def _net_description(populations, projections, net_id=0):
"""
Returns a dictionary containing the requested network data.
*Parameters:*
* **populations**: if True, the population data will be saved.
* **projections**: if True, the projection data will be saved.
"""
network_desc = {}
network_desc['time_step'] = Global.get_current_step(net_id)
network_desc['net_id'] = net_id
pop_names = []
proj_names = []
if populations:
for pop in Global._network[net_id]['populations']:
network_desc[pop.name] = pop._data()
pop_names.append(pop.name)
if projections:
for proj in Global._network[net_id]['projections']:
if not proj._saveable:
continue
network_desc[proj.name] = proj._data()
proj_names.append(proj.name)
network_desc['obj_names'] = {
'populations': pop_names,
'projections': proj_names,
}
return network_desc
def _net_description(populations, projections, net_id=0):
"""
Returns a dictionary containing the requested network data.
:param populations: if True, the population data will be saved.
:param projections: if True, the projection data will be saved.
"""
network_desc = {}
network_desc['time_step'] = Global.get_current_step(net_id)
network_desc['net_id'] = net_id
pop_names = []
proj_names = []
if populations:
for pop in Global._network[net_id]['populations']:
network_desc[pop.name] = pop._data()
pop_names.append(pop.name)
if projections:
for proj in Global._network[net_id]['projections']:
# Some specific projections are note saveable
if not proj._saveable:
continue
network_desc[proj.name] = proj._data()
proj_names.append(proj.name)
network_desc['obj_names'] = {
'populations': pop_names,
'projections': proj_names,
}
return network_desc
def start_creating(self, period=None):
"""
Starts creating the synapses in the projection if the synapse defines a 'creating' argument.
'structural_plasticity' must be set to True in setup().
*Parameters*:
* **period**: how often creating should be evaluated (default: dt, i.e. each step)
"""
if not period:
period = Global.config['dt']
if not self.cyInstance:
Global._error('Can not start creating if the network is not compiled.')
if Global.config['structural_plasticity']:
try:
self.cyInstance.start_creating(int(period/Global.config['dt']), Global.get_current_step())
except:
Global._error("The synapse does not define a 'creating' argument.")
else:
Global._error("You must set 'structural_plasticity' to True in setup() to start creating connections.")
def get_current_step(self):
"Returns the current simulation step."
return Global.get_current_step(self.id)
def get_current_step(self):
"Returns the current simulation step."
return Global.get_current_step(self.id)
