Matlab_GPMultiClass/initWorkspaceGPMulticlass.m

function initWorkspaceGPMulticlass
% function initWorkspaceGPMulticlass
% 
% BRIEF
%   Add local subfolders and 3rd party libraries to Matlabs work space.
%
%   Exemplary call from external position:
%        GPMULTIDIR = '/place/to/this/repository/';
%        currentDir = pwd;
%        cd ( GPMULTIDIR );
%        initWorkspaceGPMulticlass;
%        cd ( currentDir );
%    
% 
% Author: Alexander Freytag

    %% setup paths in user-specific manner


    % currently we do not have any dependencies, but if we would have some,
    % we would add them here  
    
    %% add paths which come with this repository
    
    % add main path
    b_recursive             = false; 
    b_overwrite             = true;
    s_pathMain              = fullfile(pwd);
    addPathSafely ( s_pathMain, b_recursive, b_overwrite )
    clear ( 's_pathMain' );      
    
    % some useful tiny scripts
    b_recursive             = true; 
    b_overwrite             = true;
    s_pathModel             = fullfile(pwd, 'gp-model');
    addPathSafely ( s_pathModel, b_recursive, b_overwrite )
    clear ( 's_pathModel' );    
    
    % some useful tiny scripts, mainly covariance functions. see the
    % gpml-toolbox for further alternatives.
    b_recursive              = true; 
    b_overwrite              = true;
    s_pathMisc               = fullfile(pwd, 'misc');
    addPathSafely ( s_pathMisc, b_recursive, b_overwrite )
    clear ( 's_pathMisc' );
    
    %% 3rd party, untouched
    % nothing to add here
end


function addPathSafely ( s_path, b_recursive, b_overwrite )
    if ( ~isempty(strfind(path, [s_path , pathsep])) )
        if ( b_overwrite )
            if ( b_recursive )
                rmpath( genpath( s_path ) );
            else
                rmpath( s_path );
            end
        else
            fprintf('initWSImRet - %s already in your path but overwriting de-activated.\n', s_path);
            return;
        end
    end
    
    if ( b_recursive )
        addpath( genpath( s_path ) );
    else
        addpath( s_path );
    end
end