use Requires.jl for backend dependencies

src/Plots.jl

@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ include("arg_desc.jl")
 include("plotattr.jl")
 include("backends.jl")
 include("output.jl")
+include("init.jl")
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 

src/backends.jl

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const _backendType = Dict{Symbol, DataType}(:none => NoBackend)
 const _backendSymbol = Dict{DataType, Symbol}(NoBackend => :none)
 const _backends = Symbol[]
 const _initialized_backends = Set{Symbol}()
+const _default_backends = (:none, :gr, :plotly)
+const _backendPackage = Dict{Symbol, Symbol}()
 
 "Returns a list of supported backends"
 backends() = _backends
@@ -13,9 +15,12 @@ backends() = _backends
 "Returns the name of the current backend"
 backend_name() = CURRENT_BACKEND.sym
 _backend_instance(sym::Symbol) = haskey(_backendType, sym) ? _backendType[sym]() : error("Unsupported backend $sym")
+backend_package(pkg::Symbol) = pkg in _default_backends ? :Plots : Symbol("Plots", _backendPackage[pkg])
+backend_package_name(sym::Symbol) = sym in _default_backends ? :Plots : _backendPackage[sym]
 
 macro init_backend(s)
-    str = lowercase(string(s))
+    package_str = string(s)
+    str = lowercase(package_str)
     sym = Symbol(str)
     T = Symbol(string(s) * "Backend")
     esc(quote
@@ -23,14 +28,16 @@ macro init_backend(s)
         export $sym
         $sym(; kw...) = (default(; kw...); backend(Symbol($str)))
         backend_name(::$T) = Symbol($str)
+        backend_package_name(pkg::$T) = backend_package_name(Symbol($str))
         push!(_backends, Symbol($str))
         _backendType[Symbol($str)] = $T
         _backendSymbol[$T] = Symbol($str)
-        include("backends/" * $str * ".jl")
+        _backendPackage[Symbol($str)] = Symbol($package_str)
+        # include("backends/" * $str * ".jl")
     end)
 end
 
-include("backends/web.jl")
+# include("backends/web.jl")
 # include("backends/supported.jl")
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -40,7 +47,6 @@ function add_backend(pkg::Symbol)
     println(add_backend_string(_backend_instance(pkg)))
     println()
 end
-add_backend_string(b::AbstractBackend) = warn("No custom install defined for $(backend_name(b))")
 
 # don't do anything as a default
 _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot) = nothing
@@ -135,30 +141,30 @@ CurrentBackend(sym::Symbol) = CurrentBackend(sym, _backend_instance(sym))
 function pickDefaultBackend()
     env_default = get(ENV, "PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND", "")
     if env_default != ""
-        if env_default in keys(Pkg.installed())
+        sym = Symbol(lowercase(env_default))
-            sym = Symbol(lowercase(env_default))
+        if sym in _backends
-            if haskey(_backendType, sym)
+            if sym in _initialized_backends
                 return backend(sym)
             else
-                warn("You have set PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND=$env_default but it is not a valid backend package.  Choose from:\n\t",
+                @warn("You have set `PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND=$env_default` but `$(backend_package_name(sym))` is not loaded.")
-                     join(sort(_backends), "\n\t"))
             end
         else
-            warn("You have set PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND=$env_default but it is not installed.")
+            @warn("You have set PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND=$env_default but it is not a valid backend package.  Choose from:\n\t",
+                 join(sort(_backends), "\n\t"))
         end
     end
 
     # the ordering/inclusion of this package list is my semi-arbitrary guess at
     # which one someone will want to use if they have the package installed...accounting for
     # features, speed, and robustness
-    for pkgstr in ("GR", "PyPlot", "PlotlyJS", "PGFPlots", "UnicodePlots", "InspectDR", "GLVisualize")
+    # for pkgstr in ("GR", "PyPlot", "PlotlyJS", "PGFPlots", "UnicodePlots", "InspectDR", "GLVisualize")
-        if pkgstr in keys(Pkg.installed())
+    #     if pkgstr in keys(Pkg.installed())
-            return backend(Symbol(lowercase(pkgstr)))
+    #         return backend(Symbol(lowercase(pkgstr)))
-        end
+    #     end
-    end
+    # end
 
