Removed unreusable reusable code for better readability

.cppcheck_suppressions

@@ -34,4 +34,3 @@ duplicateCondition:./
 nullPointer:./
 missingInclude:./
 uninitvar:./
-

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
  - NEST-Version: [e.g. nest-2.18, or git hash]
  - Installation: [e.g. conda packet, apt, with/out MPI, ...]
    (in case you compiled the source code manually, provide the
-    "Installation Summary" that you see at the end of the 
+    "Installation Summary" that you see at the end of the
     cmake step)
 
 **Additional context**

.github/styles/nest-styles/Ampersands.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ level: warning
 nonword: true
 tokens:
   - '\w+\s&\s\w+'
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/Annotations.yml

@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ tokens:
   - FIXME
   - TODO
   - NOTE
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/Capitalization.yml

@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ message: "'%s' should be in sentence case"
 level: warning
 scope: heading
 match: $sentence
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/CommasPerSentence.yml

@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ extends: occurrence
 scope: sentence
 max: 3
 token: ','
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/ComplexWords.yml

@@ -118,4 +118,3 @@ swap:
   transmit: "'send'"
   utilization: "'use'"
   utilize: "'use'"
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/ListCapitalize.yml

@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ scope: list
 nonword: true
 tokens:
   - '^[a-z].+'
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/Negative.yml

@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ tokens:
   - don't
   - doesn't
   - hasn't
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/NotEasy.yml

@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ tokens:
   - just
   - easily
   - simply
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/ParagraphLength.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ scope: paragraph.rst
 level: suggestion
 max: 150
 token: \b(\w+)\b
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/PassiveVoice.yml

@@ -182,4 +182,3 @@ tokens:
   - woven
   - written
   - wrung
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/Pronouns.yml

@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ tokens:
   - hers
   - himself
   - herself
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/SentenceLength.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ scope: sentence
 level: suggestion
 max: 25
 token: \b(\w+)\b
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/Slash.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ ignorecase: true
 level: error
 tokens:
   - '\w+/\w+'
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/Spelling.yml

@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ message: "Did you really mean '%s'?"
 level: error
 ignore:
   - vocab.txt
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/Units.yml

@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ message: "Add a space between a numeral and a unit of measure."
 level: error
 tokens:
   - '\d+(?:MB|Gbit|GB|kbps|KB|kb)'
-

.github/styles/nest-styles/Wordiness.yml

@@ -118,4 +118,3 @@ swap:
   with regard to: regarding
   with respect to: about or on
   with the exception of: except for
-

.github/workflows/build_dispatch.yml

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
           disable-telemetry: true
 
       - name: Trigger nest/nest-extension-module CI
-        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@ff45666b9427631e3450c54a1bcbee4d9ff4d7c0 # v3.0.0
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@5fc4efd1a4797ddb68ffd0714a238564e4cc0e6f # v4.0.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.NEST_EXTENSION_MODULE_TRIGGER_TOKEN }}
           repository: 'nest/nest-extension-module'

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
           disable-telemetry: true
 
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@1b549b9259bda1cb5ddde3b41741a82a2d15a841 # v3.28.13
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5fe9434cd24fe243e33e7f3305f8a5b519b70280 # v4.31.1
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@1b549b9259bda1cb5ddde3b41741a82a2d15a841 # v3.28.13
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@5fe9434cd24fe243e33e7f3305f8a5b519b70280 # v4.31.1
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ jobs:
       #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@1b549b9259bda1cb5ddde3b41741a82a2d15a841 # v3.28.13
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5fe9434cd24fe243e33e7f3305f8a5b519b70280 # v4.31.1
         with:
           category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml

@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
           disable-telemetry: true
 
       - name: 'Checkout Repository'
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
-        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@3b139cfc5fae8b618d3eae3675e383bb1769c019 # v4.5.0
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@40c09b7dc99638e5ddb0bfd91c1673effc064d8a # v4.8.1

.github/workflows/ebrains-push.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'nest' }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
           disable-telemetry: true

.github/workflows/hifis-push.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'nest' }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
           disable-telemetry: true

.github/workflows/jsc-push.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'nest' }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
           disable-telemetry: true