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from io import StringIO

import pytest
from numpy import float32, float64
from numpy.testing import assert_equal

from brian2 import amp, restore_initial_state, volt
from brian2.core.preferences import (
    BrianGlobalPreferences,
    BrianGlobalPreferencesView,
    BrianPreference,
    DefaultValidator,
    PreferenceError,
)


@pytest.mark.codegen_independent
def test_defaultvalidator():
    # Test that the default validator checks the class
    validator = DefaultValidator(5)
    assert validator(3)
    assert not validator("3")
    validator = DefaultValidator("astring")
    assert validator("another")
    assert not validator(3)
    # test that the default validator checks the units
    validator = DefaultValidator(3 * volt)
    assert validator(2 * volt)
    assert not validator(1 * amp)


@pytest.mark.codegen_independent
def test_brianpreference():
    # check default args
    pref = BrianPreference(1.0 / 3, "docs")
    assert not pref.validator(1)
    assert pref.docs == "docs"
    assert pref.default == 1.0 / 3
    assert pref.representor(pref.default) == repr(1.0 / 3)


@pytest.mark.codegen_independent
def test_preference_name_checking():
    """
    Test that you cannot set illegal preference names.
    """
    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()

    # Name that starts with an underscore
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.register_preferences(
            "dummy",
            "dummy doc",
            _notalegalname=BrianPreference(True, "some preference"),
        )

    # Name that clashes with a method name
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.register_preferences(
            "dummy", "dummy doc", update=BrianPreference(True, "some preference")
        )

    gp.register_preferences(
        "a", "dummy doc", b=BrianPreference(True, "some preference")
    )

    # Trying to register a subcategory that would shadow a preference
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.register_preferences(
            "a.b", "dummy doc", name=BrianPreference(True, "some preference")
        )

    gp.register_preferences(
        "b.c", "dummy doc", name=BrianPreference(True, "some preference")
    )

    # Trying to register a preference that clashes with an existing category
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.register_preferences(
            "b", "dummy doc", c=BrianPreference(True, "some preference")
        )


@pytest.mark.codegen_independent
def test_brianglobalpreferences():
    # test that pre-setting a nonexistent preference in a subsequently
    # existing base name raises an error at the correct point
    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()

    # This shouldn't work, in user code only registered preferences can be set
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__setitem__("a.b", 5)

    # This uses the method that is used when reading preferences from a file
    gp._set_preference("a.b", 5)
    gp._set_preference("a.c", 5)
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.register_preferences("a", "docs for a", b=BrianPreference(5, "docs for b"))
    # test that post-setting a nonexistent preference in an existing base
    # name raises an error
    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()
    gp.register_preferences("a", "docs for a", b=BrianPreference(5, "docs for b"))
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__setitem__("a.c", 5)
    # Test pre and post-setting some correct names but valid and invalid values
    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()
    gp._set_preference("a.b", 5)
    gp.register_preferences(
        "a",
        "docs for a",
        b=BrianPreference(5, "docs for b"),
        c=BrianPreference(1 * volt, "docs for c"),
        d=BrianPreference(0, "docs for d", validator=lambda x: x >= 0),
        e=BrianPreference(float64, "docs for e", representor=lambda x: x.__name__),
    )
    assert gp["a.c"] == 1 * volt
    gp["a.c"] = 2 * volt
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__setitem__("a.c", 3 * amp)
    gp["a.d"] = 2.0
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__setitem__("a.d", -1)
    gp["a.e"] = float32
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__setitem__("a.e", 0)
    # test backup and restore
    gp._backup()
    gp["a.d"] = 10
    assert gp["a.d"] == 10
    gp._restore()
    assert gp["a.d"] == 2.0
    # test that documentation and as_file generation runs without error, but
    # don't test for values because we might change the organisation of it
    assert len(gp.get_documentation())
    gp.as_file
    gp.defaults_as_file
    # test that reading a preference file works as expected
    pref_file = StringIO(
        """
        # a comment
        a.b = 10
        [a]
        c = 5*volt
        d = 1
        e = float64
        """
    )
    gp.read_preference_file(pref_file)
    assert gp["a.b"] == 10
    assert gp["a.c"] == 5 * volt
    assert gp["a.d"] == 1
    assert gp["a.e"] == float64
    # test that reading a badly formatted prefs file fails
    pref_file = StringIO(
        """
        [a
        b = 10
        """
    )
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.read_preference_file(pref_file)
    # test that reading a well formatted prefs file with an invalid value fails
    pref_file = StringIO(
        """
        a.b = 'oh no, not a string'
        """
    )
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.read_preference_file(pref_file)
    # assert that writing the prefs to a file and loading them gives the
    # same values
    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()
    gp.register_preferences(
        "a",
        "docs for a",
        b=BrianPreference(5, "docs for b"),
    )
    gp._backup()
    gp["a.b"] = 10
    str_modified = gp.as_file
    str_defaults = gp.defaults_as_file
    gp["a.b"] = 15
    gp.read_preference_file(StringIO(str_modified))
    assert gp["a.b"] == 10
    gp.read_preference_file(StringIO(str_defaults))
    assert gp["a.b"] == 5
    # check that load_preferences works, but nothing about its values
    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()
    gp.load_preferences()

