Rename plot to render

README.md

@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ canvas.show()
 
 ![](README_files/figure-commonmark/cell-3-output-1.png)
 
+Use `canvas.plot(x, y)` to add data directly to a canvas. When you want
+to explicitly render an already-built canvas, use `canvas.render(...)`.
+The older `canvas.plot(backend=...)` spelling is still supported for
+compatibility, but emits a `FutureWarning`.
+
 For Matplotlib-specific customization, pass method calls declaratively.
 Figure methods run once and axes methods run for every subplot,
 providing access to any Matplotlib API without requiring a maxplotlib
@@ -149,14 +154,14 @@ parts of a mixed canvas, explicitly opt into skipping unsupported
 primitives:
 
 ``` python
-plotly_canvas.plot(backend="plotly", allow_unsupported=True)
+plotly_canvas.render(backend="plotly", allow_unsupported=True)
 ```
 
 Render the same line graph directly in the terminal with the `plotext`
 backend:
 
 ``` python
-terminal_fig = canvas.plot(backend="plotext")
+terminal_fig = canvas.render(backend="plotext")
 print(terminal_fig.build(keep_colors=False))
 ```
 
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ canvas.show(backend="plotext")
         1.0               1.8                3.2               5.6             10.0 
     y                                         x                                     
 
-    <maxplotlib.backends.plotext.figure.PlotextFigure at 0x110a30550>
+    <maxplotlib.backends.plotext.figure.PlotextFigure at 0x10ee1ce10>
 
 ### Layers
 

README.qmd

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ Plot the figure with the default (matplotlib) backend:
 canvas.show()
 ```
 
+Use `canvas.plot(x, y)` to add data directly to a canvas. When you want to
+explicitly render an already-built canvas, use `canvas.render(...)`. The older
+`canvas.plot(backend=...)` spelling is still supported for compatibility, but
+emits a `FutureWarning`.
+
 For Matplotlib-specific customization, pass method calls declaratively. Figure
 methods run once and axes methods run for every subplot, providing access to
 any Matplotlib API without requiring a maxplotlib wrapper:
@@ -149,13 +154,13 @@ of a mixed canvas, explicitly opt into skipping unsupported primitives:
 
 ```{python}
 #| output: false
-plotly_canvas.plot(backend="plotly", allow_unsupported=True)
+plotly_canvas.render(backend="plotly", allow_unsupported=True)
 ```
 
 Render the same line graph directly in the terminal with the `plotext` backend:
 