     # the default if nothing else is installed
-    backend(:plotly)
+    backend(:gr)
 end
 
 
@@ -174,24 +180,6 @@ function backend()
     pickDefaultBackend()
   end
 
-  sym = CURRENT_BACKEND.sym
-  if !(sym in _initialized_backends)
-
-    # # initialize
-    # println("[Plots.jl] Initializing backend: ", sym)
-
-    inst = _backend_instance(sym)
-    try
-      _initialize_backend(inst)
-    catch err
-      warn("Couldn't initialize $sym.  (might need to install it?)")
-      add_backend(sym)
-      rethrow(err)
-    end
-
-    push!(_initialized_backends, sym)
-
-  end
   CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg
 end
 
@@ -199,16 +187,29 @@ end
 Set the plot backend.
 """
 function backend(pkg::AbstractBackend)
-    CURRENT_BACKEND.sym = backend_name(pkg)
+    sym = backend_name(pkg)
-    warn_on_deprecated_backend(CURRENT_BACKEND.sym)
+    if sym in _initialized_backends
-    CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = pkg
+        CURRENT_BACKEND.sym = backend_name(pkg)
+        CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = pkg
+    else
+        # try
+            _initialize_backend(pkg)
+            push!(_initialized_backends, sym)
+            CURRENT_BACKEND.sym = backend_name(pkg)
+            CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = pkg
+        # catch
+        #     add_backend(sym)
+        # end
+    end
     backend()
 end
 
-function backend(modname::Symbol)
+function backend(sym::Symbol)
-    warn_on_deprecated_backend(modname)
+    if sym in _backends
-    CURRENT_BACKEND.sym = modname
+        backend(_backend_instance(sym))
-    CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = _backend_instance(modname)
+    else
+        @warn("`:$sym` is not a supported backend.")
+    end
     backend()
 end
 
@@ -308,3 +309,109 @@ end
 
 # is_subplot_supported(::AbstractBackend) = false
 # is_subplot_supported() = is_subplot_supported(backend())
+
+
+################################################################################
+# initialize the backends
+
+function _initialize_backend(pkg::AbstractBackend)
+    sym = backend_package_name(pkg)
+    @eval Main begin
+        import $sym
+        export $sym
+    end
+end
+
+function add_backend_string(pkg::AbstractBackend)
+    sym = backend_package_name(pkg)
+    """
+    using Pkg
+    Pkg.add("$sym")
+    """
+end
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# glvisualize
+
+function _initialize_backend(::GLVisualizeBackend; kw...)
+    @eval Main begin
+        import GLVisualize, GeometryTypes, Reactive, GLAbstraction, GLWindow, Contour
+        import GeometryTypes: Point2f0, Point3f0, Vec2f0, Vec3f0, GLNormalMesh, SimpleRectangle, Point, Vec
+        import FileIO, Images
+        export GLVisualize
+        import Reactive: Signal
+        import GLAbstraction: Style
+        import GLVisualize: visualize
+        import Plots.GL
+        import UnicodeFun
+    end
+end
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# hdf5
+
+function _initialize_backend(::HDF5Backend)
+    @eval Main begin
+        import HDF5
+        export HDF5
+    end
+end
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# PGFPLOTS
+
+function add_backend_string(::PGFPlotsBackend)
+    """
+    using Pkg
+    Pkg.add("PGFPlots")
+    Pkg.build("PGFPlots")
+    """
+end
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# plotlyjs
+
+function add_backend_string(::PlotlyJSBackend)
+    """
+    using Pkg
+    Pkg.add("PlotlyJS")
+    Pkg.add("Rsvg")
+    import Blink
+    Blink.AtomShell.install()
+    """
+end
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# pyplot
+
+function _initialize_backend(::PyPlotBackend)
+    @eval Main begin
+        import PyPlot, PyCall
+        import LaTeXStrings: latexstring
+
+        export PyPlot
+
+        # we don't want every command to update the figure
+        PyPlot.ioff()
+    end
+end
+
+function add_backend_string(::PyPlotBackend)
+    """
+    using Pkg
+    Pkg.add("PyPlot")
+    withenv("PYTHON" => "") do
+        Pkg.build("PyPlot")
+    end
+    """
+end
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# unicodeplots
+function add_backend_string(::UnicodePlotsBackend)
+    """
+    using Pkg
+    Pkg.add("UnicodePlots")
+    Pkg.build("UnicodePlots")
+    """
+end

src/backends/glvisualize.jl

@@ -61,36 +61,11 @@ const _glvisualize_style = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot]
 const _glvisualize_marker = _allMarkers
 const _glvisualize_scale = [:identity, :ln, :log2, :log10]
 
