Using the new Comm Python package

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install file://$PWD/python/ipywidgets#egg=ipywidgets
+          pip install file://$PWD/python/ipywidgets#egg=ipywidgets[test]
       - name: Install JS dependencies
         run: |
           yarn

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/__init__.py

@@ -21,28 +21,39 @@
 from ._version import __version__, __protocol_version__, __jupyter_widgets_controls_version__, __jupyter_widgets_base_version__
 
 import os
+
+from traitlets import link, dlink
 from IPython import get_ipython
+try:
+    from comm import get_comm_manager
+except ImportError:
+    def get_comm_manager():
+        ip = get_ipython()
+
+        if ip is not None and ip.kernel is not None:
+            return get_ipython().kernel.comm_manager
+
 from .widgets import *
-from traitlets import link, dlink
+
 
 def load_ipython_extension(ip):
     """Set up Jupyter to work with widgets"""
     if not hasattr(ip, 'kernel'):
         return
-    register_comm_target(ip.kernel)
+    register_comm_target()
 
 def register_comm_target(kernel=None):
     """Register the jupyter.widget comm target"""
-    if kernel is None:
-        kernel = get_ipython().kernel
-    kernel.comm_manager.register_target('jupyter.widget', Widget.handle_comm_opened)
-    kernel.comm_manager.register_target('jupyter.widget.control', Widget.handle_control_comm_opened)
+    comm_manager = get_comm_manager()
+
+    comm_manager.register_target('jupyter.widget', Widget.handle_comm_opened)
+    comm_manager.register_target('jupyter.widget.control', Widget.handle_control_comm_opened)
 
 def _handle_ipython():
     """Register with the comm target at import if running in Jupyter"""
     ip = get_ipython()
     if ip is None:
         return
-    load_ipython_extension(ip)
+    register_comm_target()
 
 _handle_ipython()

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/tests/test_embed.py

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 import traitlets
 
+# This has a byproduct of setting up the comms
+import ipykernel.ipkernel
+
 from ..widgets import IntSlider, IntText, Text, Widget, jslink, HBox, widget_serialization, widget as widget_module
 from ..embed import embed_data, embed_snippet, embed_minimal_html, dependency_state
 

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/widgets/tests/test_interaction.py

@@ -624,4 +624,3 @@ def test_state_schema():
     with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '../../', 'state.schema.json')) as f:
         schema = json.load(f)
     jsonschema.validate(state, schema)
-

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/widgets/tests/test_widget_templates.py

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def test_update_dynamically(self, send_state): #pylint: disable=no-self-use
         assert box.layout.grid_template_areas == ('"top-left top-right"\n' +
                                                   '"bottom-left bottom-right"')
         # check whether frontend was informed
-        send_state.assert_called_once_with(key="grid_template_areas")
+        send_state.assert_called_with(key="grid_template_areas")
 
         box = widgets.TwoByTwoLayout(top_left=button1, top_right=button3,
                                      bottom_left=None, bottom_right=button4)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def test_update_dynamically(self, send_state): #pylint: disable=no-self-use
         box.merge = False
         assert box.layout.grid_template_areas == ('"top-left top-right"\n' +
                                                   '"bottom-left bottom-right"')
-        send_state.assert_called_once_with(key="grid_template_areas")
+        send_state.assert_called_with(key="grid_template_areas")
 
 
 class TestAppLayout(TestCase):

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/widgets/tests/test_widget_upload.py

@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def test_serialization_deserialization_integrity(self):
         from ipykernel.comm import Comm
         uploader = FileUpload()
         mock_comm = MagicMock(spec=Comm)
-        mock_comm.kernel = 'does not matter'
         mock_comm.send = MagicMock()
+        mock_comm.kernel = 'does not matter'
         uploader.comm = mock_comm
         message = {'value': [FILE_UPLOAD_FRONTEND_CONTENT]}
         uploader.set_state(message)

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/widgets/tests/utils.py

@@ -1,31 +1,69 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
-from ipykernel.comm import Comm
 from ipywidgets import Widget
 import ipywidgets.widgets.widget
 
-class DummyComm(Comm):
+# The new comm package is not available in our Python 3.7 CI (older ipykernel version)
+try:
+    import comm
+    NEW_COMM_PACKAGE = True
+except ImportError:
+    NEW_COMM_PACKAGE = False
+
+import ipykernel.comm
+
+
+class DummyComm():
     comm_id = 'a-b-c-d'
     kernel = 'Truthy'
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__()
         self.messages = []
 
     def open(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
+    def on_msg(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
     def send(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.messages.append((args, kwargs))
 
     def close(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
+
+def dummy_create_comm(**kwargs):
+    return DummyComm()
+
+
+def dummy_get_comm_manager(**kwargs):
+    return {}
+
+
 _widget_attrs = {}
 undefined = object()
 
