Need to have my change pulled into nmi-lab/pyNCS

src/pyNCSre/neurosetup.py

@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def reload(self):
         self.load(self.setupfile, offline = self.offline, validate = self.validate)
         self.update()
 
-    def _pre_process(self, stim):
+    def _pre_process(self, stim, file=None):
         if stim is None:
             stim = self.sequencers
         evs_in = self.mon.exportAER(stim, isi=True)
@@ -441,6 +441,12 @@ def stimulate(self, stim=None, **kwargs):
         '''
         stim_evs = self._pre_process(stim)
         #run rec for run and record (consider using run for recording TODO)
+        try:
+            if ( kwargs['spikefile'] is not None ):
+                self.communicator.send_transfer(stim_evs, kwargs['spikefile'])
+        except:
+            pass
+
         evs = self.communicator.run_rec(stim_evs, **kwargs)
         return self._post_process(evs, self.monitors.channels)
 

src/pyNCSre/population.py

@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ def populate_by_addr_list(self, setup, chipid, neurontype, id_list=[]):
         """
         self.__populate_init__(setup, chipid, neurontype)
         try:
+#             print('chipid {}'.format(chipid))
+#             print('addresses {}'.format(id_list))
             self.soma.populate_line(
                 setup, chipid, grouptype='out', addresses=id_list)
         except Exception as e:

src/pyNCSre/pyST/spikes.py

@@ -1755,7 +1755,9 @@ def raster_plot(self, id_list=None, t_start=None, t_stop=None, display=True, kwa
             length = t_stop - t_start
             set_axis_limits(subplot, t_start - 0.05 *
                 length, t_stop + 0.05 * length, min_id - 2, max_id + 2)
+
             pylab.draw()
+            return subplot
 
     #######################################################################
     ## Method to convert the SpikeList into several others format        ##