Method Detail

• isDatabaseAvailable

  public static boolean isDatabaseAvailable()

  Checks whether a connection to the Virtual Fly Brain database can be established.

  Returns:

  true, if an HHTP connection could be established

• brainBarycentre

  public static SNTPoint brainBarycentre(String templateBrain)

  Returns the spatial centroid of an adult Drosophila template brain.

  Parameters:

  templateBrain - the template brain to be loaded (case-insensitive). Either "JFRC2" (AKA JFRC2010, VFB), "JFRC3" (AKA JFRC2013), "JFRC2018" or "FCWB" (FlyCircuit Whole Brain Template)

  Returns:

  the SNT point defining the (X,Y,Z) center of brain mesh.

• getRefBrain

  public static OBJMesh getRefBrain(String templateBrain)
                             throws IllegalArgumentException

  Retrieves the surface mesh of an adult Drosophila template brain. No Internet connection is required, as these meshes (detailed on the nat.flybrains documentation) are bundled with SNT.

  Parameters:

  templateBrain - the template brain to be loaded (case-insensitive). Either "JFRC2" (AKA JFRC2010, VFB), "JFRC3" (AKA JFRC2013), "JFRC2018", or "FCWB" (FlyCircuit Whole Brain Template)

  Returns:

  the template mesh.

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if templateBrain is not recognized

• getMesh

  public static OBJMesh getMesh(String vfbId)

  Retrieves the mesh associated with the specified VFB id.

  Parameters:

  vfbId - the VFB id, e.g., VFB_00017894, 00017894

  Returns:

  a reference to the retrieved mesh

• getMesh

  public static OBJMesh getMesh(String vfbId,
                                ColorRGB color)

  Retrieves the mesh associated with the specified VFB id.

  Parameters:

  vfbId - the VFB id, e.g., VFB_00017894, 00017894

  color - the color to be assigned to the mesh

  Returns:

  a reference to the retrieved mesh

• main

  public static void main(String[] args)