''' A decorator-based method of constructing IPython magics with `argparse` option handling. New magic functions can be defined like so:: from IPython.core.magic_arguments import (argument, magic_arguments, parse_argstring) @magic_arguments() @argument('-o', '--option', help='An optional argument.') @argument('arg', type=int, help='An integer positional argument.') def magic_cool(self, arg): """ A really cool magic command. """ args = parse_argstring(magic_cool, arg) ... The `@magic_arguments` decorator marks the function as having argparse arguments. The `@argument` decorator adds an argument using the same syntax as argparse's `add_argument()` method. More sophisticated uses may also require the `@argument_group` or `@kwds` decorator to customize the formatting and the parsing. Help text for the magic is automatically generated from the docstring and the arguments:: In[1]: %cool? %cool [-o OPTION] arg A really cool magic command. positional arguments: arg An integer positional argument. optional arguments: -o OPTION, --option OPTION An optional argument. ''' #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Copyright (C) 2010-2011, 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. #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Our own imports from IPython.external import argparse from IPython.core.error import UsageError from IPython.utils.process import arg_split class MagicArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser): """ An ArgumentParser tweaked for use by IPython magics. """ def __init__(self, prog=None, usage=None, description=None, epilog=None, version=None, parents=None, formatter_class=argparse.HelpFormatter, prefix_chars='-', argument_default=None, conflict_handler='error', add_help=False): if parents is None: parents = [] super(MagicArgumentParser, self).__init__(prog=prog, usage=usage, description=description, epilog=epilog, version=version, parents=parents, formatter_class=formatter_class, prefix_chars=prefix_chars, argument_default=argument_default, conflict_handler=conflict_handler, add_help=add_help) def error(self, message): """ Raise a catchable error instead of exiting. """ raise UsageError(message) def parse_argstring(self, argstring): """ Split a string into an argument list and parse that argument list. """ argv = arg_split(argstring) return self.parse_args(argv) def construct_parser(magic_func): """ Construct an argument parser using the function decorations. """ kwds = getattr(magic_func, 'argcmd_kwds', {}) if 'description' not in kwds: kwds['description'] = getattr(magic_func, '__doc__', None) arg_name = real_name(magic_func) parser = MagicArgumentParser(arg_name, **kwds) # Reverse the list of decorators in order to apply them in the # order in which they appear in the source. group = None for deco in magic_func.decorators[::-1]: result = deco.add_to_parser(parser, group) if result is not None: group = result # Replace the starting 'usage: ' with IPython's %. help_text = parser.format_help() if help_text.startswith('usage: '): help_text = help_text.replace('usage: ', '%', 1) else: help_text = '%' + help_text # Replace the magic function's docstring with the full help text. magic_func.__doc__ = help_text return parser def parse_argstring(magic_func, argstring): """ Parse the string of arguments for the given magic function. """ return magic_func.parser.parse_argstring(argstring) def real_name(magic_func): """ Find the real name of the magic. """ magic_name = magic_func.__name__ if magic_name.startswith('magic_'): magic_name = magic_name[len('magic_'):] return getattr(magic_func, 'argcmd_name', magic_name) class ArgDecorator(object): """ Base class for decorators to add ArgumentParser information to a method. """ def __call__(self, func): if not getattr(func, 'has_arguments', False): func.has_arguments = True func.decorators = [] func.decorators.append(self) return func def add_to_parser(self, parser, group): """ Add this object's information to the parser, if necessary. """ pass class magic_arguments(ArgDecorator): """ Mark the magic as having argparse arguments and possibly adjust the name. """ def __init__(self, name=None): self.name = name def __call__(self, func): if not getattr(func, 'has_arguments', False): func.has_arguments = True func.decorators = [] if self.name is not None: func.argcmd_name = self.name # This should be the first decorator in the list of decorators, thus the # last to execute. Build the parser. func.parser = construct_parser(func) return func class argument(ArgDecorator): """ Store arguments and keywords to pass to add_argument(). Instances also serve to decorate command methods. """ def __init__(self, *args, **kwds): self.args = args self.kwds = kwds def add_to_parser(self, parser, group): """ Add this object's information to the parser. """ if group is not None: parser = group parser.add_argument(*self.args, **self.kwds) return None class argument_group(ArgDecorator): """ Store arguments and keywords to pass to add_argument_group(). Instances also serve to decorate command methods. """ def __init__(self, *args, **kwds): self.args = args self.kwds = kwds def add_to_parser(self, parser, group): """ Add this object's information to the parser. """ return parser.add_argument_group(*self.args, **self.kwds) class kwds(ArgDecorator): """ Provide other keywords to the sub-parser constructor. """ def __init__(self, **kwds): self.kwds = kwds def __call__(self, func): func = super(kwds, self).__call__(func) func.argcmd_kwds = self.kwds return func __all__ = ['magic_arguments', 'argument', 'argument_group', 'kwds', 'parse_argstring']