Remove ContactsTable.relative_position_in_um.reference

README.md

@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ classDiagram
                 --------------------------------------
                 id : VectorData[int]
                 relative_position_in_um : List[Tuple[float, float], Tuple[float, float, float]]
-                --> reference : str, optional
                 contact_id : VectorData[str], optional
                 shank_id : VectorData[str], optional
                 plane_axes : List[Tuple[int, int], Tuple[int, int, int]], optional

spec/ndx-extracellular-channels.extensions.yaml

@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ groups:
     - - null
       - 3
     doc: Relative position of the contact in micrometers, relative to `reference`.
-    attributes:
-    - name: reference
-      dtype: text
-      doc: Reference point for the relative position coordinates and information about
-        the coordinate system used, e.g., which direction is positive in the x direction
-        (first element), which direction is positive in the y direction (second element),
-        etc.
-      required: false
   - name: contact_id
     neurodata_type_inc: VectorData
     dtype: text

src/pynwb/tests/test_classes.py

@@ -55,13 +55,8 @@ def test_constructor_add_row(self):
             height_in_um=10.0,
         )
 
-        # TODO might be nice to put this on the constructor of ContactsTable as relative_position__reference
-        # without using a custom mapper
-        ct["relative_position_in_um"].reference = "The bottom tip of the probe"
-
         assert ct.name == "ContactsTable"
         assert ct.description == "Test contacts table"
-        assert ct["relative_position_in_um"].reference == "The bottom tip of the probe"
 
         assert ct["relative_position_in_um"].data == [[10.0, 10.0], [20.0, 10.0]]
         assert ct["shape"].data == ["circle", "square"]

src/spec/create_extension_spec.py

@@ -47,18 +47,6 @@ def main():
                 dtype="float",
                 dims=[["num_contacts", "x, y"], ["num_contacts", "x, y, z"]],
                 shape=[[None, 2], [None, 3]],
-                attributes=[
-                    NWBAttributeSpec(
-                        name="reference",
-                        doc=(
-                            "Reference point for the relative position coordinates and information about the "
-                            "coordinate system used, e.g., which direction is positive in the x direction "
-                            "(first element), which direction is positive in the y direction (second element), etc."
-                        ),
-                        dtype="text",
-                        required=False,
-                    )
-                ],
             ),
             NWBDatasetSpec(
                 name="contact_id",  # id is already used by DynamicTable