Colony-Noise-Scripts

This respository contains scripts to run two-alternative choice experiments with decide framework. For example stimuli and configuration, read colony-noise-stimuli

Usage

git clone https://github.com/SMMoseley/colony-noise-stimuli
git clone https://github.com/SMMoseley/colony-noise-scripts
cd colony-noise-scripts
cargo install --path .
cd ../colony-noise-stimuli/experiment
decide-config experiment.yml

The script will create a file named 2ac-config.json. You can use it as an argument for the gng.js script in decide.

For example:

scripts/gng.js C14 @smm3rc ../colony-noise-stimuli/right-init/2ac-config.json --feed-duration 1000 --response-window 10000

The script will also create a file named correct_choices.yml which maps stimuli to the randomly assigned choices that will be rewarded. The program will use this file so that stimuli in future config files will always have the same correct response.

By default, in order to control for the inherent properties of the stimuli, extra configs will be created that have the opposite correct choices.

Comparing files

This script comes with the functionality of determining if two JSON output files will produce the same experimental behavior. It will output a zero exit code if the two files are the same, and a non-zero exit code and an error message if they differ. You can use it as follows:

decide-config diff file1.json file2.json

git difftool --extcmd="decide-config diff"

Example experiment.yml

let experiment: decide_config::Experiment = serde_yaml::from_str("
decide:
  parameters: # these will be added as-is to the output config
    correct_timeout: false
    rand_replace: true
    init_position: peck_center
  name_format: '2ac-config' # file extension will be added automatically
  stimulus_root: /root/colony-noise-stimuli/stimuli/clean_stim/
  choices: # the two alternative choices
    - peck_left
    - peck_right
stimuli:
  format: '{foreground}_{fg_db}'
  decisive_attribute: foreground
  foreground:
    values:
      - g29wxi4q
      - c95zqjxq
      - vekibwgj
      - 0oq8ifcb
      - igmi8fxa
      - p1mrfhop
      - l1a3ltpy
      - 9ex2k0dy
      - ztqee46x
      - jkexyrd5
  fg_db:
    values:
      - 30
").unwrap();