don't save local toml files; add tensorflow tests.

.gitignore

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 ephys/ephysanalysis/c_deriv.c
 ephys/mini_analyses/clembek.c
 archived/
+# file history:
+data/files.toml
+mini_viewer_recent_files.toml
 
+# excel files
 testbridge.xlsx
 untitled*.*
 

ephys/tools/tests/test_tensorflow.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# test for tensorflow install.
+
+try:
+    import tensorflow as tf
+except:
+    raise ImportError("tensorflow is not installed.")
+print(f"Testing tensorflow version: {tf.__version__}")  
+cifar = tf.keras.datasets.cifar100
+(x_train, y_train), (x_test, y_test) = cifar.load_data()
+model = tf.keras.applications.ResNet50(
+    include_top=True,
+    weights=None,
+    input_shape=(32, 32, 3),
+    classes=100,)
+
+loss_fn = tf.keras.losses.SparseCategoricalCrossentropy(from_logits=False)
+model.compile(optimizer="adam", loss=loss_fn, metrics=["accuracy"])
+print("   Tensorflow - starting fit")
+model.fit(x_train, y_train, epochs=5, batch_size=64)
+print("   Tensorflow test complete.")

test.py

@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ def main():
 
     # Allow user to audit tests with --audit flag
     import ephys.ephys_analysis
+    import ephys.tools
     if '--audit' in sys.argv:
         sys.argv.remove('--audit')
         sys.argv.append('-s') # needed for cli-based user interaction
         ephys.mini_analyses.AUDIT_TESTS = True
-
+    if '--tensor_flow_test' in sys.argv:
+        sys.argv.remove('--tensor_flow_test')
+        sys.argc.append('-s')
+        flags.append('ephys/tools/tests/test_tensorflow.py')
     # generate test flags
     flags = sys.argv[1:]
     flags.append('-v')
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ def main():
         flags.append('ephys/mini_analyses')
         flags.append('ephys/ephys_analysis')
         flags.append('ephys/psc_analysis')
+
     print("flags: ", flags)
     # ignore the an cache
     # flags.append('--ignore=minis/somedir')