"""Latex transformer.

Module that allows latex output notebooks to be conditioned before
they are converted.
"""
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# Copyright (c) 2013, the IPython Development Team.
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# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
#
# The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
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# Imports
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from __future__ import print_function

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# Functions
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def rm_math_space(text):
    """
    Remove the space between latex math commands and enclosing $ symbols.
    """

    # First, scan through the markdown looking for $.  If
    # a $ symbol is found, without a preceding \, assume
    # it is the start of a math block.  UNLESS that $ is
    # not followed by another within two math_lines.
    math_regions = []
    math_lines = 0
    within_math = False
    math_start_index = 0
    ptext = ''
    last_character = ""
    skip = False
    for index, char in enumerate(text):

        #Make sure the character isn't preceeded by a backslash
        if (char == "$" and last_character != "\\"):

            # Close the math region if this is an ending $
            if within_math:
                within_math = False
                skip = True
                ptext = ptext+'$'+text[math_start_index+1:index].strip()+'$'
                math_regions.append([math_start_index, index+1])
            else:

                # Start a new math region
                within_math = True
                math_start_index = index
                math_lines = 0

        # If we are in a math region, count the number of lines parsed.
        # Cancel the math region if we find two line breaks!
        elif char == "\n":
            if within_math:
                math_lines += 1
                if math_lines > 1:
                    within_math = False
                    ptext = ptext+text[math_start_index:index]

        # Remember the last character so we can easily watch
        # for backslashes
        last_character = char
        if not within_math and not skip:
            ptext = ptext+char
        if skip:
            skip = False
    return ptext