-
+slice_arg(img::Matrix{C}, idx::Int) where {C<:Colorant} = img
-
+is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::GLVisualize.AllPrimitives) = true
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::Union{Vector{Matrix{C}}, Matrix{C}}) where {C<:Colorant} = true
-
+is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::Shape) = true
-function _initialize_backend(::GLVisualizeBackend; kw...)
+GL = Plots
-    @eval begin
-        import GLVisualize, GeometryTypes, Reactive, GLAbstraction, GLWindow, Contour
-        import GeometryTypes: Point2f0, Point3f0, Vec2f0, Vec3f0, GLNormalMesh, SimpleRectangle, Point, Vec
-        import FileIO, Images
-        export GLVisualize
-        import Reactive: Signal
-        import GLAbstraction: Style
-        import GLVisualize: visualize
-        import Plots.GL
-        import UnicodeFun
-        Plots.slice_arg(img::Matrix{C}, idx::Int) where {C<:Colorant} = img
-        is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::GLVisualize.AllPrimitives) = true
-        is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::Union{Vector{Matrix{C}}, Matrix{C}}) where {C<:Colorant} = true
-        is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::Shape) = true
-        GL = Plots
-    end
-end
-
-function add_backend_string(b::GLVisualizeBackend)
-    """
-    if !Plots.is_installed("GLVisualize")
-        Pkg.add("GLVisualize")
-    end
-    """
-end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

src/backends/gr.jl

@@ -65,12 +65,8 @@ function add_backend_string(::GRBackend)
     """
 end
 
-function _initialize_backend(::GRBackend; kw...)
+import GR
-    @eval begin
+export GR
-        import GR
-        export GR
-    end
-end
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

src/backends/hdf5.jl

@@ -108,12 +108,35 @@ const _hdf5_marker = vcat(_allMarkers, :pixel)
 const _hdf5_scale = [:identity, :ln, :log2, :log10]
 is_marker_supported(::HDF5Backend, shape::Shape) = true
 
-function add_backend_string(::HDF5Backend)
+if length(HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR) < 1
-    """
+    #Possible element types of high-level data types:
-    if !Plots.is_installed("HDF5")
+    telem2str = Dict{String, Type}(
-        Pkg.add("HDF5")
+        "NATIVE" => HDF5PlotNative,
-    end
+        "VOID" => Nothing,
-    """
+        "BOOL" => Bool,
+        "SYMBOL" => Symbol,
+        "TUPLE" => Tuple,
+        "CTUPLE" => HDF5CTuple, #Tuple of complex structures
+        "RGBA" => ARGB{N0f8},
+        "EXTREMA" => Extrema,
+        "LENGTH" => Length,
+        "ARRAY" => Array, #Dict won't allow Array to be key in HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR
+
+        #Sub-structure types:
+        "FONT" => Font,
+        "BOUNDINGBOX" => BoundingBox,
+        "GRIDLAYOUT" => GridLayout,
+        "ROOTLAYOUT" => RootLayout,
+        "SERIESANNOTATIONS" => SeriesAnnotations,
+#                "PLOTTEXT" => PlotText,
+        "COLORGRADIENT" => ColorGradient,
+        "AXIS" => Axis,
+        "SURFACE" => Surface,
+        "SUBPLOT" => Subplot,
+        "NULLABLE" => Nullable,
+    )
+    merge!(HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM, telem2str)
+    merge!(HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR, Dict{Type, String}(v=>k for (k,v) in HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM))
 end
 
 
@@ -140,44 +163,6 @@ end
 #==
 ===============================================================================#
 
