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CoolProp/wrappers/MATLAB/README.rst
Dev-iL ad44738d01 Topic 1497 - deprecating the SWIG wrapper for MATLAB in favor of a python-based alternative. (#1543)
* Replaced the old SWIG-based wrapper with a python-based one.

- `PropsSI.m` is now the entry point.
- Added tests.
- Documentation updated.

* Documentation converted from Markdown to reStructredText

Following https://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp/issues/1497#issuecomment-324845758.

* Further fixes to documentation.

* Further fixes to documentation #2.

Worked around the indentation issue in the numbered list.

* Added handling of arrays with zero dimensions to matpy

* Added a convenience wrapper for the low-level AbstractState API

- Readme updated accordingly.
- Tests updated accordingly.

* Renamd CoolProps to CoolProp
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This document discusses the ``PropsSI`` interface for MATLAB, based on
the MATLAB⇒Python interface introduced in R2014b.
Setup
=====
Several things are required:
1. A MATLAB release that is R2014b or newer.
2. A python release with the |numpy|_ and |CoolProp|_ packages installed. If you have several python environments/versions available, make sure that your MATLAB recognizes the desired executable using |pyversion|_.
.. |numpy| replace:: ``numpy``
.. _numpy: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/numpy
.. |CoolProp| replace:: ``CoolProp``
.. _CoolProp: http://www.coolprop.org/coolprop/wrappers/Python/index.html
.. |pyversion| replace:: ``pyversion``
.. _pyversion: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/pyversion.html
It is not required to follow the MATLAB's `supported python
versions <https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/system-requirements-for-matlab-engine-for-python.html#buijfe8>`__ (this tool was tested with R2015a & R2017a + python 3.6).
To confirm that your system is configured correctly, please execute the provided tests file using ``run(CoolPropWrapperTests);`` and verify that it completes with no errors.
Usage
=====
This tool is compatible with the 2- and 6-parameter syntax of ``PropsSI``.
- 2-input short syntax (for `"trivial"
inputs <http://www.coolprop.org/coolprop/HighLevelAPI.html#trivial-inputs>`__):
``PropsSI('Tcrit','Water')``.
- 6-input `standard <http://www.coolprop.org/coolprop/HighLevelAPI.html#sample-code>`__ syntax:
``PropsSI('D','T',298.15,'P',101325,'Air')``.
- The first input to ``PropsSI`` (representing the requested outputs) can be either a character vector or a cell array thereof, in either syntax. Whenever more than one output is requested, a 3D array will be returned.
The tool also provides a convenience method for calling the low-level ``AbstractState`` API::
[abState, CoolProp] = AbstractState('HEOS', 'Water');
The returned ``abState`` object can then be used according to relevant `documentation <http://coolprop.sourceforge.net/coolprop/LowLevelAPI.html>`__.
Troubleshooting
===============
If you have problems/questions/bugs/ideas related to the MATLAB wrapper, please open an issue in the repository and tag @Dev-iL.
License
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Copyright (C) 2017 Iliya Romm, under the MIT license.