#! /usr/bin/env python
#
# test_create.py
#
# This file is part of NEST.
#
# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
#
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#
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"""
Creation tests
"""
import unittest
import nest
import sys
class CreateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
def test_ModelCreate(self):
"""Model Creation"""
nest.ResetKernel()
for model in nest.Models(mtype='nodes'):
node = nest.Create(model)
def test_ModelCreateN(self):
"""Model Creation with N"""
nest.ResetKernel()
for model in nest.Models(mtype='nodes'):
node = nest.Create(model,10)
def test_ModelCreateNdict(self):
"""Model Creation with N and dict"""
nest.ResetKernel()
for model in nest.Models(mtype='nodes'):
node = nest.Create(model,10, {})
def test_ModelDict(self):
"""IAF Creation with N and dict"""
nest.ResetKernel()
n = nest.Create('iaf_neuron', 10, {'V_m':12.0})
V_m = [12.0, 12.0, 12.0, 12.0, 12.0, 12.0, 12.0, 12.0, 12.0, 12.0]
self.assertEqual(nest.GetStatus(n,'V_m'), V_m)
self.assertEqual([key['V_m'] for key in nest.GetStatus(n)], V_m)
def test_ModelDicts(self):
"""IAF Creation with N and dicts"""
nest.ResetKernel()
V_m = [0.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.]
n = nest.Create('iaf_neuron', 10, [{'V_m':v} for v in V_m])
self.assertEqual(nest.GetStatus(n,'V_m'), V_m)
self.assertEqual([key['V_m'] for key in nest.GetStatus(n)], V_m)
def test_CopyModel(self):
"""CopyModel"""
nest.ResetKernel()
nest.CopyModel('iaf_neuron','new_neuron',{'V_m':10.0})
vm = nest.GetDefaults('new_neuron')['V_m']
self.assertEqual(vm,10.0)
n = nest.Create('new_neuron',10)
vm = nest.GetStatus([n[0]])[0]['V_m']
self.assertEqual(vm,10.0)
nest.CopyModel('static_synapse', 'new_synapse',{'weight':10.})
nest.Connect([n[0]],[n[1]],model='new_synapse')
w = nest.GetDefaults('new_synapse')['weight']
self.assertEqual(w,10.0)
try:
nest.CopyModel('iaf_neuron','new_neuron') # shouldn't be possible a second time
self.fail('an error should have risen!') # should not be reached
except nest.NESTError:
info = sys.exc_info()[1]
if not "NewModelNameExists" in info.__str__():
self.fail('could not pass error message to NEST!')
# another error has been thrown, this is wrong
except:
self.fail('wrong error has been thrown')
def suite():
suite = unittest.makeSuite(CreateTestCase,'test')
return suite
if __name__ == "__main__":
runner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
runner.run(suite())