-function _initialize_backend(::HDF5Backend)
-    @eval begin
-        import HDF5
-        export HDF5
-        if length(HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR) < 1
-            #Possible element types of high-level data types:
-            telem2str = Dict{String, Type}(
-                "NATIVE" => HDF5PlotNative,
-                "VOID" => Nothing,
-                "BOOL" => Bool,
-                "SYMBOL" => Symbol,
-                "TUPLE" => Tuple,
-                "CTUPLE" => HDF5CTuple, #Tuple of complex structures
-                "RGBA" => ARGB{N0f8},
-                "EXTREMA" => Extrema,
-                "LENGTH" => Length,
-                "ARRAY" => Array, #Dict won't allow Array to be key in HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR
-
-                #Sub-structure types:
-                "FONT" => Font,
-                "BOUNDINGBOX" => BoundingBox,
-                "GRIDLAYOUT" => GridLayout,
-                "ROOTLAYOUT" => RootLayout,
-                "SERIESANNOTATIONS" => SeriesAnnotations,
-#                "PLOTTEXT" => PlotText,
-                "COLORGRADIENT" => ColorGradient,
-                "AXIS" => Axis,
-                "SURFACE" => Surface,
-                "SUBPLOT" => Subplot,
-                "NULLABLE" => Nullable,
-            )
-            merge!(HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM, telem2str)
-            merge!(HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR, Dict{Type, String}(v=>k for (k,v) in HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM))
-        end
-    end
-end
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Create the window/figure for this backend.
 function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{HDF5Backend})

src/backends/inspectdr.jl

@@ -152,37 +152,23 @@ end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function add_backend_string(::InspectDRBackend)
+#Glyph used when plotting "Shape"s:
-    """
+INSPECTDR_GLYPH_SHAPE = InspectDR.GlyphPolyline(
-    if !Plots.is_installed("InspectDR")
+    2*InspectDR.GLYPH_SQUARE.x, InspectDR.GLYPH_SQUARE.y
-        Pkg.add("InspectDR")
+)
-    end
+
-    """
+mutable struct InspecDRPlotRef
+    mplot::Union{Nothing, InspectDR.Multiplot}
+    gui::Union{Nothing, InspectDR.GtkPlot}
 end
 
-function _initialize_backend(::InspectDRBackend; kw...)
+_inspectdr_getmplot(::Any) = nothing
-    @eval begin
+_inspectdr_getmplot(r::InspecDRPlotRef) = r.mplot
-        import InspectDR
-        export InspectDR
 
-        #Glyph used when plotting "Shape"s:
+_inspectdr_getgui(::Any) = nothing
-        INSPECTDR_GLYPH_SHAPE = InspectDR.GlyphPolyline(
+_inspectdr_getgui(gplot::InspectDR.GtkPlot) = (gplot.destroyed ? nothing : gplot)
-            2*InspectDR.GLYPH_SQUARE.x, InspectDR.GLYPH_SQUARE.y
+_inspectdr_getgui(r::InspecDRPlotRef) = _inspectdr_getgui(r.gui)
-        )
+push!(_initialized_backends, :inspectdr)
-
-        mutable struct InspecDRPlotRef
-            mplot::Union{Nothing, InspectDR.Multiplot}
-            gui::Union{Nothing, InspectDR.GtkPlot}
-        end
-
-        _inspectdr_getmplot(::Any) = nothing
-        _inspectdr_getmplot(r::InspecDRPlotRef) = r.mplot
-
-        _inspectdr_getgui(::Any) = nothing
-        _inspectdr_getgui(gplot::InspectDR.GtkPlot) = (gplot.destroyed ? nothing : gplot)
-        _inspectdr_getgui(r::InspecDRPlotRef) = _inspectdr_getgui(r.gui)
-    end
-end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

src/backends/pgfplots.jl

@@ -47,23 +47,6 @@ const _pgfplots_marker = [:none, :auto, :circle, :rect, :diamond, :utriangle, :d
 const _pgfplots_scale = [:identity, :ln, :log2, :log10]
 
 
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function add_backend_string(::PGFPlotsBackend)
-    """
-    Pkg.add("PGFPlots")
-    Pkg.build("PGFPlots")
-    """
-end
-
-function _initialize_backend(::PGFPlotsBackend; kw...)
-    @eval begin
-        import PGFPlots
-        export PGFPlots
-    end
-end
-
-
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const _pgfplots_linestyles = KW(

src/backends/plotly.jl

@@ -76,46 +76,37 @@ end
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function add_backend_string(::PlotlyBackend)
-    """
-    Pkg.build("Plots")
-    """
-end
-
 
 const _plotly_js_path = joinpath(dirname(@__FILE__), "..", "..", "deps", "plotly-latest.min.js")
 const _plotly_js_path_remote = "https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-latest.min.js"
 
