sic_connection.h

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#ifndef SIC_CONNECTION_H
#define SIC_CONNECTION_H
 
#include "connection.h"
 
namespace nest
{
 
/* BeginUserDocs: synapse, astrocyte
 
Short description
+++++++++++++++++
 
Synapse type for astrocyte-neuron connections
 
Description
+++++++++++
 
``sic_connection`` connects an astrocyte to a target neuron. It exposes the target neuron to a slow inward current (SIC)
induced by the astrocyte. The amplitude of the current is the product of the astrocytic current and the weight of the
``sic_connection``.
 
The source node of a ``sic_connection`` must be an astrocyte emitting a slow inward current, and the target node must be
able to handle slow inward current input. Currently, :doc:`aeif_cond_alpha_astro` is the only neuron model that can
receive ``sic_connection``. The connection may have a delay.
 
Sends
+++++
 
SICEvent
 
See also
++++++++
 
astrocyte_lr_1994, aeif_cond_alpha_astro
 
Examples using this model
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
.. listexamples:: sic_connection
 
EndUserDocs */
 
void register_sic_connection( const std::string& name );
 
template < typename targetidentifierT >
class sic_connection : public Connection< targetidentifierT >
{
 
public:
  // this line determines which common properties to use
  typedef CommonSynapseProperties CommonPropertiesType;
  typedef Connection< targetidentifierT > ConnectionBase;
  typedef SICEvent EventType;
  static constexpr ConnectionModelProperties properties = ConnectionModelProperties::HAS_DELAY;
 
  sic_connection()
    : ConnectionBase()
    , weight_( 1.0 )
  {
  }
 
  std::unique_ptr< SecondaryEvent > get_secondary_event();
 
  // Explicitly declare all methods inherited from the dependent base
  // ConnectionBase. This avoids explicit name prefixes in all places these
  // functions are used. Since ConnectionBase depends on the template parameter,
  // they are not automatically found in the base class.
  using ConnectionBase::get_delay_steps;
  using ConnectionBase::get_rport;
  using ConnectionBase::get_target;
 
  void
  check_connection( Node& s, Node& t, size_t receptor_type, const CommonPropertiesType& )
  {
    EventType ge;
 
    s.sends_secondary_event( ge );
    ge.set_sender( s );
    Connection< targetidentifierT >::target_.set_rport( t.handles_test_event( ge, receptor_type ) );
    Connection< targetidentifierT >::target_.set_target( &t );
  }
 
  bool
  send( Event& e, size_t t, const CommonSynapseProperties& )
  {
    e.set_weight( weight_ );
    e.set_delay_steps( get_delay_steps() );
    e.set_receiver( *get_target( t ) );
    e.set_rport( get_rport() );
    e();
 
    return true;
  }
 
  void get_status( Dictionary& d ) const;
 
  void set_status( const Dictionary& d, ConnectorModel& cm );
 
  void
  set_weight( double w )
  {
    weight_ = w;
  }
 
private:
  double weight_;  
};
 
template < typename targetidentifierT >
constexpr ConnectionModelProperties sic_connection< targetidentifierT >::properties;
 
template < typename targetidentifierT >
void
sic_connection< targetidentifierT >::get_status( Dictionary& d ) const
{
  // We have to include the delay here to prevent
  // errors due to internal calls of
  // this function in SLI/pyNEST
  ConnectionBase::get_status( d );
  d[ names::weight ] = weight_;
  d[ names::size_of ] = static_cast< long >( sizeof( *this ) );
}
 
template < typename targetidentifierT >
std::unique_ptr< SecondaryEvent >
sic_connection< targetidentifierT >::get_secondary_event()
{
  return std::make_unique< SICEvent >();
}
 
template < typename targetidentifierT >
void
sic_connection< targetidentifierT >::set_status( const Dictionary& d, ConnectorModel& cm )
{
  ConnectionBase::set_status( d, cm );
  d.update_value( names::weight, weight_ );
}
 
}  // namespace
 
#endif /* #ifndef SIC_CONNECTION_H */