improve clarity and reduce complexity for activating and using the ephys_report module

Author: Thinh Nguyen

element_array_ephys/ephys_acute.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def activate(
         create_tables=create_tables,
         add_objects=_linking_module.__dict__,
     )
-    ephys_report._activate(ephys_schema_name)
+    ephys_report.activate(ephys_schema_name + '_report', ephys_schema_name)
 
 
 # -------------- Functions required by the elements-ephys  ---------------

element_array_ephys/ephys_chronic.py

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def activate(
         create_tables=create_tables,
         add_objects=_linking_module.__dict__,
     )
-    ephys_report._activate(ephys_schema_name)
+    ephys_report.activate(ephys_schema_name + '_report', ephys_schema_name)
 
 
 # -------------- Functions required by the elements-ephys  ---------------

element_array_ephys/ephys_no_curation.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def activate(
         create_tables=create_tables,
         add_objects=_linking_module.__dict__,
     )
-    ephys_report._activate(ephys_schema_name)
+    ephys_report.activate(ephys_schema_name + '_report', ephys_schema_name)
 
 
 # -------------- Functions required by the elements-ephys  ---------------

element_array_ephys/ephys_precluster.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def activate(
         create_tables=create_tables,
         add_objects=_linking_module.__dict__,
     )
-    ephys_report._activate(ephys_schema_name)
+    ephys_report.activate(ephys_schema_name + '_report', ephys_schema_name)
 
 
 # -------------- Functions required by the elements-ephys  ---------------

element_array_ephys/ephys_report.py

@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
 ephys = None
 
 
-def _activate(schema_name, *, create_schema=True, create_tables=True):
+def activate(schema_name, ephys_schema_name, *, create_schema=True, create_tables=True):
     """
     activate(schema_name, *, create_schema=True, create_tables=True, activated_ephys=None)
-        :param schema_name: schema name on the database server to activate the `probe` element
+        :param schema_name: schema name on the database server to activate the `ephys_report` schema
+        :param ephys_schema_name: schema name of the activated ephys element for which this ephys_report schema will be downstream from
         :param create_schema: when True (default), create schema in the database if it does not yet exist.
         :param create_tables: when True (default), create tables in the database if they do not yet exist.
-        :param activated_ephys: ephys module with the schema already activated
     (The "activation" of this ephys_report module should be evoked by one of the ephys modules only)
     """
     global ephys
-    ephys = dj.create_virtual_module("vm", schema_name)
+    ephys = dj.create_virtual_module("ephys", ephys_schema_name)
     schema.activate(
         schema_name,
         create_schema=create_schema,