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docs: batch-job base-image rebuild workflow + fix Sphinx docstring warnings#141

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Summary

Two unrelated docs/typing improvements bundled into one PR:

  1. Batch-job base-image rebuild workflow. The shared ghcr.io/braingeneers/spikelab-analysis-base:cpu/:gpu images are frozen snapshots of src/spikelab/ at build time — they do not auto-update when the library source changes. This caused silent staleness when a developer iterated on a feature branch and submitted a batch job: the running container exposed an older API than the local script was written against.

    • New scripts/build_base_image.sh helper, mirroring the existing build_temp_image.sh (build only, prints BUILT_IMAGE=<tag>, no auto-push).
    • New "When SpikeLab source has changed (developer iteration)" subsection in src/spikelab/batch_jobs/INSTRUCTIONS.md documenting the developer-scoped tag pattern (${USER}-<git-sha>) and how to pass it via --image.
    • Preflight bullet in the Fixed Workflow that triggers off git status of src/spikelab/.
    • Mirror update in docs/source/guides/batch_jobs.rst so the public docs stay consistent.
  2. Sphinx docstring warnings. Clears 9 warnings that surfaced when building the docs with -W:

    • spikedata/plot_utils.py: rewrite the Returns dicts in plot_prediction_probability_heatmap and plot_responsive_unit_map to avoid multi-line inline literals (RST doesn't permit those to span lines).
    • spike_sorting/stim_sorting/pipeline.py, recentering.py, spikedata/spikeslicestack.py: add a blank line before nested bullet lists so RST recognises them instead of treating them as block quotes.
    • spike_sorting/stim_sorting/preprocess.py: add a TYPE_CHECKING import for BaseRecording so sphinx_autodoc_typehints can resolve the Tuple["BaseRecording", dict] return annotation. spikeinterface remains an optional runtime dependency (lazy import inside the function body is unchanged).

No runtime behaviour changes. black --check clean on all 5 edited Python files. Full test suite passes locally (exit 0).

Test plan

  • CI tests pass
  • Sphinx docs build with -W no longer emits the 9 warnings these changes target
  • bash scripts/build_base_image.sh cpu spikelab/analysis-base:cpu builds successfully (smoke test — does not need to be run by reviewer)

…rnings

Add a `scripts/build_base_image.sh` helper and document the
build-and-push-on-submit workflow used when SpikeLab source has
changed locally. The shared `analysis-base` image is a frozen snapshot
of the source at build time, so the running container can silently
diverge from a developer's local code. The new subsection in
`batch_jobs/INSTRUCTIONS.md` (mirrored in `docs/source/guides/batch_jobs.rst`)
walks through rebuilding under a developer-scoped tag and passing it via
`--image`. Adds a preflight bullet to the Fixed Workflow that triggers
off `git status` of `src/spikelab/`.

Also clears 9 pre-existing Sphinx warnings in source docstrings:
- plot_utils.py: rewrite Returns dicts in plot_prediction_probability_heatmap
  and plot_responsive_unit_map to avoid multi-line inline literals
- stim_sorting/pipeline.py, recentering.py, spikedata/spikeslicestack.py:
  add blank line before nested bullet lists so RST recognises them
- stim_sorting/preprocess.py: add TYPE_CHECKING import for BaseRecording
  so sphinx_autodoc_typehints can resolve the return annotation
  (spikeinterface remains an optional runtime dependency)

No runtime behaviour changes. All 5 edited Python files pass black --check.
@TjitsevdM TjitsevdM merged commit 6c8eb67 into main May 23, 2026
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@TjitsevdM TjitsevdM deleted the docs/build-image-and-docstring-fixes branch May 23, 2026 06:33
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