Source code for spynnaker.pyNN.models.abstract_models.abstract_neuron_expandable

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from spinn_utilities.abstract_base import AbstractBase, abstractmethod
from spinn_utilities.require_subclass import require_subclass
from pacman.model.graphs.machine import MachineVertex
from pacman.model.placements import Placement

NEURON_EXPANDER_APLX = "neuron_expander.aplx"


@require_subclass(MachineVertex)
class AbstractNeuronExpandable(object, metaclass=AbstractBase):
    """
    Indicates a class (a
    :py:class:`~pacman.model.graphs.machine.MachineVertex`)
    that has may need to run the neuron expander APLX.
    """

    __slots__ = ()



    @abstractmethod
    def gen_neurons_on_machine(self) -> bool:
        """
        True if the neurons of a the slice of this vertex should be
        generated on the machine.

        .. note::
            The typical implementation for this method will be to ask the
            neuron data

        :rtype: bool
        """
        raise NotImplementedError


    @property
    @abstractmethod
    def neuron_generator_region(self) -> int:
        """
        The region containing the parameters of neuron expansion.

        :rtype: int
        """
        raise NotImplementedError



    @abstractmethod
    def read_generated_initial_values(self, placement: Placement):
        """
        Fill in any requested initial values.

        :param ~pacman.model.placements.Placement placement:
            Where the data is on the machine
        """
        raise NotImplementedError