ASCENT V1.5.0

ASCENT Release Notes

v1.4.0 -> v1.5.0: new features

• **PyFibers replaces HOC files for NEURON simulation**
• Reconciled PyFibers simulation configurations to sim configurable (intrinsic_activity, i_membrane, cap_recording, find_threshold_kws, run_sim_kws) 
• Added `build_from_input` script centralizing run configs to /input folder
• Added -i pipeline argument to silently call `build_from_input`
• Added -R pipeline argument for rungroups `config/user/rungroups.json`
• Added `compare` script to create file diff between samples
• Added integration tests for version verification
• Added `swept mesh` for FEM nerve domains
• Changed Query usage to common_data_extraction([data_type])
• Removed backwards compatibility for model `trace_interp_tol` parameter
• Removed sim `end_ap_times` for PyFibers
• Removed sim `intracellular_stim` for PyFibers

v1.4.0 -> v1.5.0: docs

• Integrated PyFibers documentation and usage
• Added `build_from_input`, `compare` script usage
• Added new command line argument documentation
• Added integration test documentation in tests/README.md

v1.4.0 -> v1.5.0: bug fixes

• Fixed fiber and inner indexing in plotting functions

v1.4.0 -> v1.5.0: miscellaneous

• Added `mask_space` mode to define image inversion
• Changed `SMALL_MRG_INTERPOLATION_V1` fiber mode to `SMALL_MRG_INTERPOLATION`
• Added environment export to pipeline runs
• Moved rarely used template files to config/templates/advanced
• Added `run_tracking.json` for basic tracking of samples and run indices
• Removed HOC and MOD NEURON files for PyFibers
• Replaced most sys.exit() with exceptions