Add function to run directly from MATLAB API

ratapi/__init__.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from ratapi.outputs import BayesResults, Results
 from ratapi.project import Project
 from ratapi.run import run
-from ratapi.utils import convert, plotting
+from ratapi.utils import convert, matlab, plotting
 
 with suppress(ImportError):  # orsopy is an optional dependency
     from ratapi.utils import orso as orso
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
     "run",
     "plotting",
     "convert",
+    "matlab",
 ]

ratapi/project.py

@@ -927,17 +927,15 @@ def classlist_script(name, classlist):
             + "\n)"
         )
 
-    def save(self, filepath: str | Path = "./project.json"):
-        """Save a project to a JSON file.
+    def model_dump(self):
+        """Generate a dictionary representation of the model.
 
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        filepath : str or Path
-            The path to where the project file will be written.
+        Returns
+        -------
+        model_dict : dict
+            A dict containing the model information.
         """
-        filepath = Path(filepath).with_suffix(".json")
-
-        json_dict = {}
+        model_dict = {}
         for field in self.model_fields:
             attr = getattr(self, field)
 
@@ -951,7 +949,7 @@ def make_data_dict(item):
                         "simulation_range": item.simulation_range,
                     }
 
-                json_dict["data"] = [make_data_dict(data) for data in attr]
+                model_dict["data"] = [make_data_dict(data) for data in attr]
 
             elif field == "custom_files":
 
@@ -960,20 +958,33 @@ def make_custom_file_dict(item):
                         "name": item.name,
                         "filename": item.filename,
                         "language": item.language,
-                        "path": try_relative_to(item.path, filepath.parent),
+                        "path": str(item.path),
                     }
                     if item.name != item.function_name:
                         file_dict["function_name"] = item.function_name
 
                     return file_dict
 
-                json_dict["custom_files"] = [make_custom_file_dict(file) for file in attr]
+                model_dict["custom_files"] = [make_custom_file_dict(file) for file in attr]
 
             elif isinstance(attr, ClassList):
-                json_dict[field] = [item.model_dump() for item in attr]
+                model_dict[field] = [item.model_dump() for item in attr]
             else:
-                json_dict[field] = attr
+                model_dict[field] = attr
+        return model_dict
 
+    def save(self, filepath: str | Path = "./project.json"):
+        """Save a project to a JSON file.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        filepath : str or Path
+            The path to where the project file will be written.
+        """
+        filepath = Path(filepath).with_suffix(".json")
+        json_dict = self.model_dump()
+        for file in json_dict["custom_files"]:
+            file["path"] = try_relative_to(file["path"], filepath.parent)
         filepath.write_text(json.dumps(json_dict))
 
     @classmethod

ratapi/utils/matlab.py

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+"""Runs RAT from the MATLAB API."""
+
+import json
+import tempfile
+import warnings
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ..outputs import Results
+from ..project import Project
+from ..wrappers import MatlabWrapper
+
+RUNNER = """function executeRAT()
+
+cur_dir = pwd;
+cd('{rat_path}');
+addPaths;
+cd(cur_dir);
+
+project = jsonToProject('{project}');
+controls = jsonToControls('{control}');
+customControls = customControl();
+customControls.update(controls);
+customControls.filePath = '{ipc_path}';
+if any(strcmpi(controls.procedure, {{procedures.DE.value, procedures.Simplex.value}}))
+    useLivePlot(1);
+end
+for i=1:project.customFile.rowCount
+    addpath(project.customFile.varTable{{i, 5}});
+end
+[project, results] = RAT(project, customControls);
+
+projectToJson(project, '{project}');
+resultsToJson(results, '{result}');
+close all
+end
+"""
+
+
+CONTROL = """classdef customControl < controlsClass
+   properties(Hidden = true)
+        filePath = ''
+   end
+   methods
+      function update(obj, controls)
+        propNames = properties(controls);
+        for i = 1:length(propNames)
+          obj.(propNames{i}) = controls.(propNames{i});
+        end
+      end 
+      function path = getIPCFilePath(obj)
+        path = obj.filePath;
+      end 
+   end
+end
+"""
+
+
+def run_matlab_directly(project, controls, matlab_rat_path, ipc_path="", stdout=None, stderr=None):
+    """Run User provided MATLAB RAT for the given project and controls inputs.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    project : RAT.Project or dict
+        The project model (or equivalent json dict), which defines the physical system under study.
+    controls : RAT.Controls or dict
+        The controls model (or equivalent json dict), which defines algorithmic properties.
+    matlab_rat_path : str
+        The path to MATLAB RAT folder.
+    ipc_path : str, optional
+        IPC path for MATLAB to use
+    stdout : io.TextIOBase, optional
+        Text stream for MATLAB console output
+    stderr : io.TextIOBase, optional
+        Text stream for MATLAB console error output
+    """
+    if MatlabWrapper.loader is None:
+        raise ImportError(MatlabWrapper.loader_error_message) from None
+
+    engine = MatlabWrapper.loader.result()
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+        project_file = Path(tmp, "project.json")
+        control_file = Path(tmp, "controls.json")
+        result_file = Path(tmp, "results.json")
+        runner_file = Path(tmp, "executeRAT.m")
+        custom_controls_file = Path(tmp, "customControl.m")
+        with open(custom_controls_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write(CONTROL)
+
+        with open(runner_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write(
+                RUNNER.format(
+                    project=project_file,
+                    control=control_file,
+                    result=result_file,
+                    rat_path=matlab_rat_path,
+                    ipc_path=ipc_path,
+                )
+            )
+
+        controls.save(control_file) if not isinstance(controls, dict) else control_file.write_text(json.dumps(controls))
+
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():  # Avoid warning about relative paths
+            warnings.simplefilter("ignore")
+            project.save(project_file) if not isinstance(project, dict) else project_file.write_text(
+                json.dumps(project)
+            )
+
+        engine.addpath(tmp, nargout=0)
+        engine.executeRAT(nargout=0, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
+        engine.rmpath(tmp, nargout=0)
+
+        project = Project.load(project_file)
+        results = Results.load(result_file)
+    return project, results