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nwb.py

Portions of code adapted from DeepLabCut/DLC2NWB MIT License Copyright (c) 2022 Alexander Mathis DataJoint export methods for DeepLabCut 2.x

dlc_session_to_nwb(keys, use_element_session=True, session_kwargs=None)

Using keys from PoseEstimation table, save DLC's h5 output to NWB.

Calls DLC2NWB to export NWB file using current h5 on disk. If use_element_session, calls NWB export function from Elements for lab, animal and session, passing session_kwargs. Saves output based on naming convention in DLC2NWB. If output path already exists, returns output path without making changes to the file. NOTE: does not support multianimal exports

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
keys list

One or more keys from model.PoseEstimation

 required
use_element_session bool

Optional. If True, call NWB export from Element Session

 True
session_kwargs dict

Optional. Additional keyword args for Element Session export

 None

Returns:

Type Description
str

Output path of saved file
Source code in element_deeplabcut/export/nwb.py 
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def dlc_session_to_nwb(
    keys: list, use_element_session: bool = True, session_kwargs: dict = None
) -> str:
    """Using keys from PoseEstimation table, save DLC's h5 output to NWB.

    Calls DLC2NWB to export NWB file using current h5 on disk. If use_element_session,
    calls NWB export function from Elements for lab, animal and session, passing
    session_kwargs. Saves output based on naming convention in DLC2NWB. If output path
    already exists, returns output path without making changes to the file.
    NOTE: does not support multianimal exports

    Args:
        keys: One or more keys from model.PoseEstimation
        use_element_session: Optional. If True, call NWB export from Element Session
        session_kwargs: Optional. Additional keyword args for Element Session export

    Returns:
        Output path of saved file
    """
    if not isinstance(keys, abc.Sequence):  # Ensure list for following loop
        keys = [keys]

    for key in keys:
        write_file = True
        subject_id = key["subject"]
        output_dir = model.PoseEstimationTask.infer_output_dir(key)
        config_file = str(output_dir / "dj_dlc_config.yaml")
        video_name = Path((model.VideoRecording.File & key).fetch1("file_path")).stem
        h5file = next(output_dir.glob(f"{video_name}*h5"))
        output_path = h5file.replace(".h5", f"_{subject_id}.nwb")  # DLC2NWB convention

        if Path(output_path).exists():
            logger.warning(f"Skipping {subject_id}. NWB already exists.")
            write_file = False

        # Use standard DLC2NWB export
        if write_file and not use_element_session:
            output_path = convert_h5_to_nwb(config_file, h5file, subject_id)

        # Pass Element Session export items in export
        if write_file and use_element_session:
            from element_session.export.nwb import session_to_nwb

            session_nwb = session_to_nwb(key, **session_kwargs)  # call session export
            dlc_nwb = write_subject_to_nwb(session_nwb, h5file, subject_id, config_file)
            # warnings filter from DLC2NWB
            with warnings.catch_warnings(), NWBHDF5IO(output_path, mode="w") as io:
                warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DtypeConversionWarning)
                io.write(dlc_nwb)

    return output_path