From 84b27bfa566766c1fd0538bc825a698fcb1ee110 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jessica Mitchell <j.mitchell@fz-juelich.de>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:58:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] convert using cursor

---
 .../sli2py_regressions/test_ticket_710.py     | 36 ++++++++++++++
 testsuite/regressiontests/ticket-710.sli      | 47 -------------------
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 testsuite/pytests/sli2py_regressions/test_ticket_710.py
 delete mode 100644 testsuite/regressiontests/ticket-710.sli

diff --git a/testsuite/pytests/sli2py_regressions/test_ticket_710.py b/testsuite/pytests/sli2py_regressions/test_ticket_710.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..558d3e0068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/pytests/sli2py_regressions/test_ticket_710.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# test_ticket_710.py
+#
+# This file is part of NEST.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
+#
+# NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import nest
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_static_synapse_hpc_connects_to_spike_recorder():
+    """
+    Regression test for Ticket #710.
+
+    Ensure that static_synapse_hpc can be used to connect a neuron to a spike recorder.
+    """
+    nest.ResetKernel()
+    neuron = nest.Create("iaf_psc_alpha")
+    sr = nest.Create("spike_recorder")
+    nest.Connect(neuron, sr, syn_spec={"synapse_model": "static_synapse_hpc"})
+    # No assertion needed, test passes if no error is raised.
diff --git a/testsuite/regressiontests/ticket-710.sli b/testsuite/regressiontests/ticket-710.sli
deleted file mode 100644
index 02132d2fd8..0000000000
--- a/testsuite/regressiontests/ticket-710.sli
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  ticket-710.sli
- *
- *  This file is part of NEST.
- *
- *  Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
- *
- *  NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-/** @BeginDocumentation
-
-Name: testsuite::ticket-710 - HPC synapses do not work for spike recorders.
-
-Synopsis: (ticket-710) run -> NEST exits if test fails
-
-Description: 
-Ensure that hpc_synapses work for spike recorders. This test creates 1 neuron and 1 spike recorder and tries to connect them.
- 
-Author: Susanne Kunkel, Maximilian Schmidt, 2012-04-08
- */
-
-(unittest) run
-/unittest using
-
-M_ERROR setverbosity
-
-
-/iaf_psc_alpha Create /neuron Set
-/spike_recorder Create /sr Set
-{
-neuron sr << >> /static_synapse_hpc Connect
-} pass_or_die
-
-endusing