make.m

function make(pdir)
% Actually a script in a function shell. "build" and run the app.

    %% Look at the  dependencies 
    if nargin == 0
        projectDir = pwd();
    else 
        projectDir = pdir;
    end

    % git clone has it
    % loaded bundle has it centrally on the MATLABpath and doesn't
    % need to have the `building` in each project
    try
        file_path = fullfile(projectDir, 'functions', 'building');
        if exist(file_path, 'dir') == 7 
            addpath(fullfile('functions', 'building'));
        end
    catch
        sprintf('%s', 'warning: function/building doesn''t exist yet')
    end
    
    addPath_creator()

    %% add the project files to MATLAB's <session> search  path
    % this function was auto created by "path_adder_creator"
    addpath(fullfile('functions', 'auto_generated'));
    builder_addPath();

    %%  prepare m-code extraction

    conversion_func_generator();
    % creates the "conversion_launcher()" function.

    %% extract m-code
    % essentially a script turned into a funtion
    % runs the appdesigner to m file function 

    conversion_launcher();
    %
    % :todo: compatibility to mlapp2classdef() ?
    %
    %% re-run the path search
    % in order to capture the location of the new m-files
    addPath_creator();
    builder_addPath();

    rmPath_creator(); % could be run as a deletefnc() from host
    %% launch the app 
    % started from the obtained m-files not the .mlapp file
    app_launch();
    sprintf('%s', 'Aplication was built successfully!');
end