pre-populate

src/args.jl

@@ -571,11 +571,6 @@ function reset_axis_defaults_byletter!()
 end
 reset_axis_defaults_byletter!()
 
-for letter in (:x, :y, :z), k in keys(_axis_defaults)
-    # allow the underscore version too: xguide or x_guide
-    add_aliases(get_attr_symbol(letter, k), Symbol(letter, "_", k))
-end
-
 const _all_defaults = KW[_series_defaults, _plot_defaults, _subplot_defaults]
 
 const _initial_defaults = deepcopy(_all_defaults)
@@ -620,6 +615,20 @@ const _all_subplot_args = sort(union([_subplot_args; _magic_subplot_args]))
 const _all_series_args = sort(union([_series_args; _magic_series_args]))
 const _all_plot_args = _plot_args
 
+for letter in (:x, :y, :z)
+    _attrsymbolcache[letter] = Dict{Symbol, Symbol}()
+    for k in keys(_axis_defaults)
+        # populate attribute cache
+        lk = Symbol(letter, k)
+        _attrsymbolcache[letter][k] = lk
+        # allow the underscore version too: xguide or x_guide
+        add_aliases(lk, Symbol(letter, "_", k))
+    end
+    for k in _magic_axis_args
+        _attrsymbolcache[letter][k] = Symbol(letter, k)
+    end
+end
+
 const _all_args =
     sort(union([_all_axis_args; _all_subplot_args; _all_series_args; _all_plot_args]))
 
@@ -2255,3 +2264,27 @@ function _splitdef!(blk, value_args, key_args)
     end
     blk
 end
+
+
+# const _attrsymbolcache = Dict{Symbol, Dict{Symbol, Symbol}}()
+
+# get_attr_symbol(letter::Symbol, keyword::String) = get_attr_symbol(letter, Symbol(keyword))
+                                                
+# function get_attr_symbol(letter::Symbol, keyword::Symbol)
+#     lt = if haskey(_attrsymbolcache, letter)
+#         _attrsymbolcache[letter]
+#     else
+#         _attrsymbolcache[letter] = Dict{Symbol, Symbol}()
+#     end
+
+#     lk = if haskey(lt, keyword)
+#         lt[keyword]
+#     else
+#         lt[keyword] = Symbol(letter, keyword)
+#     end
+
+#     return lk
+# end
+
+
+

src/axes.jl

@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ function expand_extrema!(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::AKW)
         )
             data = [NaN]
         end
-        axis = sp[get_attr_symbol(letter, "axis")]
+        axis = sp[get_attr_symbol(letter, :axis)]
 
         if isa(data, Volume)
             expand_extrema!(sp[:xaxis], data.x_extents)
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ function expand_extrema!(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::AKW)
             # TODO: need more here... gotta track the discrete reference value
             #       as well as any coord offset (think of boxplot shape coords... they all
             #       correspond to the same x-value)
-            plotattributes[letter], plotattributes[get_attr_symbol(letter, "_discrete_indices")] =
+            plotattributes[letter], plotattributes[get_attr_symbol(letter, :(_discrete_indices))] =
                 discrete_value!(axis, data)
             expand_extrema!(axis, plotattributes[letter])
         end
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ function expand_extrema!(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::AKW)
     if plotattributes[:seriestype] == :heatmap
         for letter in (:x, :y)
             data = plotattributes[letter]
-            axis = sp[get_attr_symbol(letter, "axis")]
-            scale = get(plotattributes, get_attr_symbol(letter, "scale"), :identity)
+            axis = sp[get_attr_symbol(letter, :axis)]
+            scale = get(plotattributes, get_attr_symbol(letter, :scale), :identity)
             expand_extrema!(axis, heatmap_edges(data, scale))
         end
     end

src/backends/pyplot.jl

@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ end
 # # anything else just gets a bluesred gradient
 # py_colormap(c, α=nothing) = py_colormap(default_gradient(), α)
 
+for k in (:linthresh, :base, :label)
+    # add PyPlot specific symbols to cache
+    _attrsymbolcache[k] = Dict{Symbol, Symbol}()
+    for letter in (:x, :y, :z, Symbol(""))
+        _attrsymbolcache[k][letter] = Symbol(k, letter)
+    end
+end
+
 py_handle_surface(v) = v
 py_handle_surface(z::Surface) = z.surf
 
@@ -827,7 +835,7 @@ end
 
 function py_set_ticks(sp, ax, ticks, letter, env)
     ticks == :auto && return
-    axis = getproperty(ax, get_attr_symbol(letter, "axis"))
+    axis = getproperty(ax, get_attr_symbol(letter, :axis))
     if ticks == :none || ticks === nothing || ticks == false
         kw = KW()
         for dir in (:top, :bottom, :left, :right)

src/utils.jl

@@ -1215,22 +1215,8 @@ function mesh3d_triangles(x, y, z, cns)
     return X, Y, Z
 end
 
+# cache joined symbols so they can be looked up instead of constructed each time
 const _attrsymbolcache = Dict{Symbol, Dict{Symbol, Symbol}}()
 
 get_attr_symbol(letter::Symbol, keyword::String) = get_attr_symbol(letter, Symbol(keyword))
-                                                
-function get_attr_symbol(letter::Symbol, keyword::Symbol)
-    lt = if haskey(_attrsymbolcache, letter)
-        _attrsymbolcache[letter]
-    else
-        _attrsymbolcache[letter] = Dict{Symbol, Symbol}()
-    end
-
-    lk = if haskey(lt, keyword)
-        lt[keyword]
-    else
-        lt[keyword] = Symbol(letter, keyword)
-    end
-
-    return lk
-end
+get_attr_symbol(letter::Symbol, keyword::Symbol) = _attrsymbolcache[letter][keyword]