getDataPath.m

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% =========================================================================== %
%> @brief returns the path to the data folder
%>
%> measured sensor data is stored in the data folder. The data folder is located
%> in the OneDrive folder of moss. Since the exact location of the OneDrive
%> folder depends on the computer name, this function returns the path to the
%> data folder depending on the computer name. This function is used by the
%> functions that load the sensor data.
%>
%> @param none
%>
%> @retval dataPath - path to the data folder
%>
%> @remark Ask moss to get access to the data folder. In some later time, the
%> data folder will pobbibly will have been moved to a different location, e.g.
%> to the strassburg server. In this case, the function has to be adapted.
%>
%> @file getDataPath.m
%>
%> @copyright see the file @ref LICENSE in the root directory of the repository
% =========================================================================== %
 
% GET_DATA_PATH Returns the path to the data folder.
%
%   Returns the path to the data folder depending on the computer name.
%   If the computer name is unknown, an error is thrown.
%
%   Example:
%       dataPath = get_data_path();
%
%   Output:
%       dataPath - Path to the data folder.
%
%   See also: system, strtrim, switch, error
%
% For LICENSE / TERMS OF USE, see the file LICENSE in the root directory of the repository.
 
function dataPath = getDataPath()
% Get the computer name
[~, computerName] = system('hostname');
computerName = strtrim(computerName);
 
% Determine the data path based on the computer name
switch computerName
    case 'Simons-Macbook.lan'
        dataPath = '/Users/simonmoser/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-ZHAW/MT/Measurements';
    case 'simons-macbook.lan.zhaw.ch'
        dataPath = '/Users/simonmoser/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-ZHAW/MT/Measurements';
    case 'clt-dsk-t-5217'
        dataPath = 'C:\Users\moss\OneDrive - ZHAW\MT\Measurements';
    otherwise
        error('Unknown computer name: %s', computerName);
end
end