addToFavorites.m

function addToFavorites
% Add "insertSnippet();" to the favorites commands and adds it to the Quick
% Access Toolbar so it can be triggered by a keyboard shortcut (e.g. ALT+1)

manualInstallationRequest = ...
    'Please add it manually with a callback copy & pasted from the file "favoriteCallback.txt".';

if verLessThan('matlab','9.3')
    f = warndlg([ 'The quick lunch icon can be automatically added only in Matlab 2017b and later. ' manualInstallationRequest ]);
    uiwait(f);
    return
end

basePath = fileparts(which('insertSnippet.m'));
iconPath = [ basePath filesep 'graphics' filesep ];
iconFileName = 'insertSnippet_16.png';

appName = 'MATLAB Snippets';
appID = getAppID(appName);
if isempty(appID)
    f = warndlg([ 'Cannot find the App named "' appName '". Please (re)install it.' ]);
    uiwait(f);
    return    
end
code = { ...
    'if exist(''insertSnippet'',''file'')'
    '    insertSnippet();'
    'else'
    ['    matlab.apputil.run(''' appID ''');'];
    'end'
    };
code = strjoin(code,sprintf('\n')); %#ok<SPRINTFN>

try
    fc = com.mathworks.mlwidgets.favoritecommands.FavoriteCommands.getInstance();
    
    newFavoriteCommand = com.mathworks.mlwidgets.favoritecommands.FavoriteCommandProperties();
    newFavoriteCommand.setLabel('Insert Snippet');
    newFavoriteCommand.setCategoryLabel('MATLAB SNIPPETS');
    newFavoriteCommand.setCode(code);
    newFavoriteCommand.setIsOnQuickToolBar(true);
    newFavoriteCommand.setIconName(iconFileName);
    newFavoriteCommand.setIconPath(iconPath);
    fc.addCommand(newFavoriteCommand);
    %msgbox('Quick lunch icon successfully added. Try to trigger it by ALT+1.','Matlab Snippets');
catch
    f = warndlg(['Adding the quick lunch icon failed. ' manualInstallationRequest]);
    uiwait(f);
end
end