-function _initialize_backend(::PlotlyBackend; kw...)
+_js_code = open(readstring, _plotly_js_path, "r")
-  @eval begin
-    _js_code = open(readstring, _plotly_js_path, "r")
 
-    # borrowed from https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/blob/2594076e29584ede2d09f2aa40a8a195b3f3fc66/plotly/offline/offline.py#L64-L71 c/o @spencerlyon2
+# borrowed from https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/blob/2594076e29584ede2d09f2aa40a8a195b3f3fc66/plotly/offline/offline.py#L64-L71 c/o @spencerlyon2
-    _js_script = """
+_js_script = """
-        <script type='text/javascript'>
+    <script type='text/javascript'>
-            define('plotly', function(require, exports, module) {
+        define('plotly', function(require, exports, module) {
-                $(_js_code)
+            $(_js_code)
-            });
+        });
-            require(['plotly'], function(Plotly) {
+        require(['plotly'], function(Plotly) {
-                window.Plotly = Plotly;
+            window.Plotly = Plotly;
-            });
+        });
-        </script>
+    </script>
-    """
+"""
 
-    # if we're in IJulia call setupnotebook to load js and css
+# if we're in IJulia call setupnotebook to load js and css
-    if isijulia()
+if isijulia()
-        display("text/html", _js_script)
+    display("text/html", _js_script)
-    end
-
-    # if isatom()
-    #     import Atom
-    #     Atom.@msg evaljs(_js_code)
-    # end
-
-  end
-  # TODO: other initialization
 end
 
+# if isatom()
+#     import Atom
+#     Atom.@msg evaljs(_js_code)
+# end
+using UUIDs
+
+push!(_initialized_backends, :plotly)
+
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -906,7 +897,7 @@ function html_body(plt::Plot{PlotlyBackend}, style = nothing)
         w, h = plt[:size]
         style = "width:$(w)px;height:$(h)px;"
     end
-    uuid = Base.Random.uuid4()
+    uuid = UUIDs.uuid4()
     html = """
         <div id=\"$(uuid)\" style=\"$(style)\"></div>
         <script>

src/backends/plotlyjs.jl

@@ -13,35 +13,6 @@ const _plotlyjs_scale       = _plotly_scale
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-function add_backend_string(::PlotlyJSBackend)
-    """
-    if !Plots.is_installed("PlotlyJS")
-        Pkg.add("PlotlyJS")
-    end
-    if !Plots.is_installed("Rsvg")
-        Pkg.add("Rsvg")
-    end
-    import Blink
-    Blink.AtomShell.install()
-    """
-end
-
-
-function _initialize_backend(::PlotlyJSBackend; kw...)
-    @eval begin
-        import PlotlyJS
-        export PlotlyJS
-    end
-
-    # # override IJulia inline display
-    # if isijulia()
-    #     IJulia.display_dict(plt::AbstractPlot{PlotlyJSBackend}) = IJulia.display_dict(plt.o)
-    # end
-end
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
 function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{PlotlyJSBackend})
     if !isplotnull() && plt[:overwrite_figure] && isa(current().o, PlotlyJS.SyncPlot)
         PlotlyJS.SyncPlot(PlotlyJS.Plot(), current().o.view)

src/backends/pyplot.jl

@@ -59,57 +59,31 @@ is_marker_supported(::PyPlotBackend, shape::Shape) = true
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function add_backend_string(::PyPlotBackend)
+# problem: https://github.com/tbreloff/Plots.jl/issues/308
-    """
+# solution: hack from @stevengj: https://github.com/stevengj/PyPlot.jl/pull/223#issuecomment-229747768
-    if !Plots.is_installed("PyPlot")
+otherdisplays = splice!(Base.Multimedia.displays, 2:length(Base.Multimedia.displays))
-        Pkg.add("PyPlot")
+append!(Base.Multimedia.displays, otherdisplays)
-    end
+pycolors = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.colors")
-    withenv("PYTHON" => "") do
+pypath = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.path")
-        Pkg.build("PyPlot")
+mplot3d = PyPlot.pyimport("mpl_toolkits.mplot3d")
-    end
+pypatches = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.patches")
+pyfont = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.font_manager")
+pyticker = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.ticker")
+pycmap = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.cm")
+pynp = PyPlot.pyimport("numpy")
+pynp["seterr"](invalid="ignore")
+pytransforms = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.transforms")
+pycollections = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.collections")
+pyart3d = PyPlot.art3D
 
