This package contains the MATLAB Sphinx domain and autodoc extensions.

Changes

Installation

Use Pip, Setuptools Easy Install or Python Distributions Utilities (Distutils).

Pip:

~$ pip install -U sphinxcontrib-matlabdomain

Easy Install:

~$ easy_install -U sphinxcontrib-matlabdomain

Distutils:

~/downloads$ curl https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/sphinxcontrib-matlabdomain/sphinxcontrib-matlabdomain-0.X.tar.gz
~/downloads$ tar -xf sphinxcontrib-matlabdomain-0.X.tar.gz
~/downloads$ cd sphinxcontrib_matlabdomain-0.X
~/downloads/sphinxcontrib_matlabdomain-0.X$ python setup.py install

Requirements

This package is an extension to Sphinx.

Usage

In general usage is the same as for documenting Python code.

Configuration

In your Sphinx conf.py file add sphinxcontrib.matlab to the list of extensions. To use auto-documentation features, also add sphinx.ext.autodoc to the list of extensions.

In order for the Sphinx MATLAB domain to auto-document MATLAB source code, set the config value of matlab_src_dir to the absolute path instead of adding them to sys.path. Currently only one MATLAB path can be specified, but all subfolders in that tree will be searched.

For convenience the primary domain can be set to mat.

Roles and Directives

Please see Sphinx Domains and sphinx.ext.autodoc for documentation on the use of roles and directives. MATLAB code can be documented using the following roles and directives:

Directive	MATLAB object
.. module:: foldername	folders, packages and namespaces
.. curremtmodule:: foldername	* set folder but do not link
.. automodule:: foldername	* auto-document
:mod:`foldername`	* reference
.. function:: funcname	function definition and signature
.. autofunction:: funcname()	* auto-document
:func:`funcname`	* reference
.. script:: scriptname	script definition
.. autoscript:: scriptname	* auto-document
:scpt:`scriptname`	* reference
.. class:: classname()	class definition and optional signature
.. autoclass:: classname	* auto-document
:class:`classname`	* reference
.. method:: methname()	method definition and signature
.. automethod:: methname	* auto-document
:meth:`methname`	* reference
.. staticmethod:: statmethname()	static method definition and signature
.. automethod:: statmethname	* auto-document
:meth:`methname`	* reference
.. attribute:: attrname	property definition
.. autoattribute:: attrname	* auto-document
:attr:`attrname`	* reference

Several options are available for auto-directives.

• :members: auto-document public members
• :show-inheritance: list bases
• :undoc-members: document members without docstrings
• :annotation: specifies attribute annotation instead of default

There are also several config values that can be set in conf.py that will affect auto-docementation.

• autoclass_content can be set to class, both or init, which determines which docstring is used for classes. The constructor docstring is used when this is set to init.
• autodoc_member_order can be set to alphabetical, groupwise or bysource.
• autodoc_default_flags can be set to a list of options to apply. Use the no-flag directive option to disable this config value once.

Note

The module roles and directives create a psuedo namespace for MATLAB objects, similar to a package. They represent the path to the folder containing the MATLAB object. If no module is specified then Sphinx will assume that the object is a built-in.

Example: given the following MATLAB source in folder test_data:

classdef MyHandleClass < handle & my.super.Class
    % a handle class
    %
    % :param x: a variable

    %% some comments
    properties
        x % a property
    end
    methods
        function h = MyHandleClass(x)
            h.x = x
        end
        function x = get.x(obj)
        % how is this displayed?
            x = obj.x
        end
    end
    methods (Static)
        function w = my_static_function(z)
        % A static function in :class:`MyHandleClass`.
        %
        % :param z: input z
        % :returns: w

            w = z
        end
    end    
end

Use the following to document:

Test Data
=========
This is the test data module.

.. automodule:: test_data

:mod:`test_data` is a really cool module.

My Handle Class
---------------
This is the handle class definition.

.. autoclass:: MyHandleClass
    :show-inheritance:
    :members:

Online Demo

The test docs in the repository are online here: http://bwanamarko.alwaysdata.net/matlabdomain/

Note

Sphinx style markup are used to document parameters, types, returns and exceptions. There must be a blank comment line before and after the parameter descriptions. Currently property docstrings are only collected if they are on the same line following the property definition. Getter and setter methods are documented like methods currently, but the dot is replaced by an underscore. Default values for properties are represented as unicode strings, therefore strings will be double quoted.

Users

• Cantera
• CoSMo MVPA
• The Cobra Toolbox