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Show legacy Jupyter execute_reply data in Console
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Description
While the Jupyter specification mentions that the use of payloads is deprecated, a replacement has not been finalized. Some ipython output still makes use of the execute_reply message with a payload defined.
If the data in the payload is text/plain, we should at least consider showing this in the Positron Console REPL, even if it is not intended for Jupyter notebook cell output.
We may need a bit of plumbing in our runtime middleware to get these messages to the Console.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how runtime middleware delivers Jupyter execute_reply messages to the Positron Console REPL; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Follow the existing handling of message payloads and determine where text/plain data can be surfaced. Done means legacy payload text is shown in the Console without treating it as notebook cell output.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- jupyter, typescript
- Domain
- backend, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100