-    # now restart julia!
+# "support" matplotlib v1.5
-    """
+set_facecolor_sym = if PyPlot.version < v"2"
+    warn("You are using Matplotlib $(PyPlot.version), which is no longer officialy supported by the Plots community. To ensure smooth Plots.jl integration update your Matplotlib library to a version >= 2.0.0")
+    :set_axis_bgcolor
+else
+    :set_facecolor
 end
 
-function _initialize_backend(::PyPlotBackend)
-    @eval begin
-        # problem: https://github.com/tbreloff/Plots.jl/issues/308
-        # solution: hack from @stevengj: https://github.com/stevengj/PyPlot.jl/pull/223#issuecomment-229747768
-        otherdisplays = splice!(Base.Multimedia.displays, 2:length(Base.Multimedia.displays))
-        import PyPlot, PyCall
-        import LaTeXStrings: latexstring
-        append!(Base.Multimedia.displays, otherdisplays)
-
-        export PyPlot
-        pycolors = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.colors")
-        pypath = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.path")
-        mplot3d = PyPlot.pyimport("mpl_toolkits.mplot3d")
-        pypatches = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.patches")
-        pyfont = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.font_manager")
-        pyticker = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.ticker")
-        pycmap = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.cm")
-        pynp = PyPlot.pyimport("numpy")
-        pynp["seterr"](invalid="ignore")
-        pytransforms = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.transforms")
-        pycollections = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.collections")
-        pyart3d = PyPlot.art3D
-
-        # "support" matplotlib v1.5
-        set_facecolor_sym = if PyPlot.version < v"2"
-            warn("You are using Matplotlib $(PyPlot.version), which is no longer officialy supported by the Plots community. To ensure smooth Plots.jl integration update your Matplotlib library to a version >= 2.0.0")
-            :set_axis_bgcolor
-        else
-            :set_facecolor
-        end
-
-        # we don't want every command to update the figure
-        PyPlot.ioff()
-    end
-end
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # # convert colorant to 4-tuple RGBA
 # py_color(c::Colorant, α=nothing) = map(f->float(f(convertColor(c,α))), (red, green, blue, alpha))

src/backends/template.jl

@@ -3,14 +3,9 @@
 
 # [ADD BACKEND WEBSITE]
 
-function _initialize_backend(::[PkgName]Backend; kw...)
+import [PkgName]
-    @eval begin
+export [PkgName]
-        import [PkgName]
+push!(_initialized_backends, [pgkname]::Symbol)
-        export [PkgName]
-        # todo: other initialization that needs to be eval-ed
-    end
-    # todo: other initialization
-end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

src/backends/unicodeplots.jl

@@ -33,22 +33,6 @@ warnOnUnsupported_args(::UnicodePlotsBackend, d::KW) = nothing
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function add_backend_string(::UnicodePlotsBackend)
-    """
-    Pkg.add("UnicodePlots")
-    Pkg.build("UnicodePlots")
-    """
-end
-
-function _initialize_backend(::UnicodePlotsBackend; kw...)
-    @eval begin
-        import UnicodePlots
-        export UnicodePlots
-    end
-end
-
-# -------------------------------
-
 const _canvas_type = Ref(:auto)
 
 function _canvas_map()

