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The MATLAB API of MUSCLE is a subset of the C++ API, the C++ API is again a subset of the Java API. Because the core of MUSCLE is written in Java, the runtime would start a new MATLAB instance that will communicate with Java code, but this is hidden in the API. 

== MATLAB API ==
The functions there are limited, but they should be sufficient for most needs:
{{{
% Initialize MUSCLE environment
muscleInit()
% Cleanup MUSCLE environment
muscleFinalize()
% returns kernel name
muscleKernelName()
% return CxA property value
muscleHasProperty('propName')
% check if property exists
muscleHasProperty('prop_name')
% test agains CxA termination condition
muscleWillStop()
% sends data
muscleSend('entrance', array)
% receives data
muscleReceive('exit', data_type)
}}}
== CxA ==
All MATLAB kernels should use as their implementation `muscle.core.standalone.MatlabKernel`, e.g.
{{{
w = Instance.new('w', 'muscle.core.standalone.MatlabKernel')
}}}
== Supported !DataTypes ==
Due to huge mismatch between the C and MATLAB datatypes only subset of datatypes supported in the C API is available in the MATLAB API, namely:
* MUSCLE_DOUBLE
* MUSCLE_STRING
* MUSCLE_INT32
* MUSCLE_BOOLEAN
== Example ==
{{{
module load matlab

muscle2 -mac $MUSCLE_HOME/share/muscle/examples/cxa/SimpleMatlabExample.cxa.rb

}}}