    # Check that resetting to default preferences works
    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()
    gp.register_preferences("a", "docs for a", b=BrianPreference(5, "docs for b"))
    assert gp["a.b"] == 5
    gp["a.b"] = 7
    assert gp["a.b"] == 7
    gp.reset_to_defaults()
    assert gp["a.b"] == 5


@pytest.mark.codegen_independent
def test_preference_name_access():
    """
    Test various ways of accessing preferences
    """

    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()

    gp.register_preferences(
        "main", "main category", name=BrianPreference(True, "some preference")
    )
    gp.register_preferences(
        "main.sub", "subcategory", name2=BrianPreference(True, "some preference")
    )

    gp.register_preferences("main.sub_no_pref", "subcategory without preference")
    gp.register_preferences(
        "main.sub_no_pref.sub",
        "deep subcategory",
        name=BrianPreference(True, "some preference"),
    )

    # Keyword based access
    assert gp["main.name"]
    assert gp["main.sub.name2"]
    assert gp["main.sub_no_pref.sub.name"]
    gp["main.name"] = False
    gp["main.sub.name2"] = False
    gp["main.sub_no_pref.sub.name"] = False

    # Attribute based access
    assert not gp.main.name  # we set it to False above
    assert not gp.main.sub.name2
    assert not gp.main.sub_no_pref.sub.name
    gp.main.name = True
    gp.main.sub.name2 = True
    gp.main.sub_no_pref.sub.name = True

    # Mixed access
    assert gp.main["name"]
    assert gp["main"].name
    assert gp.main["sub"].name2
    assert gp["main"].sub["name2"]

    # Accessing categories
    assert isinstance(gp["main"], BrianGlobalPreferencesView)
    assert isinstance(gp["main.sub"], BrianGlobalPreferencesView)
    assert isinstance(gp.main, BrianGlobalPreferencesView)
    assert isinstance(gp.main.sub, BrianGlobalPreferencesView)

    # Setting categories shouldn't work
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__setitem__("main", None)
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__setattr__("main", None)
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.main.__setitem__("sub", None)
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.main.__setattr__("sub", None)

    # Neither should deleting categories or preferences
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__delitem__("main")
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.__delattr__("main")
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.main.__delitem__("name")
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.main.__delattr__("name")
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.main.__delitem__("sub")
    with pytest.raises(PreferenceError):
        gp.main.__delattr__("sub")

    # Errors for accessing non-existing preferences
    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
        gp["main.doesnotexist"]
    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
        gp["nonexisting.name"]
    # Note that it is important to raise AttributeError here, since some tools like
    # Google Collab check for a `.shape` attribute to display debugging information
    # for numpy arrays. More generally, a call like `hasattr(gp, "main.doesnotexist")`
    # would fail with an error instead of returning `False`
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        gp.main.doesnotexist
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        gp.nonexisting.name

    # Check dictionary functionality
    for name, value in gp.items():
        assert gp[name] == value

    for name, value in gp.main.items():
        assert gp.main[name] == value

    assert len(gp) == 3  # three preferences in total
    assert len(gp["main"]) == 3  # all preferences are in the main category
    assert len(gp["main.sub"]) == 1  # one preference in main.sub

    assert "main.name" in gp
    assert "name" in gp["main"]
    assert "name2" in gp["main.sub"]
    assert not "name" in gp["main.sub"]

    gp["main.name"] = True
    gp.update({"main.name": False})
    assert not gp["main.name"]

    gp.main.update({"name": True})
    assert gp["main.name"]

    # Class based functionality
    assert "main" in dir(gp)
    assert "sub" in dir(gp.main)
    assert "name" in dir(gp.main)

    # Check that the fiddling with getattr and setattr did not destroy the
    # access to standard attributes
    assert len(gp.prefs)
    assert gp.main._basename == "main"

    # Check that acessing internal attributes work
    assert len(gp.prefs.__doc__)


@pytest.mark.codegen_independent
def test_str_repr():
    # Just test whether str and repr do not throw an error and return something
    gp = BrianGlobalPreferences()
    gp.register_preferences(
        "main", "main category", name=BrianPreference(True, "some preference")
    )

    assert len(str(gp))
    assert len(repr(gp))
    assert len(str(gp.main))
    assert len(repr(gp.main))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    for t in [
        test_defaultvalidator,
        test_brianpreference,
        test_brianglobalpreferences,
        test_preference_name_checking,
        test_preference_name_access,
    ]:
        t()
        restore_initial_state()