Run examples via scripts (closes #1566) (#1631)

* Run examples via scripts (closes #1566)

.github/workflows/basic.yml

@@ -161,28 +161,10 @@ jobs:
         run:  mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/unit-mpi
       - if:   ${{ matrix.config.mpi == 'OFF' }}
         name: Run examples
-        run: |
-            build/bin/bench
-            build/bin/brunel
-            build/bin/dryrun
-            build/bin/gap_junctions
-            build/bin/generators
-            build/bin/lfp
-            build/bin/probe-demo v
-            build/bin/ring
-            build/bin/single-cell
+        run: scripts/run_cpp_examples.sh
       - if:   ${{ matrix.config.mpi == 'ON' }}
         name: Run examples with MPI
-        run: |
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/bench
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/brunel
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/dryrun
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/gap_junctions
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/generators
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/lfp
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/probe-demo v
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/ring
-            mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe build/bin/single-cell
+        run: scripts/run_cpp_examples.sh "mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe"
       - name: Run python tests
         run: |
           cd build
@@ -192,13 +174,4 @@ jobs:
         name: Run python+MPI tests
         run:  mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe python python/test/unit_distributed/runner.py -v2
       - name: Run Python examples
-        run: |
-            python python/example/network_ring.py
-            python python/example/single_cell_model.py
-            python python/example/single_cell_recipe.py
-            python python/example/single_cell_stdp.py
-            python python/example/brunel.py -n 400 -m 100 -e 20 -p 0.1 -w 1.2 -d 1 -g 0.5 -l 5 -t 100 -s 1 -G 50 -S 123
-            python python/example/single_cell_swc.py python/example/single_cell_detailed.swc
-            python python/example/single_cell_detailed.py python/example/single_cell_detailed.swc
-            python python/example/single_cell_detailed_recipe.py python/example/single_cell_detailed.swc
-            python python/example/single_cell_cable.py
+        run: scripts/run_python_examples.sh

.github/workflows/sanitize.yml

@@ -40,13 +40,4 @@ jobs:
           build/bin/unit --gtest_filter=-*DeathTest
           build/bin/unit-modcc
       - name: Run examples
-        run: |
-          build/bin/bench
-          build/bin/brunel
-          build/bin/dryrun
-          build/bin/gap_junctions
-          build/bin/generators
-          build/bin/lfp
-          build/bin/probe-demo v
-          build/bin/ring
-          build/bin/single-cell
+        run: scripts/run_cpp_examples.sh

scripts/run_cpp_examples.sh

+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Runs all C++ examples
+
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+if [[ "$#" -gt 1 ]]; then
+    echo "usage: run_cpp_examples.sh <prefix, e.g., mpirun -n 4 -oversubscribe>"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+PREFIX=${1:-}
+
+$PREFIX build/bin/bench
+$PREFIX build/bin/brunel
+$PREFIX build/bin/dryrun
+$PREFIX build/bin/gap_junctions
+$PREFIX build/bin/generators
+$PREFIX build/bin/lfp
+$PREFIX build/bin/probe-demo v
+$PREFIX build/bin/ring
+$PREFIX build/bin/single-cell

scripts/run_python_examples.sh

+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Runs all Python examples
+
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+if [[ "$#" -gt 1 ]]; then
+    echo "usage: run_python_examples.sh <prefix>"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+PREFIX=${1:-}
+
+$PREFIX python python/example/network_ring.py
+$PREFIX python python/example/single_cell_model.py
+$PREFIX python python/example/single_cell_recipe.py
+$PREFIX python python/example/single_cell_stdp.py
+$PREFIX python python/example/brunel.py -n 400 -m 100 -e 20 -p 0.1 -w 1.2 -d 1 -g 0.5 -l 5 -t 100 -s 1 -G 50 -S 123
+$PREFIX python python/example/single_cell_swc.py python/example/single_cell_detailed.swc
+$PREFIX python python/example/single_cell_detailed.py python/example/single_cell_detailed.swc
+$PREFIX python python/example/single_cell_detailed_recipe.py python/example/single_cell_detailed.swc
+$PREFIX python python/example/single_cell_cable.py