Source code for nest.tests.test_sp.test_synaptic_elements

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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# test_synaptic_elements.py
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import nest
import unittest

__author__ = 'naveau'


[docs]class TestSynapticElements(unittest.TestCase):

[docs]    def setUp(self):
        nest.ResetKernel()

[docs]    def test_set_status(self):
        synaptic_element_dict = {
            u'SE': {u'z': 15.0, u'growth_curve': u'linear'}}

        neuron = nest.Create('iaf_psc_alpha', 1)
        nest.SetStatus(neuron, {'synaptic_elements': synaptic_element_dict})
        neuron_synaptic_elements = nest.GetStatus(
            neuron, 'synaptic_elements')[0]
        self.assertIn('SE', neuron_synaptic_elements)
        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
            synaptic_element_dict[u'SE'], neuron_synaptic_elements[u'SE'])

[docs]    def test_set_status_overwrite(self):
        synaptic_element_dict1 = {
            u'SE1': {u'z': 15.0, u'growth_curve': u'linear'}}
        synaptic_element_dict2 = {
            u'SE2': {u'z': 10.0, u'growth_curve': u'gaussian'}}

        neuron = nest.Create('iaf_psc_alpha', 1)
        nest.SetStatus(neuron, {'synaptic_elements': synaptic_element_dict1})
        nest.SetStatus(neuron, {'synaptic_elements': synaptic_element_dict2})

        neuron_synaptic_elements = nest.GetStatus(
            neuron, 'synaptic_elements')[0]
        self.assertNotIn('SE1', neuron_synaptic_elements)
        self.assertIn('SE2', neuron_synaptic_elements)
        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
            synaptic_element_dict2[u'SE2'], neuron_synaptic_elements[u'SE2'])

[docs]    def test_set_defaults(self):
        synaptic_element_dict = {
            u'SE': {u'z': 15.0, u'growth_curve': u'linear'}}

        nest.SetDefaults(
            'iaf_psc_alpha', {'synaptic_elements': synaptic_element_dict})
        neuron = nest.Create('iaf_psc_alpha', 1)
        neuron_synaptic_elements = nest.GetStatus(
            neuron, 'synaptic_elements')[0]
        self.assertIn('SE', neuron_synaptic_elements)
        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
            synaptic_element_dict[u'SE'], neuron_synaptic_elements[u'SE'])

[docs]    def test_set_defaults_overwrite(self):
        synaptic_element_dict1 = {
            u'SE1': {u'z': 15.0, u'growth_curve': u'linear'}}
        synaptic_element_dict2 = {
            u'SE2': {u'z': 10.0, u'growth_curve': u'gaussian'}}

        nest.SetDefaults(
            'iaf_psc_alpha', {'synaptic_elements': synaptic_element_dict1})
        nest.SetDefaults(
            'iaf_psc_alpha', {'synaptic_elements': synaptic_element_dict2})
        neuron = nest.Create('iaf_psc_alpha', 1)

        neuron_synaptic_elements = nest.GetStatus(
            neuron, 'synaptic_elements')[0]
        self.assertNotIn('SE1', neuron_synaptic_elements)
        self.assertIn('SE2', neuron_synaptic_elements)
        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
            synaptic_element_dict2[u'SE2'], neuron_synaptic_elements[u'SE2'])


[docs]def suite():
    test_suite = unittest.makeSuite(TestSynapticElements, 'test')
    return test_suite

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()