[frontend] add __repr__ and to dict methods

fishbook/frontend/frontend_classes.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from IPython import embed
 from fishbook.backend.util import progress
 import datetime as dt
+import yaml
 
 class Cell:
     """The Cell class represents a recorded cell. It is characterized by *id*, the cell *type*, the *firing_rate*, and the recording *location*.
@@ -382,6 +383,16 @@ class Dataset:
     def _tuple(self):
         return self.__tuple.copy()
 
+    @property
+    def yaml(self):
+        settings = yaml.dump({"dataset id": self.id, "recording date": self.recording_date, 
+                                   "duration": self.recording_duration, "comment": self.comment,
+                                   "experimenter": self.experimenter, "quality": self.quality,
+                                   "data_source": self.data_source, "host": self.data_host,
+                                   "setup": self.setup, "nixed": self.has_nix})
+        return settings
+
+
     def __str__(self):
         str = "dataset id: %s\n" % self.id
         str += "recorded: %s \t by: %s\n" % (self.recording_date, self.experimenter)
@@ -390,6 +401,8 @@ class Dataset:
         str += "comment: %s" % self.comment
         return str
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.__str__()
 
 class RePro:
     """The RePro class represents an entry in the repro table. This is a run of a certain relacs "Research Protocol".
@@ -518,6 +531,17 @@ class RePro:
         str += "start time: %s\t duration: %s\n" % (self.start, self.duration)
         return str
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.__str__()
+
+    @property
+    def to_dict(self):
+        r_settings = yaml.safe_load(self.settings.replace("\t", "    "))
+        settings = {"repro id": self.id, "run": self.run, "cell": self.cell_id,
+                    "name": self.name, "start": self.start, "duration": self.duration,
+                    "settings":r_settings}
+        return settings
+
 
 class Stimulus:
     """The stimulus class represents a Stimulus that was presented. A Stimulus has several properties 
@@ -622,6 +646,17 @@ class Stimulus:
         
         return results, total
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.__str__()
+
+    @property
+    def to_dict(self):
+        s_settings = yaml.safe_load(self.settings.replace("\t", "    "))
+        settings = {"id": self.id, "run": self.run, "stimulus name" : self.name,
+                    "stimulus index": self.index, "duration": self.duration,  "start time": self.start_time, 
+                    "name": self.name, "settings": s_settings}
+        return settings
+
 
 class Subject:
     """Representation of the recorded subject's properties.