 ```{python}
-terminal_fig = canvas.plot(backend="plotext")
+terminal_fig = canvas.render(backend="plotext")
 print(terminal_fig.build(keep_colors=False))
 ```
 

src/maxplotlib/canvas/canvas.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import re
+import warnings
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Mapping
 
@@ -1686,7 +1687,7 @@ def savefig(
                 layers = []
                 for layer in self.layers:
                     layers.append(layer)
-                    fig, axs = self.plot(
+                    fig, axs = self._render(
                         show=False,
                         backend="matplotlib",
                         savefig=True,
@@ -1707,7 +1708,7 @@ def savefig(
                     savefig_kwargs = {"dpi": self.dpi} if self.dpi is not None else {}
                     self._matplotlib_fig.savefig(full_filepath, **savefig_kwargs)
                 else:
-                    fig, axs = self.plot(
+                    fig, axs = self._render(
                         backend="matplotlib",
                         savefig=True,
                         layers=layers,
@@ -1721,7 +1722,7 @@ def savefig(
                 layers = []
                 for layer in self.layers:
                     layers.append(layer)
-                    figure = self.plot(
+                    figure = self._render(
                         backend="plotext",
                         savefig=False,
                         layers=layers,
@@ -1735,7 +1736,7 @@ def savefig(
                     full_filepath = filename
                 else:
                     full_filepath = f"{filename_no_extension}_{layers}.{extension}"
-                figure = self.plot(
+                figure = self._render(
                     backend="plotext",
                     savefig=False,
                     layers=layers,
@@ -1749,7 +1750,7 @@ def savefig(
                 for layer in self.layers:
                     layers.append(layer)
                     full_filepath = f"{filename_no_extension}_{layers}{extension}"
-                    fig = self.plot(
+                    fig = self._render(
                         backend="plotly",
                         savefig=False,
                         layers=layers,
@@ -1763,7 +1764,7 @@ def savefig(
                     full_filepath = filename
                 else:
                     full_filepath = f"{filename_no_extension}_{layers}{extension}"
-                fig = self.plot(
+                fig = self._render(
                     backend="plotly",
                     savefig=False,
                     layers=layers,
@@ -1776,12 +1777,12 @@ def savefig(
                 raise NotImplementedError(
                     "Layer-by-layer rendering is not supported for tikzfigure backend"
                 )
-            fig = self.plot(backend="tikzfigure", savefig=False)
+            fig = self._render(backend="tikzfigure", savefig=False)
             fig.savefig(filename)
             if verbose:
                 print(f"Saved {filename}")
 
-    def plot(
+    def _render(
         self,
         backend: Backends = "matplotlib",
         savefig: bool = False,
@@ -1844,6 +1845,52 @@ def plot(
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid backend: {backend}")
 
+    def plot(self, *args, backend=None, **kwargs):
+        """Add a line, or render when called with backend options.
+
+        ``canvas.plot(x, y, **style)`` is the convenient direct plotting form.
+        Rendering is named explicitly by ``canvas.render(...)``; the legacy
+        ``canvas.plot(backend=...)`` form remains supported.
+        """
+        explicit_render = backend is not None or (args and isinstance(args[0], str))
+        if args and not isinstance(args[0], str):
+            if len(args) < 2:
+                raise TypeError("plot(x, y) requires both x and y data")
+            if len(args) > 2:
+                raise TypeError("plot() accepts only x and y positional data")
+            layer = kwargs.pop("layer", 0)
+            row = kwargs.pop("row", None)
+            col = kwargs.pop("col", None)
+            self.add_line(args[0], args[1], layer=layer, row=row, col=col, **kwargs)
+            return self
+        if args:
+            if len(args) > 1:
+                raise TypeError(
+                    "plot() accepts at most one backend positional argument"
+                )
+            if backend is not None:
+                raise TypeError("backend was provided both positionally and by keyword")
+            backend = args[0]
+        if backend is None:
+            backend = "matplotlib"
+        if explicit_render:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "canvas.plot(backend=...) is deprecated; use "
+                "canvas.render(backend=...) instead",
+                FutureWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+        return self._render(backend=backend, **kwargs)
+
+    def render(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Render the canvas using the selected backend.
+
+        This is the explicit name for the operation historically exposed as
+        ``Canvas.plot(backend=...)``. The latter remains available for
+        backwards compatibility.
+        """
+        return self._render(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def show(
         self,
         backend: Backends = "matplotlib",
@@ -1883,7 +1930,7 @@ def show(
         if backend == "matplotlib":
             if verbose:
                 print("Generating Matplotlib figure for display...")
-            fig, axes = self.plot(
+            fig, axes = self._render(
                 backend="matplotlib",
                 savefig=False,
                 layers=layers,
@@ -2621,5 +2668,5 @@ def __str__(self):
     c = Canvas(ncols=2, nrows=2)
     sp = c.add_subplot()
     sp.plot([0, 1, 2, 3], [0, 1, 4, 9], label="Line 1")
-    c.plot(backend="matplotlib")
+    c.render(backend="matplotlib")
     print("done")

src/maxplotlib/tests/test_canvas.py

