)
self._states_to_send.clear()
def _should_send_property(self, key, value):
"""Check the property lock (property_lock)"""
to_json = self.trait_metadata(key, 'to_json', self._trait_to_json)
if (key == self._property_lock[0]
and to_json(value) == self._property_lock[1]):
return False
elif self._send_state_lock > 0:
self._states_to_send.add(key)
return False
else:
return True
# Event handlers
@_show_traceback
def _handle_msg(self, msg):
"""Called when a msg is received from the front-end"""
data = msg['content']['data']
method = data['method']
if not method in ['backbone', 'custom']:
self.log.error('Unknown front-end to back-end widget msg with method "%s"' % method)
# Handle backbone sync methods CREATE, PATCH, and UPDATE all in one.
if method == 'backbone' and 'sync_data' in data:
sync_data = data['sync_data']
self._handle_receive_state(sync_data) # handles all methods
# Handle a custom msg from the front-end
elif method == 'custom':
if 'content' in data:
self._handle_custom_msg(data['content'])
def _handle_receive_state(self, sync_data):
"""Called when a state is received from the front-end."""
for name in self.keys:
if name in sync_data:
json_value = sync_data[name]
from_json = self.trait_metadata(name, 'from_json', self._trait_from_json)
with self._lock_property(name, json_value):
setattr(self, name, from_json(json_value))
def _handle_custom_msg(self, content):
"""Called when a custom msg is received."""
self._msg_callbacks(self, content)
def _handle_property_changed(self, name, old, new):
"""Called when a property has been changed."""
# Make sure this isn't information that the front-end just sent us.
if self._should_send_property(name, new):
# Send new state to front-end
self.send_state(key=name)
def _handle_displayed(self, **kwargs):
"""Called when a view has been displayed for this widget instance"""
self._display_callbacks(self, **kwargs)
def _trait_to_json(self, x):
"""Convert a trait value to json
Traverse lists/tuples and dicts and serialize their values as well.
Replace any widgets with their model_id
"""
if isinstance(x, dict):
return {k: self._trait_to_json(v) for k, v in x.items()}
elif isinstance(x, (list, tuple)):
return [self._trait_to_json(v) for v in x]
elif isinstance(x, Widget):
return "IPY_MODEL_" + x.model_id
else:
return x # Value must be JSON-able
def _trait_from_json(self, x):
"""Convert json values to objects
Replace any strings representing valid model id values to Widget references.
"""
if isinstance(x, dict):
return {k: self._trait_from_json(v) for k, v in x.items()}
elif isinstance(x, (list, tuple)):
return [self._trait_from_json(v) for v in x]
elif isinstance(x, string_types) and x.startswith('IPY_MODEL_') and x[10:] in Widget.widgets:
# we want to support having child widgets at any level in a hierarchy
# trusting that a widget UUID will not appear out in the wild
return Widget.widgets[x]
else:
return x
def _ipython_display_(self, **kwargs):
"""Called when `IPython.display.display` is called on the widget."""
# Show view. By sending a display message, the comm is opened and the
# initial state is sent.
self._send({"method": "display"})
self._handle_displayed(**kwargs)
def _send(self, msg):
"""Sends a message to the model in the front-end."""
self.comm.send(msg)
class DOMWidget(Widget):
visible = Bool(True, help="Whether the widget is visible.", sync=True)
_css = List(sync=True) # Internal CSS property list: (selector, key, value)
def get_css(self, key, selector=""):
"""Get a CSS property of the widget.
Note: This function does not actually request the CSS from the
front-end; Only properties that have been set with set_css can be read.
Parameters
----------
key: unicode
CSS key
selector: unicode (optional)
JQuery selector used when the CSS key/value was set.
"""
if selector in self._css and key in self._css[selector]:
return self._css[selector][key]
else:
return None
def set_css(self, dict_or_key, value=None, selector=''):
"""Set one or more CSS properties of the widget.
This function has two signatures:
- set_css(css_dict, selector='')
- set_css(key, value, selector='')
Parameters
----------
css_dict : dict
CSS key/value pairs to apply
key: unicode
CSS key
value:
CSS value
selector: unicode (optional, kwarg only)
JQuery selector to use to apply the CSS key/value. If no selector
is provided, an empty selector is used. An empty selector makes the
front-end try to apply the css to the top-level element.
"""
if value is None:
css_dict = dict_or_key
else:
css_dict = {dict_or_key: value}
for (key, value) in css_dict.items():
# First remove the selector/key pair from the css list if it exists.
# Then add the selector/key pair and new value to the bottom of the
# list.
self._css = [x for x in self._css if not (x[0]==selector and x[1]==key)]
self._css += [(selector, key, value)]
self.send_state('_css')
def add_class(self, class_names, selector=""):
"""Add class[es] to a DOM element.
Parameters
----------
class_names: unicode or list
Class name(s) to add to the DOM element(s).
selector: unicode (optional)
JQuery selector to select the DOM element(s) that the class(es) will
be added to.
"""
class_list = class_names
if isinstance(class_list, (list, tuple)):
class_list = ' '.join(class_list)
self.send({
"msg_type" : "add_class",
"class_list" : class_list,
"selector" : selector
})
def remove_class(self, class_names, selector=""):
"""Remove class[es] from a DOM element.
Parameters
----------
class_names: unicode or list
Class name(s) to remove from the DOM element(s).
selector: unicode (optional)
JQuery selector to select the DOM element(s) that the class(es) will
be removed from.
"""
class_list = class_names
if isinstance(class_list, (list, tuple)):
class_list = ' '.join(class_list)
self.send({
"msg_type" : "remove_class",
"class_list" : class_list,
"selector" : selector,
})