Add --short option in check your install

Author: alejoe91

.github/workflows/installation-tips-test.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Checks uv instalation from Installation Tips
+name: Checks uv installation from Installation Tips
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install requirements
       run: uv pip install -r ./installation_tips/beginner_requirements_stable.txt
     - name: Check Installation Tips
-      run: python ./installation_tips/check_your_install.py --ci # ci flag turns off gui
+      run: python ./installation_tips/check_your_install.py --ci --short # ci flag turns off gui
     - name: Windows cleanup
       if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
       run: python ./installation_tips/cleanup_for_windows.py

installation_tips/check_your_install.py

@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ def check_import_si_full():
     import spikeinterface.full as si
 
 
-def _create_recording():
+def _create_recording(short=False):
     import spikeinterface.full as si
 
+    if short:
+        durations = [30.0]
+    else:
+        durations = [200.0]
+
     rec, _ = si.generate_ground_truth_recording(
-        durations=[200.0], sampling_frequency=30_000.0, num_channels=16, num_units=10, seed=2205
+        durations=durations, sampling_frequency=30_000.0, num_channels=16, num_units=10, seed=2205
     )
     rec.save(folder="./toy_example_recording", verbose=False, **job_kwargs)
 
@@ -85,13 +90,15 @@ def _clean():
 # add ci flag so that gui will not be used in ci
 # end user can ignore
 parser.add_argument("--ci", action="store_false")
+parser.add_argument("--short", action="store_false")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     _clean()
-    _create_recording()
+    _create_recording(short=args.short)
 
     steps = [
         ("Import spikeinterface", check_import_si),