ephys_link.platform_handler

Handle communications with platform specific API

Handles relaying WebSocket messages to the appropriate platform API functions and conducting error checks on the input and output values

Function names here are the same as the WebSocket events. They are called when the server receives an event from a client. In general, each function does the following:

  1. Receive extracted arguments from ephys_link.server

  2. Call and check the appropriate platform API function (overloaded by each platform)

  3. Log/handle successes and failures

  4. Return the callback parameters to ephys_link.server

Classes

PlatformHandler

An abstract class that defines the interface for a manipulator handler.

class PlatformHandler[source]

Bases: ABC

An abstract class that defines the interface for a manipulator handler.

reset() bool[source]

Reset handler.

Returns:

True if successful, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

stop() bool[source]

Stop handler.

Returns:

True if successful, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

get_manipulators() GetManipulatorsResponse[source]

Get all registered manipulators.

Returns:

Result of connected manipulators, platform information, and error message (if any).

Return type:

vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.GetManipulatorsResponse

register_manipulator(manipulator_id: str) str[source]

Register a manipulator.

Parameters:

manipulator_id (str) – The ID of the manipulator to register.

Returns:

Error message on error, empty string otherwise.

Return type:

str

unregister_manipulator(manipulator_id: str) str[source]

Unregister a manipulator.

Parameters:

manipulator_id (str) – The ID of the manipulator to unregister.

Returns:

Error message on error, empty string otherwise.

Return type:

str

get_pos(manipulator_id: str) PositionalResponse[source]

Get the current position of a manipulator.

Parameters:

manipulator_id (str) – The ID of the manipulator to get the position of.

Returns:

Positional information for the manipulator and error message (if any).

Return type:

vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.PositionalResponse

get_angles(manipulator_id: str) AngularResponse[source]

Get the current position of a manipulator.

Parameters:

manipulator_id (str) – The ID of the manipulator to get the angles of.

Returns:

Angular information for the manipulator and error message (if any).

Return type:

vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.AngularResponse

get_shank_count(manipulator_id: str) ShankCountResponse[source]

Get the number of shanks on the probe

Parameters:

manipulator_id (str) – The ID of the manipulator to get the number of shanks of.

Returns:

Number of shanks on the probe.

Return type:

vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.ShankCountResponse

async goto_pos(request: GotoPositionRequest) PositionalResponse[source]

Move manipulator to position

Parameters:

request (vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.GotoPositionRequest) – The goto request parsed from the server.

Returns:

Resulting position of the manipulator and error message (if any).

Return type:

vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.PositionalResponse

async drive_to_depth(request: DriveToDepthRequest) DriveToDepthResponse[source]

Drive manipulator to depth

Parameters:

request (vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.DriveToDepthRequest) – The drive to depth request parsed from the server.

Returns:

Resulting depth of the manipulator and error message (if any).

Return type:

ephys_link.common.DriveToDepthOutputData

set_inside_brain(request: InsideBrainRequest) BooleanStateResponse[source]

Set manipulator inside brain state (restricts motion)

Parameters:

request (vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.InsideBrainRequest) – The inside brain request parsed from the server.

Returns:

New inside brain state of the manipulator and error message (if any).

Return type:

vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.BooleanStateResponse

async calibrate(manipulator_id: str, sio: socketio.AsyncServer) str[source]

Calibrate manipulator

Parameters:
  • manipulator_id (str) – ID of manipulator to calibrate

  • sio (socketio.AsyncServer) – SocketIO object (to call sleep)

Returns:

Error message on error, empty string otherwise.

Return type:

str

bypass_calibration(manipulator_id: str) str[source]

Bypass calibration of manipulator

Parameters:

manipulator_id (str) – ID of manipulator to bypass calibration

Returns:

Error message on error, empty string otherwise.

Return type:

str

set_can_write(request: CanWriteRequest) BooleanStateResponse[source]

Set manipulator can_write state (enables/disabled moving manipulator)

Parameters:

request (vbl_aquarium.models.ephys_link.CanWriteRequest) – The can write request parsed from the server.

Returns:

New can_write state of the manipulator and error message (if any).

Return type:

ephys_link.common.StateOutputData