+if NEW_COMM_PACKAGE:
+    orig_comm = ipykernel.comm.comm.BaseComm
+else:
+    orig_comm = ipykernel.comm.Comm
+orig_create_comm = None
+orig_get_comm_manager = None
+
+if NEW_COMM_PACKAGE:
+    orig_create_comm = comm.create_comm
+    orig_get_comm_manager = comm.get_comm_manager
+
 def setup_test_comm():
+    if NEW_COMM_PACKAGE:
+        comm.create_comm = dummy_create_comm
+        comm.get_comm_manager = dummy_get_comm_manager
+        ipykernel.comm.comm.BaseComm = DummyComm
+    else:
+        ipykernel.comm.Comm = DummyComm
     Widget.comm.klass = DummyComm
     ipywidgets.widgets.widget.Comm = DummyComm
     _widget_attrs['_repr_mimebundle_'] = Widget._repr_mimebundle_
@@ -34,8 +72,14 @@ def raise_not_implemented(*args, **kwargs):
     Widget._repr_mimebundle_ = raise_not_implemented
 
 def teardown_test_comm():
-    Widget.comm.klass = Comm
-    ipywidgets.widgets.widget.Comm = Comm
+    if NEW_COMM_PACKAGE:
+        comm.create_comm = orig_create_comm
+        comm.get_comm_manager = orig_get_comm_manager
+        ipykernel.comm.comm.BaseComm = orig_comm
+    else:
+        ipykernel.comm.Comm = orig_comm
+    Widget.comm.klass = orig_comm
+    ipywidgets.widgets.widget.Comm = orig_comm
     for attr, value in _widget_attrs.items():
         if value is undefined:
             delattr(Widget, attr)

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/widgets/widget.py

@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from IPython import get_ipython
-from ipykernel.comm import Comm
 from traitlets import (
-    HasTraits, Unicode, Dict, Instance, List, Int, Set, Bytes, observe, default, Container,
+    Any, HasTraits, Unicode, Dict, Instance, List, Int, Set, Bytes, observe, default, Container,
     Undefined)
 from json import loads as jsonloads, dumps as jsondumps
 
@@ -480,7 +479,7 @@ def get_view_spec(self):
 
     _view_count = Int(None, allow_none=True,
         help="EXPERIMENTAL: The number of views of the model displayed in the frontend. This attribute is experimental and may change or be removed in the future. None signifies that views will not be tracked. Set this to 0 to start tracking view creation/deletion.").tag(sync=True)
-    comm = Instance('ipykernel.comm.Comm', allow_none=True)
+    comm = Any(allow_none=True)
 
     keys = List(help="The traits which are synced.")
 
@@ -525,7 +524,15 @@ def open(self):
             if self._model_id is not None:
                 args['comm_id'] = self._model_id
 
-            self.comm = Comm(**args)
+            try:
+                from comm import create_comm
+            except ImportError:
+                def create_comm(**kwargs):
+                    from ipykernel.comm import Comm
+
+                    return Comm(**kwargs)
+
+            self.comm = create_comm(**args)
 
     @observe('comm')
     def _comm_changed(self, change):
@@ -686,7 +693,7 @@ def notify_change(self, change):
         # Send the state to the frontend before the user-registered callbacks
         # are called.
         name = change['name']
-        if self.comm is not None and self.comm.kernel is not None:
+        if self.comm is not None and getattr(self.comm, 'kernel', True) is not None:
             # Make sure this isn't information that the front-end just sent us.
             if name in self.keys and self._should_send_property(name, getattr(self, name)):
                 # Send new state to front-end
@@ -814,7 +821,7 @@ def _repr_mimebundle_(self, **kwargs):
 
     def _send(self, msg, buffers=None):
         """Sends a message to the model in the front-end."""
-        if self.comm is not None and self.comm.kernel is not None:
+        if self.comm is not None and (self.comm.kernel is not None if hasattr(self.comm, "kernel") else True):
             self.comm.send(data=msg, buffers=buffers)
 
     def _repr_keys(self):

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/widgets/widget_output.py

@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ def __enter__(self):
         kernel = None
         if ip and getattr(ip, "kernel", None) is not None:
             kernel = ip.kernel
-        elif self.comm is not None and self.comm.kernel is not None:
+        elif self.comm is not None and getattr(self.comm, 'kernel', True) is not None:
             kernel = self.comm.kernel
-        
+
         if kernel:
             parent = None
             if hasattr(kernel, "get_parent"):
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ def __exit__(self, etype, evalue, tb):
             if ip:
                 kernel = ip
                 ip.showtraceback((etype, evalue, tb), tb_offset=0)
-            elif self.comm is not None and self.comm.kernel is not None:
+            elif (self.comm is not None and
+                    getattr(self.comm, "kernel", None) is not None and
+                    # Check if it's ipykernel
+                    getattr(self.comm.kernel, "send_response", None) is not None):
                 kernel = self.comm.kernel
                 kernel.send_response(kernel.iopub_socket,
                                      u'error',

python/ipywidgets/setup.cfg

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ zip_safe = False
 packages = find:
 
 install_requires =
-  ipykernel>=4.5.1
   ipython>=6.1.0
   traitlets>=4.3.1
   widgetsnbextension~=4.0
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ install_requires =
 [options.extras_require]
 test =
   jsonschema
+  ipykernel
   pytest>=3.6.0
   pytest-cov
   pytz