Add MATLAB script to convert SU locations to strings

This script processes .mat files, checking for the 'SU' structure and converting 'location' fields to plain strings if they exist. It iterates through each file in the specified directory, handling errors, and saves the updated data.

src/constantinople_lab_to_nwb/schierek_embargo_2024/mat_utils/convertSULocationToString.m

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+% MATLAB script to process all .mat files in a specified directory,
+% checking for 'SU' structure and converting 'location' to a plain string if it exists
+
+% Specify the path to your directory containing the .mat files
+folderPath = '/Volumes/T9/Constantinople/Ephys Data/'; % Replace with your actual folder path
+
+% Get a list of all .mat files in the directory
+files = dir(fullfile(folderPath, '**', '*.mat'));
+matFiles = fullfile({files.folder}, {files.name});
+
+% Loop through each .mat file in the directory
+for k = 1:length(matFiles)
+    matFilePath = fullfile(folderPath, matFiles(k));
+    matFilePath = char(matFiles{k});  % Ensure it is a character array
+    % Load the .mat file
+    try
+        data = load(matFilePath);
+    catch ME
+        % Handle the error
+        disp(['An error occurred: ', ME.message]);
+        continue
+    end
+
+    % Check if 'SU' structure exists in the loaded data
+    if isfield(data, 'SU')
+        SU = data.SU;  % Get the SU structure
+        numUnits = length(SU);
+
+        % Iterate over each unit in the SU structure
+        for i = 1:numUnits
+            if isfield(SU{i}, 'location')
+                % Check and convert location if it is a cell array
+                if iscell(SU{i}.location) && ~isempty(SU{i}.location)
+                    locationStr = SU{i}.location{1}; % Extract first element if it is a cell
+                else
+                    locationStr = SU{i}.location;
+                end
+                SU{i}.location = locationStr;
+            end
+        end
+
+        S = data.S;
+        save(matFilePath, 'S', 'SU');
+        disp(['Processed and saved: ', matFilePath]);
+            % Clear variables to free up workspace
+        clear SU;
+        clear S;
+        clear data;
+    end
+end