Spike2 data conversion
----------------------

Install NeuroConv with the additional dependencies necessary for reading Spike2 data by CED.

.. code-block:: bash

    pip install "neuroconv[spike2]"

Convert Spike2 data to NWB using
:py:class:`~neuroconv.datainterfaces.ecephys.spike2.spike2datainterface.Spike2RecordingInterface`.

.. code-block:: python

    from datetime import datetime
    from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
    from pathlib import Path
    from neuroconv.datainterfaces import Spike2RecordingInterface

    # For this interface we need to pass the specific path to the files.
    file_path = f"{ECEPHY_DATA_PATH}/spike2/m365_1sec.smrx"
    # Change the file_path to the location in your system
    interface = Spike2RecordingInterface(file_path=file_path, verbose=False)

    # Extract what metadata we can from the source files
    metadata = interface.get_metadata()
    # For data provenance we add the time zone information to the conversion
    session_start_time = datetime(2020, 1, 1, 12, 30, 0, tzinfo=ZoneInfo("US/Pacific"))
    metadata["NWBFile"].update(session_start_time=session_start_time)

    # Choose a path for saving the nwb file and run the conversion
    nwbfile_path = f"{path_to_save_nwbfile}"
    interface.run_conversion(nwbfile_path=nwbfile_path, metadata=metadata)