src/output.jl

@@ -250,113 +250,3 @@ end
 # end
 #
 # html_output_format("svg")
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------
-# IJulia
-# ---------------------------------------------------------
-
-@require IJulia = "7073ff75-c697-5162-941a-fcdaad2a7d2a" begin
-    if IJulia.inited
-
-        """
-        Add extra jupyter mimetypes to display_dict based on the plot backed.
-
-        The default is nothing, except for plotly based backends, where it
-        adds data for `application/vnd.plotly.v1+json` that is used in
-        frontends like jupyterlab and nteract.
-        """
-        _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot, out::Dict) = out
-        function _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot{PlotlyJSBackend}, out::Dict)
-            out["application/vnd.plotly.v1+json"] = JSON.lower(plt.o)
-            out
-        end
-
-        function _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot{PlotlyBackend}, out::Dict)
-            out["application/vnd.plotly.v1+json"] = Dict(
-                :data => plotly_series(plt),
-                :layout => plotly_layout(plt)
-            )
-            out
-        end
-
-        function IJulia.display_dict(plt::Plot)
-            output_type = Symbol(plt.attr[:html_output_format])
-            if output_type == :auto
-                output_type = get(_best_html_output_type, backend_name(plt.backend), :svg)
-            end
-            out = Dict()
-            if output_type == :txt
-                mime = "text/plain"
-                out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
-            elseif output_type == :png
-                mime = "image/png"
-                out[mime] = base64encode(show, MIME(mime), plt)
-            elseif output_type == :svg
-                mime = "image/svg+xml"
-                out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
-            elseif output_type == :html
-                mime = "text/html"
-                out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
-            else
-                error("Unsupported output type $output_type")
-            end
-            _extra_mime_info!(plt, out)
-            out
-        end
-
-        ENV["MPLBACKEND"] = "Agg"
-    end
-end
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------
-# Atom PlotPane
-# ---------------------------------------------------------
-@require Juno = "e5e0dc1b-0480-54bc-9374-aad01c23163d" begin
-    import Hiccup, Media
-
-    if Juno.isactive()
-        Media.media(Plot, Media.Plot)
-
-        function Juno.render(e::Juno.Editor, plt::Plot)
-            Juno.render(e, nothing)
-        end
-
-        if get(ENV, "PLOTS_USE_ATOM_PLOTPANE", true) in (true, 1, "1", "true", "yes")
-            function Juno.render(pane::Juno.PlotPane, plt::Plot)
-                # temporarily overwrite size to be Atom.plotsize
-                sz = plt[:size]
-                dpi = plt[:dpi]
-                thickness_scaling = plt[:thickness_scaling]
-                jsize = Juno.plotsize()
-                jsize[1] == 0 && (jsize[1] = 400)
-                jsize[2] == 0 && (jsize[2] = 500)
-
-                scale = minimum(jsize[i] / sz[i] for i in 1:2)
-                plt[:size] = (s * scale for s in sz)
-                plt[:dpi] = Plots.DPI
-                plt[:thickness_scaling] *= scale
-                Juno.render(pane, HTML(stringmime(MIME("text/html"), plt)))
-                plt[:size] = sz
-                plt[:dpi] = dpi
-                plt[:thickness_scaling] = thickness_scaling
-            end
-            # special handling for PlotlyJS
-            function Juno.render(pane::Juno.PlotPane, plt::Plot{PlotlyJSBackend})
-                display(Plots.PlotsDisplay(), plt)
-            end
-        else
-            function Juno.render(pane::Juno.PlotPane, plt::Plot)
-                display(Plots.PlotsDisplay(), plt)
-                s = "PlotPane turned off.  Unset ENV[\"PLOTS_USE_ATOM_PLOTPANE\"] and restart Julia to enable it."
-                Juno.render(pane, HTML(s))
-            end
-        end
-
-        # special handling for plotly... use PlotsDisplay
-        function Juno.render(pane::Juno.PlotPane, plt::Plot{PlotlyBackend})
-            display(Plots.PlotsDisplay(), plt)
-            s = "PlotPane turned off.  The plotly backend cannot render in the PlotPane due to javascript issues. Plotlyjs is similar to plotly and is compatible with the plot pane."
-            Juno.render(pane, HTML(s))
-        end
-    end
-end

src/utils.jl

@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ function fakedata(sz...)
   y
 end
 
-isijulia() = isdefined(Main, :IJulia) && Main.IJulia.inited
+isijulia() = :IJulia in nameof.(collect(values(Base.loaded_modules)))
-isatom() = isdefined(Main, :Atom) && Main.Atom.isconnected()
+isatom() = :Atom in nameof.(collect(values(Base.loaded_modules)))
 
 function is_installed(pkgstr::AbstractString)
     try

test/REQUIRE

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ GR 0.31.0
 RDatasets
 VisualRegressionTests
 UnicodePlots
+LaTeXStrings