matplotlib · fariza · Sep 14, 2021 · Sep 3, 2021 · fariza · Sep 8, 2021
diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/20990-AL.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/20990-AL.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Support for passing tool names to ``ToolManager.add_tool``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+... has been removed.  The second parameter to add_tool must now always be a
+tool class.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/_api/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/_api/__init__.py
@@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ def my_func(*args, **kwargs):
                 raise
 
 
+def recursive_subclasses(cls):
+    """Yield *cls* and direct and indirect subclasses of *cls*."""
+    yield cls
+    for subcls in cls.__subclasses__():
+        yield from recursive_subclasses(subcls)
+
+
 def warn_external(message, category=None):
     """
     `warnings.warn` wrapper that sets *stacklevel* to "outside Matplotlib".

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_managers.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_managers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from matplotlib import _api, cbook, widgets
-import matplotlib.backend_tools as tools
+from matplotlib import _api, backend_tools, cbook, widgets
 
 
 class ToolEvent:
@@ -233,8 +232,9 @@ def add_tool(self, name, tool, *args, **kwargs):
         ----------
         name : str
             Name of the tool, treated as the ID, has to be unique.
-        tool : class_like, i.e. str or type
-            Reference to find the class of the Tool to added.
+        tool : type
+            Class of the tool to be added.  A subclass will be used
+            instead if one was registered for the current canvas class.
 
         Notes
         -----
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def add_tool(self, name, tool, *args, **kwargs):
         matplotlib.backend_tools.ToolBase : The base class for tools.
         """
 
-        tool_cls = self._get_cls_to_instantiate(tool)
+        tool_cls = backend_tools._find_tool_class(type(self.canvas), tool)
         if not tool_cls:
             raise ValueError('Impossible to find class for %s' % str(tool))
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def add_tool(self, name, tool, *args, **kwargs):
                                'exists, not added')
             return self._tools[name]
 
-        if name == 'cursor' and tool_cls != tools.SetCursorBase:
+        if name == 'cursor' and tool_cls != backend_tools.SetCursorBase:
             _api.warn_deprecated("3.5",
                                  message="Overriding ToolSetCursor with "
                                  f"{tool_cls.__qualname__} was only "
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def add_tool(self, name, tool, *args, **kwargs):
             self.update_keymap(name, tool_cls.default_keymap)
 
         # For toggle tools init the radio_group in self._toggled
-        if isinstance(tool_obj, tools.ToolToggleBase):
+        if isinstance(tool_obj, backend_tools.ToolToggleBase):
             # None group is not mutually exclusive, a set is used to keep track
             # of all toggled tools in this group
             if tool_obj.radio_group is None:
@@ -337,23 +337,6 @@ def _handle_toggle(self, tool, sender, canvasevent, data):
         # Keep track of the toggled tool in the radio_group
         self._toggled[radio_group] = toggled
 
-    def _get_cls_to_instantiate(self, callback_class):
-        # Find the class that corresponds to the tool
-        if isinstance(callback_class, str):
-            # FIXME: make more complete searching structure
-            if callback_class in globals():
-                callback_class = globals()[callback_class]
-            else:
-                mod = 'backend_tools'
-                current_module = __import__(mod,
-                                            globals(), locals(), [mod], 1)
-
-                callback_class = getattr(current_module, callback_class, False)
-        if callable(callback_class):
-            return callback_class
-        else:
-            return None
-
     def trigger_tool(self, name, sender=None, canvasevent=None, data=None):
         """
         Trigger a tool and emit the ``tool_trigger_{name}`` event.
@@ -376,7 +359,7 @@ def trigger_tool(self, name, sender=None, canvasevent=None, data=None):
         if sender is None:
             sender = self
 
-        if isinstance(tool, tools.ToolToggleBase):
+        if isinstance(tool, backend_tools.ToolToggleBase):
             self._handle_toggle(tool, sender, canvasevent, data)
 
         tool.trigger(sender, canvasevent, data)  # Actually trigger Tool.
@@ -418,7 +401,8 @@ def get_tool(self, name, warn=True):
         `.ToolBase` or None
             The tool or None if no tool with the given name exists.
         """
-        if isinstance(name, tools.ToolBase) and name.name in self._tools:
+        if (isinstance(name, backend_tools.ToolBase)
+                and name.name in self._tools):
             return name
         if name not in self._tools:
             if warn:

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_tools.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_tools.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 """
 
 import enum
+import functools
 import re
 import time
 from types import SimpleNamespace
@@ -36,6 +37,35 @@ class Cursors(enum.IntEnum):  # Must subclass int for the macOS backend.
     RESIZE_VERTICAL = enum.auto()
 cursors = Cursors  # Backcompat.
 
