exit_server.m

pymatbridge/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Part of Python-MATLAB-bridge
 # Max Jaderberg 2012
 ###############################################
+from httplib import BadStatusLine
 import urllib2, urllib, os, json, time
 from multiprocessing import Process
 
@@ -44,11 +45,13 @@ def _run_matlab_server():
 
     def stop(self):
         # Stop the MATLAB server
-        self.server_process.terminate()
-        self.server_process.join()
-        while self.server_process.is_alive():
-            time.sleep(0.25)
-        os.system('killall MATLAB')
+        try:
+            try:
+                resp = self._open_page('exit_server.m', {'id': self.id})
+            except BadStatusLine:
+                pass
+        except urllib2.URLError:
+            pass
         print "MATLAB closed"
         return True
 

pymatbridge/matlab/www/exit_server.m

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function json_response = exit_server(headers, config)
+    exit;
+    json_response = '{}';

test.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pymatbridge import Matlab
 
 # Initialise MATLAB
-mlab = Matlab(port=5000)
+mlab = Matlab(port=4000)
 # Start the server
 mlab.start()
 # Run a test function: just adds 1 to the argument a