creating wrapping function for particle sizes to make things faster

API/oursin/particles.py

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def create(num_particles):
 	num_particles : int
 
 	Examples
-	--------
+	--------  
 	>>> neurons = urchin.particles.create(3)
 	"""
 	global counter
@@ -191,7 +191,21 @@ def set_sizes(particles_list, sizes_list):
 			neurons_sizes[neuron.id] = utils.sanitize_float(sizes_list[i])
 		else:
 			warnings.warn(f"Particle with id {neuron.id} does not exist in Unity, call create method first.")
-	client.sio.emit('SetParticleSize', neurons_sizes)
+
+	_set_sizes(neurons_sizes)
+
+def _set_sizes(data):
+	"""Set particles sizes when already wrapped
+	
+	Parameters
+	----------
+	neurons_sizes: dictionaryy of neuron id: float of particle size
+	
+	Examples
+	--------
+	>>> urchin.particles._set_sizes({p1:0.01, p2:0.02, p3:0.03})
+	"""   
+	client.sio.emit('SetParticleSize', data)
 
 def set_colors(particles_list, colors_list):
 	"""Set neuron colors

API/oursin/ui.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""Interactive components within notebooks"""
+
+
+def slider_widget(function_call, slider_parameters):
+    """Creates a slider in the notebook, displays results of the input function
+    
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    function_call: function established earlier in code
+    slider_parameters: list of start, stop, and increment for slider to follow
+    
+    Examples
+    ---------
+    >>> urchin.ui.slider_widget(update_sizes_from_firing)
+    """
+    try:
+        import ipywidgets as widgets
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError("Widgets package is not installed. Please pip install ipywidgets to use this function.")
+    # widgets.interact(function_call, t=(slider_parameters[0],slider_parameters[1],slider_parameters[2]))