Models no longer wrapped in SLI Module, model registration and thread-setting in managers revised

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ include( CheckIncludesSymbols )
 
 # These includes publish function names.
 include( ProcessOptions )
-include( WriteStaticModules_h )
 include( CheckExtraCompilerFeatures )
 include( ConfigureSummary )
 include( GetTriple )
@@ -170,8 +169,6 @@ nest_get_color_flags()
 set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${NEST_C_COLOR_FLAGS}" )
 set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${NEST_CXX_COLOR_FLAGS}" )
 
-nest_write_static_module_header( "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/nest/static_modules.h" )
-
 # check additionals
 nest_check_exitcode_abort()
 nest_check_exitcode_segfault()

build_support/check_copyright_headers.py

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ def eprint(*args, **kwargs):
 exclude_files = [
     "doc/copyright_header.cpp",
     "doc/copyright_header.py",
-    "nest/static_modules.h",
     "pynest/pynestkernel.cpp",
     "get-pip.py",
 ]

build_support/generate_modelsmodule.py

@@ -241,21 +241,12 @@ def generate_modelsmodule():
     with open(fname, "r") as file:
         copyright_header = file.read()
 
-    fname = "modelsmodule.cpp"
+    fname = "models.cpp"
     modeldir = Path(blddir) / "models"
     modeldir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     with open(modeldir / fname, "w") as file:
         file.write(copyright_header.replace("{{file_name}}", fname))
-        file.write(
-            dedent(
-                """
-            #include "modelsmodule.h"
-
-            // Generated includes
-            #include "config.h"
-        """
-            )
-        )
+        file.write('\n#include "models.h"\n\n// Generated includes\n#include "config.h"\n')
 
         for model_type, guards_fnames in includes.items():
             file.write(f"\n// {model_type.capitalize()} models\n")
@@ -265,28 +256,7 @@ def generate_modelsmodule():
                     file.write(f'#include "{fname}"\n')
                 file.write(end_guard(guards))
 
-        file.write(
-            dedent(
-                """
-            nest::ModelsModule::ModelsModule()
-            {
-            }
-
-            nest::ModelsModule::~ModelsModule()
-            {
-            }
-
-            const std::string
-            nest::ModelsModule::name() const
-            {
-              return std::string( "NEST standard models module" );
-            }
-
-            void
-            nest::ModelsModule::init( SLIInterpreter* )
-            {"""
-            )
-        )
+        file.write("\nvoid nest::register_models()\n{")
 
         for model_type, guards_mnames in models.items():
             file.write(f"\n  // {model_type.capitalize()} models\n")

doc/htmldoc/developer_space/workflows/nest_with_ides.rst

@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ Also add the generated files:
 
     <somebase>/NEST/build/libnestutil/config.h
     <somebase>/NEST/build/libnestutil/sliconfig.h
-    <somebase>/NEST/build/nest/static_modules.h
 
 1. On the left panel select the newly created project ``NEST-fork``, then select the created target.
 

models/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 # along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 set(models_sources
-    modelsmodule.h ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/models/modelsmodule.cpp
+    models.h ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/models/models.cpp
     binary_neuron.h
+    weight_recorder.h weight_recorder.cpp # Required by CommonSynapseProperties
     cm_compartmentcurrents.h cm_compartmentcurrents.cpp
     cm_tree.h cm_tree.cpp
     rate_neuron_ipn.h rate_neuron_ipn_impl.h

models/modelsmodule.h → models/models.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  modelsmodule.h
+ *  models.h
  *
  *  This file is part of NEST.
  *
@@ -20,40 +20,21 @@
  *
  */
 
-#ifndef MODELSMODULE_H
-#define MODELSMODULE_H
+#ifndef MODELS_H
+#define MODELS_H
 
-// C++ includes:
-#include <string>
-
-// Includes from sli:
-#include "slimodule.h"
+// Includes from nestkernel:
+#include "nest.h"
 
 namespace nest
 {
 /**
- * Module supplying all models that are included in the NEST release.
- *
- * First Version: June 2006
- *
- * @todo Should this be a dynamic module?
+ * Function to register all node and connection models that were
+ * selected for compilation either by using the cmake switch
+ * -Dwith-models=<model;list> or as specified in the modelset given to
+ * the option -Dwith-modelset=<modelset>
  */
-class ModelsModule : public SLIModule
-{
-public:
-  ModelsModule();
-  ~ModelsModule() override;
-
-  /**
-   * Initialize module by registering models with the network.
-   * @param SLIInterpreter* SLI interpreter
-   */
-  void init( SLIInterpreter* ) override;
-
-  const std::string name() const override;
-};
-
-
-} // namespace
+void register_models();
+}
 
 #endif

nest/neststartup.cpp

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 // Generated includes:
 #include "config.h"
-#include "static_modules.h"
 
 // Includes from libnestutil:
 #include "logging_event.h"
@@ -112,9 +111,6 @@ neststartup( int* argc, char*** argv, SLIInterpreter& engine, std::string module
   // NestModule extends SLI by commands for neuronal simulations
   addmodule< nest::NestModule >( engine );
 
-  // now add static modules providing components.
-  add_static_modules( engine );
-
 /*
  * The following section concerns shared user modules and is thus only
  * included if we built with libtool and libltdl.

nestkernel/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ set ( nestkernel_sources
       recording_device.h recording_device.cpp
       pseudo_recording_device.h
       ring_buffer.h ring_buffer_impl.h ring_buffer.cpp
-      secondary_event.h
+      secondary_event.h secondary_event_impl.h
       slice_ring_buffer.cpp slice_ring_buffer.h
       spikecounter.h spikecounter.cpp
       stimulation_device.h stimulation_device.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ if ( HAVE_MPI )
 endif ()
 
 
-# Prevent problems with Conda path substitution (see #2348) 
+# Prevent problems with Conda path substitution (see #2348)
 set_source_files_properties( dynamicloader.cpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS "-O0" )
 
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ set_target_properties( nestkernel
     )
 
 target_link_libraries( nestkernel
-    nestutil sli_lib
+    nestutil sli_lib models
     ${LTDL_LIBRARIES} ${MPI_CXX_LIBRARIES} ${MUSIC_LIBRARIES} ${SIONLIB_LIBRARIES} ${LIBNEUROSIM_LIBRARIES} ${HDF5_LIBRARIES}
     )
 

nestkernel/conn_builder.cpp

@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ nest::ConnBuilder::connect()
   // classes are fully constructed when the test is executed
   for ( auto synapse_model_id : synapse_model_id_ )
   {
-    const ConnectorModel& synapse_model = kernel().model_manager.get_connection_model( synapse_model_id );
+    const ConnectorModel& synapse_model =
+      kernel().model_manager.get_connection_model( synapse_model_id, /* thread */ 0 );
     const bool requires_symmetric = synapse_model.has_property( ConnectionModelProperties::REQUIRES_SYMMETRIC );
 
     if ( requires_symmetric and not( is_symmetric() or make_symmetric_ ) )
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ nest::ConnBuilder::set_synapse_model_( DictionaryDatum syn_params, size_t synaps
   synapse_model_id_[ synapse_indx ] = synapse_model_id;
 
   // We need to make sure that Connect can process all synapse parameters specified.
-  const ConnectorModel& synapse_model = kernel().model_manager.get_connection_model( synapse_model_id );
+  const ConnectorModel& synapse_model = kernel().model_manager.get_connection_model( synapse_model_id, /* thread */ 0 );
   synapse_model.check_synapse_params( syn_params );
 }