client: use short_format in dataset display

artiq/frontend/artiq_client.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from prettytable import PrettyTable
 from artiq.protocols.pc_rpc import Client
 from artiq.protocols.sync_struct import Subscriber
 from artiq.protocols import pyon
+from artiq.tools import short_format
 
 
 def clear_screen():
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ def _show_datasets(datasets):
     clear_screen()
     table = PrettyTable(["Dataset", "Persistent", "Value"])
     for k, (persist, value) in sorted(datasets.items(), key=itemgetter(0)):
-        table.add_row([k, "Y" if persist else "N", str(value)])
+        table.add_row([k, "Y" if persist else "N", short_format(value)])
     print(table)
 
 

artiq/gui/datasets.py

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from pyqtgraph import dockarea
 from pyqtgraph import LayoutWidget
 
 from artiq.protocols.sync_struct import Subscriber
-from artiq.gui.tools import DictSyncModel, short_format
+from artiq.tools import short_format
+from artiq.gui.tools import DictSyncModel
 from artiq.gui.displays import *
 
 

artiq/gui/tools.py

@@ -2,41 +2,6 @@ from quamash import QtCore
 import numpy as np
 
 
-def elide(s, maxlen):
-    elided = False
-    if len(s) > maxlen:
-        s = s[:maxlen]
-        elided = True
-    try:
-        idx = s.index("\n")
-    except ValueError:
-        pass
-    else:
-        s = s[:idx]
-        elided = True
-    if elided:
-        maxlen -= 3
-        if len(s) > maxlen:
-            s = s[:maxlen]
-        s += "..."
-    return s
-
-
-def short_format(v):
-    if v is None:
-        return "None"
-    t = type(v)
-    if np.issubdtype(t, int) or np.issubdtype(t, float):
-        return str(v)
-    elif t is str:
-        return "\"" + elide(v, 15) + "\""
-    else:
-        r = t.__name__
-        if t is list or t is dict or t is set:
-            r += " ({})".format(len(v))
-        return r
-
-
 def si_prefix(scale):
     try:
         return {

artiq/tools.py

@@ -23,6 +23,41 @@ def parse_arguments(arguments):
     return d
 
 
+def elide(s, maxlen):
+    elided = False
+    if len(s) > maxlen:
+        s = s[:maxlen]
+        elided = True
+    try:
+        idx = s.index("\n")
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        s = s[:idx]
+        elided = True
+    if elided:
+        maxlen -= 3
+        if len(s) > maxlen:
+            s = s[:maxlen]
+        s += "..."
+    return s
+
+
+def short_format(v):
+    if v is None:
+        return "None"
+    t = type(v)
+    if np.issubdtype(t, int) or np.issubdtype(t, float):
+        return str(v)
+    elif t is str:
+        return "\"" + elide(v, 15) + "\""
+    else:
+        r = t.__name__
+        if t is list or t is dict or t is set:
+            r += " ({})".format(len(v))
+        return r
+
+
 def file_import(filename):
     linecache.checkcache(filename)