+
+# _tool_registry, _register_tool_class, and _find_tool_class implement a
+# mechanism through which ToolManager.add_tool can determine whether a subclass
+# of the requested tool class has been registered (either for the current
+# canvas class or for a parent class), in which case that tool subclass will be
+# instantiated instead.  This is the mechanism used e.g. to allow different
+# GUI backends to implement different specializations for ConfigureSubplots.
+
+
+_tool_registry = set()
+
+
+def _register_tool_class(canvas_cls, tool_cls=None):
+    """Decorator registering *tool_cls* as a tool class for *canvas_cls*."""
+    if tool_cls is None:
+        return functools.partial(_register_tool_class, canvas_cls)
+    _tool_registry.add((canvas_cls, tool_cls))
+    return tool_cls
+
+
+def _find_tool_class(canvas_cls, tool_cls):
+    """Find a subclass of *tool_cls* registered for *canvas_cls*."""
+    for canvas_parent in canvas_cls.__mro__:
+        for tool_child in _api.recursive_subclasses(tool_cls):
+            if (canvas_parent, tool_child) in _tool_registry:
+                return tool_child
+    return tool_cls
+
+
 # Views positions tool
 _views_positions = 'viewpos'
 
@@ -943,8 +973,8 @@ def trigger(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 default_tools = {'home': ToolHome, 'back': ToolBack, 'forward': ToolForward,
                  'zoom': ToolZoom, 'pan': ToolPan,
-                 'subplots': 'ToolConfigureSubplots',
-                 'save': 'ToolSaveFigure',
+                 'subplots': ConfigureSubplotsBase,
+                 'save': SaveFigureBase,
                  'grid': ToolGrid,
                  'grid_minor': ToolMinorGrid,
                  'fullscreen': ToolFullScreen,
@@ -954,10 +984,10 @@ def trigger(self, *args, **kwargs):
                  'yscale': ToolYScale,
                  'position': ToolCursorPosition,
                  _views_positions: ToolViewsPositions,
-                 'cursor': 'ToolSetCursor',
-                 'rubberband': 'ToolRubberband',
-                 'help': 'ToolHelp',
-                 'copy': 'ToolCopyToClipboard',
+                 'cursor': SetCursorBase,
+                 'rubberband': RubberbandBase,
+                 'help': ToolHelpBase,
+                 'copy': ToolCopyToClipboardBase,
                  }
 """Default tools"""
 

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ def hidetip(self):
             tw.destroy()
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasTk)
 class RubberbandTk(backend_tools.RubberbandBase):
     def draw_rubberband(self, x0, y0, x1, y1):
         self.remove_rubberband()
@@ -859,12 +860,14 @@ def set_message(self, s):
         self._message.set(s)
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasTk)
 class SaveFigureTk(backend_tools.SaveFigureBase):
     def trigger(self, *args):
         NavigationToolbar2Tk.save_figure(
             self._make_classic_style_pseudo_toolbar())
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasTk)
 class ConfigureSubplotsTk(backend_tools.ConfigureSubplotsBase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -894,18 +897,14 @@ def destroy(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.window = None
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasTk)
 class HelpTk(backend_tools.ToolHelpBase):
     def trigger(self, *args):
         dialog = SimpleDialog(
             self.figure.canvas._tkcanvas, self._get_help_text(), ["OK"])
         dialog.done = lambda num: dialog.frame.master.withdraw()
 
 
-backend_tools.ToolSaveFigure = SaveFigureTk
-backend_tools.ToolConfigureSubplots = ConfigureSubplotsTk
-backend_tools.ToolRubberband = RubberbandTk
-backend_tools.ToolHelp = HelpTk
-backend_tools.ToolCopyToClipboard = backend_tools.ToolCopyToClipboardBase
 Toolbar = ToolbarTk
 
 

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@
     raise ImportError from e
 
 from gi.repository import Gio, GLib, GObject, Gtk, Gdk
+from . import _backend_gtk
 from ._backend_gtk import (
     _create_application, _shutdown_application,
     backend_version, _BackendGTK, _NavigationToolbar2GTK,
     TimerGTK as TimerGTK3,
-    ConfigureSubplotsGTK as ConfigureSubplotsGTK3,
-    RubberbandGTK as RubberbandGTK3,
 )
 
 
@@ -597,6 +596,7 @@ def set_message(self, s):
         self._message.set_label(s)
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasGTK3)
 class SaveFigureGTK3(backend_tools.SaveFigureBase):
     def trigger(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ def set_cursor(self, cursor):
             self._make_classic_style_pseudo_toolbar(), cursor)
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasGTK3)
 class HelpGTK3(backend_tools.ToolHelpBase):
     def _normalize_shortcut(self, key):
         """
@@ -698,6 +699,7 @@ def trigger(self, *args):
             self._show_shortcuts_dialog()
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasGTK3)
 class ToolCopyToClipboardGTK3(backend_tools.ToolCopyToClipboardBase):
     def trigger(self, *args, **kwargs):
         clipboard = Gtk.Clipboard.get(Gdk.SELECTION_CLIPBOARD)
@@ -721,13 +723,11 @@ def error_msg_gtk(msg, parent=None):
     dialog.destroy()
 