@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def test_canvas_show_uses_ipython_display_in_jupyter(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "IPython", ipython)
     monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "IPython.display", ipython_display)
     monkeypatch.setattr(plt, "close", lambda value: closed.append(value))
-    monkeypatch.setattr(Canvas, "plot", lambda *args, **kwargs: (fig, object()))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Canvas, "_render", lambda *args, **kwargs: (fig, object()))
     monkeypatch.setattr(plt, "show", lambda: pytest.fail("pyplot.show was called"))
 
     canvas = Canvas()
@@ -880,6 +880,39 @@ def test_axis_getters_reflect_configured_state():
     assert canvas.get_ymargin() == 0.2
 
 
+def test_render_is_the_explicit_rendering_alias():
+    from maxplotlib import Canvas
+
+    canvas = Canvas()
+    canvas.add_line([0, 1], [0, 1])
+
+    rendered = canvas.render(backend="plotly")
+
+    assert rendered is not None
+
+
+def test_plot_adds_line_data_when_given_x_and_y():
+    from maxplotlib import Canvas
+
+    canvas = Canvas()
+    result = canvas.plot([0, 1], [1, 2], color="purple", label="line")
+
+    assert result is canvas
+    assert canvas.render(backend="plotly").data[0].name == "line"
+
+
+def test_legacy_plot_backend_form_warns():
+    import pytest
+
+    from maxplotlib import Canvas
+
+    canvas = Canvas()
+    canvas.add_line([0, 1], [0, 1])
+
+    with pytest.warns(FutureWarning, match=r"canvas\.render"):
+        canvas.plot(backend="plotly")
+
+
 def test_matplotlib_postprocess_can_customize_figure_and_axes():
     import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
     from matplotlib.colors import to_rgba

tutorials/tutorial_01.ipynb

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "y = np.sin(x)\n",
     "\n",
     "canvas = Canvas()\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(x, y)\n",
+    "canvas.plot(x, y)\n",
     "canvas.show(backend=BACKEND)"
    ]
   },
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@
    "source": [
     "canvas = Canvas()\n",
     "\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(\n",
+    "canvas.plot(\n",
     "    x, np.sin(x), label=\"sin(x)\", color=\"royalblue\", linestyle=\"solid\", linewidth=2\n",
     ")\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(\n",
+    "canvas.plot(\n",
     "    x, np.cos(x), label=\"cos(x)\", color=\"tomato\", linestyle=\"dashed\", linewidth=2\n",
     ")\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(\n",
+    "canvas.plot(\n",
     "    x,\n",
     "    np.sin(2 * x),\n",
     "    label=\"sin(2x)\",\n",
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@
    "source": [
     "canvas = Canvas(ratio=0.5, fontsize=12)\n",
     "\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(x, np.sin(x), label=\"sin(x)\", color=\"steelblue\")\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(x, np.cos(x), label=\"cos(x)\", color=\"darkorange\", linestyle=\"dashed\")\n",
+    "canvas.plot(x, np.sin(x), label=\"sin(x)\", color=\"steelblue\")\n",
+    "canvas.plot(x, np.cos(x), label=\"cos(x)\", color=\"darkorange\", linestyle=\"dashed\")\n",
     "\n",
     "canvas.set_xlabel(\"angle (rad)\")\n",
     "canvas.set_ylabel(\"amplitude\")\n",
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@
     "    legend=True,\n",
     ")\n",
     "\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(x, np.sin(x), label=\"sin\", color=\"royalblue\")\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(x, x / (2 * np.pi), label=\"x/2π\", color=\"coral\", linestyle=\"dashed\")\n",
+    "canvas.plot(x, np.sin(x), label=\"sin\", color=\"royalblue\")\n",
+    "canvas.plot(x, x / (2 * np.pi), label=\"x/2π\", color=\"coral\", linestyle=\"dashed\")\n",
     "\n",
     "canvas.show(backend=BACKEND)"
    ]
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
    "source": [
     "canvas = Canvas(ratio=0.5)\n",
     "ax = canvas.add_subplot(xlabel=\"x\", ylabel=\"sin(x)\", grid=True)\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(x, np.sin(x), color=\"steelblue\")\n",
+    "canvas.plot(x, np.sin(x), color=\"steelblue\")\n",
     "\n",
     "canvas.savefig(\"tutorial_01_output.png\")\n",
     "print(\"Figure saved to tutorial_01_output.png\")"
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     "| Task | Code |\n",
     "|---|---|\n",
     "| Create a canvas | `canvas = Canvas()` |\n",
-    "| Add a line | `canvas.add_line(x, y, label=..., color=..., linestyle=...)` |\n",
+    "| Add a line | `canvas.plot(x, y, label=..., color=..., linestyle=...)` |\n",
     "| Optional Matplotlib-style axes | `canvas, ax = Canvas.subplots()` |\n",
     "| Labels / title | `canvas.set_xlabel()`, `canvas.set_ylabel()`, `canvas.set_title()` |\n",
     "| Legend / grid | `canvas.set_legend(True)`, `canvas.set_grid(True)` |\n",

tutorials/tutorial_02.ipynb

@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@
     "canvas.add_subplot(row=0, col=0, title=\"Left\", xlabel=\"x\", ylabel=\"sin\")\n",
     "canvas.add_subplot(row=0, col=1, title=\"Right\", xlabel=\"x\", ylabel=\"cos\")\n",
     "\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(x, np.sin(x), row=0, col=0, color=\"royalblue\", label=\"sin\")\n",
-    "canvas.add_line(x, np.cos(x), row=0, col=1, color=\"tomato\", label=\"cos\")\n",
+    "canvas.plot(x, np.sin(x), row=0, col=0, color=\"royalblue\", label=\"sin\")\n",
+    "canvas.plot(x, np.cos(x), row=0, col=1, color=\"tomato\", label=\"cos\")\n",
     "\n",
     "canvas.set_legend(True, row=0, col=0)\n",
     "canvas.set_legend(True, row=0, col=1)\n",
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
     "| Get subplot | `canvas.subplot(r, c)` or `canvas[r, c]` |\n",
     "| Loop panels | `for row, col, sp in canvas.iter_subplots()` |\n",
     "| Figure title | `canvas.suptitle('...')` |\n",
-    "| Route plot | `canvas.add_line(x, y, row=r, col=c)` |\n",
+    "| Route plot | `canvas.plot(x, y, row=r, col=c)` |\n",
     "\n",
     "Next: **Tutorial 03** covers all the available plot types."
    ]