 
-backend_tools.ToolSaveFigure = SaveFigureGTK3
-backend_tools.ToolConfigureSubplots = ConfigureSubplotsGTK3
-backend_tools.ToolRubberband = RubberbandGTK3
-backend_tools.ToolHelp = HelpGTK3
-backend_tools.ToolCopyToClipboard = ToolCopyToClipboardGTK3
-
 Toolbar = ToolbarGTK3
+backend_tools._register_tool_class(
+    FigureCanvasGTK3, _backend_gtk.ConfigureSubplotsGTK)
+backend_tools._register_tool_class(
+    FigureCanvasGTK3, _backend_gtk.RubberbandGTK)
 
 
 @_Backend.export

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@
     raise ImportError from e
 
 from gi.repository import Gio, GLib, GObject, Gtk, Gdk, GdkPixbuf
+from . import _backend_gtk
 from ._backend_gtk import (
     _create_application, _shutdown_application,
     backend_version, _BackendGTK, _NavigationToolbar2GTK,
     TimerGTK as TimerGTK4,
-    ConfigureSubplotsGTK as ConfigureSubplotsGTK4,
-    RubberbandGTK as RubberbandGTK4,
 )
 
 
@@ -564,6 +563,7 @@ def set_message(self, s):
         self._message.set_label(s)
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasGTK4)
 class SaveFigureGTK4(backend_tools.SaveFigureBase):
     def trigger(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ class PseudoToolbar:
         return NavigationToolbar2GTK4.save_figure(PseudoToolbar())
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasGTK4)
 class HelpGTK4(backend_tools.ToolHelpBase):
     def _normalize_shortcut(self, key):
         """
@@ -646,6 +647,7 @@ def trigger(self, *args):
         window.show()
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasGTK4)
 class ToolCopyToClipboardGTK4(backend_tools.ToolCopyToClipboardBase):
     def trigger(self, *args, **kwargs):
         with io.BytesIO() as f:
@@ -658,12 +660,10 @@ def trigger(self, *args, **kwargs):
         clipboard.set(pb)
 
 
-backend_tools.ToolSaveFigure = SaveFigureGTK4
-backend_tools.ToolConfigureSubplots = ConfigureSubplotsGTK4
-backend_tools.ToolRubberband = RubberbandGTK4
-backend_tools.ToolHelp = HelpGTK4
-backend_tools.ToolCopyToClipboard = ToolCopyToClipboardGTK4
-
+backend_tools._register_tool_class(
+    FigureCanvasGTK4, _backend_gtk.ConfigureSubplotsGTK)
+backend_tools._register_tool_class(
+    FigureCanvasGTK4, _backend_gtk.RubberbandGTK)
 Toolbar = ToolbarGTK4
 
 

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
@@ -952,12 +952,14 @@ def set_message(self, s):
         self.widgetForAction(self._message_action).setText(s)
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasQT)
 class ConfigureSubplotsQt(backend_tools.ConfigureSubplotsBase):
     def trigger(self, *args):
         NavigationToolbar2QT.configure_subplots(
             self._make_classic_style_pseudo_toolbar())
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasQT)
 class SaveFigureQt(backend_tools.SaveFigureBase):
     def trigger(self, *args):
         NavigationToolbar2QT.save_figure(
@@ -971,6 +973,7 @@ def set_cursor(self, cursor):
             self._make_classic_style_pseudo_toolbar(), cursor)
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasQT)
 class RubberbandQt(backend_tools.RubberbandBase):
     def draw_rubberband(self, x0, y0, x1, y1):
         NavigationToolbar2QT.draw_rubberband(
@@ -981,24 +984,19 @@ def remove_rubberband(self):
             self._make_classic_style_pseudo_toolbar())
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasQT)
 class HelpQt(backend_tools.ToolHelpBase):
     def trigger(self, *args):
         QtWidgets.QMessageBox.information(None, "Help", self._get_help_html())
 
 
+@backend_tools._register_tool_class(FigureCanvasQT)
 class ToolCopyToClipboardQT(backend_tools.ToolCopyToClipboardBase):
     def trigger(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pixmap = self.canvas.grab()
         qApp.clipboard().setPixmap(pixmap)
 
 
-backend_tools.ToolSaveFigure = SaveFigureQt
-backend_tools.ToolConfigureSubplots = ConfigureSubplotsQt
-backend_tools.ToolRubberband = RubberbandQt
-backend_tools.ToolHelp = HelpQt
-backend_tools.ToolCopyToClipboard = ToolCopyToClipboardQT
-
-
 @_Backend.export
 class _BackendQT(_Backend):
     FigureCanvas = FigureCanvasQT